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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: 811-0
5371
 
Russell Investment Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1301 2nd Avenue 18th Floor, Seattle Washington 98101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
Mary Beth Albaneze, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
1301 2nd Avenue
18th Floor
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-505-4846
______________________________________________
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 800-787-7354
Date of fiscal year end:           December 31
Date of reporting period:        January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
 
2023
SEMI-ANNUAL
REPORT
Russell
Investment
Funds
JUNE
30,
2023
FUND
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Russell
Investment
Funds
Russell
Investment
Funds
is
a
series
investment
company
with
nine
different
investment
portfolios
referred
to
as
Funds.
These
financial
statements
report
on
five
of
these
Funds.
Page
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
3
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
21
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
47
Strategic
Bond
Fund
69
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
115
Notes
to
Schedules
of
Investments
131
Notes
to
Financial
Highlights
133
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
134
Affiliated
Brokerage
Transactions
155
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
156
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
166
Shareholder
Requests
for
Additional
Information
167
Adviser,
Money
Managers
and
Service
Providers
168
Russell
Investment
Funds
Semi-annual
Report
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Table
of
Contents
Russell
Investment
Funds
Copyright
©
Russell
Investments
2023.
All
rights
reserved.
Russell
Investments’
ownership
is
composed
of
a
majority
stake
held
by
funds
managed
by
TA
Associates
Management,
L.P.,
with
a
significant
minority
stake
held
by
funds
managed
by
Reverence
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
Certain
of
Russell
Investments’
employees
and
Hamilton
Lane
Advisors,
LLC
also
hold
minority,
non-
controlling,
ownership
stakes.
Frank
Russell
Company
is
the
owner
of
the
Russell
trademarks
contained
in
this
material
and
all
trademark
rights
related
to
the
Russell
trademarks,
which
the
members
of
the
Russell
Investments
group
of
companies
are
permitted
to
use
under
license
from
Frank
Russell
Company.
The
members
of
the
Russell
Investments
group
of
companies
are
not
affiliated
in
any
manner
with
Frank
Russell
Company
or
any
entity
operating
under
the
“FTSE
RUSSELL”
brand.
Fund
objectives,
risks,
charges
and
expenses
should
be
carefully
considered
before
investing.
A
prospectus
containing
this
and
other
important
information
must
precede
or
accompany
this
material.
Please
read
the
prospectus
carefully
before
investing.
Securities
distributed
through
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC,
member
FINRA
and
part
of
Russell
Investments.
Performance
quoted
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
guarantee
future
results.
The
investment
return
and
principal
value
of
an
investment
will
fluctuate
so
that
shares,
when
redeemed,
may
be
worth
more
or
less
than
their
original
cost.
Current
performance
may
be
lower
or
higher
than
the
performance
data
quoted.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
3
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,155.40
$
1,019.93
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
5.24
$
4.91
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.98%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
4
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Common
Stocks
-
102.4%
Consumer
Discretionary
-
14.0%
Advance
Auto
Parts,
Inc.
4,920
346
Amazon.com,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
119,640
15,596
Autoliv,
Inc.
7,663
652
AutoZone,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
720
1,795
Beacon
Roofing
Supply,
Inc.(Æ)
3,207
266
Capri
Holdings,
Ltd.(Æ)(Û)
8,211
295
Cavco
Industries,
Inc.(Æ)
853
252
Charter
Communications,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
259
95
Chipotle
Mexican
Grill,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
1,141
2,441
Comcast
Corp.
Class
A
36,523
1,517
Costco
Wholesale
Corp.
7,040
3,790
Coupang,
Inc.(Æ)
6,134
107
Coursera,
Inc.(Æ)
4,000
52
Dana
Holding
Corp.
11,450
195
Dick's
Sporting
Goods,
Inc.
2,502
331
Dillard's,
Inc.
Class
A
618
202
Dollar
General
Corp.
6,204
1,053
Domino's
Pizza,
Inc.
1,843
621
DR
Horton,
Inc.
6,257
761
eBay,
Inc.(Ð)
18,252
816
Expedia
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
6,632
725
FactSet
Research
Systems,
Inc.
1,305
523
Ford
Motor
Co.(Û)
172,166
2,605
Garmin,
Ltd.
5,791
604
General
Motors
Co.(Û)
94,051
3,627
Genuine
Parts
Co.
2,956
500
GMS,
Inc.(Æ)
2,250
156
Goodyear
Tire
&
Rubber
Co.
(The)(Æ)(Ð)
30,309
415
Grand
Canyon
Education,
Inc.(Æ)
1,112
115
Home
Depot,
Inc.
(The)
3,565
1,107
KB
Home(Û)
3,481
180
Kohl's
Corp.
16,072
370
Lear
Corp.
5,099
732
Lennar
Corp.
Class
A(Û)
8,630
1,081
Lithia
Motors,
Inc.
Class
A
2,629
799
Live
Nation
Entertainment,
Inc.(Æ)
23,857
2,174
Lowe's
Cos.,
Inc.
11,630
2,625
Marriott
International,
Inc.
Class
A
5,221
959
McDonald's
Corp.
8,912
2,659
MercadoLibre,
Inc.(Æ)
103
122
MGM
Resorts
International(Ð)
13,028
572
Netflix,
Inc.(Æ)
397
175
News
Corp.
Class
A
22,221
433
Nike,
Inc.
Class
B
23,761
2,622
NVR,
Inc.(Æ)
165
1,048
Olaplex
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
3,300
12
O'Reilly
Automotive,
Inc.(Æ)
2,440
2,331
Penn
Entertainment,
Inc.(Æ)
21,967
528
SeaWorld
Entertainment,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,715
152
Starbucks
Corp.
15,259
1,512
Tapestry,
Inc.
7,361
315
Target
Corp.(Û)
12,711
1,677
Taylor
Morrison
Home
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
(Û)
1,757
86
Tesla,
Inc.(Æ)
12,326
3,227
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
TJX
Cos.,
Inc.
(The)
14,055
1,192
Tractor
Supply
Co.
1,650
365
Travel
+
Leisure
Co.
5,883
237
Tri
Pointe
Homes,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
8,760
288
Visteon
Corp.(Æ)
830
119
Walmart,
Inc.
6,372
1,001
Walt
Disney
Co.
(The)(Æ)
16,564
1,479
Zillow
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
2,030
100
72,732
Consumer
Staples
-
4.6%
Altria
Group,
Inc.(Ð)(Û)
30,660
1,389
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co.
8,675
655
Church
&
Dwight
Co.,
Inc.
8,884
890
Coca-Cola
Co.
(The)
44,035
2,652
Conagra
Brands,
Inc.
47,828
1,613
CVS
Health
Corp.
40,050
2,769
Estee
Lauder
Cos.,
Inc.
(The)
Class
A
8,347
1,639
General
Mills,
Inc.
5,351
410
Hershey
Co.
(The)
2,369
592
Ingredion,
Inc.
6,383
676
Kroger
Co.
(The)
43,656
2,052
Molson
Coors
Beverage
Co.
Class
B
6,574
433
Monster
Beverage
Corp.(Æ)
47,952
2,754
National
Vision
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
6,271
152
PepsiCo,
Inc.
6,216
1,151
Philip
Morris
International,
Inc.
5,314
519
Procter
&
Gamble
Co.
(The)
10,126
1,537
Tyson
Foods,
Inc.
Class
A
32,770
1,673
Walgreens
Boots
Alliance,
Inc.
17,095
487
24,043
Energy
-
3.8%
Arch
Resources,
Inc.
649
73
Baker
Hughes
Co.
61,386
1,940
BP
PLC
-
ADR
39,470
1,393
Canadian
Natural
Resources,
Ltd.
12,575
708
Chevron
Corp.
15,475
2,435
CVR
Energy,
Inc.
4,293
129
Devon
Energy
Corp.
2,946
142
EOG
Resources,
Inc.
4,078
467
Exxon
Mobil
Corp.
15,696
1,683
Kinder
Morgan,
Inc.
52,243
900
Marathon
Oil
Corp.(Û)
18,504
426
Marathon
Petroleum
Corp.(Û)
14,768
1,722
Occidental
Petroleum
Corp.
10,018
589
Patterson-UTI
Energy,
Inc.
9,538
114
Phillips
66
8,361
798
Pioneer
Natural
Resources
Co.
11,788
2,442
Shell
PLC
-
ADR
19,528
1,179
Valero
Energy
Corp.(Û)
13,956
1,637
Williams
Cos.,
Inc.
(The)
23,042
752
19,529
Financial
Services
-
14.5%
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
5
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
AerCap
Holdings,
Ltd.
/
AerCap
Global
Aviation
Trust(Æ)
19,482
1,238
Aflac,
Inc.
10,807
754
Allstate
Corp.
(The)(Ð)(Û)
8,542
931
American
Equity
Investment
Life
Holding
Co.
6,196
323
American
Express
Co.
10,652
1,856
American
Tower
Corp.(ö)
2,436
472
Ameriprise
Financial,
Inc.
3,453
1,147
Apollo
Global
Management,
Inc.
23,406
1,798
Axis
Capital
Holdings,
Ltd.
7,977
429
Bank
of
America
Corp.
54,649
1,568
Bank
of
New
York
Mellon
Corp.
(The)
12,493
556
Berkshire
Hathaway,
Inc.
Class
B(Æ)
10,824
3,691
BlackRock,
Inc.
Class
A
850
587
BOK
Financial
Corp.(Û)
3,571
288
Brighthouse
Financial,
Inc.(Æ)
8,635
409
Brown
&
Brown,
Inc.(Ð)
5,430
374
Camden
Property
Trust(ö)(Û)
5,423
590
Capital
One
Financial
Corp.
851
93
Carlyle
Group,
Inc.
(The)
34,579
1,105
CBRE
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
8,826
712
Charles
Schwab
Corp.
(The)
18,905
1,072
Chubb,
Ltd.
2,922
563
Citigroup,
Inc.
65,355
3,009
CME
Group,
Inc.
Class
A
2,140
397
CNO
Financial
Group,
Inc.
9,993
237
Comerica,
Inc.
12,930
548
Cullen/Frost
Bankers,
Inc.(Ð)
3,581
385
DiamondRock
Hospitality
Co.(ö)
20,388
163
Dun
&
Bradstreet
Holdings,
Inc.(Û)
20,050
232
Equinix,
Inc.(ö)
640
502
Equity
Commonwealth(ö)
12,854
260
Evercore,
Inc.
Class
A
4,258
526
Gaming
and
Leisure
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
8,445
409
Globe
Life,
Inc.
3,954
433
Goldman
Sachs
Group,
Inc.
(The)
2,162
697
Hanover
Insurance
Group,
Inc.
(The)
3,024
342
Hartford
Financial
Services
Group,
Inc.
6,205
447
Highwoods
Properties,
Inc.(Ð)(ö)
3,283
79
Howard
Hughes
Corp.
(The)(Æ)
9,339
737
Interactive
Brokers
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
5,770
479
Intercontinental
Exchange,
Inc.
3,908
442
Invitation
Homes,
Inc.(ö)
26,582
914
Jackson
Financial,
Inc.
Class
A
8,597
263
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co.
23,871
3,472
KeyCorp.(Û)
48,450
448
Lamar
Advertising
Co.
Class
A(ö)
3,577
355
Lincoln
National
Corp.(Ð)
13,822
356
LPL
Financial
Holdings,
Inc.
3,754
816
M&T
Bank
Corp.
2,527
313
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos.,
Inc.
2,092
393
MasterCard,
Inc.
Class
A(Û)
27,717
10,901
MetLife,
Inc.
3,476
197
Morgan
Stanley
30,473
2,602
New
York
Community
Bancorp,
Inc.
84,897
954
Northern
Trust
Corp.
4,624
343
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Park
Hotels
&
Resorts,
Inc.(ö)
13,633
175
Pinnacle
Financial
Partners,
Inc.(Ð)
2,070
117
PNC
Financial
Services
Group,
Inc.
(The)
2,274
286
Popular,
Inc.
6,926
419
Principal
Financial
Group,
Inc.
4,483
340
Progressive
Corp.
(The)
13,931
1,844
Prologis,
Inc.(ö)
13,834
1,696
Public
Storage(ö)
1,718
501
Raymond
James
Financial,
Inc.
5,536
575
Reinsurance
Group
of
America,
Inc.
Class
A
10,098
1,401
RenaissanceRe
Holdings,
Ltd.
3,867
721
Robinhood
Markets,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
30,250
302
Ryan
Specialty
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
10,449
469
Ryman
Hospitality
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
1,893
176
SBA
Communications
Corp.(ö)
3,916
908
SLM
Corp.
34,118
557
Synchrony
Financial
24,063
816
Texas
Capital
Bancshares,
Inc.(Æ)
3,336
172
TPG,
Inc.
7,820
229
Travelers
Cos.,
Inc.
(The)
2,960
514
Truist
Financial
Corp.
17,230
523
US
Bancorp
17,851
590
Virtu
Financial,
Inc.
Class
A
6,050
103
Visa,
Inc.
Class
A
7,002
1,663
Wells
Fargo
&
Co.
66,729
2,848
Weyerhaeuser
Co.(ö)
21,898
734
Willis
Towers
Watson
PLC
4,763
1,122
WR
Berkley
Corp.
20,830
1,241
Zions
Bancorp
NA
21,144
568
74,817
Health
Care
-
12.7%
Abbott
Laboratories
8,135
887
AbbVie,
Inc.
25,392
3,421
Acadia
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
11,863
284
Agilent
Technologies,
Inc.
5,417
651
Amgen,
Inc.
2,813
625
AstraZeneca
PLC
-
ADR
10,022
717
Baxter
International,
Inc.
18,775
855
Biogen,
Inc.(Æ)
5,442
1,550
Blueprint
Medicines
Corp.(Æ)
2,882
182
Boston
Scientific
Corp.(Æ)
6,906
374
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Co.
51,909
3,320
Centene
Corp.(Æ)
8,077
545
Cigna
Group
(The)
3,926
1,102
Danaher
Corp.
3,105
745
DaVita
HealthCare
Partners,
Inc.(Æ)
8,168
821
Dentsply
Sirona,
Inc.
22,426
897
Edwards
Lifesciences
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
7,401
698
Elevance
Health,
Inc.
2,074
921
Eli
Lilly
&
Co.
3,854
1,807
Encompass
Health
Corp.
10,928
740
Exelixis,
Inc.(Æ)
47,325
904
Gilead
Sciences,
Inc.
12,993
1,001
Ginkgo
Bioworks
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
49,900
93
GSK
PLC
-
ADR
29,237
1,042
Guardant
Health,
Inc.(Æ)
8,124
291
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
6
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Harmony
Biosciences
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
991
35
HCA
Healthcare,
Inc.
3,121
947
Henry
Schein,
Inc.(Æ)
6,492
526
Humana,
Inc.(Û)
3,051
1,364
Incyte
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
10,845
675
Intuitive
Surgical,
Inc.(Æ)
5,424
1,855
Ionis
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
8,395
344
Jazz
Pharmaceuticals
PLC(Æ)
7,349
911
Johnson
&
Johnson
19,321
3,198
Laboratory
Corp.
of
America
Holdings
1,493
360
McKesson
Corp.
3,892
1,663
Medtronic
PLC
11,272
993
Merck
&
Co.,
Inc.
7,494
865
Mirati
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,087
75
Moderna,
Inc.(Æ)
3,810
463
Molina
Healthcare,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,869
864
Neurocrine
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
4,338
409
Novocure,
Ltd.(Æ)
6,262
260
Organon
&
Co.
30,977
645
Pfizer,
Inc.
52,121
1,912
PTC
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
4,242
173
Qiagen
NV(Æ)
16,985
765
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
2,332
1,676
Sarepta
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
5,398
618
Stryker
Corp.
1,416
432
Tandem
Diabetes
Care,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
5,369
132
Tenet
Healthcare
Corp.(Æ)
6,096
496
Thermo
Fisher
Scientific,
Inc.
1,767
922
Ultragenyx
Pharmaceutical,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
5,854
270
United
Therapeutics
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
3,735
825
UnitedHealth
Group,
Inc.
18,665
8,971
Veeva
Systems,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
9,552
1,889
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
7,806
2,747
Viatris,
Inc.
61,597
615
Zoetis,
Inc.
Class
A
14,645
2,522
65,890
Materials
and
Processing
-
3.7%
Air
Products
&
Chemicals,
Inc.
1,270
380
Ardagh
Metal
Packaging
Finance
USA
LLC
/
Ardagh
Metal
Packaging
Finance
PLC
8,900
33
Boise
Cascade
Co.
2,218
200
Builders
FirstSource,
Inc.(Æ)
5,791
788
CF
Industries
Holdings,
Inc.
3,111
216
Cleveland-Cliffs,
Inc.(Æ)
4,786
80
Copart,
Inc.(Æ)
28,951
2,641
Crown
Holdings,
Inc.
11,316
983
Eagle
Materials,
Inc.
2,188
408
Eastman
Chemical
Co.
12,983
1,087
Element
Solutions,
Inc.(Ð)
11,750
226
Fastenal
Co.
9,824
580
FMC
Corp.(Û)
5,719
597
Freeport-McMoRan,
Inc.
20,252
810
Huntsman
Corp.
19,143
517
Linde
PLC
6,406
2,441
Martin
Marietta
Materials,
Inc.
1,138
525
MP
Materials
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
4,796
110
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Newmont
Corp.
18,642
795
Nucor
Corp.
4,353
714
Packaging
Corp.
of
America
3,843
508
PPG
Industries,
Inc.
9,582
1,421
Resideo
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
4,000
71
Southern
Copper
Corp.
5,898
423
Trane
Technologies
PLC(Û)
11,601
2,219
Vulcan
Materials
Co.
2,560
577
19,350
Producer
Durables
-
9.2%
3M
Co.
5,601
561
AECOM(Ð)
9,136
774
AGCO
Corp.
6,328
832
Alaska
Air
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
12,800
681
Allison
Transmission
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A
16,868
952
Ametek,
Inc.
3,115
504
Amphenol
Corp.
Class
A
6,493
552
Chart
Industries,
Inc.(Æ)
3,528
564
Cintas
Corp.
1,009
502
Comfort
Systems
USA,
Inc.(Ð)
500
82
CoStar
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
28,780
2,561
Cummins,
Inc.
3,000
735
Deere
&
Co.
5,078
2,058
Delta
Air
Lines,
Inc.
34,964
1,662
Dover
Corp.
3,506
518
Dycom
Industries,
Inc.(Æ)
912
104
Eaton
Corp.
PLC
15,030
3,023
Emerson
Electric
Co.
8,823
797
Encore
Wire
Corp.
23
4
Expeditors
International
of
Washington,
Inc.
5,310
643
FedEx
Corp.(Û)
11,721
2,906
Flywire
Corp.(Æ)
1,660
51
Fortive
Corp.(Ð)
19,415
1,452
FTI
Consulting,
Inc.(Æ)
2,315
440
General
Dynamics
Corp.
3,124
672
Global
Payments,
Inc.
14,385
1,417
Helios
Technologies,
Inc.
1,550
102
Hubbell,
Inc.
Class
B
1,588
526
Illinois
Tool
Works,
Inc.
1,627
407
Insperity,
Inc.
2,011
239
JB
Hunt
Transport
Services,
Inc.
2,407
436
Keysight
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
2,639
442
Lamb
Weston
Holdings,
Inc.
6,663
766
Landstar
System,
Inc.
7,383
1,421
Littelfuse,
Inc.
1,471
428
Lockheed
Martin
Corp.
931
429
Magna
International,
Inc.
Class
A
8,549
482
ManpowerGroup,
Inc.(Û)
3,837
305
MarketAxess
Holdings,
Inc.
1,392
364
Mettler-Toledo
International,
Inc.(Æ)
234
307
Nordson
Corp.
1,819
451
Norfolk
Southern
Corp.
5,971
1,354
Northrop
Grumman
Corp.
3,735
1,702
Old
Dominion
Freight
Line,
Inc.
1,349
499
Oshkosh
Corp.
7,744
671
Otis
Worldwide
Corp.
2,736
244
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
7
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
PACCAR
Financial
Corp.
6,442
539
Pentair
PLC
9,550
617
Regal
Rexnord
Corp.
3,245
499
RXO,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
6,323
143
S&P
Global,
Inc.
7,033
2,819
Snap-on,
Inc.
2,931
845
Southwest
Airlines
Co.(Ð)
18,663
676
Terex
Corp.
2,219
133
Textron,
Inc.
1,861
126
Trade
Desk,
Inc.
(The)
Class
A(Æ)
8,599
664
TriNet
Group,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
3,860
367
United
Parcel
Service,
Inc.
Class
B
2,568
460
United
Rentals,
Inc.
812
362
Vontier
Corp.
28,547
919
Waste
Management,
Inc.
2,767
480
WW
Grainger,
Inc.
810
639
Xerox
Holdings
Corp.
25,708
383
XPO,
Inc.(Æ)
7,784
459
47,752
Technology
-
35.5%
Accenture
PLC
Class
A
17,214
5,312
Adobe,
Inc.(Æ)
2,563
1,253
Advanced
Micro
Devices,
Inc.(Æ)
30,613
3,487
Airbnb,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
12,526
1,605
Alphabet,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
134,582
16,109
Alphabet,
Inc.
Class
C(Æ)(Û)
24,318
2,942
Analog
Devices,
Inc.
4,845
944
Apple,
Inc.(Û)
150,290
29,152
Applied
Materials,
Inc.
2,860
413
ASML
Holding
NV
Class
G
329
238
Atlassian
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
6,645
1,115
Autodesk,
Inc.(Æ)
5,820
1,191
Avnet,
Inc.
10,142
512
Axcelis
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
1,327
243
Booking
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
579
1,564
Box,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
17,453
513
Broadcom,
Inc.
1,216
1,055
Cadence
Design
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
3,347
785
CDW
Corp.
2,447
449
Cirrus
Logic,
Inc.(Æ)
5,275
427
Cisco
Systems,
Inc.
27,318
1,413
Cognizant
Technology
Solutions
Corp.
Class
A
11,040
721
CommVault
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
6,079
441
Corteva,
Inc.(Û)
7,732
443
Crowdstrike
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
6,797
998
Dell
Technologies,
Inc.
Class
C(Û)
36,968
2,000
DigitalOcean
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
2,342
94
DocuSign,
Inc.(Æ)
10,230
523
Dropbox,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
27,810
742
Elisa
OYJ
11,265
861
EPAM
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,035
233
Extreme
Networks,
Inc.(Æ)
5,300
138
F5,
Inc.(Æ)
3,843
562
Fair
Isaac
Corp.(Æ)
574
465
Fidelity
National
Information
Services,
Inc.
21,711
1,188
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Five9,
Inc.(Æ)
690
57
Fortinet,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
22,506
1,701
Genpact,
Ltd.
11,888
447
GoDaddy,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
11,844
890
Guidewire
Software,
Inc.(Æ)
8,039
612
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
Co.
54,553
917
HP,
Inc.
62,051
1,906
Impinj,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
595
53
Informatica,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
5,741
106
Intapp,
Inc.(Æ)
1,180
49
Integral
Ad
Science
Holding
LLC(Æ)
3,150
57
Intel
Corp.(Û)
79,439
2,656
International
Business
Machines
Corp.
4,338
581
Intuit,
Inc.
7,310
3,349
Juniper
Networks,
Inc.
25,991
814
Kyndryl
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
19,357
257
Lam
Research
Corp.(Û)
3,455
2,221
Lyft,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
31,723
304
MaxLinear,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
4,179
132
Meta
Platforms,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
32,323
9,276
Micron
Technology,
Inc.
33,035
2,085
Microsoft
Corp.
108,117
36,818
New
Relic,
Inc.(Æ)
4,591
300
Nutanix,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
8,607
241
NVIDIA
Corp.(Û)
22,665
9,588
NXP
Semiconductors
NV
14,314
2,930
Okta,
Inc.(Æ)
7,141
495
Oracle
Corp.
21,704
2,585
PagerDuty,
Inc.(Æ)
4,320
97
Palo
Alto
Networks,
Inc.(Æ)
10,274
2,625
Pegasystems,
Inc.
6,367
314
Qorvo,
Inc.(Æ)
6,708
684
QUALCOMM,
Inc.
1,737
207
Qualys,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,833
237
Rapid7,
Inc.(Æ)
3,297
149
RingCentral,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
6,930
227
Roku,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
4,216
270
Roper
Technologies,
Inc.
1,389
668
Salesforce,
Inc.(Æ)
14,410
3,044
Seagate
Technology
Holdings
PLC
3,354
208
ServiceNow,
Inc.(Æ)
3,456
1,942
Silicon
Laboratories,
Inc.(Æ)
1,445
228
SiTime
Corp.(Æ)
514
61
Skyworks
Solutions,
Inc.
4,950
548
Smartsheet,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
7,990
306
Snap,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
16,556
196
Sonos,
Inc.(Æ)
12,077
197
Spotify
Technology
SA(Æ)
5,786
929
Squarespace,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
4,220
133
Synopsys,
Inc.(Æ)
1,518
661
Tenable
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
5,798
253
Teradyne,
Inc.(Û)
16,205
1,804
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
11,118
2,001
Twilio,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
8,144
518
Uber
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
27,989
1,208
Varonis
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
9,483
253
VeriSign,
Inc.(Æ)
5,272
1,191
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
8
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Viavi
Solutions,
Inc.
Class
W(Æ)
30,118
341
Western
Digital
Corp.(Æ)
3,226
122
Yelp,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
7,889
287
Zscaler,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,896
424
183,891
Utilities
-
4.4%
APA
Corp.(Û)
2,583
88
AT&T,
Inc.
133,499
2,129
California
Resources
Corp.
3,420
155
Cheniere
Energy,
Inc.(Û)
587
89
CMS
Energy
Corp.(Ð)
7,030
413
ConocoPhillips
Co.
30,749
3,186
Constellation
Energy
Corp.(Û)
7,475
684
DTE
Energy
Co.(Û)
7,312
805
Edison
International
16,352
1,136
Exelon
Corp.
22,354
911
FirstEnergy
Corp.
29,787
1,158
Gulfport
Energy
Corp.(Æ)
500
53
NextEra
Energy,
Inc.
39,681
2,944
NRG
Energy,
Inc.
49,593
1,854
PG&E
Corp.(Æ)
68,979
1,192
Pinnacle
West
Capital
Corp.
6,563
535
T-Mobile
USA,
Inc.(Æ)
18,273
2,538
UGI
Corp.
18,221
491
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
40,550
1,508
Vistra
Corp.
30,398
798
22,667
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$409,843)
530,671
Short-Term
Investments
-
2.7%
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund(@)
14,033,517
(∞)
14,029
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$14,028)
14,029
Total
Investments
-
105.1%
(identified
cost
$423,871)
544,700
Securities
Sold
Short
-
(5.2)%
Consumer
Discretionary
-
(0.7)%
Acushnet
Holdings
Corp.
(6,566)
(359)
Advanced
Energy
Industries,
Inc.
(605)
(67)
Churchill
Downs,
Inc.
(3,382)
(471)
DISH
Network
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
(54,182)
(357)
Freshpet,
Inc.(Æ)
(5,851)
(385)
Hilton
Grand
Vacations,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,987)
(136)
Instructure
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(300)
(7)
Kontoor
Brands,
Inc.
(1,500)
(63)
Leggett
&
Platt,
Inc.
(7,000)
(207)
LGI
Homes,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,655)
(223)
Magnite,
Inc.(Æ)
(5,029)
(69)
Topgolf
Callaway
Brands
Corp.(Æ)
(16,860)
(335)
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
WarnerMedia
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(37,558)
(471)
YETI
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(5,324)
(207)
Ziff
Davis,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,441)
(311)
(3,668)
Consumer
Staples
-
(0.1)%
J&J
Snack
Foods
Corp.
(2,147)
(340)
MGP
Ingredients,
Inc.
(2,581)
(274)
(614)
Energy
-
(0.3)%
Cabot
Oil
&
Gas
Corp.
(18,052)
(457)
Green
Plains,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,663)
(118)
Plug
Power,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,329)
(35)
Sitio
Royalties
Corp.
Class
A
(4,940)
(130)
Southwestern
Energy
Co.(Æ)
(44,116)
(265)
Sunrun,
Inc.(Æ)
(9,484)
(169)
(1,174)
Financial
Services
-
(1.1)%
Annaly
Capital
Management,
Inc.(ö)
(21,939)
(439)
Blackstone
Group,
Inc.
(The)
Class
A
(5,294)
(492)
Hannon
Armstrong
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Capital,
Inc.(ö)
(7,282)
(182)
Healthcare
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
(24,169)
(456)
Iron
Mountain,
Inc.(ö)
(7,766)
(441)
Kite
Realty
Group
Trust(ö)
(17,503)
(391)
KKR
&
Co.,
Inc.
Class
A
(8,626)
(483)
New
York
Community
Bancorp,
Inc.
(45,512)
(512)
Old
National
Bancorp
(24,903)
(347)
Progyny,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,122)
(123)
Ready
Capital
Corp.(ö)
(19,389)
(219)
Realty
Income
Corp.(ö)
(6,730)
(402)
SoFi
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,714)
(31)
T
Rowe
Price
Group,
Inc.
(3,999)
(448)
VICI
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
(14,121)
(444)
Webster
Financial
Corp.
(10,253)
(387)
(5,797)
Health
Care
-
(0.8)%
Agiliti,
Inc.(Æ)
(6,367)
(105)
Alnylam
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,346)
(446)
Apellis
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,720)
(157)
Axsome
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(555)
(40)
Biogen,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,574)
(448)
Danaher
Corp.
(1,360)
(327)
Ensign
Group,
Inc.
(The)
(2,690)
(257)
ICU
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)
(849)
(151)
Karuna
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(356)
(77)
Masimo
Corp.(Æ)
(2,279)
(375)
Neogen
Corp.(Æ)
(22,577)
(491)
Patterson
Cos.,
Inc.
(8,836)
(294)
Repligen
Corp.(Æ)
(2,646)
(374)
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
9
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Revance
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,094)
(78)
Sotera
Health
Co.(Æ)
(9,562)
(180)
TransMedics
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(980)
(82)
Vaxcyte,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,250)
(212)
Ventyx
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,447)
(48)
(4,142)
Materials
and
Processing
-
(0.2)%
Livent
Corp.(Æ)
(4,688)
(129)
Pool
Corp.
(1,333)
(499)
Quaker
Chemical
Corp.
(2,020)
(394)
(1,022)
Producer
Durables
-
(0.9)%
AeroVironment,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,032)
(105)
Affirm
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,693)
(26)
Applied
Industrial
Technologies,
Inc.
(2,913)
(422)
Badger
Meter,
Inc.
(2,847)
(420)
Brink's
Co.
(The)
(2,073)
(141)
Casella
Waste
Systems,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(1,671)
(151)
Dorman
Products,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,564)
(202)
Fox
Factory
Holding
Corp.(Æ)
(2,610)
(283)
GATX
Corp.
(3,938)
(507)
H&R
Block,
Inc.
(13,239)
(422)
LCI
Industries
(2,353)
(297)
Maximus,
Inc.
(1,057)
(89)
MSA
Safety,
Inc.
(328)
(57)
RBC
Bearings,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,797)
(391)
S&P
Global,
Inc.
(1,170)
(469)
Teledyne
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
(194)
(80)
Trade
Desk,
Inc.
(The)
Class
A(Æ)
(2,160)
(167)
Zurn
Water
Solutions
Corp.
(19,368)
(521)
(4,750)
Technology
-
(0.9)%
Advanced
Micro
Devices,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,535)
(516)
Aspen
Technology,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,408)
(236)
Bentley
Systems,
Inc.
Class
B
(6,373)
(345)
Bumble,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(9,461)
(159)
Coherent
Corp.(Æ)
(10,904)
(556)
Envestnet,
Inc.(Æ)
(7,163)
(425)
Fiserv,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,471)
(438)
Frontier
Communications
Corp.(Æ)
(19,240)
(359)
Gen
Digital,
Inc.
(17,772)
(330)
Paycor
HCM,
Inc.(Æ)
(10,723)
(254)
Super
Micro
Computer,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,484)
(370)
ViaSat,
Inc.(Æ)
(8,140)
(336)
Wolfspeed,
Inc.(Æ)
(6,978)
(388)
(4,712)
Utilities
-
(0.2)%
Chord
Energy
Corp.
(1,410)
(217)
Civitas
Resources,
Inc.
(4,529)
(314)
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Equitrans
Midstream
Corp.
(14,698)
(140)
Otter
Tail
Corp.
(4,758)
(376)
(1,047)
Total
Securities
Sold
Short
(proceeds
$25,803)
(26,926)
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.1%
310
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
518,084
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
10
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Futures
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
contract
amounts
)
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
  Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Long
Positions
S&P
500
E-Mini
Index
Futures
62
USD
13,914
09/23
365
Total
Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Futures
Contracts
(å)
365
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Stocks
Consumer
Discretionary
$
72,732
$
$
$
$
72,732
14.0
Consumer
Staples
24,043
24,043
4.6
Energy
19,529
19,529
3.8
Financial
Services
74,817
74,817
14.5
Health
Care
65,890
65,890
12.7
Materials
and
Processing
19,350
19,350
3.7
Producer
Durables
47,752
47,752
9.2
Technology
183,891
183,891
35.5
Utilities
22,667
22,667
4.4
Short-Term
Investments
14,029
14,029
2.7
Total
Investments
530,671
14,029
544,700
105.1
Securities
Sold
Short
**
(26,926)
(26,926)
(5.2)
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
0.1
100.0
Other
Financial
Instruments
Assets
Futures
Contracts
365
365
0.1
Total
Other
Financial
Instruments
*
$
365
$
$
$
$
365
*
Futures
and
foreign
currency
exchange
contract
values
reflect
the
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
the
investments.
**
Refer
to
Schedule
of
Investments
for
detailed
sector
breakout.
(a)
Certain
investments
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
using
the
net
asset
value
per
share
(or
its
equivalent)
practical
expedient
have
not
been
classified
in
the
fair
value
levels.
The
fair
value
amounts
presented
in
the
table
are
intended
to
permit
reconciliation
to
the
amounts
presented
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
For
a
description
of
the
Levels,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
For
a
disclosure
on
transfers
into
and
out
of
Level
3
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Investments
in
which
significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level
3)
were
used
in
determining
a
fair
value
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
were
less
than
1%
of
net
assets.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
11
Amounts
in
thousands
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
$
365
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity  
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Futures
contracts
$
1,311
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Futures
contracts
$
987
*
Includes
cumulative
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
futures
contracts
as
reported
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
Only
variation
margin
is
reported
within
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
12
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Liabilities
and
Derivative
Liabilities
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Short
Sales
Securities
sold
short,
at
fair
value
$
26,926
$
$
26,926
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
26,926
26,926
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
26,926
$
$
26,926
Financial
Liabilities,
Derivative
Liabilities,
and
Collateral
Pledged
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged^
Net
Amount
State
Street
$
26,926
$
$
26,926
$
Total
$
26,926
$
$
26,926
$
^      Collateral
received
or
pledged
amounts
may
not
reconcile
to
those
disclosed
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
due
to
the
inclusion
of
off-Balance
Sheet
collateral
and
adjustments
made
to
exclude
overcollateralization.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
and
counterparty
risk
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
13
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
423,871
Investments,
at
fair
value(>)
........................................................................................................................................................
544,700
Receivables:
Dividends
and
interest
......................................................................................................................................................
270
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
62
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
3,147
Fund
shares
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
17
From
broker(a)
.................................................................................................................................................................
492
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................
365
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
3
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
549,056
Liabilities
Payables:
Due
to
custodian
..............................................................................................................................................................
6
Investments
purchased
.....................................................................................................................................................
2,993
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
565
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
322
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
160
Securities
sold
short,
at
fair
value(‡)
...........................................................................................................................................
26,926
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
30,972
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
518,084
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
14
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
120,778
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
291
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
397,015
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
518,084
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
17.81
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
518,083,992
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
29,092,268
Amounts
in
thousands
(‡)    
Proceeds
on
securities
sold
short
$
25,803
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliates,
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
14,029
(a)    
Receivable
from
Broker
for
Futures
$
492
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
15
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Dividends
.........................................................................................................................................................................
$
4,215
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
339
Securities
lending
income
(net)
.......................................................................................................................................
2
Total
investment
income
..............................................................................................................................................................
4,556
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
1,785
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
122
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
50
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
11
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
67
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
15
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
13
Dividends
from
securities
sold
short
................................................................................................................................
246
Interest
expense
paid
on
securities
sold
short
..................................................................................................................
81
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
11
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
2,401
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(8
)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
2,393
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
2,163
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
......................................................................................................................................................................
3,847
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
1
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
1,311
Securities
sold
short
.........................................................................................................................................................
16
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
5,175
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
.....................................................................................................................................................................
65,123
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(2)
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
987
Securities
sold
short
.........................................................................................................................................................
(2,399)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
63,709
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
68,884
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
71,047
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
16
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
2,163
$
3,365
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
5,175
26,749
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
63,709
(158,280)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
71,047
(128,166)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(6,593)
(41,639)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(6,593)
(41,639)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(18,540)
17,808
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
45,914
(151,997)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
472,170
624,167
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
518,084
$
472,170
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
242
$
3,883
467
$
8,214
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
399
6,593
2,467
41,639
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(1,768
)
(29,016)
(1,806)
(32,045)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(1,12
7
)
$
(18,540)
1,128
$
17,808
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
18
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(
ƥ
)(
Ƃ
)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023(
ƣ)
15.62
.07
2.34
2.41
(.04)
(.18)
December
31,
2022
21.46
.11
(4.51)
(4.40)
(.10)
(1.34)
December
31,
2021
19.58
.07
3.87
3.94
(.12)
(1.94)
December
31,
2020
16.03
.09
3.67
3.76
(.07)
(.14)
December
31,
2019
13.12
.16
3.77
3.93
(.16)
(.86)
December
31,
2018
18.53
.17
(1.97)
(1.80)
(.21)
(3.40)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
19
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(
ǿ
)(
±
)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(
ɯ
)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(
Ƃ
)(
ɯ
)(
)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(
Ƃ
)(
ɯ
)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(
ǿ
)
(.22)
17.81
15.54
518,084
.98
.98
.88
33
(1.44)
15.62
(20.86)
472,170
.88
.88
.65
100
(2.06)
21.46
20.40
624,167
.84
.84
.32
33
(.21)
19.58
23.84
561,105
.84
.84
.58
44
(1.02)
16.03
30.26
513,362
.85
.85
1.07
100
(3.61)
13.12
(9.64)
379,576
.84
.84
.93
150
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
20
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
20
2
3
with
underlying
f
unds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
296,293
Administrative
fees
20,866
Transfer
agent
fees
1,836
Trustee
fees
2,730
$
321,725
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
17,773
$
59,144
$
62,887
$
1
$
(2
)
$
14,029
$
339
$
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
462
4,963
5,425
21
$
18,235
$
64,107
$
68,312
$
1
$
(2
)
$
14,029
$
360
$
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
404,739,824
$
128,922,987
$
(15,524,067)
$
113,398,920
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
21
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,063.60
$
1,019.19
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
5.78
$
5.66
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
1.13%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
22
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Common
Stocks
-
99.4%
Consumer
Discretionary
-
11.6%
1-800-Flowers.com,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
6,060
47
2U,
Inc.(Æ)
9,595
39
Abercrombie
&
Fitch
Co.
Class
A(Æ)(Û)
4,953
187
Academy
Sports
&
Outdoors,
Inc.
2,374
128
AerSale
Corp.(Æ)
26,264
386
American
Axle
&
Manufacturing
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
9,343
77
American
Eagle
Outfitters,
Inc.
17,067
201
America's
Car-Mart,
Inc.(Æ)
12,286
1,226
Atkore,
Inc.(Æ)
1,320
206
Axon
Enterprise,
Inc.(Æ)
1,906
372
Beacon
Roofing
Supply,
Inc.(Æ)
5,770
479
BJ's
Restaurants,
Inc.(Æ)
2,606
83
Bloomin'
Brands,
Inc.
5,697
153
Bluegreen
Vacations
Holding
Corp.
654
23
Boot
Barn
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
13,096
1,109
Brunswick
Corp.
3,606
312
Cadre
Holdings,
Inc.
17,071
372
Capri
Holdings,
Ltd.(Æ)(Û)
6,423
231
Carriage
Services,
Inc.
Class
A
1,252
41
Carrols
Restaurant
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
17,039
86
Carter's,
Inc.
4,509
327
Celestica,
Inc.(Æ)
11,581
168
Century
Communities,
Inc.
2,009
154
Chegg,
Inc.(Æ)
11,469
102
Children's
Place,
Inc.
(The)(Æ)
2,820
65
Chuy's
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
1,437
59
Clarus
Corp.
35,393
324
Comtech
Telecommunications
Corp.
50
Cooper-Standard
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
1,055
15
Coursera,
Inc.(Æ)
5,800
76
Cracker
Barrel
Old
Country
Store,
Inc.
905
84
Crocs,
Inc.(Æ)
1,623
183
CTS
Corp.
1,829
78
Dana
Holding
Corp.(Û)
16,712
284
Deckers
Outdoor
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
794
419
Designer
Brands,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
11,850
120
Dillard's,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
903
295
Domino's
Pizza,
Inc.(Û)
161
54
Driven
Brands
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
4,954
134
Enerpac
Tool
Group
Corp.
2,716
73
Enovix
Corp.(Æ)
1,679
30
First
Watch
Restaurant
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
199
3
Foot
Locker,
Inc.
3,681
100
GEN
Restaurant
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
1,898
32
Genesco,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,280
32
Gentherm,
Inc.(Æ)
1,663
94
G-III
Apparel
Group,
Ltd.(Æ)
2,650
51
Gildan
Activewear,
Inc.
Class
A
5,069
163
GMS,
Inc.(Æ)
4,075
282
Goodyear
Tire
&
Rubber
Co.
(The)(Æ)(Û)
26,492
362
GoPro,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
37,999
157
Grand
Canyon
Education,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
3,402
351
Green
Brick
Partners,
Inc.(Æ)
4,700
267
HealthStream,
Inc.
1,274
31
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Hilton
Grand
Vacations,
Inc.(Æ)
2,469
112
Hims
&
Hers
Health,
Inc.(Æ)
17,187
162
International
Game
Technology
PLC(Û)
14,048
448
iRobot
Corp.(Æ)
2,463
111
Johnson
Outdoors,
Inc.
Class
A
3,858
237
KB
Home(Û)
8,129
420
Kohl's
Corp.(Ð)(Û)
5,853
135
Kontoor
Brands,
Inc.
2,176
92
Kura
Sushi
USA,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
16,245
1,510
Landsea
Homes
Corp.(Æ)
13,225
124
La-Z-Boy,
Inc.
3,254
93
Lear
Corp.(Û)
2,507
360
Leonardo
DRS,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
14,212
246
Levi
Strauss
&
Co.
Class
A
14,623
211
M/I
Homes,
Inc.(Æ)
1,938
169
Malibu
Boats,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
1,143
67
Marine
Products
Corp.
16,106
272
MasterCraft
Boat
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
1,743
53
Matthews
International
Corp.
Class
A
4,573
195
Meritage
Homes
Corp.
1,322
188
Monro
Muffler
Brake,
Inc.
8,200
333
Motorcar
Parts
of
America,
Inc.(Æ)
11,966
93
Movado
Group,
Inc.
2,726
73
Nerdy,
Inc.(Æ)
1,000
4
Newell
Rubbermaid,
Inc.
58,679
511
Nu
Skin
Enterprises,
Inc.
Class
A
3,028
101
ODP
Corp.
(The)(Æ)
2,244
105
On
Holding
AG
Class
A(Æ)
11,107
367
OneSpaWorld
Holdings,
Ltd.(Æ)
67,417
816
Overstock.com,
Inc.(Æ)
4,019
131
Oxford
Industries,
Inc.
3,811
375
Perdoceo
Education
Corp.(Æ)
5,550
68
PetMed
Express,
Inc.
3,547
49
PowerSchool
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
986
19
QuinStreet,
Inc.(Æ)
5,943
53
Red
Rock
Resorts,
Inc.
Class
A
2,382
111
Reservoir
Media,
Inc.(Æ)
17,625
106
REV
Group,
Inc.
31,341
416
Rocky
Brands,
Inc.
13,733
288
Rover
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
23,804
117
Scholastic
Corp.
2,149
84
SeaWorld
Entertainment,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,147
176
Shoe
Carnival,
Inc.
4,203
99
Signet
Jewelers,
Ltd.
1,735
113
Smith
&
Wesson
Brands,
Inc.
37,049
483
Solo
Brands,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
19,896
113
Sonic
Automotive,
Inc.
Class
A(Û)
1,180
56
Sportradar
Holding
AG
Class
A(Æ)
5,089
66
Steven
Madden,
Ltd.
9,106
298
Stitch
Fix,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
24,438
94
Stride,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
7,834
292
Texas
Roadhouse,
Inc.
Class
A
9,299
1,044
Tilly's,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
2,966
21
Toll
Brothers,
Inc.(Ð)(Û)
3,080
244
Tri
Pointe
Homes,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
11,241
369
Universal
Electronics,
Inc.(Æ)
657
6
Universal
Technical
Institute,
Inc.(Æ)
2,427
17
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
23
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Urban
Outfitters,
Inc.(Æ)
4,289
142
Vera
Bradley,
Inc.(Æ)
528
3
Visteon
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
1,164
167
Wabash
National
Corp.
3,605
92
Wingstop,
Inc.
1,642
329
Wolverine
World
Wide,
Inc.(Ð)
5,972
88
Zillow
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Û)
4,581
225
24,689
Consumer
Staples
-
4.2%
Alico,
Inc.
5,315
135
Andersons,
Inc.
(The)(Û)
1,674
77
Calavo
Growers,
Inc.
13,394
389
Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.(Û)
2,104
95
Celsius
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
6,873
1,025
Coca-Cola
Bottling
Co.
168
107
Coty,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
24,381
300
Dole
PLC
7,173
97
elf
Beauty,
Inc.(Æ)
12,647
1,445
Energizer
Holdings,
Inc.
-
GDR
4,420
183
Grocery
Outlet
Holding
Corp.(Æ)
21,365
654
Herbalife,
Ltd.(Æ)
9,645
128
Ingredion,
Inc.
1,405
149
Inter
Parfums,
Inc.
581
79
J&J
Snack
Foods
Corp.
3,615
572
John
B
Sanfilippo
&
Son,
Inc.
752
88
Nathan's
Famous,
Inc.
2,042
160
National
Vision
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
5,459
133
Natural
Grocers
by
Vitamin
Cottage,
Inc.
10,562
129
Nomad
Foods,
Ltd.(Æ)
12,000
210
Post
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
471
41
Primo
Water
Corp.(Û)
8,487
106
Quanex
Building
Products
Corp.
15,258
410
Sovos
Brands,
Inc.(Æ)
61,808
1,209
SpartanNash
Co.
1,460
33
Spectrum
Brands
Holdings,
Inc.
1,081
84
Sprouts
Farmers
Market,
Inc.(Æ)
4,770
175
Turning
Point
Brands,
Inc.
844
20
United
Natural
Foods,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,979
39
Universal
Corp.
2,397
120
USANA
Health
Sciences,
Inc.(Æ)
698
44
Vector
Group,
Ltd.(Û)
5,350
69
Vita
Coco
Co.,
Inc.
(The)(Æ)(Ð)
10,169
273
Vital
Farms,
Inc.(Æ)
3,261
39
Weis
Markets,
Inc.
1,092
70
8,887
Energy
-
3.8%
Alpha
Metallurgical
Resources,
Inc.
203
33
Arch
Resources,
Inc.
1,963
221
Aris
Water
Solutions,
Inc.
Class
A
97,591
1,007
ChampionX
Corp.
16,094
500
CVR
Energy,
Inc.(Û)
2,553
76
Delek
US
Holdings,
Inc.
31,345
751
Dril-Quip,
Inc.(Æ)
12,821
298
Euro
Manganese,
Inc.(Æ)
48,071
5
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Green
Plains,
Inc.(Æ)
7,541
243
Helmerich
&
Payne,
Inc.
7,932
281
Kodiak
Gas
Services,
Inc.(Æ)
20,989
341
Mammoth
Energy
Services,
Inc.(Æ)
11,983
58
Matador
Resources
Co.
4,776
250
Matrix
Service
Co.(Æ)
14,280
84
Murphy
Oil
Corp.
4,662
179
Natural
Gas
Services
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
13,253
131
NOV,
Inc.
19,748
317
NOW,
Inc.(Æ)
12,212
127
Par
Pacific
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
5,283
141
Patterson-UTI
Energy,
Inc.(Ð)
49,734
595
PBF
Energy,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
7,714
316
Range
Resources
Corp.(Ð)
1,908
56
REX
American
Resources
Corp.(Æ)
3,593
125
Select
Energy
Services,
Inc.
Class
A
5,749
47
Sitio
Royalties
Corp.
Class
A(Ð)
6,656
175
SM
Energy
Co.
12,079
382
Solaris
Oilfield
Infrastructure,
Inc.
Class
A
62,587
521
Talon
Metals
Corp.(Æ)
375,500
100
TETRA
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
42,001
142
Valaris
Ltd.(Æ)
473
30
Warrior
Met
Coal,
Inc.(Ð)
13,921
542
World
Fuel
Services
Corp.
3,320
69
8,143
Financial
Services
-
18.8%
1st
Source
Corp.
2,654
111
Agree
Realty
Corp.(ö)
10,895
712
Air
Lease
Corp.
Class
A
10,720
449
Alpine
Income
Property
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
31,583
513
American
Equity
Investment
Life
Holding
Co.
6,056
316
Ameris
Bancorp
2,601
89
Apple
Hospitality
REIT,
Inc.(ö)
6,817
103
Applied
Digital
Corp.(Æ)
13,804
129
AssetMark
Financial
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
1,834
54
Atlantic
Union
Bankshares
Corp.
3,247
84
Avantax,
Inc.(Æ)
13,192
295
Axis
Capital
Holdings,
Ltd.
7,414
399
Bank
of
NT
Butterfield
&
Son,
Ltd.
(The)
3,734
102
Banner
Corp.
2,542
111
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
(ö)
6,097
127
Brighthouse
Financial,
Inc.(Æ)
4,581
217
Brixmor
Property
Group,
Inc.(ö)
11,480
253
Broadstone
Net
Lease,
Inc.(ö)
12,910
199
Business
First
Bancshares,
Inc.
26,447
399
Byline
Bancorp,
Inc.
9,859
178
Cadence
Bank
19,526
383
Cambridge
Bancorp
2,036
111
Camden
Property
Trust(ö)(Û)
307
33
Capital
Bancorp,
Inc.
10,341
187
Capital
City
Bank
Group,
Inc.
8,376
257
Capitol
Federal
Financial,
Inc.
22,774
140
Capstar
Financial
Holdings,
Inc.
9,027
111
Cathay
General
Bancorp
2,825
91
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
24
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Chatham
Lodging
Trust(ö)
2,666
25
City
Holding
Co.
1,143
103
Civista
Bancshares,
Inc.
14,975
261
Clarivate
PLC(Æ)
12,101
115
CNO
Financial
Group,
Inc.
10,500
249
Coastal
Financial
Corp.(Æ)
520
20
Cohen
&
Steers,
Inc.
4,707
273
Columbia
Banking
System,
Inc.
14,227
289
Comerica,
Inc.
7,708
326
Community
Bank
System,
Inc.
2,166
102
Community
Healthcare
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
16,074
531
Compass,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
15,465
54
Corebridge
Financial,
Inc.(Ð)
1,213
21
Cousins
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
11,256
257
CTO
Realty
Growth,
Inc.(Ð)(ö)
26,294
451
Customers
Bancorp,
Inc.(Æ)
3,433
104
DiamondRock
Hospitality
Co.(Ð)(ö)
8,896
71
Donegal
Group,
Inc.
Class
A
6,005
87
Dun
&
Bradstreet
Holdings,
Inc.(Ð)
8,850
102
Easterly
Government
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
47,978
696
Encore
Capital
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
1,746
85
Enova
International,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,174
115
Enterprise
Financial
Services
Corp.
3,423
134
Equity
Commonwealth(ö)
20,044
406
Esquire
Financial
Holdings,
Inc.
5,468
250
Essent
Group,
Ltd.
9,594
449
Essential
Properties
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
3,539
83
Evercore,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
2,756
341
Everest
Re
Group,
Ltd.(Û)
163
56
EZCORP,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
36,024
302
Federal
Agricultural
Mortgage
Corp.
Class
C
854
123
Federated
Hermes,
Inc.
Class
B
3,059
110
Fidelis
Insurance
Holdings,
Ltd.(Æ)
9,127
125
First
American
Financial
Corp.
7,891
450
First
BanCorp
21,190
259
First
Commonwealth
Financial
Corp.
14,964
189
First
Financial
Bankshares,
Inc.
4,308
123
First
Financial
Corp.
3,232
105
First
Foundation,
Inc.
4,600
18
First
Internet
Bancorp
1,303
19
First
Interstate
BancSystem,
Inc.
Class
A
13,429
320
First
Merchants
Corp.
4,411
125
First
Mid
Bancshares,
Inc.
6,838
165
Forestar
Group,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,099
25
Four
Corners
Property
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
7,951
202
FTAI
Aviation,
Ltd.
898
28
Fulton
Financial
Corp.
6,902
82
GCM
Grosvenor,
Inc.
Class
A
42,202
318
German
American
Bancorp,
Inc.
7,024
191
Getty
Realty
Corp.(ö)
6,690
226
Glacier
Bancorp,
Inc.
14,843
463
Guaranty
Bancshares,
Inc.
7,327
198
GXO
Logistics,
Inc.(Æ)
2,994
188
Hamilton
Lane,
Inc.
Class
A
1,225
98
Hancock
Holding
Co.
3,019
116
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Hannon
Armstrong
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Capital,
Inc.(ö)
14,866
372
Hanover
Insurance
Group,
Inc.
(The)(Ð)
3,324
376
HarborOne
Bancorp,
Inc.
9,481
82
HCI
Group,
Inc.(Ð)
842
52
Heritage
Financial
Corp.
8,811
142
Hersha
Hospitality
Trust
Class
A(ö)
2,572
16
Highwoods
Properties,
Inc.(Ð)(ö)
3,244
78
Hilltop
Holdings,
Inc.
3,725
117
Home
BancShares,
Inc.
25,867
590
HomeStreet,
Inc.(Ð)
2,144
13
HomeTrust
Bancshares,
Inc.
114
2
Horace
Mann
Educators
Corp.(Ð)
16,709
496
Houlihan
Lokey,
Inc.
Class
A
1,428
140
Independent
Bank
Corp.
3,468
105
Innovative
Industrial
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
1,326
97
Interactive
Brokers
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Ð)
657
55
International
Bancshares
Corp.
2,742
121
International
Money
Express,
Inc.(Æ)
19,134
469
Investar
Holding
Corp.
8,583
104
Investors
Title
Co.
310
45
Jackson
Financial,
Inc.
Class
A
10,752
329
James
River
Group
Holdings,
Ltd.
9,230
169
JER
Investment
Trust,
Inc.(Æ)(Š)(Þ)
1,771
John
Wiley
&
Sons,
Inc.
Class
A
2,843
97
Kemper
Corp.
7,976
385
Kinsale
Capital
Group,
Inc.
1,061
397
Legalzoom.com,
Inc.(Æ)
14,237
172
LendingClub
Corp.(Æ)
3,226
31
LendingTree,
Inc.(Æ)
5,847
129
Lincoln
National
Corp.
12,603
325
Live
Oak
Bancshares,
Inc.
3,951
104
LiveRamp
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
8,177
234
McGrath
RentCorp
1,603
148
Medifast,
Inc.
1,409
130
Merchants
Bancorp
4,640
119
Mercury
General
Corp.
2,659
80
Metropolitan
Bank
Holding
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
11,621
404
Moelis
&
Co.
Class
A
3,034
138
Mr.
Cooper
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
2,876
146
MVB
Financial
Corp.
7,543
159
National
Bank
Holdings
Corp.
Class
A
19,183
557
Navient
Corp.
11,442
213
NETSTREIT
Corp.(ö)
56,501
1,010
Newmark
Group,
Inc.
Class
A
26,276
163
NMI
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
14,069
363
Northeast
Bank
5,193
216
Northrim
BanCorp,
Inc.
164
6
OFG
Bancorp
3,186
83
Old
National
Bancorp
19,963
278
Old
Second
Bancorp,
Inc.
22,169
290
Outfront
Media,
Inc.(ö)
20,359
320
Pagseguro
Digital,
Ltd.
Class
A(Æ)
7,484
71
Palomar
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,000
58
Park
Hotels
&
Resorts,
Inc.(Ð)(ö)
14,950
192
Pathward
Financial,
Inc.
2,391
111
Peapack-Gladstone
Financial
Corp.
185
5
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
25
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Perella
Weinberg
Partners
70,277
585
Piper
Jaffray
Cos.
482
62
Plymouth
Industrial
REIT,
Inc.(ö)
16,474
379
Popular,
Inc.
4,347
263
PRA
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
2,683
61
Preferred
Bank
1,599
88
Premier
Financial
Corp.
13,473
216
ProAssurance
Corp.
3,040
46
Radian
Group,
Inc.
6,061
153
Red
River
Bancshares,
Inc.
2,363
116
Redfin
Corp.(Æ)
11,048
137
Regional
Management
Corp.
626
19
Reinsurance
Group
of
America,
Inc.
Class
A
3,041
422
RenaissanceRe
Holdings,
Ltd.
1,979
369
Renasant
Corp.
3,427
90
Riverview
Bancorp,
Inc.
19,391
98
RLI
Corp.
1,015
139
RLJ
Lodging
Trust(ö)
9,919
102
RMR
Group,
Inc.
(The)
Class
A
4,229
98
Robinhood
Markets,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
4,752
47
Ryan
Specialty
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(Û)
6,290
282
Ryman
Hospitality
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
4,226
393
Safety
Insurance
Group,
Inc.
1,272
91
Sandy
Spring
Bancorp,
Inc.
15,491
351
Seacoast
Banking
Corp.
of
Florida
6,128
135
Selective
Insurance
Group,
Inc.
1,707
164
Silvercrest
Asset
Management
Group,
Inc.
Class
A
4,903
99
Simmons
First
National
Corp.
Class
A
5,688
98
Skyward
Specialty
Insurance
Group,
Inc.
(Æ)
10,378
264
SLM
Corp.(Ð)
19,025
310
SouthState
Corp.
2,317
152
SP
Plus
Corp.(Æ)
3,982
156
Spirit
Realty
Capital,
Inc.(ö)
4,415
174
Sprott,
Inc.
1,544
50
STAG
Industrial,
Inc.(ö)
18,502
664
StepStone
Group,
Inc.
Class
A
1,200
30
Stewart
Information
Services
Corp.
13,100
539
StoneX
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
681
57
Sunstone
Hotel
Investors,
Inc.(ö)
10,157
103
Synovus
Financial
Corp.
3,081
93
Target
Hospitality
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
3,107
42
Terreno
Realty
Corp.(ö)
1,687
101
Territorial
Bancorp,
Inc.
7,771
95
Texas
Capital
Bancshares,
Inc.(Æ)
6,248
322
Tiptree,
Inc.
Class
A
19,647
295
Towne
Bank
5,335
124
TPG,
Inc.
1,887
55
Triumph
Financial,
Inc.
11,803
717
Trupanion,
Inc.(Æ)
1,371
27
UMB
Financial
Corp.
1,785
109
UMH
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
23,153
370
United
Bankshares,
Inc.
4,217
125
United
Community
Banks,
Inc.
4,494
112
United
Fire
Group,
Inc.(Ð)
657
15
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Universal
Insurance
Holdings,
Inc.
2,914
45
Valley
National
Bancorp
32,556
252
Virtu
Financial,
Inc.
Class
A
4,400
75
Walker
&
Dunlop,
Inc.
2,382
188
Webster
Financial
Corp.
3,290
124
Westamerica
BanCorp
4,364
167
Westwood
Holdings
Group,
Inc.
23,589
292
William
Penn
Bancorp(Ð)
29,346
298
Xenia
Hotels
&
Resorts,
Inc.(ö)
6,304
78
Zions
Bancorp
NA
9,159
246
39,850
Health
Care
-
18.0%
2seventy
bio,
Inc.(Æ)
4,068
41
Acadia
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
10,791
258
Accuray,
Inc.(Æ)
5,678
22
Adaptive
Biotechnologies
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
6,600
44
Akebia
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
12,274
11
Alector,
Inc.(Æ)
6,700
40
Alkermes
PLC(Æ)
744
23
Alphatec
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
27,743
499
Amedisys,
Inc.(Æ)
2,900
265
American
Well
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
14,578
31
Amneal
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
1,849
6
Amphastar
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
4,459
256
AnaptysBio,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,640
33
AngioDynamics,
Inc.(Æ)
2,700
28
ANI
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
17,266
929
Apellis
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
8,394
765
Arcellx,
Inc.(Æ)
9,316
295
Arcus
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
1,621
33
Argenx
SE
-
ADR(Æ)
807
314
Arrowhead
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
15,766
562
Arvinas,
Inc.(Æ)
3,062
76
Ascendis
Pharma
A/S
-
ADR(Æ)
2,944
263
Assertio
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
10,015
54
Avanos
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)
6,111
156
Avid
Bioservices,
Inc.(Æ)
72,783
1,017
Avita
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
10,537
179
Axogen,
Inc.(Æ)
1,600
15
Axsome
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
1,224
88
Beam
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
7,702
246
BioCryst
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
4,377
31
Biohaven,
Ltd.(Æ)
1,961
47
BioLife
Solutions,
Inc.(Æ)
28,410
628
Bluebird
Bio,
Inc.(Æ)
11,130
37
Blueprint
Medicines
Corp.(Æ)
2,346
148
C4
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
3,528
10
Cara
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,700
10
CareDx,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
5,141
44
Castle
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
1,600
22
Catalyst
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
8,055
108
Certara,
Inc.(Æ)
9,001
164
Chemed
Corp.
707
383
CinCor
Pharma,
Inc.(Æ)(Š)
3,630
11
Computer
Programs
&
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
4,687
116
CONMED
Corp.
6,031
820
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
26
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
CorVel
Corp.(Æ)
398
77
CSAIL
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust(Æ)
1,900
20
Cytokinetics,
Inc.(Æ)
16,148
527
CytomX
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
4,574
8
DaVita
HealthCare
Partners,
Inc.(Æ)
4,177
420
Deciphera
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
5,444
77
Denali
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
7,282
215
Dyne
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
9,788
110
Emergent
BioSolutions,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
7,115
52
Enanta
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,328
28
Enovis
Corp.
Class
W(Æ)
5,917
379
Ensign
Group,
Inc.
(The)
1,311
125
Envista
Holdings
Corp.(Æ)
1,057
36
EQRx,
Inc.(Æ)
10,900
20
Exelixis,
Inc.(Æ)
17,705
338
Fate
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
9,430
45
FibroGen,
Inc.(Æ)
6,130
17
Fulgent
Genetics,
Inc.(Æ)
5,395
200
GoodRx
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
6,634
37
Guardant
Health,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
5,810
208
Haemonetics
Corp.(Æ)
1,456
124
Halozyme
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
6,447
233
Harmony
Biosciences
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
995
35
Harrow
Health,
Inc.(Æ)
7,383
141
Health
Catalyst,
Inc.(Æ)
5,098
64
HealthEquity,
Inc.(Æ)
2,121
134
Inari
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)
2,514
146
InfuSystem
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
54,545
525
Inhibrx,
Inc.(Æ)
29,718
771
Innoviva,
Inc.(Æ)
41,622
530
Inogen,
Inc.(Æ)
7,318
85
Inspire
Medical
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
2,162
702
Integer
Holdings
Corp.(Æ)
1,698
150
Intellia
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
6,764
276
Intercept
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
4,262
47
Ionis
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,207
50
iRadimed
Corp.
23,180
1,107
iTeos
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
1,313
17
Joint
Corp.
(The)(Æ)
6,280
85
Karuna
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
357
77
Karyopharm
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
11,294
20
Keros
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
4,667
187
Krystal
Biotech,
Inc.(Æ)
1,545
181
Kura
Oncology,
Inc.(Æ)
8,027
85
Kymera
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
2,206
51
Lantheus
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
2,534
213
Legend
Biotech
Corp.
-
ADR(Æ)
6,464
446
LeMaitre
Vascular,
Inc.
23,089
1,553
Ligand
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
Class
B(Æ)(Ð)
1,842
133
LivaNova
PLC(Æ)(Ð)
4,685
241
Lyell
Immunopharma,
Inc.(Æ)
1,702
5
Medpace
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
3,503
841
MeiraGTx
Holdings
PLC(Æ)
9,141
61
Merit
Medical
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
2,864
240
Mersana
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
11,458
38
Mirati
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,437
124
NanoString
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,869
16
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Natera,
Inc.(Æ)
1,787
87
National
HealthCare
Corp.
2,678
166
Nektar
Therapeutics(Æ)
11,615
7
Neogen
Corp.(Æ)
7,204
157
Neurocrine
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
9,352
882
NGM
Biopharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
3,110
8
Nurix
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,773
38
NuVasive,
Inc.(Æ)
1,226
51
Option
Care
Health,
Inc.(Æ)
6,161
200
OraSure
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
6,883
34
Organon
&
Co.(Ð)
15,796
329
Orthofix
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)
9,064
164
Owens
&
Minor,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
11,531
220
Pacira
BioSciences,
Inc.(Æ)
3,919
157
Pediatrix
Medical
Group,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
18,800
267
Pennant
Group,
Inc.
(The)(Æ)
10,601
130
Penumbra,
Inc.(Æ)
722
248
Perrigo
Co.
PLC
17,888
607
Personalis,
Inc.(Æ)
2,788
5
PetIQ,
Inc.(Æ)
10,220
155
Phathom
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,033
29
Pliant
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
4,293
78
Prestige
Brands
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
2,922
174
PTC
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
8,993
366
Pulmonx
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
4,467
59
Quanterix
Corp.(Æ)
2,000
45
Quipt
Home
Medical
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
35,786
191
Radius
Health,
Inc.(Æ)(Š)
16,200
1
RadNet,
Inc.(Æ)
5,356
175
Recursion
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
7,622
57
REGENXBIO,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
4,326
86
Repligen
Corp.(Æ)
2,551
361
Revance
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
2,429
61
Rigel
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
17,900
23
Rocket
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
41,435
823
RxSight,
Inc.(Æ)
16,895
487
Sangamo
BioSciences,
Inc.(Æ)
10,300
13
Sarepta
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,364
271
Schrodinger,
Inc.(Æ)
13,896
694
Science
37
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
332,355
71
Select
Medical
Holdings
Corp.
4,285
137
Selecta
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
4,638
5
Semler
Scientific,
Inc.(Æ)
679
18
Sharecare,
Inc.(Æ)
67,536
118
ShockWave
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)
1,268
362
SpringWorks
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
6,300
165
STAAR
Surgical
Co.(Æ)
1,908
100
Supernus
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
2,049
62
Surmodics,
Inc.(Æ)
5,714
179
Sutro
Biopharma,
Inc.(Æ)
3,305
15
Syneos
Health,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
3,875
163
Tabula
Rasa
HealthCare,
Inc.(Æ)
765
6
Tactile
Systems
Technology,
Inc.(Æ)
9,935
248
Talkspace,
Inc.(Æ)
128,934
164
Tandem
Diabetes
Care,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,616
89
Tela
Bio,
Inc.(Æ)
9,730
99
Tenet
Healthcare
Corp.(Æ)
6,507
530
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
27
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Theravance
Biopharma,
Inc.(Æ)
1,659
17
TransMedics
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
4,685
393
Travere
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
7,088
109
Treace
Medical
Concepts,
Inc.(Æ)
15,560
398
UFP
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
7,459
1,446
Ultragenyx
Pharmaceutical,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
6,934
320
United
Therapeutics
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
3,187
704
US
Physical
Therapy,
Inc.
1,047
127
Utah
Medical
Products,
Inc.
6,762
630
Vanda
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
3,230
21
Ventyx
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
3,288
108
Veradigm,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
23,365
294
Viemed
Healthcare,
Inc.(Æ)
12,062
118
Viridian
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
10,228
243
Xencor,
Inc.(Æ)
9,779
244
Xenon
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
10,298
396
Y-mAbs
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
3,150
21
Zai
Lab,
Ltd.
-
ADR(Æ)
7,422
206
Zentalis
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
6,325
178
Zimvie,
Inc.(Æ)
2,248
25
Zymeworks,
Inc.(Æ)
1,000
9
38,245
Materials
and
Processing
-
8.1%
AAON,
Inc.
2,232
212
Allegheny
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
6,530
289
A-Mark
Precious
Metals,
Inc.
1,140
43
American
Vanguard
Corp.
5,547
99
Apogee
Enterprises,
Inc.
1,728
82
Ardagh
Metal
Packaging
Finance
USA
LLC
/
Ardagh
Metal
Packaging
Finance
PLC
8,745
33
Arizona
Sonoran
Copper
Co.,
Inc.(Æ)
73,119
92
Avient
Corp.
9,786
400
Axalta
Coating
Systems,
Ltd.(Æ)
6,573
216
AZEK
Co.,
Inc.
(The)(Æ)
16,451
498
Balchem
Corp.
1,852
250
Boise
Cascade
Co.
3,596
325
BrightView
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
10,115
73
Broadwind
Energy,
Inc.(Æ)
24,495
94
Builders
FirstSource,
Inc.(Æ)
3,754
511
Cabot
Corp.
1,830
122
Capstone
Mining
Corp.(Æ)
25,565
116
Carpenter
Technology
Corp.
7,511
422
Chemours
Co.
(The)(Ð)
12,083
446
Clearwater
Paper
Corp.(Æ)
893
28
Codexis,
Inc.(Æ)
7,735
22
Commercial
Metals
Co.
6,173
325
Constellium
SE(Æ)
9,153
157
Critical
Elements
Lithium
Corp.(Æ)
38,801
51
E3
Lithium,
Ltd.(Æ)(Ð)
43,035
75
Eagle
Materials,
Inc.
193
36
Ecovyst,
Inc.(Æ)
46,597
534
Element
Solutions,
Inc.
19,421
373
ERO
Copper
Corp.(Æ)
6,341
128
Foran
Mining
Corp.(Æ)
11,064
29
Global
Industrial
Co.
771
21
Healthcare
Services
Group,
Inc.
39,343
587
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Hecla
Mining
Co.
24,414
126
Horizonte
Minerals
PLC(Æ)
79,573
146
Huntsman
Corp.
11,517
311
Interface,
Inc.
Class
A
3,100
27
JELD-WEN
Holding,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
13,020
228
Kaiser
Aluminum
Corp.
14,687
1,052
Knife
River
Corp.(Æ)
1,095
48
Louisiana-Pacific
Corp.(Ð)
5,241
393
Mativ
Holdings,
Inc.
34,549
522
MP
Materials
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
3,056
70
MRC
Global,
Inc.(Æ)
13,133
132
Northwest
Pipe
Co.(Æ)
6,597
200
Nouveau
Monde
Graphite,
Inc.(Æ)
14,944
45
NOVAGOLD
Resources,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
15,200
61
O-I
Glass,
Inc.(Æ)
8,502
181
Oil-Dri
Corp.
of
America
927
55
Olympic
Steel,
Inc.(Ð)
3,629
178
Orion
Engineered
Carbons
SA
4,681
99
Perimeter
Solutions
SA(Æ)
13,324
82
PGT
Innovations,
Inc.(Æ)
3,877
113
Piedmont
Lithium,
Inc.(Æ)
2,686
155
Quaker
Chemical
Corp.
966
188
Ranpak
Holdings
Corp.(Æ)
23,478
106
Rayonier
Advanced
Materials,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,700
16
Resideo
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
7,868
139
Resolute
Forest
Products,
Inc.(Æ)(Š)
7,348
10
Rogers
Corp.(Æ)
886
143
Royal
Gold,
Inc.
1,902
218
Rush
Enterprises,
Inc.
Class
A
2,648
161
ScanSource,
Inc.(Æ)
656
19
Schnitzer
Steel
Industries,
Inc.
Class
A
12,603
378
SiteOne
Landscape
Supply,
Inc.(Æ)
3,346
560
SmartRent,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
41,324
158
Sonoco
Products
Co.
4,691
277
Stelco
Holdings,
Inc.
3,275
107
Stepan
Co.
1,427
136
Summit
Materials,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
5,934
225
Sylvamo
Corp.(Ð)
2,348
95
Tecnoglass,
Inc.
12,514
647
TimkenSteel
Corp.(Æ)
12,200
263
Trinseo
PLC
34,616
439
Tronox
Holdings
PLC
Class
A
53,605
681
UFP
Industries,
Inc.
1,800
175
Unifi,
Inc.(Æ)
14,012
113
United
States
Lime
&
Minerals,
Inc.
367
77
Univar
Solutions,
Inc.
-
ADR(Æ)
8,708
312
Universal
Stainless
&
Alloy
Products,
Inc.
(Æ)
4,349
61
Valvoline,
Inc.
5,169
194
Veritiv
Corp.
1,092
137
VSE
Corp.
1,690
92
Worthington
Industries,
Inc.
2,102
146
17,186
Producer
Durables
-
16.4%
Aaron's
Co.,
Inc.
(The)
2,700
38
ABM
Industries,
Inc.
3,762
160
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
28
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Adient
PLC(Æ)(Û)
5,129
197
ADT,
Inc.
5,409
33
AECOM(Ð)
4,363
369
AGCO
Corp.
2,898
381
Alight,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
13,739
127
Allied
Motion
Technologies,
Inc.
16,783
670
Allison
Transmission
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
A
3,277
185
Alta
Equipment
Group,
Inc.
1,400
24
AMN
Healthcare
Services,
Inc.(Æ)
1,284
140
Applied
Industrial
Technologies,
Inc.
1,828
265
ArcBest
Corp.
4,006
396
Arcosa,
Inc.
5,041
382
Ardmore
Shipping
Corp.
17,998
222
Argan,
Inc.
5,952
235
ASGN,
Inc.(Æ)
1,771
134
Astec
Industries,
Inc.
1,035
47
Badger
Meter,
Inc.
855
126
Barnes
Group,
Inc.
10,365
437
Barrett
Business
Services,
Inc.
679
59
Bloom
Energy
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
5,870
96
Bowman
Consulting
Group,
Ltd.(Æ)(Ð)
3,579
114
Brady
Corp.
Class
A
1,814
86
BWX
Technologies,
Inc.
2,846
204
Casella
Waste
Systems,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
9,368
847
CBIZ,
Inc.(Æ)
5,552
296
CECO
Environmental
Corp.(Æ)
10,526
141
Centrus
Energy
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
809
26
Chart
Industries,
Inc.(Æ)
1,187
190
Comfort
Systems
USA,
Inc.
765
126
CompoSecure,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
16,558
114
Construction
Partners,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
868
27
Covenant
Logistics
Group,
Inc.
Class
A
1,162
51
Cross
Country
Healthcare,
Inc.(Æ)
8,241
231
Daseke,
Inc.(Æ)
11,302
81
Deluxe
Corp.
30,584
535
DHT
Holdings,
Inc.
22,921
196
Dorian
LPG,
Ltd.
1,000
26
Dycom
Industries,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
2,861
325
Eagle
Bulk
Shipping,
Inc.(Ð)
6,265
301
EMCOR
Group,
Inc.
1,145
212
Encore
Wire
Corp.
2,056
382
Energy
Recovery,
Inc.(Æ)
6,807
190
EnerSys
6,362
690
Ennis,
Inc.
4,049
83
EVERTEC,
Inc.
3,058
113
ExlService
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
753
114
Exponent,
Inc.
1,296
121
Faro
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,421
23
Federal
Signal
Corp.
5,412
347
First
Advantage
Corp.(Æ)
7,645
118
Flowserve
Corp.
21,992
817
Fluor
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
11,950
354
Flywire
Corp.(Æ)
8,581
266
Fox
Factory
Holding
Corp.(Æ)
631
68
Franklin
Electric
Co.,
Inc.
1,402
144
Frontdoor,
Inc.(Æ)
3,828
122
Frontier
Group
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
12,458
120
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Genco
Shipping
&
Trading,
Ltd.
8,775
123
Generac
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
477
71
Gentex
Corp.
6,635
194
GEO
Group,
Inc.
(The)(Æ)(Ð)
11,325
81
Granite
Construction,
Inc.
4,784
190
Green
Dot
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
1,730
32
Hackett
Group,
Inc.
(The)
1,294
29
Harsco
Corp.(Æ)
9,479
94
Heartland
Express,
Inc.
5,486
90
Heidrick
&
Struggles
International,
Inc.
870
23
Helios
Technologies,
Inc.
1,183
78
Herc
Holdings,
Inc.
Class
W
2,222
304
Heritage-Crystal
Clean,
Inc.(Æ)
1,304
49
Hillman
Solutions
Corp.(Æ)
17,926
162
HNI
Corp.
3,475
98
Hub
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
1,501
121
Hyster-Yale
Materials
Handling,
Inc.
949
53
I3
Verticals,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
44,463
1,016
ICF
International,
Inc.
1,329
165
indie
Semiconductor,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
13,038
123
Innodata,
Inc.(Æ)
5,915
67
Insperity,
Inc.
1,968
234
Integrated
Electrical
Services,
Inc.(Æ)
1,111
63
Kadant,
Inc.
477
106
Kaman
Corp.
Class
A
20,062
488
Kennametal,
Inc.
5,108
145
Kforce,
Inc.
959
60
Kirby
Corp.(Æ)
2,186
168
Knight-Swift
Transportation
Holdings,
Inc.
2,006
111
Korn
Ferry
2,166
107
Landstar
System,
Inc.(Û)
2,022
389
Lindsay
Corp.
561
67
Manitowoc
Co.,
Inc.
(The)(Æ)
12,336
232
ManpowerGroup,
Inc.(Û)
2,760
219
Marten
Transport,
Ltd.
3,951
85
Matson,
Inc.
5,693
443
Mercury
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
9,439
326
Mesa
Laboratories,
Inc.
5,523
710
Methode
Electronics,
Inc.
1,940
65
MillerKnoll,
Inc.
26,354
389
Mirion
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
18,781
159
Mitek
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
54,485
591
Moog,
Inc.
Class
A
871
94
Mueller
Industries,
Inc.
2,069
181
Murphy
USA,
Inc.
486
151
MYR
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
1,387
192
National
Instruments
Corp.
1,615
93
National
Research
Corp.
Class
A
1,447
63
NEXTracker,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
609
24
NV5
Global,
Inc.(Æ)
451
50
Orion
Group
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
45,723
128
Oshkosh
Corp.(Ð)
3,889
337
PAM
Transportation
Services,
Inc.(Æ)
691
18
Park-Ohio
Holdings
Corp.
122
2
Payoneer
Global,
Inc.(Æ)
15,919
77
Paysafe,
Ltd.(Æ)
1,759
18
Pitney
Bowes,
Inc.
7,171
25
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
29
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Powell
Industries,
Inc.
782
47
Primoris
Services
Corp.
24,462
745
PROG
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
5,403
174
Proto
Labs,
Inc.(Æ)
7,079
247
Radiant
Logistics,
Inc.(Æ)
32,543
219
Remitly
Global,
Inc.(Æ)
10,303
194
Repay
Holdings
Corp.(Æ)
79,019
619
Resources
Connection,
Inc.
6,657
105
RXO,
Inc.(Æ)
2,619
59
Ryerson
Holding
Corp.
1,833
80
Saia,
Inc.(Æ)
2,589
886
Schneider
National,
Inc.
Class
B(Û)
4,316
124
Scorpio
Tankers,
Inc.
9,175
433
Sight
Sciences,
Inc.(Æ)
18,519
153
Skyline
Champion
Corp.(Æ)
10,059
658
Spirit
Airlines,
Inc.
5,111
88
Stagwell,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
3,900
28
Star
Bulk
Carriers
Corp.(Ð)
7,139
126
Steelcase,
Inc.
Class
A
5,848
45
Stericycle,
Inc.(Æ)
1,821
85
Sterling
Infrastructure,
Inc.(Æ)
10,559
589
Stoneridge,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
25,145
474
Sun
Country
Airlines
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
8,038
181
Teekay
Tankers,
Ltd.
Class
A
8,805
337
Tennant
Co.
6,656
540
Terex
Corp.
2,875
172
Textron,
Inc.
4,835
327
Thermon
Group
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
6,142
163
Titan
International,
Inc.(Æ)
3,554
41
Titan
Machinery,
Inc.(Æ)
2,744
81
TopBuild
Corp.(Æ)
1,935
515
TreeHouse
Foods,
Inc.(Æ)
7,746
390
TriNet
Group,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
3,870
368
Triton
International,
Ltd.
1,869
156
TrueBlue,
Inc.(Æ)
2,077
37
Tutor
Perini
Corp.(Æ)
18,828
135
UniFirst
Corp.
566
88
Universal
Truckload
Services,
Inc.
3,049
88
V2X,
Inc.(Æ)
4,394
218
Vertiv
Holdings
Co.
19,865
492
Vicor
Corp.(Æ)
1,905
103
Watts
Water
Technologies,
Inc.
Class
A
797
146
Werner
Enterprises,
Inc.
2,525
112
WNS
Holdings,
Ltd.
-
ADR(Æ)
10,517
775
Xerox
Holdings
Corp.
26,851
400
XPO,
Inc.(Æ)
2,135
126
ZipRecruiter,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)(Û)
4,072
72
34,938
Technology
-
13.9%
8x8,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
38,902
165
A10
Networks,
Inc.
23,191
338
ACV
Auctions,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
5,888
102
Adeia,
Inc.
3,400
37
ADTRAN
Holdings,
Inc.
45,084
475
Agilysys,
Inc.(Æ)
1,954
134
Altair
Engineering,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
1,437
109
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Ambarella,
Inc.(Æ)
5,165
432
American
Software,
Inc.
Class
A
82,432
866
Amkor
Technology,
Inc.
4,264
127
Appfolio,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
2,092
360
Arlo
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
10,464
114
Arteris,
Inc.(Æ)
8,653
59
Augmedix,
Inc.(Æ)
38,924
187
Avid
Technology,
Inc.(Æ)
2,319
59
Axcelis
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
2,911
534
Bandwidth,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
2,151
29
Bel
Fuse,
Inc.
Class
B
8,614
494
Blend
Labs,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
500
Box,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
11,102
326
Brightcove,
Inc.(Æ)
1,053
4
CalAmp
Corp.(Æ)
2,535
3
Calix,
Inc.(Æ)
2,371
118
Cambium
Networks
Corp.(Æ)
1,360
21
Cardlytics,
Inc.(Æ)
1,500
9
Cars.com,
Inc.(Æ)
9,129
181
Cerence,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,084
90
CI&T,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
43,661
274
Cirrus
Logic,
Inc.(Æ)
4,012
325
Climb
Global
Solutions,
Inc.
687
33
Cohu,
Inc.(Æ)
3,990
166
CommScope
Holding
Co.,
Inc.(Æ)
26,786
151
CommVault
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
2,013
146
Conduent,
Inc.(Æ)
6,000
20
Couchbase,
Inc.(Æ)
1,644
26
Credo
Technology
Group
Holding,
Ltd.(Æ)
(Ð)
13,512
234
CS
Disco,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,900
16
CSG
Systems
International,
Inc.
4,529
239
Dell
Technologies,
Inc.
Class
C(Û)
2,083
113
DigitalBridge
Group,
Inc.
5,938
87
DigitalOcean
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
4,283
172
Diodes,
Inc.(Æ)
1,376
127
DocuSign,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
492
25
Domo,
Inc.
Class
B(Æ)
2,711
40
DoubleVerify
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
10,881
423
Dropbox,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Û)
16,485
440
Endava
PLC
-
ADR(Æ)
3,840
199
ePlus,
Inc.(Æ)
2,237
126
Everbridge,
Inc.(Æ)
4,617
124
Evolv
Technologies
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
27,326
164
Extreme
Networks,
Inc.(Æ)
21,906
571
F5,
Inc.(Æ)(Û)
319
47
Five9,
Inc.(Æ)
4,716
389
FormFactor,
Inc.(Æ)
5,293
181
Genasys,
Inc.(Æ)
59,828
156
Guidewire
Software,
Inc.(Æ)
2,437
185
Harmonic,
Inc.(Æ)
21,626
350
HireRight
Holdings
Corp.(Æ)
3,204
36
IDT
Corp.
Class
B(Æ)
3,897
101
Immersion
Corp.
16,518
117
Impinj,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
1,772
159
Infinera
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
20,513
99
Informatica,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
3,570
66
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
30
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Insight
Enterprises,
Inc.(Æ)
840
123
Intapp,
Inc.(Æ)
6,567
275
Integral
Ad
Science
Holding
LLC(Æ)(Û)
2,916
52
Ituran
Location
and
Control,
Ltd.
4,333
101
Jabil
Circuit,
Inc.(Û)
3,696
399
JFrog,
Ltd.(Æ)
6,372
176
Kaltura,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
53,452
113
KBR,
Inc.
4,156
270
Kulicke
&
Soffa
Industries,
Inc.
16,045
954
Kyndryl
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
16,705
222
LivePerson,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
6,800
31
Lyft,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
19,879
191
MaxLinear,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
3,113
98
Model
N,
Inc.(Æ)
31,385
1,110
NAPCO
Security
Technologies,
Inc.
38,637
1,339
Navitas
Semiconductor
Corp.(Æ)(Ð)
7,407
78
NETGEAR,
Inc.(Æ)
2,697
38
NetScout
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
5,316
164
New
Relic,
Inc.(Æ)
3,959
259
nLight,
Inc.(Æ)
5,501
85
Nutanix,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
10,148
285
NVE
Corp.
2,554
249
ON24,
Inc.
21,790
177
One
Stop
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
24,597
71
OneSpan,
Inc.(Æ)
12,867
191
Ooma,
Inc.(Æ)
18,025
270
Ouster,
Inc.(Æ)
189
1
PDF
Solutions,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
27,909
1,259
Pegasystems,
Inc.
11,265
555
Perficient,
Inc.(Æ)
1,664
139
Perion
Network,
Ltd.(Æ)
1,534
47
PlayAGS,
Inc.(Æ)
2,554
14
Playtika
Holding
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
5,446
63
Power
Integrations,
Inc.
1,467
139
Preformed
Line
Products
Co.
447
70
Progress
Software
Corp.
1,588
92
Q2
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
2,054
63
Qualys,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
7,111
918
Quantum
Corp.(Æ)
1,901
2
RADCOM,
Ltd.(Æ)
10,957
104
Rambus,
Inc.(Æ)
4,584
294
Ribbon
Communications,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
6,982
19
Roku,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)(Û)
2,157
138
Sanmina
Corp.(Æ)
2,005
121
Sapiens
International
Corp.
NV
2,165
58
SecureWorks
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
1,434
10
Shutterstock,
Inc.
1,286
63
Silicon
Laboratories,
Inc.(Æ)
2,489
393
Simulations
Plus,
Inc.
24,503
1,062
SMART
Global
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
17,193
499
Smartsheet,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
7,417
284
SolarWinds
Corp.(Æ)
2,671
27
Sonos,
Inc.(Æ)
11,091
181
Sprout
Social,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
2,850
132
SPS
Commerce,
Inc.(Æ)
696
134
Squarespace,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
2,680
84
Super
Micro
Computer,
Inc.(Æ)
1,492
372
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Symbotic,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
3,009
129
Synaptics,
Inc.(Æ)
1,460
125
Telos
Corp.(Æ)
3,651
9
Tenable
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
5,841
254
TrueCar,
Inc.(Æ)
34,340
78
TTM
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
8,022
111
Unisys
Corp.(Æ)
4,215
17
Upland
Software,
Inc.(Æ)
1,000
4
Varonis
Systems,
Inc.(Æ)
15,556
415
Viavi
Solutions,
Inc.
Class
W(Æ)
23,108
262
Vimeo,
Inc.(Æ)
75,705
312
Vishay
Intertechnology,
Inc.
5,733
169
VTEX
Class
A(Æ)
42,661
205
Workiva,
Inc.(Æ)
8,732
888
Xperi,
Inc.(Æ)
2,000
26
Yelp,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Û)
5,750
209
Yext,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
8,472
96
Zeta
Global
Holdings
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
16,896
144
29,611
Utilities
-
4.6%
Allete,
Inc.
10,196
591
Allot,
Ltd.(Æ)
19,053
60
APA
Corp.(Ð)
2,256
77
Avista
Corp.
4,974
195
Black
Hills
Corp.
1,725
104
Brookfield
Infrastructure
Corp.
Class
A
2,125
97
California
Resources
Corp.(Û)
10,225
463
Chord
Energy
Corp.
1,355
208
CNX
Resources
Corp.(Æ)
8,200
145
Cogent
Communications
Holdings,
Inc.
1,427
96
Denbury,
Inc.(Æ)
1,769
153
Earthstone
Energy,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)(Ð)
56,929
814
Evolution
Petroleum
Corp.
86,044
694
Excelerate
Energy,
Inc.
Class
A
23,425
476
Golar
LNG,
Ltd.
5,225
105
Iridium
Communications,
Inc.
2,699
168
Kosmos
Energy,
Ltd.(Æ)
23,273
139
Magnolia
Oil
&
Gas
Corp.
Class
A
6,928
145
New
Jersey
Resources
Corp.
2,126
100
Northern
Oil
and
Gas,
Inc.
2,453
84
Northwest
Natural
Holding
Co.
11,178
481
NorthWestern
Corp.
3,665
208
NRG
Energy,
Inc.(Ð)(Û)
10,652
398
ONE
Gas,
Inc.
3,865
297
Permian
Resources
Corp.
68,333
749
Portland
General
Electric
Co.
4,569
214
RGC
Resources,
Inc.
11,629
233
Saturn
Oil
&
Gas,
Inc.(Æ)
55,812
93
SilverBow
Resources,
Inc.(Æ)(Ð)
10,851
316
Southwest
Gas
Holdings,
Inc.
2,898
185
Spire,
Inc.
1,732
110
UGI
Corp.
7,375
199
Unitil
Corp.
7,749
393
US
Cellular
Corp.(Æ)(Û)
7,631
135
Vistra
Corp.(Û)
15,788
414
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
31
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
York
Water
Co.
(The)
11,046
456
9,795
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$193,112)
211,344
Short-Term
Investments
-
5.1%
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund(@)
10,830,830
(∞)
10,828
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$10,827)
10,828
Other
Securities
-
2.3%
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund(@)(×)
4,847,405
(∞)
4,847
Total
Other
Securities
(cost
$4,847)
4,847
Total
Investments
-
106.8%
(identified
cost
$208,786)
227,019
Securities
Sold
Short
-
(4.5)%
Consumer
Discretionary
-
(0.7)%
Acushnet
Holdings
Corp.
(482)
(26)
Akoustis
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
(6,385)
(20)
Altice
USA,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(20,130)
(61)
America's
Car-Mart,
Inc.(Æ)
(358)
(36)
AMMO,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,516)
(8)
Blade
Air
Mobility,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,900)
(12)
Byrna
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
(875)
(4)
Churchill
Downs,
Inc.
(1,366)
(190)
Clear
Channel
Outdoor
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(24,965)
(34)
Conn's,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,762)
(10)
Crocs,
Inc.(Æ)
(471)
(53)
DISH
Network
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
(7,095)
(47)
Dream
Finders
Homes,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(1,941)
(48)
GrowGeneration
Corp.(Æ)
(2,851)
(10)
iHeartMedia,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(4,900)
(18)
Instructure
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,287)
(32)
Joby
Aviation,
Inc.(Æ)
(8,603)
(88)
Kura
Sushi
USA,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(141)
(13)
Leslie's,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,572)
(34)
LGI
Homes,
Inc.(Æ)
(609)
(82)
Lindblad
Expeditions
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(442)
(5)
Magnite,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,836)
(52)
OneWater
Marine,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(933)
(34)
Skillsoft
Corp.(Æ)
(4,541)
(6)
Topgolf
Callaway
Brands
Corp.(Æ)
(8,498)
(169)
XPEL,
Inc.(Æ)(Þ)
(1,590)
(134)
YETI
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,684)
(65)
Ziff
Davis,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,304)
(91)
(1,382)
Consumer
Staples
-
(0.1)%
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
22nd
Century
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(12,847)
(5)
Alico,
Inc.
(717)
(18)
B&G
Foods,
Inc.
Class
A
(2,343)
(33)
J&J
Snack
Foods
Corp.
(668)
(106)
MGP
Ingredients,
Inc.
(1,142)
(121)
Utz
Brands,
Inc.
(1,988)
(33)
(316)
Energy
-
(0.3)%
Ameresco,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(1,370)
(67)
Cleanspark,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,383)
(19)
FuelCell
Energy,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,935)
(11)
GrafTech
International,
Ltd.
(8,767)
(44)
Ring
Energy,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,925)
(8)
Shoals
Technologies
Group,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(2,996)
(77)
Sitio
Royalties
Corp.
Class
A
(2,399)
(63)
Southwestern
Energy
Co.(Æ)
(18,505)
(111)
Sunrun,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,150)
(56)
Uranium
Energy
Corp.(Æ)
(23,795)
(81)
(537)
Financial
Services
-
(0.5)%
Annaly
Capital
Management,
Inc.(ö)
(8,092)
(162)
Arbor
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
(2,188)
(32)
ARMOUR
Residential
REIT,
Inc.(ö)
(2,537)
(14)
Chimera
Investment
Corp.(ö)
(2,681)
(15)
Distribution
Solutions
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(477)
(25)
Dynex
Capital,
Inc.(ö)
(5,270)
(66)
European
Wax
Center,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(913)
(17)
Hannon
Armstrong
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Capital,
Inc.(ö)
(2,380)
(60)
Healthcare
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
(8,367)
(158)
New
York
Community
Bancorp,
Inc.
(16,793)
(189)
Potlatch
Corp.(ö)
(2,942)
(155)
Ready
Capital
Corp.(ö)
(4,173)
(47)
Uniti
Group,
Inc.(ö)
(9,378)
(43)
Webster
Financial
Corp.
(3,415)
(129)
(1,112)
Health
Care
-
(1.0)%
AdaptHealth
Corp.(Æ)
(6,040)
(73)
Agenus,
Inc.(Æ)
(20,354)
(33)
Akero
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(190)
(9)
Amylyx
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
(267)
(6)
Anavex
Life
Sciences
Corp.(Æ)
(2,236)
(18)
Apellis
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,850)
(169)
Atossa
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(9,029)
(11)
Azenta,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,676)
(78)
BioLife
Solutions,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,464)
(54)
ClearPoint
Neuro,
Inc.(Æ)
(603)
(4)
Clover
Health
Investments
Corp.(Æ)
(14,619)
(13)
Collegium
Pharmaceutical,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,354)
(29)
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
32
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Cytokinetics,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,293)
(42)
Day
One
Biopharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
(930)
(11)
DocGo,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,663)
(25)
Exact
Sciences
Corp.(Æ)
(1,192)
(112)
Geron
Corp.(Æ)
(12,656)
(41)
ICU
Medical,
Inc.(Æ)
(716)
(128)
ImmunoGen,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,651)
(31)
Inhibrx,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,019)
(26)
Inotiv,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,607)
(8)
MannKind
Corp.(Æ)
(8,734)
(36)
Masimo
Corp.(Æ)
(853)
(140)
Neogen
Corp.(Æ)
(8,894)
(193)
Ocular
Therapeutix,
Inc.(Æ)
(4,213)
(22)
OrthoPediatrics
Corp.(Æ)
(617)
(27)
Pliant
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(207)
(4)
Poseida
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,066)
(4)
RadNet,
Inc.(Æ)
(476)
(16)
Repligen
Corp.(Æ)
(1,033)
(146)
Replimune
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,267)
(29)
Revance
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,912)
(74)
Seelos
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(5,074)
(6)
Sharecare,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,737)
(3)
SIGA
Technologies,
Inc.
(3,036)
(15)
Sotera
Health
Co.(Æ)
(2,538)
(48)
Syndax
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,327)
(70)
TransMedics
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(808)
(68)
Vaxcyte,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,360)
(118)
Ventyx
Biosciences,
Inc.(Æ)
(406)
(13)
Veracyte,
Inc.(Æ)
(6,608)
(168)
Vericel
Corp.(Æ)
(1,179)
(44)
Vicarious
Surgical,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,200)
(6)
Viking
Therapeutics,
Inc.(Æ)
(292)
(5)
(2,176)
Materials
and
Processing
-
(0.2)%
5E
Advanced
Materials,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,911)
(6)
Aspen
Aerogels,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,549)
(28)
Livent
Corp.(Æ)
(4,595)
(126)
Mativ
Holdings,
Inc.
(2,079)
(31)
Origin
Materials,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,800)
(8)
Pool
Corp.
(229)
(86)
Quaker
Chemical
Corp.
(440)
(86)
ThredUp,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(5,788)
(14)
(385)
Producer
Durables
-
(0.5)%
908
Devices,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,316)
(9)
Affirm
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(100)
(2)
Badger
Meter,
Inc.
(914)
(135)
GATX
Corp.
(874)
(113)
H&R
Block,
Inc.
(4,666)
(149)
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
LCI
Industries
(755)
(95)
Microvast
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(10,724)
(17)
MultiPlan
Corp.(Æ)
(15,401)
(32)
PureCycle
Technologies,
Inc.(Æ)
(6,815)
(73)
RBC
Bearings,
Inc.(Æ)
(580)
(126)
Repay
Holdings
Corp.(Æ)
(3,295)
(26)
Solid
Power,
Inc.(Æ)
(6,438)
(16)
V2X,
Inc.(Æ)
(720)
(36)
Whole
Earth
Brands,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,800)
(7)
Workhorse
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(8,232)
(7)
Zurn
Water
Solutions
Corp.
(4,628)
(124)
(967)
Technology
-
(1.0)%
ADTRAN
Holdings,
Inc.
(4,016)
(42)
Aehr
Test
Systems(Æ)
(701)
(29)
Altair
Engineering,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(2,210)
(168)
Angi,
Inc.(Æ)
(5,800)
(19)
AppLovin
Corp.
Class
A(Æ)
(6,428)
(165)
Bumble,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
(5,500)
(92)
Clearfield,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,314)
(62)
Coherent
Corp.(Æ)
(3,604)
(184)
Digi
International,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,433)
(56)
Digimarc
Corp.(Æ)
(1,518)
(45)
E2open
Parent
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(9,559)
(53)
Entegris,
Inc.
(1,028)
(114)
Envestnet,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,613)
(96)
Frontier
Communications
Corp.(Æ)
(6,423)
(120)
Gen
Digital,
Inc.
(3,425)
(64)
Identiv,
Inc.(Æ)
(670)
(6)
InterDigital,
Inc.
(995)
(96)
Matterport,
Inc.(Æ)
(5,643)
(18)
MKS
Instruments,
Inc.
(1,324)
(143)
Model
N,
Inc.(Æ)
(82)
(3)
NAPCO
Security
Technologies,
Inc.
(1,135)
(39)
NextNav,
Inc.(Æ)
(2,100)
(6)
Ondas
Holdings,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,438)
(1)
Ouster,
Inc.(Æ)
(936)
(5)
PAR
Technology
Corp.(Æ)
(2,330)
(77)
Paycor
HCM,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,753)
(41)
Porch
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
(11,879)
(16)
Super
Micro
Computer,
Inc.(Æ)
(603)
(150)
Terran
Orbital
Corp.(Æ)
(3,200)
(5)
ViaSat,
Inc.(Æ)
(1,597)
(66)
Wolfspeed,
Inc.(Æ)
(3,575)
(199)
(2,180)
Utilities
-
(0.2)%
Chord
Energy
Corp.
(1,160)
(178)
Civitas
Resources,
Inc.
(2,439)
(169)
Crescent
Energy
Co.
Class
A
(740)
(8)
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
33
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Equitrans
Midstream
Corp.
(8,907)
(85)
Tellurian,
Inc.(Æ)
(9,597)
(14)
(454)
Total
Securities
Sold
Short
(proceeds
$9,347)
(9,509)
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(2.3)%
(4,817)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
212,693
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
34
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
(0.1)%
JER
Investment
Trust,
Inc.
05/27/04
1,771
82.03
145
XPEL,
Inc.
02/09/22
(1,590)
59.32
(94)
(134)
(134)
For
a
description
of
restricted
securities
see
note
7
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Futures
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
contract
amounts
)
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
  Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Long
Positions
Russell
2000
E-Mini
Index
Futures
113
USD
10,756
09/23
82
Total
Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Futures
Contracts
(å)
82
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
15
CAD
20
07/05/23
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
CAD
1
USD
1
07/05/23
State
Street
CAD
USD
07/05/23
Total
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Stocks
Consumer
Discretionary
$
24,689
$
$
$
$
24,689
11.6
Consumer
Staples
8,887
8,887
4.2
Energy
8,143
8,143
3.8
Financial
Services
39,850
39,850
18.8
Health
Care
38,233
12
38,245
18.0
Materials
and
Processing
17,176
10
17,186
8.1
Producer
Durables
34,938
34,938
16.4
Technology
29,611
29,611
13.9
Utilities
9,795
9,795
4.6
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
35
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Short-Term
Investments
10,828
10,828
5.1
Other
Securities
4,847
4,847
2.3
Total
Investments
211,322
22
15,675
227,019
106.8
Securities
Sold
Short
***
(9,509)
(9,509)
(4.5)
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
(2.3)
100.0
Other
Financial
Instruments
Assets
Futures
Contracts
82
82
*
Total
Other
Financial
Instruments
**
$
82
$
$
$
$
82
*
Less
than
0.05%
of
net
assets.
**
Futures
and
foreign
currency
exchange
contract
values
reflect
the
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
the
investments.
***
Refer
to
Schedule
of
Investments
for
detailed
sector
breakout.
(a)
Certain
investments
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
using
the
net
asset
value
per
share
(or
its
equivalent)
practical
expedient
have
not
been
classified
in
the
fair
value
levels.
The
fair
value
amounts
presented
in
the
table
are
intended
to
permit
reconciliation
to
the
amounts
presented
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
For
a
description
of
the
Levels,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
For
a
disclosure
on
transfers
into
and
out
of
Level
3
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Investments
in
which
significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level
3)
were
used
in
determining
a
fair
value
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
were
less
than
1%
of
net
assets.
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
36
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity  
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
$
82
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity  
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Futures
contracts
$
227
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Futures
contracts
$
359
*
Includes
cumulative
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
futures
contracts
as
reported
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
Only
variation
margin
is
reported
within
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
37
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Assets
and
Derivative
Assets
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
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
on
Loan*
Investments,
at
fair
value
$
4,707
$
$
4,707
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
4,707
4,707
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
4,707
$
$
4,707
Financial
Assets,
Derivative
Assets,
and
Collateral
Held
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Assets
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Received^
Net
Amount
Bank
of
America
$
527
$
$
527
$
Barclays
266
266
Citigroup
174
174
Fidelity
713
713
Goldman
Sachs
301
301
HSBC
496
496
Morgan
Stanley
1,507
1,507
National
Bank
of
Canada
40
40
Wells
Fargo
683
683
Total
$
4,707
$
$
4,707
$
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
38
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Liabilities
and
Derivative
Liabilities
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Short
Sales
Securities
sold
short,
at
fair
value
$
9,509
$
$
9,509
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
9,509
9,509
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
9,509
$
$
9,509
Financial
Liabilities,
Derivative
Liabilities,
and
Collateral
Pledged
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged^
Net
Amount
State
Street
$
9,509
$
$
9,509
$
Total
$
9,509
$
$
9,509
$
*      
Fair
value
of
securities
on
loan
as
reported
in
the
footnotes
to
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
^      Collateral
received
or
pledged
amounts
may
not
reconcile
to
those
disclosed
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
due
to
the
inclusion
of
off-Balance
Sheet
collateral
and
adjustments
made
to
exclude
overcollateralization.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
and
counterparty
risk
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
39
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
208,786
Investments,
at
fair
value(*)(>)
....................................................................................................................................................
227,019
Foreign
currency
holdings(^)
.......................................................................................................................................................
20
Receivables:
Dividends
and
interest
......................................................................................................................................................
126
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
47
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
1,931
Fund
shares
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
27
From
broker(a)
.................................................................................................................................................................
677
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................
82
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
1
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
229,930
Liabilities
Payables:
Due
to
custodian
..............................................................................................................................................................
2
Investments
purchased
.....................................................................................................................................................
2,509
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
108
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
158
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
104
Securities
sold
short,
at
fair
value(‡)
...........................................................................................................................................
9,509
Payable
upon
return
of
securities
loaned
.....................................................................................................................................
4,847
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
17,237
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
212,693
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
40
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
12,558
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
160
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
199,975
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
212,693
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
13.33
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
212,693,455
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
15,959,871
Amounts
in
thousands
(^)    
Foreign
currency
holdings
-
cost
$
21
(*)    
Securities
on
loan
included
in
investments
$
4,707
(‡)    
Proceeds
on
securities
sold
short
$
9,347
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliates,
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
and
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
$
15,675
(a)    
Receivable
from
Broker
for
Futures
$
677
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
41
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Dividends
.........................................................................................................................................................................
$
1,619
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
258
Securities
lending
income
(net)
.......................................................................................................................................
22
Total
investment
income
..............................................................................................................................................................
1,899
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
936
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
52
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
45
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
5
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
45
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
7
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
9
Dividends
from
securities
sold
short
................................................................................................................................
80
Interest
expense
paid
on
securities
sold
short
..................................................................................................................
37
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
6
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
1,222
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(42)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
1,180
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
719
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
......................................................................................................................................................................
1,749
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
227
Securities
sold
short
.........................................................................................................................................................
673
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
2,649
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
.....................................................................................................................................................................
11,158
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(2)
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
359
Securities
sold
short
.........................................................................................................................................................
(1,972)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
9,543
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
12,192
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
12,911
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
42
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
719
$
887
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
2,649
(2,264)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
9,543
(39,491)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
12,911
(40,868)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(451)
(4,984)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(451)
(4,984)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(5,929)
(5,539)
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
6,531
(51,391)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
206,162
257,553
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
212,693
$
206,162
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
392
$
4,920
469
$
6,287
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
35
451
365
4,984
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(879)
(11,300)
(1,291)
(16,810)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(452)
$
(5,929)
(457)
$
(5,539)
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
44
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(ƥ)(Ƃ)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023(ƣ)
12.56
.04
.
76
.
80
(.03)
December
31,
2022
15.27
.05
(2.46)
(2.41)
(.03)
(.27)
December
31,
2021
15.75
.01
3.92
3.93
(.04)
(4.37)
December
31,
2020
14.30
.02
1.75
1.77
(.01)
(.31)
December
31,
2019
11.86
.05
2.68
2.73
(.07)
(.22)
December
31,
2018
16.40
.07
(1.94)
(1.87)
(.08)
(2.59)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
45
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(ǿ)(±)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(ɯ)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(Ƃ)(ɯ)(∆)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(Ƃ)(ɯ)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(ǿ)
(.03)
13.33
6.36
212,693
1.
17
1.
13
.69
45
(.30)
12.56
(15.96)
206,162
1.15
1.12
.40
101
(4.41)
15.27
25.79
257,553
1.14
1.13
.05
114
(.32)
15.75
12.70
236,264
1.25
1.25
.12
125
(.29)
14.30
23.07
227,899
1.19
1.19
.34
127
(2.67)
11.86
(11.97)
204,490
1.04
1.04
.45
80
Russell
Investment
Funds
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
46
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
20
2
3
with
underlying
f
unds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
147,870
Administrative
fees
8,597
Transfer
agent
fees
756
Trustee
fees
1,034
$
158,257
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
9,967
$
35,165
$
34,302
$
$
(2
)
$
10,828
$
258
$
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
4,245
17,529
16,927
4,847
78
$
14,212
$
52,694
$
51,229
$
$
(2
)
$
15,675
$
336
$
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
205,498,187
$
26,254,958
$
(14,161,093)
$
12,093,865
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
47
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,113.90
$
1,019.69
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
5.40
$
5.16
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
1.03%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
48
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Common
Stocks
-
92.1%
Australia
-
1.4%
Ampol,
Ltd.
3,077
62
ASX,
Ltd.
-
ADR
567
24
BHP
Group,
Ltd.
-
ADR
50,925
1,519
BlueScope
Steel,
Ltd.
1,987
27
Commonwealth
Bank
of
Australia
-
ADR
4,483
301
CSL,
Ltd.
1,157
214
Dexus
Property
Group(ö)
3,048
16
Medibank
Pvt,
Ltd.
138,244
325
National
Australia
Bank,
Ltd.
-
ADR
4,110
73
Rio
Tinto
PLC
18,443
1,172
Rio
Tinto,
Ltd.
-
ADR
1,934
149
South32,
Ltd.
Class
B
230,190
580
Wesfarmers,
Ltd.
3,132
103
Westpac
Banking
Corp.
5,956
85
Woodside
Energy
Group,
Ltd.
6,442
149
4,799
Austria
-
0.6%
ams
AG(Æ)
20,386
147
Erste
Group
Bank
AG
38,828
1,363
Mondi
PLC
45,700
698
2,208
Belgium
-
0.4%
Ageas
SA
10,110
410
KBC
Groep
NV
597
42
Proximus
SA
26,489
197
UCB
SA
7,307
648
1,297
Brazil
-
1.1%
Ambev
SA(Æ)
391,473
1,260
Atacadao
SA
126,340
295
Banco
Bradesco
SA
-
ADR
190,736
660
Banco
do
Brasil
SA
36,500
376
Cia
de
Saneamento
Basico
do
Estado
de
Sao
Paulo(Æ)
25,784
305
Telefonica
Brasil
SA
54,416
492
Ultrapar
Participacoes
SA
83,200
328
Yara
International
ASA
2,286
81
3,797
Canada
-
4.5%
Agnico
Eagle
Mines,
Ltd.
16,721
835
Alimentation
Couche-Tard,
Inc.
2,589
133
ARC
Resources,
Ltd.
17,373
232
Bank
of
Montreal
1,498
135
Bank
of
Nova
Scotia
(The)
3,241
162
Barrick
Gold
Corp.
29,415
497
CAE,
Inc.(Æ)
106,901
2,393
Cameco
Corp.
Class
A
9,156
287
Canadian
Imperial
Bank
of
Commerce
2,428
104
Canadian
National
Railway
Co.
15,713
1,903
Canadian
Pacific
Kansas
City,
Ltd.
1,090
88
CCL
Industries,
Inc.
Class
B
948
46
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
CGI
Group,
Inc.(Æ)
1,155
122
Dollarama,
Inc.
9,417
638
Enbridge,
Inc.
4,216
157
George
Weston,
Ltd.
711
84
Great-West
Lifeco,
Inc.
3,162
92
iA
Financial
Corp.,
Inc.
6,350
433
Loblaw
Cos.,
Ltd.
984
90
Lundin
Mining
Corp.
18,491
145
Magna
International,
Inc.
Class
A
9,435
533
Metro,
Inc.
Class
A
2,950
167
National
Bank
of
Canada
834
62
Open
Text
Corp.
759
31
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
-
GDR
16,250
1,552
Saputo,
Inc.
-
ADR
1,942
43
Shopify,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
8,369
541
Stantec,
Inc.
12,507
816
Sun
Life
Financial,
Inc.
23,230
1,211
TC
Energy
Corp.
6,163
249
TELUS
Corp.
3,860
75
Thomson
Reuters
Corp.(Æ)
371
50
Toronto-Dominion
Bank
(The)
22,311
1,383
15,289
China
-
2.1%
Alibaba
Group
Holding,
Ltd.(Æ)
108,014
1,123
Anta
Sports
Products,
Ltd.
59,000
605
Baidu,
Inc.
Class
A(Æ)
3,850
66
BOC
Hong
Kong
Holdings,
Ltd.
26,000
80
BYD
Co.,
Ltd.
Class
H
26,000
832
Dongfeng
Motor
Group
Co.,
Ltd.
Class
H
354,000
162
H
World
Group,
Ltd.
-
ADR(Æ)
13,654
529
Li
Ning
Co.,
Ltd.
55,000
297
Tencent
Holdings,
Ltd.
64,684
2,753
Trip.com
Group,
Ltd.
-
ADR(Æ)
15,110
529
Wilmar
International,
Ltd.
19,000
54
7,030
Denmark
-
1.2%
Carlsberg
A/S
Class
B
380
61
Chr
Hansen
Holding
A/S
976
68
Coloplast
A/S
Class
B
619
77
Danske
Bank
A/S(Æ)
33,561
817
Novo
Nordisk
A/S
Class
B
15,193
2,454
Novozymes
A/S
Class
B
589
28
Tryg
A/S
3,314
72
Vestas
Wind
Systems
A/S(Æ)
21,497
571
4,148
Finland
-
1.3%
Elisa
OYJ
8,413
449
Kone
OYJ
Class
B
4,553
238
Neste
OYJ
10,995
424
Nokia
OYJ
402,642
1,690
Nordea
Bank
Abp
15,509
169
Orion
OYJ
Class
B
3,235
134
Sampo
OYJ
Class
A
16,873
757
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
49
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
UPM-Kymmene
OYJ
1,432
43
Wartsila
OYJ
Abp
Class
B
39,377
443
4,347
France
-
8.1%
Accor
SA
57,443
2,136
Air
Liquide
SA
Class
A
1,142
205
Airbus
Group
SE
8,505
1,229
Amundi
SA(Þ)
16,192
957
AXA
SA
33,396
987
BNP
Paribas
SA
11,697
739
Bouygues
SA
-
ADR
14,092
473
Bureau
Veritas
SA
26,780
734
Capgemini
SE
3,938
746
Carrefour
SA
28,630
543
Cie
de
Saint-Gobain
SA
12,136
739
Danone
SA
2,699
165
Dassault
Aviation
SA
4,607
922
Dassault
Systemes
SE
2,279
101
Edenred
1,731
116
Eiffage
SA
915
95
Engie
SA
58,644
975
EssilorLuxottica
SA
558
106
Hermes
International
86
187
Kering
1,191
660
La
Francaise
des
Jeux
SAEM(Þ)
3,816
150
Legrand
SA
-
ADR
1,065
106
L'Oreal
SA
3,800
1,773
LVMH
Moet
Hennessy
Louis
Vuitton
SE
-
ADR
3,276
3,092
Michelin
(CGDE)
60,416
1,786
Orange
SA
-
ADR
58,005
678
Pernod
Ricard
SA
483
107
Publicis
Groupe
SA
-
ADR
9,268
723
Remy
Cointreau
SA
591
95
Renault
SA
10,253
433
Rexel
SA
Class
H
88,439
2,187
Sartorius
Stedim
Biotech
5,487
1,371
SEB
SA
673
70
Societe
Generale
SA
21,269
554
TotalEnergies
SE
24,936
1,429
Vinci
SA
2,108
245
27,614
Germany
-
4.7%
Allianz
SE
1,281
298
BASF
SE
21,849
1,061
Bayer
AG
10,482
580
Bayerische
Motoren
Werke
Aktiengesellschaft
426
52
Beiersdorf
AG
941
124
Brenntag
SE
2,346
183
CECONOMY
AG(Æ)
28,820
72
Continental
AG
4,685
353
Covestro
AG(Æ)(Þ)
32,824
1,704
Daimler
Truck
Holding
AG
62,469
2,249
Deutsche
Boerse
AG
7,888
1,457
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Deutsche
Post
AG
2,236
109
Deutsche
Telekom
AG
13,170
287
E.ON
SE
11,249
143
Evonik
Industries
AG
19,374
368
Fresenius
Medical
Care
AG
&
Co.
KGaA
26,628
1,272
Fresenius
SE
&
Co.
KGaA
21,228
588
Hannover
Rueck
SE
3,132
664
Heidelberg
Materials
AG
9,839
808
Henkel
AG
&
Co.
KGaA
1,723
121
Infineon
Technologies
AG
-
ADR
20,673
853
LEG
Immobilien
SE(Æ)
417
24
Mercedes-Benz
Group
AG
4,697
378
Merck
KGaA
489
81
Muenchener
Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft
AG
3,629
1,361
SAP
SE
-
ADR
2,058
281
Siemens
AG
2,711
451
Symrise
AG
870
91
Vonovia
SE
2,792
55
16,068
Hong
Kong
-
3.1%
AIA
Group,
Ltd.
254,339
2,595
CK
Asset
Holdings,
Ltd.
91,049
505
CK
Hutchison
Holdings,
Ltd.
Class
B
22,313
137
CK
Infrastructure
Holdings,
Ltd.
7,500
40
CLP
Holdings,
Ltd.
57,000
444
Galaxy
Entertainment
Group,
Ltd.(Æ)
177,869
1,135
Hang
Seng
Bank,
Ltd.
45,500
648
HKT
Trust
&
HKT,
Ltd.
81,000
94
Hong
Kong
&
China
Gas
Co.,
Ltd.
827,000
715
Hong
Kong
Exchanges
&
Clearing,
Ltd.
14,900
567
Power
Assets
Holdings,
Ltd.
82,000
430
Sino
Land
Co.,
Ltd.
56,000
69
Sun
Hung
Kai
Properties,
Ltd.
8,500
107
Swire
Properties,
Ltd.
100,200
247
Techtronic
Industries
Co.,
Ltd.
223,271
2,443
WH
Group,
Ltd.(Þ)
605,000
322
10,498
Hungary
-
0.1%
OTP
Bank
PLC
8,256
293
India
-
1.0%
HDFC
Bank,
Ltd.
-
ADR
39,462
2,751
Reliance
Industries,
Ltd.
-
GDR(Þ)
12,031
751
3,502
Indonesia
-
0.1%
Bank
Mandiri
Persero
Tbk
PT
793,410
278
Ireland
-
2.6%
AIB
Group
PLC
92,546
389
Bank
of
Ireland
Group
PLC
93,585
894
CRH
PLC
2,291
127
Flutter
Entertainment
PLC(Æ)
5,970
1,199
Kerry
Group
PLC
Class
A
20,233
1,974
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
50
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Linde
PLC
8,779
3,345
Ryanair
Holdings
PLC
-
ADR(Æ)
7,727
855
8,783
Israel
-
0.1%
Bank
Hapoalim
BM
10,568
87
Bank
Leumi
Le-Israel
BM
12,839
96
Check
Point
Software
Technologies,
Ltd.(Æ)
1,026
129
Israel
Discount
Bank,
Ltd.
Class
A
18,095
90
Mizrahi
Tefahot
Bank,
Ltd.
2,374
79
481
Italy
-
2.1%
Assicurazioni
Generali
SpA
15,677
319
BPER
Banca
125,260
382
Davide
Campari-Milano
NV
56,397
782
Enel
SpA
229,075
1,543
Eni
SpA
-
ADR
65,724
948
FinecoBank
Banca
Fineco
SpA
59,196
799
Moncler
SpA
8,642
598
Recordati
SpA
5,615
268
Snam
Rete
Gas
SpA
18,790
98
Terna
Rete
Elettrica
Nazionale
SpA
4,731
40
UniCredit
SpA
52,872
1,233
7,010
Japan
-
17.0%
Ajinomoto
Co.,
Inc.
2,700
108
Alfresa
Holdings
Corp.
15,500
232
Alps
Alpine
Co.,
Ltd.
19,100
167
Amada
Co.,
Ltd.
26,300
260
Asahi
Group
Holdings,
Ltd.
1,600
62
Asahi
Kasei
Corp.
10,500
71
Astellas
Pharma,
Inc.
69,000
1,028
Bandai
Namco
Holdings,
Inc.
25,200
583
Bridgestone
Corp.
6,300
259
Brother
Industries,
Ltd.
8,600
126
Canon,
Inc.
40,400
1,066
Dai-ichi
Life
Holdings,
Inc.
27,250
523
Daiichi
Sankyo
Co.,
Ltd.
28,900
916
Daito
Trust
Construction
Co.,
Ltd.
900
91
Daiwa
House
Industry
Co.,
Ltd.
7,500
198
Daiwa
House
REIT
Investment
Corp.(ö)
26
50
Daiwa
Securities
Group,
Inc.
29,000
150
DeNA
Co.,
Ltd.
13,400
174
Denso
Corp.
7,900
533
Disco
Corp.
3,300
522
Eisai
Co.,
Ltd.
11,940
805
FANUC
Corp.
25,500
897
Fuji
Media
Holdings,
Inc.
7,700
81
Fukuoka
Financial
Group,
Inc.
22,800
471
Hakuhodo
DY
Holdings,
Inc.
17,200
182
Hino
Motors,
Ltd.(Æ)
54,000
227
Honda
Motor
Co.,
Ltd.
41,171
1,244
Iida
Group
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
24,200
410
Inpex
Corp.
32,700
365
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Isuzu
Motors,
Ltd.
79,600
969
ITOCHU
Corp.
4,700
187
Japan
Airlines
Co.,
Ltd.
15,600
339
Japan
Exchange
Group,
Inc.
29,000
507
Japan
Post
Bank
Co.,
Ltd.
Class
A
4,600
36
Japan
Post
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
21,400
154
Japan
Real
Estate
Investment
Corp.(ö)
13
49
Japan
Tobacco,
Inc.
48,100
1,054
JGC
Holdings
Corp.
21,700
283
Kajima
Corp.
5,100
77
Kansai
Electric
Power
Co.,
Inc.
(The)
12,200
153
Kao
Corp.(Ñ)
16,100
583
KDDI
Corp.
35,400
1,094
Keyence
Corp.
5,100
2,412
Kirin
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
31,200
456
Komatsu,
Ltd.
57,000
1,542
Kyocera
Corp.
17,900
973
Makita
Corp.
17,068
479
McDonald's
Holdings
Co.
Japan,
Ltd.
4,100
159
MEIJI
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
11,000
246
Minebea
Co.,
Ltd.
46,100
873
Mitsubishi
Electric
Corp.
86,100
1,210
Mitsubishi
Estate
Co.,
Ltd.
38,100
454
Mitsubishi
UFJ
Financial
Group,
Inc.
133,800
988
Mitsubishi
UFJ
Lease
&
Finance
Co.,
Ltd.
25,600
153
Mizuho
Financial
Group,
Inc.
7,800
119
MS&AD
Insurance
Group
Holdings,
Inc.
27,700
987
Nikon
Corp.
28,700
373
Nintendo
Co.,
Ltd.
20,200
919
Nippon
Building
Fund,
Inc.(ö)
24
94
Nippon
Prologis,
Inc.(Æ)(ö)
19
38
Nippon
Telegraph
&
Telephone
Corp.
157,650
187
Nippon
Television
Holdings,
Inc.
15,800
151
Nissan
Chemical
Corp.
3,900
168
Nissan
Motor
Co.,
Ltd.
132,500
547
Nisshin
Seifun
Group,
Inc.
3,900
48
Nissin
Foods
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
1,100
91
Nitto
Denko
Corp.
5,800
430
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.
38,800
147
Obayashi
Corp.
11,200
97
Obic
Co.,
Ltd.
400
64
Oji
Holdings
Corp.
8,000
30
Ono
Pharmaceutical
Co.,
Ltd.
21,091
382
ORIX
Corp.
1,200
22
Otsuka
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
4,300
158
Resona
Holdings,
Inc.
265,200
1,271
SCSK
Corp.
7,900
124
Secom
Co.,
Ltd.
2,600
176
Sekisui
Chemical
Co.,
Ltd.
25,200
365
Sekisui
House,
Ltd.
10,900
221
Seven
&
i
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
2,100
91
SG
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
6,200
88
Shimizu
Corp.
19,500
123
Shin-Etsu
Chemical
Co.,
Ltd.
116,775
3,881
Shiseido
Co.,
Ltd.
54,400
2,465
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
51
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
SMC
Corp.
1,100
611
SoftBank
Corp.
8,700
93
Sompo
Japan
Nipponkoa
Holdings,
Inc.
1,400
63
Sony
Group
Corp.
8,510
763
Stanley
Electric
Co.,
Ltd.
15,739
319
Subaru
Corp.
115,844
2,192
Sumitomo
Electric
Industries,
Ltd.
41,400
508
Sumitomo
Heavy
Industries,
Ltd.
11,800
283
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Financial
Group,
Inc.
11,500
492
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Trust
Holdings,
Inc.
19,700
705
Sumitomo
Rubber
Industries,
Ltd.
18,000
175
Suntory
Beverage
&
Food,
Ltd.
2,100
76
T&D
Holdings,
Inc.
75,000
1,108
Taiheiyo
Cement
Corp.
11,700
230
Taisei
Corp.
4,100
143
Takeda
Pharmaceutical
Co.,
Ltd.
39,500
1,242
Terumo
Corp.
3,200
102
THK
Co.,
Ltd.
15,600
321
Toho
Co.,
Ltd.
1,400
53
Tokio
Marine
Holdings,
Inc.
43,000
993
Tokyo
Electron,
Ltd.
20,210
2,894
Tokyo
Gas
Co.,
Ltd.
9,600
210
Toray
Industries,
Inc.
157,100
878
Tosoh
Corp.
13,100
155
Toyota
Industries
Corp.
2,000
143
Toyota
Motor
Corp.
27,000
432
Tsuruha
Holdings,
Inc.
4,400
328
USS
Co.,
Ltd.
11,400
189
Yakult
Honsha
Co.,
Ltd.
1,300
82
Yamaha
Motor
Co.,
Ltd.(Ñ)
20,200
582
Yamato
Holdings
Co.,
Ltd.
28,594
517
57,970
Jersey
-
0.2%
Glencore
PLC
121,479
689
Luxembourg
-
0.8%
ArcelorMittal
SA
37,695
1,027
Eurofins
Scientific
SE
22,155
1,407
RTL
Group
SA
5,556
222
2,656
Malaysia
-
0.1%
CIMB
Group
Holdings
BHD
229,417
249
Mexico
-
0.5%
Fresnillo
PLC
17,684
137
Grupo
Televisa
SAB
-
ADR
295,179
1,514
1,651
Netherlands
-
5.8%
ABN
AMRO
Bank
NV(Þ)
39,261
611
Adyen
NV(Æ)(Þ)
444
769
Akzo
Nobel
NV
1,051
86
ASML
Holding
NV
1,867
1,352
Euronext
NV(Þ)
1,693
115
Ferrari
NV
3,339
1,093
Heineken
Holding
NV
1,074
93
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Heineken
NV
32,540
3,349
ING
Groep
NV
167,636
2,264
Koninklijke
Ahold
Delhaize
NV
6,180
211
Koninklijke
Philips
NV(Æ)
95,073
2,057
NN
Group
NV
13,093
486
Randstad
NV
33,308
1,755
Shell
PLC
139,456
4,171
Universal
Music
Group
NV
39,777
884
VEON,
Ltd.
-
ADR(Æ)
5,377
110
Wolters
Kluwer
NV
1,240
157
19,563
New
Zealand
-
0.3%
Fisher
&
Paykel
Healthcare
Corp.,
Ltd.
51,245
770
Spark
New
Zealand,
Ltd.
67,788
212
982
Norway
-
0.4%
DNB
Bank
ASA
6,002
112
Equinor
ASA
Class
N
1,965
57
Kongsberg
Gruppen
ASA
4,782
217
Mowi
ASA
21,249
337
Norsk
Hydro
ASA
13,400
80
Orkla
ASA
43,997
316
Telenor
ASA
11,896
121
1,240
Portugal
-
0.2%
Energias
de
Portugal
SA
7,648
38
Jeronimo
Martins
SGPS
SA
22,246
613
651
Russia
-
0.0%
Gazprom
PJSC(Š)
114,398
Lukoil
PJSC(Š)
2,007
Mobile
TeleSystems
PJSC
-
ADR(Š)
27,365
Sberbank
of
Russia
PJSC(Š)
88,440
Singapore
-
0.7%
CapitaLand
Mall
Trust
Class
A(Æ)(ö)
38,000
54
DBS
Group
Holdings,
Ltd.
6,156
144
Jardine
Cycle
&
Carriage,
Ltd.
4,400
114
Oversea-Chinese
Banking
Corp.,
Ltd.
83,792
763
Singapore
Exchange,
Ltd.
7,900
56
Singapore
Technologies
Engineering,
Ltd.
29,300
80
Singapore
Telecommunications,
Ltd.
500,600
928
United
Overseas
Bank,
Ltd.
4,700
97
Venture
Corp.,
Ltd.
6,800
74
2,310
South
Africa
-
0.4%
Anglo
American
PLC
39,395
1,117
MTN
Group,
Ltd.
12,114
89
Old
Mutual,
Ltd.
387,774
250
1,456
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
52
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
South
Korea
-
1.4%
Coway
Co.,
Ltd.
6,160
206
Hankook
Tire
&
Technology
Co.,
Ltd.
8,269
217
Hyundai
Mobis
Co.,
Ltd.
3,025
536
KB
Financial
Group,
Inc.
16,654
604
KT
Corp.
-
ADR(Ñ)
37,334
422
LG
Energy
Solution,
Ltd.(Æ)
1,455
615
Samsung
Electronics
Co.,
Ltd.
24,319
1,341
Shinhan
Financial
Group
Co.,
Ltd.
36,279
939
4,880
Spain
-
2.0%
Amadeus
IT
Group
SA
Class
A(Æ)
21,738
1,657
CaixaBank
SA
287,477
1,192
Cellnex
Telecom
SA(Þ)
24,811
1,006
Enagas
SA
6,702
132
Endesa
SA
-
ADR
2,131
46
Iberdrola
SA
19,140
250
Industria
de
Diseno
Textil
SA
56,698
2,203
Red
Electrica
Corp.
SA
7,686
129
Telefonica
SA
-
ADR
17,601
71
6,686
Sweden
-
1.5%
Assa
Abloy
AB
Class
B
33,499
804
Atlas
Copco
AB
Class
A
4,328
62
Atlas
Copco
AB
Class
B
4,710
59
Boliden
AB(Æ)
14,255
413
Essity
Aktiebolag
Class
B
2,901
77
Hexagon
AB
Class
B
121,202
1,492
Investor
AB
Class
B
5,909
118
Kinnevik
AB
Class
B(Æ)
2,854
40
Sandvik
AB
30,594
597
Securitas
AB
Class
B
9,746
80
Skandinaviska
Enskilda
Banken
AB
Class
A
10,055
111
Skanska
AB
Class
B
4,372
61
SKF
AB
Class
B
32,871
573
Svenska
Handelsbanken
AB
Class
A
12,929
109
Swedbank
AB
Class
A
4,857
82
Telefonaktiebolaget
LM
Ericsson
Class
B
83,904
458
Volvo
AB
Class
B
3,122
65
5,201
Switzerland
-
6.7%
ABB,
Ltd.
35,094
1,381
Adecco
Group
AG
16,270
531
Alcon,
Inc.
9,917
824
Baloise
Holding
AG
608
89
Barry
Callebaut
AG
32
62
Chocoladefabriken
Lindt
&
Spruengli
AG
6
75
Cie
Financiere
Richemont
SA
Class
A
5,585
948
EMS-Chemie
Holding
AG
340
258
Geberit
AG
2,047
1,072
Givaudan
SA
37
123
Holcim
AG(Æ)
10,551
709
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Julius
Baer
Group,
Ltd.
29,430
1,856
Kuehne
&
Nagel
International
AG
3,225
953
Lonza
Group
AG
1,470
878
Novartis
AG
33,757
3,407
Partners
Group
Holding
AG
1,374
1,294
Schindler
Holding
AG
827
191
SGS
SA
8,050
760
Sika
AG
257
73
Swatch
Group
AG
(The)
Class
B
1,786
523
Swiss
Life
Holding
AG
189
111
Swiss
Prime
Site
AG
Class
A
911
79
Swisscom
AG
1,632
1,018
UBS
Group
AG
215,677
4,388
Zurich
Insurance
Group
AG
2,521
1,198
22,801
Taiwan
-
2.2%
Catcher
Technology
Co.,
Ltd.
50,513
285
Hon
Hai
Precision
Industry
Co.,
Ltd.
588,184
2,141
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co.,
Ltd.
121,000
2,255
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co.,
Ltd.
-
ADR
27,519
2,777
7,458
Thailand
-
0.1%
Kasikornbank
PCL
131,300
480
United
Kingdom
-
9.1%
Admiral
Group
PLC
10,746
285
AstraZeneca
PLC
12,707
1,820
Aviva
PLC
90,131
454
Babcock
International
Group
PLC(Æ)
49,767
179
BAE
Systems
PLC
12,460
147
Barclays
PLC
337,608
659
Barratt
Developments
PLC
79,261
416
Berkeley
Group
Holdings
PLC
756
38
BP
PLC
186,576
1,093
British
American
Tobacco
PLC
23,440
778
British
Land
Co.
PLC
(The)(ö)
44,556
172
BT
Group
PLC
240,808
375
Compass
Group
PLC
74,773
2,092
Croda
International
PLC
1,241
89
Diageo
PLC
24,067
1,032
easyJet
PLC(Æ)
76,177
469
Endeavour
Mining
PLC
10,514
252
Haleon
PLC
759,106
3,124
Halma
PLC
1,046
30
HSBC
Holdings
PLC
242,318
1,916
Intermediate
Capital
Group
PLC
29,589
518
Intertek
Group
PLC
23,212
1,260
J
Sainsbury
PLC
508,450
1,741
Kingfisher
PLC
87,232
257
Land
Securities
Group
PLC(ö)
34,795
254
Legal
&
General
Group
PLC
16,726
48
Lloyds
Banking
Group
PLC
98,738
55
Marks
&
Spencer
Group
PLC(Æ)
46,873
115
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
53
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
NatWest
Group
PLC
162,768
500
Persimmon
PLC
Class
A
6,275
82
Reckitt
Benckiser
Group
PLC
12,952
973
RELX
PLC
7,880
263
Sage
Group
PLC
(The)
9,700
114
Schroders
PLC
34,148
190
Scottish
&
Southern
Energy
PLC
1,453
34
Smith
&
Nephew
PLC
8,755
141
Spirax-Sarco
Engineering
PLC
311
41
St.
James's
Place
PLC
32,603
450
Standard
Chartered
PLC
209,819
1,830
Taylor
Wimpey
PLC
238,097
311
Tesco
PLC
378,720
1,197
Travis
Perkins
PLC
66,025
683
Unilever
PLC
27,920
1,456
United
Utilities
Group
PLC
5,357
65
Vodafone
Group
PLC
215,987
204
Wausau
Paper
Corp.
60,167
629
Weir
Group
PLC
(The)
91,923
2,052
30,88
3
United
States
-
8.2%
Accenture
PLC
Class
A
8,626
2,662
Allegion
PLC
16,434
1,972
Amdocs,
Ltd.
11,953
1,182
Aon
PLC
Class
A
6,454
2,228
Experian
PLC
5,989
230
GSK
Finance
No.
3
PLC
89,062
1,573
James
Hardie
Industries
PLC(Æ)
21,296
568
Las
Vegas
Sands
Corp.(Æ)
15,492
898
Lululemon
Athletica,
Inc.(Æ)
2,118
802
Nestle
SA
40,654
4,892
Roche
Holding
AG
9,759
2,986
Sanofi
-
ADR
29,206
3,131
Schlumberger
NV
70,236
3,450
Schneider
Electric
SE
7,660
1,396
27,970
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$297,702)
313,218
Preferred
Stocks
-
1.4%
Brazil
-
0.1%
Raizen
Energia
SA
6.457%
(Ÿ)
459,586
422
Germany
-
0.7%
Henkel
AG
&
Co.
KGaA
2.528%
(Ÿ)
7,474
598
Porsche
Automobil
Holding
SE
4.589%
(Ÿ)
5,849
352
Volkswagen
AG
21.755%
(Ÿ)
10,112
1,356
2,306
South
Korea
-
0.6%
Samsung
Electronics
Co.,
Ltd.
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
1.810%
(Ÿ)
45,925
2,084
Total
Preferred
Stocks
(cost
$4,888)
4,812
Short-Term
Investments
-
4.2%
United
States
-
4.2%
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund(@)
14,242,791
(∞)
14,239
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$14,238)
14,239
Other
Securities
-
0.4%
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund(@)(×)
1,566,425
(∞)
1,566
Total
Other
Securities
(cost
$1,566)
1,566
Total
Investments
-
98.1%
(identified
cost
$318,394)
333,835
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
1.9%
6,363
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
340,198
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
54
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
1.9%
ABN
AMRO
Bank
NV
10/03/19
EUR
39,261
17.42
684
611
Adyen
NV
07/25/19
EUR
444
1,075.18
477
769
Amundi
SA
02/21/19
EUR
16,192
63.00
1,020
957
Cellnex
Telecom
SA
02/27/18
EUR
24,811
54.08
1,342
1,006
Covestro
AG
08/15/19
EUR
32,824
45.74
1,501
1,704
Euronext
NV
04/29/22
EUR
1,693
81.03
137
115
La
Francaise
des
Jeux
SAEM
12/02/22
EUR
3,816
40.36
154
150
Reliance
Industries,
Ltd.
10/21/20
12,031
58.25
701
751
WH
Group,
Ltd.
06/26/19
HKD
605,000
0.70
425
322
6,385
For
a
description
of
restricted
securities
see
note
7
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Futures
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
contract
amounts
)
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
  Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Long
Positions
CAC40
Euro
Index
Futures
56
EUR
4,150
07/23
60
DAX
Index
Futures
8
EUR
3,254
09/23
(22)
EURO
STOXX
50
Index
Futures
45
EUR
1,992
09/23
30
FTSE
100
Index
Futures
34
GBP
2,564
09/23
(24)
FTSE/MIB
Index
Futures
7
EUR
993
09/23
26
IBEX
35
Index
Futures
9
EUR
860
07/23
26
OMXS30
Index
Futures
39
SEK
9,033
07/23
(5)
S&P/TSX
60
Index
Futures
109
CAD
26,565
09/23
321
SPI
200
Index
Futures
142
AUD
25,422
09/23
140
TOPIX
Index
Futures
58
JPY
1,327,040
09/23
270
Short
Positions
Hang
Seng
Index
Futures
28
HKD
26,330
07/23
15
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
Futures
572
USD
28,540
09/23
347
MSCI
Singapore
Index
Futures
89
SGD
2,571
07/23
(6)
S&P
500
E-Mini
Index
Futures
58
USD
13,016
09/23
(368)
Total
Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Futures
Contracts
(å)
810
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Bank
of
America
USD
337
CHF
302
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
USD
62
EUR
57
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
USD
88
GBP
69
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
USD
74
HKD
582
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
USD
58
NOK
617
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
USD
59
SEK
631
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
EUR
1,153
USD
1,258
07/05/23
(1)
Bank
of
America
JPY
85,998
USD
595
07/05/23
(1)
Bank
of
New
York
USD
3,781
AUD
5,532
09/20/23
(88)
Bank
of
New
York
USD
3,894
CAD
5,164
09/20/23
9
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
55
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Bank
of
New
York
USD
1,108
EUR
1,017
09/20/23
6
Bank
of
New
York
USD
1,060
GBP
835
09/20/23
Bank
of
New
York
USD
2,501
JPY
343,703
09/20/23
(91)
Bank
of
New
York
CHF
1,484
USD
1,669
09/20/23
(2)
HSBC
USD
3,781
AUD
5,532
09/20/23
(88)
HSBC
USD
3,893
CAD
5,164
09/20/23
10
HSBC
USD
1,108
EUR
1,017
09/20/23
6
HSBC
USD
1,060
GBP
835
09/20/23
HSBC
USD
2,500
JPY
343,703
09/20/23
(90)
HSBC
CHF
1,484
USD
1,669
09/20/23
(2)
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
56
AUD
84
07/03/23
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
3,778
AUD
5,532
09/20/23
(85)
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
3,891
CAD
5,164
09/20/23
12
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
1,108
EUR
1,017
09/20/23
6
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
1,060
GBP
835
09/20/23
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
359
JPY
51,965
07/03/23
1
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
2,500
JPY
343,703
09/20/23
(88)
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
CHF
1,484
USD
1,668
09/20/23
(3)
State
Street
USD
56
BRL
272
07/03/23
1
State
Street
USD
4,007
DKK
27,350
09/20/23
21
State
Street
USD
1,042
NOK
10,950
09/20/23
(19)
State
Street
USD
3,682
SEK
39,091
09/20/23
(44)
State
Street
HKD
2,630
USD
337
09/20/23
State
Street
NZD
2,500
USD
1,556
09/20/23
23
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
USD
3,788
AUD
5,532
09/20/23
(94)
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
USD
3,895
CAD
5,164
09/20/23
8
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
USD
1,109
EUR
1,017
09/20/23
5
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
USD
1,061
GBP
835
09/20/23
(1)
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
USD
2,502
JPY
343,703
09/20/23
(92)
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
CHF
1,484
USD
1,671
09/20/23
(1)
UBS
USD
3,791
AUD
5,532
09/20/23
(98)
UBS
USD
3,894
CAD
5,164
09/20/23
9
UBS
USD
1,109
EUR
1,017
09/20/23
5
UBS
USD
1,061
GBP
835
09/20/23
(1)
UBS
USD
2,504
JPY
343,703
09/20/23
(93)
UBS
CHF
1,484
USD
1,671
09/20/23
Total
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
(860)
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Stocks
Australia
$
$
4,799
$
$
$
4,799
1
.4
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
56
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Austria
2,208
2,208
0
.6
Belgium
1,297
1,297
0
.4
Brazil
3,716
81
3,797
1
.1
Canada
15,289
15,289
4
.5
China
1,356
5,674
7,030
2
.1
Denmark
4,148
4,148
1
.2
Finland
4,347
4,347
1
.3
France
27,614
27,614
8
.1
Germany
16,068
16,068
4
.7
Hong
Kong
10,498
10,498
3
.1
Hungary
293
293
0
.1
India
2,751
751
3,502
1
.0
Indonesia
278
278
0
.1
Ireland
4,200
4,583
8,783
2
.6
Israel
129
352
481
0
.1
Italy
7,010
7,010
2
.1
Japan
189
57,781
57,970
17
.0
Jersey
689
689
0
.2
Luxembourg
2,656
2,656
0
.8
Malaysia
249
249
0
.1
Mexico
1,514
137
1,651
0
.5
Netherlands
110
19,453
19,563
5
.8
New
Zealand
982
982
0
.3
Norway
57
1,183
1,240
0
.4
Portugal
651
651
0
.2
Russia
Singapore
2,310
2,310
0
.7
South
Africa
1,456
1,456
0
.4
South
Korea
422
4,458
4,880
1
.4
Spain
6,686
6,686
2
.0
Sweden
59
5,142
5,201
1
.5
Switzerland
22,801
22,801
6
.7
Taiwan
2,777
4,681
7,458
2
.2
Thailand
480
480
0
.1
United
Kingdom
252
30,631
30,883
9
.1
United
States
13,194
14,776
27,970
8
.2
Preferred
Stocks
422
4,390
4,812
1
.4
Short-Term
Investments
14,239
14,239
4
.2
Other
Securities
1,566
1,566
0
.4
Total
Investments
46,437
271,593
15,805
333,835
98
.1
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
57
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
1
.9
100
.0
Other
Financial
Instruments
Assets
Futures
Contracts
1,235
1,235
0
.4
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
2
120
122
*
A
Liabilities
Futures
Contracts
(425
)
(425
)
(0
.1)
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
(2
)
(980
)
(982
)
(0
.3)
Total
Other
Financial
Instruments
**
$
810
$
(860
)
$
$
$
(50
)
*
Less
than
0.05%
of
net
assets.
**
Futures
and
foreign
currency
exchange
contract
values
reflect
the
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
the
investments.
(a)
Certain
investments
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
using
the
net
asset
value
per
share
(or
its
equivalent)
practical
expedient
have
not
been
classified
in
the
fair
value
levels.
The
fair
value
amounts
presented
in
the
table
are
intended
to
permit
reconciliation
to
the
amounts
presented
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
For
a
description
of
the
Levels,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
For
a
disclosure
on
transfers
into
and
out
of
Level
3
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Investments
in
which
significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level
3)
were
used
in
determining
a
fair
value
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
were
less
than
1%
of
net
assets.
Amounts
in
thousands
Sector
Exposure
Fair
Value
$
Common
Stocks
Consumer
Discretionary
....................................................................
48,404
Consumer
Staples
...............................................................................
26,805
Energy
................................................................................................
14,912
Financial
Services
..............................................................................
69,950
Health
Care
........................................................................................
31,978
Materials
and
Processing
...................................................................
30,841
Producer
Durables
..............................................................................
46,249
Technology
.........................................................................................
33,550
Utilities
...............................................................................................
10,529
Preferred
Stocks
Consumer
Discretionary
....................................................................
1,708
Consumer
Staples
...............................................................................
598
Technology
.........................................................................................
2,084
Utilities
...............................................................................................
422
Short-Term
Investments
.............................................................
14,239
Other
Securities
...........................................................................
1,566
Total
Investments
...............................................................................
333,835
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
58
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
$
122
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
1,235
Total
$
1,235
$
122
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
$
425
$
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
982
Total
$
425
$
982
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity  
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Futures
contracts
$
746
$
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
(678)
Total
$
746
$
(678)
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Futures
contracts
$
1,608
$
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
(730)
Total
$
1,608
$
(730)
*
Includes
cumulative
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
futures
contracts
as
reported
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
Only
variation
margin
is
reported
within
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
59
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Assets
and
Derivative
Assets
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
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
on
Loan*
Investments,
at
fair
value
$
1,494
$
$
1,494
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
122
122
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
1,616
1,616
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
(2)
(2)
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
1,614
$
$
1,614
Financial
Assets,
Derivative
Assets,
and
Collateral
Held
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Assets
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Received^
Net
Amount
Bank
of
New
York
$
15
$
15
$
$
Barclays
412
412
Citigroup
1,082
1,082
HSBC
16
16
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
18
18
State
Street
44
44
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
13
13
UBS
14
14
Total
$
1,614
$
120
$
1,494
$
Russell
Investment
Funds
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
60
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Liabilities
and
Derivative
Liabilities
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
982
$
$
982
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
982
982
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
(2)
(2)
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
980
$
$
980
Financial
Liabilities,
Derivative
Liabilities,
and
Collateral
Pledged
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged^
Net
Amount
Bank
of
New
York
$
180
$
15
$
$
165
HSBC
180
16
164
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
177
18
159
State
Street
63
44
19
Toronto
Dominion
Bank
188
13
175
UBS
192
14
178
Total
$
980
$
120
$
$
860
*      
Fair
value
of
securities
on
loan
as
reported
in
the
footnotes
to
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
^      Collateral
received
or
pledged
amounts
may
not
reconcile
to
those
disclosed
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
due
to
the
inclusion
of
off-Balance
Sheet
collateral
and
adjustments
made
to
exclude
overcollateralization.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
and
counterparty
risk
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
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Funds
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Developed
Markets
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
61
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
318,394
Investments,
at
fair
value(*)(>)
....................................................................................................................................................
333,835
Cash
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
11
Foreign
currency
holdings(^)
.......................................................................................................................................................
1,118
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................
122
Receivables:
Dividends
and
interest
......................................................................................................................................................
491
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
57
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
2,835
Fund
shares
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
41
Foreign
capital
gains
taxes
recoverable
...........................................................................................................................
1,007
From
broker(a)
.................................................................................................................................................................
5,222
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................
813
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
2
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
345,554
Liabilities
Payables:
Investments
purchased
.....................................................................................................................................................
2,354
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
64
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
260
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
130
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................
982
Payable
upon
return
of
securities
loaned
.....................................................................................................................................
1,566
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
5,356
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
340,198
Russell
Investment
Funds
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Developed
Markets
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
62
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
14,48
9
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
291
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
325,4
18
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
340,19
8
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
11.71
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
340,198,164
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
29,064,126
Amounts
in
thousands
(^)    
Foreign
currency
holdings
-
cost
$
1,128
(*)    
Securities
on
loan
included
in
investments
$
1,494
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliates,
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
and
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
$
15,805
(a)    
Receivable
from
Broker
for
Futures
$
5,222
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
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Developed
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accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
63
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Dividends
.........................................................................................................................................................................
$
6,929
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
282
Interest
..............................................................................................................................................................................
4
Securities
lending
income
(net)
.......................................................................................................................................
18
Less
foreign
taxes
withheld
.............................................................................................................................................
(809)
Total
investment
income
..............................................................................................................................................................
6,424
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
1,500
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
83
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
76
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
7
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
56
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
10
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
10
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
9
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
1,751
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(33)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
1,718
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
4,706
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
(net
of
foreign
capital
gains
taxes
of
$33)
...................................................................................................
2,719
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
1
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
746
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................................................
(678)
Foreign
currency-related
transactions
..............................................................................................................................
26
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
2,814
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
(net
of
deferred
tax
liability
for
f
oreign
capital
gains
taxes
of
$30
)
............................................................
27,488
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(1)
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
1,608
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................................................
(730)
Foreign
currency-related
transactions
..............................................................................................................................
(28)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
28,337
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
31,151
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
35,857
Russell
Investment
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Developed
Markets
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accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
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International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
4,706
$
6,645
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
2,814
(6,064)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
28,337
(49,469)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
35,857
(48,888)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(903)
(6,345)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(903)
(6,345)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(15,440)
(1,546)
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
19,514
(56,779)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
320,684
377,463
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
340,198
$
320,684
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
494
$
5,609
1,306
$
13,869
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
79
903
568
6,345
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(1,948)
(21,952)
(1,987)
(21,760)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(1,375)
$
(15,440)
(113)
$
(1,546)
Russell
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Developed
Markets
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Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
66
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(ƥ)(Ƃ)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023(ƣ)
10.54
.16
1.04
1.20
(.03)
December
31,
2022
12.35
.22
(1.82)
(1.60)
(.21)
December
31,
2021
12.18
.23
1.27
1.50
(.33)
(1.00)
December
31,
2020
11.72
.12
.47
.59
(.13)
December
31,
2019
10.04
.22
1.76
1.98
(.30)
December
31,
2018
13.12
.22
(2.11)
(1.89)
(.22)
(.97)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
67
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(ǿ)(±)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(ɯ)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(Ƃ)(ɯ)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(Ƃ)(ɯ)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(ǿ)
(.03)
11.71
11.39
340,198
1.05
1.03
2.82
9
(.21)
10.54
(13.04)
320,684
1.05
1.03
2.04
33
(1.33)
12.35
12.66
377,463
1.04
1.03
1.78
32
(.13)
12.18
5.08
395,518
1.06
1.06
1.17
59
(.30)
11.72
19.72
397,106
1.06
1.06
2.03
72
(1.19)
10.04
(14.87)
357,596
1.08
1.08
1.76
65
Russell
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Developed
Markets
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accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
68
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
20
2
3
with
underlying
f
unds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
243,527
Administrative
fees
13,837
Transfer
agent
fees
1,217
Trustee
fees
925
$
259,506
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
11,069
$
65,342
$
62,172
$
1
$
(1
)
$
14,239
$
282
$
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
479
20,522
19,435
1,566
44
$
11,548
$
85,864
$
81,607
$
1
$
(1
)
$
15,805
$
326
$
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
320,971,356
$
33,228,678
$
(20,415,618)
$
12,813,060
Russell
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Strategic
Bond
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Strategic
Bond
Fund
69
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,007.40
$
1,021.47
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
3.33
$
3.36
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.67%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
70
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Long-Term
Investments
-
79.8%
Asset-Backed
Securities
-
3.1%
Amur
Equipment
Finance
Receivables
XI
LLC
Series
2022-2A
Class
A2
5.300%
due
06/21/28
(Þ)
1,777
1,761
Amur
Equipment
Finance
Receivables
XII
LLC
Series
2023-1A
Class
A2
6.090%
due
12/20/29
(Þ)
1,799
1,801
Arbor
Realty
Commercial
Real
Estate
Notes,
Ltd.
Series
2021-FL3
Class
A
1.155%
due
08/15/34
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.070%)(Ê)(Þ)
5,030
4,908
BDS,
Ltd.
Series
2022-FL11
Class
ATS
2.100%
due
03/19/39
(CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
+
1.800%)(Ê)(Þ)
3,822
3,761
CIFC
Funding,
Ltd.
Series
2021-4A
Class
A1R
5.275%
due
10/24/30
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.950%)(Ê)(Þ)
913
903
Conseco
Financial
Corp.
Series
1998-2
Class
M1
6.940%
due
12/01/28
(~)(Ê)
641
586
Countrywide
Asset-Backed
Certificates
Trust
Series
2007-4
Class
A4W
4.640%
due
04/25/47
1,484
1,318
Dryden
Senior
Loan
Fund
Series
2018-41A
Class
BR
6.560%
due
04/15/31
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.300%)(Ê)(Þ)
340
328
Goldentree
Loan
Management
US
CLO
7,
Ltd.
Series
2021-7A
Class
AR
6.320%
due
04/20/34
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.070%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,147
1,126
Goldentree
Loan
Opportunities,
Ltd.
Series
2018-9A
Class
BR2
6.899%
due
10/29/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.600%)(Ê)(Þ)
260
258
GoodLeap
Sustainable
Home
Improvements
Series
2021-5CS
Class
A
2.310%
due
10/20/48
(Þ)
926
710
GoodLeap
Sustainable
Home
Solutions
Trust
Series
2022-1GS
Class
A
2.700%
due
01/20/49
(Þ)
850
679
Greenpoint
Manufactured
Housing
Contract
Trust
Series
2000-4
Class
A3
2.190%
due
08/21/31
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.000%)(Ê)
450
433
MF1
LLC
Series
2022-FL9
Class
A
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.960%
due
06/19/37
(CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
+
2.150%)(Ê)(Þ)
3,993
3,976
OneSky
Class
A
Loan
Trust
Series
A
3.875%
due
07/15/29
2,727
2,471
Option
One
Mortgage
Loan
Trust
Series
2007-FXD1
Class
3A4
5.860%
due
01/25/37
(~)(Ê)
357
337
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2020-MH1
Class
A1
2.250%
due
02/25/60
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
1,443
1,341
26,697
Corporate
Bonds
and
Notes
-
23.4%
3M
Co.
2.250%
due
09/19/26
937
859
AbbVie,
Inc.
3.600%
due
05/14/25
60
58
Series
WI
2.600%
due
11/21/24
856
821
3.200%
due
11/21/29
290
262
4.550%
due
03/15/35
10
10
4.050%
due
11/21/39
310
270
Africa
Finance
Corp.
3.125%
due
06/16/25
(Þ)
800
742
Series
REGS
4.375%
due
04/17/26
(Þ)
393
364
African
Export-Import
Bank
(The)
2.634%
due
05/17/26
(Þ)
1,530
1,376
Series
REGS
2.634%
due
05/17/26
(Þ)
786
707
Agilent
Technologies,
Inc.
2.100%
due
06/04/30
989
813
Air
Lease
Corp.
3.375%
due
07/01/25
410
389
1.875%
due
08/15/26
70
62
5.850%
due
12/15/27
460
459
5.300%
due
02/01/28
210
206
Aircastle
,
Ltd.
2.850%
due
01/26/28
(Þ)
1,007
856
Alaska
Airlines
Pass-Through
Trust
4.800%
due
08/15/27
(Þ)
80
77
Alcoa
Nederland
Holding
BV
5.500%
due
12/15/27
(Þ)
400
387
Alexandria
Real
Estate
Equities,
Inc.
2.000%
due
05/18/32
210
159
3.000%
due
05/18/51
150
92
Allied
World
Assurance
Co.
Holdings,
Ltd.
4.350%
due
10/29/25
849
806
Ally
Financial,
Inc.
8.000%
due
11/01/31
554
572
Alphabet,
Inc.
1.998%
due
08/15/26
938
868
Altria
Group,
Inc.
4.400%
due
02/14/26
112
110
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
71
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
4.800%
due
02/14/29
40
39
2.450%
due
02/04/32
430
335
10.200%
due
02/06/39
22
30
3.400%
due
02/04/41
370
258
5.375%
due
01/31/44
643
605
3.875%
due
09/16/46
70
49
Amazon.com,
Inc.
2.100%
due
05/12/31
250
210
3.600%
due
04/13/32
120
112
3.950%
due
04/13/52
210
183
Series
WI
3.875%
due
08/22/37
50
46
Amcor
Flexibles
NA,
Inc.
4.000%
due
05/17/25
884
854
American
Airlines
Group,
Inc.
11.750%
due
07/15/25
(Þ)
650
713
5.500%
due
04/20/26
(Þ)
160
159
7.250%
due
02/15/28
(Þ)
220
219
American
Airlines
Pass-Through
Trust
Series
2015-1
Class
A
3.375%
due
05/01/27
12
11
Series
2016-1
Class
AA
3.575%
due
01/15/28
48
45
American
Airlines,
Inc.
Pass-Through
Certificates
Trust
Series
2017-1B
Class
B
4.950%
due
02/15/25
146
139
American
Express
Co.
3.550%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.854%)(Ê)(ƒ)
80
66
American
Tower
Trust
#1
5.490%
due
03/15/28
(Þ)
1,408
1,409
American
Transmission
Systems,
Inc.
2.650%
due
01/15/32
(Þ)
190
157
Americo
Life,
Inc.
3.450%
due
04/15/31
(Þ)
70
54
Ameriprise
Financial,
Inc.
5.150%
due
05/15/33
330
328
AmFam
Holdings,
Inc.
2.805%
due
03/11/31
(Þ)
120
90
3.833%
due
03/11/51
(Þ)
100
61
Amgen,
Inc.
4.400%
due
05/01/45
100
87
5.650%
due
03/02/53
300
304
5.750%
due
03/02/63
110
112
Series
WI
4.663%
due
06/15/51
50
45
Amphenol
Corp.
2.050%
due
03/01/25
924
872
Antero
Midstream
Partners,
LP
/
Antero
Midstream
Finance
Corp.
7.875%
due
05/15/26
(Þ)
110
112
Aon
Corp.
8.205%
due
01/01/27
172
175
Apache
Corp.
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
7.750%
due
12/15/29
30
31
4.750%
due
04/15/43
80
59
4.250%
due
01/15/44
60
40
Apple,
Inc.
2.200%
due
09/11/29
969
850
4.650%
due
02/23/46
40
39
2.650%
due
05/11/50
110
77
Ares
Capital
Corp.
3.250%
due
07/15/25
914
845
AT&T,
Inc.
1.700%
due
03/25/26
948
864
3.800%
due
02/15/27
150
143
6.950%
due
01/15/28
450
459
4.300%
due
02/15/30
70
66
4.500%
due
05/15/35
150
138
4.350%
due
06/15/45
26
22
Series
WI
2.550%
due
12/01/33
40
31
6.375%
due
03/01/41
30
32
3.500%
due
09/15/53
310
219
3.550%
due
09/15/55
263
184
3.800%
due
12/01/57
700
507
AutoZone,
Inc.
3.625%
due
04/15/25
887
856
Avery
Dennison
Corp.
2.650%
due
04/30/30
973
818
Aviation
Capital
Group
LLC
5.500%
due
12/15/24
(Þ)
170
166
Bank
of
America
Corp.
3.841%
due
04/25/25
(SOFR
+
1.110%)(Ê)
70
69
4.376%
due
04/27/28
(SOFR
+
1.580%)(Ê)
200
192
2.592%
due
04/29/31
(SOFR
+
2.150%)(Ê)
140
118
2.687%
due
04/22/32
(SOFR
+
1.320%)(Ê)
290
240
2.299%
due
07/21/32
(SOFR
+
1.220%)(Ê)
270
216
2.972%
due
02/04/33
(SOFR
+
1.330%)(Ê)
520
433
4.571%
due
04/27/33
(SOFR
+
1.830%)(Ê)
550
517
2.482%
due
09/21/36
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
1.200%)(Ê)
500
383
3.311%
due
04/22/42
(SOFR
+
1.580%)(Ê)
220
168
Series
GMTN
3.500%
due
04/19/26
80
77
Series
MTN
4.000%
due
01/22/25
45
44
4.450%
due
03/03/26
30
29
4.271%
due
07/23/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.310%)(Ê)
110
104
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
72
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
3.974%
due
02/07/30
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.210%)(Ê)
260
241
2.884%
due
10/22/30
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.190%)(Ê)
200
172
1.922%
due
10/24/31
(SOFR
+
1.370%)(Ê)
700
554
2.676%
due
06/19/41
(SOFR
+
1.930%)(Ê)
90
63
4.330%
due
03/15/50
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.520%)(Ê)
30
26
Bank
of
New
York
Mellon
Corp.
(The)
5.834%
due
10/25/33
(SOFR
+
2.074%)(Ê)
80
83
4.706%
due
02/01/34
(SOFR
+
1.512%)(Ê)
30
29
Becton
Dickinson
and
Co.
4.685%
due
12/15/44
8
7
Berkshire
Hathaway
Energy
Co.
Series
WI
4.050%
due
04/15/25
699
682
Berkshire
Hathaway
Finance
Corp.
1.450%
due
10/15/30
994
809
Berkshire
Hathaway,
Inc.
3.125%
due
03/15/26
684
659
Berry
Global,
Inc.
4.875%
due
07/15/26
(Þ)
893
858
Berry
Petroleum
Corp.
7.000%
due
02/15/26
(Þ)
320
296
Blackstone
Holdings
Finance
Co.
LLC
3.150%
due
10/02/27
(Þ)
871
792
6.200%
due
04/22/33
(Þ)
420
429
Blue
Racer
Midstream
LLC
/
Blue
Racer
Finance
Corp.
7.625%
due
12/15/25
(Þ)
230
232
6.625%
due
07/15/26
(Þ)
150
149
Boardwalk
Pipelines,
LP
4.800%
due
05/03/29
710
681
Boeing
Co.
(The)
4.875%
due
05/01/25
220
217
2.196%
due
02/04/26
330
303
3.100%
due
05/01/26
20
19
2.700%
due
02/01/27
40
37
2.800%
due
03/01/27
30
27
3.200%
due
03/01/29
120
107
5.150%
due
05/01/30
250
248
3.250%
due
02/01/35
160
130
5.705%
due
05/01/40
90
90
3.750%
due
02/01/50
430
323
3.950%
due
08/01/59
190
140
Bon
Secours
Mercy
Health,
Inc.
3.464%
due
06/01/30
90
81
BP
Capital
Markets
America,
Inc.
3.000%
due
02/24/50
190
132
Brandywine
Operating
Partnership,
LP
4.100%
due
10/01/24
874
839
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Co.
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.350%
due
11/13/40
150
105
Series
WI
3.900%
due
02/20/28
380
369
Broadcom,
Inc.
1.950%
due
02/15/28
(Þ)
948
820
3.187%
due
11/15/36
(Þ)
290
219
Burlington
Northern
Santa
Fe
LLC
4.400%
due
03/15/42
100
91
Cameron
LNG
LLC
3.701%
due
01/15/39
(Þ)
30
25
Capital
One
Financial
Corp.
2.618%
due
11/02/32
(SOFR
+
1.265%)(Ê)
1,013
780
5.817%
due
02/01/34
(SOFR
+
2.600%)(Ê)
140
134
Carrier
Global
Corp.
Series
WI
2.242%
due
02/15/25
867
820
3.577%
due
04/05/50
40
30
Caterpillar
Financial
Services
Corp.
3.250%
due
12/01/24
883
857
CBRE
Services,
Inc.
2.500%
due
04/01/31
1,007
810
CCO
Holdings
LLC
/
CCO
Holdings
Capital
Corp.
4.500%
due
08/15/30
(Þ)
10
8
Series
WI
4.500%
due
05/01/32
400
319
CDW
LLC
/
CDW
Finance
Corp.
4.125%
due
05/01/25
900
867
Centene
Corp.
Series
WI
4.250%
due
12/15/27
80
75
4.625%
due
12/15/29
150
138
3.375%
due
02/15/30
1,024
880
CenterPoint
Energy
Houston
Electric
LLC
4.950%
due
04/01/33
130
130
4.500%
due
04/01/44
190
170
5.300%
due
04/01/53
10
10
CH
Robinson
Worldwide,
Inc.
4.200%
due
04/15/28
845
809
Charles
Schwab
Corp.
(The)
2.000%
due
03/20/28
140
121
5.643%
due
05/19/29
(SOFR
+
2.210%)(Ê)
190
190
5.853%
due
05/19/34
(SOFR
+
2.500%)(Ê)
90
91
Series
G
5.375%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
4.971%)(Ê)(ƒ)
240
229
Series
H
4.000%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
10
Year
+
3.079%)(Ê)(ƒ)
240
175
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
73
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Charter
Communications
Operating
LLC
/
Charter
Communications
Operating
Capital
2.250%
due
01/15/29
410
341
3.500%
due
06/01/41
100
68
3.500%
due
03/01/42
190
127
3.850%
due
04/01/61
60
36
3.950%
due
06/30/62
170
105
Series
WI
3.750%
due
02/15/28
300
275
6.384%
due
10/23/35
20
19
6.484%
due
10/23/45
639
601
6.834%
due
10/23/55
20
19
Cheniere
Energy
Partners,
LP
Series
WI
3.250%
due
01/31/32
80
66
Chesapeake
Energy
Corp.
5.500%
due
02/01/26
(Þ)
550
536
Chevron
Corp.
1.554%
due
05/11/25
894
838
0.687%
due
08/12/25
946
864
3.078%
due
05/11/50
10
7
Chord
Energy
Corp.
6.375%
due
06/01/26
(Þ)
130
129
Cigna
Corp.
2.400%
due
03/15/30
40
34
3.200%
due
03/15/40
90
69
Series
WI
4.800%
due
08/15/38
120
113
Cigna
Group
(The)
Series
WI
4.375%
due
10/15/28
400
387
Cimarex
Energy
Co.
4.375%
due
03/15/29
130
110
CIT
Bank
NA
Series
BKNT
2.969%
due
09/27/25
(CME
Term
SOFR
3
Month
+
1.715%)(Ê)
812
768
Citigroup,
Inc.
3.106%
due
04/08/26
(SOFR
+
2.842%)(Ê)
100
95
2.976%
due
11/05/30
(SOFR
+
1.422%)(Ê)
320
277
2.572%
due
06/03/31
(SOFR
+
2.107%)(Ê)
220
184
2.561%
due
05/01/32
(SOFR
+
1.167%)(Ê)
560
457
3.785%
due
03/17/33
(SOFR
+
1.939%)(Ê)
210
186
6.174%
due
05/25/34
(SOFR
+
2.661%)(Ê)
260
262
8.125%
due
07/15/39
370
473
4.650%
due
07/23/48
35
32
Series
Y
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
4.150%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
3.000%)(Ê)(ƒ)
230
185
Citizens
Bank
NA
Series
BKNT
2.250%
due
04/28/25
971
878
Clorox
Co.
(The)
1.800%
due
05/15/30
220
180
CNH
Industrial
Capital
LLC
3.950%
due
05/23/25
844
817
Coca-Cola
Co.
(The)
3.450%
due
03/25/30
906
855
1.375%
due
03/15/31
90
72
4.125%
due
03/25/40
50
46
2.500%
due
06/01/40
10
8
Comcast
Corp.
4.150%
due
10/15/28
110
107
4.250%
due
10/15/30
120
116
7.050%
due
03/15/33
150
173
6.500%
due
11/15/35
19
21
3.250%
due
11/01/39
10
8
3.750%
due
04/01/40
10
8
3.400%
due
07/15/46
20
15
4.000%
due
03/01/48
80
67
Series
WI
2.887%
due
11/01/51
304
204
2.937%
due
11/01/56
30
20
2.987%
due
11/01/63
117
74
Comerica,
Inc.
Series
BKNT
2.500%
due
07/23/24
250
235
CommonSpirit
Health
2.782%
due
10/01/30
80
67
3.910%
due
10/01/50
90
70
Commonwealth
Edison
Co.
6.450%
due
01/15/38
120
133
Conagra
Brands,
Inc.
1.375%
due
11/01/27
971
822
Constellation
Brands,
Inc.
4.750%
due
11/15/24
836
824
Consumers
Energy
Co.
2.500%
due
05/01/60
18
10
Continental
Resources,
Inc.
2.268%
due
11/15/26
(Þ)
140
125
2.875%
due
04/01/32
(Þ)
120
92
Series
WI
4.375%
due
01/15/28
260
244
Coterra
Energy,
Inc.
Series
WI
3.900%
due
05/15/27
160
151
4.375%
due
03/15/29
330
308
Crown
Castle
International
Corp.
3.200%
due
09/01/24
855
829
CVS
Health
Corp.
3.625%
due
04/01/27
40
38
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
74
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
4.300%
due
03/25/28
101
97
3.250%
due
08/15/29
70
63
3.750%
due
04/01/30
110
101
5.250%
due
01/30/31
260
259
2.125%
due
09/15/31
120
96
4.780%
due
03/25/38
260
240
4.125%
due
04/01/40
40
34
5.050%
due
03/25/48
125
115
DCP
Midstream
Operating,
LP
3.250%
due
02/15/32
200
169
6.450%
due
11/03/36
(Þ)
50
51
Dell
International
LLC
/
EMC
Corp.
Series
WI
8.100%
due
07/15/36
65
76
Delta
Air
Lines,
Inc.
7.375%
due
01/15/26
210
219
3.750%
due
10/28/29
30
27
Delta
Air
Lines,
Inc.
/
SkyMiles
IP,
Ltd.
4.500%
due
10/20/25
(Þ)
208
204
4.750%
due
10/20/28
(Þ)
320
311
Devon
Energy
Corp.
5.850%
due
12/15/25
140
141
5.600%
due
07/15/41
90
85
5.000%
due
06/15/45
240
208
Series
WI
5.250%
due
10/15/27
19
19
5.875%
due
06/15/28
153
152
4.500%
due
01/15/30
220
207
DH
Europe
Finance
II
SARL
Series
5YR
2.200%
due
11/15/24
899
861
Diamondback
Energy,
Inc.
3.500%
due
12/01/29
280
252
4.400%
due
03/24/51
210
166
Discover
Bank
2.450%
due
09/12/24
928
879
DISH
DBS
Corp.
5.750%
due
12/01/28
(Þ)
150
112
Series
WI
5.875%
due
11/15/24
80
70
7.750%
due
07/01/26
10
6
Dollar
General
Corp.
4.150%
due
11/01/25
821
797
Dominion
Energy,
Inc.
Series
C
3.375%
due
04/01/30
80
72
DR
Horton,
Inc.
2.500%
due
10/15/24
907
867
Duke
Energy
Carolinas
LLC
4.950%
due
01/15/33
180
179
6.100%
due
06/01/37
190
199
4.000%
due
09/30/42
100
83
Duke
Energy
Corp.
3.400%
due
06/15/29
892
804
Duke
Energy
Indiana
LLC
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
5.400%
due
04/01/53
70
71
Series
YYY
3.250%
due
10/01/49
80
57
Duke
Energy
Ohio,
Inc.
5.250%
due
04/01/33
130
131
Edison
International
4.950%
due
04/15/25
1,025
1,003
Series
A
5.375%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
4.698%)(Ê)(ƒ)
200
175
Series
B
5.000%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
3.901%)(Ê)(ƒ)
110
95
El
Paso
Natural
Gas
Co.
LLC
7.500%
due
11/15/26
350
370
Elevance
Health,
Inc.
4.101%
due
03/01/28
50
48
4.100%
due
05/15/32
310
289
5.500%
due
10/15/32
300
308
4.375%
due
12/01/47
10
9
4.850%
due
08/15/54
783
682
Eli
Lilly
&
Co.
4.950%
due
02/27/63
60
61
Enbridge
Energy
Partners,
LP
7.375%
due
10/15/45
484
557
Endeavor
Energy
Resources,
LP
/
EER
Finance,
Inc.
5.750%
due
01/30/28
(Þ)
40
39
Energy
Transfer,
LP
2.900%
due
05/15/25
30
28
5.500%
due
06/01/27
220
219
5.250%
due
04/15/29
30
29
3.750%
due
05/15/30
140
126
5.300%
due
04/01/44
10
9
6.250%
due
04/15/49
170
166
Series
10Y
4.950%
due
06/15/28
40
39
Series
B
6.625%
due
12/31/99
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
4.155%)(Ê)(ƒ)
110
84
Series
F
6.750%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
5.134%)(Ê)(ƒ)
450
401
Series
G
7.125%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
5.306%)(Ê)(ƒ)
790
670
Series
H
6.500%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
5.694%)(Ê)(ƒ)
70
64
EnLink
Midstream
LLC
5.625%
due
01/15/28
(Þ)
260
252
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
75
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Enstar
Group,
Ltd.
4.950%
due
06/01/29
866
806
Enterprise
Products
Operating
LLC
4.150%
due
10/16/28
150
143
2.800%
due
01/31/30
100
88
7.550%
due
04/15/38
20
23
5.700%
due
02/15/42
40
41
4.850%
due
03/15/44
60
55
3.700%
due
01/31/51
140
107
3.300%
due
02/15/53
160
114
5.375%
due
02/15/78
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
2.570%)(Ê)
680
563
Series
D
6.875%
due
03/01/33
794
894
EOG
Resources,
Inc.
4.375%
due
04/15/30
130
127
EPR
Properties
Co.
3.750%
due
08/15/29
969
788
EQM
Midstream
Partners,
LP
7.500%
due
06/01/27
(Þ)
120
121
EQT
Corp.
3.125%
due
05/15/26
(Þ)
160
147
3.900%
due
10/01/27
160
148
5.000%
due
01/15/29
10
9
7.000%
due
02/01/30
100
105
3.625%
due
05/15/31
(Þ)
30
26
Equifax,
Inc.
2.350%
due
09/15/31
310
247
Equities
Corp.
6.125%
due
02/01/25
139
138
Extra
Space
Storage,
LP
3.900%
due
04/01/29
70
64
Exxon
Mobil
Corp.
2.992%
due
03/19/25
859
828
3.482%
due
03/19/30
120
113
4.227%
due
03/19/40
70
65
4.114%
due
03/01/46
40
35
4.327%
due
03/19/50
10
9
3.452%
due
04/15/51
30
23
F&G
Annuities
&
Life,
Inc.
7.400%
due
01/13/28
(Þ)
862
861
Ferguson
PLC
4.500%
due
10/24/28
(Þ)
906
868
Fidelity
&
Guaranty
Life
Holdings,
Inc.
5.500%
due
05/01/25
(Þ)
50
49
FirstEnergy
Corp.
Series
B
3.900%
due
07/15/27
120
114
Series
C
4.850%
due
07/15/47
50
45
Florida
Gas
Transmission
Co.
LLC
2.300%
due
10/01/31
(Þ)
420
334
Florida
Power
&
Light
Co.
3.150%
due
10/01/49
40
29
Ford
Motor
Co.
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
6.950%
due
03/06/26
700
704
3.250%
due
02/12/32
120
94
4.750%
due
01/15/43
40
31
Ford
Motor
Credit
Co.
LLC
3.664%
due
09/08/24
200
193
2.300%
due
02/10/25
600
561
2.700%
due
08/10/26
200
179
4.950%
due
05/28/27
200
189
Fox
Corp.
Series
WI
5.476%
due
01/25/39
80
75
Freeport-McMoRan,
Inc.
5.400%
due
11/14/34
230
222
FS
KKR
Capital
Corp.
3.400%
due
01/15/26
921
838
General
Dynamics
Corp.
3.250%
due
04/01/25
876
847
3.625%
due
04/01/30
100
94
4.250%
due
04/01/40
160
147
4.250%
due
04/01/50
50
46
General
Motors
Co.
6.125%
due
10/01/25
310
312
5.600%
due
10/15/32
80
77
6.250%
due
10/02/43
40
39
6.750%
due
04/01/46
40
40
Genting
New
York
LLC
3.300%
due
02/15/26
(Þ)
640
570
Georgia
Power
Co.
3.250%
due
03/30/27
858
796
Gilead
Sciences,
Inc.
5.650%
due
12/01/41
50
53
GLP
Capital,
LP
/
GLP
Financing
II,
Inc.
5.375%
due
04/15/26
653
639
Goldman
Sachs
BDC,
Inc.
2.875%
due
01/15/26
860
790
Goldman
Sachs
Group,
Inc.
(The)
5.700%
due
11/01/24
871
870
4.250%
due
10/21/25
140
135
3.615%
due
03/15/28
(SOFR
+
1.846%)(Ê)
290
272
3.691%
due
06/05/28
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.510%)(Ê)
200
188
4.223%
due
05/01/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.301%)(Ê)
50
47
3.800%
due
03/15/30
40
37
2.650%
due
10/21/32
(SOFR
+
1.264%)(Ê)
340
277
5.150%
due
05/22/45
70
65
Series
DMTN
2.383%
due
07/21/32
(SOFR
+
1.248%)(Ê)
590
473
Golub
Capital
BDC,
Inc.
2.050%
due
02/15/27
1,009
849
Halliburton
Co.
4.850%
due
11/15/35
60
56
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
76
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Harman
International
Industries,
Inc.
4.150%
due
05/15/25
879
853
Harris
Corp.
4.400%
due
06/15/28
859
826
Hawaiian
Brand
Intellectual
Property,
Ltd.
/
HawaiianMiles
Loyalty,
Ltd.
5.750%
due
01/20/26
(Þ)
730
691
HCA,
Inc.
5.250%
due
06/15/26
791
782
5.500%
due
06/01/33
260
260
5.125%
due
06/15/39
50
46
Hercules
Capital,
Inc.
3.375%
due
01/20/27
966
837
Hershey
Co.
(The)
1.700%
due
06/01/30
160
133
Home
Depot,
Inc.
(The)
3.000%
due
04/01/26
828
792
3.900%
due
12/06/28
10
10
2.700%
due
04/15/30
80
71
3.300%
due
04/15/40
50
41
3.350%
due
04/15/50
10
8
Host
Hotels
&
Resorts,
LP
Series
F
4.500%
due
02/01/26
814
789
HSBC
Holdings
PLC
7.200%
due
07/15/97
457
502
Humana,
Inc.
4.500%
due
04/01/25
20
20
5.875%
due
03/01/33
220
229
4.625%
due
12/01/42
20
18
4.950%
due
10/01/44
20
18
Huntington
Bancshares,
Inc.
Series
WI
2.487%
due
08/15/36
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
1.170%)(Ê)
1,012
713
Huntington
Ingalls
Industries,
Inc.
Series
WI
3.483%
due
12/01/27
900
825
Huntsman
International
LLC
4.500%
due
05/01/29
926
847
ILFC
E-Capital
Trust
I
7.064%
due
12/21/65
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
350
235
ILFC
E-Capital
Trust
II
7.314%
due
12/21/65
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
350
243
Intel
Corp.
2.800%
due
08/12/41
110
78
4.900%
due
08/05/52
60
55
3.200%
due
08/12/61
100
65
Series
WI
3.734%
due
12/08/47
10
8
Inter-American
Development
Bank
Series
GMTN
5.320%
due
02/04/25
(SOFR
+
0.250%)(Ê)
1,230
1,232
Intercontinental
Exchange,
Inc.
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
4.600%
due
03/15/33
220
213
4.950%
due
06/15/52
40
38
International
Flavors
&
Fragrances,
Inc.
1.230%
due
10/01/25
(Þ)
919
819
Invitation
Homes,
Inc.
2.300%
due
11/15/28
971
825
4.150%
due
04/15/32
310
278
Jabil
Circuit,
Inc.
5.450%
due
02/01/29
140
139
Jackson
National
Life
Global
Funding
1.750%
due
01/12/25
(Þ)
918
852
Jacobs
Engineering
Group,
Inc.
5.900%
due
03/01/33
866
850
Jefferies
Financial
Group,
Inc.
6.625%
due
10/23/43
761
736
JetBlue
Airways
Corp.
Series
2019
2.750%
due
05/15/32
745
633
John
Deere
Capital
Corp.
3.450%
due
03/13/25
889
864
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co.
4.203%
due
07/23/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.260%)(Ê)
40
38
8.750%
due
09/01/30
280
340
2.522%
due
04/22/31
(SOFR
+
2.040%)(Ê)
120
101
2.956%
due
05/13/31
(SOFR
+
2.515%)(Ê)
330
283
1.953%
due
02/04/32
(SOFR
+
1.065%)(Ê)
340
271
2.545%
due
11/08/32
(SOFR
+
1.180%)(Ê)
80
66
4.586%
due
04/26/33
(SOFR
+
1.800%)(Ê)
500
477
4.260%
due
02/22/48
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.580%)(Ê)
80
69
3.328%
due
04/22/52
(SOFR
+
1.580%)(Ê)
120
87
Series
KK
3.650%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.850%)(Ê)(ƒ)
190
167
Kaiser
Foundation
Hospitals
4.150%
due
05/01/47
30
26
Series
2019
3.266%
due
11/01/49
30
22
Series
2021
2.810%
due
06/01/41
80
59
3.002%
due
06/01/51
20
14
Kellogg
Co.
3.400%
due
11/15/27
906
848
Kenvue
,
Inc.
4.900%
due
03/22/33
(Þ)
210
212
5.050%
due
03/22/53
(Þ)
110
112
5.200%
due
03/22/63
(Þ)
60
61
Keurig
Dr
Pepper,
Inc.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
77
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
3.400%
due
11/15/25
833
797
Keysight
Technologies,
Inc.
3.000%
due
10/30/29
921
807
Kimco
Realty
Corp.
2.250%
due
12/01/31
310
241
Kinder
Morgan
Energy
Partners,
LP
7.300%
due
08/15/33
50
54
5.500%
due
03/01/44
150
137
Kinder
Morgan,
Inc.
4.300%
due
06/01/25
90
88
5.550%
due
06/01/45
80
74
5.050%
due
02/15/46
30
26
KKR
Group
Finance
Co.
II
LLC
5.500%
due
02/01/43
(Þ)
10
9
KLA
Corp.
4.650%
due
07/15/32
130
130
4.950%
due
07/15/52
20
20
Kraft
Heinz
Foods
Co.
Series
WI
3.875%
due
05/15/27
906
870
Kroger
Co.
(The)
3.500%
due
02/01/26
828
793
5.150%
due
08/01/43
20
18
Kyndryl
Holdings,
Inc.
Series
WI
3.150%
due
10/15/31
320
240
4.100%
due
10/15/41
230
154
L3Harris
Technologies,
Inc.
2.900%
due
12/15/29
240
208
Laboratory
Corp.
of
America
Holdings
3.250%
due
09/01/24
886
858
Lam
Research
Corp.
1.900%
due
06/15/30
140
117
Las
Vegas
Sands
Corp.
3.200%
due
08/08/24
750
726
2.900%
due
06/25/25
900
846
Lennar
Corp.
Series
WI
5.000%
due
06/15/27
10
10
Lennox
International,
Inc.
1.700%
due
08/01/27
110
96
Lithia
Motors,
Inc.
4.625%
due
12/15/27
(Þ)
60
56
3.875%
due
06/01/29
(Þ)
50
43
Lockheed
Martin
Corp.
1.850%
due
06/15/30
70
58
3.900%
due
06/15/32
100
94
4.500%
due
05/15/36
10
10
4.150%
due
06/15/53
70
62
4.300%
due
06/15/62
80
71
Lowe's
Cos.,
Inc.
4.500%
due
04/15/30
50
49
1.700%
due
10/15/30
90
72
2.800%
due
09/15/41
90
64
3.000%
due
10/15/50
190
125
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Series
3-RD
3.375%
due
09/15/25
834
799
Marriott
International,
Inc.
Series
EE
5.750%
due
05/01/25
849
851
Mars,
Inc.
2.375%
due
07/16/40
(Þ)
240
165
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos.,
Inc.
3.500%
due
03/10/25
876
849
2.375%
due
12/15/31
220
179
Massachusetts
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Co.
3.375%
due
04/15/50
(Þ)
70
50
Mastercard
,
Inc.
3.850%
due
03/26/50
60
52
McDonald's
Corp.
3.800%
due
04/01/28
50
48
4.700%
due
12/09/35
716
695
Series
MTN
3.500%
due
07/01/27
60
57
3.600%
due
07/01/30
70
65
4.450%
due
03/01/47
40
36
4.450%
due
09/01/48
80
72
3.625%
due
09/01/49
10
8
4.200%
due
04/01/50
160
138
McKesson
Corp.
4.900%
due
07/15/28
220
219
MDC
Holdings,
Inc.
2.500%
due
01/15/31
160
126
6.000%
due
01/15/43
50
45
Merck
&
Co.,
Inc.
2.350%
due
06/24/40
40
29
Metropolitan
Edison
Co.
5.200%
due
04/01/28
(Þ)
150
148
Metropolitan
Life
Global
Funding
I
5.150%
due
03/28/33
(Þ)
300
297
Micron
Technology,
Inc.
2.703%
due
04/15/32
140
110
5.875%
due
02/09/33
150
149
Microsoft
Corp.
3.450%
due
08/08/36
80
73
2.921%
due
03/17/52
96
71
MidAmerican
Energy
Co.
3.650%
due
04/15/29
50
46
3.150%
due
04/15/50
110
77
Mileage
Plus
Holdings
LLC
/
Mileage
Plus
Intellectual
Property
Assets,
Ltd.
6.500%
due
06/20/27
(Þ)
128
128
Molson
Coors
Beverage
Co.
4.200%
due
07/15/46
40
33
Mondelez
International
Holdings
Netherlands
BV
2.250%
due
09/19/24
(Þ)
690
660
Mondelez
International,
Inc.
1.875%
due
10/15/32
981
766
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
78
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.625%
due
09/04/50
40
26
Morgan
Stanley
4.754%
due
04/21/26
500
493
2.188%
due
04/28/26
(SOFR
+
1.990%)(Ê)
70
66
1.593%
due
05/04/27
(SOFR
+
0.879%)(Ê)
70
63
6.342%
due
10/18/33
(SOFR
+
2.560%)(Ê)
220
234
2.484%
due
09/16/36
(SOFR
+
1.360%)(Ê)
420
319
5.297%
due
04/20/37
(SOFR
+
2.620%)(Ê)
130
123
5.948%
due
01/19/38
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.430%)(Ê)
120
118
3.217%
due
04/22/42
(SOFR
+
1.485%)(Ê)
240
182
Series
GMTN
3.700%
due
10/23/24
895
874
4.431%
due
01/23/30
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.628%)(Ê)
10
10
2.239%
due
07/21/32
(SOFR
+
1.178%)(Ê)
170
135
Series
MTN
3.622%
due
04/01/31
(SOFR
+
3.120%)(Ê)
80
72
MPLX,
LP
4.800%
due
02/15/29
50
48
5.000%
due
03/01/33
290
278
4.500%
due
04/15/38
170
146
5.200%
due
03/01/47
30
26
4.700%
due
04/15/48
70
57
NBCUniversal
Media
LLC
4.450%
due
01/15/43
7
6
Nestle
Holdings,
Inc.
0.606%
due
09/14/24
(Þ)
882
835
Netflix,
Inc.
5.875%
due
11/15/28
838
865
New
York
Life
Global
Funding
4.550%
due
01/28/33
(Þ)
120
116
New
York
Life
Insurance
Co.
3.750%
due
05/15/50
(Þ)
150
115
Newell
Brands,
Inc.
4.000%
due
12/01/24
170
163
NextEra
Energy
Capital
Holdings,
Inc.
6.051%
due
03/01/25
30
30
3.800%
due
03/15/82
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.547%)(Ê)
978
821
NextEra
Energy
Operating
Partners,
LP
4.250%
due
07/15/24
(Þ)
60
59
NGPL
PipeCo
LLC
7.768%
due
12/15/37
(Þ)
553
590
Northrop
Grumman
Corp.
5.150%
due
05/01/40
160
157
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
5.050%
due
11/15/40
30
29
4.030%
due
10/15/47
30
26
5.250%
due
05/01/50
60
61
Northwest
Pipeline
LLC
7.125%
due
12/01/25
250
255
Series
WI
4.000%
due
04/01/27
60
57
Northwestern
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Co.
(The)
3.450%
due
03/30/51
(Þ)
320
228
3.625%
due
09/30/59
(Þ)
80
56
NRG
Energy,
Inc.
2.450%
due
12/02/27
(Þ)
390
329
NVIDIA
Corp.
3.500%
due
04/01/40
30
26
Oaktree
Specialty
Lending
Corp.
2.700%
due
01/15/27
988
852
Occidental
Petroleum
Corp.
6.950%
due
07/01/24
5
5
5.550%
due
03/15/26
140
138
3.400%
due
04/15/26
70
65
7.950%
due
06/15/39
50
57
4.100%
due
02/15/47
20
14
Ohio
Edison
Co.
5.500%
due
01/15/33
(Þ)
90
90
Omega
Healthcare
Investors,
Inc.
Series
WI
4.500%
due
04/01/27
898
834
Oncor
Electric
Delivery
Co.
LLC
3.100%
due
09/15/49
80
56
Series
WI
4.150%
due
06/01/32
40
38
Oracle
Corp.
2.875%
due
03/25/31
50
43
6.250%
due
11/09/32
370
393
4.300%
due
07/08/34
648
588
4.000%
due
07/15/46
220
169
6.900%
due
11/09/52
150
168
5.550%
due
02/06/53
350
339
Otis
Worldwide
Corp.
Series
WI
2.056%
due
04/05/25
872
822
2.565%
due
02/15/30
60
52
Owl
Rock
Capital
Corp.
4.250%
due
01/15/26
939
869
Pacific
Gas
and
Electric
Co.
2.100%
due
08/01/27
30
26
3.000%
due
06/15/28
90
78
2.500%
due
02/01/31
50
39
3.300%
due
08/01/40
20
13
4.750%
due
02/15/44
70
54
4.950%
due
07/01/50
140
110
3.500%
due
08/01/50
20
13
6.700%
due
04/01/53
210
206
Series
WI
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
79
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
3.300%
due
12/01/27
950
833
Park-Ohio
Industries,
Inc.
Series
WI
6.625%
due
04/15/27
240
212
Parsley
Energy
LLC
/
Parsley
Finance
Corp.
4.125%
due
02/15/28
(Þ)
10
9
PayPal
Holdings,
Inc.
2.300%
due
06/01/30
70
59
4.400%
due
06/01/32
100
96
3.250%
due
06/01/50
60
43
5.050%
due
06/01/52
20
20
Pennsylvania
Electric
Co.
5.150%
due
03/30/26
(Þ)
60
59
PepsiCo,
Inc.
2.625%
due
03/19/27
887
826
1.625%
due
05/01/30
10
8
3.900%
due
07/18/32
150
144
Pfizer,
Inc.
4.450%
due
05/19/28
60
59
4.650%
due
05/19/30
130
128
4.750%
due
05/19/33
110
110
2.550%
due
05/28/40
60
44
5.110%
due
05/19/43
430
431
5.300%
due
05/19/53
230
239
5.340%
due
05/19/63
50
51
PG&E
Wildfire
Recovery
Funding
LLC
Series
A-3
5.081%
due
06/01/41
120
117
Series
A-4
5.212%
due
12/01/47
30
30
Philip
Morris
International,
Inc.
2.100%
due
05/01/30
70
58
1.750%
due
11/01/30
280
221
6.375%
due
05/16/38
664
725
Physicians
Realty
Trust
4.300%
due
03/15/27
838
789
Pilgrim's
Pride
Corp.
5.875%
due
09/30/27
(Þ)
100
99
Pioneer
Natural
Resources
Co.
1.125%
due
01/15/26
908
818
5.100%
due
03/29/26
190
189
2.150%
due
01/15/31
280
229
Plains
All
American
Pipeline,
LP
Series
B
9.431%
due
12/31/99
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
4.110%)(Ê)(ƒ)
390
347
Plains
All
American
Pipeline,
LP
/
PAA
Finance
Corp.
3.600%
due
11/01/24
899
870
Series
WI
6.700%
due
05/15/36
10
10
PNC
Financial
Services
Group,
Inc.
(The)
5.812%
due
06/12/26
(SOFR
+
1.322%)(Ê)
130
129
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
5.582%
due
06/12/29
(SOFR
+
1.841%)(Ê)
250
249
Series
W
6.250%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
7
Year
+
2.808%)(Ê)(ƒ)
250
224
Procter
&
Gamble
Co.
(The)
2.850%
due
08/11/27
882
826
5.500%
due
02/01/34
100
107
Progress
Energy,
Inc.
7.000%
due
10/30/31
559
613
Prologis,
LP
1.250%
due
10/15/30
230
178
Prospect
Capital
Corp.
3.706%
due
01/22/26
1,003
881
Prudential
Financial,
Inc.
6.750%
due
03/01/53
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.848%)(Ê)
20
20
Public
Storage
0.875%
due
02/15/26
972
871
Qorvo
,
Inc.
1.750%
due
12/15/24
(Þ)
939
873
QUALCOMM,
Inc.
4.500%
due
05/20/52
50
45
Radian
Group,
Inc.
4.500%
due
10/01/24
878
855
Range
Resources
Corp.
Series
WI
4.875%
due
05/15/25
340
333
Raytheon
Technologies
Corp.
3.125%
due
05/04/27
916
858
4.625%
due
11/16/48
130
121
5.375%
due
02/27/53
140
145
Regal
Rexnord
Corp.
6.050%
due
02/15/26
(Þ)
1,668
1,670
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
1.750%
due
09/15/30
1,093
871
Regions
Financial
Corp.
2.250%
due
05/18/25
946
875
Republic
Services,
Inc.
2.500%
due
08/15/24
868
837
Roche
Holdings,
Inc.
3.000%
due
11/10/25
(Þ)
842
804
Rocket
Mortgage
LLC
/
Rocket
Mortgage
Co-Issuer,
Inc.
2.875%
due
10/15/26
(Þ)
100
88
Roper
Technologies,
Inc.
1.400%
due
09/15/27
952
821
RPM
International,
Inc.
3.750%
due
03/15/27
909
853
S&P
Global,
Inc.
1.250%
due
08/15/30
40
31
3.250%
due
12/01/49
20
15
Sabra
Health
Care,
LP
3.900%
due
10/15/29
921
750
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
80
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
San
Diego
Gas
&
Electric
Co.
Series
RRR
3.750%
due
06/01/47
100
78
Series
VVV
1.700%
due
10/01/30
240
192
Santander
Holdings
USA,
Inc.
5.807%
due
09/09/26
(SOFR
+
2.328%)(Ê)
860
845
SCE
Recovery
Funding
LLC
Series
A-1
4.697%
due
06/15/40
220
214
Sempra
Energy
4.125%
due
04/01/52
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.868%)(Ê)
953
770
Sherwin-Williams
Co.
(The)
3.450%
due
06/01/27
861
812
Simon
Property
Group,
LP
3.500%
due
09/01/25
100
96
Southern
California
Edison
Co.
2.250%
due
06/01/30
150
125
3.650%
due
02/01/50
110
82
Series
C
4.125%
due
03/01/48
130
105
Series
G
2.500%
due
06/01/31
120
100
Southern
Co.
(The)
Series
21-B
1.750%
due
03/15/28
951
812
Southern
Co.
Gas
Capital
Corp.
6.000%
due
10/01/34
196
194
Southwest
Airlines
Co.
5.250%
due
05/04/25
50
49
Southwestern
Energy
Co.
8.375%
due
09/15/28
60
62
4.750%
due
02/01/32
80
71
Spirit
Loyalty
Cayman,
Ltd.
/
Spirit
IP
Cayman,
Ltd.
Series
144a
8.000%
due
09/20/25
(Þ)
380
383
Spirit
Realty
Capital,
Inc.
3.200%
due
01/15/27
949
854
STORE
Capital
Corp.
4.500%
due
03/15/28
938
819
Sun
Communities,
Inc.
2.700%
due
07/15/31
1,087
859
Sunoco
Logistics
Partners
Operations,
LP
3.900%
due
07/15/26
90
86
SunTrust
Banks,
Inc.
Series
BKNT
4.050%
due
11/03/25
70
67
Targa
Resources
Corp.
5.200%
due
07/01/27
230
226
4.200%
due
02/01/33
150
133
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Targa
Resources
Partners,
LP
/
Targa
Resources
Partners
Finance
Corp.
6.875%
due
01/15/29
210
214
5.500%
due
03/01/30
30
29
4.875%
due
02/01/31
220
203
4.000%
due
01/15/32
390
337
TD
SYNNEX
Corp.
Series
WI
1.250%
due
08/09/24
510
482
Teachers
Insurance
&
Annuity
Association
of
America
4.900%
due
09/15/44
(Þ)
140
127
Tennessee
Gas
Pipeline
Co.
LLC
2.900%
due
03/01/30
(Þ)
430
367
7.625%
due
04/01/37
608
690
Texas
Eastern
Transmission,
LP
3.500%
due
01/15/28
(Þ)
854
790
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
2.250%
due
09/04/29
90
79
3.650%
due
08/16/32
170
158
3.875%
due
03/15/39
80
72
Time
Warner
Cable
Enterprises
LLC
8.375%
due
07/15/33
100
110
Time
Warner
Cable
LLC
6.550%
due
05/01/37
90
86
7.300%
due
07/01/38
180
183
6.750%
due
06/15/39
20
19
5.500%
due
09/01/41
666
554
T-Mobile
USA,
Inc.
2.625%
due
02/15/29
60
52
2.875%
due
02/15/31
70
59
Series
WI
3.875%
due
04/15/30
300
276
2.550%
due
02/15/31
824
685
2.700%
due
03/15/32
230
190
3.000%
due
02/15/41
100
73
3.300%
due
02/15/51
120
84
Transcontinental
Gas
Pipe
Line
Co.
LLC
4.450%
due
08/01/42
260
222
Series
WI
3.250%
due
05/15/30
50
44
Truist
Financial
Corp.
6.047%
due
06/08/27
(SOFR
+
2.050%)(Ê)
90
90
5.867%
due
06/08/34
(SOFR
+
2.361%)(Ê)
240
240
TWDC
Enterprises
18
Corp.
Series
MTNB
7.000%
due
03/01/32
552
631
Union
Pacific
Corp.
6.625%
due
02/01/29
607
659
3.750%
due
02/05/70
40
30
Series
WI
2.891%
due
04/06/36
110
88
3.839%
due
03/20/60
140
111
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
81
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
United
Airlines
Pass-Through
Trust
5.800%
due
01/15/36
500
510
Series
2020-1
Class
B
4.875%
due
01/15/26
199
190
Series
AA
2.700%
due
05/01/32
583
488
United
Airlines,
Inc.
4.625%
due
04/15/29
(Þ)
30
27
Series
144a
4.375%
due
04/15/26
(Þ)
400
380
United
Parcel
Service,
Inc.
3.900%
due
04/01/25
817
799
UnitedHealth
Group,
Inc.
3.850%
due
06/15/28
70
67
2.000%
due
05/15/30
100
84
5.350%
due
02/15/33
590
613
4.625%
due
07/15/35
100
98
5.700%
due
10/15/40
60
63
4.750%
due
05/15/52
80
76
5.875%
due
02/15/53
60
67
Unum
Group
5.750%
due
08/15/42
796
732
US
Airways
Pass-Through
Trust
Class
A
4.625%
due
06/03/25
73
69
3.950%
due
11/15/25
210
195
US
Bancorp
5.775%
due
06/12/29
(SOFR
+
2.020%)(Ê)
170
170
5.836%
due
06/12/34
(SOFR
+
2.260%)(Ê)
160
161
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
2.100%
due
03/22/28
1,000
878
3.875%
due
02/08/29
120
113
7.750%
due
12/01/30
100
116
4.500%
due
08/10/33
470
444
5.250%
due
03/16/37
60
59
2.650%
due
11/20/40
90
63
4.125%
due
08/15/46
60
49
5.500%
due
03/16/47
10
10
4.000%
due
03/22/50
40
32
2.875%
due
11/20/50
120
78
Series
WI
4.329%
due
09/21/28
53
51
2.987%
due
10/30/56
60
38
VICI
Properties,
LP
/
VICI
Note
Co.,
Inc.
4.625%
due
06/15/25
(Þ)
879
849
Visa,
Inc.
2.050%
due
04/15/30
60
51
2.700%
due
04/15/40
70
54
Vontier
Corp.
Series
WI
1.800%
due
04/01/26
170
151
2.400%
due
04/01/28
350
291
Vornado
Realty
Trust
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
3.500%
due
01/15/25
912
859
Voya
Financial,
Inc.
Series
WI
4.700%
due
01/23/48
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
2.084%)(Ê)
944
757
Walmart,
Inc.
1.050%
due
09/17/26
970
866
1.800%
due
09/22/31
80
66
2.650%
due
09/22/51
90
64
Walt
Disney
Co.
(The)
Series
WI
3.700%
due
09/15/24
827
809
6.650%
due
11/15/37
40
46
5.400%
due
10/01/43
30
31
WarnerMedia
Holdings,
Inc.
Series
WI
4.279%
due
03/15/32
110
98
5.050%
due
03/15/42
450
379
5.141%
due
03/15/52
220
179
Wells
Fargo
&
Co.
0.805%
due
05/19/25
(SOFR
+
0.510%)(Ê)
80
76
3.000%
due
04/22/26
140
132
3.000%
due
10/23/26
260
241
5.389%
due
04/24/34
(SOFR
+
2.020%)(Ê)
371
369
3.068%
due
04/30/41
(SOFR
+
2.530%)(Ê)
170
125
5.375%
due
11/02/43
130
122
4.650%
due
11/04/44
10
8
4.750%
due
12/07/46
90
77
5.013%
due
04/04/51
(SOFR
+
4.502%)(Ê)
310
289
4.611%
due
04/25/53
(SOFR
+
2.130%)(Ê)
250
219
Series
S
5.900%
due
12/29/49
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
3.110%)(Ê)(ƒ)
210
207
Welltower
,
Inc.
3.850%
due
06/15/32
80
70
Western
Midstream
Operating,
LP
3.100%
due
02/01/25
480
459
4.650%
due
07/01/26
130
125
4.500%
due
03/01/28
50
47
4.050%
due
02/01/30
300
269
6.150%
due
04/01/33
200
202
5.450%
due
04/01/44
110
93
5.500%
due
08/15/48
40
33
5.250%
due
02/01/50
60
49
Westinghouse
Air
Brake
Technologies
Corp.
Series
WI
3.450%
due
11/15/26
963
900
Williams
Cos.,
Inc.
(The)
3.750%
due
06/15/27
60
57
7.750%
due
06/15/31
130
144
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
82
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
5.800%
due
11/15/43
35
34
Wynn
Las
Vegas
LLC
/
Wynn
Las
Vegas
Capital
Corp.
5.500%
due
03/01/25
(Þ)
80
79
Zions
Bancorp
NA
3.250%
due
10/29/29
953
699
201,677
International
Debt
-
15.6%
ABN
AMRO
Bank
NV
4.750%
due
07/28/25
(Þ)
861
830
AerCap
Ireland
Capital
DAC
/
AerCap
Global
Aviation
Trust
3.300%
due
01/30/32
150
123
3.400%
due
10/29/33
150
120
3.850%
due
10/29/41
330
251
Agence
Francaise
de
Developpement
EPIC
Series
EMTN
6.090%
due
11/19/24
(SOFR
+
1.000%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,200
1,210
AIB
Group
PLC
7.583%
due
10/14/26
(SOFR
+
3.456%)(Ê)(Þ)
831
844
Alibaba
Group
Holding,
Ltd.
3.150%
due
02/09/51
290
188
Alimentation
Couche-Tard,
Inc.
3.550%
due
07/26/27
(Þ)
702
652
Anglo
American
Capital
PLC
4.500%
due
03/15/28
(Þ)
360
343
Anheuser-Busch
Cos.
LLC
/
Anheuser-
Busch
InBev
Worldwide,
Inc.
4.900%
due
02/01/46
50
48
Anheuser-Busch
InBev
Worldwide,
Inc.
5.550%
due
01/23/49
310
327
Arbor
Realty
CLO,
Ltd.
Series
2021-FL2
Class
A
1.200%
due
05/15/36
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.100%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,029
1,010
Series
2022-FL1
Class
A
1.500%
due
01/15/37
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.450%)(Ê)(Þ)
3,050
2,995
Arbor
Realty
Commercial
Real
Estate
Notes,
Ltd.
Series
2022-FL2
Class
A
6.710%
due
05/15/37
(CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
+
1.850%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,638
2,602
ArcelorMittal
SA
6.550%
due
11/29/27
150
154
Argentine
Republic
Government
International
Bond
1.000%
due
07/09/29
34
11
0.750%
due
07/09/30
(~)(Ê)
278
92
4.875%
due
07/09/41
(~)(Ê)
160
51
AstraZeneca
PLC
0.700%
due
04/08/26
959
857
Avolon
Holdings
Funding,
Ltd.
3.950%
due
07/01/24
(Þ)
20
19
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.875%
due
02/15/25
(Þ)
150
139
Banco
de
Bogota
SA
Series
EMTQ
4.375%
due
08/03/27
(Þ)
877
807
Banco
Mercantil
del
Norte
SA
8.375%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
10
Year
+
7.760%)(Ê)(ƒ)(Þ)
240
224
Banco
Santander
Chile
2.700%
due
01/10/25
(Þ)
914
874
Banco
Santander
Mexico
SA
Institucion
de
Banca
Multiple
Grupo
Financiero
Santander
5.375%
due
04/17/25
(Þ)
810
801
Banco
Santander
SA
4.175%
due
03/24/28
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
2.000%)(Ê)
400
374
Bancolombia
SA
3.000%
due
01/29/25
991
941
Bank
of
Montreal
3.700%
due
06/07/25
821
793
Bank
of
Nova
Scotia
(The)
1.300%
due
06/11/25
881
810
4.588%
due
05/04/37
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.050%)(Ê)
30
26
8.625%
due
10/27/82
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
4.389%)(Ê)
200
208
Barrick
NA
Finance
LLC
5.700%
due
05/30/41
130
132
BAT
Capital
Corp.
2.259%
due
03/25/28
1,024
878
3.734%
due
09/25/40
110
78
Series
WI
3.557%
due
08/15/27
325
299
Bayer
US
Finance
LLC
3.375%
due
10/08/24
(Þ)
726
703
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
2.859%
due
10/25/28
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.750%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,607
1,614
9.695%
due
10/25/30
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
4.850%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,094
1,142
Series
2019-3A
Class
M1C
2.099%
due
07/25/29
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.950%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,690
1,694
Series
2020-4A
Class
M2B
3.750%
due
06/25/30
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.600%)(Ê)(Þ)
276
278
Series
2021-2A
Class
M1A
1.210%
due
06/25/31
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.200%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,138
1,132
Series
2021-2A
Class
M1B
1.510%
due
06/25/31
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.500%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,759
1,737
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
83
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Series
2021-3A
Class
A2
1.050%
due
09/25/31
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.000%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,380
2,326
Bharti
Airtel,
Ltd.
4.375%
due
06/10/25
(Þ)
877
853
BNP
Paribas
SA
2.219%
due
06/09/26
(SOFR
+
2.074%)(Ê)(Þ)
350
324
4.625%
due
03/13/27
(Þ)
722
691
4.400%
due
08/14/28
(Þ)
200
189
5.125%
due
01/13/29
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.450%)(Ê)(Þ)
330
323
2.159%
due
09/15/29
(SOFR
+
1.218%)(Ê)(Þ)
270
225
7.750%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
4.899%)(Ê)(ƒ)(Þ)
650
629
9.250%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
4.969%)(Ê)(ƒ)(Þ)
200
206
Bristol
Park
CLO
LTD
Series
2020-1A
Class
BR
6.710%
due
04/15/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.450%)(Ê)(Þ)
250
244
British
Telecommunications
PLC
9.625%
due
12/15/30
70
86
Brookfield
Finance
LLC
3.450%
due
04/15/50
827
547
Brookfield
Finance,
Inc.
4.350%
due
04/15/30
847
781
Canadian
Natural
Resources,
Ltd.
5.850%
due
02/01/35
661
642
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Co.
3.100%
due
12/02/51
80
57
6.125%
due
09/15/15
656
677
Chile
Government
International
Bond
2.550%
due
07/27/33
200
163
CI
Financial
Corp.
3.200%
due
12/17/30
1,642
1,231
Comision
Federal
de
Electricidad
3.348%
due
02/09/31
(Þ)
200
158
Cooperatieve
Rabobank
UA
4.375%
due
08/04/25
400
386
3.758%
due
04/06/33
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.420%)(Ê)(Þ)
360
313
CPPIB
Capital,
Inc.
4.125%
due
10/21/24
(Þ)
950
933
Credit
Agricole
SA
4.375%
due
03/17/25
(Þ)
734
707
1.907%
due
06/16/26
(SOFR
+
1.676%)(Ê)(Þ)
928
854
5.589%
due
07/05/26
(Þ)
250
250
5.514%
due
07/05/33
(Þ)
250
251
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
8.125%
due
12/29/49
(USD
Swap
Semiannual
30/360
[versus
3
Month
LIBOR]
5
Year
Rate
+
6.185%)(Ê)
(ƒ)(Þ)
600
601
Credit
Suisse
Group
AG
6.537%
due
08/12/33
(SOFR
+
3.920%)(Ê)(Þ)
650
666
9.016%
due
11/15/33
(SOFR
+
5.020%)(Ê)(Þ)
250
300
CRH
America,
Inc.
3.875%
due
05/18/25
(Þ)
894
861
CSL
UK
Holdings,
Ltd.
3.850%
due
04/27/27
(Þ)
60
57
4.050%
due
04/27/29
(Þ)
120
114
4.250%
due
04/27/32
(Þ)
100
95
DAE
Funding
LLC
1.550%
due
08/01/24
(Þ)
220
209
Daimler
Trucks
Finance
NA
LLC
1.625%
due
12/13/24
(Þ)
876
825
Danske
Bank
A/S
3.773%
due
03/28/25
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.450%)(Ê)(Þ)
200
195
0.976%
due
09/10/25
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
0.550%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,205
1,124
6.466%
due
01/09/26
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
2.100%)(Ê)(Þ)
970
968
1.549%
due
09/10/27
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
0.730%)(Ê)(Þ)
200
174
4.298%
due
04/01/28
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.750%)(Ê)(Þ)
700
653
Delhaize
America,
Inc.
9.000%
due
04/15/31
154
183
Deutsche
Bank
AG
4.500%
due
04/01/25
871
827
3.547%
due
09/18/31
(SOFR
+
3.043%)(Ê)
1,010
839
7.079%
due
02/10/34
(SOFR
+
3.650%)(Ê)
200
185
Deutsche
Telekom
International
Finance
BV
8.750%
due
06/15/30
50
60
DNB
Bank
ASA
5.896%
due
10/09/26
(SOFR
+
1.950%)(Ê)(Þ)
864
856
Eagle
Re,
Ltd.
Series
2018-1
Class
M2
3.947%
due
11/25/28
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.000%)(Ê)(Þ)
732
739
Series
2021-2
Class
M1B
2.099%
due
04/25/34
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
2.050%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,515
1,522
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
84
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Series
2021-2
Class
M1C
4.035%
due
04/25/34
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
3.450%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,001
2,044
Ecopetrol
SA
4.625%
due
11/02/31
130
100
5.875%
due
05/28/45
80
55
5.875%
due
11/02/51
70
46
El
Puerto
de
Liverpool
SAB
de
CV
3.950%
due
10/02/24
(Þ)
878
855
Electricite
de
France
SA
3.625%
due
10/13/25
(Þ)
886
851
Enbridge,
Inc.
3.700%
due
07/15/27
687
649
Enel
Finance
International
NV
6.800%
due
10/14/25
(Þ)
340
346
3.500%
due
04/06/28
(Þ)
706
646
Eurosail
PLC
Series
2006-2A
Class
B1B
5.009%
due
12/15/44
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.240%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,005
989
Export-Import
Bank
of
Korea
(The)
4.875%
due
01/11/26
1,160
1,146
Fairfax
Financial
Holdings,
Ltd.
Series
WI
4.850%
due
04/17/28
810
780
First
Quantum
Minerals,
Ltd.
7.500%
due
04/01/25
(Þ)
310
310
6.875%
due
10/15/27
(Þ)
200
195
8.625%
due
06/01/31
(Þ)
200
205
Fresenius
Medical
Care
AG
&
Co.
KGaA
1.875%
due
12/01/26
(Þ)
1,021
881
Fresnillo
PLC
4.250%
due
10/02/50
(Þ)
260
195
Garda
World
Security
Corp.
2021
Term
Loan
B
9.109%
due
10/30/26
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
4.250%)(Ê)
69
68
GE
Capital
European
Funding
Unltd
.
Co.
6.025%
due
03/01/38
EUR
40
53
GFL
Environmental,
Inc.
Term
Loan
7.806%
due
05/31/27
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.000%)(Ê)
8
8
Glencore
Funding
LLC
1.625%
due
09/01/25
(Þ)
140
129
4.000%
due
03/27/27
(Þ)
130
124
3.875%
due
10/27/27
(Þ)
140
131
5.400%
due
05/08/28
(Þ)
160
158
Grifols
Worldwide
Operations
USA,
Inc.
Term
Loan
B
6.840%
due
11/15/27
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.000%)(Ê)
178
175
Hana
Bank
4.375%
due
09/30/24
(Þ)
874
852
HGI
CRE
CLO,
Ltd.
Series
2021-FL2
Class
A
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
5.459%
due
09/17/36
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.000%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,218
2,141
Highlands
Holdings
Bond
Issuer,
Ltd.
/
Highlands
Holdings
Bond
Co.-Issuer,
Inc.
7.625%
due
10/15/25
(Þ)
502
463
Home
RE,
Ltd.
Series
2020-1
Class
M2
7.509%
due
10/25/30
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
5.250%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,626
2,662
Series
2021-1
Class
M1C
2.423%
due
07/25/33
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.300%)(Ê)(Þ)
3,204
3,205
HSBC
Holdings
PLC
2.099%
due
06/04/26
(SOFR
+
1.929%)(Ê)
400
370
4.041%
due
03/13/28
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.546%)(Ê)
410
384
6.161%
due
03/09/29
(SOFR
+
1.970%)(Ê)
200
202
7.625%
due
05/17/32
669
712
6.254%
due
03/09/34
(SOFR
+
2.390%)(Ê)
670
687
ICICI
Bank,
Ltd.
4.000%
due
03/18/26
(Þ)
782
747
Infraestructura
Energetica
Nova
SAPI
de
CV
3.750%
due
01/14/28
(Þ)
892
812
Intercorp
Financial
Services,
Inc.
4.125%
due
10/19/27
(Þ)
938
842
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
7.000%
due
11/21/25
(Þ)
1,235
1,246
4.950%
due
06/01/42
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
2.750%)(Ê)(Þ)
200
132
7.778%
due
06/20/54
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
3.900%)(Ê)(Þ)
230
229
Jordan
Government
International
Bond
4.950%
due
07/07/25
(Þ)
510
494
Kookmin
Bank
4.350%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.639%)(Ê)(ƒ)(Þ)
913
886
Lamar
Funding,
Ltd.
3.958%
due
05/07/25
(Þ)
200
191
LCM
XXIII,
Ltd.
Series
2020-23A
Class
A1R
2.205%
due
10/20/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.070%)(Ê)(Þ)
804
798
Lloyds
Banking
Group
PLC
7.500%
due
12/31/99
(USD
Swap
Semiannual
30/360
[versus
3
Month
LIBOR]
5
Year
Rate
+
4.496%)(Ê)
(ƒ)
200
187
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
85
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
8.000%
due
12/31/99
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
3.913%)(Ê)(ƒ)
280
256
Series
WI
4.582%
due
12/10/25
827
792
Macquarie
Bank,
Ltd.
6.207%
due
11/22/24
(Þ)
845
844
Madison
Park
Funding
XVIII,
Ltd.
Series
2021-18A
Class
ARR
1.195%
due
10/21/30
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.940%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,905
1,885
Magnetite
XV,
Ltd.
Series
2018-15A
Class
AR
3.793%
due
07/25/31
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.010%)(Ê)(Þ)
529
524
Magnetite
Xxxiii,
Ltd.
Series
2022-33A
Class
A
6.549%
due
07/20/35
(CME
Term
SOFR
3
Month
+
1.500%)(Ê)(Þ)
3,893
3,832
MEG
Energy
Corp.
7.125%
due
02/01/27
(Þ)
100
102
Melco
Resorts
Finance,
Ltd.
5.375%
due
12/04/29
(Þ)
240
198
MercadoLibre
,
Inc.
2.375%
due
01/14/26
200
181
Mexico
Government
International
Bond
3.500%
due
02/12/34
240
201
4.350%
due
01/15/47
410
327
NatWest
Group
PLC
5.847%
due
03/02/27
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.350%)(Ê)
490
485
5.516%
due
09/30/28
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
2.270%)(Ê)
863
846
3.754%
due
11/01/29
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.100%)(Ê)
200
188
NBK
Tier
1
Financing
2,
Ltd.
4.500%
due
12/31/99
(USD
Constant
Maturity
6
Year
Rate
+
2.832%)(Ê)
(ƒ)(Þ)
926
850
Neuberger
Berman
CLO
XV,
Ltd.
Series
2021-15A
Class
A1R2
6.180%
due
10/15/29
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.920%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,343
1,331
Nippon
Life
Insurance
Co.
2.750%
due
01/21/51
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
2.653%)(Ê)(Þ)
250
206
Nissan
Motor
Co.,
Ltd.
3.522%
due
09/17/25
(Þ)
750
698
Nokia
OYJ
4.375%
due
06/12/27
910
857
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.
1.851%
due
07/16/25
891
815
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Novartis
Capital
Corp.
1.750%
due
02/14/25
907
860
NTT
Finance
Corp.
2.065%
due
04/03/31
(Þ)
200
165
Nutrien
,
Ltd.
3.000%
due
04/01/25
535
509
Oaktown
Re
III,
Ltd.
Series
2019-1A
Class
M1B
2.080%
due
07/25/29
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.950%)(Ê)(Þ)
750
750
Oaktown
Re
VI,
Ltd.
Series
2021-1A
Class
M1B
2.060%
due
10/25/33
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
2.050%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,309
1,311
Oaktown
Re
VII,
Ltd.
Series
2021-2
Class
M1A
1.650%
due
04/25/34
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.600%)(Ê)(Þ)
788
785
Oaktown
Re,
Ltd.
Series
2021-1A
Class
M1C
3.010%
due
10/25/33
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
3.000%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,475
1,500
OCP
SA
3.750%
due
06/23/31
(Þ)
200
165
Panama
Government
International
Bond
2.252%
due
09/29/32
260
198
Peruvian
Government
International
Bond
2.783%
due
01/23/31
130
111
Petrobras
Global
Finance
BV
6.900%
due
03/19/49
150
138
5.500%
due
06/10/51
40
31
Petroleos
del
Peru
SA
5.625%
due
06/19/47
(Þ)
200
129
Prodigy
Finance
Designated
Activity
Co.
Series
2021-1A
Class
A
1.437%
due
07/25/51
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.250%)(Ê)(Þ)
715
706
Prosus
NV
4.027%
due
08/03/50
(Þ)
909
571
Provincia
de
Buenos
Aires
6.375%
due
09/01/37
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
475
180
Provincia
de
Cordoba
7.125%
due
12/10/25
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
167
125
7.450%
due
06/01/27
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
230
156
Radnor
RE,
Ltd.
Series
2021-1
Class
M1B
1.710%
due
12/27/33
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.700%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,380
1,378
Series
2021-2
Class
M1A
1.898%
due
11/25/31
(SOFR
30
Day
Average
+
1.850%)(Ê)(Þ)
615
613
Reliance
Industries,
Ltd.
4.125%
due
01/28/25
(Þ)
863
841
2.875%
due
01/12/32
(Þ)
480
400
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
86
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
RenaissanceRe
Holdings,
Ltd.
5.750%
due
06/05/33
220
215
Reynolds
American,
Inc.
5.850%
due
08/15/45
70
62
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
Series
GMTN
0.750%
due
10/07/24
932
875
Sands
China,
Ltd.
Series
WI
5.125%
due
08/08/25
400
390
Santander
UK
Group
Holdings
PLC
6.833%
due
11/21/26
(SOFR
+
2.749%)(Ê)
250
251
Class
N
4.750%
due
09/15/25
(Þ)
701
674
Sasol
Financing
USA
LLC
8.750%
due
05/03/29
(Þ)
250
244
Saudi
Arabian
Oil
Co.
1.625%
due
11/24/25
(Þ)
908
829
Scottish
Power,
Ltd.
5.810%
due
03/15/25
833
836
Serbia
International
Bond
6.250%
due
05/26/28
(Þ)
477
475
Shell
International
Finance
BV
4.375%
due
05/11/45
110
99
4.000%
due
05/10/46
50
42
3.250%
due
04/06/50
20
15
Sociedad
Quimica
y
Minera
de
Chile
SA
3.500%
due
09/10/51
(Þ)
270
191
Societe
Generale
SA
4.750%
due
11/24/25
(Þ)
878
836
7.367%
due
01/10/53
(Þ)
200
195
Solvay
Finance
America
LLC
4.450%
due
12/03/25
(Þ)
854
819
Southern
Copper
Corp.
3.875%
due
04/23/25
832
809
6.750%
due
04/16/40
10
11
5.250%
due
11/08/42
60
57
Suncor
Energy,
Inc.
7.150%
due
02/01/32
769
829
Suzano
Austria
GmbH
Series
DM3N
3.125%
due
01/15/32
200
160
Teck
Resources,
Ltd.
6.250%
due
07/15/41
20
20
5.400%
due
02/01/43
60
54
Series
WI
3.900%
due
07/15/30
280
255
Telefonica
Emisiones
SA
5.213%
due
03/08/47
150
130
Tesco
PLC
6.150%
due
11/15/37
(Þ)
623
618
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Finance
Netherlands
III
BV
3.150%
due
10/01/26
320
287
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Thomson
Reuters
Corp.
3.350%
due
05/15/26
893
850
Toronto-Dominion
Bank
(The)
8.125%
due
10/31/82
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
4.075%)(Ê)
200
203
TotalEnergies
Capital
International
SA
2.434%
due
01/10/25
901
864
TransAlta
Corp.
6.500%
due
03/15/40
30
29
TSMC
Arizona
Corp.
3.875%
due
04/22/27
880
847
2.500%
due
10/25/31
200
168
3.125%
due
10/25/41
220
176
TSMC
Global,
Ltd.
1.000%
due
09/28/27
(Þ)
976
827
UBS
Group
AG
1.364%
due
01/30/27
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.080%)(Ê)(Þ)
984
862
3.179%
due
02/11/43
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
1
Year
+
1.100%)(Ê)(Þ)
200
139
4.500%
due
06/26/48
(Þ)
200
181
7.000%
due
12/31/99
(USD
Swap
Semiannual
30/360
[versus
3
Month
LIBOR]
5
Year
Rate
+
4.344%)(Ê)
(ƒ)(Þ)
260
251
UPM-
Kymmene
OYJ
7.450%
due
11/26/27
(Þ)
699
735
Vale
Overseas,
Ltd.
8.250%
due
01/17/34
636
740
Var
Energi
ASA
7.500%
due
01/15/28
(Þ)
840
863
Vodafone
Group
PLC
6.150%
due
02/27/37
50
52
WEA
Finance
LLC
/
Westfield
UK
&
Europe
Finance
PLC
3.750%
due
09/17/24
(Þ)
1,283
1,212
2.875%
due
01/15/27
(Þ)
982
846
4.750%
due
09/17/44
(Þ)
200
140
Westpac
Banking
Corp.
2.668%
due
11/15/35
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
1.750%)(Ê)
100
77
3.020%
due
11/18/36
(U.S.
Treasury
Yield
Curve
Rate
T
Note
Constant
Maturity
5
Year
+
1.530%)(Ê)
100
77
Wynn
Macau,
Ltd.
4.875%
due
10/01/24
(Þ)
600
585
Yamana
Gold,
Inc.
2.630%
due
08/15/31
30
23
Series
WI
4.625%
due
12/15/27
310
292
Yara
International
ASA
3.800%
due
06/06/26
(Þ)
924
868
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
87
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
ZF
NA
Capital,
Inc.
4.750%
due
04/29/25
(Þ)
1,270
1,238
134,354
Loan
Agreements
-
0.1%
Alterra
Mountain
Co.
2021
Term
Loan
B2
8.340%
due
07/30/28
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.500%)(Ê)
65
65
Eyecare
Partners
LLC
2020
Term
Loan
8.590%
due
02/20/27
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
3.750%)(Ê)
97
71
Focus
Financial
Partners
LLC
Term
Loan
B
8.057%
due
06/30/28
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.250%)(Ê)
144
143
Genesee
&
Wyoming,
Inc.
New
Term
Loan
6.998%
due
12/30/26
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
2.000%)(Ê)
76
76
Harbor
Freight
Tools
USA,
Inc.
2021
Term
Loan
B
7.590%
due
10/19/27
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.750%)(Ê)
68
67
Nexstar
Broadcasting,
Inc.
Term
Loan
B4
7.340%
due
09/19/26
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.500%)(Ê)
210
210
Phoenix
Guarantor,
Inc.
Term
Loan
B
8.090%
due
03/05/26
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.250%)(Ê)
119
117
Prime
Security
Services
Borrower
LLC
2021
Term
Loan
7.517%
due
09/23/26
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
2.750%)(Ê)
105
105
Quikrete
Holdings,
Inc.
2021
Term
Loan
B1
7.840%
due
06/11/28
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.000%)(Ê)
59
59
United
Airlines,
Inc.
2021
Term
Loan
B
8.568%
due
04/21/28
(USD
3
Month
LIBOR
+
3.750%)(Ê)
54
54
Verscend
Holding
Corp.
2021
Term
Loan
B
8.840%
due
08/27/25
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
4.000%)(Ê)
98
97
1,064
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
-
17.6%
Alternative
Loan
Trust
Series
2007-16CB
Class
1A5
0.568%
due
08/25/37
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
0.400%)(Ê)
232
150
Banc
of
America
Funding
Trust
Series
2006-6
Class
2A1
6.000%
due
08/25/36
388
309
BX
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2021-CIP
Class
D
1.771%
due
12/15/28
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.671%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,674
2,553
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
BX
Trust
Series
2019-XL
Class
E
3.800%
due
10/15/36
(CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
+
1.914%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,201
1,184
CAMB
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2019-LIFE
Class
F
2.735%
due
12/15/37
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.550%)(Ê)(Þ)
987
951
Series
2021-CX2
Class
A
2.700%
due
11/10/46
(Þ)
3,322
2,643
Citigroup
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2013-375P
Class
D
3.635%
due
05/10/35
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
1,418
1,224
CORE
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2019
Class
D
1.835%
due
12/15/31
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.650%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,216
1,151
Credit
Suisse
Mortgage
Capital
Certificates
Series
2019-ICE4
Class
A
1.165%
due
05/15/36
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
0.980%)(Ê)(Þ)
2,479
2,466
Credit
Suisse
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2019-ICE4
Class
E
2.335%
due
05/15/36
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
2.150%)(Ê)(Þ)
1,279
1,252
DBGS
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2019-1735
Class
D
4.334%
due
04/10/37
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
985
709
Deutsche
Mortgage
Securities,
Inc.
Re-
REMIC
Trust
Series
2007-WM1
Class
A1
3.658%
due
06/27/37
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
222
196
ELP
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2021-ELP
Class
D
1.619%
due
11/15/36
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
1.518%)(Ê)(Þ)
926
888
Fannie
Mae
2.600%
due
2031
375
330
6.000%
due
2032
8
8
5.000%
due
2033
3
3
5.500%
due
2034
7
6
4.500%
due
2035
169
171
5.500%
due
2037
50
52
5.500%
due
2038
212
218
6.000%
due
2039
18
19
4.000%
due
2040
135
130
5.500%
due
2040
247
250
6.000%
due
2040
55
57
4.000%
due
2041
204
197
6.000%
due
2041
88
91
3.500%
due
2043
446
415
4.000%
due
2044
451
436
3.500%
due
2045
503
469
3.000%
due
2046
77
69
3.500%
due
2046
109
102
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
88
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
4.000%
due
2046
537
513
4.500%
due
2046
186
183
3.000%
due
2047
306
275
3.500%
due
2047
240
223
4.000%
due
2047
44
42
4.500%
due
2048
619
607
5.000%
due
2048
125
124
3.000%
due
2049
3,429
3,055
4.000%
due
2049
588
563
5.000%
due
2049
277
276
2.500%
due
2050
6,345
5,424
3.000%
due
2050
6,537
5,812
2.000%
due
2051
12,124
9,926
2.500%
due
2051
501
428
4.000%
due
2052
5,342
5,016
5.500%
due
2053
4,838
4,821
30
Year
TBA(Ï)
5.000%
5,237
5,131
5.500%
12,500
12,439
Fannie
Mae
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
Series
2014-C03
Class
1M2
3.168%
due
07/25/24
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
3.000%)(Ê)
95
96
Fannie
Mae
REMICS
Series
1999-56
Class
Z
7.000%
due
12/18/29
3
3
Series
2004-W5
Class
A1
6.000%
due
02/25/47
92
92
Series
2005-24
Class
ZE
5.000%
due
04/25/35
83
82
Freddie
Mac
5.500%
due
2038
159
163
6.000%
due
2038
40
42
5.000%
due
2040
78
79
4.000%
due
2041
582
564
4.500%
due
2041
80
79
5.500%
due
2041
90
93
3.500%
due
2043
303
284
4.000%
due
2044
200
192
3.500%
due
2045
416
387
4.000%
due
2045
199
190
3.000%
due
2046
1,446
1,302
4.000%
due
2046
96
91
3.000%
due
2047
509
456
3.000%
due
2048
79
70
4.000%
due
2048
561
537
4.500%
due
2048
144
141
3.000%
due
2049
176
157
2.500%
due
2050
1,592
1,367
3.000%
due
2050
2,687
2,391
2.000%
due
2051
2,084
1,712
2.500%
due
2051
74
64
4.000%
due
2052
6,432
6,041
5.500%
due
2053
5,065
5,041
Freddie
Mac
REMICS
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Series
2003-2624
Class
QH
5.000%
due
06/15/33
29
29
Series
2006-R007
Class
ZA
6.000%
due
05/15/36
98
100
Series
2010-3632
Class
PK
5.000%
due
02/15/40
45
44
Series
2010-3653
Class
B
4.500%
due
04/15/30
79
77
Series
2012-4010
Class
KM
3.000%
due
01/15/42
35
32
Ginnie
Mae
II
2.500%
due
2052
6,973
6,038
6.000%
due
2053
5,000
5,038
30
Year
TBA(Ï)
5.500%
13,340
13,277
HMH
Trust
Series
2017-NSS
Class
E
6.292%
due
07/05/31
(Þ)
1,170
585
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2018-3
Class
A3
3.500%
due
09/25/48
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
88
79
Series
2020-3
Class
A15
3.500%
due
08/25/50
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
142
124
Series
2021-6
Class
A6
2.500%
due
10/25/51
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
3,608
3,217
Series
2021-7
Class
A6
2.500%
due
11/25/51
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
3,667
3,263
Series
2021-8
Class
A6
2.500%
due
12/25/51
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
3,113
2,769
Series
2021-12
Class
A4
2.500%
due
02/25/52
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
789
676
Series
2022-1
Class
A4
2.500%
due
07/25/52
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
2,906
2,468
Series
2022-2
Class
A4A
2.500%
due
08/25/52
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
1,327
1,132
Series
2022-3
Class
A4A
2.500%
due
08/25/52
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
2,950
2,515
Series
2022-4
Class
A4
3.000%
due
10/25/52
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
1,393
1,211
Series
2023-2
Class
A4B
5.500%
due
07/25/53
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
1,941
1,893
MHC
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2021-MHC
Class
A
0.951%
due
04/15/26
(USD
1
Month
LIBOR
+
0.801%)(Ê)(Þ)
5,002
4,909
Morgan
Stanley
Mortgage
Capital
Holdings
LLC
Trust
Series
2017-237P
Class
D
3.865%
due
09/13/39
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
1,500
1,091
Series
2017-237P
Class
XA
Interest
Only
STRIPS
0.468%
due
09/13/39
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
8,761
113
Series
2017-237P
Class
XB
Interest
Only
STRIPS
0.175%
due
09/13/39
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
5,418
19
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
89
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Preston
Ridge
Partners
Mortgage
LLC
Series
2020-6
Class
A1
2.363%
due
11/25/25
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
367
351
Series
2021-3
Class
A1
1.867%
due
04/25/26
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
742
692
Series
2021-7
Class
A1
1.867%
due
08/25/26
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
688
627
Series
2021-9
Class
A1
2.363%
due
10/25/26
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
582
541
Sequoia
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2015-1
Class
A1
3.500%
due
01/25/45
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
64
57
Series
2021-4
Class
A10
2.500%
due
06/25/51
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
2,055
1,820
Washington
Mutual
Mortgage
Pass-
Through
Certificates
Trust
Series
2005-10
Class
3CB1
6.000%
due
11/25/35
352
293
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities
Trust
Series
2020-3
Class
A1
3.000%
due
06/25/50
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
952
806
WinWater
Mortgage
Loan
Trust
Series
2014-1
Class
A1
3.847%
due
06/20/44
(~)(Ê)(Þ)
93
86
151,245
Municipal
Bonds
-
0.1%
American
Municipal
Power,
Inc.
Revenue
Bonds
8.084%
due
02/15/50
70
95
Port
Authority
of
New
York
&
New
Jersey
Revenue
Bonds
4.926%
due
10/01/51
110
110
Regents
of
the
University
of
California
Medical
Center
Pooled
Revenue
Bonds
4.132%
due
05/15/32
140
133
3.006%
due
05/15/50
220
154
State
of
California
General
Obligation
Unlimited
7.300%
due
10/01/39
10
12
Texas
Natural
Gas
Securitization
Finance
Corp.
Revenue
Bonds
5.102%
due
04/01/35
300
301
805
Non-US
Bonds
-
5.3%
Andorra
Government
International
Bond
Series
EMTN
1.250%
due
05/06/31
(Þ)
EUR
3,500
3,081
Banque
Ouest
Africaine
de
Developpement
Series
REGS
2.750%
due
01/22/33
(Þ)
EUR
1,132
897
EMF-UK
PLC
Series
2014-1X
Class
A1A
1.173%
due
03/13/46
(GBP
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.980%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
501
619
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Eurosail
PRIME-UK
PLC
Series
2007-PR1X
Class
A1
0.598%
due
09/13/45
(GBP
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.400%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
372
460
Eurosail
-UK
PLC
Series
2007-6NCX
Class
A3A
0.795%
due
09/13/45
(GBP
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.700%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
526
659
Finsbury
Square
Series
2021-1GRX
Class
AGRN
2.772%
due
12/16/67
(SONIA  +
0.650%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
1,792
2,257
Finsbury
Square
PLC
5.737%
due
12/16/71
(Þ)
GBP
1,065
1,343
Indonesia
Government
International
Bond
Series
FR87
6.500%
due
02/15/31
IDR
7,466,000
502
Mexican
Bonos
de
Desarrollo
Series
M
30
8.500%
due
11/18/38
MXN
11,660
663
Mexico
Government
International
Bond
2.125%
due
10/25/51
EUR
2,228
1,383
4.000%
due
03/15/15
EUR
1,011
810
Newgate
Funding
PLC
Series
2006-3X
Class
A3B
3.732%
due
12/01/50
(3
Month
EURIBOR
+
0.170%)(Ê)(Þ)
EUR
2,050
2,126
Paragon
Mortgages
(No.
12)
PLC
0.293%
due
11/15/38
(SONIA  +
0.359%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
1,217
1,504
Series
2006-12X
Class
A2A
0.342%
due
11/15/38
(SONIA  +
0.359%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
737
909
Parkmore
Point
RMBS
PLC
Series
2022-1A
Class
A
5.362%
due
07/25/45
(SONIA  +
1.500%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
1,898
2,384
Petroleos
Mexicanos
Series
14-2
7.470%
due
11/12/26
MXN
48,670
2,436
Series
REGS
7.190%
due
09/12/24
(Þ)
MXN
55,822
2,993
Primrose
Residential
DAC
Series
2021-1
Class
A
4.189%
due
03/24/61
(1
Month
EURIBOR
+
0.750%)(Ê)(Þ)
EUR
1,031
1,116
Republic
of
Chile
Government
International
Bond
4.125%
due
07/05/34
EUR
800
865
Republic
of
South
Africa
Government
International
Bond
Series
2037
8.500%
due
01/31/37
ZAR
50,736
2,060
RMAC
Securities
No.
1
PLC
Series
2006-NS1X
Class
A2A
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
90
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
1.050%
due
06/12/44
(SONIA  +
0.269%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
311
378
Series
2006-NS3X
Class
A2A
0.245%
due
06/12/44
(SONIA  +
0.269%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
374
454
Series
2006-NS4X
Class
A3A
3.853%
due
06/12/44
(GBP
3
Month
LIBOR
+
0.170%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
679
828
Romania
Government
International
Bond
Series
REGS
2.750%
due
02/26/26
(Þ)
EUR
1,718
1,779
2.875%
due
05/26/28
(Þ)
EUR
318
311
2.500%
due
02/08/30
(Þ)
EUR
80
72
3.624%
due
05/26/30
(Þ)
EUR
52
50
1.750%
due
07/13/30
(Þ)
EUR
627
520
2.124%
due
07/16/31
(Þ)
EUR
1,114
920
3.875%
due
10/29/35
(Þ)
EUR
166
143
3.375%
due
02/08/38
(Þ)
EUR
137
107
2.625%
due
12/02/40
(Þ)
EUR
1,251
828
2.750%
due
04/14/41
(Þ)
EUR
1,124
751
2.875%
due
04/13/42
(Þ)
EUR
1,166
779
4.625%
due
04/03/49
(Þ)
EUR
293
247
3.375%
due
01/28/50
(Þ)
EUR
223
152
Shamrock
Residential
Series
2021-1
Class
A
3.985%
due
12/24/59
(1
Month
EURIBOR
+
0.850%)(Ê)(Þ)
EUR
632
688
Stanlington
No.
2
PLC
Series
2022-2
Class
A
4.514%
due
06/12/45
(SONIA  +
0.950%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
955
1,205
Stratton
Mortgage
Funding
PLC
Series
2021-3
Class
A
1.452%
due
12/12/43
(SONIA  +
0.700%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
445
562
Taurus
CMBS
Series
2021-UK4A
Class
B
1.655%
due
08/17/31
(SONIA  +
1.500%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
470
566
Taurus
UK
Designated
Activity
Co.
Series
2021-UK1A
Class
B
6.254%
due
05/17/31
(3
Month
SONIA
Deposit
Rate
+
1.300%)(Ê)
(Þ)
GBP
496
599
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Funding
PLC
Series
2019-A13X
Class
B
1.251%
due
07/20/45
(3
Month
SONIA
Deposit
Rate
+
1.200%)(Ê)
(Þ)
GBP
885
1,109
Series
2019-GR4A
Class
A1
1.111%
due
10/20/51
(GBP
3
Month
LIBOR
+
1.025%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
1,510
1,919
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Trust
Series
2021-GR4X
Class
A2R
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.244%
due
10/20/51
(SONIA  +
0.670%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
798
1,004
Warwick
Finance
Residential
Mortgages
Number
Three
PLC
0.854%
due
12/21/49
(SONIA  +
0.950%)(Ê)(Þ)
GBP
642
808
45,846
United
States
Government
Treasuries
-
14.6%
United
States
Treasury
Notes
1.250%
due
08/31/24
3,165
3,019
2.000%
due
02/15/25
11,483
10,930
5.180%
due
04/30/25
2,121
1,951
2.125%
due
05/15/25
3,050
2,897
4.250%
due
05/31/25
40
39
0.250%
due
06/30/25
2,091
1,910
2.000%
due
08/15/25
3,558
3,357
0.250%
due
09/30/25
1,651
1,495
3.000%
due
10/31/25
2,550
2,453
2.250%
due
11/15/25
3,205
3,028
1.625%
due
02/15/26
2,923
2,709
2.250%
due
03/31/26
2,500
2,352
1.625%
due
05/15/26
2,670
2,464
1.500%
due
08/15/26
6,105
5,580
2.375%
due
05/15/27
2,725
2,537
0.500%
due
05/31/27
5,065
4,379
5.070%
due
07/31/27
1,597
1,366
5.070%
due
08/31/27
3,345
2,870
0.750%
due
01/31/28
2,862
2,455
2.750%
due
02/15/28
4,037
3,794
1.250%
due
03/31/28
5,140
4,499
2.875%
due
05/15/28
1,799
1,697
2.875%
due
08/15/28
2,985
2,812
3.125%
due
11/15/28
2,972
2,831
5.250%
due
11/15/28
4,210
4,426
2.375%
due
05/15/29
2,300
2,097
1.750%
due
11/15/29
3,232
2,834
0.625%
due
08/15/30
7,767
6,188
0.875%
due
11/15/30
5,407
4,375
5.140%
due
02/15/32
4,197
3,595
2.750%
due
08/15/32
3,380
3,099
3.375%
due
05/15/33
80
77
1.125%
due
05/15/40
2,545
1,650
1.125%
due
08/15/40
2,602
1,673
1.375%
due
11/15/40
2,454
1,642
2.750%
due
11/15/42
1,195
983
2.875%
due
05/15/43
1,300
1,087
3.875%
due
05/15/43
20
20
3.625%
due
02/15/44
1,709
1,601
3.125%
due
08/15/44
1,250
1,082
2.875%
due
08/15/45
1,195
986
3.000%
due
05/15/47
1,249
1,052
2.750%
due
11/15/47
1,760
1,416
3.000%
due
02/15/48
1,559
1,314
3.125%
due
05/15/48
1,603
1,383
3.375%
due
11/15/48
1,739
1,572
2.875%
due
05/15/49
1,900
1,570
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
91
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.375%
due
11/15/49
2,232
1,667
1.250%
due
05/15/50
4,315
2,426
2.375%
due
05/15/51
1,399
1,040
2.000%
due
08/15/51
700
477
4.000%
due
11/15/52
1,350
1,387
126,143
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$747,921)
687,831
Common
Stocks
-
0.0%
Technology
-
0.0%
Sungard
Availability
Services
Capital,
LP(Æ)(Š)
1,760
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$44)
Preferred
Stocks
-
0.0%
Financial
Services
-
0.0%
KeyCorp.
6.200%
due
12/15/27(¢)
6,942
133
Lincoln
National
Corp.
9.000%
due
12/01/27(¢)
675
18
Prudential
Financial,
Inc.
5.950%
due
09/01/62
950
24
175
Total
Preferred
Stocks
(cost
$214)
175
Short-Term
Investments
-
21.1%
AerCap
Ireland
Capital
DAC
/
AerCap
Global
Aviation
Trust
4.500%
due
09/15/23
150
149
3.150%
due
02/15/24
460
451
Africa
Finance
Corp.
Series
REGS
3.875%
due
04/13/24
(Þ)
900
878
Air
Canada
Class
A
Pass-Through
Trust
5.000%
due
12/15/23
(Þ)
163
162
Air
Lease
Corp.
Series
MTN
0.700%
due
02/15/24
460
446
BOC
Aviation
USA
Corp.
1.625%
due
04/29/24
(Þ)
200
193
BPCE
SA
5.700%
due
10/22/23
(Þ)
430
428
Comerica,
Inc.
3.700%
due
07/31/23
460
458
Credit
Suisse
AG
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
6.500%
due
08/08/23
(Þ)
410
407
Credit
Suisse
Group
AG
Series
FXD
0.520%
due
08/09/23
1,110
1,101
Danske
Bank
A/S
3.875%
due
09/12/23
(Þ)
200
199
DISH
Network
Corp.
2.375%
due
03/15/24
450
399
Energy
Transfer,
LP
7.600%
due
02/01/24
50
50
4.500%
due
04/15/24
290
287
Enterprise
Products
Operating
LLC
3.900%
due
02/15/24
30
30
European
Union
Bills
Series
6M
3.030%
due
08/04/23
EUR
7,100
7,726
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
Discount
Notes
4.288%
due
07/21/23
(ž)(ç)
200
200
Glencore
Funding
LLC
4.125%
due
03/12/24
(Þ)
490
484
4.625%
due
04/29/24
(Þ)
40
40
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
5.017%
due
06/26/24
(Þ)
810
785
Japan
5
Year
Government
International
Bond
Series
137
0.100%
due
09/20/23
JPY
1,677,450
11,631
Japan
10
Year
Government
International
Bond
Series
330
0.800%
due
09/20/23
JPY
310,000
2,153
Series
331
0.600%
due
09/20/23
JPY
472,300
3,278
National
General
Holdings
Corp.
Series
0000
6.750%
due
05/15/24
(Þ)
610
610
Nissan
Motor
Acceptance
Corp.
3.043%
due
09/15/23
(Þ)
1,130
1,122
1.050%
due
03/08/24
(Þ)
180
173
Pacific
Gas
and
Electric
Co.
4.250%
due
08/01/23
(ç)
140
140
Senior
Housing
Properties
Trust
4.750%
due
05/01/24
120
112
Sprint
Corp.
Series
WI
7.125%
due
06/15/24
520
525
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund(@)
74,344,764(∞)
74,322
United
States
Treasury
Notes
4.809%
due
10/31/23
28,200
27,757
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
92
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
2.660%
due
02/15/24
28,500
28,032
5.197%
due
03/15/24
740
714
5.084%
due
04/15/24
740
711
5.240%
due
05/15/24
3,280
3,136
3.437%
due
05/31/24
12,410
12,030
WarnerMedia
Holdings,
Inc.
Series
WI
3.428%
due
03/15/24
260
255
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$182,961)
181,574
Total
Investments
-
100.9%
(identified
cost
$931,140)
869,580
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.9)%
(7,507)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
862,073
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
93
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
27.8%
ABN
AMRO
Bank
NV
02/04/22
861,000
104.07
896
830
Africa
Finance
Corp.
11/02/21
393,000
102.94
405
364
Africa
Finance
Corp.
09/13/22
800,000
96.37
771
742
Africa
Finance
Corp.
09/13/22
900,000
98.74
889
878
African
Export-Import
Bank
(The)
05/10/21
1,530,000
100.00
1,530
1,376
African
Export-Import
Bank
(The)
05/13/21
786,000
96.07
755
707
Agence
Francaise
de
Developpement
EPIC
09/13/22
1,200,000
101.06
1,213
1,210
AIB
Group
PLC
01/06/23
831,000
101.98
847
844
Air
Canada
Class
A
Pass-Through
Trust
08/31/22
162,937
98.56
161
162
Aircastle
,
Ltd.
08/03/22
1,007,000
85.69
863
856
Alaska
Airlines
Pass-Through
Trust
04/05/23
80,403
96.62
78
77
Alcoa
Nederland
Holding
BV
01/24/23
400,000
99.02
396
387
Alimentation
Couche-Tard,
Inc.
09/19/17
702,000
101.70
714
652
American
Airlines
Group,
Inc.
04/12/21
160,000
100.71
161
159
American
Airlines
Group,
Inc.
05/31/22
650,000
108.51
705
713
American
Airlines
Group,
Inc.
02/08/23
220,000
100.21
220
219
American
Tower
Trust
#1
06/21/23
1,408,000
100.64
1,417
1,409
American
Transmission
Systems,
Inc.
11/29/21
190,000
99.76
190
157
Americo
Life,
Inc.
04/12/21
70,000
99.78
70
54
AmFam
Holdings,
Inc.
04/09/21
100,000
103.36
103
61
AmFam
Holdings,
Inc.
04/12/21
120,000
100.12
120
90
Amur
Equipment
Finance
Receivables
XI
LLC
09/14/22
1,777,251
99.85
1,775
1,761
Amur
Equipment
Finance
Receivables
XII
LLC
06/22/23
1,799,000
99.99
1,799
1,801
Andorra
Government
International
Bond
04/28/21
EUR
3,500,000
115.39
4,039
3,081
Anglo
American
Capital
PLC
04/12/21
360,000
109.44
394
343
Antero
Midstream
Partners,
LP
/
Antero
Midstream
Finance
Corp.
01/26/23
110,000
102.65
113
112
Arbor
Realty
CLO,
Ltd.
05/26/21
1,029,000
100.00
1,029
1,010
Arbor
Realty
CLO,
Ltd.
01/26/22
3,050,000
100.00
3,050
2,995
Arbor
Realty
Commercial
Real
Estate
Notes,
Ltd.
09/20/21
5,030,000
100.00
5,030
4,908
Arbor
Realty
Commercial
Real
Estate
Notes,
Ltd.
05/05/22
2,638,000
100.00
2,638
2,602
Aviation
Capital
Group
LLC
04/13/21
170,000
105.14
179
166
Avolon
Holdings
Funding,
Ltd.
04/12/21
150,000
100.41
151
139
Avolon
Holdings
Funding,
Ltd.
04/12/21
20,000
101.63
20
19
Banco
de
Bogota
SA
10/11/22
877,000
89.75
787
807
Banco
Mercantil
del
Norte
SA
04/09/21
240,000
117.44
282
224
Banco
Santander
Chile
04/04/23
914,000
96.30
880
874
Banco
Santander
Mexico
SA
Institucion
de
Banca
Multiple
Grupo
Financiero
Santander
06/03/22
810,000
101.73
824
801
Banque
Ouest
Africaine
de
Developpement
02/23/21
EUR
1,132,000
94.25
1,067
897
Bayer
US
Finance
LLC
08/02/18
726,000
100.16
727
703
BDS,
Ltd.
04/04/22
3,822,000
100.00
3,822
3,761
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
04/13/21
1,606,685
100.53
1,615
1,614
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
04/23/21
276,341
100.82
279
278
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
06/11/21
1,137,720
100.00
1,138
1,132
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
06/11/21
1,759,000
100.10
1,761
1,737
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
09/23/21
2,380,000
100.00
2,380
2,326
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
01/12/22
1,690,048
100.43
1,697
1,694
Bellemeade
Re,
Ltd.
04/06/23
1,093,544
104.81
1,146
1,142
Berry
Global,
Inc.
03/06/23
893,000
96.51
862
858
Berry
Petroleum
Corp.
04/13/21
320,000
98.76
316
296
Bharti
Airtel,
Ltd.
09/13/21
877,000
104.56
917
853
Blackstone
Holdings
Finance
Co.
LLC
08/03/22
871,000
95.92
835
792
Blackstone
Holdings
Finance
Co.
LLC
10/31/22
420,000
99.84
419
429
Blue
Racer
Midstream
LLC
/
Blue
Racer
Finance
Corp.
01/24/23
230,000
101.11
233
232
Blue
Racer
Midstream
LLC
/
Blue
Racer
Finance
Corp.
02/01/23
150,000
98.75
148
149
BNP
Paribas
SA
08/07/18
200,000
99.70
199
189
BNP
Paribas
SA
06/02/20
350,000
100.73
353
324
BNP
Paribas
SA
06/10/20
722,000
106.61
770
691
BNP
Paribas
SA
09/08/21
270,000
100.00
270
225
BNP
Paribas
SA
08/08/22
650,000
100.00
650
629
BNP
Paribas
SA
11/09/22
200,000
100.00
200
206
BNP
Paribas
SA
01/09/23
330,000
100.00
330
323
BOC
Aviation
USA
Corp.
05/06/21
200,000
100.06
200
193
BPCE
SA
10/11/22
430,000
99.44
428
428
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
94
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
Bristol
Park
CLO
LTD
06/08/23
250,000
98.07
245
244
Broadcom,
Inc.
04/12/21
290,000
99.90
290
219
Broadcom,
Inc.
08/03/22
948,000
89.17
845
820
BX
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
12/02/21
2,674,000
99.87
2,671
2,553
BX
Trust
12/17/21
1,201,050
99.99
1,201
1,184
CAMB
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
01/25/19
987,000
100.11
988
951
CAMB
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
10/22/21
3,322,000
102.81
3,415
2,643
Cameron
LNG
LLC
04/09/21
30,000
107.27
32
25
CCO
Holdings
LLC
/
CCO
Holdings
Capital
Corp.
04/14/20
10,000
101.47
10
8
Chesapeake
Energy
Corp.
05/12/22
550,000
98.13
540
536
Chord
Energy
Corp.
02/01/23
130,000
98.88
129
129
CIFC
Funding,
Ltd.
02/01/23
912,974
99.35
907
903
Citigroup
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
02/12/19
1,418,000
0.99
1,405
1,224
Comision
Federal
de
Electricidad
04/12/21
200,000
97.38
195
158
Continental
Resources,
Inc.
11/09/21
140,000
95.70
134
125
Continental
Resources,
Inc.
11/09/21
120,000
99.93
120
92
Cooperatieve
Rabobank
UA
03/30/22
360,000
100.00
360
313
CORE
Mortgage
Trust
03/01/19
1,216,000
100.00
1,216
1,151
CPPIB
Capital,
Inc.
09/14/22
950,000
99.95
950
933
Credit
Agricole
SA
06/11/20
734,000
103.77
762
707
Credit
Agricole
SA
03/03/22
928,000
98.01
909
854
Credit
Agricole
SA
06/13/22
600,000
100.68
604
601
Credit
Agricole
SA
06/27/23
250,000
100.00
250
251
Credit
Agricole
SA
06/27/23
250,000
100.10
250
250
Credit
Suisse
AG
03/23/23
410,000
98.75
405
407
Credit
Suisse
Group
AG
08/08/22
650,000
100.00
650
666
Credit
Suisse
Group
AG
11/09/22
250,000
100.00
250
300
Credit
Suisse
Mortgage
Capital
Certificates
10/05/22
2,478,833
98.84
2,450
2,466
Credit
Suisse
Mortgage
Trust
05/28/19
1,278,818
100.00
1,279
1,252
CRH
America,
Inc.
04/05/23
894,000
98.48
880
861
CSL
UK
Holdings,
Ltd.
04/20/22
100,000
99.68
100
95
CSL
UK
Holdings,
Ltd.
04/20/22
120,000
99.82
120
114
CSL
UK
Holdings,
Ltd.
04/20/22
60,000
99.92
60
57
DAE
Funding
LLC
06/15/21
220,000
99.80
220
209
Daimler
Trucks
Finance
NA
LLC
05/05/22
876,000
97.13
851
825
Danske
Bank
A/S
09/17/19
200,000
100.17
200
199
Danske
Bank
A/S
09/07/21
200,000
100.00
200
174
Danske
Bank
A/S
03/03/22
1,205,000
95.59
1,165
1,124
Danske
Bank
A/S
03/28/22
200,000
100.00
200
195
Danske
Bank
A/S
03/28/22
700,000
100.10
701
653
Danske
Bank
A/S
01/04/23
970,000
100.27
973
968
DBGS
Mortgage
Trust
04/03/19
985,000
101.13
996
709
DCP
Midstream
Operating,
LP
12/11/19
50,000
107.13
54
51
Delta
Air
Lines,
Inc.
/
SkyMiles
IP,
Ltd.
09/16/20
320,000
100.65
322
311
Delta
Air
Lines,
Inc.
/
SkyMiles
IP,
Ltd.
09/16/20
208,333
100.83
210
204
Deutsche
Mortgage
Securities,
Inc.
Re-REMIC
Trust
01/04/17
222,408
100.46
223
196
DISH
DBS
Corp.
11/10/21
150,000
100.00
150
112
DNB
Bank
ASA
01/19/23
864,000
101.02
873
856
Dryden
Senior
Loan
Fund
05/26/23
340,000
96.28
327
328
Eagle
Re,
Ltd.
12/17/20
732,000
100.19
733
739
Eagle
Re,
Ltd.
10/29/21
1,515,000
100.00
1,515
1,522
Eagle
Re,
Ltd.
04/13/23
2,000,957
102.08
2,043
2,044
El
Puerto
de
Liverpool
SAB
de
CV
01/06/23
878,000
98.46
864
855
Electricite
de
France
SA
01/06/23
886,000
97.30
862
851
ELP
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
11/01/21
926,000
99.64
923
888
EMF-UK
PLC
06/24/22
GBP
500,738
120.93
606
619
Endeavor
Energy
Resources,
LP
/
EER
Finance,
Inc.
01/24/23
40,000
98.61
39
39
Enel
Finance
International
NV
01/05/18
706,000
100.68
711
646
Enel
Finance
International
NV
10/06/22
340,000
99.56
338
346
EnLink
Midstream
LLC
01/30/23
260,000
98.35
256
252
EQM
Midstream
Partners,
LP
05/31/22
120,000
100.00
120
121
EQT
Corp.
05/10/21
30,000
100.00
30
26
EQT
Corp.
05/10/21
160,000
95.79
153
147
Eurosail
PLC
02/27/23
1,005,453
97.73
983
989
Eurosail
PRIME-UK
PLC
03/25/21
GBP
372,207
135.18
503
460
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
95
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
Eurosail
-UK
PLC
01/21/21
GBP
526,270
135.62
714
659
F&G
Annuities
&
Life,
Inc.
02/06/23
862,000
102.42
883
861
Ferguson
PLC
12/06/22
906,000
95.15
862
868
Fidelity
&
Guaranty
Life
Holdings,
Inc.
04/16/21
50,000
106.95
53
49
Finsbury
Square
09/21/22
GBP
1,791,512
119.62
2,143
2,257
Finsbury
Square
PLC
08/09/22
GBP
1,065,411
117.94
1,257
1,343
First
Quantum
Minerals,
Ltd.
04/12/21
310,000
99.10
307
310
First
Quantum
Minerals,
Ltd.
01/30/23
200,000
96.33
193
195
First
Quantum
Minerals,
Ltd.
05/17/23
200,000
100.00
200
205
Florida
Gas
Transmission
Co.
LLC
09/15/21
420,000
99.93
420
334
Fresenius
Medical
Care
AG
&
Co.
KGaA
02/06/23
1,021,000
87.90
897
881
Fresnillo
PLC
04/09/21
260,000
98.46
256
195
Genting
New
York
LLC
04/13/21
640,000
97.29
623
570
Glencore
Funding
LLC
10/12/16
40,000
100.22
40
40
Glencore
Funding
LLC
09/13/17
130,000
99.96
130
124
Glencore
Funding
LLC
01/16/19
140,000
96.29
135
131
Glencore
Funding
LLC
03/05/19
490,000
100.50
492
484
Glencore
Funding
LLC
04/13/21
140,000
100.24
140
129
Glencore
Funding
LLC
05/02/23
160,000
99.96
160
158
Goldentree
Loan
Management
US
CLO
7,
Ltd.
04/01/21
1,147,000
100.00
1,147
1,126
Goldentree
Loan
Opportunities,
Ltd.
05/26/23
260,000
98.42
256
258
GoodLeap
Sustainable
Home
Improvements
10/21/21
926,276
99.99
926
710
GoodLeap
Sustainable
Home
Solutions
Trust
01/24/22
849,509
99.98
849
679
Hana
Bank
01/04/22
874,000
103.38
904
852
Hawaiian
Brand
Intellectual
Property,
Ltd.
/
HawaiianMiles
Loyalty,
Ltd.
04/28/22
730,000
97.11
709
691
HGI
CRE
CLO,
Ltd.
09/17/21
2,217,654
100.00
2,218
2,141
Highlands
Holdings
Bond
Issuer,
Ltd.
/
Highlands
Holdings
Bond
Co.-Issuer,
Inc.
04/12/21
502,143
102.60
515
463
HMH
Trust
06/09/17
1,170,000
99.97
1,170
585
Home
RE,
Ltd.
07/05/22
3,204,000
96.67
3,097
3,205
Home
RE,
Ltd.
08/09/22
2,626,353
102.31
2,687
2,662
ICICI
Bank,
Ltd.
09/06/18
782,000
100.66
787
747
ILFC
E-Capital
Trust
I
08/12/22
350,000
67.02
235
235
ILFC
E-Capital
Trust
II
08/12/22
350,000
69.45
243
243
Infraestructura
Energetica
Nova
SAPI
de
CV
07/06/22
892,000
92.79
828
812
Intercorp
Financial
Services,
Inc.
03/03/22
938,000
96.96
909
842
International
Flavors
&
Fragrances,
Inc.
06/02/22
919,000
94.13
865
819
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
05/24/21
200,000
100.00
200
132
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
06/14/22
810,000
96.87
785
785
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
11/14/22
1,235,000
101.16
1,254
1,246
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
06/12/23
230,000
100.00
230
229
Jackson
National
Life
Global
Funding
01/06/23
918,000
94.73
870
852
Jordan
Government
International
Bond
06/14/22
510,000
96.33
491
494
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
06/05/20
87,947
102.94
91
79
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
03/30/21
142,271
102.03
145
124
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
04/26/21
3,607,578
102.18
3,686
3,217
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
05/24/21
3,666,670
102.58
3,761
3,263
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
06/24/21
3,112,589
102.46
3,189
2,769
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
01/26/22
2,905,828
99.12
2,880
2,468
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
02/24/22
1,327,091
97.56
1,295
1,132
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
03/23/22
2,950,285
96.15
2,837
2,515
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
04/27/22
1,393,338
95.68
1,333
1,211
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
02/22/23
1,941,236
98.82
1,918
1,893
JPMorgan
Mortgage
Trust
04/20/23
788,701
88.33
697
676
Kenvue
,
Inc.
03/08/23
110,000
99.36
109
112
Kenvue
,
Inc.
03/08/23
60,000
99.45
60
61
Kenvue
,
Inc.
03/08/23
210,000
99.78
210
212
KKR
Group
Finance
Co.
II
LLC
02/20/15
10,000
108.82
11
9
Kookmin
Bank
08/05/21
913,000
106.07
968
886
Lamar
Funding,
Ltd.
07/26/22
200,000
96.84
194
191
LCM
XXIII,
Ltd.
01/29/20
803,919
100.00
804
798
Lithia
Motors,
Inc.
06/04/21
50,000
102.49
51
43
Lithia
Motors,
Inc.
06/07/21
60,000
103.99
62
56
Macquarie
Bank,
Ltd.
05/10/23
845,000
101.30
856
844
Madison
Park
Funding
XVIII,
Ltd.
12/01/21
1,905,376
100.00
1,905
1,885
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
96
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
Magnetite
XV,
Ltd.
10/04/22
529,000
98.16
519
524
Magnetite
Xxxiii,
Ltd.
05/23/22
3,892,903
100.00
3,893
3,832
Mars,
Inc.
04/09/21
240,000
93.95
225
165
Massachusetts
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Co.
04/09/21
70,000
100.35
70
50
MEG
Energy
Corp.
04/12/21
100,000
103.68
104
102
Melco
Resorts
Finance,
Ltd.
04/12/21
240,000
104.47
251
198
Metropolitan
Edison
Co.
03/28/23
150,000
99.87
150
148
Metropolitan
Life
Global
Funding
I
03/21/23
300,000
99.86
300
297
MF1
LLC
05/13/22
3,993,000
99.07
3,956
3,976
MHC
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
04/06/21
5,002,000
99.20
4,962
4,909
Mileage
Plus
Holdings
LLC
/
Mileage
Plus
Intellectual
Property
Assets,
Ltd.
06/25/20
128,000
100.92
129
128
Mondelez
International
Holdings
Netherlands
BV
08/09/21
690,000
101.75
702
660
Morgan
Stanley
Mortgage
Capital
Holdings
LLC
Trust
08/11/17
5,418,000
0.35
19
19
Morgan
Stanley
Mortgage
Capital
Holdings
LLC
Trust
08/11/17
8,761,000
1.29
113
113
Morgan
Stanley
Mortgage
Capital
Holdings
LLC
Trust
08/11/17
1,500,000
97.64
1,465
1,091
National
General
Holdings
Corp.
11/01/22
610,000
100.32
612
610
NBK
Tier
1
Financing
2,
Ltd.
02/06/23
926,000
94.75
877
850
Nestle
Holdings,
Inc.
05/05/22
882,000
97.04
856
835
Neuberger
Berman
CLO
XV,
Ltd.
08/31/21
1,343,331
100.00
1,343
1,331
New
York
Life
Global
Funding
01/24/23
120,000
99.82
120
116
New
York
Life
Insurance
Co.
04/09/21
150,000
107.60
161
115
Newgate
Funding
PLC
05/04/21
EUR
2,049,844
118.11
2,421
2,126
NextEra
Energy
Operating
Partners,
LP
06/15/22
60,000
98.46
59
59
NGPL
PipeCo
LLC
09/26/19
553,000
125.93
696
590
Nippon
Life
Insurance
Co.
04/09/21
250,000
96.31
241
206
Nissan
Motor
Acceptance
Corp.
04/14/21
1,130,000
99.89
1,129
1,122
Nissan
Motor
Acceptance
Corp.
11/03/22
180,000
96.00
173
173
Nissan
Motor
Co.,
Ltd.
09/10/20
750,000
98.00
735
698
Northwestern
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Co.
(The)
04/09/21
320,000
101.60
325
228
Northwestern
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Co.
(The)
04/09/21
80,000
103.94
83
56
NRG
Energy,
Inc.
04/12/21
390,000
99.96
390
329
NTT
Finance
Corp.
04/12/21
200,000
99.68
199
165
Oaktown
Re
III,
Ltd.
01/26/21
749,648
100.37
752
750
Oaktown
Re
VI,
Ltd.
04/14/21
1,309,215
100.00
1,309
1,311
Oaktown
Re
VII,
Ltd.
10/15/21
787,732
100.00
788
785
Oaktown
Re,
Ltd.
09/28/21
1,475,000
101.70
1,500
1,500
OCP
SA
06/10/21
200,000
99.47
199
165
Ohio
Edison
Co.
09/22/22
90,000
99.80
90
90
Paragon
Mortgages
(No.
12)
PLC
02/22/21
GBP
1,216,893
136.41
1,660
1,504
Paragon
Mortgages
(No.
12)
PLC
04/25/22
GBP
737,403
123.96
914
909
Parkmore
Point
RMBS
PLC
02/07/23
GBP
1,897,623
118.36
2,246
2,384
Parsley
Energy
LLC
/
Parsley
Finance
Corp.
09/25/20
10,000
94.79
9
9
Pennsylvania
Electric
Co.
03/28/23
60,000
99.78
60
59
Petroleos
del
Peru
SA
04/09/21
200,000
105.94
212
129
Petroleos
Mexicanos
02/23/21
MXN
55,821,800
4.74
2,645
2,993
Pilgrim's
Pride
Corp.
01/25/23
100,000
99.40
99
99
Preston
Ridge
Partners
Mortgage
LLC
12/01/20
367,489
100.00
367
351
Preston
Ridge
Partners
Mortgage
LLC
04/28/21
742,321
100.00
742
692
Preston
Ridge
Partners
Mortgage
LLC
05/18/23
687,680
93.76
645
627
Preston
Ridge
Partners
Mortgage
LLC
05/24/23
582,165
94.22
549
541
Primrose
Residential
DAC
03/03/23
EUR
1,030,997
106.15
1,094
1,116
Prodigy
Finance
Designated
Activity
Co.
07/12/21
715,358
99.47
712
706
Prosus
NV
02/03/21
909,000
100.67
915
571
Provincia
de
Buenos
Aires
08/27/21
474,811
40.31
191
180
Provincia
de
Cordoba
04/12/21
166,668
69.50
116
125
Provincia
de
Cordoba
04/12/21
230,000
70.58
162
156
Qorvo
,
Inc.
04/04/23
939,000
94.25
885
873
Radnor
RE,
Ltd.
11/05/21
614,639
100.00
615
613
Radnor
RE,
Ltd.
01/13/22
1,379,876
100.14
1,382
1,378
Regal
Rexnord
Corp.
01/09/23
1,668,000
100.29
1,672
1,670
Reliance
Industries,
Ltd.
01/05/22
480,000
99.79
479
400
Reliance
Industries,
Ltd.
01/06/22
863,000
103.64
894
841
RMAC
Securities
No.
1
PLC
04/15/21
GBP
374,279
133.47
499
454
RMAC
Securities
No.
1
PLC
04/15/21
GBP
679,443
133.55
907
828
RMAC
Securities
No.
1
PLC
04/15/21
GBP
310,548
134.41
417
378
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
97
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
Roche
Holdings,
Inc.
06/02/22
842,000
99.69
839
804
Rocket
Mortgage
LLC
/
Rocket
Mortgage
Co-Issuer,
Inc.
09/21/21
100,000
100.00
100
88
Romania
Government
International
Bond
02/23/21
EUR
1,251,000
121.50
1,520
828
Romania
Government
International
Bond
07/08/21
EUR
1,166,000
117.58
1,371
779
Romania
Government
International
Bond
08/03/21
EUR
1,124,000
84.94
955
751
Romania
Government
International
Bond
02/24/22
EUR
293,000
104.08
305
247
Romania
Government
International
Bond
02/24/22
EUR
1,114,000
83.20
927
920
Romania
Government
International
Bond
02/24/22
EUR
137,000
95.39
131
107
Romania
Government
International
Bond
02/24/22
EUR
627,000
96.04
602
520
Romania
Government
International
Bond
02/25/22
EUR
318,000
103.12
328
311
Romania
Government
International
Bond
03/01/22
EUR
166,000
104.36
173
143
Romania
Government
International
Bond
05/04/22
EUR
223,000
65.18
145
152
Romania
Government
International
Bond
07/20/22
EUR
80,000
82.21
66
72
Romania
Government
International
Bond
07/21/22
EUR
52,000
86.29
45
50
Romania
Government
International
Bond
09/21/22
EUR
1,718,000
93.78
1,611
1,779
Santander
UK
Group
Holdings
PLC
03/05/19
701,000
101.01
708
674
Sasol
Financing
USA
LLC
04/26/23
250,000
100.00
250
244
Saudi
Arabian
Oil
Co.
04/11/22
908,000
95.76
869
829
Sequoia
Mortgage
Trust
10/21/16
63,658
102.63
65
57
Sequoia
Mortgage
Trust
05/06/21
2,054,937
102.61
2,109
1,820
Serbia
International
Bond
01/19/23
477,000
99.65
475
475
Shamrock
Residential
05/24/23
EUR
631,566
107.29
678
688
Sociedad
Quimica
y
Minera
de
Chile
SA
09/13/21
270,000
99.20
268
191
Societe
Generale
SA
11/21/22
878,000
95.80
841
836
Societe
Generale
SA
01/03/23
200,000
100.00
200
195
Solvay
Finance
America
LLC
11/21/22
854,000
97.37
832
819
Spirit
Loyalty
Cayman,
Ltd.
/
Spirit
IP
Cayman,
Ltd.
11/14/22
380,000
101.11
384
383
Stanlington
No.
2
PLC
02/27/23
GBP
954,690
120.04
1,146
1,205
Stratton
Mortgage
Funding
PLC
10/06/22
GBP
444,708
109.55
487
562
Taurus
CMBS
07/28/21
GBP
469,862
139.09
653
566
Taurus
UK
Designated
Activity
Co.
02/22/21
GBP
496,354
140.62
698
599
Teachers
Insurance
&
Annuity
Association
of
America
06/14/16
140,000
111.22
156
127
Tennessee
Gas
Pipeline
Co.
LLC
02/19/20
430,000
95.89
412
367
Tesco
PLC
09/03/20
623,000
127.17
792
618
Texas
Eastern
Transmission,
LP
07/06/22
854,000
95.87
819
790
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Funding
PLC
01/20/21
GBP
885,000
136.45
1,208
1,109
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Funding
PLC
06/22/22
GBP
1,510,468
122.65
1,853
1,919
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Trust
08/17/20
1,443,491
101.72
1,468
1,341
Towd
Point
Mortgage
Trust
02/15/23
GBP
798,000
119.12
951
1,004
TSMC
Global,
Ltd.
08/04/22
976,000
88.42
863
827
UBS
Group
AG
01/28/19
260,000
100.00
260
251
UBS
Group
AG
04/09/21
200,000
123.60
247
181
UBS
Group
AG
01/04/22
200,000
100.00
200
139
UBS
Group
AG
05/10/23
984,000
88.99
876
862
United
Airlines,
Inc.
04/14/21
30,000
101.13
30
27
United
Airlines,
Inc.
03/30/22
400,000
98.44
394
380
UPM-
Kymmene
OYJ
11/21/22
699,000
105.42
737
735
Var
Energi
ASA
02/06/23
840,000
104.69
879
863
VICI
Properties,
LP
/
VICI
Note
Co.,
Inc.
03/06/23
879,000
96.75
850
849
Warwick
Finance
Residential
Mortgages
Number
Three
PLC
02/10/21
GBP
641,620
138.64
889
808
WEA
Finance
LLC
/
Westfield
UK
&
Europe
Finance
PLC
04/09/21
200,000
103.36
207
140
WEA
Finance
LLC
/
Westfield
UK
&
Europe
Finance
PLC
05/06/21
1,283,000
98.21
1,251
1,212
WEA
Finance
LLC
/
Westfield
UK
&
Europe
Finance
PLC
11/21/22
982,000
86.99
854
846
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities
Trust
04/23/21
951,907
102.33
974
806
WinWater
Mortgage
Loan
Trust
03/29/17
92,711
102.12
95
86
Wynn
Las
Vegas
LLC
/
Wynn
Las
Vegas
Capital
Corp.
02/09/23
80,000
98.23
79
79
Wynn
Macau,
Ltd.
01/04/23
600,000
97.15
583
585
Yara
International
ASA
01/06/23
924,000
94.24
871
868
ZF
NA
Capital,
Inc.
06/03/22
1,270,000
97.02
1,232
1,238
239,245
For
a
description
of
restricted
securities
see
note
7
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
98
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Futures
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
contract
amounts
)
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
  Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Long
Positions
Canadian
10
Year
Government
Bond
Futures
33
CAD
4,044
09/23
(31)
Euro-
Bobl
Futures
4
EUR
463
09/23
(7)
Long
Gilt
Futures
51
GBP
4,860
09/23
(68)
United
States
2
Year
Treasury
Note
Futures
1,168
USD
237,505
09/23
(3,429)
United
States
5
Year
Treasury
Note
Futures
2,015
USD
215,793
09/23
(3,960)
United
States
10
Year
Treasury
Note
Futures
560
USD
62,869
09/23
(860)
United
States
10
Year
Treasury
Ultra
Notes
Futures
677
USD
80,182
09/23
(640)
United
States
Treasury
Long
Bond
Futures
206
USD
26,143
09/23
(29)
United
States
Treasury
Ultra
Bond
Futures
420
USD
57,212
09/23
598
Short
Positions
Euro-Bund
Futures
125
EUR
16,717
09/23
49
Euro-Schatz
Futures
21
EUR
2,202
09/23
20
Japanese
10-Year
Mini
Government
Bond
Futures
115
JPY
4,381,560
09/23
(106)
United
States
2
Year
Treasury
Note
Futures
94
USD
19,114
09/23
262
United
States
5
Year
Treasury
Note
Futures
53
USD
5,675
09/23
100
United
States
10
Year
Treasury
Note
Futures
589
USD
66,125
09/23
1,016
United
States
10
Year
Treasury
Ultra
Notes
Futures
4
USD
474
09/23
1
United
States
Treasury
Long
Bond
Futures
1
USD
127
09/23
1
Total
Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Futures
Contracts
(å)
(7,083)
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
BNP
Paribas
USD
1,144
EUR
1,043
07/18/23
(5)
Citigroup
USD
45
AUD
66
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
USD
1,240
AUD
1,842
07/20/23
(12)
Citigroup
USD
50
BRL
248
08/02/23
1
Citigroup
USD
31
CAD
42
07/20/23
1
Citigroup
USD
549
CNY
3,955
07/20/23
(2)
Citigroup
USD
661
CNY
4,762
07/20/23
(2)
Citigroup
USD
110
EUR
100
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
175
EUR
159
07/20/23
(2)
Citigroup
USD
613
EUR
557
07/20/23
(5)
Citigroup
USD
1,244
EUR
1,135
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
USD
3,027
EUR
2,800
07/20/23
30
Citigroup
USD
3,289
EUR
3,000
07/20/23
(13)
Citigroup
USD
6,505
GBP
5,218
07/12/23
122
Citigroup
USD
12
GBP
9
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
244
GBP
191
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
USD
318
GBP
254
07/20/23
5
Citigroup
USD
353
GBP
278
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
976
GBP
781
07/20/23
16
Citigroup
USD
70
ILS
259
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
620
ILS
2,261
07/20/23
(10)
Citigroup
USD
1,865
ILS
6,656
07/20/23
(68)
Citigroup
USD
262
INR
21,587
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
368
INR
30,235
07/20/23
1
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
99
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Citigroup
USD
1,869
INR
154,564
07/20/23
13
Citigroup
USD
71
JPY
9,889
07/20/23
(3)
Citigroup
USD
91
JPY
13,149
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
112
JPY
15,084
07/20/23
(7)
Citigroup
USD
125
JPY
17,436
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
USD
214
JPY
28,380
07/20/23
(17)
Citigroup
USD
1,125
JPY
156,222
07/20/23
(40)
Citigroup
USD
2,467
JPY
322,870
07/20/23
(224)
Citigroup
USD
1,010
MXN
17,300
07/20/23
(2)
Citigroup
USD
2,153
NZD
3,550
07/12/23
26
Citigroup
USD
34
PHP
1,886
07/20/23
1
Citigroup
USD
50
PHP
2,808
07/20/23
Citigroup
USD
76
PHP
4,260
07/20/23
1
Citigroup
USD
77
PHP
4,318
07/20/23
1
Citigroup
USD
103
PHP
5,808
07/20/23
2
Citigroup
USD
108
PHP
6,051
07/20/23
2
Citigroup
USD
172
PHP
9,698
07/20/23
3
Citigroup
USD
590
PHP
33,360
07/20/23
13
Citigroup
USD
658
PHP
35,881
07/20/23
(9)
Citigroup
USD
60
ZAR
1,161
07/20/23
2
Citigroup
USD
61
ZAR
1,167
07/20/23
1
Citigroup
AUD
1,895
USD
1,250
07/20/23
(13)
Citigroup
BRL
378
USD
74
08/02/23
(4)
Citigroup
BRL
619
USD
124
08/02/23
(4)
Citigroup
CAD
156
USD
116
07/20/23
(2)
Citigroup
CHF
1,139
EUR
1,150
07/20/23
(37)
Citigroup
CLP
117,794
USD
146
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
CLP
125,391
USD
155
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
CLP
250,719
USD
310
07/20/23
(2)
Citigroup
CLP
751,495
USD
932
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
CLP
761,945
USD
940
07/20/23
(9)
Citigroup
CNY
1,146
USD
163
07/20/23
5
Citigroup
CNY
1,374
USD
196
07/20/23
6
Citigroup
CNY
1,374
USD
196
07/20/23
6
Citigroup
CNY
1,439
USD
205
07/20/23
6
Citigroup
CNY
3,437
USD
490
07/20/23
15
Citigroup
COP
269,499
USD
58
07/19/23
(7)
Citigroup
EUR
287
CHF
278
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
EUR
298
CHF
289
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
EUR
571
CHF
562
07/20/23
10
Citigroup
EUR
65
GBP
56
07/20/23
Citigroup
EUR
49
HUF
18,137
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
EUR
846
SEK
9,531
07/20/23
(80)
Citigroup
EUR
104
USD
113
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
EUR
146
USD
160
07/20/23
Citigroup
EUR
154
USD
168
07/20/23
Citigroup
EUR
175
USD
190
07/20/23
(1)
Citigroup
EUR
750
USD
803
07/20/23
(16)
Citigroup
EUR
1,608
USD
1,750
07/20/23
(6)
Citigroup
EUR
26,402
USD
28,980
07/20/23
149
Citigroup
GBP
1,531
EUR
1,747
07/20/23
(76)
Citigroup
GBP
134
USD
169
07/12/23
(1)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
100
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Citigroup
GBP
240
USD
300
07/20/23
(5)
Citigroup
GBP
1,035
USD
1,293
07/20/23
(21)
Citigroup
HUF
15,184
EUR
39
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
HUF
15,220
EUR
39
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
HUF
16,038
EUR
41
07/20/23
(4)
Citigroup
HUF
22,778
EUR
58
07/20/23
(6)
Citigroup
HUF
22,797
EUR
58
07/20/23
(6)
Citigroup
HUF
24,107
EUR
62
07/20/23
(6)
Citigroup
HUF
32,985
EUR
85
07/20/23
(7)
Citigroup
HUF
73,104
EUR
188
07/20/23
(16)
Citigroup
ILS
504
USD
140
07/20/23
4
Citigroup
ILS
1,725
USD
480
07/20/23
14
Citigroup
ILS
2,208
USD
621
07/20/23
25
Citigroup
INR
51,539
USD
625
07/20/23
(3)
Citigroup
INR
52,019
USD
630
07/20/23
(3)
Citigroup
JPY
9,728
USD
67
07/12/23
Citigroup
JPY
301,362
USD
2,167
07/12/23
76
Citigroup
JPY
8,500
USD
65
07/20/23
6
Citigroup
JPY
12,351
USD
89
07/20/23
3
Citigroup
JPY
24,732
USD
186
07/20/23
15
Citigroup
JPY
160,395
USD
1,243
07/20/23
129
Citigroup
JPY
2,405,205
USD
18,581
07/20/23
1,875
Citigroup
MXN
1,832
USD
99
07/20/23
(7)
Citigroup
MXN
10,819
USD
620
07/20/23
(10)
Citigroup
MXN
22,925
USD
1,250
07/20/23
(85)
Citigroup
MXN
89,864
USD
4,802
07/20/23
(433)
Citigroup
NZD
53
USD
32
07/12/23
Citigroup
PHP
104,008
USD
1,903
07/20/23
22
Citigroup
SEK
9,670
EUR
840
07/20/23
40
Citigroup
ZAR
12,592
USD
688
07/20/23
20
Citigroup
ZAR
28,499
USD
1,569
07/20/23
57
Goldman
Sachs
USD
579
JPY
74,790
07/18/23
(60)
JPMorgan
Chase
IDR
2,169,764
USD
145
07/18/23
1
Morgan
Stanley
USD
223
BRL
1,155
07/18/23
18
Morgan
Stanley
USD
87
GBP
68
07/17/23
Morgan
Stanley
USD
203
MXN
3,533
07/18/23
3
Morgan
Stanley
USD
349
MXN
6,438
07/18/23
27
Morgan
Stanley
EUR
3,636
USD
3,942
07/20/23
(30)
State
Street
USD
91
AUD
138
07/12/23
State
Street
USD
3,229
EUR
3,005
07/12/23
51
State
Street
USD
2
SEK
18
07/12/23
State
Street
USD
4,302
SEK
46,340
07/12/23
(5)
State
Street
AUD
6,592
USD
4,367
07/12/23
(25)
State
Street
EUR
47
USD
51
07/12/23
State
Street
GBP
158
USD
197
07/17/23
(3)
State
Street
GBP
17,383
USD
21,733
07/17/23
(346)
UBS
USD
36
CHF
32
07/12/23
UBS
USD
2,045
GBP
1,651
07/17/23
52
UBS
CHF
5,838
USD
6,453
07/12/23
(73)
Total
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
1,009
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
101
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Notional
Amount
Fund
Receives
Fund
Pays
Termination
Date
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
$
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Fair
Value
$
Citigroup
USD
329
3.782%
(4)
SOFR
(2)
07/20/25
(6)
(6)
Citigroup
USD
841
3.769%
(4)
SOFR
(2)
07/20/25
(16)
(16)
Citigroup
HKD
2,695
3
Month
HIBOR
(2)
3.507%
(2)
07/20/25
7
7
Citigroup
USD
2,698
3.730%
(4)
SOFR
(2)
07/20/25
(53)
(53)
Citigroup
GBP
3,173
5.026%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(71)
(71)
Citigroup
GBP
3,944
5.051%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(86)
(86)
Citigroup
GBP
3,959
5.133%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(79)
(79)
Citigroup
GBP
4,443
5.114%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(90)
(90)
Citigroup
GBP
5,213
5.030%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(116)
(116)
Citigroup
GBP
5,440
5.080%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(115)
(115)
Citigroup
NZD
5,500
4.825%
(3)
3
Month
NZD-BBR-Telerate
(2)
07/20/25
(40)
(40)
Citigroup
NZD
5,600
5.306%
(3)
3
Month
NZD-BBR-Telerate
(2)
07/20/25
(9)
(9)
Citigroup
HKD
6,839
3
Month
HIBOR
(2)
3.525%
(2)
07/20/25
17
17
Citigroup
GBP
12,000
5.465%
(3)
SONIA
(3)
07/20/25
(146)
(146)
Citigroup
HKD
20,421
3
Month
HIBOR
(3)
3.475%
(2)
07/20/25
54
54
Citigroup
CAD
18,300
4.718%
(3)
CORRA
(3)
10/19/25
45
45
Citigroup
BRL
1,075
12.930%
(4)
Brazil
Interbank
Deposit
Rate
(5)
01/04/27
14
14
Citigroup
BRL
1,810
11.330%
(4)
Brazil
Interbank
Deposit
Rate
(5)
01/04/27
7
7
Citigroup
BRL
2,598
12.880%
(4)
Brazil
Interbank
Deposit
Rate
(5)
01/04/27
33
33
Citigroup
BRL
4,237
12.980%
(4)
Brazil
Interbank
Deposit
Rate
(5)
01/04/27
55
55
Citigroup
EUR
2,400
6
Month
EURIBOR
(3)
3.035%
(4)
07/20/28
26
26
Citigroup
EUR
2,500
3.105%
(4)
6
Month
EURIBOR
(3)
07/20/28
(18)
(18)
Citigroup
CZK
20,984
4.785%
(4)
6
Month
PRIBOR
(3)
07/20/28
15
15
Citigroup
CZK
21,824
4.787%
(4)
6
Month
PRIBOR
(3)
07/20/28
16
16
Citigroup
SEK
29,800
3
Month
STIBOR
(2)
3.141%
(4)
07/20/28
29
29
Citigroup
KRW
390,348
3.385%
(2)
South
Korean
Won
3
Month
Certificate
of
Deposit
Rates
(2)
07/20/28
(2)
(2)
Citigroup
KRW
1,459,652
3.373%
(2)
South
Korean
Won
3
Month
Certificate
of
Deposit
Rates
(2)
07/20/28
(6)
(6)
Citigroup
KRW
1,800,000
3.010%
(2)
South
Korean
Won
3
Month
Certificate
of
Deposit
Rates
(2)
07/20/28
(31)
(31)
Citigroup
AUD
1,100
3.845%
(3)
6
Month
BBSW
(3)
07/20/33
(33)
(33)
Citigroup
JPY
430,000
TONAR
(4)
0.726%
(3)
07/20/33
(35)
(35)
Citigroup
CAD
4,200
CORRA
(3)
3.557%
(3)
10/19/33
(44)
(44)
Citigroup
EUR
637
2.614%
(4)
12
Month
EUTA
(3)
06/15/43
(2)
(2)
Citigroup
EUR
663
2.663%
(4)
12
Month
EUTA
(3)
06/15/43
4
4
Citigroup
USD
792
12
Month
U.S.
CPI
Urban
Consumers
NSA
(2)
2.454%
(3)
06/15/43
5
5
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
102
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Notional
Amount
Fund
Receives
Fund
Pays
Termination
Date
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
$
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Fair
Value
$
Citigroup
USD
808
12
Month
U.S.
CPI
Urban
Consumers
NSA
(2)
2.488%
(3)
06/15/43
1
1
Citigroup
EUR
1,300
2.668%
(4)
12
Month
EUTA
(3)
06/15/43
10
10
Citigroup
USD
1,600
12
Month
U.S.
CPI
Urban
Consumers
NSA
(2)
2.485%
(3)
06/15/43
2
2
Citigroup
EUR
1,200
6
Month
EURIBOR
(3)
1.942%
(4)
02/13/73
102
102
Total
Open
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
(å)
(556)
(556)
Credit
Default
Swap
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Credit
Indices
-
Purchase
Protection
Reference
Entity
Counterparty
Notional
Amount
Fund
(Pays)/
Receives
Fixed
Rate
Termination
Date
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
$
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Fair
Value
$
CDX
NA
High
Yield
Index
Bank
of
America
USD
1,890
(5.000%)
(2)
06/20/28
6
(61)
(55)
CDX
NA
Investment
Grade
Index
Bank
of
America
USD
3,875
(1.000%)
(2)
06/20/28
(26)
(33)
(59)
Total
Open
Credit
Indices
-
Purchase
Protection
Contracts
(20)
(94)
(114)
Total
Open
Credit
Default
Swap
Contracts
(å)
(20)
(94)
(114)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
103
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Long-Term
Investments
Asset-Backed
Securities
$
$
26,697
$
$
$
26,697
3.1
Corporate
Bonds
and
Notes
201,677
201,677
23.4
International
Debt
134,354
134,354
15.6
Loan
Agreements
1,064
1,064
0.1
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
151,245
151,245
17.6
Municipal
Bonds
805
805
0.1
Non-US
Bonds
45,846
45,846
5.3
United
States
Government
Treasuries
126,143
126,143
14.6
Common
Stocks
Preferred
Stocks
175
175
*
Short-Term
Investments
107,25
2
74,322
181,574
21.1
Total
Investments
175
795,08
3
74,322
869,580
100.9
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
(0.9)
100.0
Other
Financial
Instruments
Assets
Futures
Contracts
2,047
2,047
0.2
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
2,876
2,876
0.3
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
442
442
0.1
A
Liabilities
Futures
Contracts
(9,130)
(9,130)
(1.1)
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
(1,867)
(1,867)
(0.2)
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
(998)
(998)
(0.1)
Credit
Default
Swap
Contracts
(114)
(114)
(
)
*
Total
Other
Financial
Instruments
**
$
(7,083)
$
339
$
$
$
(6,744)
*
Less
than
0.05%
of
net
assets.
**
Futures
and
foreign
currency
exchange
contract
values
reflect
the
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
the
investments.
(a)
Certain
investments
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
using
the
net
asset
value
per
share
(or
its
equivalent)
practical
expedient
have
not
been
classified
in
the
fair
value
levels.
The
fair
value
amounts
presented
in
the
table
are
intended
to
permit
reconciliation
to
the
amounts
presented
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
For
a
description
of
the
Levels,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
For
a
disclosure
on
transfers
into
and
out
of
Level
3
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Investments
in
which
significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level
3)
were
used
in
determining
a
fair
value
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
were
less
than
1%
of
net
assets.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
104
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
Country
Exposure
Fair
Value
$
Andorra
..............................................................................................
3,081
Argentina
............................................................................................
617
Australia
.............................................................................................
2,328
Belgium
..............................................................................................
1,194
Bermuda
.............................................................................................
27,111
Brazil
..................................................................................................
2,119
Canada
................................................................................................
13,400
Cayman
Islands
..................................................................................
18,853
Chile
...................................................................................................
2,093
China
..................................................................................................
952
Colombia
............................................................................................
1,950
Denmark
.............................................................................................
3,314
Finland
...............................................................................................
1,592
France
.................................................................................................
11,831
Germany
.............................................................................................
5,557
Hong
Kong
.........................................................................................
198
India
...................................................................................................
2,841
Indonesia
............................................................................................
502
Ireland
................................................................................................
6,634
Israel
...................................................................................................
287
Italy
....................................................................................................
3,384
Japan
..................................................................................................
20,067
Jordan
.................................................................................................
494
Kuwait
................................................................................................
850
Luxembourg
.......................................................................................
7,879
Macao
.................................................................................................
975
Mexico
...............................................................................................
12,735
Morocco
.............................................................................................
165
Netherlands
........................................................................................
1,869
Norway
...............................................................................................
1,719
Oman
..................................................................................................
191
Panama
...............................................................................................
198
Peru
....................................................................................................
1,083
Romania
.............................................................................................
6,658
Saudi
Arabia
.......................................................................................
829
Serbia
.................................................................................................
475
South
Africa
.......................................................................................
2,646
South
Korea
.......................................................................................
2,884
Spain
..................................................................................................
1,516
Switzerland
........................................................................................
4,767
Taiwan
................................................................................................
2,018
Togo
...................................................................................................
897
United
Arab
Emirates
.........................................................................
209
United
Kingdom
.................................................................................
30,480
United
States
......................................................................................
657,633
Zambia
...............................................................................................
505
Total
Investments
...............................................................................
869,580
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
105
Amounts
in
thousands
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Credit
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
$
2,876
$
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
2,047
Interest
rate
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
442
Total
$
$
2,876
$
2,489
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
$
$
$
9,130
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
1,867
Interest
rate
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
998
Credit
default
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
114
Total
$
114
$
1,867
$
10,128
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Credit
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Interest
Rate
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Futures
contracts
$
$
$
(2,824)
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
31
Credit
default
swap
contracts
(170)
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
(7,118)
Total
$
(170)
$
(7,118)
$
(2,793)
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Futures
contracts
$
$
$
(8,954)
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
(576)
Credit
default
swap
contracts
85
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
6,588
Total
$
85
$
6,588
$
(9,530)
*
Includes
cumulative
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
futures
contracts
as
reported
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
Only
variation
margin
is
reported
within
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
106
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
word
Offsetting
of
Financial
Assets
and
Derivative
Assets
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
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
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
2,876
$
$
2,876
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
Interest
rate
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
442
442
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
3,318
3,318
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
(442)
(442)
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
2,876
$
$
2,876
Financial
Assets,
Derivative
Assets,
and
Collateral
Held
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Assets
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Received^
Net
Amount
Citigroup
$
2,724
$
1,321
$
$
1,403
JPMorgan
Chase
1
1
Morgan
Stanley
47
47
State
Street
52
30
22
UBS
52
52
Total
$
2,876
$
1,351
$
$
1,525
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
107
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Liabilities
and
Derivative
Liabilities
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
1,867
$
$
1,867
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
Interest
rate
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
998
998
Credit
Default
Swap
Contracts
Credit
default
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
114
114
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
2,979
2,979
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
(1,112)
(1,112)
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
1,867
$
$
1,867
Financial
Liabilities,
Derivative
Liabilities,
and
Collateral
Pledged
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged^
Net
Amount
BNP
Paribas
$
5
$
$
$
5
Citigroup
1,321
1,321
Goldman
Sachs
60
60
Morgan
Stanley
29
29
State
Street
379
30
349
UBS
73
73
Total
$
1,867
$
1,351
$
$
516
^      Collateral
received
or
pledged
amounts
may
not
reconcile
to
those
disclosed
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
due
to
the
inclusion
of
off-Balance
Sheet
collateral
and
adjustments
made
to
exclude
overcollateralization.
For
further
disclosure
on
deriv
atives
and
counterparty
risk
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
108
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
931,140
Investments,
at
fair
value(>)
........................................................................................................................................................
869,580
Cash
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
354
Foreign
currency
holdings(^)
.......................................................................................................................................................
1,380
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................
2,876
Receivables:
Dividends
and
interest
......................................................................................................................................................
5,551
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
316
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
1
Fund
shares
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
39
From
broker(a)(b)
............................................................................................................................................................
24,769
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
6
Interest
rate
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
(•)
.................................................................................................................................
442
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
905,314
Liabilities
Payables:
Investments
purchased
.....................................................................................................................................................
32,344
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
138
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
434
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
275
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................
7,071
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................
1,867
Interest
rate
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value
(•)
.................................................................................................................................
998
Credit
default
swap
contracts,
at
fair
value(+)
.............................................................................................................................
114
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
43,241
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
862,073
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
109
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
(160,434)
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
980
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
1,021,527
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
862,073
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
8.79
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
862,072,705
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
98,020,777
Amounts
in
thousands
(^)    
Foreign
currency
holdings
-
cost
$
1,357
(•)    
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
-
premiums
paid
(received)
$
(+)    Credit
default
swap
contracts
-
premiums
paid
(received)
$
(20)
(>)   
Investments
in
affiliates,
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
74,322
(a)    
Receivable
from
Broker
for
Futures
$
21,147
(b)    
Receivable
from
Broker
for
Swaps
$
3,622
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
110
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Dividends
.........................................................................................................................................................................
$
25
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
1,790
Interest
..............................................................................................................................................................................
15,81
3
Total
investment
income
..............................................................................................................................................................
17,62
8
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
2,371
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
216
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
96
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
19
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
104
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
27
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
20
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
1
6
Total
expenses
..............................................................................................................................................................................
2,8
69
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
14,759
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
......................................................................................................................................................................
(12,685)
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
1
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
(2,824)
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................................................
(7,118)
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................
31
Credit
default
swap
contracts
...........................................................................................................................................
(170)
Foreign
currency-related
transactions
..............................................................................................................................
220
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
(22,545)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
......................................................................................................................................................................
17,50
5
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(11)
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
(8,954)
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................................................
6,588
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................
(576)
Credit
default
swap
contracts
...........................................................................................................................................
85
Foreign
currency-related
transactions
..............................................................................................................................
6
5
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
14,702
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
(7,843)
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
6,916
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
111
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
14,759
$
17,337
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
(22,545)
(77,916)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
14,702
(85,177)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
6,916
(145,756)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(1,450)
(17,256)
From
return
of
capital
.........................................................................................................................
(
5,052
)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(1,450)
(22,308)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
9,938
(11,079)
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
15,404
(179,143)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
846,669
1,025,812
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
862,073
$
846,669
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
3,339
$
29,785
3,14
2
$
29,772
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
160
1,450
2,471
22,308
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(2,384)
(21,297)
(6,78
3
)
(63,159)
Total
increase
(decrease)
1,115
$
9,938
(1,170)
$
(11,079)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
112
Strategic
Bond
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(
ƥ
)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
$
Return
of
Capital
June
30,
2023(
ƣ
)
8.74
.15
(.09)
.06
(.01)
December
31,
2022
10.46
.18
(1.67)
(1.49)
(.17)
(.01)
(.05)
December
31,
2021
10.88
.12
(.32)
(.20)
(.09)
(.13)
December
31,
2020
10.56
.20
.68
.88
(.20)
(.36)
December
31,
2019
10.07
.27
.65
.92
(.29)
(.14)
December
31,
2018
10.37
.25
(.34)
(.09)
(.21)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Strategic
Bond
Fund
113
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(
ǿ
)(
±
)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(
ɯ
)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(
ɯ
)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(
ɯ
)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(
ǿ
)
(.01)
8.79
.74
862,073
.67
.67
3.42
32
(.23)
8.74
(14.28)
846,669
.66
.66
1.91
63
(.22)
10.46
(1.82)
1,025,812
.66
.66
1.12
93
(.56)
10.88
8.43
917,169
.69
.69
1.82
92
(.43)
10.56
9.19
917,770
.68
.68
2.52
116
(.21)
10.07
(.81)
878,661
.67
.67
2.44
96
Russell
Investment
Funds
Strategic
Bond
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
114
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
20
2
3
with
underlying
f
unds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
391,561
Administrative
fees
35,596
Transfer
agent
fees
3,133
Trustee
fees
4,089
$
434,379
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
64,685
$
393,468
$
383,821
$
1
$
(11
)
$
74,322
$
1,790
$
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
932,680,777
$
22,209,485
$
(92,049,921)
$
(69,840,436)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
115
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,025.20
$
1,020.28
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
4.57
$
4.56
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.91%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
116
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Common
Stocks
-
94.9%
Australia
-
3.7%
Centuria
Industrial
REIT(ö)
419,330
868
Charter
Hall
Group
-
ADR(ö)
491,373
3,519
Dexus(ö)
623,632
3,246
Goodman
Group(ö)
341,295
4,572
GPT
Group
(The)(ö)
1,467,356
4,055
HomeCo
Daily
Needs
REIT(ö)(Þ)
2,173,117
1,710
Ingenia
Communities
Group(ö)
934,615
2,481
Region
RE,
Ltd.(ö)
1,453,409
2,201
Scentre
Group(ö)
2,052,441
3,625
Stockland(ö)
2,480,358
6,689
32,966
Belgium
-
0.5%
Aedifica
SA(Ñ)(ö)
20,336
1,303
Cofinimmo
SA(ö)
14,282
1,073
VGP
NV
6,908
677
Warehouses
De
Pauw
CVA(ö)
65,586
1,799
4,852
Canada
-
1.9%
Canadian
Apartment
Properties(ö)
163,118
6,263
Granite
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust(ö)
79,473
4,702
RioCan
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust(ö)
396,271
5,767
16,732
China
-
0.2%
Wharf
Holdings,
Ltd.
(The)
579,000
1,377
France
-
1.8%
ARGAN
SA(ö)
11,209
832
Covivio(ö)
23,175
1,096
ICADE(ö)
21,647
904
Klepierre
SA
-
GDR(ö)
393,798
9,770
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(Æ)(ö)
59,954
3,169
15,771
Germany
-
1.5%
LEG
Immobilien
SE(Æ)
60,313
3,464
TAG
Immobilien
AG(Æ)
312,157
2,950
Vonovia
SE
359,814
7,025
13,439
Guernsey
-
0.2%
Sirius
Real
Estate,
Ltd.
1,318,832
1,431
Hong
Kong
-
4.5%
CK
Asset
Holdings,
Ltd.
1,248,408
6,928
Hang
Lung
Properties,
Ltd.
-
ADR
982,000
1,516
Hongkong
Land
Holdings,
Ltd.
263,082
1,028
Hysan
Development
Co.,
Ltd.
451,000
1,103
Link
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust(ö)
1,943,343
10,819
Sun
Hung
Kai
Properties,
Ltd.
1,129,052
14,241
Wharf
Real
Estate
Investment
Co.,
Ltd.
789,247
3,950
39,585
Japan
-
9.5%
Activia
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
1,414
3,956
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Advance
Residence
Investment
Corp.
(ö)
1,613
3,849
Daiwa
House
REIT
Investment
Corp.(ö)
650
1,248
Hulic
REIT,
Inc.(ö)
1,565
1,748
Industrial
&
Infrastructure
Fund
Investment
Corp.(ö)
3,765
3,968
Invincible
Investment
Corp.(ö)
7,320
2,911
Japan
Excellent,
Inc.(Ñ)(ö)
2,196
1,910
Japan
Hotel
REIT
Investment
Corp.(ö)
4,059
2,073
Japan
Retail
Fund
Investment
Corp.(ö)
6,959
4,648
Keihanshin
Building
Co.,
Ltd.
249,300
2,004
Kenedix
Office
Investment
Corp.
Class
A(ö)
179
431
Kenedix
Retail
REIT
Corp.(ö)
1,781
3,594
Mitsubishi
Estate
Co.,
Ltd.
1,114,292
13,291
Mitsui
Fudosan
Co.,
Ltd.
593,711
11,846
Mitsui
Fudosan
Logistics
Park,
Inc.
(Æ)(ö)
736
2,556
MORI
Trust
Sogo
REIT,
Inc.(ö)
10,414
5,207
Nippon
Prologis
REIT,
Inc.(Æ)(ö)
3,720
7,463
Nomura
Real
Estate
Holdings,
Inc.
136,600
3,249
Sekisui
House
REIT,
Inc.(ö)
4,037
2,349
Sumitomo
Realty
&
Development
Co.,
Ltd.
34,800
862
TOC
Co.,
Ltd.
83,500
367
Tokyu
Fudosan
Holdings
Corp.
155,759
892
United
Urban
Investment
Corp.(ö)
2,870
2,899
83,321
Macao
-
0.2%
Sands
China,
Ltd.(Æ)
594,800
2,036
Netherlands
-
0.3%
CTP
NV(Þ)
123,864
1,608
Eurocommercial
Properties
NV(ö)
54,711
1,270
2,878
Singapore
-
3.5%
CapitaLand
Ascendas
REIT(ö)
3,090,900
6,235
Capitaland
Investment,
Ltd.
3,439,400
8,453
CapitaLand
Mall
Trust
Class
A(Æ)(ö)
1,889,300
2,672
Frasers
Centrepoint
Trust(Æ)(ö)
775,000
1,258
Frasers
Logistics
&
Commercial
Trust(Æ)(ö)(Þ)
5,437,500
5,036
Mapletree
Logistics
Trust(Æ)(ö)
3,317,800
3,983
Parkway
Life
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust(Æ)(ö)
1,055,255
3,046
30,683
Spain
-
0.4%
Arima
Real
Estate
Socimi
SA(Æ)(ö)
101,704
951
Inmobiliaria
Colonial
Socimi
SA(ö)
134,436
815
Merlin
Properties
Socimi
SA(ö)
232,577
1,996
3,762
Sweden
-
1.2%
Castellum
AB
413,011
3,946
Catena
AB
64,387
2,358
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
117
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Fabege
AB(Ñ)
233,152
1,683
Fastighets
AB
Balder
Class
B(Æ)
504,839
1,845
Pandox
AB
96,234
1,122
10,954
Switzerland
-
0.3%
PSP
Swiss
Property
AG
22,193
2,481
United
Kingdom
-
4.3%
Big
Yellow
Group
PLC(ö)
147,620
2,014
British
Land
Co.
PLC
(The)(ö)
1,493,779
5,761
Derwent
London
PLC(ö)
107,911
2,809
Grainger
PLC
957,579
2,767
Land
Securities
Group
PLC(ö)
402,043
2,940
Life
Science
REIT
PLC(Ñ)(ö)
1,003,481
867
LondonMetric
Property
PLC(ö)
187,072
394
LXI
REIT
PLC(ö)(Þ)
920,793
1,006
PRS
REIT
PLC
(The)(ö)
832,870
851
Safestore
Holdings
PLC(ö)
423,086
4,570
Segro
PLC(ö)
1,051,478
9,586
Tritax
EuroBox
PLC(Þ)
1,089,673
708
UNITE
Group
PLC
(The)(ö)
311,695
3,449
37,722
United
States
-
60.9%
Agree
Realty
Corp.(ö)
141,462
9,250
American
Homes
4
Rent
Class
A(ö)
229,528
8,137
Americold
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
465,405
15,033
Apartment
Income
REIT
Corp.(ö)
51,739
1,867
AvalonBay
Communities,
Inc.(ö)
107,747
20,393
Boyd
Gaming
Corp.
36,319
2,519
Camden
Property
Trust(ö)
74,055
8,062
Cousins
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
205,440
4,684
Digital
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
256,597
29,219
EastGroup
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
46,081
8,000
Equinix,
Inc.(ö)
53,749
42,136
Equity
LifeStyle
Properties,
Inc.
Class
A(ö)
142,502
9,532
Essential
Properties
Realty
Trust,
Inc.
(ö)
227,759
5,361
Essex
Property
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
22,243
5,212
Extra
Space
Storage,
Inc.(ö)
63,165
9,402
Healthcare
Realty
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
398,844
7,522
Highwoods
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
141,847
3,392
Host
Hotels
&
Resorts,
Inc.(ö)
207,154
3,486
Invitation
Homes,
Inc.(ö)
567,619
19,526
Iron
Mountain,
Inc.(ö)
135,760
7,714
Jones
Lang
LaSalle,
Inc.(Æ)
25,958
4,044
Kimco
Realty
Corp.(ö)
875,428
17,263
Kite
Realty
Group
Trust(ö)
369,829
8,262
Life
Storage,
Inc.(ö)
58,292
7,751
Medical
Properties
Trust,
Inc.(ö)
223,334
2,068
Mid-America
Apartment
Communities,
Inc.(ö)
128,470
19,509
National
Retail
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
98,495
4,215
Omega
Healthcare
Investors,
Inc.(ö)
207,638
6,372
Prologis,
Inc.(ö)
537,154
65,871
Public
Storage(ö)
90,337
26,368
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Principal
Amount
($)
or
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Realty
Income
Corp.(ö)
356,752
21,330
Ryman
Hospitality
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
73,780
6,856
SBA
Communications
Corp.(ö)
5,725
1,327
Simon
Property
Group,
Inc.(ö)
258,380
29,838
Spirit
Realty
Capital,
Inc.(ö)
238,134
9,378
Sun
Communities,
Inc.(ö)
79,564
10,380
UDR,
Inc.(ö)
363,318
15,608
VICI
Properties,
Inc.(ö)
445,277
13,995
Welltower,
Inc.(ö)
511,509
41,376
WP
Carey,
Inc.(ö)
59,259
4,004
536,262
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$766,093)
836,252
Warrants
and
Rights
-
0.0%
Aedifica
SA(Æ)
2024 Rights
20,336
27
Total
Warrants
and
Rights
(cost
$—)
27
Short-Term
Investments
-
4.1%
United
States
-
4.1%
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund(@)
36,106,061
(∞)
36,095
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$36,094)
36,095
Other
Securities
-
0.5%
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund(@)(×)
4,501,530
(∞)
4,502
Total
Other
Securities
(cost
$4,502)
4,502
Total
Investments
-
99.5%
(identified
cost
$806,689)
876,876
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.5%
4,209
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
881,085
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
118
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Restricted
Securities
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
and
cost
per
unit
amounts)
%
of
Net
Assets
Acquisition
Principal
Amount
($)
Cost
per
Unit
Cost
(000)
Fair
Value
(000)
Securities
Date
or
shares
$
$
$
1.1%
CTP
NV
04/06/21
EUR
123,864
17.46
2,162
1,608
Frasers
Logistics
&
Commercial
Trust
07/12/21
SGD
5,437,500
1.02
5,521
5,036
HomeCo
Daily
Needs
REIT
02/06/23
AUD
2,173,117
0.92
2,005
1,710
LXI
REIT
PLC
09/05/22
GBP
920,793
1.48
1,360
1,006
Tritax
EuroBox
PLC
03/15/21
EUR
1,089,673
1.45
1,575
708
10,068
For
a
description
of
restricted
securities
see
note
7
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Futures
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
contract
amounts
)
Number
of
Contracts
Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
  Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Long
Positions
Dow
Jones
U.S.
Real
Estate
Index
Futures
788
USD
26,548
09/23
763
FTSE/EPRA
Europe
Index
Futures
298
EUR
4,068
09/23
(168)
Hang
Seng
Index
Futures
15
HKD
14,105
07/23
(9)
MSCI
Singapore
Index
Futures
67
SGD
1,936
07/23
3
S&P/TSX
60
Index
Futures
5
CAD
1,218
09/23
15
SPI
200
Index
Futures
12
AUD
2,148
09/23
6
TOPIX
Index
Futures
24
JPY
549,120
09/23
106
Total
Value
and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Futures
Contracts
(å)
716
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Bank
of
America
USD
366
AUD
555
07/03/23
4
Bank
of
America
USD
573
EUR
523
09/20/23
Bank
of
America
USD
589
JPY
83,961
09/20/23
Bank
of
America
EUR
10
USD
11
07/03/23
Bank
of
America
EUR
7
USD
7
07/05/23
Bank
of
New
York
USD
418
AUD
612
09/20/23
(10)
Bank
of
New
York
USD
341
CAD
452
09/20/23
1
Bank
of
New
York
USD
1,342
EUR
1,231
09/20/23
7
Bank
of
New
York
USD
674
HKD
5,266
09/20/23
(1)
Bank
of
New
York
USD
1,137
JPY
156,256
09/20/23
(41)
Bank
of
New
York
USD
503
SGD
671
09/20/23
(5)
HSBC
USD
418
AUD
612
09/20/23
(10)
HSBC
USD
341
CAD
452
09/20/23
1
HSBC
USD
1,341
EUR
1,231
09/20/23
7
HSBC
USD
674
HKD
5,266
09/20/23
(1)
HSBC
USD
1,137
JPY
156,256
09/20/23
(41)
HSBC
USD
502
SGD
671
09/20/23
(5)
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
418
AUD
612
09/20/23
(9)
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
341
CAD
452
09/20/23
1
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
1,341
EUR
1,231
09/20/23
7
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
674
HKD
5,266
09/20/23
(1)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
119
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Amounts
in
thousands
Counterparty
Amount
Sold
Amount
Bought
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
1,136
JPY
156,256
09/20/23
(40)
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
USD
502
SGD
671
09/20/23
(5)
UBS
USD
66
AUD
99
07/03/23
Total
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Open
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
(141)
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Stocks
Australia
$
$
32,966
$
$
$
32,966
3
.7
Belgium
4,852
4,852
0
.5
Canada
16,732
16,732
1
.9
China
1,377
1,377
0
.2
France
15,771
15,771
1
.8
Germany
13,439
13,439
1
.5
Guernsey
1,431
1,431
0
.2
Hong
Kong
39,585
39,585
4
.5
Japan
83,321
83,321
9
.5
Macao
2,036
2,036
0
.2
Netherlands
2,878
2,878
0
.3
Singapore
30,683
30,683
3
.5
Spain
3,762
3,762
0
.4
Sweden
10,954
10,954
1
.2
Switzerland
2,481
2,481
0
.3
United
Kingdom
37,722
37,722
4
.3
United
States
536,262
536,262
60
.9
Warrants
and
Rights
27
27
*
Short-Term
Investments
36,095
36,095
4
.1
Other
Securities
4,502
4,502
0
.5
Total
Investments
553,021
283,258
40,597
876,876
99
.5
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
0
.5
100
.0
Other
Financial
Instruments
Assets
Futures
Contracts
893
893
0
.1
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
4
24
28
*
A
Liabilities
Futures
Contracts
(177
)
(177
)
(—)
*
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
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accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
120
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
Amounts
in
thousands
Fair
Value
Portfolio
Summary
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Practical
Expedient
(a)
Total
%
of
Net
Assets
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
(169
)
(169
)
(—)
*
Total
Other
Financial
Instruments
**
$
720
$
(145
)
$
$
$
575
*
Less
than
0.05%
of
net
assets.
**
Futures
and
foreign
currency
exchange
contract
values
reflect
the
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
the
investments.
(a)
Certain
investments
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
using
the
net
asset
value
per
share
(or
its
equivalent)
practical
expedient
have
not
been
classified
in
the
fair
value
levels.
The
fair
value
amounts
presented
in
the
table
are
intended
to
permit
reconciliation
to
the
amounts
presented
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
For
a
description
of
the
Levels,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
For
a
disclosure
on
transfers
into
and
out
of
Level
3
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Investments
in
which
significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level
3)
were
used
in
determining
a
fair
value
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
any,
were
less
than
1%
of
net
assets.
Amounts
in
thousands
Property
Sector
Exposure
Fair
Value
$
Diversified
..........................................................................................
185,962
Healthcare
..........................................................................................
60,385
Industrial
............................................................................................
140,232
Lodging/Resorts
.................................................................................
32,963
Office
..................................................................................................
26,602
Residential
..........................................................................................
148,019
Retail
..................................................................................................
119,331
Self
Storage
........................................................................................
50,104
Technology
.........................................................................................
72,681
Short-Term
Investments
.....................................................................
36,095
Other
Securities
..................................................................................
4,502
Total
Investments
...............................................................................
876,876
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
121
Amounts
in
thousands
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
$
28
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
893
Total
$
893
$
28
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts*
$
177
$
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
169
Total
$
177
$
169
Derivatives
not
accounted
for
as
hedging
instruments
Equity  
Contracts
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
Futures
contracts
$
(471)
$
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
(117)
Total
$
(471)
$
(117)
Location:
Statement
of
Operations
-
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Futures
contracts
$
1,782
$
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
(263)
Total
$
1,782
$
(263)
*
Includes
cumulative
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
futures
contracts
as
reported
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
Only
variation
margin
is
reported
within
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
see
note
2
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
122
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Assets
and
Derivative
Assets
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Assets
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
on
Loan*
Investments,
at
fair
value
$
4,234
$
$
4,234
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
28
28
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
4,262
4,262
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
(3)
(3)
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Assets
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
4,259
$
$
4,259
Financial
Assets,
Derivative
Assets,
and
Collateral
Held
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Assets
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Received^
Net
Amount
Bank
of
New
York
$
8
$
8
$
$
Citigroup
1,259
1,259
HSBC
1,405
8
1,397
Morgan
Stanley
1,578
1,578
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
9
9
Total
$
4,259
$
25
$
4,234
$
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Balance
Sheet
Offsetting
of
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
123
Amounts
in
thousands
Offsetting
of
Financial
Liabilities
and
Derivative
Liabilities
Description
Location:
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
-
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
$
169
$
$
169
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
169
169
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
not
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
Total
Financial
and
Derivative
Liabilities
subject
to
a
netting
agreement
$
169
$
$
169
Financial
Liabilities,
Derivative
Liabilities,
and
Collateral
Pledged
by
Counterparty
Gross
Amounts
Not
Offset
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Counterparty
Net
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Financial
and
Derivative
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged^
Net
Amount
Bank
of
New
York
$
56
$
8
$
$
48
HSBC
57
8
49
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
56
9
47
Total
$
169
$
25
$
$
144
*      
Fair
value
of
securities
on
loan
as
reported
in
the
footnotes
to
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
^      Collateral
received
or
pledged
amounts
may
not
reconcile
to
those
disclosed
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
due
to
the
inclusion
of
off-Balance
Sheet
collateral
and
adjustments
made
to
exclude
overcollateralization.
For
further
disclosure
on
derivatives
and
counterparty
risk
see
note
2
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
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Estate
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notes
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part
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124
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
806,689
Investments,
at
fair
value(*)(>)
....................................................................................................................................................
876,876
Foreign
currency
holdings(^)
.......................................................................................................................................................
1,365
Unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................
28
Receivables:
Dividends
and
interest
......................................................................................................................................................
3,048
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
126
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
14,671
Fund
shares
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
15
Foreign
capital
gains
taxes
recoverable
...........................................................................................................................
362
From
broker(a)
.................................................................................................................................................................
2,565
Variation
margin
on
futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................
720
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
6
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
899,782
Liabilities
Payables:
Investments
purchased
.....................................................................................................................................................
13,006
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
152
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
619
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
249
Unrealized
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................
169
Payable
upon
return
of
securities
loaned
.....................................................................................................................................
4,502
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
18,697
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
881,085
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
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notes
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an
integral
part
of
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Estate
Securities
Fund
125
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
(43,087)
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
700
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
923,472
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
881,085
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
12.58
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
881,084,954
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
70,016,773
Amounts
in
thousands
(^)    
Foreign
currency
holdings
-
cost
$
1,390
(*)    
Securities
on
loan
included
in
investments
$
4,234
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliates,
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
and
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
$
40,597
(a)    
Receivable
from
Broker
for
Futures
$
2,565
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
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Real
Estate
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Fund
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notes
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are
an
integral
part
of
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statements.
126
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Dividends
.........................................................................................................................................................................
$
17,282
Dividends
from
affiliated
funds
.......................................................................................................................................
705
Securities
lending
income
(net)
.......................................................................................................................................
36
Less
foreign
taxes
withheld
.............................................................................................................................................
(703)
Total
investment
income
..............................................................................................................................................................
17,320
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
3,494
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
218
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
87
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
19
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
96
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
28
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
18
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
16
Total
expenses
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3,976
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
13,344
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
......................................................................................................................................................................
(22,016)
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
1
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
(471)
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................................................
(117)
Foreign
currency-related
transactions
..............................................................................................................................
(159)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
(22,762)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
.....................................................................................................................................................................
30,111
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(4)
Futures
contracts
..............................................................................................................................................................
1,782
Foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
...............................................................................................................................
(263)
Foreign
currency-related
transactions
..............................................................................................................................
(51)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
31,575
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
8,813
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
22,157
Russell
Investment
Funds
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
See
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notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
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Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
127
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
13,344
$
18,842
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
(22,762)
(52,445)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
31,575
(269,722)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
22,157
(303,325)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(4,877)
(15,495)
From
return
of
capital
.........................................................................................................................
(
4,589
)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(4,877)
(20,084)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
4,220
37,657
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
21,500
(285,752)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
859,585
1,145,337
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
881,085
$
859,585
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
1,611
$
20,121
3,957
$
51,215
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
392
4,877
1,452
20,084
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(1,665)
(20,778)
(2,228)
(33,642)
Total
increase
(decrease)
338
$
4,220
3,181
$
37,657
Russell
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Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
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notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
128
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(ƥ)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
$
Return
of
Capital
June
30,
2023
(ƣ)
12.34
.19
.12
.31
(.07)
December
31,
2022
17.22
.28
(4.86)
(4.58)
(.11)
(.12)
(.07)
December
31,
2021
14.37
.36
3.44
3.80
(.78)
(.17)
December
31,
2020
15.40
.26
(1.09)
(.83)
(.20)
December
31,
2019
13.32
.26
2.60
2.86
(.78)
December
31,
2018
14.81
.43
(1.26)
(.83)
(.64)
(.02)
See
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notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
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financial
statements.
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Estate
Securities
Fund
129
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(ǿ)(±)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(ɯ)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(ɯ)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(ɯ)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(ǿ)
(.07)
12.58
2.52
881,085
.91
.91
3.06
32
(.30)
12.34
(26.77)
859,585
.91
.91
1.99
68
(.95)
17.22
27.19
1,145,337
.91
.91
2.22
68
(.20)
14.37
(5.18)
932,641
.91
.91
1.94
96
(.78)
15.40
21.64
951,287
.92
.92
1.72
81
(.66)
13.32
(5.72)
822,474
.92
.92
3.03
78
Russell
Investment
Funds
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Real
Estate
Securities
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notes
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are
an
integral
part
of
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statements.
130
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
20
2
3
with
underlying
f
unds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
574,218
Administrative
fees
35,889
Transfer
agent
fees
3,159
Trustee
fees
5,473
$
618,739
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
$
32,549
$
86,911
$
83,362
$
1
$
(4
)
$
36,095
$
705
$
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
2,436
43,522
41,456
4,502
135
$
34,985
$
130,433
$
124,818
$
1
$
(4
)
$
40,597
$
840
$
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
857,059,586
$
33,404,790
$
(13,013,159)
$
20,391,631
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Schedules
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Schedules
of
Investments
131
Footnotes:
Abbreviations:
(Æ)
Non-income
producing
security.
(Ï)
Forward
commitment.
(Ê)
Variable,
adjustable
or
floating
rate
security.
Rate
shown
reflects
rate
in
effect
at
period
end.
(ƒ)
Perpetual
floating
rate
security.
Rate
shown
reflects
rate
in
effect
at
period
end.
(ö)
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
(REIT).
(µ)
Bond
is
insured
by
a
guarantor.
(Ø)
In
default.
(ç)
At
amortized
cost,
which
approximates
fair
value.
)
Rate
noted
is
yield-to-maturity
from
date
of
acquisition.
(æ)
Pre-refunded:
These
bonds
are
collateralized
by
U.S.
Treasury
securities,
which
are
held
in
escrow
by
a
trustee
and
used
to
pay
principal
and
interest
in
the
tax-exempt
issue
and
to
retire
the
bonds
in
full
at
the
earliest
refunding
date.
(§)
All
or
a
portion
of
the
shares
of
this
security
are
pledged
as
collateral
in
connection
with
futures
contracts
purchased
(sold)
or
swap
contracts
entered
into
by
the
Fund.
(x)
The
security
is
purchased
with
the
cash
collateral
from
the
securities
loaned.
(Ñ)
All
or
a
portion
of
the
shares
of
this
security
are
on
loan.
(Þ)
Restricted
security.
Security
may
have
contractual
restrictions
on
resale,
may
have
been
offered
in
a
private
placement
transaction,
and
is
not
registered
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
(Û)
All
or
a
portion
of
the
shares
of
this
security
are
pledged
as
collateral
in
connection
with
securities
sold
short.
(ÿ)
Notional
amount
in
thousands.
(∞)
Unrounded
units.
(å)
Currency
balances
were
pledged
in
connection
with
futures
contracts
purchased
(sold),
options
written,
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts,
or
swaps
entered
into
by
the
Fund.
(ì)
All
or
a
portion
of
the
shares
of
this
security
are
pledged
as
collateral
in
connection
with
options
written
contracts.
(v)
Loan
agreement
still
pending.
Rate
not
available
at
period
end.
(
Š)
Value
was
determined
using
significant
unobservable
inputs
.
(
~)
Rate
fluctuates
based
on
various
factors
such
as
changes
in
current
rates
and
prepayments
of
the
underlying
assets,
changes
in
the
Consumer
Price
Index
(
CPI
)
or
other
contractual
arrangements
.
(
@)
Affiliate
.
(
Ÿ)
Rate
noted
is
dividend
yield
at
period
end
.
(
¢)
Date
shown
reflects
next
contractual
call
date.
(
Œ
)
Unfunded
loan
agreement.
(
Ð
)
All
or
a
portion
of
the
shares
of
this
security
are
on
loan
through
the
reciprocal
lending
program
with
State
Street.
See
note
2
in
the
Notes.
(0)
Weekly
payment
frequency
.
(1)
Monthly
payment
frequency
.
(2)
Quarterly
payment
frequency
.
(3)
Semi-annual
payment
frequency
.
(4)
Annual
payment
frequency
.
(5)
Payment
at
termination
.
ADR
-
American
Depositary
Receipt
ADS
-
American
Depositary
Share
AONIA
-
Australian
Overnight
Index
Average
BBR
-
Bank
Bill
Rate
BBSW
-
Bank
Bill
Swap
Reference
Rate
BUBOR
–Budapest
Interbank
Offered
Rate
CIBOR
-
Copenhagen
Interbank
Offered
Rate
CME
-
Chicago
Mercantile
Exchange
CMO
-
Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligation
CORRA-
Canadian
Overnight
Repo
Rate
Average
CPI
-
Consumer
Price
Index
CVO
-
Contingent
Value
Obligation
EBITDA
Earnings
Before
Interest,
Taxes,
Depreciation,
and
Amortization
EMU
-
European
Economic
and
Monetary
Union
EURIBOR
-
Euro
Interbank
Offered
Bank
EUTA
Eurozone
Tobacco
Index
FDIC
-
Federal
Deposit
Insurance
Company
GDR
-
Global
Depositary
Receipt
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Schedules
of
Investments,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
132
Notes
to
Schedules
of
Investments
Foreign
Currency
Abbreviations:
GDS
-
Global
Depositary
Share
GSCI
Goldman
Sachs
Commodity
Index
HIBOR
Hong
Kong
Interbank
Offered
Rate
JIBAR
-
Johannesburg
Interbank
Agreed
Rate
KSDA
Korean
Securities
Dealers
Association
LIBOR
-
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
MIBOR
-
Mumbai
Interbank
Offered
Rate
NIBOR
-
Norwegian
Interbank
Offered
Rate
NSERO
India
National
Stock
Exchange
Offered
Rate
PIK
-
Payment
in
Kind
PRIBOR
Prague
Interbank
Offered
Rate
REMIC
-
Real
Estate
Mortgage
Investment
Conduit
SOFR
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
SONIA
Sterling
Overnight
Index
Average
STIBOR
Stockholm
Interbank
Offered
Rate
STRIPS
-
Separate
Trading
of
Registered
Interest
and
Principal
of
Securities
SFE
-
Sydney
Futures
Exchange
TBA
-
To
Be
Announced
Security
TONAR
Tokyo
Overnight
Average
Rate
UK
-
United
Kingdom
WTI
West
Texas
Intermediate
ARS
-
Argentine
peso
HKD
-
Hong
Kong
dollar
PKR
-
Pakistani
rupee
AUD
-
Australian
dollar
HUF
-
Hungarian
forint
PLN
-
Polish
zloty
BRL
-
Brazilian
real
IDR
-
Indonesian
rupiah
RON
-
Romanian
New
Leu
CAD
-
Canadian
dollar
ILS
-
Israeli
shekel
RUB
-
Russian
ruble
CHF
-
Swiss
franc
INR
-
Indian
rupee
SEK
-
Swedish
krona
CLP
-
Chilean
peso
ISK
-
Icelandic
krona
SGD
-
Singapore
dollar
CNY
-
Chinese
offshore
spot
ITL
-
Italian
lira
SKK
-
Slovakian
koruna
CNY
-
Chinese
renminbi
yuan
JPY
-
Japanese
yen
THB
-
Thai
baht
COP
-
Colombian
peso
KES
-
Kenyan
schilling
TRY
-
Turkish
lira
CRC
-
Costa
Rican
colon
KRW
-
South
Korean
won
TWD
-
Taiwanese
dollar
CZK
-
Czech
koruna
MXN
-
Mexican
peso
USD
-
United
States
dollar
DKK
-
Danish
krone
MYR
-
Malaysian
ringgit
UYU
Uruguayan
peso
DOP
-
Dominican
peso
NOK
-
Norwegian
krone
VEB
-
Venezuelan
bolivar
EGP
-
Egyptian
pound
NGN
Nigerian
naira
VND
-
Vietnamese
dong
EUR
-
Euro
NZD
-
New
Zealand
dollar
ZAR
-
South
African
rand
GBP
-
British
pound
sterling
PEN
-
Peruvian
nuevo
sol
GHS
-
Ghana
cedi
PHP
-
Philippine
peso
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Highlights
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Highlights
133
(ƣ)
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited).
(ƥ)
Average
daily
shares
outstanding
were
used
for
this
calculation.
(Ƃ)
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed
by
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”).
(Ɵ)
Less
than
$.01
per
share.
(ǿ)
Periods
less
than
one
year
are
not
annualized.
(ɯ)
Periods
less
than
one
year
are
annualized.
(±)
The
total
return
does
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
or
Policy
Charges.
(∆)
For
the
following
funds,
the
respective
annualized
net
expense
ratios,
not
including
the
dividends
and
interest
expense
from
short
sales,
were
as
follows:
For
the
period
ended
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
June
30,
2023
0.84%
1.02%
December
31,
2022
0.84%
1.03%
December
31,
2021
N/A
1.05%
December
31,
2020
N/A
1.10%
December
31,
2019
N/A
1.08%
December
31,
2018
N/A
N/A
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
134
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
1.
Organization
Russell
Investment
Funds
(the
“Investment
Company”
or
“RIF”)
is
a
series
investment
company
with
nine
different
investment
portfolios
referred
to
as
funds.
These
financial
statements
report
on
five
of
these
funds
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively
the
“Funds”).
The
Investment
Company
provides
the
investment
base
for
one
or
more
variable
insurance
products
issued
by
one
or
more
insurance
companies.
These
Funds
are
offered
at
net
asset
value
(“NAV”)
to
qualified
insurance
company
separate
accounts
offering
variable
insurance
products.
The
Investment
Company
is
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(“Investment
Company
Act”),
as
an
open-end
management
investment
company.
It
is
organized
and
operated
as
a
Massachusetts
business
trust
under
a
Third
Amended
and
Restated
Master
Trust
Agreement
dated
December
7,
2020,
as
amended
(“Master
Trust
Agreement”),
and
the
provisions
of
Massachusetts
law
governing
the
operation
of
a
Massachusetts
business
trust.
The
Investment
Company’s
Master
Trust
Agreement
permits
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”)
to
issue
an
unlimited
number
of
shares
of
beneficial
interest.
Each
of
the
Funds
is
diversified.
Under
the
Investment
Company
Act,
a
diversified
company
is
defined
as
a
management
company
which
meets
the
following
requirements:
at
least
75%
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
is
represented
by
cash
and
cash
equivalents
(including
receivables),
government
securities,
securities
of
other
investment
companies,
and
other
securities
for
the
purposes
of
this
calculation
limited
in
respect
of
any
one
issuer
to
an
amount
not
greater
in
value
than
five
percent
of
the
value
of
the
total
assets
of
such
management
company
and
to
not
more
than
10%
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities
of
such
issuer.
Unless
otherwise
specified,
“period”
(as
used
within
the
financial
statements)
refers
to
the
six
months
ended
June
30,
2023.
2.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Funds’
financial
statements
are
prepared
in
accordance
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(“U.S.
GAAP”)
which
require
the
use
of
management
estimates
and
assumptions
at
the
date
of
the
financial
statements.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates.
The
Funds
are
considered
investment
companies
under
U.S.
GAAP
and
follow
the
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
applicable
to
investment
companies.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies
consistently
followed
by
each
Fund
in
the
preparation
of
its
financial
statements.
Security
Valuation
The
Funds
value
portfolio
instruments
according
to
securities
valuation
procedures
and
pricing
sources
and
services,
which
include
market
value
procedures,
fair
value
procedures,
other
key
valuation
procedures
and
a
description
of
the
pricing
sources
and
services
used
by
the
Funds.
With
respect
to
a
Fund’s
investments
that
do
not
have
readily
available
market
quotations,
the
Trustees
have
designated
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”),
the
Funds’
adviser,
as
the
valuation
designee
to
perform
fair
valuations
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
Investment
Company
Act.
U.S.
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
a
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
It
establishes
a
fair
value
hierarchy
that
prioritizes
inputs
to
valuation
methods,
requires
a
separate
disclosure
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
for
each
major
category
of
assets
and
liabilities,
and
segregates
fair
value
measurements
into
levels
(Level
1,
2,
and
3).
The
inputs
or
methodology
used
for
valuing
securities
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
Levels
1,
2
and
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
defined
as
follows:
Level
1
Quoted
prices
(unadjusted)
in
active
markets
or
exchanges
for
identical
assets
and
liabilities.
Level
2
Inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
included
within
Level
1
that
are
observable,
which
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
and
inputs
such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
implied
volatilities,
credit
spreads
or
other
market
corroborated
inputs.
Level
3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances,
to
the
extent
observable
inputs
are
not
available,
which
may
include
assumptions
made
by
RIM,
that
are
used
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments.
The
availability
of
observable
inputs
can
vary
from
security
to
security
and
is
affected
by
a
wide
variety
of
factors,
including,
for
example,
the
type
of
security,
whether
the
security
is
new
and
not
yet
established
in
the
marketplace,
the
liquidity
of
markets,
and
other
characteristics
particular
to
the
security.
To
the
extent
that
valuation
is
based
on
models
or
inputs
that
are
less
observable
or
unobservable
in
the
market,
the
determination
of
fair
value
requires
more
judgment.
Accordingly,
the
degree
of
judgment
exercised
in
determining
fair
value
is
greatest
for
instruments
categorized
in
Level
3.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
135
The
inputs
used
to
measure
fair
value
may
fall
into
different
levels
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
In
such
cases,
for
disclosure
purposes,
the
level
in
the
fair
value
hierarchy
within
which
the
fair
value
measurement
falls
is
determined
based
on
the
lowest
level
input
that
is
significant
to
the
fair
value
measurement
in
its
entirety.
The
valuation
techniques
and
significant
inputs
used
in
determining
the
fair
market
values
of
financial
instruments
categorized
as
Level
1
and
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
as
follows:
Equity
securities,
including
common
and
preferred
stock,
short
securities,
ETFs
and
restricted
securities
that
are
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
(or
reported
on
the
NASDAQ
national
market),
are
stated
at
the
last
reported
sales
price
on
the
day
of
valuation
or
official
closing
price,
as
applicable.
To
the
extent
these
securities
are
actively
traded,
and
valuation
adjustments
are
not
applied,
they
are
categorized
as
Level
1
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Preferred
stock
and
other
equities
traded
on
inactive
markets
or
valued
by
reference
to
similar
instruments
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Certain
foreign
equity
securities
may
be
fair
valued
using
a
pricing
service
that
considers
the
correlation
of
the
trading
patterns
of
the
foreign
security
to
the
intraday
trading
in
the
U.S.
markets
for
investments
such
as
American
Depositary
Receipts,
financial
futures,
exchange-traded
funds,
and
the
movement
of
certain
indexes
of
securities,
based
on
the
statistical
analysis
of
historical
relationships.
Foreign
equity
securities
prices
as
described
above
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Fixed
income
securities
including
corporate,
convertible,
U.S.
government
agency,
municipal
bonds
and
notes,
U.S.
treasury
obligations,
sovereign
issues,
bank
loans,
bank
notes
and
non-U.S.
bonds
are
normally
valued
by
pricing
service
providers
that
use
broker-dealer
quotations
or
valuation
estimates
from
their
internal
pricing
models.
The
pricing
service
providers’
internal
models
use
inputs
that
are
observable
such
as
issuer
details,
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
prepayment
speeds,
credit
risks/spreads
and
default
rates.
Such
fixed
income
securities
that
use
pricing
service
internal
models
as
described
above
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Such
fixed
income
securities
that
use
broker-dealer
quotations
are
categorized
as
Level
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Fixed
income
securities
purchased
on
a
delayed-delivery
basis
and
marked-to-market
daily
until
settlement
at
the
forward
settlement
date
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Mortgage
and
asset-backed
securities
are
usually
issued
as
separate
tranches,
or
classes,
of
securities
within
each
deal.
These
securities
are
also
normally
valued
by
pricing
service
providers
that
use
broker-dealer
quotations
or
valuation
estimates
from
their
internal
pricing
models.
The
pricing
models
for
these
securities
usually
consider
tranche-level
attributes,
including
estimated
cash
flows
of
each
tranche,
market-based
yield
spreads
for
each
tranche,
and
current
market
data,
as
well
as
incorporate
deal
collateral
performance,
as
available.
Mortgage
and
asset-backed
securities
that
use
these
and
similar
valuation
techniques
and
inputs
as
described
above
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Investments
in
investment
funds
that
are
not
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
will
be
valued
based
upon
the
NAV
of
such
investments.
The
Funds
have
adopted
the
authoritative
guidance
under
U.S.
GAAP
for
estimating
the
fair
value
of
investments
in
funds
that
have
calculated
NAV
per
share
in
accordance
with
the
specialized
accounting
guidance
for
investment
companies.
Accordingly,
the
Funds
estimate
the
fair
value
of
an
investment
in
a
fund
using
the
NAV
per
share
without
further
adjustment
as
a
practical
expedient,
if
the
NAV
per
share
of
the
investment
is
determined
in
accordance
with
the
specialized
accounting
guidance
for
investment
companies
as
of
the
reporting
entity’s
measurement
date.
Short-term
investments
having
a
maturity
of
60
days
or
less
are
generally
valued
at
amortized
cost,
which
approximates
fair
market
value.
These
investments
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Derivative
instruments
are
instruments
such
as
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts,
futures
contracts,
options
contracts,
or
swap
agreements
that
derive
their
value
from
underlying
asset
prices,
indices,
reference
rates,
and
other
inputs
or
a
combination
of
these
factors.
Derivatives
may
be
classified
into
two
groups
depending
upon
the
way
that
they
are
traded:
privately
traded
over-the-counter
(“OTC”)
derivatives
that
do
not
go
through
an
exchange
or
intermediary
and
exchange-traded
derivatives
that
are
traded
through
specialized
derivatives
exchanges
or
other
regulated
exchanges.
OTC
derivatives
are
normally
valued
on
the
basis
of
broker-dealer
quotations
or
pricing
service
providers.
Depending
on
the
product
and
the
terms
of
the
transaction,
the
value
of
the
derivative
instrument
can
be
estimated
by
a
pricing
service
provider
using
a
series
of
techniques,
including
simulation
pricing
models.
The
pricing
models
use
inputs
that
are
observed
from
actively
quoted
markets
such
as
issuer
details,
indices,
spreads,
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
dividends
and
exchange
rates.
OTC
derivatives
that
use
these
and
similar
valuation
techniques
and
inputs
as
described
above
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy,
with
the
exception
of
foreign
currency
spot
contracts
which
are
categorized
as
Level
1
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
OTC
derivatives
that
use
broker-dealer
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
136
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
quotations
are
categorized
as
Level
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Exchange-traded
derivatives
are
valued
based
on
the
last
reported
sales
price
on
the
day
of
valuation
and
are
categorized
as
Level
1
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Centrally
cleared
swaps
listed
or
traded
on
a
multilateral
or
trade
facility
platform,
such
as
a
registered
exchange,
are
valued
at
the
daily
settlement
price
determined
by
the
respective
exchange.
For
centrally
cleared
credit
default
swaps,
the
clearing
facility
requires
its
members
to
provide
actionable
levels
across
complete
term
structures.
These
levels
along
with
external
third-party
prices
are
used
to
produce
daily
settlement
prices.
These
securities
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Centrally
cleared
interest
rate
swaps
are
valued
using
a
pricing
model
that
references
the
underlying
rates
including
the
Overnight
Index
Swap
(“OIS”)
rate
and
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
(“SOFR”)
forward
rate
to
produce
the
daily
settlement
price.
These
securities
are
categorized
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Events
or
circumstances
affecting
the
values
of
Fund
securities
that
occur
between
the
closing
of
the
principal
markets
on
which
they
trade
and
the
time
the
NAV
of
Fund
shares
is
determined
may
be
reflected
in
the
calculation
of
NAV
for
each
applicable
Fund
when
the
Fund
deems
that
the
particular
event
or
circumstance
would
materially
affect
such
Fund’s
NAV.
Funds
that
invest
primarily
in
frequently
traded
exchange-listed
securities
in
U.S.
markets
will
use
fair
value
pricing
in
limited
circumstances
since
reliable
market
quotations
will
often
be
readily
available.
Funds
that
invest
in
foreign
securities
use
fair
value
pricing
daily
as
events
may
occur
between
the
close
of
foreign
markets
and
the
time
of
pricing.
Although
there
are
observable
inputs
assigned
on
a
security
level,
prices
are
derived
from
factors
using
proprietary
models
or
matrix
pricing.
For
this
reason,
fair
value
factors
will
cause
movement
between
Levels
1
and
2.
Examples
of
significant
events
that
generally
trigger
fair
value
pricing
of
one
or
more
securities
are:
any
market
movement
of
the
U.S.
securities
market
(defined
in
the
fair
value
procedures
as
the
movement
of
a
single
major
U.S.
index);
a
company
development
such
as
a
material
business
development;
a
natural
disaster,
a
public
health
emergency
affecting
one
or
more
countries
in
the
global
economy
(including
an
emergency
which
results
in
the
closure
of
financial
markets)
or
other
emergency
situation;
or
an
armed
conflict.
The
NAV
of
a
Fund’s
portfolio
that
includes
foreign
securities
may
change
on
days
when
shareholders
will
not
be
able
to
purchase
or
redeem
Fund
shares,
since
foreign
securities
can
trade
on
non-business
days.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund,
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund,
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
and
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
had
no
transfers
into
or
out
of
Level
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
had
transfers
out
of
Level
3
into
Level
2
representing
financial
instruments
for
which
approved
vendor
sources
became
available
or
inputs
became
observable.
The
amount
transferred
was
$
2,470,717.
Level
3
Fair
Value
Investments
The
valuation
techniques
and
significant
inputs
used
in
determining
the
fair
values
of
financial
instruments
classified
as
Level
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
as
follows:
Securities
and
other
assets
for
which
market
quotes
are
not
readily
available,
or
are
not
reliable,
are
valued
at
fair
value
as
determined
in
good
faith
by
RIM
and
are
categorized
as
Level
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Market
quotes
are
considered
not
readily
available
in
circumstances
where
there
is
an
absence
of
current
or
reliable
market-based
data
(e.g.,
trade
information
or
broker
quotes).
When
RIM
applies
fair
valuation
methods
that
use
significant
unobservable
inputs
to
determine
a
Fund’s
NAV,
securities
will
not
be
priced
on
the
basis
of
quotes
from
the
primary
market
in
which
they
are
traded,
but
instead
may
be
priced
by
another
method
that
RIM
believes
accurately
reflects
fair
value
and
will
be
categorized
as
Level
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Fair
value
pricing
may
require
subjective
determinations
about
the
value
of
a
security.
While
the
securities
valuation
procedures
are
intended
to
result
in
a
calculation
of
a
Fund’s
NAV
that
fairly
reflects
security
values
as
of
the
time
of
pricing,
the
process
cannot
guarantee
that
fair
values
determined
by
RIM
would
accurately
reflect
the
price
that
a
Fund
could
obtain
for
a
security
if
it
were
to
dispose
of
that
security
as
of
the
time
of
pricing
(for
instance,
in
a
forced
or
distressed
sale).
The
prices
used
by
a
Fund
may
differ
from
the
value
that
would
be
realized
if
the
security
was
sold.
RIM
employs
third-party
pricing
vendors
to
provide
fair
value
measurements.
RIM
oversees
third-party
pricing
service
providers
in
order
to
support
the
valuation
process.
The
significant
unobservable
input
used
in
fair
value
measurement
of
certain
of
the
Funds’
preferred
equity
securities
is
the
redemption
value
calculated
on
a
fully-diluted
basis
if
converted
to
common
stock.
Significant
increases
or
decreases
in
the
redemption
value
would
have
a
direct
and
proportional
impact
to
fair
value.
The
significant
unobservable
inputs
used
in
fair
value
measurement
of
certain
of
the
Funds’
private
equity
securities
include
market
data
of
comparable
public
companies,
discount
rates,
EBITDA
multiples,
and
future
projected
cash
flows
for
the
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
137
portfolio
company.
These
inputs
are
utilized
in
valuation
models
that
are
based
on
market
analysis
and
discounted
cash
flow
methodologies.
Increases
(decreases)
in
the
discount
rates
would
result
in
a
lower
(higher)
fair
value
measurement,
while
increases
(decreases)
in
EBITDA
multiples
and
projected
cash
flows
would
result
in
a
higher
(lower)
fair
value
measurement.
The
significant
unobservable
input
used
in
the
fair
value
measurement
of
certain
Funds’
debt
securities
is
the
yield
to
worst
ratio.
Significant
increases
(decreases)
in
the
yield
to
worst
ratio
would
result
in
a
lower
(higher)
fair
value
measurement.
These
significant
unobservable
inputs
are
further
disclosed
in
the
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
for
each
respective
Fund
as
applicable.
If
third-party
evaluated
vendor
pricing
is
neither
available
nor
deemed
to
be
indicative
of
fair
value,
RIM
may
elect
to
obtain
indicative
market
quotations
(“broker
quotes”)
directly
from
the
broker
or
passed
through
from
a
third-party
vendor.
In
the
event
that
the
source
of
fair
value
is
from
a
single
source
broker
quote,
these
securities
are
classified
as
Level
3
per
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Broker
quotes
are
typically
received
from
established
market
participants.
Although
independently
received
on
a
daily
basis,
RIM
does
not
have
the
transparency
to
view
the
underlying
inputs
which
support
the
broker
quotes.
Significant
changes
in
the
broker
quote
would
have
direct
and
proportional
changes
in
the
fair
value
of
the
security.
There
is
a
third-party
pricing
exception
to
the
quantitative
disclosure
requirement
when
prices
are
not
determined
by
the
reporting
entity.
RIM
is
exercising
this
exception
and
has
made
a
reasonable
attempt
to
obtain
quantitative
information
from
the
third-party
pricing
vendors
regarding
the
unobservable
inputs
used.
For
fair
valuations
using
significant
unobservable
inputs,
U.S.
GAAP
requires
a
reconciliation
of
the
beginning
to
ending
balances
for
reported
fair
values
that
present
changes
attributable
to
total
realized
and
unrealized
gains
or
losses,
purchases
and
sales,
and
transfers
in/out
of
the
Level
3
category
during
the
period.
Additionally,
U.S.
GAAP
requires
quantitative
information
regarding
the
significant
unobservable
inputs
used
in
the
determination
of
fair
value
of
assets
categorized
as
Level
3
in
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
In
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
U.S.
GAAP,
a
fair
value
hierarchy,
a
Level
3
reconciliation
and
an
additional
disclosure
about
fair
value
measurements,
if
any,
has
been
included
in
the
Presentation
of
Portfolio
Holdings
for
each
respective
Fund.
Investment
Transactions
Investment
transactions
are
reflected
as
of
the
trade
date
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
This
may
cause
the
NAV
stated
in
the
financial
statements
to
be
different
from
the
NAV
at
which
shareholders
may
transact.
Realized
gains
and
losses
from
securities
transactions,
if
applicable,
are
recorded
on
the
basis
of
specific
identified
cost
incurred
within
a
particular
Fund.
Investment
Income
Dividend
income
is
recorded
net
of
applicable
withholding
taxes
on
the
ex-dividend
date,
except
that
certain
dividends
from
foreign
securities
are
recorded
as
soon
as
the
Funds
are
informed
of
the
dividend,
subsequent
to
the
ex-dividend
date.
To
the
extent
the
dividend
represents
a
return
of
capital
or
capital
gain
for
tax
purposes,
reclassifications
are
made
which
may
be
based
on
management’s
estimates.
Interest
income
is
recorded
daily
on
the
accrual
basis.
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
classifies
gains
and
losses
realized
on
prepayments
received
on
mortgage-backed
securities
as
an
adjustment
to
interest
income.
Losses
realized
on
principal
paydowns
may
result
in
negative
interest
income
on
the
Fund’s
Statement
of
Operations
if
there
is
insufficient
interest
income
to
offset
such
losses.
All
premiums
and
discounts,
including
original
issue
discounts,
are
amortized/accreted
using
the
effective
interest
method.
Certain
callable
debt
securities
held
at
a
premium
will
be
amortized
to
the
earliest
call
date.
Debt
obligation
securities
may
be
placed
in
a
non-accrual
status
and
related
interest
income
may
be
reduced
by
stopping
current
accruals
and
writing
off
interest
receivable
when
the
collection
of
all
or
a
portion
of
interest
has
become
doubtful.
Federal
Income
Taxes
Since
the
Investment
Company
is
a
Massachusetts
business
trust,
each
Fund
is
a
separate
corporate
taxpayer
and
determines
its
net
investment
income
and
capital
gains
(or
losses)
and
the
amounts
to
be
distributed
to
each
Fund’s
shareholders
without
regard
to
the
income
and
capital
gains
(or
losses)
of
the
other
Funds.
Each
Fund
intends
to
qualify
or
continue
to
qualify
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended
(the
“Code”)
and
intends
to
distribute
all
of
its
taxable
income
and
capital
gains.
Therefore,
no
federal
income
tax
provision
is
required
for
the
Funds.
The
Funds
comply
with
the
authoritative
guidance
for
uncertainty
in
income
taxes
which
requires
management
to
determine
whether
a
tax
position
of
the
Funds
is
more
likely
than
not
to
be
sustained
upon
examination,
including
resolution
of
any
related
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
138
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
appeals
or
litigation
processes,
based
on
the
technical
merits
of
the
position.
For
tax
positions
meeting
the
more
likely
than
not
threshold,
the
tax
amount
recognized
in
the
financial
statements
is
reduced
by
the
largest
benefit
that
has
a
greater
than
50%
likelihood
of
being
realized
upon
ultimate
settlement
with
the
relevant
taxing
authority.
Management
determined
that
no
accruals
need
to
be
made
in
the
financial
statements
due
to
uncertain
tax
positions.
Management
continually
reviews
and
adjusts
the
Funds’
liability
for
income
taxes
based
on
analyses
of
tax
laws
and
regulations,
as
well
as
their
interpretations,
and
other
relevant
factors.
Each
Fund
files
a
U.S.
tax
return.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
had
recorded
no
liabilities
for
net
unrecognized
tax
benefits
relating
to
uncertain
income
tax
positions
they
have
taken
or
expect
to
take
in
future
tax
returns.
While
the
statute
of
limitations
remains
open
to
examine
the
Funds’
U.S.
tax
returns
filed
for
the
fiscal
years
ended
December
31,
2019
through
December
31,
2021,
no
examinations
are
in
progress
or
anticipated
at
this
time.
The
Funds
are
not
aware
of
any
tax
positions
for
which
it
is
reasonably
possible
that
the
total
amounts
of
unrecognized
tax
benefits
will
significantly
change
in
the
current
fiscal
year.
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
For
all
Funds,
income,
capital
gain
distributions
and
return
of
capital,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Income
distributions
are
generally
declared
and
paid
according
to
the
following
schedule:
The
Funds
intend
to
distribute
substantially
all
of
the
distributions
they
receive
from
real
estate
investment
trust
(“REIT”)
investments,
less
expenses,
as
well
as
income
from
other
investments.
Such
distributions
may
be
comprised
of
income,
return
of
capital,
and
capital
gains.
The
Funds
may
also
realize
capital
gains
on
the
sale
of
REIT
shares
and
other
investments.
Capital
gain
distributions
are
generally
declared
and
paid
annually.
An
additional
distribution
may
be
paid
by
the
Funds
to
avoid
imposition
of
federal
income
and
excise
tax
on
any
remaining
undistributed
capital
gains
and
net
investment
income.
The
timing
and
characterization
of
certain
income
and
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
tax
regulations
which
may
differ
from
U.S.
GAAP.
As
a
result,
net
investment
income
and
net
realized
gain
(or
loss)
on
investments
and
foreign
currency-related
transactions
for
a
reporting
period
may
differ
significantly
from
distributions
during
such
period.
The
differences
between
tax
regulations
and
U.S.
GAAP
primarily
relate
to
investments
in
options,
futures,
forward
contracts,
swap
contracts,
passive
foreign
investment
companies,
foreign-denominated
investments,
mortgage-backed
securities,
certain
securities
sold
at
a
loss,
wash
sale
deferrals
and
capital
loss
carryforwards.
Accordingly,
the
Funds
may
periodically
make
reclassifications
among
certain
of
their
capital
accounts
without
impacting
their
NAVs.
Expenses
The
Funds
pay
their
own
expenses
other
than
those
expressly
assumed
by
RIM,
the
Funds’
adviser,
or
Russell
Investments
Fund
Services,
LLC
(“RIFUS”),
the
Funds’
administrator
and
transfer
agent.
Most
expenses
can
be
directly
attributed
to
the
individual
Funds.
Expenses
which
cannot
be
directly
attributed
to
a
specific
Fund
are
allocated
among
all
Funds
principally
based
on
their
relative
net
assets.
Foreign
Currency
Translations
The
books
and
records
of
the
Funds
are
maintained
in
U.S.
dollars.
Foreign
currency
amounts
and
transactions
of
the
Funds
are
translated
into
U.S.
dollars
on
the
following
basis:
(a)
Fair
value
of
investment
securities,
other
assets
and
liabilities
at
the
closing
rate
of
exchange
on
the
valuation
date.
(b)
Purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
and
income
at
the
closing
rate
of
exchange
prevailing
on
the
respective
trade
dates
of
such
transactions.
Net
realized
gains
or
losses
from
foreign
currency-related
transactions
arise
from:
sales
and
maturities
of
short-term
securities;
sales
of
foreign
currencies;
currency
gains
or
losses
realized
between
the
trade
and
settlement
dates
on
securities
transactions;
the
difference
between
the
amounts
of
dividends,
interest,
and
foreign
withholding
taxes
recorded
on
the
Funds’
books
and
the
U.S.
dollar
equivalent
of
the
amounts
actually
received
or
paid.
Net
unrealized
gains
or
losses
from
foreign
currency-related
Declared
Payable
Funds
Quarterly
April,
July,
October
and
mid-December
U.S.
Strategic
Equity,
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity,
Strategic
Bond
and
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Funds
Annually
Mid-December
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
139
transactions
arise
from
changes
in
the
value
of
assets
and
liabilities,
other
than
investments
in
securities,
as
a
result
of
changes
in
the
exchange
rates.
The
Funds
do
not
isolate
that
portion
of
the
results
of
operations
of
the
Funds
that
arises
as
a
result
of
changes
in
exchange
rates
from
that
portion
that
arises
from
changes
in
market
prices
of
investments
during
the
period.
Such
fluctuations
are
included
with
the
net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
or
loss
from
investments.
However,
for
federal
income
tax
purposes,
the
Funds
do
isolate
the
effects
of
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
from
the
fluctuations
arising
from
changes
in
market
prices
for
realized
gain
(or
loss)
on
debt
obligations.
Capital
Gains
Taxes
The
Funds
may
be
subject
to
capital
gains
taxes
and
repatriation
taxes
imposed
by
certain
countries
in
which
they
invest.
The
International
Developed
Markets,
Strategic
Bond
and
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Funds
may
record
a
deferred
capital
gains
tax
liability
with
respect
to
the
unrealized
appreciation
on
foreign
securities
for
potential
capital
gains
and
repatriation
taxes
as
of
June
30,
2023.
The
accrual
for
capital
gains
and
repatriation
taxes
is
included
in
total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
in
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
The
amounts
related
to
capital
gains
and
repatriation
taxes
are
included
in
net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
and
change
in
unrealized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
in
the
Statements
of
Operations.
Derivatives
The
Funds
may
invest
in
derivatives.
Derivatives
are
instruments
or
agreements
whose
value
is
derived
from
an
underlying
security
or
index.
They
include
options,
futures,
swaps
and
forwards.
These
instruments
offer
unique
characteristics
and
risks
that
facilitate
the
Funds’
investment
strategies.
The
Funds
typically
use
derivatives
in
three
ways:
exposing
cash
to
markets,
hedging
and
return
enhancement.
In
addition,
certain
Funds
may
enter
into
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
for
trade
settlement
purposes.
Certain
Funds
may
pursue
their
strategy
of
being
fully
invested
by
exposing
cash
to
the
performance
of
appropriate
markets
by
purchasing
securities
and/or
derivatives.
This
is
intended
to
cause
such
Funds
to
perform
as
though
cash
were
actually
invested
in
those
markets.
Hedging
may
be
used
by
certain
Funds
to
limit
or
control
risks,
such
as
adverse
movements
in
exchange
rates
and
interest
rates.
Return
enhancement
can
be
accomplished
through
the
use
of
derivatives
in
a
Fund,
including
using
derivatives
as
a
substitute
for
holding
physical
securities,
and
using
them
to
express
various
macro
views
(e.g.,
interest
rate
movements,
currency
movements,
and
macro
credit
strategies).
By
purchasing
certain
instruments,
the
Funds
may
more
effectively
achieve
the
desired
portfolio
characteristics
that
assist
them
in
meeting
their
investment
objectives.
Depending
on
how
the
derivatives
are
structured
and
utilized,
the
risks
associated
with
them
may
vary
widely.
These
risks
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
market
risk,
liquidity
risk,
leveraging
risk,
counterparty
risk,
basis
risk,
reinvestment
risk,
political
risk,
prepayment
risk,
extension
risk,
valuation
risk
and
credit
risk.
Futures,
certain
options
and
cleared
swaps
are
traded
or
cleared
on
an
exchange
or
central
exchange
clearing
house.
Exchange-
traded
or
exchange-cleared
transactions
generally
present
less
counterparty
risk
to
a
Fund.
The
exchange’s
clearing
house
stands
between
the
Fund
and
the
broker
to
the
contract
and
therefore,
credit
risk
is
generally
limited
to
the
failure
of
the
clearing
house
and
the
clearing
member.
Cleared
swap
contracts
are
subject
to
clearing
house
rules,
including
initial
and
variation
margin
requirement,
daily
settlement
of
obligations
and
the
clearing
house
guarantee
of
payments
to
the
broker.
There
is,
however,
still
counterparty
risk
due
to
the
insolvency
of
the
broker
with
respect
to
any
margin
held
in
the
broker’s
customer
accounts.
While
clearing
members
are
required
to
segregate
customer
assets
from
their
own
assets,
in
the
event
of
insolvency,
there
may
be
a
shortfall
in
the
amount
of
margin
held
by
the
broker
for
its
clients.
Collateral
and
margin
requirements
for
exchange-
traded
or
exchange-cleared
derivatives
are
established
through
regulation,
as
well
as
set
by
the
broker
or
applicable
clearing
house.
Margin
for
exchange-traded
and
exchange-cleared
transactions
are
detailed
in
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
receivables
for
variation
margin
on
futures
contracts
and
payables
for
variation
margin
on
futures
contracts.
Securities
and
cash
pledged
as
collateral
are
reflected
as
assets
on
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
either
a
component
of
investments
at
fair
value
(securities)
or
receivable
from
broker.
Cash
collateral
received
is
not
typically
held
in
a
segregated
account
and
as
such
is
reflected
as
a
liability
on
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
due
to
broker.
Typically,
the
Funds
and
counterparties
are
not
permitted
to
sell,
repledge,
rehypothecate
or
otherwise
use
collateral
pledged
by
the
other
party
unless
explicitly
permitted
by
each
respective
governing
agreement.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
140
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
The
effects
of
derivative
instruments,
categorized
by
risk
exposure,
on
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
and
the
Statements
of
Operations,
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
if
applicable,
are
disclosed
in
the
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
table
following
each
applicable
Fund’s
Schedule
of
Investments.
The
financial
derivative
instruments
outstanding
as
of
period
end
on
the
Schedules
of
Investments
and
the
amount
of
net
realized
gain
(loss)
and
net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
financial
derivative
instruments
during
the
period,
as
disclosed
on
the
Fair
Value
of
Derivative
Instruments
tables,
serve
as
indicators
of
the
volume
of
financial
derivative
activity
for
the
Funds.
Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
foreign
currency
exchange
spot
contracts
and
forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
(“FX
contracts”).
From
time
to
time,
certain
Funds
may
enter
into
FX
contracts
to
hedge
certain
foreign
currency-denominated
assets.
FX
contracts
are
recorded
at
fair
value.
Certain
risks
may
arise
upon
entering
into
these
FX
contracts
from
the
potential
inability
of
counterparties
to
meet
the
terms
of
their
FX
contracts
and
are
generally
limited
to
the
amount
of
unrealized
gain
on
the
FX
contracts,
if
any,
that
are
disclosed
in
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
following
Funds
entered
into
FX
contracts
primarily
for
the
strategies
listed
below:
Options
Certain
Funds
may
purchase
and
sell
(write)
both
call
and
put
options
on
securities,
securities
indexes,
foreign
currencies
and
other
assets.
Such
options
are
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
or
in
an
OTC
market.
The
Funds
may
also
purchase
and
sell
(write)
call
and
put
options
on
foreign
currencies.
When
a
Fund
writes
a
covered
call
or
a
put
option,
an
amount
equal
to
the
premium
received
by
the
Fund
is
included
in
the
Fund’s
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
an
asset
and
as
an
equivalent
liability.
The
amount
of
the
liability
is
subsequently
marked-to-market
to
reflect
the
current
fair
value
of
the
option
written.
The
Fund
receives
a
premium
on
the
sale
of
a
call
option
but
gives
up
the
opportunity
to
profit
from
any
increase
in
the
value
of
the
underlying
instrument
above
the
exercise
price
of
the
option,
and
when
the
Fund
writes
a
put
option
it
is
exposed
to
a
decline
in
the
price
of
the
underlying
instrument.
When
a
Fund
sells
an
uncovered
call
option,
it
does
not
simultaneously
have
a
long
position
in
the
underlying
security.
When
a
Fund
sells
an
uncovered
put
option,
it
does
not
simultaneously
have
a
short
position
in
the
underlying
security.
Uncovered
options
are
riskier
than
covered
options
because
there
is
no
underlying
security
held
by
the
Fund
that
can
act
as
a
partial
hedge.
Whether
an
option
which
the
Fund
has
written
expires
on
its
stipulated
expiration
date
or
the
Fund
enters
into
a
closing
purchase
transaction,
the
Fund
realizes
a
gain
(or
loss,
if
the
cost
of
a
closing
purchase
transaction
exceeds
the
premium
received
when
the
option
was
sold)
without
regard
to
any
unrealized
gain
or
loss
on
the
underlying
security,
and
the
liability
related
to
such
option
is
extinguished.
If
a
call
option
which
the
Fund
has
written
is
exercised,
the
Fund
realizes
a
capital
gain
or
loss
from
the
sale
of
the
underlying
security,
and
the
proceeds
from
such
sale
are
increased
by
the
premium
originally
received.
When
a
put
option
which
a
Fund
has
written
is
exercised,
the
amount
of
the
premium
originally
received
will
reduce
the
cost
of
the
security
which
a
Fund
purchases
upon
exercise
of
the
option.
The
Funds’
use
of
written
options
involves,
to
varying
degrees,
elements
of
market
risk
in
excess
of
the
amount
recognized
in
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
The
face
or
contract
amounts
of
these
instruments
reflect
the
extent
of
the
Funds’
exposure
to
market
risk.
The
risks
may
be
caused
by
an
imperfect
correlation
between
movements
in
the
price
of
the
instrument
and
the
price
of
the
underlying
securities
and
interest
rates.
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
swaptions
(an
option
on
a
swap).
In
a
swaption,
in
exchange
for
an
option,
the
buyer
gains
the
right
but
not
the
obligation
to
enter
into
a
specified
swap
agreement
with
the
issuer
on
a
specified
future
date.
The
writer
of
the
contract
receives
the
premium
and
bears
the
risk
of
unfavorable
changes
in
the
preset
rate
on
the
underlying
swap.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
did
not
enter
into
any
options.
Funds
Strategies
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Return
enhancement,
hedging,
exposing
cash
to
markets
and
trade
settlement
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Return
enhancement
and
hedging
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Exposing
cash
to
markets
and
trade
settlement
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
141
Futures
Contracts
Certain
Funds
may
invest
in
futures
contracts
(i.e.,
interest
rate,
foreign
currency
and
index
futures
contracts).
The
face
or
contract
value
of
these
instruments
reflect
the
extent
of
the
Funds’
exposure
to
off
balance
sheet
risk.
The
primary
risks
associated
with
the
use
of
futures
contracts
are
an
imperfect
correlation
between
the
change
in
fair
value
of
the
securities
held
by
the
Funds
and
the
prices
of
futures
contracts,
and
the
possibility
of
an
illiquid
market.
Upon
entering
into
a
futures
contract,
the
Funds
are
required
to
deposit
with
a
broker
an
amount,
termed
the
initial
margin,
which
typically
represents
5%
to
10%
of
the
purchase
price
indicated
in
the
futures
contract.
Payments
to
and
from
the
broker,
known
as
variation
margin,
are
typically
required
to
be
made
on
a
daily
basis
as
the
price
of
the
futures
contract
fluctuates.
Changes
in
initial
settlement
value
are
accounted
for
as
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
until
the
contracts
are
terminated,
at
which
time
realized
gains
and
losses
are
recognized.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
following
Funds
entered
into
futures
contracts
primarily
for
the
strategies
listed
below:
Swap
Agreements
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
swap
agreements,
on
either
an
asset-based
or
liability-based
basis,
depending
on
whether
they
are
hedging
their
assets
or
their
liabilities,
and
will
usually
enter
into
swaps
on
a
net
basis
(i.e.,
the
two
payment
streams
are
netted
out,
with
the
Funds
receiving
or
paying
only
the
net
amount
of
the
two
payments).
When
a
Fund
engages
in
a
swap,
it
exchanges
its
obligations
to
pay
or
rights
to
receive
payments
for
the
obligations
to
pay
or
rights
to
receive
payments
of
another
party
(i.e.,
an
exchange
of
floating
rate
payments
for
fixed
rate
payments).
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
several
different
types
of
swap
agreements,
including
credit
default,
interest
rate,
total
return
(equity
and/or
index)
and/or
currency
swaps.
Credit
default
swaps
are
a
counterparty
agreement
which
allows
the
transfer
of
third-party
credit
risk
(the
possibility
that
an
issuer
will
default
on
its
obligation
by
failing
to
pay
principal
or
interest
in
a
timely
manner)
from
one
party
to
another.
The
lender
faces
the
credit
risk
from
a
third
party
and
the
counterparty
in
the
swap
agrees
to
insure
this
risk
in
exchange
for
regular
periodic
payments.
Interest
rate
swaps
are
a
counterparty
agreement,
can
be
customized
to
meet
each
party’s
needs,
and
involve
the
exchange
of
a
fixed
or
variable
payment
per
period
for
a
payment
that
is
not
fixed.
Total
return
swaps
are
a
counterparty
agreement
where
two
parties
exchange
two
sets
of
cash
flows
on
predetermined
dates
for
an
agreed
upon
amount
of
time.
The
cash
flows
will
typically
be
an
equity
index
value
swapped
with
a
floating
rate
such
as
SOFR
plus
or
minus
a
pre-defined
spread.
Total
return
swap
agreements
are
a
counterparty
agreement
intended
to
expose
cash
to
markets
or
to
effect
investment
transactions
consistent
with
those
Funds’
investment
objectives
and
strategies.
Currency
swaps
are
a
counterparty
agreement
where
two
parties
exchange
specified
amounts
of
different
currencies
which
are
followed
by
each
paying
the
other
a
series
of
interest
payments
that
are
based
on
the
principal
cash
flow.
At
maturity
the
principal
amounts
are
returned.
The
Funds
generally
expect
to
enter
into
these
transactions
primarily
to
preserve
a
return
or
spread
on
a
particular
investment
or
portion
of
their
portfolios
or
to
protect
against
any
increase
in
the
price
of
securities
they
anticipate
purchasing
at
a
later
date,
or
for
return
enhancement.
Under
most
swap
agreements
entered
into
by
a
Fund,
the
parties’
obligations
are
determined
on
a
“net
basis”.
If
there
is
a
default
by
the
other
party
to
such
a
transaction,
the
Funds
will
have
contractual
remedies
pursuant
to
the
agreement
related
to
the
transaction.
A
Fund
may
not
receive
the
expected
amount
under
a
swap
agreement
if
the
other
party
to
the
agreement
defaults
or
becomes
bankrupt.
Credit
Default
Swaps
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
enter
into
credit
default
swaps.
A
credit
default
swap
can
refer
to
corporate
issues,
government
issues,
asset-backed
securities
or
an
index
of
assets,
each
known
as
the
reference
entity
or
underlying
asset.
The
Fund
may
act
as
either
the
buyer
or
the
seller
of
a
credit
default
swap
involving
one
party
making
a
stream
of
payments
to
another
party
in
exchange
for
the
right
to
receive
a
specified
return
in
the
event
of
a
default
or
other
credit
event.
Depending
upon
the
terms
of
the
contract,
the
credit
default
swap
may
be
closed
via
physical
settlement.
However,
due
to
the
possible
or
potential
instability
in
the
market,
there
is
a
risk
that
the
seller
may
be
unable
to
deliver
the
underlying
debt
security
to
the
other
party
to
the
agreement.
Additionally,
the
Fund
may
not
receive
the
expected
amount
under
the
swap
agreement
if
the
other
party
to
the
agreement
Funds
Strategies
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Exposing
cash
to
markets
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Exposing
cash
to
markets
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Return
enhancement,
hedging
and
exposing
cash
to
markets
Strategic
Bond
Fund
Return
enhancement,
hedging
and
exposing
cash
to
markets
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Exposing
cash
to
markets
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
142
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
defaults
or
becomes
bankrupt.
In
an
unhedged
credit
default
swap,
the
Fund
would
enter
into
a
credit
default
swap
without
owning
the
underlying
asset
or
debt
issued
by
the
reference
entity.
Credit
default
swaps
allow
the
Fund
to
acquire
or
reduce
credit
exposure
to
a
particular
issuer,
asset
or
basket
of
instruments.
As
the
seller
of
protection
in
a
credit
default
swap,
the
Fund
would
be
required
to
pay
the
par
or
other
agreed-upon
value
(or
otherwise
perform
according
to
the
swap
contract)
of
a
reference
debt
obligation
to
the
counterparty
in
the
event
of
a
default
(or
other
specified
credit
event)
and
the
counterparty
would
be
required
to
surrender
the
reference
debt
obligation.
In
return,
the
Fund
would
receive
from
the
counterparty
a
periodic
stream
of
payments
over
the
term
of
the
contract
provided
that
no
credit
event
has
occurred.
If
no
credit
event
occurs,
the
Fund
would
keep
the
stream
of
payments
and
would
have
no
payment
obligations.
As
a
seller
of
protection,
the
Fund
would
effectively
add
leverage
to
its
portfolio
because,
in
addition
to
its
total
net
assets,
that
Fund
would
be
subject
to
investment
exposure
on
the
notional
amount
of
the
swap.
The
Fund
may
also
purchase
protection
via
credit
default
swap
contracts
in
order
to
offset
the
risk
of
default
of
debt
securities
held
in
its
portfolio
or
to
take
a
short
position
in
a
debt
security,
in
which
case
the
Fund
would
function
as
the
counterparty
referenced
in
the
preceding
paragraph.
If
a
credit
event
occurs
and
cash
settlement
is
not
elected,
a
variety
of
other
deliverable
obligations
may
be
delivered
in
lieu
of
the
specific
referenced
obligation.
The
ability
to
deliver
other
obligations
may
result
in
a
cheapest-to-deliver
option
(i.e.,
the
buyer
of
protection’s
right
to
choose
the
deliverable
obligation
with
the
lowest
value
following
a
credit
event).
The
Fund
may
use
credit
default
swaps
to
provide
a
measure
of
protection
against
defaults
of
the
issuers
(i.e.,
to
reduce
risk
where
the
Fund
owns
or
has
exposure
to
the
referenced
obligation)
or
to
take
an
active
long
or
short
position
with
respect
to
the
likelihood
(as
measured
by
the
credit
default
swap’s
spread)
of
a
particular
issuer’s
default.
Deliverable
obligations
for
credit
default
swaps
on
asset-backed
securities
in
most
instances
are
limited
to
the
specific
referenced
obligation
as
performance
for
asset-backed
securities
can
vary
across
deals.
Prepayments,
principal
paydowns,
and
other
writedown
or
loss
events
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans
will
reduce
the
outstanding
principal
balance
of
the
referenced
obligation.
These
reductions
may
be
temporary
or
permanent
as
defined
under
the
terms
of
the
swap
agreement
and
the
notional
amount
for
the
swap
agreement
generally
will
be
adjusted
by
corresponding
amounts.
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
use
credit
default
swaps
on
asset-backed
securities
to
provide
a
measure
of
protection
against
defaults
(or
other
defined
credit
events)
of
the
referenced
obligation
or
to
take
an
active
long
or
short
position
with
respect
to
the
likelihood
of
a
particular
referenced
obligation’s
default
(or
another
defined
credit
event).
Credit
default
swap
agreements
on
credit
indices
involve
one
party
making
a
stream
of
payments
to
another
party
in
exchange
for
the
right
to
receive
a
specified
return
in
the
event
of
a
write-down,
principal
shortfall,
interest
shortfall
or
default
of
all
or
part
of
the
referenced
entities
comprising
the
credit
index.
A
credit
index
is
a
basket
of
credit
instruments
or
exposures
designed
to
be
representative
of
some
part
of
the
credit
market
as
a
whole.
These
indices
are
made
up
of
reference
credits
that
are
judged
by
a
poll
of
dealers
to
be
the
most
liquid
entities
in
the
credit
default
swap
market
based
on
the
sector
of
the
index.
Components
of
the
indices
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
investment
grade
securities,
high
yield
securities,
asset-backed
securities,
emerging
markets,
and/or
various
credit
ratings
within
each
sector.
Credit
indices
are
traded
using
credit
default
swaps
with
standardized
terms
including
a
fixed
spread
and
standard
maturity
dates.
An
index
credit
default
swap
references
all
the
names
in
the
index,
and
if
there
is
a
default,
the
credit
event
is
settled
based
on
that
name’s
weight
in
the
index.
The
composition
of
the
indices
changes
periodically,
usually
every
six
months,
and,
for
most
indices,
each
name
has
an
equal
weight
in
the
index.
Traders
may
use
credit
default
swaps
on
indices
to
speculate
on
changes
in
credit
quality.
Implied
credit
spreads,
represented
in
absolute
terms,
utilized
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
credit
default
swap
agreements
on
corporate
issues
as
of
period-end
are
disclosed
in
the
Schedules
of
Investments
and
generally
serve
as
an
indicator
of
the
current
status
of
the
payment/performance
risk
and
represent
the
likelihood
or
risk
of
default
(or
other
defined
credit
event)
for
the
credit
derivative.
The
implied
credit
spread
of
a
particular
referenced
entity
reflects
the
cost
of
entering
into
a
credit
default
swap
and
may
include
upfront
payments
required
to
be
made
to
enter
into
the
agreement.
For
credit
default
swap
agreements
on
asset-
backed
securities
and
credit
indices,
the
quoted
market
prices
and
resulting
values
serve
as
the
indicator
of
the
current
status
of
the
payment/performance
risk.
Wider
credit
spreads
and
increasing
fair
values,
in
absolute
terms
when
compared
to
the
notional
amount
of
the
swap,
generally
represent
a
deterioration
of
the
referenced
entity’s
credit
soundness
and
a
greater
likelihood
or
risk
of
default
or
other
credit
event
occurring
as
defined
under
the
terms
of
the
agreement.
The
maximum
potential
amount
of
future
payments
(undiscounted)
that
the
Fund
as
a
seller
of
protection
could
be
required
to
make
under
a
credit
default
swap
agreement
equals
the
notional
amount
of
the
agreement.
Notional
amounts
of
all
credit
default
swap
agreements
outstanding
as
of
June
30,
2023,
for
which
a
Fund
is
the
seller
of
protection,
are
disclosed
in
the
Schedules
of
Investments.
These
potential
amounts
would
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Investment
Funds
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to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
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to
Financial
Statements
143
be
partially
offset
by
any
recovery
values
of
the
respective
referenced
obligations,
upfront
payments
received
upon
entering
into
the
agreement,
or
net
amounts
received
from
the
settlement
of
buy
protection
credit
default
swap
agreements
entered
into
by
the
Fund
for
the
same
referenced
entity
or
entities.
Credit
default
swaps
could
result
in
losses
if
the
Fund
does
not
correctly
evaluate
the
creditworthiness
of
the
company
or
companies
on
which
the
credit
default
swap
is
based.
Credit
default
swap
agreements
may
involve
greater
risks
than
if
the
Fund
had
invested
in
the
reference
obligation
directly
since,
in
addition
to
risks
relating
to
the
reference
obligation,
credit
default
swaps
are
subject
to
illiquidity
and
counterparty
risk.
The
Fund
will
generally
incur
a
greater
degree
of
risk
when
it
sells
a
credit
default
swap
than
when
it
purchases
a
credit
default
swap.
As
a
buyer
of
a
credit
default
swap,
the
Fund
may
lose
its
investment
and
recover
nothing
should
a
credit
event
fail
to
occur
and
the
swap
is
held
to
its
termination
date.
As
seller
of
a
credit
default
swap,
if
a
credit
event
were
to
occur,
the
value
of
any
deliverable
obligation
received
by
the
Fund,
coupled
with
the
upfront
or
periodic
payments
previously
received,
may
be
less
than
what
it
pays
to
the
buyer,
resulting
in
a
loss
of
value
to
the
Fund.
If
the
creditworthiness
of
the
Fund’s
swap
counterparty
declines,
the
risk
that
the
counterparty
may
not
perform
could
increase,
potentially
resulting
in
a
loss
to
the
Fund.
To
limit
the
counterparty
risk
involved
in
swap
agreements,
the
Fund
will
only
enter
into
swap
agreements
with
counterparties
that
meet
certain
standards
of
creditworthiness.
Although
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
the
Fund
will
be
able
to
do
so,
the
Fund
may
be
able
to
reduce
or
eliminate
its
exposure
under
a
swap
agreement
either
by
assignment
or
other
disposition,
or
by
entering
into
an
offsetting
swap
agreement
with
the
same
party
or
another
creditworthy
party.
The
Fund
may
have
limited
ability
to
eliminate
its
exposure
under
a
credit
default
swap
if
the
credit
quality
of
the
reference
entity
or
underlying
asset
has
declined.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Strategic
Bond
Fund
entered
into
credit
default
swaps
primarily
for
return
enhancement,
hedging
and
exposing
cash
to
markets.
Interest
Rate
Swaps
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
interest
rate
swaps.
The
use
of
interest
rate
swaps
is
a
highly
specialized
activity
which
involves
investment
techniques
and
risks
different
from
those
associated
with
ordinary
portfolio
securities
transactions.
If
RIM
or
a
money
manager
using
this
technique
is
incorrect
in
its
forecast
of
fair
values,
interest
rates
and
other
applicable
factors,
the
investment
performance
of
a
Fund
might
diminish
compared
to
what
it
would
have
been
if
this
investment
technique
were
not
used.
Interest
rate
swaps
do
not
involve
the
delivery
of
securities
or
other
underlying
assets
or
principal.
Accordingly,
the
risk
of
loss
with
respect
to
interest
rate
swaps
is
limited
to
the
net
amount
of
interest
payments
that
a
Fund
is
contractually
obligated
to
make.
Interest
rate
swaps
are
traded
on
exchanges
and
are
subject
to
central
clearing.
If
the
clearing
house
or
futures
commission
merchant
defaults,
a
Fund’s
risk
of
loss
consists
of
the
net
amount
of
interest
payments
that
a
Fund
is
contractually
entitled
to
receive.
The
counterparty
risk
for
cleared
derivatives
is
generally
lower
than
for
uncleared
derivatives.
However,
clearing
may
subject
a
Fund
to
increased
costs
or
margin
requirements.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Strategic
Bond
Fund
entered
into
interest
rate
swaps
primarily
for
return
enhancement,
hedging
and
exposing
cash
to
markets.
Total
Return
Swaps
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
total
return
swap
agreements
to
expose
cash
to
markets
or
to
effect
investment
transactions.
Total
return
swap
agreements
are
two-party
contracts
entered
into
primarily
by
institutional
investors
for
periods
ranging
from
a
few
weeks
to
more
than
one
year.
In
a
standard
total
return
swap
transaction,
the
two
parties
agree
to
exchange
the
returns
(or
differentials
in
rates
of
return)
earned
or
realized
on
particular
investments
or
instruments.
The
returns
to
be
exchanged
between
the
parties
are
calculated
with
respect
to
a
“notional
amount”
(i.e.,
a
specified
dollar
amount
that
is
hypothetically
invested
in
a
“basket”
of
securities
representing
a
particular
index).
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
did
not
enter
into
any
total
return
swaps.
Currency
Swaps
Certain
Funds
may
enter
into
currency
swap
agreements
to
enhance
returns
or
for
hedging
purposes.
Currency
swap
agreements
are
agreements
where
two
parties
exchange
specified
amounts
of
different
currencies
which
are
followed
by
paying
the
other
a
series
of
interest
payments
that
are
based
on
the
principal
cash
flow.
At
maturity,
the
principal
amounts
are
exchanged.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
did
not
enter
into
any
currency
swaps.
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Funds
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to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
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144
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Master
Agreements
Certain
Funds
are
parties
to
International
Swaps
and
Derivatives
Association,
Inc.
Master
Agreements
(“ISDA
Master
Agreements”)
with
counterparties
that
govern
transactions
in
OTC
derivative
and
foreign
exchange
contracts
entered
into
by
the
Funds
and
those
counterparties.
The
ISDA
Master
Agreements
contain
provisions
for,
among
other
things,
general
obligations,
representations,
agreements,
collateral
and
events
of
default
or
termination.
Events
of
termination
and
default
include
conditions
that
may
entitle
either
party
to
elect
to
terminate
early
and
cause
settlement
of
all
outstanding
transactions
under
the
applicable
ISDA
Master
Agreement.
Any
election
to
terminate
early
could
be
material
to
the
financial
statements.
Since
different
types
of
forward
and
OTC
financial
derivative
transactions
have
different
mechanics
and
are
sometimes
traded
out
of
different
legal
entities
of
a
particular
counterparty
organization,
each
type
of
transaction
may
be
covered
by
a
different
ISDA
Master
Agreement,
resulting
in
the
need
for
multiple
agreements
with
a
single
counterparty.
As
the
ISDA
Master
Agreements
are
specific
to
unique
operations
of
different
asset
types,
they
allow
a
Fund
to
net
its
total
exposure
to
a
counterparty
in
the
event
of
a
default
with
respect
to
all
the
transactions
governed
under
a
single
agreement
with
a
counterparty.
Master
Repurchase
Agreements
(“Master
Repo
Agreements”)
govern
transactions
between
a
Fund
and
select
counterparties.
The
Master
Repo
Agreements
contain
provisions
for,
among
other
things,
initiation,
income
payments,
events
of
default,
and
maintenance
of
collateral
for
repurchase
and
reverse
repurchase
agreements.
Master
Securities
Forward
Transaction
Agreements
(“Master
Forward
Agreements”)
govern
the
considerations
and
factors
surrounding
the
settlement
of
certain
forward
settling
transactions,
such
as
delayed
delivery
by
and
between
a
Fund
and
select
counterparties.
The
Master
Forward
Agreements
contain
provisions
for,
among
other
things,
initiation
and
confirmation,
payment
and
transfer,
events
of
default,
termination,
and
maintenance
of
collateral.
Disclosure
about
Offsetting
Assets
and
Liabilities
Balance
sheet
disclosure
is
based
on
various
netting
agreements
between
brokers
and
counterparties,
such
as
ISDA
Master
Agreements,
Master
Repo
Agreements
and
Master
Forward
Agreements.
Certain
Funds
utilize
multiple
counterparties.
The
quantitative
disclosure
begins
with
disaggregation
of
counterparties
by
legal
entity
and
the
roll
up
of
the
data
to
reflect
a
single
counterparty
in
the
table
within
the
Funds’
financial
statements.
Net
exposure
represents
the
net
receivable
(payable)
that
would
be
due
from/to
the
counterparty
in
the
event
of
default.
Exposure
from
OTC
derivatives
can
only
be
netted
across
transactions
governed
under
the
same
Master
Agreement
with
the
same
legal
entity.
Loan
Agreements
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
invest
in
direct
debt
instruments,
which
are
interests
in
amounts
owed
by
corporate,
governmental,
or
other
borrowers
to
lenders
or
lending
syndicates.
The
Fund’s
investments
in
loans
may
be
in
the
form
of
participations
in
loans
or
assignments
of
all
or
a
portion
of
loans
from
third
parties.
A
loan
is
often
administered
by
a
bank
or
other
financial
institution
(the
“agent”)
that
acts
as
agent
for
all
holders.
The
agent
administers
the
terms
of
the
loan,
as
specified
in
the
loan
agreement.
When
investing
in
a
loan
participation,
the
Fund
has
the
right
to
receive
payments
of
principal,
interest
and
any
fees
to
which
it
is
entitled
only
from
the
agent
selling
the
loan
agreement
and
only
upon
receipt
by
the
agent
of
payments
from
the
borrower.
The
Fund
generally
has
no
right
to
enforce
compliance
with
the
terms
of
the
loan
agreement
with
the
borrower.
As
a
result,
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
the
credit
risk
of
both
the
borrower
and
the
agent
that
is
selling
the
loan
agreement.
When
the
Fund
purchases
assignments
from
agents,
it
acquires
direct
rights
against
the
borrower
on
the
loan.
Local
Access
Products
Certain
Funds
may
invest
in
local
access
products,
also
known
as
certificates
of
participation,
participation
notes
or
participation
interest
notes.
Local
access
products
are
issued
by
banks
or
broker-dealers
and
are
designed
to
replicate
the
performance
of
foreign
companies
or
foreign
securities
markets
and
can
be
used
by
the
Fund
as
an
alternative
means
to
access
the
securities
market
of
a
frontier
emerging
market
country.
The
performance
results
of
local
access
products
will
not
replicate
exactly
the
performance
of
the
foreign
companies
or
foreign
securities
markets
that
they
seek
to
replicate
due
to
transaction
and
other
expenses.
Investments
in
local
access
products
involve
certain
risks
in
addition
to
those
associated
with
a
direct
investment
in
the
underlying
foreign
companies
or
foreign
securities
markets
whose
return
they
seek
to
replicate.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
there
will
be
a
trading
market
or
that
the
trading
price
of
local
access
products
will
equal
the
underlying
value
of
the
foreign
company
or
foreign
securities
market
that
it
seeks
to
replicate.
The
Funds
rely
on
the
creditworthiness
of
the
counterparty
issuing
the
local
access
products
and
have
no
rights
against
the
issuer
of
the
underlying
security.
The
Funds
seek
to
minimize
this
risk
by
entering
into
agreements
only
with
counterparties
that
RIM
deems
creditworthy.
Due
to
liquidity
and
transfer
restrictions,
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
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30,
2023
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to
Financial
Statements
145
the
secondary
markets
on
which
the
local
access
products
are
traded
may
be
less
liquid
than
the
markets
for
other
securities,
or
may
be
completely
illiquid.
Credit
Linked
Notes
Certain
Funds
may
invest
in
credit
linked
notes.
Credit
linked
notes
are
obligations
between
two
or
more
parties
where
the
payment
of
principal
and/or
interest
is
based
on
the
performance
of
some
obligation,
basket
of
obligations,
index
or
economic
indicator
(a
“reference
instrument”).
In
addition
to
the
credit
risk
associated
with
the
reference
instrument
and
interest
rate
risk,
the
buyer
and
seller
of
a
credit
linked
note
or
similar
structured
investment
are
subject
to
counterparty
risk.
Short
Sales
The
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
and
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Funds
may
enter
into
short
sale
transactions.
In
a
short
sale,
the
seller
sells
a
security
that
it
does
not
own,
typically
a
security
borrowed
from
a
broker
or
dealer.
Because
the
seller
remains
liable
to
return
the
underlying
security
that
it
borrowed
from
the
broker
or
dealer,
the
seller
must
purchase
the
security
prior
to
the
date
on
which
delivery
to
the
broker
or
dealer
is
required.
A
Fund
will
incur
a
loss
as
a
result
of
the
short
sale
if
the
price
of
the
security
increases
between
the
date
of
the
short
sale
and
the
date
on
which
the
Fund
must
return
the
borrowed
security.
A
Fund
will
realize
a
gain
if
the
security
declines
in
price
between
those
dates.
Short
sales
expose
a
Fund
to
the
risk
of
liability
for
the
fair
value
of
the
security
that
is
sold
(the
amount
of
which
increases
as
the
fair
value
of
the
underlying
security
increases),
in
addition
to
the
costs
associated
with
establishing,
maintaining
and
closing
out
the
short
position.
Although
a
Fund’s
potential
for
gain
as
a
result
of
a
short
sale
is
limited
to
the
price
at
which
it
sold
the
security
short
less
the
cost
of
borrowing
the
security,
its
potential
for
loss
is
theoretically
unlimited
because
there
is
no
limit
to
the
cost
of
replacing
the
borrowed
security.
When
a
Fund
makes
a
short
sale,
the
Fund
may
use
all
or
a
portion
of
the
cash
proceeds
of
short
sales
to
purchase
other
securities
or
for
any
other
permissible
Fund
purpose.
The
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
and
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
may
engage
in
short
sale
transactions
that
are
effected
through
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company
(“State
Street”)
but
reserve
the
right
to
engage
in
short
sale
transactions
through
one
or
more
other
counterparties.
For
short
sale
transactions
effected
through
State
Street,
the
Funds
typically
expect
to
collateralize
short
sale
transactions
through
the
Funds’
respective
reciprocal
lending
activity
with
State
Street
(i.e.,
short
sale
transactions
are
collateralized
by
securities
loaned
to
State
Street
for
purposes
of
securities
lending
activities).
The
Funds
may
also
deliver
cash
to
State
Street
for
purposes
of
collateralizing
their
short
sales
transactions
or
“memo
pledge”
securities
as
collateral,
whereby
assets
are
designated
as
collateral
by
State
Street
on
State
Street’s
books
but
remain
in
a
Fund’s
custody
account.
Similar
to
the
risks
generally
applicable
to
securities
lending
arrangements,
participation
in
the
reciprocal
lending
program
subjects
these
Funds
to
the
risk
that
State
Street
could
fail
to
return
a
security
lent
to
it
by
a
Fund,
or
fail
to
return
the
Fund’s
cash
collateral,
a
risk
which
would
increase
with
any
decline
in
State
Street’s
credit
profile.
However,
the
impact
of
State
Street’s
failure
to
return
a
security
lent
to
it
by
a
Fund,
or
failure
to
return
a
Fund’s
cash
collateral,
would
be
mitigated
by
the
Fund’s
right
under
such
circumstances
to
decline
to
return
the
securities
the
Fund
initially
borrowed
from
State
Street
with
respect
to
its
short
sale
transactions.
This
risk
may
be
heightened
during
periods
of
market
stress
and
volatility,
particularly
if
the
type
of
collateral
provided
is
different
than
the
type
of
security
borrowed
(e.g.,
cash
is
provided
as
collateral
for
a
loan
of
an
equity
security).
To
the
extent
necessary
to
meet
collateral
requirements
associated
with
a
short
sale
transaction
involving
a
counterparty
other
than
State
Street,
the
Funds
are
required
to
pledge
assets
in
a
segregated
account
maintained
by
the
Funds’
custodian
for
the
benefit
of
the
broker.
The
Funds
may
also
use
securities
they
own
to
meet
any
such
collateral
obligations.
These
requirements
may
result
in
the
Funds
being
unable
to
purchase
or
sell
securities
or
instruments
when
it
would
otherwise
be
favorable
to
do
so,
or
in
the
Funds
needing
to
sell
holdings
at
a
disadvantageous
time
to
satisfy
their
obligations.
If
the
Fund’s
prime
broker
fails
to
make
or
take
delivery
of
a
security
as
part
of
a
short
sale
transaction,
or
fails
to
make
a
cash
settlement
payment,
the
settlement
of
the
transaction
may
be
delayed
and
the
Fund
may
lose
money.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
market
value
of
securities
on
loan
through
the
reciprocal
lending
program
for
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
and
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Funds
was
$16,018,515
and
$7,924,470,
respectively.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
and
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Funds
held
$33,691,049
and
$11,918,330,
respectively,
as
collateral
for
short
sales.
Securities
Lending
The
Investment
Company
has
a
securities
lending
program
whereby
each
Fund
can
loan
securities
with
a
value
up
to
33
1/3%
of
each
Fund’s
total
assets.
The
maturity
associated
with
these
securities
is
considered
continuous.
The
Fund
receives
cash
(U.S.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
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146
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
currency),
U.S.
government
or
U.S.
government
agency
obligations
as
collateral
against
the
loaned
securities.
The
collateral
cannot
be
resold,
repledged
or
rehypothecated.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
to
the
extent
that
a
loan
was
collateralized
by
cash,
such
collateral
was
invested
by
the
securities
lending
agent,
Goldman
Sachs
Agency
Lending
(“GSAL”),
in
the
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund,
an
unregistered
fund
advised
by
RIM.
The
collateral
received
is
recorded
on
a
lending
Fund’s
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
along
with
the
related
obligation
to
return
the
collateral.
Income
generated
from
the
investment
of
cash
collateral,
less
negotiated
rebate
fees
paid
to
participating
brokers,
is
divided
between
the
Fund
and
the
securities
lending
agent
and
is
reported
as
securities
lending
income
on
the
Fund’s
Statement
of
Operations.
To
the
extent
that
a
loan
is
secured
by
non-cash
collateral,
brokers
pay
the
Fund
negotiated
lenders’
fees,
which
are
divided
between
the
Fund
and
the
securities
lending
agent
and
are
recorded
as
securities
lending
income
for
the
Fund.
All
collateral
received
will
be
in
an
amount
at
least
equal
to
102%
(for
loans
of
U.S.
securities)
or
105%
(for
loans
of
non-
U.S.
securities)
of
the
fair
value
of
the
loaned
securities
at
the
inception
of
each
loan.
The
fair
value
of
the
loaned
securities
is
determined
at
the
close
of
business
of
the
Fund
and
any
additional
required
collateral
is
delivered
to
the
Fund
the
next
day.
Should
the
borrower
of
the
securities
fail
financially,
there
is
a
risk
of
delay
in
recovery
of
the
securities
or
loss
of
rights
in
the
collateral.
Emerging
Markets
Securities
Certain
Funds
may
invest
in
emerging
markets
securities.
Investing
in
emerging
markets
securities
can
pose
some
risks
different
from,
and
greater
than,
risks
of
investing
in
U.S.
or
developed
markets
securities.
These
risks
include:
a
risk
of
loss
due
to
exposure
to
economic
structures
that
are
generally
less
diverse
and
mature,
and
to
political
systems
which
may
have
less
stability,
than
those
of
more
developed
countries;
smaller
market
capitalization
of
securities
markets,
which
may
suffer
periods
of
relative
illiquidity
(including
as
a
result
of
a
significant
reduction
in
the
number
of
market
participants
or
transactions);
significant
price
volatility;
restrictions
on
foreign
investment;
possible
difficulties
in
the
repatriation
of
investment
income
and
capital
including
as
a
result
of
the
closure
of
securities
markets
in
an
emerging
market
country;
and
generally,
less
stringent
investor
protection
standards
as
compared
with
investments
in
U.S.
or
other
developed
market
equity
securities.
In
addition,
foreign
investors
may
be
required
to
register
the
proceeds
of
sales
and
future
economic
or
political
crises
could
lead
to
price
controls,
forced
mergers,
expropriation
or
confiscatory
taxation,
seizure,
nationalization,
or
creation
of
government
monopolies.
The
currencies
of
emerging
market
countries
may
experience
significant
declines
against
the
U.S.
dollar,
and
devaluation
may
occur
subsequent
to
investments
in
these
currencies
by
the
Funds.
Emerging
market
securities
may
be
subject
to
currency
transfer
restrictions
and
may
experience
delays
and
disruptions
in
settlement
procedures
for
such
securities.
Inflation
and
rapid
fluctuations
in
inflation
rates
have
had,
and
may
continue
to
have,
negative
effects
on
the
economies
and
securities
markets
of
certain
emerging
market
countries.
Emerging
market
countries
may
be
more
likely
to
experience
the
imposition
of
economic
sanctions
by
foreign
governments.
In
addition,
emerging
market
countries
may
be
subject
to
less
stringent
requirements
regarding
accounting,
auditing,
financial
reporting
and
record
keeping
and
therefore,
all
material
information
may
not
be
available
or
reliable.
U.S.
regulatory
authorities’
ability
to
enforce
legal
and/or
regulatory
obligations
against
individuals
or
entities,
and
shareholders’
ability
to
bring
derivative
litigation
or
otherwise
enforce
their
legal
rights,
in
emerging
market
countries
may
be
limited.
Emerging
Markets
Debt
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
invest
in
emerging
markets
debt.
The
Fund’s
emerging
markets
debt
securities
may
include
obligations
of
governments
and
corporations.
As
with
any
fixed
income
securities,
emerging
markets
debt
securities
are
subject
to
the
risk
of
being
downgraded
in
credit
rating
due
to
the
risk
of
default.
In
the
event
of
a
default
on
any
investments
in
foreign
debt
obligations,
it
may
be
more
difficult
for
the
Fund
to
obtain
or
to
enforce
a
judgment
against
the
issuers
of
such
securities.
With
respect
to
debt
issued
by
emerging
market
governments,
such
issuers
may
be
unwilling
to
pay
interest
and
repay
principal
when
due,
potentially
due
either
to
an
inability
to
pay
or
submission
to
political
pressure
not
to
pay,
and
as
a
result
may
default,
declare
temporary
suspensions
of
interest
payments
or
require
that
the
conditions
for
payment
be
renegotiated.
Repurchase
Agreements
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
enter
into
repurchase
agreements.
A
repurchase
agreement
is
an
agreement
under
which
a
Fund
acquires
a
fixed
income
security
from
a
commercial
bank,
broker
or
dealer
and
simultaneously
agrees
to
resell
such
security
to
the
seller
at
an
agreed
upon
price
and
date
(normally
within
a
few
days
or
weeks).
The
resale
price
reflects
an
agreed
upon
interest
rate
effective
for
the
period
the
security
is
held
by
a
Fund
and
is
unrelated
to
the
interest
rate
on
the
security.
The
securities
acquired
by
a
Fund
constitute
collateral
for
the
repurchase
obligation.
In
these
transactions,
the
securities
acquired
by
a
Fund
(including
accrued
interest
earned
thereon)
must
have
a
total
value
in
excess
of
the
value
of
the
repurchase
agreement
and
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Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
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30,
2023
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to
Financial
Statements
147
must
be
held
by
the
custodian
bank
until
repurchased.
A
Fund
will
not
invest
more
than
15%
of
its
net
assets
(taken
at
current
fair
value)
in
repurchase
agreements
maturing
in
more
than
seven
days.
Mortgage-Related
and
Other
Asset-Backed
Securities
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
invest
in
mortgage
or
other
asset-backed
securities
(“ABS”).
These
securities
may
include
mortgage
instruments
issued
by
U.S.
government
agencies
(“agency
mortgages”)
or
those
issued
by
private
entities
(“non-
agency
mortgages”).
Specific
types
of
instruments
may
include
reverse
mortgages,
mortgage
pass-through
securities,
collateralized
mortgage
obligations
(“CMO”),
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities,
mortgage
dollar
rolls,
CMO
residuals,
stripped
mortgage-backed
securities
and
other
securities
that
directly
or
indirectly
represent
a
participation
in,
or
are
secured
by
a
payable
from,
mortgage
loans
on
real
property.
The
value
of
a
Fund’s
mortgage-backed
securities
(“MBS”)
may
be
affected
by,
among
other
things,
changes
or
perceived
changes
in
interest
rates,
factors
concerning
the
interests
in
and
structure
of
the
issuer
or
the
originator
of
the
mortgage,
or
the
quality
of
the
underlying
assets.
The
mortgages
underlying
the
securities
may
default
or
decline
in
quality
or
value.
Through
its
investments
in
MBS,
a
Fund
has
exposure
to
subprime
loans,
Alt-A
loans
and
non-conforming
loans
as
well
as
to
the
mortgage
and
credit
markets
generally.
Underlying
collateral
related
to
subprime,
Alt-A
and
non-conforming
mortgage
loans
has
become
increasingly
susceptible
to
defaults
and
declines
in
quality
or
value,
especially
in
a
declining
residential
real
estate
market.
In
addition,
regulatory
or
tax
changes
may
adversely
affect
the
mortgage
securities
markets
as
a
whole.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
MBS
often
have
stated
maturities
of
up
to
thirty
years
when
they
are
issued,
depending
upon
the
length
of
the
mortgages
underlying
the
securities.
In
practice,
however,
unscheduled
or
early
payments
of
principal
and
interest
on
the
underlying
mortgages
may
make
the
securities’
effective
maturity
shorter
than
this,
and
the
prevailing
interest
rates
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
current
yield
of
a
Fund’s
portfolio
at
the
time
resulting
in
reinvestment
risk.
Rising
or
high
interest
rates
may
result
in
slower
than
expected
principal
payments
which
may
tend
to
extend
the
duration
of
MBS,
making
them
more
volatile
and
more
sensitive
to
changes
in
interest
rates.
This
is
known
as
extension
risk.
MBS
may
have
less
potential
for
capital
appreciation
than
comparable
fixed
income
securities
due
to
the
likelihood
of
increased
prepayments
of
mortgages
resulting
from
foreclosures
or
declining
interest
rates.
These
foreclosed
or
refinanced
mortgages
are
paid
off
at
face
value
(par)
or
less,
causing
a
loss,
particularly
for
any
investor
who
may
have
purchased
the
security
at
a
premium
or
a
price
above
par.
In
such
an
environment,
this
risk
limits
the
potential
price
appreciation
of
these
securities.
Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
Certain
MBS
may
be
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
U.S.
government
or
a
government
sponsored
entity,
such
as
Fannie
Mae
(the
Federal
National
Mortgage
Association)
or
Freddie
Mac
(the
Federal
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Corporation).
Although
these
instruments
may
be
guaranteed
by
the
U.S.
government
or
a
government
sponsored
entity,
many
such
MBS
are
not
backed
by
the
full
faith
and
credit
of
the
United
States
and
are
still
exposed
to
the
risk
of
non-payment.
Privately
Issued
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
MBS
held
by
a
Fund
may
be
issued
by
private
issuers
including
commercial
banks,
savings
associations,
mortgage
companies,
investment
banking
firms,
finance
companies
and
special
purpose
finance
entities
(called
special
purpose
vehicles
or
SPVs)
and
other
entities
that
acquire
and
package
mortgage
loans
for
resale
as
MBS.
These
privately
issued
non-agency
MBS
may
offer
higher
yields
than
those
issued
by
government
agencies,
but
also
may
be
subject
to
greater
price
changes
than
governmental
issues.
Subprime
loans
refer
to
loans
made
to
borrowers
with
weakened
credit
histories
or
with
a
lower
capacity
to
make
timely
payments
on
their
loans.
Alt-A
loans
refer
to
loans
extended
to
borrowers
who
have
incomplete
documentation
of
income,
assets,
or
other
variables
that
are
important
to
the
credit
underwriting
processes.
Non-conforming
mortgages
are
loans
that
do
not
meet
the
standards
that
allow
purchase
by
government-sponsored
enterprises.
MBS
with
exposure
to
subprime
loans,
Alt-A
loans
or
nonconforming
loans
have
had
in
many
cases
higher
default
rates
than
those
loans
that
meet
government
underwriting
requirements.
The
risk
of
non-payment
is
greater
for
MBS
that
are
backed
by
mortgage
pools
that
contain
subprime,
Alt-A
and
non-conforming
loans,
but
a
level
of
risk
exists
for
all
loans.
Unlike
agency
MBS
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
U.S.
government
or
a
government-sponsored
entity
(e.g.,
Fannie
Mae
and
Freddie
Mac),
MBS
issued
by
private
issuers
do
not
have
a
government
or
government-sponsored
entity
guarantee,
but
may
have
credit
enhancements
provided
by
external
entities
such
as
banks
or
financial
institutions
or
achieved
through
the
structuring
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
148
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
of
the
transaction
itself.
Examples
of
such
credit
support
arising
out
of
the
structure
of
the
transaction
include
the
issue
of
senior
and
subordinated
securities
(e.g.,
the
issuance
of
securities
by
an
SPV
in
multiple
classes
or
tranches,
with
one
or
more
classes
being
senior
to
other
subordinated
classes
as
to
the
payment
of
principal
and
interest,
with
the
result
that
defaults
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans
are
borne
first
by
the
holders
of
the
subordinated
class);
creation
of
reserve
funds
(in
which
case
cash
or
investments,
sometimes
funded
from
a
portion
of
the
payments
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans,
are
held
in
reserve
against
future
losses);
and
overcollateralization
(in
which
case
the
scheduled
payments
on,
or
the
principal
amount
of,
the
underlying
mortgage
loans
exceeds
that
required
to
make
payment
on
the
securities
and
pay
any
servicing
or
other
fees).
However,
there
can
be
no
guarantee
that
credit
enhancements,
if
any,
will
be
sufficient
to
prevent
losses
in
the
event
of
defaults
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans.
In
addition,
MBS
that
are
issued
by
private
issuers
are
not
subject
to
the
underwriting
requirements
for
the
underlying
mortgages
that
are
applicable
to
those
MBS
that
have
a
government
or
government-sponsored
entity
guarantee.
As
a
result,
the
mortgage
loans
underlying
private
MBS
may,
and
frequently
do,
have
less
favorable
collateral,
credit
risk
or
other
underwriting
characteristics
than
government
or
government-sponsored
MBS
and
have
wider
variances
in
a
number
of
terms
including
interest
rate,
term,
size,
purpose
and
borrower
characteristics.
Privately
issued
pools
more
frequently
include
second
mortgages,
high
loan-to-value
mortgages
and
manufactured
housing
loans.
The
coupon
rates
and
maturities
of
the
underlying
mortgage
loans
in
a
private-label
MBS
pool
may
vary
to
a
greater
extent
than
those
included
in
a
government
guaranteed
pool,
and
the
pool
may
include
subprime
mortgage
loans.
Privately
issued
MBS
are
not
traded
on
an
exchange
and
there
may
be
a
limited
market
for
the
securities,
especially
when
there
is
a
perceived
weakness
in
the
mortgage
and
real
estate
market
sectors.
Without
an
active
trading
market,
MBS
held
in
a
Fund’s
portfolio
may
be
particularly
difficult
to
value
because
of
the
complexities
involved
in
assessing
the
value
of
the
underlying
mortgage
loans.
Asset-Backed
Securities
ABS
may
include
MBS,
loans,
receivables
or
other
assets.
The
value
of
the
Funds’
ABS
may
be
affected
by,
among
other
things,
actual
or
perceived
changes
in
interest
rates,
factors
concerning
the
interests
in
and
structure
of
the
issuer
or
the
originator
of
the
receivables,
the
market’s
assessment
of
the
quality
of
underlying
assets
or
actual
or
perceived
changes
in
the
credit
worthiness
of
the
individual
borrowers,
the
originator,
the
servicing
agent
or
the
financial
institution
providing
the
credit
support.
Payment
of
principal
and
interest
may
be
largely
dependent
upon
the
cash
flows
generated
by
the
assets
backing
the
securities.
Rising
or
high
interest
rates
tend
to
extend
the
duration
of
ABS,
making
them
more
volatile
and
more
sensitive
to
changes
in
interest
rates.
The
underlying
assets
are
sometimes
subject
to
prepayments
which
can
shorten
the
security’s
weighted
average
life
and
may
lower
its
return.
Defaults
on
loans
underlying
ABS
have
become
an
increasing
risk
for
ABS
that
are
secured
by
home
equity
loans
related
to
sub-prime,
Alt-A
or
non-conforming
mortgage
loans,
especially
in
a
declining
residential
real
estate
market.
ABS
(other
than
MBS)
present
certain
risks
that
are
not
presented
by
MBS.
Primarily,
these
securities
may
not
have
the
benefit
of
any
security
interest
in
the
related
assets.
Credit
card
receivables
are
generally
unsecured
and
the
debtors
are
entitled
to
the
protection
of
a
number
of
state
and
federal
consumer
credit
laws,
many
of
which
give
such
debtors
the
right
to
set
off
certain
amounts
owed
on
the
credit
cards,
thereby
reducing
the
balance
due.
There
is
the
possibility
that
recoveries
on
repossessed
collateral
may
not,
in
some
cases,
be
available
to
support
payments
on
these
securities.
ABS
are
often
backed
by
a
pool
of
assets
representing
the
obligations
of
a
number
of
different
parties.
To
lessen
the
effect
of
failures
by
obligors
on
underlying
assets
to
make
payments,
the
securities
may
contain
elements
of
credit
support
which
fall
into
two
categories:
(i)
liquidity
protection,
and
(ii)
protection
against
losses
resulting
from
ultimate
default
by
an
obligor
on
the
underlying
assets.
Liquidity
protection
refers
to
the
provision
of
advances,
generally
by
the
entity
administering
the
pool
of
assets,
to
ensure
that
the
receipt
of
payments
on
the
underlying
pool
occurs
in
a
timely
fashion.
Protection
against
losses
results
from
payment
of
the
insurance
obligations
on
at
least
a
portion
of
the
assets
in
the
pool.
This
protection
may
be
provided
through
guarantees,
policies
or
letters
of
credit
obtained
by
the
issuer
or
sponsor
from
third
parties,
through
various
means
of
structuring
the
transaction
or
through
a
combination
of
such
approaches.
The
Fund
will
not
pay
any
additional
or
separate
fees
for
credit
support.
The
degree
of
credit
support
provided
for
each
issue
is
generally
based
on
historical
information
respecting
the
level
of
credit
risk
associated
with
the
underlying
assets.
Delinquency
or
loss
in
excess
of
that
anticipated
or
failure
of
the
credit
support
could
adversely
affect
the
return
on
an
investment
in
such
a
security.
The
availability
of
ABS
may
be
affected
by
legislative
or
regulatory
developments.
It
is
possible
that
such
developments
may
require
the
Funds
to
dispose
of
any
then-existing
holdings
of
such
securities.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
149
Forward
Commitments
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
contract
to
purchase
securities
for
a
fixed
price
at
a
future
date
beyond
customary
settlement
time.
The
price
of
the
underlying
securities
and
the
date
when
the
securities
will
be
delivered
and
paid
for
are
fixed
at
the
time
the
transaction
is
negotiated.
The
Fund
may
dispose
of
a
forward
commitment
transaction
prior
to
settlement
if
it
is
appropriate
to
do
so
and
may
realize
short-term
gains
(or
losses)
upon
such
sale.
A
forward
commitment
transaction
involves
a
risk
of
loss
if
the
value
of
the
security
to
be
purchased
declines
prior
to
the
settlement
date
or
the
other
party
to
the
transaction
fails
to
complete
the
transaction.
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
invest
in
to-be-announced
(“TBA”)
mortgage-backed
securities.
A
TBA
security
is
a
forward
mortgage-backed
securities
trade
in
which
a
seller
agrees
to
issue
a
TBA
mortgage-backed
security
at
a
future
date.
The
securities
are
purchased
and
sold
on
a
forward
commitment
basis
with
an
approximate
principal
amount
and
maturity
date.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
TBA
commitments
to
purchase
securities
and/or
enter
into
TBA
sale
commitments
to
hedge
its
portfolio
positions,
to
sell
securities
it
owns
under
delayed
delivery
arrangements,
or
take
a
short
position
in
mortgage-backed
securities.
Due
to
timing
differences,
TBAs
may
be
reflected
as
Securities
Sold
Short
in
the
Schedule
of
Investments.
The
actual
principal
amount
and
maturity
date
will
be
determined
upon
settlement
when
the
specific
mortgage
pools
are
assigned.
These
securities
are
within
the
parameters
of
industry
“good
delivery”
standards.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
Strategic
Bond
Fund
had
no
cash
collateral
balances
in
connection
with
TBAs.
Inflation-Indexed
Bonds
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
invest
in
inflation-indexed
securities,
which
are
typically
bonds
or
notes
designed
to
provide
a
return
higher
than
the
rate
of
inflation
(based
on
a
designated
index)
if
held
to
maturity.
A
common
type
of
inflation-indexed
security
is
a
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation-Protected
Security
(“TIPS”).
The
principal
of
a
TIPS
increases
with
inflation
and
decreases
with
deflation,
as
measured
by
the
Consumer
Price
Index.
When
a
TIPS
matures,
the
adjusted
principal
or
original
principal
is
paid,
whichever
is
greater.
TIPS
pay
interest
twice
a
year,
at
a
fixed
rate.
The
rate
is
applied
to
the
adjusted
principal;
so,
like
the
principal,
interest
payments
rise
with
inflation
and
fall
with
deflation.
Guarantees
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Funds
may
enter
into
contracts
that
contain
a
variety
of
representations
which
provide
general
indemnifications.
The
Funds’
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the
Funds
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the
Funds
expect
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
(“LIBOR”)
The
Funds
may
invest
in
certain
instruments
including,
but
not
limited
to,
repurchase
agreements,
collateralized
loan
obligations
and
mortgage-backed
securities,
that
historically
relied
in
some
fashion
upon
LIBOR.
LIBOR
is
an
average
interest
rate,
determined
by
the
ICE
Benchmark
Administration,
that
banks
charge
one
another
for
the
use
of
short-term
money.
The
United
Kingdom’s
Financial
Conduct
Authority
(“FCA”),
which
regulates
LIBOR,
announced
plans
to
phase
out
the
use
of
LIBOR
by
the
end
of
2021.
After
June
30,
2023,
all
tenors
of
LIBOR
have
either
ceased
to
be
published
or,
in
the
case
of
1-month,
3-
month
and
6-month
U.S.
dollar
LIBOR
settings,
are
no
longer
being
published
on
a
representative
basis.
Replacement
rates
that
have
been
identified
include
SOFR,
which
is
intended
to
replace
U.S.
dollar
LIBOR
and
measures
the
cost
of
overnight
borrowings
through
repurchase
agreement
transactions
collateralized
with
U.S.
Treasury
securities,
the
Sterling
Overnight
Index
Average
Rate
(“SONIA”),
which
is
intended
to
replace
British
Pound
Sterling
LIBOR
and
measures
the
overnight
interest
rate
paid
by
banks
for
unsecured
transactions
in
the
sterling
market,
and
other
rates
derived
from
markets
connected
to
SOFR,
such
as
Term
SOFR.
On
April
3,
2023,
the
FCA
announced
its
decision
to
require
LIBOR’s
administrator
to
publish
an
unrepresentative
“synthetic
LIBOR”
using
a
changed
methodology
until
at
least
the
end
of
September
2024.
The
impact
of
synthetic
LIBOR
is
uncertain
and
some
LIBOR
contracts
may
use
synthetic
LIBOR
instead
of
other
alternative
reference
rates.
Accordingly,
synthetic
LIBOR
may
be
a
significant
factor
in
the
cost
of
financing
certain
Fund
investments
or
the
value
or
return
on
certain
other
Fund
investments.
Although
the
transition
process
away
from
LIBOR
has
become
increasingly
well-defined,
there
remains
uncertainty
regarding
the
nature
of
any
replacement
rate,
and
any
potential
effects
of
the
transition
away
from
LIBOR
on
a
Fund
or
on
certain
instruments
in
which
a
Fund
invests
can
be
difficult
to
ascertain.
The
transition
process
may
involve,
among
other
things,
increased
volatility
or
illiquidity
in
markets
for
instruments
that
were
tied
to
LIBOR
or
continue
to
be
tied
to
synthetic
LIBOR
and
may
result
in
a
reduction
in
value
of
certain
instruments
held
by
a
Fund.
The
unavailability
of
LIBOR
may
affect
the
value,
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
150
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
liquidity
or
return
on
certain
Fund
investments
and
may
result
in
additional
costs
in
connection
with
closing
out
positions
and
entering
into
new
trades.
Pricing
adjustments
to
a
Fund’s
investments
resulting
from
a
substitute
reference
rate
may
adversely
affect
the
Fund’s
performance
and/or
NAV.
At
this
time,
it
is
not
possible
to
predict
the
effect
of
the
establishment
of
SOFR,
SONIA
or
any
other
replacement
rates
or
any
other
reforms
to
LIBOR.
The
impact
of
any
substitute
reference
rate
will
vary
on
an
investment-by-investment
basis.
These
developments
could
negatively
impact
financial
markets
in
general
and
present
heightened
risks
to
the
Funds,
including
with
respect
to
their
performance,
liquidity
and
volatility.
Market,
Credit
and
Counterparty
Risk
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Funds
trade
financial
instruments
and
enter
into
financial
transactions
where
risk
of
potential
loss
exists
due
to
changes
in
the
market
(market
risk)
or
failure
of
the
other
party
to
a
transaction
to
perform
(credit
risk).
Similar
to
credit
risk,
the
Funds
may
also
be
exposed
to
counterparty
risk
or
risk
that
an
institution
or
other
entity
with
which
the
Funds
have
unsettled
or
open
transactions
will
default.
The
potential
loss
could
exceed
the
value
of
the
relevant
assets
recorded
in
the
Funds’
financial
statements
(the
“Assets”).
The
Assets
consist
principally
of
cash
due
from
counterparties
and
investments.
The
extent
of
the
Funds’
exposure
to
market,
credit
and
counterparty
risks
with
respect
to
the
Assets
approximates
their
carrying
value
as
recorded
in
the
Funds’
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Global
economies
and
financial
markets
are
becoming
increasingly
interconnected
and
political
and
economic
conditions
(including
instability
and
volatility
due
to
international
trade
disputes)
and
events
(including
natural
disasters,
pandemics,
epidemics,
social
unrest
and
government
shutdowns)
in
one
country,
region
or
financial
market
may
adversely
impact
issuers
in
a
different
country,
region
or
financial
market.
As
a
result,
issuers
of
securities
held
by
a
Fund
may
experience
significant
declines
in
the
value
of
their
assets
and
even
cease
operations.
Such
conditions
and/or
events
may
not
have
the
same
impact
on
all
types
of
securities
and
may
expose
a
Fund
to
greater
market
and
liquidity
risk
and
potential
difficulty
in
valuing
portfolio
instruments
held.
This
could
cause
a
Fund
to
underperform
other
types
of
investments.
From
time
to
time,
outbreaks
of
infectious
illness,
public
health
emergencies
and
other
similar
issues
(“public
health
events”)
may
occur
in
one
or
more
countries
around
the
globe.
Such
public
health
events
have
had
significant
impacts
on
both
the
country
in
which
the
event
is
first
identified
as
well
as
other
countries
in
the
global
economy.
Public
health
events
have
reduced
consumer
demand
and
economic
output
in
one
or
more
countries
subject
to
the
public
health
event,
resulted
in
restrictions
on
trading
and
market
closures
(including
for
extended
periods
of
time),
increased
substantially
the
volatility
of
financial
markets,
and,
more
generally,
have
had
a
significant
negative
impact
on
the
economy
of
the
country
or
countries
subject
to
the
public
health
event.
Public
health
events
have
also
adversely
affected
the
global
economy,
global
supply
chains
and
the
securities
in
which
the
Funds
invest
across
a
number
of
industries,
sectors
and
asset
classes.
The
extent
of
the
impact
depends
on,
among
other
factors,
the
scale
and
duration
of
any
such
public
health
event.
Public
health
events
have
resulted
in
the
governments
of
affected
countries
taking
potentially
significant
measures
to
seek
to
mitigate
the
transmission
of
the
infectious
illness
or
other
public
health
issue
including,
among
other
measures,
imposing
travel
restrictions
and/or
quarantines
and
limiting
the
operations
of
non-essential
businesses.
Any
of
these
events
could
adversely
affect
a
Fund’s
investments
and
performance,
including
by
exacerbating
other
pre-existing
political,
social
and
economic
risks.
Governmental
authorities
and
other
entities
may
respond
to
such
events
with
fiscal
and/or
monetary
policy
changes.
It
is
not
guaranteed
that
these
policy
changes
will
have
their
intended
effect
and
it
is
possible
that
the
implementation
of
or
subsequent
reversal
of
such
policy
changes
could
increase
volatility
in
financial
markets,
which
could
adversely
affect
a
Fund’s
investments
and
performance.
Russia’s
large-scale
invasion
of
Ukraine
in
early
2022
and
the
geo-political
events
that
followed
have
impacted
the
Funds’
operations.
The
Funds
are
restricted
from
trading
and
repatriating
any
currency
or
securities
denominated
in
Russian
Rubles,
therefore
the
fair
value
of
Russian
securities
held
by
the
Funds
were
valued
at
zero
shortly
after
the
invasion.
Certain
of
these
securities
may
have
produced
income
prior
to
the
onset
of
the
conflict,
but
are
considered
non-income
producing
until
income
balances
are
able
to
be
repatriated
in
the
future.
3.
Investment
Transactions
Securities
During
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds’
purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
(excluding
U.S.
government
and
agency
obligations,
short-term
investments,
options,
futures
and
repurchase
agreements)
were
as
follows:
Funds
Purchases
Sales
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
$
157,633,244
$
174,520,742
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
88,554,561
93,950,174
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
151
During
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds’
purchases
and
sales
of
U.S.
government
and
agency
obligations
(excluding
short-term
investments,
options,
futures
and
repurchase
agreements)
were
as
follows:
4.
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
Adviser,
Administrator,
Transfer
and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent
RIM
provides
or
oversees
the
provision
of
all
investment
advisory
and
portfolio
management
services
for
the
Funds.
From
its
advisory
fees
received
from
the
Funds,
RIM,
as
agent
for
RIF,
pays
all
fees
to
the
money
managers
for
their
investment
advisory
services.
Each
money
manager
has
agreed
that
it
will
look
only
to
RIM
for
the
payment
of
the
money
manager’s
fee,
after
RIF
has
paid
RIM.
Fees
paid
to
the
money
managers
are
not
affected
by
any
voluntary
or
statutory
expense
limitations.
RIFUS
is
the
Funds’
administrator
and
transfer
agent.
RIFUS,
in
its
capacity
as
the
Funds’
administrator,
provides
or
oversees
the
provision
of
all
administrative
services
for
the
Funds.
RIFUS,
in
its
capacity
as
the
Funds’
transfer
agent
and
dividend
disbursing
agent,
is
responsible
for
providing
transfer
agency
and
dividend
disbursing
services
to
the
Funds.
RIFUS
is
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
RIM.
RIM
is
an
indirect,
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.
The
Funds
are
permitted
to
invest
their
cash
(i.e.,
cash
awaiting
investment
or
cash
held
to
meet
redemption
requests
or
to
pay
expenses)
in
the
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund,
an
unregistered
fund
advised
by
RIM.
Each
Fund’s
investment
in
the
U.S.
Cash
Management
Fund
is
disclosed
within
the
Fund’s
Schedule
of
Investments.
In
addition,
all
or
a
portion
of
the
collateral
received
from
the
Investment
Company’s
securities
lending
program
is
invested
in
the
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund,
an
unregistered
fund
advised
by
RIM.
Each
Fund’s
investment
in
the
U.S.
Cash
Collateral
Fund
is
disclosed
within
the
Fund’s
Schedule
of
Investments.
An
affiliated
company
is
a
company
in
which
a
Fund
has
ownership
of
at
least
5%
of
the
voting
securities
or
which
the
Fund
controls,
is
controlled
by
or
is
under
common
control
with.
See
each
Fund’s
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
for
disclosure
of
transactions
with
affiliated
companies.
Each
of
the
Funds
pays
the
following
annual
advisory
fee
directly
to
RIM,
billed
monthly
on
a
pro
rata
basis
and
calculated
as
a
specified
percentage
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
each
of
the
Funds.
The
annual
administrative
fee
of
up
to
0.05%
specified
in
the
table
below
is
based
on
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
each
Fund
and
is
payable
monthly
to
RIFUS.
*
Administrative
fees
are
assessed
on
total
Fund
assets
based
on
a
tiered
fee
schedule.
The
following
table
shows
the
total
amount
of
each
of
these
fees
paid
by
the
Funds
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023:
Funds
Purchases
Sales
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
29,313,970
42,510,510
Strategic
Bond
Fund
148,572,361
150,139,918
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
280,914,304
271,063,227
Funds
Purchases
Sales
Strategic
Bond
Fund
$
120,785,105
$
105,584,037
Annual
Rate
Funds
Advisory
(%)
Administration
(%)*
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
0.73
Up
to
0.05
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
0.90
Up
to
0.05
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
0.90
Up
to
0.05
Strategic
Bond
Fund
0.55
Up
to
0.05
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
0.80
Up
to
0.05
Funds
Advisory
Administrative
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
$
1,784,965
$
122,258
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
936,281
52,016
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
1,500,097
83,339
Strategic
Bond
Fund
2,371,209
215,565
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
3,494,027
218,377
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
152
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
RIM
has
agreed
to
certain
waivers
of
its
advisory
fees
as
follows:
For
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed
to
waive,
until
February
29,
2024,
0.02%
of
its
0.73%
advisory
fee.
This
waiver
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
The
total
amount
of
the
waiver
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
was
$8,346.
For
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed
to
waive,
until
April
30,
2024,
0.04%
of
its
0.90%
advisory
fee.
This
waiver
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
The
total
amount
of
the
waiver
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
was
$41,613.
For
the
International
Developed
Markets
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed
to
waive,
until
April
30,
2024,
0.02%
of
its
0.90%
advisory
fee.
This
waiver
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
The
total
amount
of
the
waiver
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
was
$33,335.
RIM
does
not
have
the
ability
to
recover
amounts
waived
or
reimbursed
from
previous
periods.
Transfer
and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent
RIFUS
serves
as
transfer
agent
and
provides
dividend
disbursing
services
to
the
Funds.
For
this
service,
RIFUS
is
paid
a
fee
based
upon
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Funds
for
transfer
agency
and
dividend
disbursing
services.
RIFUS
retains
a
portion
of
this
fee
for
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
pays
the
balance
to
unaffiliated
agents
who
assist
in
providing
these
services.
Transfer
agency
fees
paid
by
the
Funds
presented
herein
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Distributor
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC
(the
“Distributor”),
a
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
RIM,
serves
as
the
distributor
for
RIF,
pursuant
to
a
distribution
agreement
with
RIF.
The
Distributor
receives
no
compensation
from
the
Investment
Company
for
its
services.
Affiliated
Brokerage
Transactions
A
money
manager
may
effect
portfolio
transactions
for
the
segment
of
a
Fund’s
portfolio
assigned
to
the
money
manager
with
a
broker-dealer
affiliated
with
a
Fund,
the
money
manager
or
RIM,
including
Russell
Investments
Implementation
Services,
LLC
(“RIIS”),
a
registered
broker-dealer
and
investment
adviser
and
an
affiliate
of
RIM,
as
well
as
with
brokers
affiliated
with
other
money
managers.
All
or
substantially
all
of
the
equity
and
derivative
portfolio
transactions
that
RIM
effects
for
the
Funds
are
executed
through
RIIS.
Use
of
an
affiliated
broker-dealer
may
present
a
potential
conflict
of
interest
as
such
broker-dealer
generally
receives
compensation
for
effecting
portfolio
transactions
which
may
provide
a
financial
incentive
for
RIM
or
a
money
manager
to
select
an
affiliated
broker-dealer.
RIIS
uses
a
multi-venue
trade
approach
whereby
RIIS
trades
with
RIIS’
network
of
independent
venues,
including
brokers
for
execution,
clearing
and
other
services.
Trades
placed
through
RIIS
and
its
independent
venues
are
made
(i)
to
manage
trading
associated
with
changes
in
money
managers,
rebalancing
across
existing
money
managers,
cash
flows
and
other
portfolio
transitions,
(ii)
to
execute
portfolio
securities
transactions
for
the
portion
of
certain
Fund’s
assets
that
RIM
determines
not
to
allocate
to
money
manager
strategies,
(iii)
to
execute
portfolio
securities
transactions
for
the
portion
of
a
Fund’s
assets
that
RIM
manages
based
upon
model
portfolios
provided
by
the
Fund’s
non-
discretionary
managers
or
(iv)
to
execute
money
manager’s
portfolio
securities
transactions
for
the
segment
of
a
Fund’s
portfolio
assigned
to
the
money
manager.
RIM
has
authorized
RIIS
to
effect
certain
listed
futures,
swaps,
OTC
derivative
transactions,
and
cleared
swaps,
including
foreign
currency
spots,
forwards
and
options
trading
on
behalf
of
the
Funds.
The
Funds
are
permitted
to
purchase
or
sell
securities
from
or
to
certain
affiliated
funds
under
specified
conditions
outlined
in
procedures
adopted
by
the
Board.
The
procedures
have
been
designed
to
ensure
that
any
purchase
or
sale
of
securities
by
the
Funds
from
or
to
another
fund
or
portfolio
that
are,
or
could
be,
considered
an
affiliate
by
virtue
of
having
a
common
investment
adviser
(or
affiliated
investment
advisers),
common
Trustees
and/or
common
officers
complies
with
Rule
17a
-7
of
the
Investment
Company
Act.
Further,
as
defined
under
the
procedures,
each
transaction
is
effected
at
the
current
market
value.
Funds
Amount
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
$
10,759
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
4,577
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
7,334
Strategic
Bond
Fund
18,970
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
19,217
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
153
During
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
did
not
engage
in
purchases
and
sales
of
securities
pursuant
to
Rule
17a
-7
of
the
Investment
Company
Act.
Board
of
Trustees
The
Russell
Investments
fund
complex
consists
of
Russell
Investment
Company
(“RIC”),
which
has
31
funds
and
RIF,
which
has
nine
funds.
Each
of
the
Trustees
on
the
Board
is
a
Trustee
of
RIC
and
RIF.
The
Russell
Investments
fund
complex
compensates
each
Trustee
who
is
not
an
employee
of
RIM
or
its
affiliates.
Trustee
compensation
and
expenses
are
allocated
to
each
Fund
based
on
its
net
assets
relative
to
other
funds
in
the
Russell
Investments
fund
complex.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
regular
compensation
paid
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Russell
Investments
fund
complex
was
$1,144,000.
5.
Federal
Income
Taxes
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
did
not
have
any
capital
loss
carryforwards.
6.
Record
Ownership
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
following
table
includes
shareholders
of
record
with
greater
than
10%
of
the
total
outstanding
shares
of
each
respective
Fund:
7.
Restricted
Securities
Restricted
securities
are
subject
to
contractual
restrictions
on
resale,
are
often
issued
in
private
placement
transactions,
and
are
not
registered
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended
(“the
Act”).
The
most
common
types
of
restricted
securities
are
those
sold
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Act
and
commercial
paper
sold
under
Section
4(2)
of
the
Act.
See
each
Fund’s
Schedule
of
Investments
for
a
list
of
securities
that
have
been
footnoted
as
restricted.
8.
Commitments
and
Contingencies
The
Strategic
Bond
Fund
may
enter
into
certain
credit
agreements,
all
or
a
portion
of
which
may
be
unfunded.
The
Fund
is
obligated
to
fund
these
loan
commitments
at
the
borrowers’
discretion.
Unfunded
loan
commitments
and
funded
portions
of
credit
agreements
are
marked
to
market
daily
and
any
unrealized
appreciation
or
depreciation
is
included
in
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
and
the
Statements
of
Operations.
Funded
portions
of
credit
agreements
are
presented
in
the
Schedules
of
Investments.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
Fund
had
no
unfunded
loan
commitments.
9.
Line
of
Credit
The
Funds
participate
in
a
$200
million
unsecured
line
of
credit
agreement
with
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company
(the
“Credit
Agreement”),
which
is
currently
in
effect
through
March
13,
2024,
but
may
be
renewed
on
an
annual
basis
thereafter.
Borrowings
made
by
the
Funds
will
be
utilized
solely
for
temporary
or
emergency
purposes
as
contemplated
by
the
Investment
Company
Act
including,
without
limitation,
funding
shareholder
redemptions.
Interest
on
borrowing
is
charged
to
a
Fund
at
a
variable
rate
as
determined
in
accordance
with
the
Credit
Agreement.
In
addition,
a
commitment
fee
computed
at
an
annual
rate
of
0.20%
on
the
daily
unused
portion
of
the
line
of
credit
is
allocated
among
the
participating
Funds
pro-rata
based
on
average
daily
net
assets
for
the
applicable
period.
The
Funds
are
subject
to
certain
covenants
contained
in
the
Credit
Agreement.
Failure
to
comply
with
these
covenants
could
cause
the
acceleration
of
the
repayment
of
the
amount
outstanding
under
the
Credit
Agreement.
Expenses
associated
with
the
line
of
credit,
such
as
legal
fees
and
the
commitment
fee,
are
shown
on
the
Statement
of
Operations
as
miscellaneous
fees.
The
Funds
did
not
make
any
borrowings
under
the
line
of
credit
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023.
Funds
#
of
Shareholders
%
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
2
79.5
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
2
83.2
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
2
81.2
Strategic
Bond
Fund
1
67.5
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
2
87.1
Russell
Investment
Funds
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
154
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
10.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
evaluated
the
events
and/or
transactions
that
have
occurred
through
the
date
the
financial
statements
were
issued
and
determined
no
events
have
occurred
that
require
disclosure.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Affiliated
Brokerage
Transactions
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Affiliated
Brokerage
Transactions
155
As
discussed
in
Note
4
in
the
Notes
to
financial
statements
contained
in
this
semi-annual
report,
a
money
manager
may
effect
portfolio
transactions
for
the
segment
of
a
Fund’s
portfolio
assigned
to
the
money
manager
with
a
broker-dealer
affiliated
with
a
Fund,
the
money
manager
or
RIM,
including
Russell
Investments
Implementation
Services,
LLC
(“RIIS”),
a
registered
broker
and
investment
adviser
and
an
affiliate
of
RIM,
as
well
as
with
brokers
affiliated
with
other
money
managers.
All
or
substantially
all
of
the
equity
and
derivative
portfolio
transactions
that
RIM
effects
for
the
Funds
are
executed
through
RIIS.
Use
of
an
affiliated
broker-
dealer
may
present
a
potential
conflict
of
interest
as
such
broker-dealer
generally
receives
compensation
for
effecting
portfolio
transactions
which
may
provide
a
financial
incentive
for
RIM
or
a
money
manager
to
select
an
affiliated
broker-dealer.
RIIS
uses
a
multi-venue
trade
approach
whereby
RIIS
trades
with
RIIS’
network
of
independent
venues,
including
brokers
for
execution,
clearing,
and
other
services.
Trades
placed
through
RIIS
and
its
independent
venues
are
made
(i)
to
manage
trading
associated
with
changes
in
money
managers,
rebalancing
across
existing
money
managers,
cash
flows
and
other
portfolio
transitions,
(ii)
to
execute
portfolio
securities
transactions
for
the
portion
of
certain
Fund’s
assets
that
RIM
determines
not
to
allocate
to
money
manager
strategies,
(iii)
to
execute
portfolio
securities
transactions
for
the
portion
of
a
Fund’s
assets
that
RIM
manages
based
upon
model
portfolios
provided
by
the
Fund’s
non-discretionary
managers
or
(iv)
to
execute
a
money
manager’s
portfolio
securities
transactions
for
the
segment
of
a
Fund’s
portfolio
assigned
to
the
money
manager.
RIM
has
authorized
RIIS
to
effect
certain
listed
futures,
swaps,
OTC
derivative
transactions,
and
cleared
swaps,
including
foreign
currency
spots,
forwards
and
options
trading
on
behalf
of
the
Funds.
Brokerage
commission
amounts
received
by
broker/dealers
that
were
affiliated
with
the
Funds,
RIM
or
the
relevant
money
managers
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Funds
Affiliated
Broker
RIIS
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
$
6,252
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
17,335
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
13,947
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
55,984
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
(Unaudited)
156
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
The
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
requires
that
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
its
members
who
are
not
considered
to
be
“interested
persons”
under
the
1940
Act
(the
“Independent
Trustees”)
voting
separately,
approve
for
an
initial
term
not
to
exceed
two
years
and,
thereafter,
approve
the
continuation
of
the
advisory
agreement
with
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”)
(the
“RIM
Agreement”)
and
the
portfolio
management
contract
with
each
Money
Manager
of
the
Funds
(collectively,
the
“portfolio
management
contracts”
and,
with
the
RIM
Agreement,
the
“Agreements”)
on
at
least
an
annual
basis
and
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
RIM
Agreement
and
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
portfolio
management
contract
provide
for
its
termination
if
continuation
is
not
approved
annually.
The
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
approved
the
continuation
of
the
Agreements
at
a
meeting
held
in
person
on
May
22,
2023
(the
“Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting”).
During
the
course
of
a
year,
the
Trustees
receive
a
wide
variety
of
materials
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
investment
performance
of
the
Funds,
sales
and
redemptions
of
the
Funds’
shares,
management
of
the
Funds
and
other
services
provided
by
RIM
(and
its
affiliates)
and
the
Money
Managers
and
compliance
with
applicable
regulatory
requirements.
In
preparation
for
the
annual
review,
the
Independent
Trustees,
with
the
advice
and
assistance
of
their
independent
counsel
(“Independent
Counsel”),
also
requested
and
the
Board
considered:
(1)
information
and
reports
prepared
by
RIM
relating
to
the
services
provided
by
RIM
(and
its
affiliates)
and
the
Money
Managers
to
the
Funds;
(2)
information
and
reports
prepared
by
RIM
relating
to
the
profitability
of
each
Fund
to
RIM
(and
its
affiliates);
and
(3)
information
received
from
an
independent,
nationally
recognized
provider
of
investment
company
information
comparing
(i)
the
performance
of
the
Funds
over
various
time
periods
and
(ii)
the
Funds’
respective
operating
expenses
as
of
each
Fund’s
last
fiscal
year
end,
with
other
peer
funds
not
managed
by
RIM,
believed
by
the
provider
to
be
generally
comparable
to
the
Funds
(the
“Third-Party
Information”).
In
the
case
of
each
Fund,
its
other
peer
funds
are
collectively
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
Fund’s
“Comparable
Funds,
and,
with
the
Fund,
such
Comparable
Funds
are
collectively
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
Fund’s
“Performance
Universe”
in
the
case
of
performance
comparisons,
and
the
Fund’s
“Expense
Universe”
in
the
case
of
operating
expense
comparisons.
The
foregoing
and
other
information
received
by
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
in
connection
with
its
evaluations
of
the
Agreements
are
collectively
called
the
“Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
The
Trustees’
evaluations
also
reflected
the
knowledge
and
familiarity
gained
as
Board
members
of
the
Funds
and
the
other
RIM-managed
funds
for
which
the
Board
has
supervisory
responsibility
(“Other
RIM
Funds”)
with
respect
to
services
provided
by
RIM,
RIM’s
affiliates
and
each
Money
Manager.
The
Trustees
received
a
memorandum
from
counsel
to
the
Funds
(“Fund
Counsel”)
discussing
the
legal
standards
for
their
consideration
of
the
continuations
of
the
Agreements,
and
the
Independent
Trustees
separately
received
a
memorandum
regarding
their
responsibilities
from
their
Independent
Counsel.
At
a
meeting
held
in
person
on
April
24,
2023,
the
Independent
Trustees
met
privately
with
Independent
Counsel
to
discuss
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
to
that
date.
At
a
meeting
held
in
person
on
April
25,
2023
(the
“Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
in
preparation
for
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
met:
(1)
in
an
executive
session
with
a
representative
of
TA
Associates
Management,
L.P.
(“TA
Associates”),
at
which
(i)
Independent
Counsel,
(ii)
Fund
Counsel,
(iii)
the
Chief
Investment
Officer
(“CIO”)
of
the
Funds,
who
is
also
the
President
and
CIO
of
RIM
and
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company,
(iv)
the
Chief
Financial
Officer
and
the
Chief
Legal
Officer
of
RIM
and
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company,
and
(v)
the
President,
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
non-Independent
Trustee
of
the
Funds,
who
is
also
the
Chief
Operating
Officer
of
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company,
were
present;
(2)
met
with
representatives
of
RIM;
and
then
(3)
the
Independent
Trustees
met
in
a
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
at
which
no
representatives
of
RIM
or
the
Funds’
management
were
present
to
further
review
and
discuss
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
to
that
date.
On
the
basis
of
that
review,
at
the
conclusion
of
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
communicated
additional
questions
and
requested
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
Certain
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
requested
verbally
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
subsequent
thereto
in
writing
was
provided
to
the
Board
on
May
9,
2023.
On
May
15,
2023,
the
Independent
Trustees
met
by
video
conference
in
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
to
further
discuss
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and
review
the
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
provided
to
date.
On
May
16,
2023,
the
Independent
Trustees
provided
follow-up
requests
and
comments
relating
to
the
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
On
May
19,
2023
and
at
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Board
Chair
and
Board,
respectively,
were
provided
with
responses
to
the
follow-up
requests
and
comments
relating
to
certain
of
the
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
requested
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
subsequent
thereto.
At
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
again
met
in
person
in
a
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
to
review
the
additional
or
updated
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
to
that
date.
At
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
proposed
continuance
of
the
Agreements
with
RIM,
Fund
management,
Independent
Counsel
and
Fund
Counsel.
The
Board
considered
that
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and
presentations
made
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
157
by
RIM
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting
as
part
of
this
review
encompassed
the
Funds
and
all
Other
RIM
Funds.
Information
received
by
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
prior
to
and
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting,
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
and
other
meetings
identified
above
is
included
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
Prior
to
voting
at
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
met
in
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
to
consider
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
from
RIM
and
management
at
and
prior
to
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting.
The
discussion
below
reflects
all
of
these
reviews.
In
evaluating
the
Agreements,
the
Board
considered
that
each
of
the
Funds
employs
a
manager-of-managers
method
of
investment
and
that
such
Funds,
in
employing
a
manager-of-managers
method
of
investment,
operate
in
a
manner
that
is
different
from
many
other
investment
companies.
Specifically,
the
Board
considered
that
RIM
has
engaged
multiple
unaffiliated
Money
Managers
for
the
Funds
and
is
responsible
for
paying
fees
to
the
Money
Managers
(“Money
Manager
Fees”)
out
of
the
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Funds
to
RIM
for
its
services
under
the
RIM
Agreement.
A
Money
Manager
may
have
(1)
a
discretionary
asset
management
assignment
pursuant
to
which
it
is
allocated
a
portion
of
a
Fund’s
assets
to
manage
directly
and
for
which
it
selects
and
trades
the
individual
portfolio
securities
for
the
assets
assigned
to
it;
(2)
a
non-discretionary
assignment
pursuant
to
which
it
provides
a
model
portfolio
to
RIM
representing
its
investment
recommendations,
based
upon
which
RIM
purchases
and
sells
securities
for
a
Fund;
or
(3)
both
a
discretionary
and
a
non-discretionary
assignment.
Money
Manager
Fees
for
a
non-discretionary
assignment
may
be
the
same
as,
or
lower
than,
the
fees
would
be
for
a
discretionary
assignment
with
the
same
Money
Manager.
The
Board
considered
that
RIM
(rather
than
any
Money
Manager)
is
responsible
under
the
RIM
Agreement
for
determining,
implementing
and
maintaining
the
investment
program
for
each
Fund.
In
this
regard,
assets
of
each
Fund
are
allocated
among
RIM
and
the
multiple
Money
Manager
strategies
selected
by
RIM
for
that
Fund.
RIM
may
change
a
Fund’s
asset
allocation
to
a
Money
Manager
at
any
time,
including
by
allocating
no
Fund
assets
to
one
or
more
Money
Manager
strategies.
In
addition,
RIM
continues
to
manage
the
investment
of
each
Fund’s
cash
and
portions
of
a
Fund
during
transitions
between
discretionary
Money
Managers.
RIM
also
continues
to
manage
directly
any
portion
of
each
Fund’s
assets
that
RIM
determines
not
to
allocate
to
Money
Manager
strategies.
Most
Funds
usually,
but
not
always,
pursue
a
strategy
of
being
fully
invested
by
exposing
all
or
a
portion
of
their
cash
to
the
performance
of
certain
markets
by
purchasing
equity
securities,
fixed
income
securities
and/or
derivatives.
This
cash
“equitization”
strategy
is
managed
by
RIM
and
is
intended
to
cause
a
Fund
to
perform
as
though
its
cash
were
actually
invested
in
those
specified
markets
or
strategies.
With
respect
to
the
portion
of
a
Fund
that
RIM
manages
based
upon
non-discretionary
Money
Manager
model
portfolios,
RIM
constructs
a
portfolio
that
represents
the
aggregation
of
the
model
portfolios
based
upon
RIM’s
allocation
to
each
Money
Manager’s
strategy
through
an
“enhanced
portfolio
implementation,
or
“emulation,
process
designed
to
capture
return
streams
of
multiple
Money
Managers
in
a
centralized
portfolio.
RIM
then
implements
the
portfolio
consistent
with
the
aggregation
of
the
model
portfolios,
but
may
deviate
from
such
aggregation
for
the
purposes
of
exposure
and
transaction
cost
management.
RIM
stated
its
belief
that
the
Funds
benefit
from
emulation
through,
among
other
things,
improved
incremental
returns
over
time
due
to
lower
aggregate
transaction
costs
(including
the
impact
of
lower
trading
volume
on
custody
charges)
and
turnover
from
reduced
trading
volumes,
and
the
potential
for
additional
commission
recapture.
The
Board
noted
the
variety
and
complexity
of
investment
advisory
services
that
RIM
provides
to
the
Funds
under
the
RIM
Agreement.
RIM
is
responsible
for
selecting
(subject
to
Board
approval),
overseeing
and
evaluating
the
performance
results
of
the
Money
Managers
for
each
Fund
and
for
actively
managing
allocations
and
reallocations
of
its
assets
among
Money
Manager
strategies
and
RIM
itself.
Each
discretionary
Money
Manager
for
a
Fund
in
effect
performs
the
function
of
an
individual
portfolio
manager
who
is
responsible
for
researching,
selecting
and
trading
portfolio
securities
for
the
portion
of
the
Fund
assigned
to
it
by
RIM
in
accordance
with
the
Fund’s
applicable
investment
objective,
policies
and
restrictions,
any
specific
guidelines
placed
by
RIM
upon
their
selection
of
portfolio
securities,
and
the
Money
Manager’s
specified
role
in
a
Fund.
A
Money
Manager’s
primary
role
is
to
pursue
a
particular
investment
strategy
that
has
been
selected
and
assigned
to
it
by
RIM
through
sector
and
security
selection
and
risk
control
measures
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
its
RIM-assigned
guidelines.
The
Money
Managers
operate
subject
to
the
oversight
of,
and
instructions
from,
RIM.
For
each
Fund,
RIM
is
responsible
for,
among
other
things,
providing
each
Money
Manager
with
the
investment
guidelines
and
policies
for
the
Fund
and
any
specific
investment
restrictions;
monitoring
the
performance
of
each
Money
Manager
and
Fund;
generally
supervising
compliance
by
the
discretionary
Money
Managers
and,
as
applicable,
the
non-discretionary
Money
Managers
with
each
Fund’s
investment
objective
and
policies;
with
respect
to
Funds
with
non-discretionary
Money
Managers,
purchasing
and
selling
securities
for
the
Funds
based
on
model
portfolios
representing
the
investment
recommendations
of
the
non-discretionary
Money
Managers;
managing
Fund
assets
that
are
not
allocated
to
Money
Manager
strategies;
managing
the
Funds’
cash
balances;
and
recommending
at
least
annually
to
the
Board
whether
portfolio
management
contracts
should
be
renewed,
modified
or
terminated.
In
addition
to
its
annual
recommendation
as
to
the
renewal,
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
158
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
modification
or
termination
of
portfolio
management
contracts,
RIM
is
responsible
for
recommending
to
the
Board
additions
of
new
Money
Managers
or
terminations
or
replacements
of
existing
Money
Managers
at
any
time
when,
based
on
RIM’s
research
and
ongoing
review
and
analysis,
such
actions
are,
in
RIM’s
judgment,
appropriate.
RIM
provides
each
Money
Manager
with
specific
investment
guidelines
based
on
a
Fund’s
investment
program
and
RIM’s
assessment
of
the
Money
Manager’s
expertise
and
investment
style
whereby
RIM
attempts
to
capitalize
on
the
strengths
of
each
Money
Manager
and
to
combine
their
investment
activities
in
a
complementary
fashion.
Therefore,
RIM’s
selection
of
Money
Managers
is
made
not
only
on
the
basis
of
performance
considerations
but
also
on
the
basis
of
other
factors,
including
anticipated
compatibility
with
other
Money
Managers
in
the
same
Fund.
In
light
of
the
foregoing,
the
overall
performance
of
each
Fund
has
reflected,
in
great
part,
the
performance
of
RIM
in
designing
the
Fund’s
investment
program,
structuring
the
Fund,
selecting
effective
Money
Managers,
and
allocating
assets
among
the
Money
Manager
strategies
and
RIM
in
a
manner
designed
to
achieve
the
investment
objectives
of
the
Fund.
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
noted
the
broad
array
of
investment
management
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
RIM
and
the
relatively
narrow
portfolio
management
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
Money
Managers.
RIM
has
advised
the
Board
that
its
portfolio
construction
process
is
investment
led
and
designed
to
be
conducted
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
its
fiduciary
duties.
The
objective
of
RIM’s
portfolio
construction
is
to
meet
a
portfolio’s
investment
objective
and
established
excess
return
target.
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
noted
that
while
it
has
general
goals
for
Money
Manager
Fees
in
the
aggregate
globally,
there
are
no
specific
fee
targets
that
are
established
for
individual
portfolios,
which
includes
each
of
the
Funds.
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
Money
Manager
Fees,
in
the
aggregate,
must
allow
RIM
to
remain
a
going
concern
with
sufficient
resources
to
provide
required
services
to
the
Funds
and
to
earn
a
reasonable
profit.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
RIM
portfolio
managers
utilize
a
number
of
tools
in
the
portfolio
construction
process
in
order
to
meet
a
Fund’s
objective
taking
into
account
Money
Manager
Fees.
These
tools
include,
among
others,
Money
Manager
selection,
Money
Manager
allocation,
Money
Manager
Fee
negotiations,
guideline
customization
and
RIM’s
direct
management
of
a
portion
of
the
Funds’
assets
(as
further
described
below).
The
Board
considered
that
the
prospectuses
for
the
Funds
and
other
public
disclosures
have
emphasized,
and
continue
to
emphasize,
to
investors
RIM’s
role
as
the
principal
investment
manager
for
each
such
Fund,
rather
than
the
investment
selection
or
recommendation
role
of
the
Money
Managers,
and
describe
the
manner
in
which
the
Funds
operate
so
that
investors
may
take
that
information
into
account
when
deciding
to
purchase
shares
of
any
Fund.
The
Board
further
considered
that
Fund
investors
in
pursuing
their
investment
goals
and
objectives
likely
purchased
their
shares
on
the
basis
of
this
information
and
RIM’s
reputation
and
experience
in
managing
the
Funds’
manager-of-managers
structure.
The
Board
also
considered
the
demands
and
complexity
of
managing
the
Funds
pursuant
to
the
manager-of-managers
structure,
the
special
expertise
of
RIM
with
respect
to
the
manager-of-managers
structure
of
the
Funds
and
the
possibility
that,
at
the
current
expense
ratio
of
each
Fund,
there
might
be
no
acceptable
alternative
investment
managers
to
replace
RIM
on
comparable
terms
given
the
need
to
continue
the
manager-of-managers
strategy
of
such
Fund
selected
by
shareholders
in
purchasing
their
shares.
In
addition
to
these
general
factors
relating
to
the
manager-of-managers
structure
of
the
Funds,
the
Trustees
considered,
with
respect
to
each
Fund,
various
specific
factors
in
evaluating
the
renewal
of
the
RIM
Agreement,
including
the
following:
1.
The
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
management
and
other
services
provided,
and
expected
to
be
provided,
to
the
Fund
by
RIM;
2.
The
advisory
fee
paid
by
the
Fund
to
RIM
for
its
services
under
the
RIM
Agreement
(the
“Advisory
Fee”),
and
the
fact
that
it
encompasses
all
investment
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Fund,
including
the
fact
that
RIM
pays
all
Money
Manager
Fees
out
of
its
Advisory
Fee;
3.
The
combined
Advisory
Fee
paid
to
RIM
and
the
administrative
fee
paid
to
RIM’s
wholly
owned
subsidiary
for
administrative
services
(the
“Administrative
Fee,
and
together
with
the
Advisory
Fee,
the
“Management
Fee”);
4.
The
performance
of
the
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
benchmark
indices
and
Comparable
Funds;
5.
Information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
other
fees
and
benefits
received
by
RIM
or
its
affiliates
in
connection
with
the
Fund,
including
any
administrative
or
transfer
agent
fees,
any
fees
received
for
management
or
administration
of
funds
in
which
the
Funds
invest
their
uninvested
cash
and
securities
lending
cash
collateral,
and
commissions
or
other
compensation
in
connection
with
the
execution
of
portfolio
securities
and
foreign
exchange
transactions;
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
159
6.
Information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund;
7.
Information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
the
profits
that
RIM
derives
from
its
mutual
fund
operations
generally
and
from
the
Fund
(excluding
sales
and
client
service
expenses);
and
8.
Information
provided
by
RIM
concerning
economies
of
scale
and
whether
any
scale
economies
are
adequately
shared
with
the
Fund.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
consideration
of
the
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
management
and
other
services
provided,
and
which
are
expected
to
be
provided,
to
the
Funds,
including
Fund
portfolio
management
services,
the
Board
discussed
with
senior
representatives
of
RIM
who
are
also
senior
representatives
of
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company
certain
changes
in
senior
personnel
and
the
impact
of
other
recent
changes
in
Russell
Investments’
(as
defined
below)
personnel
providing
services
to
the
Funds.
The
CIO
discussed
with
the
Board
the
performance
of
the
Funds
as
well
as
certain
adjustments
to
portfolio
positioning
and
aspects
of
the
natural
evolution
of
RI’s
investment
process.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
Funds’
compliance
program
with
the
Funds’
Chief
Compliance
Officer
(“CCO”),
including
certain
items
reported
in
the
annual
report
of
the
CCO
required
under
Rule
38a-1
of
the
1940
Act
(the
“Annual
CCO
Report”).
The
Annual
CCO
Report
included
the
status
of
the
goals
for
the
past
year
related
to
the
compliance
program
that
the
CCO
identified
in
connection
with
last
year’s
Annual
CCO
Report.
The
Annual
CCO
Report
also
included
information
on
the
resources
of
the
compliance
program
and
the
status
of
various
compliance,
operations
and
technology
initiatives
previously
discussed
with
the
Board.
The
CCO
and
Russell
Investments’
Global
Chief
Compliance
Officer
discussed
with
the
Board,
and
the
Board
noted,
certain
enhancements
made
to
the
compliance
programs
of
RIM
and
the
Funds
over
the
past
year
and
suggestions
for
additional
enhancements
going
forward,
certain
staffing
changes
and
areas
of
focus
for
the
upcoming
year.
The
CCO
advised
the
Board
that
the
Funds
and
RIM,
with
respect
to
the
services
RIM
provides
to
the
Funds,
have
each
adopted
and
effectively
implemented
written
policies
and
procedures
that
are
reasonably
designed
to
prevent
violation
of
the
Federal
Securities
Laws
(as
such
term
is
defined
in
the
1940
Act).
The
Board
also
received
information
from
and
discussed
with
the
CCO
interactions
between
RIM
and
its
principal
regulators
over
the
past
twelve
months.
RIM
is
an
indirect
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.,
through
which
the
limited
partners
of
certain
private
equity
funds
affiliated
with
TA
Associates
indirectly
have
a
majority
ownership
interest
through
alternative
investment
vehicles
and
the
limited
partners
of
certain
private
equity
funds
affiliated
with
Reverence
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
(“Reverence
Capital”)
indirectly
have
a
significant
minority
controlling
ownership
interest
through
certain
Reverence
Capital
funds
and
alternative
investment
vehicles
in
RIM
and
its
affiliates
(“Russell
Investments”).
Certain
of
Russell
Investments’
employees
and
Hamilton
Lane
Advisors,
LLC
also
hold
minority,
non-controlling
positions
in
Russell
Investments.
In
connection
with
the
Board’s
initial
approval
of
the
RIM
Agreement
in
2015,
TA
Associates
advised
the
Board
of
its
plans
ultimately
to
effect
a
sale
or
other
disposition
of
its
ownership
interest
in
Russell
Investments.
Any
such
future
transaction
(“Transaction”)
could
cause
a
change
of
control
of
RIM
resulting,
among
other
things,
in
an
assignment
and
termination
of
the
RIM
Agreement,
as
required
by
the
1940
Act
and
by
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
RIM
Agreement.
In
the
event
of
a
Transaction,
the
Board
would
be
required
to
consider
the
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
a
replacement
agreement
(“Successor
Agreement”)
for
the
RIM
Agreement
and,
thereafter,
to
submit
the
Successor
Agreement
to
each
Fund’s
shareholders
for
approval,
as
required
by
the
1940
Act.
During
the
executive
session
with
a
representative
of
TA
Associates
held
in
connection
with
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting,
among
other
things,
the
status
of
TA
Associates’
indirect
investment
in
RIM
and
RIM’s
access
to
sufficient
resources
to
support
its
activities
in
respect
of
the
Funds,
including
in
light
of
the
current
market
environment,
current
debt
levels
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.
and
certain
changes
in
Russell
Investments’
senior
management
were
discussed.
The
Board
was
not
advised
of
any
change
in
TA
Associates’
ultimate
plans
regarding
its
ownership
interest
in
Russell
Investments.
The
Board
was
advised
of
TA
Associates’
commitment
to
continue
to
support
the
same
level
of
services
currently
being
provided
by
RIM
and
its
affiliates
to
the
Funds.
As
noted
above,
RIM,
in
addition
to
managing
the
investment
of
each
Fund’s
cash,
directly
manages
a
portion
(which
may
represent
a
significant
portion)
of
the
Funds
pursuant
to
the
RIM
Agreement,
with
the
actual
allocation
of
Fund
assets
among
Money
Manager
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
160
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
strategies
and
RIM
being
determined
from
time
to
time
by
the
RIM
portfolio
manager(s).
RIM
utilizes
quantitative
and/or
rules-
based
processes
and
qualitative
analysis
to
assess
Fund
characteristics
and
invests
in
securities
and
instruments
which
are
intended
to
provide
the
desired
exposures
(such
as
lower
volatility,
momentum,
value,
growth,
quality,
capitalization
size,
industry,
sector,
region,
currency,
credit
or
mortgage
exposure,
country
risk,
yield
curve
positioning
or
interest
rates).
For
example,
RIM
may
utilize
tools
such
as
“optimization,
which
involves
the
analysis
of
tradeoffs
between
various
risk
and
return
factors
as
well
as
turnover
and
transaction
costs,
in
order
to
estimate
optimal
portfolio
positioning.
RIM
may
use
strategies
based
on
indexes,
including
optimized
index
sampling
(strategies
that
seek
to
purchase
a
sampling
of
securities
using
optimization
and
risk
models)
and/or
index
replication.
For
certain
Funds,
RIM
may
invest
in
derivative
instruments
and
may
use
derivatives
to
take
both
long
and
short
positions.
RIM’s
direct
management
of
assets
for
these
purposes
is
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
“Direct
Management
Services.
While
no
new
direct
management
strategies
were
implemented
in
2022,
the
Board
has
been
advised
that,
where
appropriate
in
its
judgment,
RIM
may
continue
exploring
the
possible
addition
of
new
or
expansion
of
existing
Direct
Management
Services.
Therefore,
larger
portions
of
certain
Funds
may
be
managed
directly
by
RIM
pursuant
to
the
Direct
Management
Services.
According
to
RIM,
its
portfolio
managers
combine
Money
Manager
strategies
and,
through
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services,
align
exposures
with
RIM’s
preferred
positioning
by
seeking
to
precisely
manage
portfolio
exposures
as
well
as
to
generate
alpha
as
they
construct
portfolios.
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services
are
customized
portfolios
directly
managed
by
RIM
for
use
within
the
total
portfolio
of
a
Fund.
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services
are
used
in
conjunction
with
allocations
to
Money
Manager
strategies
to
fully
reflect
RIM’s
strategic
and
dynamic
insights
with
integrated
liquidity
and
risk
management.
The
Board
considered
that
RIM
is
not
required
to
pay
Money
Manager
Fees
to
any
Money
Managers
with
respect
to
assets
for
which
it
provides
Direct
Management
Services
and
that
the
profits
derived
by
RIM
generally
and
from
the
Funds
consequently
may
be
increased,
although
RIM
noted
that
it
incurs
additional
costs
in
providing
Direct
Management
Services.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
allocations,
or
increased
allocations,
of
Fund
assets
to
Direct
Management
Services,
together
with
Money
Manager
selection,
allocations
among
Money
Manager
strategies,
renegotiation
of
Money
Manager
Fees
and
changes
in
existing
Money
Manager
assignments
from
discretionary
to
non-discretionary
assignments
where
there
is
a
related
Money
Manager
Fee
reduction
may
reduce
its
costs
of
providing
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds,
which
would
benefit
RIM.
The
Board
considered
RIM’s
advice
that
any
such
benefit,
including
any
increased
profits
to
RIM,
ultimately
may
be
partially
offset
by
the
impact
of
any
new
or
additional
fee
waivers
or
expense
caps
separately
agreed
upon
and
implemented
from
time
to
time
for
the
affected
Funds
and
any
costs
of
incremental
investments
or
increased
cost
allocations
that
RIM
may
incur
to
support
Direct
Management
Services.
The
Board
also
considered
information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
the
potential
benefits
of
the
Direct
Management
Services
to
the
Funds,
and
the
fact
that
the
aggregate
Advisory
Fees
paid
by
the
Funds
are
not
increased
as
a
result
of
RIM’s
direct
management
of
Fund
assets
as
part
of
the
Direct
Management
Services
or
otherwise.
The
Board
noted
that
changes
in
the
allocation
of
assets
among
Money
Manager
strategies,
to
Direct
Management
Services,
as
well
as
changes
in
the
allocation
of
affiliated
funds-of-funds’
assets
among
the
Funds,
may
result
directly
in
higher
related
costs
to
affected
Funds,
including
higher
brokerage
commissions
and
other
transaction
costs,
a
portion
of
which
is
paid
to
RIM’s
affiliated
broker
in
connection
with
execution
of
portfolio
transactions
in
connection
with
such
changes.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that,
in
order
to
preserve
flexibility
and
to
manage
risks,
and
consistent
with
the
terms
of
the
manager-of-
managers
exemptive
order,
in
2019
RIM
created
Money
Manager
“bench”
lineups
for
certain
Funds,
whereby
those
Funds
have
Board-approved
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers
that
are
not
funded
(i.e.,
have
an
asset
allocation
of
zero).
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
the
opportunity
to
decrease
a
Money
Manager’s
allocation
to
zero,
but
not
terminate
the
Money
Manager,
allows
RIM
to
potentially
realize
gains
from
strategies
that
may
have
been
overly
rewarded
in
the
marketplace
over
the
short
to
medium
term,
or
provide
the
opportunity
to
retain
capacity
with
a
Money
Manager
that
may
otherwise
be
closed
to
new
business.
The
Board
noted
that
RIM
does
not
believe
there
are
any
detriments
to
the
Funds
or
RIM
from
the
use
of
a
Money
Manager
bench.
RIM
has
advised
the
Board
that
RIM
may
add
Money
Managers
to,
or
remove
Money
Managers
from,
a
Money
Manager
bench
lineup
for
Funds,
or
create
Money
Manager
bench
lineups
for
additional
Funds.
The
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
outlined
various
changes
that
have
been
implemented
in
the
investment
program
for
the
Funds
in
recent
years
and
described
additional
changes
that
have
been
implemented
or
are
underway,
and
the
impact
of
such
changes,
to
the
investment
advisory
services
provided
to
the
Funds
by
RIM,
which
the
Trustees
took
into
account
in
their
contract
renewal
deliberations,
including
the
following:
The
Direct
Management
Services
described
above.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
161
Most
discretionary
Money
Manager
equity
assignments
were
previously
converted
to
non-discretionary
assignments,
thereby
implementing
emulation
for
those
Money
Manager
equity
assignments.
The
Board
considered
the
potential
impacts
described
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
both
positive
and
negative,
on
the
Funds
of
emulation.
RIM
noted
that,
in
implementing
emulation
for
most
equity
assignments
for
the
Funds,
it
assumes
various
additional
risks,
including
trade
error
risk
as
it
takes
over
responsibility
for
trading.
RIM
generally
effects
Fund
equity
portfolio
transactions
through
an
affiliated
broker
that
receives
a
portion
of
the
commissions
paid
by
the
Funds
for
effecting
some
of
these
transactions.
According
to
RIM,
the
Funds
pay
the
same
commission
rates
regardless
of
whether
the
affiliate
receives
any
portion
of
the
commission.
The
commission
rates
the
Funds
pay
on
trades
RIM
effects
through
its
affiliated
broker
dealer
are
determined
by
an
oversight
committee
of
RIM.
RIM
noted
certain
recent
enhancements
to
the
emulation
process,
including
increasing
the
frequency
of
receipt
of
certain
Money
Manager
model
portfolios,
and
the
utilization
of
a
risk-based
portfolio
dashboard.
While
RIM
generally
implements
Money
Manager
equity
strategies
via
emulation,
RIM
has
determined
and
may
determine
that
certain
Money
Manager
equity
strategies
should
be
implemented
by
Money
Managers
on
a
discretionary
basis.
RIM
has
renegotiated
fees
with
certain
Money
Managers
to
lower
levels
and
advised
the
Board
that
it
will
continue
to
assess
opportunities
for
Money
Manager
Fee
reductions
in
the
future.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
it
has
not
experienced,
and
does
not
expect
to
experience,
any
diminution
in
the
nature,
scope
or
quality
of
services
provided
by
Money
Managers
as
a
result
of
renegotiated
Money
Manager
Fees.
Adjustments
to
the
overall
credit
quality
and
risk
exposures
for
a
fixed-income
Fund
to
better
align
the
Fund
with
its
peer
group
constituents.
In
evaluating
the
Funds’
Advisory
Fees
and
Management
Fees,
the
Board
considered
that,
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and
at
past
meetings,
RIM
noted
differences
between
the
investment
strategies
of
certain
Funds
and
their
respective
Comparable
Funds
in
pursuing
their
investment
objectives.
The
Third-Party
Information
included,
among
other
things,
comparisons
of
the
Funds’
Advisory
Fees
and
Management
Fees
with
the
advisory
fees
and
management
fees
of
their
Comparable
Funds
on
an
actual
basis
(i.e.,
giving
effect
to
any
fee
waivers
implemented
by
RIM
with
respect
to
a
Fund
and
by
the
managers
of
such
Fund’s
Comparable
Funds).
The
Third-Party
Information
showed,
among
other
things,
that
each
Fund
had
a
Management
Fee
which,
compared
with
the
management
fees
of
its
respective
Comparable
Funds
on
an
actual
basis,
was
ranked
in
the
fifth
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe
for
that
expense
component.
In
these
rankings,
the
first
quintile
represents
funds
with
the
lowest
management
fees
among
funds
in
the
Expense
Universe,
and
the
fifth
quintile
represents
funds
with
the
highest
management
fees
among
funds
in
the
Expense
Universe.
The
comparisons
were
based
upon
the
latest
fiscal
years
for
the
Expense
Universe
funds.
The
Funds
are
distributed
exclusively
to
holders
of
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
insurance
contracts
issued
by
insurance
companies
(“Insurance
Contract
Holders”).
Among
other
things,
RIM
noted
that
meaningful
comparisons
of
management
fees
between
funds
affiliated
with
insurance
companies
issuing
variable
annuity
and
life
insurance
policies
to
Insurance
Contract
Holders
and
funds
that
are
not
affiliated
with
such
insurance
companies,
such
as
the
Funds,
are
difficult
as
insurance
companies
have
flexibility
to
allocate
certain
fees
between
the
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
insurance
contracts
held
by
Insurance
Contract
Holders
and
the
affiliated
underlying
funds.
RIM
also
discussed
the
administrative
services
provided
by
an
insurance
company
to
Insurance
Contract
Holders
invested
in
the
Funds
and
the
costs
associated
with
the
provision
of
such
administrative
services.
RIM
explained
that
these
administrative
services
benefit
these
Funds’
Insurance
Contract
Holders
and
are
necessary
for
the
operation
of
the
Funds.
In
discussing
the
Funds’
Management
Fees
generally,
RIM
noted,
among
other
things,
that
its
Management
Fees
for
the
Funds
encompass
services
that
are
typical
to
services
provided
by
investment
advisers
to
the
Funds’
Comparable
Funds,
as
well
as
transition
management
services
that
enable
efficient
and
cost-effective
asset
transition
events
and
the
administration
of
a
cash
equitization
program.
RIM
also
advised
the
Board
that
its
pre-tax
profit
margins
from
its
relationships
with
the
Funds
decreased
in
2022,
and
RIM’s
2022
pre-tax
profit
margins
in
providing
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds
is
comparable
with
the
median
of
the
operating
profit
margins
of
public
investment
management
company
peers
(in
each
case,
including
sales
and
client
service
expenses)
based
on
a
survey
conducted
for
the
year
2021.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
162
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
RIM
has
expressed
its
view
that
Advisory
Fees
should
also
be
considered
not
only
in
isolation,
but
also
in
the
context
of
a
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio
to
obtain
a
complete
picture.
The
Board
considers
each
Fund’s
Advisory
Fee
and
Management
Fee
on
both
a
standalone
basis
and
in
the
context
of
the
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio.
The
Board
also
considers
the
various
expense
components,
other
than
the
Advisory
Fee
and
Management
Fee,
that
comprise
each
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio,
and
the
extent
to
which
such
expense
components
contribute
to
each
Fund’s
total
expense
rankings
within
its
Expense
Group.
The
Board
has
engaged,
and
continues
to
engage,
in
discussions
with
RIM
to
identify
opportunities,
where
appropriate,
for
improving
the
Advisory
Fee,
Management
Fee
and/or
total
expense
comparisons
for
certain
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
Comparable
Funds
through
Advisory
Fee
waivers
or
expense
caps.
At
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Board
reviewed
and
discussed
with
RIM
the
Management
Fees
and
total
expense
ratios
of
the
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
Comparable
Funds,
including
the
fee
waivers
RIM
had
implemented
and
agreed
to
implement
to
reduce
Management
Fees
and/or
total
expenses
for
certain
Funds,
and
Comparable
Fund
fee
and
expense
trending
year-over-year.
Based
on
that
review
and
discussions
with
RIM,
including
discussions
with
RIM
regarding
the
reasonableness
of
various
components
of
certain
Funds’
total
expense
ratio
other
than
its
Management
Fee,
the
Independent
Trustees
will
continue
to
evaluate
and
engage
in
ongoing
discussions
with
management
regarding
Management
Fee
and
total
expense
comparisons.
The
Board
considered
RIM’s
explanation
of
the
reasons
for
each
Fund’s
actual
Management
Fee
rankings.
RIM
expressed
its
belief
that
each
Fund’s
Management
Fee
was
fair
and
reasonable
notwithstanding
the
Third-Party
Information
comparisons
based
on,
and
as
discussed
in,
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
With
respect
to
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund,
the
Board
considered
that,
after
considering
a
request
from
the
Independent
Trustees,
RIM
agreed
to
implement
Advisory
Fee
waivers
for
the
Fund
in
two
phases.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
in
effect,
these
Advisory
Fee
waivers
would
have
a
beneficial
effect
on
comparisons
of
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund’s
Management
Fees
relative
to
the
management
fees
of
its
Comparable
Funds.
With
respect
to
the
other
Funds,
the
Board
noted
that
the
total
expenses
for
the
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
had
a
small
variance
to
the
third
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe,
the
total
expenses
for
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
Strategic
Bond
Fund
each
ranked
in
the
third
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe,
and
the
total
expenses
for
the
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
ranked
in
the
second
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe.
Based
upon
information
provided
by
RIM,
the
Board
considered
for
each
Fund
whether
economies
of
scale
have
been
realized
and
whether
the
Advisory
Fee
for
such
Fund
appropriately
reflects
or
should
be
revised
to
reflect
any
such
economies.
The
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
variability
of
Money
Manager
Fees
and
other
factors
associated
with
the
manager-of-managers
structure
employed
by
the
Funds,
as
well
as
net
Fund
redemptions
or
purchases
in
recent
years.
With
respect
to
each
Fund,
the
Board
considered
any
Advisory
Fee
waivers
that
had
been
implemented
in
the
past
year
and
those
proposed
to
be
implemented
in
2023
and
2024.
The
Funds
are
primarily
distributed
through,
and
their
assets
are
primarily
attributed
to,
The
Northwestern
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Company
(“Northwestern
Mutual”).
The
Funds
continue
to
experience
outflows;
however,
RIM
advised
the
Board
there
is
regular
contact
with
Northwestern
Mutual
in
order
to
maintain
product
availability
and
continue
efforts
to
grow
the
product
line.
RIM
expressed
its
belief
that
Northwestern
Mutual
is
still
committed
to
the
Funds.
However,
the
Board
has
received
no
direct
assurances
in
this
regard
from
Northwestern
Mutual.
If
Northwestern
Mutual
were
to
discontinue
its
participation
in
the
Funds,
the
Board
considered
that
it
is
unlikely
that
the
Funds
would
remain
viable.
RIM
previously
expressed
its
belief
that
the
Funds
will
remain
viable
in
the
near
term,
and
the
Board
was
not
advised
of
any
change
in
RIM’s
belief
in
this
regard.
The
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
potential
negative
implications
for
significant
future
Fund
asset
growth
if
additional
insurance
companies
do
not
make
the
Funds
available
to
their
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
insurance
policyholders.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
advisory
fee
rates
payable
to
RIM
by
Other
RIM
Funds
and
fee
rates
payable
to
RIM
and
its
affiliates
by
institutional
clients
with
investment
objectives
similar
to
those
of
the
Funds
in
some
cases
are
lower
than
the
advisory
fee
rates
paid
by
the
Funds.
The
Trustees
considered
RIM’s
explanation
that
the
advisory
fees
payable
to
RIM
by
the
Funds
and
the
Other
RIM
Funds
reflect,
among
other
things,
differences
in
the
type
of
product,
distribution
channel
and
investors.
The
Trustees
also
considered
the
differences
in
the
nature
and
scope
of
services
RIM
provides
to
institutional
clients
and
the
Funds.
RIM
explained,
among
other
things,
that
institutional
products
have
fewer
compliance,
administrative,
client
servicing/
communication
and
other
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
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for
Approval
of
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Advisory
Agreement
163
needs
than
the
Funds.
RIM
also
noted
that
due
to
the
number
and
nature
of
investors,
along
with
their
varied
needs
for
liquidity,
there
is
more
portfolio
liquidity
management
and
cash
flow
management
required
for
the
Funds
than
for
RIM’s
institutional
clients,
where
assets
are
relatively
stable.
In
addition,
RIM
noted
that
the
Funds
are
subject
to
heightened
regulatory
requirements
relative
to
institutional
clients,
including
new
rules
recently
adopted
by
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
Accordingly,
the
Trustees
concluded
that
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
are
sufficiently
different
from
the
services
provided
to
such
institutional
clients
that
comparisons
are
not
probative
and
should
not
be
given
significant
weight.
With
respect
to
the
Funds’
total
expenses,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
total
expenses
for
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
and
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
were
each
ranked
in
the
fourth
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe,
the
total
expenses
for
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
Strategic
Bond
Fund
were
each
ranked
in
the
third
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe,
and
the
total
expenses
for
the
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
were
ranked
in
the
second
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe.
In
these
rankings,
the
first
quintile
represents
the
funds
with
the
lowest
total
expenses
among
funds
in
the
Expense
Universe
and
the
fifth
quintile
represents
funds
with
the
highest
total
expenses
among
the
Expense
Universe
funds.
With
respect
to
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund,
the
Board
considered
that,
after
considering
a
request
from
the
Independent
Trustees,
RIM
agreed
to
implement
Advisory
Fee
waivers
for
the
Fund
in
two
phases.
The
Board
noted
that,
while
in
effect,
these
Advisory
Fee
waivers
would
have
a
beneficial
effect
on
comparisons
of
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund’s
total
expenses
relative
to
the
total
expenses
of
its
Comparable
Funds.
With
respect
to
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
and
International
Developed
Markets
Fund,
the
Board
considered
that
each
Fund’s
total
expenses
had
a
small
variance
to
the
third
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe.
RIM
expressed
its
belief
that
each
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio
was
fair
and
reasonable
notwithstanding
the
Third-Party
Information
comparisons
based
on,
and
as
discussed
in,
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
On
the
basis
of
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
and
other
information
previously
received
by
the
Board
from
RIM
during
the
course
of
the
year
and
prior
years,
or
presented
at
or
in
connection
with
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting
by
RIM
and
its
affiliates,
the
Board,
in
respect
of
each
Fund,
after
giving
effect
to
any
applicable
fee
waivers
and
in
light
of
other
factors
discussed
above:
(1)
found
that
the
Advisory
Fee
and
Administrative
Fee
were
acceptable
in
light
of
the
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
advisory
and
other
services
provided,
and
expected
to
be
provided,
to
the
Fund
and
to
provide
continuity
of
investment
advisory
and
other
services
by
RIM
and
its
affiliates
to
the
Fund;
(2)
either
found
that
the
relative
expense
ratio
of
the
Fund
was
comparable
to
those
of
its
Comparable
Funds
or
took
into
account
the
factors
noted
above
in
considering
the
relative
expense
ratio
as
compared
to
those
of
its
Comparable
Funds;
(3)
found
that
the
other
benefits
and
fees
received
by
RIM
or
its
affiliates
from
the
Fund
identified
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
were
not
considered
to
be
excessive;
(4)
found
that
RIM’s
reported
profitability
with
respect
to
the
Fund
was
not
considered
to
be
excessive
in
light
of
the
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
management
and
other
services
provided
by
RIM
and
applicable
judicial
and
regulatory
guidance;
and
(5)
found
that
the
Advisory
Fee
charged
by
RIM
appropriately
reflects
any
economies
of
scale
realized
by
such
Fund
in
light
of
various
factors,
including
potential
negative
implications
for
significant
future
Fund
asset
growth
if
additional
insurance
companies
do
not
make
the
Funds
available
to
their
Insurance
Contract
Holders;
the
variability
of
Money
Manager
Fees
and
other
factors
associated
with
the
manager-of-managers
structure
employed
by
the
Funds;
and
RIM’s
advice
that
it
does
not
believe
it
will
experience
meaningful
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
concluded
that,
under
the
circumstances
and
based
on
RIM’s
performance
information
and
reviews
for
each
Fund,
the
performance
of
each
of
the
Funds
supported
the
continuation
of
the
RIM
Agreement.
In
assessing
the
performance
of
the
Funds,
the
Board
focused
upon
each
Fund’s
performance
for
the
3-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022
as
most
relevant
but
also
considered
Fund
performance
for
the
1-
and
5-year
periods
ended
on
such
date.
In
reviewing
the
Funds’
performance
generally,
the
Board
took
into
consideration
various
steps
taken
by
RIM
in
the
past
few
years
to
enhance
the
performance
of
certain
Funds,
including
changes
in
Money
Managers
or
their
allocations,
and
RIM’s
implementation
or
expansion
of
its
Direct
Management
Services
and
other
strategies,
which
may
not
yet
be
fully
reflected
in
Fund
investment
results.
With
respect
to
the
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
for
the
1-,
3-
and
5-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
was
ranked
in
the
fifth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe.
For
the
3-year
period,
RIM
noted
that
the
Fund’s
tilt
toward
stocks
with
lower
valuation
characteristics
relative
to
the
Comparable
Funds
was
a
headwind,
but
was
beneficial
for
the
2022
calendar
year.
RIM
further
noted
that
the
Fund’s
peer
relative
sector
positioning
had
a
mixed
impact
overall
with
an
overweight
to
the
outperforming
energy
sector
being
rewarded
while
an
overweight
to
the
real
estate
sector
detracted
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
164
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
from
performance.
The
Board
considered
that
the
changes
to
certain
Money
Managers
and
changes
in
allocations
among
Money
Managers
and
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services
that
were
implemented
in
2022
to
enhance
performance
were
not
yet
fully
reflected
in
the
Fund’s
investment
results.
With
respect
to
the
Strategic
Bond
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
for
the
3-
and
5-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
was
ranked
in
the
fourth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe,
and
the
Fund’s
performance
for
the
1-year
period
ended
on
such
date
was
ranked
in
the
third
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe.
For
the
3-year
period,
RIM
noted
that
during
the
sell-off
in
March
2020,
the
rally
in
investment
grade
corporate
bonds
benefited
the
Comparable
Funds
more
than
the
Fund,
as
the
Comparable
Funds
tended
to
hold
larger
overweights
to
the
corporate
market,
while
the
Fund
tended
to
favor
securitized
products.
RIM
also
noted
that
the
Fund’s
relative
overweight
to
interest
rate
risk
detracted
from
performance
in
2022,
when
interest
rates
increased
while
the
Fund’s
higher
quality
credit
profile
partially
offset
2022’s
negative
relative
performance.
The
Board
considered
that
a
Money
Manager
change
made
in
2021
has
contributed
positively
to
performance,
but
was
not
yet
fully
reflected
in
the
Fund’s
3-year
investment
results.
With
respect
to
the
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
for
the
1-
and
3-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
was
ranked
in
the
fourth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe,
and
the
Fund’s
performance
for
the
5-year
period
ended
on
such
date
was
ranked
in
the
third
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe.
RIM
noted
that
the
Fund’s
Performance
Universe
includes
a
number
of
constituents
with
strategies
that
are
notably
different
from
the
Fund’s
global
real
estate
focus,
including
regionally
focused
real
estate
strategies
with
performance
patterns
that
significantly
diverge
from
that
of
the
Fund,
and
a
number
of
constituents
that
are
benchmarked
to
different
indexes
than
the
Fund’s
benchmark
index,
leading
to
persistent
structural
differences
with
respect
to
sector
and
regional
exposures.
The
Third-Party
Information
also
showed
that
the
performance
of
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
was
each
ranked
in
the
second
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
3-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022.
In
evaluating
performance,
the
Board
considered
each
Fund’s
performance
not
only
relative
to
its
Comparable
Funds,
but
also
in
absolute
terms
and
relative
to
its
benchmark.
The
Board
considered
the
Funds’
performance
relative
to
their
benchmarks
in
light
of
RIM’s
advice
that
its
investment
philosophy
and
process
seek
to
combine
investment
managers
to
produce
benchmark-beating
returns
with
above-average
consistency.
For
the
1-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
outperformed
their
respective
benchmarks;
for
the
3-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
outperformed
their
respective
benchmarks;
and
for
the
5-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
outperformed
their
respective
benchmarks.
The
Board
also
considered
the
Money
Manager
changes
that
have
been
made
during
the
past
year
and
that
the
performance
of
Money
Managers
continues
to
impact
Fund
performance
for
periods
prior
and
subsequent
to
their
termination.
After
considering
the
foregoing
and
other
relevant
factors,
including
factors
described
above,
the
Board
concluded
in
respect
of
each
Fund
that
continuation
of
the
RIM
Agreement
would
be
in
the
best
interest
of
such
Fund
and
its
shareholders
and
voted
to
approve
the
continuation
of
the
RIM
Agreement.
At
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
with
respect
to
the
evaluation
of
the
terms
of
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers,
the
Board
received
and
considered
information
from
RIM
reporting,
among
other
things,
for
each
Money
Manager:
the
Money
Manager’s
performance
over
various
periods;
RIM’s
assessment
of
the
performance
of
each
Money
Manager;
any
significant
business
relationships
between
the
Money
Manager
and
RIM
or
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC,
the
Funds’
underwriter;
and
RIM’s
recommendation
to
retain
each
discretionary
or
non-
discretionary
Money
Manager
on
the
current
terms
and
conditions,
including
at
the
current
fee
rate.
The
Board
received
reports
during
the
course
of
the
year
from
the
Funds’
CCO
regarding
her
assessments
of
Money
Manager
compliance
programs
and
any
compliance
issues.
RIM
did
not
identify
any
benefits
from
the
Funds’
portfolio
transactions
received
by
Money
Managers
or
their
affiliates
other
than
potential
benefits
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
or
commissions
paid
to
any
affiliated
broker-dealer
through
which
a
discretionary
Money
Manager
may
execute
trades.
RIM
recommended
that
each
of
the
Money
Managers
be
retained
for
its
current
discretionary
or
non-discretionary
assignment
at
its
current
fee
rate.
In
doing
so,
RIM,
as
it
has
in
the
past,
advised
the
Board
that
it
does
not
regard
Money
Manager
profitability
or
economies
of
scale
as
relevant
to
its
evaluation
of
the
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers
because
the
Russell
Investment
Funds
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
165
willingness
of
Money
Managers
to
serve
in
such
capacity
depends
upon
arm’s-length
negotiations
with
RIM;
RIM
is
aware
of
the
standard
fee
rates
charged
by
Money
Managers
to
other
clients;
and
RIM
believes
that
the
fees
agreed
upon
with
Money
Managers
are
reasonable
and
appropriate
in
light
of
the
anticipated
quality
of
investment
advisory
services
to
be
rendered.
The
Board
accepted
RIM’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
Money
Manager
profitability
in
light
of
RIM’s
belief
that
such
fees
are
reasonable;
the
Board’s
findings
as
to
the
acceptability
of
the
Advisory
Fee
paid
by
each
Fund;
and
the
fact
that
each
Money
Manager’s
fee
is
paid
by
RIM.
Based
upon
RIM’s
recommendations,
together
with
relevant
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
paid
to
the
Money
Managers
of
each
Fund
are
acceptable
in
light
of
RIM’s
assessment
of
quality
of
the
investment
advisory
services
provided
and
that
continuation
of
the
portfolio
management
contract
with
each
Money
Manager
of
each
Fund
would
be
in
the
best
interests
of
the
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
*
*
*
This
discussion
is
not
intended
to
include
all
of
the
factors
and
information
considered
by
the
Board.
In
their
deliberations,
the
Trustees
did
not
identify
any
particular
information
as
to
the
RIM
Agreement
or,
other
than
RIM’s
recommendation,
the
portfolio
management
contract
with
any
Money
Manager
that
was
all-important
or
controlling,
except,
in
the
case
of
the
RIM
Agreement,
the
need
to
continue
the
managers-of-managers
structure
of
the
Funds,
and
each
Trustee
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
considered.
The
Trustees
evaluated
all
information
available
to
them
on
a
Fund-by-Fund
basis
and
their
determinations
were
made
in
respect
of
each
Fund.
Quarterly
Approval
of
Money
Manager
Contracts
Prior
to
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
at
the
quarterly
Board
meeting
held
on
February
28,
2023,
the
Board
received
a
proposal
from
RIM
to
approve
a
new
portfolio
management
contract
for
the
Strategic
Bond
Fund.
The
Trustees
approved
the
terms
of
the
proposed
new
portfolio
management
contract
based
upon
their
consideration
of,
among
other
information,
RIM’s
recommendation
to
hire
the
Money
Manager
at
the
proposed
fee
rate;
information
as
to
the
reason
for
the
proposed
Money
Manager
hire;
information
as
to
the
Money
Manager’s
role
in
the
management
of
the
Fund’s
investment
portfolio
(including
the
amount
of
Fund
assets
to
be
allocated
to
the
Money
Manager
or
managed
pursuant
to
the
Money
Manager’s
strategy);
RIM’s
evaluation
of
the
anticipated
quality
of
the
investment
advisory
services
to
be
provided
by
the
Money
Manager;
performance
information
for
the
new
Money
Manager;
information
as
to
any
significant
business
relationships
between
the
Money
Manager
and
RIM
or
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC,
the
Fund’s
underwriter
(“RIFIS”);
the
CCO’s
current
or
prior
evaluation
of
the
Money
Manager’s
compliance
program,
policies
and
procedures
in
relation
to
the
Money
Manager’s
role
in
the
management
of
the
Fund’s
investment
portfolio,
and
current
or
prior
certification
that
they
were
consistent
with
applicable
legal
standards;
RIM’s
explanation
as
to
the
lack
of
relevance
of
Money
Manager
profitability
to
the
evaluation
of
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers
because
the
willingness
of
Money
Managers
to
serve
in
such
capacity
depends
upon
arm’s-length
negotiations
with
RIM;
RIM’s
awareness
of
the
standard
fee
rates
charged
by
the
Money
Manager
to
other
clients;
RIM’s
belief
that
the
proposed
Money
Manager
fees
would
be
reasonable
in
light
of
the
anticipated
quality
of
investment
advisory
services
to
be
rendered;
the
increase
or
decrease
in
aggregate
Money
Manager
fees
to
be
paid
by
RIM
from
its
advisory
fee
as
a
result
of
the
engagement
of
the
Money
Manager;
and
the
expected
costs,
if
any,
of
transitioning
Fund
assets
to
the
Money
Manager
or
its
strategy.
The
Trustees’
approvals
also
reflected
their
findings
at
prior
meetings,
including
their
May
23,
2022
meeting,
in
connection
with
their
evaluation
and
approval
of
the
Funds’
existing
investment
advisory
agreement
with
RIM
and
portfolio
management
contracts
with
then-current
Money
Managers
for
the
Funds,
as
well
as
information
received
throughout
the
course
of
the
year
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Funds
in
the
case
of
the
existing
Money
Managers
and
the
reasonableness
of
the
aggregate
investment
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Funds,
as
well
as
the
fact
that
the
aggregate
investment
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Funds
would
not
increase
or
decrease
as
a
result
of
the
implementation
of
the
proposed
new
portfolio
management
contracts
because
the
Money
Managers’
investment
advisory
fees
are
paid
by
RIM.
Russell
Investment
Company
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
166
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
The
Funds
have
adopted
and
implemented
a
liquidity
risk
management
program
(the
“Program”)
in
accordance
with
Rule
22e-4
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“Liquidity
Rule”).
The
Program
seeks
to
assess,
manage,
and
review
each
Fund’s
“liquidity
risk.”
For
purposes
of
the
Liquidity
Rule,
“liquidity
risk”
is
defined
as
the
risk
that
a
Fund
is
unable
to
satisfy
redemption
requests
without
significantly
diluting
remaining
investors’
interests
in
the
Fund.
The
Program
is
comprised
of
various
components
designed
to
support
the
assessment
and/or
management
of
liquidity
risk,
including:
1.
Assessment,
management
and
periodic
review
of
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk;
2.
Classification
of
each
Fund’s
investments
into
four
categories
or
liquidity
buckets
based
on
how
long
it
would
take
to
convert
the
investment
to
cash
(the
“Classification
Regime”);
3.
Establishment
and
annual
review
of
a
highly
liquid
investment
minimum
(“HLIM”)
for
each
Fund
that
does
not
invest
primarily
in
“highly
liquid”
investments
(as
defined
under
the
Liquidity
Rule);
4.
Requirements
applicable
to
a
Fund’s
holdings
of
“illiquid
investments”
(as
defined
under
the
Liquidity
Rule);
and
5.
Implementation
of
redemption
in-kind
policies
and
procedures.
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
RIF
(the
“Board”)
appointed
RIM,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
as
the
Program
administrator
(the
“Program
Administrator”).
The
Program
Administrator
has
delegated
responsibility
to
implement
and
administer
the
Program,
subject
to
oversight
by
the
Program
Administrator,
to
one
or
more
RIM
associates
(the
“Program
Administrator
Delegate”).
The
Program
Administrator,
through
the
Program
Administrator
Delegate,
monitors
the
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
the
Program’s
implementation
and
on
a
periodic
basis
assesses
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
based
on
a
variety
of
factors.
At
the
May
22,
2023
meeting
of
the
Regulatory
and
Investment
Compliance
Committee
of
the
Board
(the
“Meeting”),
the
Program
Administrator
reviewed
the
Program
Administrator’s
annual
written
report
(the
“Report”)
addressing
the
Program’s
operation
as
well
as
the
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
its
implementation
for
the
period
from
January
1,
2022
through
December
31,
2022
(the
“Program
Reporting
Period”).
The
Report
summarized
the
factors
considered
by
the
Program
Administrator
in
assessing
whether
the
Program
has
been
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
with
respect
to
each
Fund.
Such
information
and
factors
included,
among
other
things:
(1)
the
framework
used
to
assess,
manage,
and
periodically
review
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
and
the
results
of
this
assessment;
(2)
the
methodology
and
inputs
used
in
connection
with
the
Classification
Regime,
including
circumstances
in
which
the
Program
Administrator
adjusted
a
preliminary
classification
provided
by
the
third-party
service
provider
engaged
to
assist
in
preparing
classifications
of
portfolio
investments
(the
“Service
Provider”)
or
adjusted
the
inputs
used
by
the
Service
Provider
to
generate
preliminary
classifications;
(3)
whether
a
new
HLIM
should
be
established,
or
an
existing
HLIM
continued
or
modified,
for
each
Fund
and
the
procedures
for
monitoring
for
HLIM
compliance;
(4)
whether
a
Fund
invested
more
than
15%
of
its
assets
in
illiquid
investments
and
the
procedures
for
monitoring
for
this
limit;
(5)
specific
liquidity
events
arising
during
the
Program
Reporting
Period,
including
the
impact
on
Fund
liquidity
caused
by
extended
non-U.S.
market
closures;
and
(6)
actions
taken
by
the
Program
Administrator
and
Program
Administrator
Delegate
during
the
Program
Reporting
Period
to
manage
Fund
liquidity
and
liquidity
risk.
The
Board
was
informed
that,
in
connection
with
its
previous
annual
review
and
assessment
of
the
Program,
the
Program
Administrator
made
certain
updates
to
the
Program
during
the
Program
Reporting
Period.
The
Board
was
also
informed
of
certain
updates
to
the
Program
that
would
be
implemented
in
the
2023
reporting
period.
Based
on
the
Program
Administrator’s
review
and
the
factors
set
forth
in
the
Report,
the
Report
concluded
that:
(1)
the
Program
continues
to
be
reasonably
designed
to
effectively
assess
and
manage
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk;
(2)
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
continues
to
be
appropriate
in
light
of
the
Fund’s
investment
objective
and
strategies;
(3)
each
Fund’s
investment
strategies
continue
to
be
appropriate
for
an
open-ended
management
investment
company;
and
(4)
the
Program
has
been
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
with
respect
to
each
Fund,
including
the
establishment
and
operation
of
the
HLIM
for
applicable
Funds.
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Each
Fund
files
portfolio
holdings
information
within
60
days
after
the
end
of
each
fiscal
quarter
as
an
exhibit
on
Form
N-PORT.
Portfolio
holdings
information
for
the
third
month
of
each
fiscal
quarter
is
publicly
available
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
http://www.
sec.
gov.
Each
Fund’s
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
for
the
second
and
fourth
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
is
included
in
the
semi-
annual
and
annual
reports
to
Fund
shareholders.
The
Board
has
delegated
to
RIM,
as
RIF’s
investment
adviser,
the
primary
responsibility
for
monitoring,
evaluating
and
voting
proxies
solicited
by
or
with
respect
to
issuers
of
securities
in
which
assets
of
the
Funds
may
be
invested.
RIM
has
established
a
proxy
voting
committee
and
has
adopted
written
proxy
voting
policies
and
procedures
(“P&P”)
and
proxy
voting
guidelines
(“Guidelines”).
The
Funds
maintain
a
Portfolio
Holdings
Disclosure
Policy
that
governs
the
timing
and
circumstances
of
disclosure
to
shareholders
and
third
parties
of
information
regarding
the
portfolio
investments
held
by
the
Funds.
A
description
of
the
P&P,
Guidelines,
Portfolio
Holdings
Disclosure
Policy
and
additional
information
about
Fund
Trustees
are
contained
in
the
Funds’
Statement
of
Additional
Information
(“SAI”).
The
SAI
and
information
regarding
how
the
Funds
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recent
12-month
period
ended
June
30,
2022
are
available
(i)
free
of
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
the
Funds
at
(800)
787-7354,
and
(ii)
on
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission’s
website
at
www.sec.gov.
If
possible,
depending
on
contract
owner
registration
and
address
information
and
unless
you
have
otherwise
opted
out,
only
one
copy
of
the
RIF
prospectus
will
be
sent
to
contract
owners
at
the
same
address.
Unless
you
specifically
request
paper
copies
of
the
annual
and
semi-annual
reports
from
your
insurance
company,
you
will
be
notified
by
mail
each
time
the
annual
and
semi-annual
reports
are
posted
and
provided
with
a
website
link
to
access
the
reports.
If
you
would
like
to
receive
a
separate
copy
of
these
documents,
please
contact
your
insurance
company.
If
you
currently
receive
multiple
copies
of
the
prospectus,
annual
report
and
semi-annual
report
and
would
like
to
request
to
receive
a
single
copy
of
these
documents
in
the
future,
please
call
your
insurance
company.
Some
insurance
companies
may
offer
electronic
delivery
of
the
Funds’
prospectuses
and
annual
and
semi-annual
reports.
Please
contact
your
insurance
company
for
further
details.
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Adviser,
Money
Managers
and
Service
Providers
Interested
Trustee
Vernon
Barback
Independent
Trustees
Michelle
L.
Cahoon
Michael
Day
Katherine
W.
Krysty
Julie
Dien
Ledoux
Jeremy
May
Jeannie
Shanahan
Raymond
P.
Tennison,
Jr.
Jack
R.
Thompson
Officers
Vernon
Barback,
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
Kari
Seabrands,
Treasurer,
Chief
Accounting
Officer
&
Chief
Financial
Officer
Cheryl
Wichers,
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Kate
El-Hillow,
Chief
Investment
Officer
Mary
Beth
Albaneze,
Secretary
and
Chief
Legal
Officer
Adviser
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
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Administrator
and
Transfer
and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent
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Services,
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Custodian
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Street
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and
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Office
of
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Counsel
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Place,
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Distributor
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Financial
Services,
LLC
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Avenue
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Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
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LLP
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5th
Avenue,
Suite
2800
Seattle, WA
98101
Money
Managers
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
Brandywine
Global
Investment
Management,
LLC,
Philadelphia,
PA
Jacobs
Levy
Equity
Management,
Inc., Florham
Park, NJ
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.,
New
York,
NY
William
Blair
Investment
Management,
LLC,
Chicago,
IL
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
Ancora
Advisors,
LLC,
Mayfield
Heights,
OH
BAMCO,
Inc.,
New
York,
NY
Boston
Partners
Global
Investors,
Inc.,
New
York,
NY
Calamos
Advisors
LLC,
Naperville,
IL
Copeland
Capital
Management,
LLC,
Conshohocken,
PA
DePrince,
Race
&
Zollo,
Inc., Winter
Park, FL
Jacobs
Levy
Equity
Management,
Inc., Florham
Park, NJ
Penn
Capital
Management
Company,
LLC,
Philadelphia, PA
Ranger
Investment
Management,
L.P.,
Dallas,
TX
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
Intermede
Investment
Partners
Limited,
London,
United
Kingdom
and
Intermede
Global
Partners
Inc.,
San
Francisco,
CA
Pzena
Investment
Management
LLC,
New York, NY
Wellington
Management
Company
LLP,
Boston,
MA
Strategic
Bond
Fund
RBC
Global
Asset
Management
(UK)
Limited,
London,
United
Kingdom
Schroder
Investment
Management
North
America
Inc.,
New
York,
NY
Western
Asset
Management
Company
LLC,
Pasadena,
CA
and
Western
Asset
Management
Company
Limited,
London,
United
Kingdom
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
Cohen
&
Steers
Capital
Management,
Inc.,
New York, NY,
Cohen
&
Steers
UK
Limited,
London,
United
Kingdom
and
Cohen
&
Steers
Asia
Limited,
Hong
Kong,
China
RREEF
America
L.L.C.,
Chicago,
IL,
DWS
Investments
Australia
Limited,
Sydney,
Australia
and
DWS
Alternatives
Global
Limited,
London,
United
Kingdom,
operating
under
the
brand
name
DWS
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report
is
prepared
from
the
books
and
records
of
the
Funds
and
is
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
shareholders
and
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
unless
accompanied
or
preceded
by
an
effective
Prospectus.
Nothing
herein
contained
is
to
be
considered
an
offer
of
sale
or
a
solicitation
of
an
offer
to
buy
shares
of
Russell
Investment
Funds.
Such
offering
is
made
only
by
Prospectus,
which
includes
details
as
to
offering
price
and
other
material
information.
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REPORT
Russell
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Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
JUNE
30,
2023
FUND
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Russell
Investment
Funds
Russell
Investment
Funds
is
a
series
investment
company
with
nine
different
investment
portfolios
referred
to
as
Funds.
These
financial
statements
report
on
four
of
these
Funds.
Page
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
3
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
13
Growth
Strategy
Fund
23
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
33
Notes
to
Financial
Highlights
43
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
44
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
52
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
62
Shareholder
Requests
for
Additional
Information
63
Adviser
and
Service
Providers
64
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Semi-annual
Report
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30,
2023
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of
Contents
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Funds
-
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
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©
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Investments
2023.
All
rights
reserved.
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ownership
is
composed
of
a
majority
stake
held
by
funds
managed
by
TA
Associates
Management,
L.P.,
with
a
significant
minority
stake
held
by
funds
managed
by
Reverence
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
Certain
of
Russell
Investments’
employees
and
Hamilton
Lane
Advisors,
LLC
also
hold
minority,
non-
controlling,
ownership
stakes.
Frank
Russell
Company
is
the
owner
of
the
Russell
trademarks
contained
in
this
material
and
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trademark
rights
related
to
the
Russell
trademarks,
which
the
members
of
the
Russell
Investments
group
of
companies
are
permitted
to
use
under
license
from
Frank
Russell
Company.
The
members
of
the
Russell
Investments
group
of
companies
are
not
affiliated
in
any
manner
with
Frank
Russell
Company
or
any
entity
operating
under
the
“FTSE
RUSSELL”
brand.
Fund
objectives,
risks,
charges
and
expenses
should
be
carefully
considered
before
investing.
A
prospectus
containing
this
and
other
important
information
must
precede
or
accompany
this
material.
Please
read
the
prospectus
carefully
before
investing.
Securities
distributed
through
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC,
member
FINRA
and
part
of
Russell
Investments.
Performance
quoted
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
guarantee
future
results.
The
investment
return
and
principal
value
of
an
investment
will
fluctuate
so
that
shares,
when
redeemed,
may
be
worth
more
or
less
than
their
original
cost.
Current
performance
may
be
lower
or
higher
than
the
performance
data
quoted.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
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Moderate
Strategy
Fund
3
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,058.50
$
1,024.10
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
0.71
$
0.70
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.14%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
4
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.1%
Alternative
-
3.0%
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
173,642
2,184
Domestic
Equities
-
16.5%
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
168,116
2,241
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
554,186
9,870
12,111
Fixed
Income
-
50.2%
RIC
Investment
Grade
Bond
Fund
Class
Y
551,091
10,124
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
Class
Y
170,568
1,453
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
2,868,278
25,212
36,789
International
Equities
-
20.4%
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
96,779
1,468
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
1,208,942
10,554
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
252,802
2,961
14,983
Multi-Asset
-
10.0%
RIC
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
Class
Y
794,979
7,330
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$76,742)
73,397
Total
Investments
-
100.1%
(identified
cost
$76,742)
73,397
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.1)%
(51)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
73,346
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
5
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
76,742
Investments,
at
fair
value(>)
........................................................................................................................................................
73,397
Receivables:
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
11
From
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................................
2
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
73,410
Liabilities
Payables:
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
11
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
3
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
50
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
64
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
73,346
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
6
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
(5,558
)
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
82
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
78,822
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
73,346
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
8.93
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
73,345,891
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
8,209,048
Amounts
in
thousands
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
$
73,397
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
7
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Income
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...................................................................................................................................
$
291
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
73
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
15
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
14
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
2
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
22
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
2
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
7
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
4
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
139
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(88)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
51
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
240
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(953)
Capital
gain
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...............................................................................................................
76
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
(877)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
4,831
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
4,831
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
3,954
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
4,194
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
8
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
240
$
1,253
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
(877)
(425)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
4,831
(15,284)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
4,194
(14,456)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(204)
(3,585)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(204)
(3,585)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(2,63
5
)
(6,956)
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
1,355
(24,997)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
71,991
96,988
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
73,346
$
71,991
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
151
$
1,33
1
319
$
2,931
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
23
204
386
3,585
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(474)
(4,170)
(1,458)
(13,472)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(300)
$
(2,63
5
)
(753)
$
(6,956)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
10
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(
ƥ
)(
‡)
(
Ƃ
)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023(ƣ)
8.46
.04
.45
.49
(.02)
December
31,
2022
10.47
.14
(1.75)
(1.61)
(.16)
(.24)
December
31,
2021
10.48
.36
.48
.84
(.46)
(.39)
December
31,
2020
10.05
.16
.46
.62
(.19)
December
31,
2019
9.26
.29
.85
1.14
(.12)
(.23)
December
31,
2018
10.29
.32
(.82)
(.50)
(.44)
(.09)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
11
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(
ǿ)
(
)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(
ɯ)(
)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(
ɯ
)(∏)(
Ƃ
)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(
)(
ǿ)
(
Ƃ
)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(
ǿ
)
(.02)
8.93
5.85
73,346
.38
.14
.43
7
(.40)
8.46
(15.65)
71,991
.37
.14
1.57
6
(.85)
10.47
8.23
96,988
.36
.14
3.36
53
(.19)
10.48
6.40
92,798
.39
.14
1.69
23
(.35)
10.05
12.54
100,345
.38
.14
2.98
26
(.53)
9.26
(4.92)
101,103
.35
.14
3.20
22
Russell
Investment
Funds
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
12
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
with
Underlying
Funds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Administrative
fees
$
2,552
Transfer
agent
fees
264
Trustee
fees
490
$
3,306
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
$
2,144
$
209
$
227
$
(23
)
$
81
$
2,184
$
13
$
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
2,886
38
817
(27
)
161
2,241
5
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
6,800
2,711
868
(174
)
1,401
9,870
24
76
RIC
Investment
Grade
Bond
Fund
10,061
411
384
(52
)
88
10,124
151
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
1,454
26
41
(1
)
15
1,453
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
23,822
1,734
451
(55
)
162
25,212
42
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
1,442
45
112
(16
)
109
1,468
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
13,330
22
4,333
(645
)
2,180
10,554
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
2,886
61
302
60
256
2,961
8
RIC
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
7,217
57
302
(20
)
378
7,330
48
$
72,042
$
5,314
$
7,837
$
(953
)
$
4,831
$
73,397
$
291
$
76
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
77,877,554
$
4,401,472
$
(8,882,397)
$
(4,480,925)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
13
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,083.10
$
1,024.10
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
0.72
$
0.70
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.14%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
14
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.0%
Alternative
-
3.9%
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
Class
Y
475,837
4,135
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
329,157
4,141
8,276
Domestic
Equities
-
17.8%
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
560,930
7,477
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
1,675,018
29,832
37,309
Fixed
Income
-
31.3%
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
Class
Y
484,292
4,126
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
6,988,345
61,428
65,554
International
Equities
-
39.0%
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
276,351
4,192
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
7,901,338
68,979
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
718,484
8,413
81,584
Multi-Asset
-
8.0%
RIC
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
Class
Y
1,808,060
16,670
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$207,847)
209,393
Total
Investments
-
100.0%
(identified
cost
$207,847)
209,393
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.0)%
(100)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
209,293
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
15
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
207,847
Investments,
at
fair
value(>)
........................................................................................................................................................
209,393
Receivables:
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
1,024
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
2
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
210,419
Liabilities
Payables:
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
1,024
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
14
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
88
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
1,126
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
209,293
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
16
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
(4,668)
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
237
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
213,724
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
209,293
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
8.82
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
209,292,539
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
23,738,660
Amounts
in
thousands
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
$
209,393
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
17
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Income
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...................................................................................................................................
$
371
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
207
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
44
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
14
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
5
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
32
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
6
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
10
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
5
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
323
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(178)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
145
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
226
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(2,763)
Capital
gain
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...............................................................................................................
332
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
(2,431)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
18,820
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
18,820
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
16,389
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
16,615
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
18
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
226
$
3,483
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
(2,431)
549
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
18,820
(46,329)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
16,615
(42,297)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(688)
(11,723)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(688)
(11,723)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(9,639)
(3,390)
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
6,288
(57,410)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
203,005
260,415
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
209,293
$
203,005
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
338
$
2,888
685
$
6,299
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
80
688
1,297
11,723
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(1,535
)
(13,215
)
(2,448
)
(21,412
)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(1,117
)
$
(9,639
)
(466
)
$
(3,390
)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
20
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(ƥ)(‡)(
Ƃ
)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023
(ƣ)
8.17
.01
.67
.68
(.01)
(.02)
December
31,
2022
10.28
.14
(1.78)
(1.64)
(.16)
(.31)
December
31,
2021
10.26
.40
.89
1.29
(.51)
(.76)
December
31,
2020
9.78
.14
.58
.72
(.11)
(.13)
December
31,
2019
8.70
.27
1.13
1.40
(.15)
(.17)
December
31,
2018
10.17
.32
(.97)
(.65)
(.54)
(.28)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
21
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(ǿ)(◊)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
R
atio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(ɯ)(∏)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(ɯ)(∏)(Ƃ)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(‡)(ǿ)(Ƃ)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(ǿ)
(.03)
8.82
8.31
209,293
.31
.14
.11
6
(.47)
8.17
(16.35)
203,005
.31
.14
1.58
6
(1.27)
10.28
13.04
260,415
.31
.14
3.76
47
(.24)
10.26
7.65
249,718
.33
.14
1.55
17
(.32)
9.78
16.32
263,673
.32
.14
2.89
32
(.82)
8.70
(6.69)
253,329
.30
.14
3.25
13
Russell
Investment
Funds
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
22
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
with
Underlying
Funds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
4,954
Administrative
fees
7,286
Transfer
agent
fees
755
Trustee
fees
1,174
$
14,169
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
$
$
4,192
$
212
$
10
$
145
$
4,135
$
19
$
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
7,965
185
3,938
(1,092
)
1,021
4,141
24
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
8,019
151
1,142
(148
)
597
7,477
16
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
29,128
464
3,622
(837
)
4,699
29,832
72
332
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
4,077
54
43
(2
)
40
4,126
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
56,285
5,235
323
(46
)
277
61,428
101
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
5,082
52
1,234
(269
)
561
4,192
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
65,649
944
6,902
(771
)
10,059
68,979
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
10,460
141
3,187
489
510
8,413
28
RIC
Multi-Strategy
Income
Fund
16,437
228
809
(97
)
911
16,670
111
$
203,102
$
11,646
$
21,412
$
(2,763
)
$
18,820
$
209,393
$
371
$
332
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
211,405,397
$
13,628,265
$
(15,640,192)
$
(2,011,927)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Growth
Strategy
Fund
23
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,106.30
$
1,024.05
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
0.78
$
0.75
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.15%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
24
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.0%
Alternative
-
4.8%
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
Class
Y
387,351
3,366
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
409,980
5,158
8,524
Domestic
Equities
-
22.0%
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
668,038
8,905
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
1,675,704
29,844
38,749
Fixed
Income
-
13.2%
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
Class
Y
394,024
3,357
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
2,248,079
19,761
23,118
International
Equities
-
50.1%
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
341,051
5,174
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
8,404,665
73,373
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
813,608
9,527
88,074
Multi-Asset
-
9.9%
RIC
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Class
Y
1,770,393
17,332
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$166,687)
175,797
Total
Investments
-
100.0%
(identified
cost
$166,687)
175,797
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.0)%
(82)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
175,715
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Growth
Strategy
Fund
25
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
166,687
Investments,
at
fair
value(>)
........................................................................................................................................................
175,797
Receivables:
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
17
Prepaid
expenses
..........................................................................................................................................................................
1
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
175,815
Liabilities
Payables:
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
17
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
12
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
71
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
100
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
175,715
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
26
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
3,980
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
196
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
171,539
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
175,715
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
8.94
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
175,715,201
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
19,646,222
Amounts
in
thousands
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
$
175,797
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Growth
Strategy
Fund
27
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Income
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...................................................................................................................................
$
345
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
169
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
36
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
14
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
4
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
29
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
5
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
8
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
5
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
270
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(143)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
127
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
218
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(2,247)
Capital
gain
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...............................................................................................................
381
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
(1,866)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
18,944
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
18,944
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
17,078
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
17,296
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
28
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
218
$
2,162
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
(1,866)
1,704
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
18,944
(39,149)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
17,296
(35,283)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(1,674)
(10,518)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(1,674)
(10,518)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(3,383)
(149)
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
12,239
(45,950)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
163,476
209,426
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
175,715
$
163,476
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
216
$
1,852
420
$
3,724
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
195
1,674
1,155
10,518
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(805)
(6,909)
(1,604)
(14,391)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(394)
$
(3,383)
(29)
$
(149)
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
30
Growth
Strategy
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(ƥ)(‡)(Ƃ)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023(ƣ)
8.16
.01
.85
.86
(.01)
(.07)
December
31,
2022
10.44
.11
(1.86)
(1.75)
(.11)
(.42)
December
31,
2021
10.32
.46
1.27
1.73
(.51)
(1.10)
December
31,
2020
9.72
.09
.82
.91
(.15)
(.16)
December
31,
2019
8.76
.23
1.31
1.54
(.07)
(.51)
December
31,
2018
10.46
.37
(1.17)
(.80)
(.51)
(.39)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Growth
Strategy
Fund
31
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(ǿ)(◊)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(ɯ)(∏)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(ɯ)(∏)(Ƃ)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(‡)(ǿ)(Ƃ)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(ǿ)
(.08)
8.94
10.63
175,715
.32
.15
.13
8
(.53)
8.16
(17.20)
163,476
.31
.15
1.23
5
(1.61)
10.44
17.44
209,426
.32
.15
4.20
53
(.31)
10.32
9.75
198,806
.33
.15
.97
16
(.58)
9.72
18.06
205,409
.33
.15
2.48
35
(.90)
8.76
(8.05)
190,042
.31
.15
3.69
18
Russell
Investment
Funds
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
32
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
with
Underlying
Funds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Advisory
fees
$
4,663
Administrative
fees
6,057
Transfer
agent
fees
627
Trustee
fees
826
$
12,173
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
$
$
3,334
$
91
$
3
$
120
$
3,366
$
15
$
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
7,848
124
2,787
(750
)
723
5,158
29
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
6,452
2,197
328
(33
)
617
8,905
18
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
33,093
578
7,637
(1,301
)
5,111
29,844
68
381
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
3,266
78
18
31
3,357
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
14,393
5,442
36
(3
)
(35
)
19,761
33
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
3,268
1,713
66
(10
)
269
5,174
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
67,828
4,047
(499
)
10,091
73,373
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
11,000
48
2,600
399
680
9,527
30
RIC
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
Fund
16,406
194
552
(53
)
1,337
17,332
152
$
163,554
$
13,708
$
18,162
$
(2,247
)
$
18,944
$
175,797
$
345
$
381
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
169,713,930
$
8,893,489
$
(2,810,879)
$
6,082,610
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Shareholder
Expense
Example
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
33
Fund
Expenses
The
following
disclosure
provides
important
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
Shareholder
Expense
Example
(“Example”).
Example
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
advisory
and
administrative
fees
and
other
Fund
expenses.
The
Example
is
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
The
Example
is
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
indicated,
which
for
this
Fund
is
from
January
1,
2023
to
June
30,
2023
.
Actual
Expenses
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Actual
Performance”
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
column,
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
to
estimate
the
expenses
that
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
column
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Paid
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
you
paid
on
your
account
during
this
period.
Hypothetical
Example
for
Comparison
Purposes
The
information
in
the
table
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
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
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs.
Therefore,
the
information
under
the
heading
“Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
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
transactional
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
The
fees
and
expenses
shown
in
this
section
do
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
Policy
Charges.
Actual
Performance
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
January
1,
2023
$
1,000.00
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
June
30,
2023
$
1,117.80
$
1,024.05
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
$
0.79
$
0.75
*
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio
of
0.15%
(representing
the
six
month
period
annualized),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
181/365
(to
reflect
the
one-
half
year
period).
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and/or
reimbursed.
Without
any
waivers
and/or
reimbursements,
expenses
would
have
been
higher.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Schedule
of
Investments
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
34
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Amounts
in
thousands
(except
share
amounts)
Shares
Fair
Value
$
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
-
100.1%
Alternative
-
5.9%
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
Class
Y
102,485
891
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
141,920
1,785
2,676
Domestic
Equities
-
25.2%
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
205,254
2,736
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
487,221
8,678
11,414
Fixed
Income
-
3.9%
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
200,176
1,760
International
Equities
-
55.1%
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
Class
Y
102,185
1,550
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
Class
Y
2,293,148
20,019
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
288,305
3,376
24,945
Multi-Asset
-
10.0%
RIC
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Class
Y
459,677
4,500
Total
Investments
in
Affiliated
Funds
(cost
$42,692)
45,295
Total
Investments
-
100.1%
(identified
cost
$42,692)
45,295
Other
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.1)%
(35)
Net
Assets
-
100.0%
45,260
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
35
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Assets
Investments,
at
identified
cost
......................................................................................................................................................
$
42,692
Investments,
at
fair
value(>)
........................................................................................................................................................
45,295
Receivables:
Investments
sold
...............................................................................................................................................................
68
From
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................................
3
Total
assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
45,366
Liabilities
Payables:
Fund
shares
redeemed
......................................................................................................................................................
68
Accrued
fees
to
affiliates
..................................................................................................................................................
2
Other
accrued
expenses
....................................................................................................................................................
36
Total
liabilities
...........................................................................................................................................................
106
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
45,260
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
36
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Net
Assets
Consist
of:
Total
distributable
earnings
(losses)
.............................................................................................................................................
$
340
Shares
of
beneficial
interest
.........................................................................................................................................................
53
Additional
paid-in
capital
............................................................................................................................................................
44,867
Net
Assets
...............................................................................................................................................................
$
45,260
Net
Asset
Value
,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share:
Net
asset
value
per
share:
(#)
.......................................................................................................................................................
$
8.52
Net
assets
.............................................................................................................................................................................
$
45,260,447
Shares
outstanding
($.01
par
value)
.....................................................................................................................................
5,309,161
Amounts
in
thousands
(>)    
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
$
45,295
(#)
Net
asset
value
per
share
equals
net
assets
divided
by
shares
of
beneficial
interest
outstanding.
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
37
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Amounts
in
thousands
Investment
Income
Income
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...................................................................................................................................
$
90
Expenses
Advisory
fees
...................................................................................................................................................................
44
Administrative
fees
..........................................................................................................................................................
9
Custodian
fees
..................................................................................................................................................................
13
Transfer
agent
fees
...........................................................................................................................................................
1
Professional
fees
..............................................................................................................................................................
20
Trustees’
fees
....................................................................................................................................................................
1
Printing
fees
.....................................................................................................................................................................
6
Miscellaneous
..................................................................................................................................................................
4
Expenses
before
reductions
..............................................................................................................................................
98
Expense
reductions
..........................................................................................................................................................
(65)
Net
expenses
................................................................................................................................................................................
33
Net
investment
income
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................................................
57
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
(951)
Capital
gain
distributions
from
affiliated
funds
...............................................................................................................
108
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
................................................................................................................................................................
(843)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
in
affiliated
funds
.........................................................................................................................................
5,695
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
.................................................................................................................
5,695
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
........................................................................................................................................
4,852
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
from
Operations
....................................................................................
$
4,909
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
38
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Amounts
in
thousands
Period
Ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Operations
Net
investment
income
(loss)
..............................................................................................................
$
57
$
52
5
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
.......................................................................................................................
(843)
26
5
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
........................................................................
5,695
(9,971
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
..............................................................................
4,909
(9,181)
Distributions
To
shareholders
...................................................................................................................................
(506)
(2,752)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
from
distributions
............................................................................................
(506)
(2,752)
Share
Transactions*
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
share
transactions
...................................................................
(1,160)
1,875
Total
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
........................................................................
3,243
(10,058)
Net
Assets
Beginning
of
period
..................................................................................................................................
42,017
52,075
End
of
period
.............................................................................................................................................
$
45,260
$
42,017
*
Share
transaction
amounts
(in
thousands)
for
the
periods
ended
June
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2022
were
as
follows:
2023
(Unaudited)
2022
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
Proceeds
from
shares
sold
117
$
955
333
$
2,739
Proceeds
from
reinvestment
of
distributions
62
506
318
2,752
Payments
for
shares
redeemed
(322)
(2,621)
(437)
(3,616)
Total
increase
(decrease)
(143)
$
(1,160)
214
$
1,875
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Financial
Highlights
For
the
Periods
Ended
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
40
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
For
a
Share
Outstanding
Throughout
Each
Period.
$
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
$
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
(
ƥ
)(
)(
Ƃ
)
$
Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
$
Total
from
Investment
Operations
$
Distributions
from
Net
Investment
Income
$
Distributions
from
Net
Realized
Gain
June
30,
2023
(
ƣ)
7.71
.01
.89
.90
(.01)
(.08)
December
31,
2022
9.94
.10
(1.81)
(1.71)
(.10)
(.42)
December
31,
2021
9.50
.46
1.36
1.82
(.53)
(.85)
December
31,
2020
9.20
.08
.64
.72
(.17)
(.25)
December
31,
2019
8.16
.20
1.39
1.59
(.02)
(.53)
December
31,
2018
9.97
.36
(1.26)
(.90)
(.48)
(.43)
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
41
$
Total
Distributions
$
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
%
Total
Return
(
)(
ǿ
)
$
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Gross
(
)(
ɯ
)
%
Ratio
of
Expenses
to
Average
Net
Assets,
Net
(
)(
Ƃ
)(
ɯ
)
%
Ratio
of
Net
Investment
Income
to
Average
Net
Assets
(
)(
Ƃ
)(
ǿ
)
%
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(
ǿ
)
(.09)
8.52
11.78
45,260
.45
.15
.
13
11
(.52)
7.71
(17.68)
42,017
.44
.15
1.18
9
(1.38)
9.94
19.61
52,075
.43
.15
4.38
48
(.42)
9.50
8.26
45,322
.52
.15
.95
28
(.55)
9.20
20.09
49,316
.48
.15
2.36
38
(.91)
8.16
(9.55)
47,630
.43
.15
3.73
21
Russell
Investment
Funds
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
See
accompanying
notes
which
are
an
integral
part
of
the
financial
statements.
42
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
(Unaudited)
Accrued
fees
payable
to
affiliates
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Transactions
(amounts
in
thousands)
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
with
Underlying
Funds
which
are,
or
were,
an
affiliated
company
are
as
follows:
Federal
Income
Taxes
(Unaudited)
At
June
30,
2023,
the
cost
of
investments
and
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
Administrative
fees
$
1,562
Transfer
agent
fees
162
Trustee
fees
180
$
1,904
Fair
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Fair
Value,
End
of
Period
Income
Distributions
Capital
Gains
Distributions
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
Fund
$
$
889
$
30
$
1
$
31
$
891
$
4
$
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
2,104
85
428
(66
)
90
1,785
10
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
2,076
592
109
(8
)
185
2,736
5
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity
Fund
9,343
232
2,015
(417
)
1,535
8,678
20
108
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Fund
1,834
33
(41
)
1,760
3
RIC
Emerging
Markets
Fund
1,068
515
115
(14
)
96
1,550
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
20,225
87
2,975
(420
)
3,102
20,019
1
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
3,007
288
258
(2
)
341
3,376
8
RIC
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
Fund
4,229
196
256
(25
)
356
4,500
39
$
42,052
$
4,718
$
6,219
$
(951
)
$
5,695
$
45,295
$
90
$
108
Cost
of
Investments
Unrealized
Appreciation
Unrealized
Depreciation
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
43,979,841
$
1,640,149
$
(325,430)
$
1,314,719
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Highlights
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Highlights
43
(ƣ)
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited).
(ƥ)
Average
daily
shares
outstanding
were
used
for
this
calculation.
(‡)
Recognition
of
net
investment
income
by
the
Fund
is
affected
by
the
timing
of
the
declaration
of
dividends
by
the
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
(ǿ)
Periods
less
than
one
year
are
not
annualized.
(ɯ)
The
ratios
for
periods
less
than
one
year
are
annualized.
(∏)
The
calculation
includes
only
those
expenses
charged
directly
to
the
Fund
and
does
not
include
expenses
charged
to
the
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
(Ƃ)
May
reflect
amounts
waived
and
reimbursed
by
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”).
(Ɵ)
Less
than
$.01
per
share.
(◊)
The
total
return
does
not
reflect
any
Insurance
Company
Separate
Account
or
Policy
Charges.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
44
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
1.
Organization
Russell
Investment
Funds
(the
“Investment
Company”
or
“RIF”)
is
a
series
investment
company
with
nine
different
investment
portfolios
referred
to
as
funds.
These
financial
statements
report
on
four
of
these
funds
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively
the
“Funds”).
The
Investment
Company
provides
the
investment
base
for
one
or
more
variable
insurance
products
issued
by
one
or
more
insurance
companies.
These
Funds
are
offered
at
net
asset
value
(“NAV”)
to
qualified
insurance
company
separate
accounts
offering
variable
insurance
products.
The
Investment
Company
is
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(“Investment
Company
Act”),
as
an
open-end
management
investment
company.
It
is
organized
and
operated
as
a
Massachusetts
business
trust
under
a
Third
Amended
and
Restated
Master
Trust
Agreement
dated
December
7,
2020,
as
amended
(“Master
Trust
Agreement”),
and
the
provisions
of
Massachusetts
law
governing
the
operation
of
a
Massachusetts
business
trust.
The
Investment
Company’s
Master
Trust
Agreement
permits
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”)
to
issue
an
unlimited
number
of
shares
of
beneficial
interest.
Each
of
the
Funds
is
diversified.
Under
the
Investment
Company
Act,
a
diversified
company
is
defined
as
a
management
company
which
meets
the
following
requirements:
at
least
75%
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
is
represented
by
cash
and
cash
equivalents
(including
receivables),
government
securities,
securities
of
other
investment
companies,
and
other
securities
for
the
purposes
of
this
calculation
limited
in
respect
of
any
one
issuer
to
an
amount
not
greater
in
value
than
five
percent
of
the
value
of
the
total
assets
of
such
management
company
and
to
not
more
than
10%
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities
of
such
issuer.
Unless
otherwise
specified,
“period”
(as
used
within
the
financial
statements)
refers
to
the
six
months
ended
June
30,
2023.
Each
of
the
Funds
listed
in
the
table
below
is
a
“fund
of
funds”
and
diversifies
its
assets
by
investing
in
shares
of
several
other
RIF
funds
and
in
certain
Russell
Investment
Company
(“RIC”)
funds
(the
“Underlying
Funds”).
These
financial
statements
should
be
read
in
conjunction
with
the
financial
statements
of
the
Underlying
Funds,
which
can
be
obtained
by
calling
the
Funds
at
(800)
787-7354.
Each
Fund
seeks
to
achieve
its
specific
investment
objective
by
investing
in
different
combinations
of
Underlying
Funds.
The
following
table
shows
each
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
asset
allocation
to
equity,
fixed
income,
multi-asset
and
alternative
asset
classes
effective
May
1,
2023.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
equity
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
RIC
Sustainable
Equity,
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity,
RIF
U.S.
Strategic
Equity,
RIC
Emerging
Markets,
RIC
Global
Equity,
and
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Funds.
The
fixed
income
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
RIC
Investment
Grade
Bond,
RIC
Opportunistic
Credit,
RIC
Short
Duration
Bond,
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return,
and
RIF
Strategic
Bond
Funds.
The
multi-asset
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
RIC
Multi-Asset
Growth
Strategy
and
RIC
Multi-Strategy
Income
Funds.
The
alternative
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
include
the
RIC
Global
Infrastructure
and
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Funds.
Each
Fund
intends
its
strategy
of
investing
in
combinations
of
equity,
fixed
income,
multi-asset
and
alternative
Underlying
Funds
to
result
in
investment
diversification
that
an
investor
could
otherwise
achieve
only
by
holding
numerous
individual
investments.
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”),
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
may
modify
the
target
allocation
for
any
Fund,
including
changes
to
the
Underlying
Funds
in
which
a
Fund
invests,
from
time
to
time.
RIM’s
allocation
decisions
are
generally
based
on
RIM’s
outlook
on
the
business
and
economic
cycle,
relative
market
valuations
and
market
sentiment.
A
Fund’s
actual
allocation
may
vary
from
the
target
strategic
asset
allocation
at
any
point
in
time
due
to
market
movements
and/or
due
to
the
implementation
over
a
period
of
time
of
a
change
to
the
target
strategic
asset
allocation
including
the
addition
of
a
new
Underlying
Fund.
There
may
be
no
changes
in
the
asset
allocation
or
to
the
Underlying
Funds
in
a
given
period
or
such
changes
may
be
made
one
or
more
times
in
a
period.
*
As
described
above,
actual
asset
allocation
may
vary.
#
Alternative
Underlying
Funds
pursue
investment
strategies
that
differ
from
those
of
traditional
broad
market
equity
or
fixed
income
funds.
2.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
Funds’
financial
statements
are
prepared
in
accordance
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(“U.S.
GAAP”)
which
require
the
use
of
management
estimates
and
assumptions
at
the
date
of
the
financial
statements.
Actual
results
could
Asset
Allocation*
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
Equity
36%
56%
71%
80%
Fixed
Income
51%
32%
14%
4%
Multi-Asset
10%
8%
10%
10%
Alternative
#
3%
4%
5%
6%
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
45
differ
from
those
estimates.
The
Funds
are
considered
investment
companies
under
U.S.
GAAP
and
follow
the
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
applicable
to
investment
companies.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies
consistently
followed
by
each
Fund
in
the
preparation
of
its
financial
statements.
Security
Valuation
The
Underlying
Funds
value
portfolio
instruments
according
to
securities
valuation
procedures
and
pricing
sources
and
services,
which
include
market
value
procedures,
fair
value
procedures,
other
key
valuation
procedures
and
a
description
of
the
pricing
sources
and
services
used
by
the
Underlying
Funds.
With
respect
to
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
that
do
not
have
readily
available
market
quotations,
the
Trustees
have
designated
RIM,
as
the
valuation
designee
to
perform
fair
valuations
pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
Investment
Company
Act.
The
Funds
value
the
shares
of
the
Underlying
Funds
at
the
NAV
per
share
of
each
Underlying
Fund.
The
Funds
have
adopted
the
authoritative
guidance
under
U.S.
GAAP
for
estimating
the
fair
value
of
investments
in
funds
that
have
calculated
NAV
per
share
in
accordance
with
the
specialized
accounting
guidance
for
investment
companies.
Accordingly,
the
Funds
estimate
the
fair
value
of
an
investment
in
a
fund
using
the
NAV
per
share
without
further
adjustment
as
a
practical
expedient,
if
the
NAV
per
share
of
the
investment
is
determined
in
accordance
with
the
specialized
accounting
guidance
for
investment
companies
as
of
the
reporting
entity’s
measurement
date.
U.S.
GAAP
defines
fair
value
as
the
price
that
a
Fund
would
receive
to
sell
an
asset
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
between
market
participants
at
the
measurement
date.
It
establishes
a
fair
value
hierarchy
that
prioritizes
inputs
to
valuation
methods,
requires
a
separate
disclosure
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
for
each
major
category
of
assets
and
liabilities,
and
segregates
fair
value
measurements
into
levels
(Level
1,
2,
and
3).
The
inputs
or
methodology
used
for
valuing
securities
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
Levels
1,
2
and
3
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
defined
as
follows:
Level
1
Quoted
prices
(unadjusted)
in
active
markets
or
exchanges
for
identical
assets
and
liabilities.
Level
2
Inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
included
within
Level
1
that
are
observable,
which
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
quoted
prices
for
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
active,
quoted
prices
for
identical
or
similar
assets
or
liabilities
in
markets
that
are
not
active,
and
inputs
such
as
interest
rates,
yield
curves,
implied
volatilities,
credit
spreads
or
other
market
corroborated
inputs.
Level
3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances,
to
the
extent
observable
inputs
are
not
available,
which
may
include
assumptions
made
by
RIM
that
are
used
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments.
The
availability
of
observable
inputs
can
vary
from
security
to
security
and
is
affected
by
a
wide
variety
of
factors,
including,
for
example,
the
type
of
security,
whether
the
security
is
new
and
not
yet
established
in
the
marketplace,
the
liquidity
of
markets,
and
other
characteristics
particular
to
the
security.
To
the
extent
that
valuation
is
based
on
models
or
inputs
that
are
less
observable
or
unobservable
in
the
market,
the
determination
of
fair
value
requires
more
judgment.
Accordingly,
the
degree
of
judgment
exercised
in
determining
fair
value
is
greatest
for
instruments
categorized
in
Level
3.
The
inputs
used
to
measure
fair
value
may
fall
into
different
levels
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
In
such
cases,
for
disclosure
purposes,
the
level
in
the
fair
value
hierarchy
within
which
the
fair
value
measurement
falls
is
determined
based
on
the
lowest
level
input
that
is
significant
to
the
fair
value
measurement
in
its
entirety.
The
valuation
techniques
and
significant
inputs
used
in
determining
the
fair
market
values
of
financial
instruments
categorized
as
Level
1
and
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy
are
as
follows:
Equity
securities,
including
common
and
preferred
stock,
short
securities,
ETFs
and
restricted
securities
that
are
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
(or
reported
on
the
NASDAQ
national
market),
are
stated
at
the
last
reported
sales
price
on
the
day
of
valuation
or
official
closing
price,
as
applicable.
To
the
extent
these
securities
are
actively
traded,
and
valuation
adjustments
are
not
applied,
they
are
categorized
as
Level
1
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Investments
in
investment
funds
that
are
not
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
(or
reported
on
the
NASDAQ
national
market)
will
be
valued
based
upon
the
NAV
of
such
investments.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
all
investments
held
were
classified
as
Level
1
within
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
46
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Investment
Transactions
Investment
transactions
are
reflected
as
of
the
trade
date
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
This
may
cause
the
NAV
stated
in
the
financial
statements
to
be
different
from
the
NAV
at
which
shareholders
may
transact.
Realized
gains
and
losses
from
securities
transactions,
if
applicable,
are
recorded
on
the
basis
of
specific
identified
cost
incurred
within
a
particular
Fund.
Investment
Income
Distributions
of
income
and
capital
gains
from
the
Funds
or
Underlying
Funds
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Federal
Income
Taxes
Since
the
Investment
Company
is
a
Massachusetts
business
trust,
each
Fund
is
a
separate
corporate
taxpayer
and
determines
its
net
investment
income
and
capital
gains
(or
losses)
and
the
amounts
to
be
distributed
to
each
Fund’s
shareholders
without
regard
to
the
income
and
capital
gains
(or
losses)
of
the
other
Funds.
Each
Fund
intends
to
qualify
or
continue
to
qualify
as
a
regulated
investment
company
under
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended
(the
“Code”)
and
intends
to
distribute
all
of
its
taxable
income
and
capital
gains.
Therefore,
no
federal
income
tax
provision
is
required
for
the
Funds.
The
Funds
comply
with
the
authoritative
guidance
for
uncertainty
in
income
taxes
which
requires
management
to
determine
whether
a
tax
position
of
the
Funds
is
more
likely
than
not
to
be
sustained
upon
examination,
including
resolution
of
any
related
appeals
or
litigation
processes,
based
on
the
technical
merits
of
the
position.
For
tax
positions
meeting
the
more
likely
than
not
threshold,
the
tax
amount
recognized
in
the
financial
statements
is
reduced
by
the
largest
benefit
that
has
a
greater
than
50%
likelihood
of
being
realized
upon
ultimate
settlement
with
the
relevant
taxing
authority.
Management
determined
that
no
accruals
need
to
be
made
in
the
financial
statements
due
to
uncertain
tax
positions.
Management
continually
reviews
and
adjusts
the
Funds’
liability
for
income
taxes
based
on
analyses
of
tax
laws
and
regulations,
as
well
as
their
interpretations,
and
other
relevant
factors.
Each
Fund
files
a
U.S.
tax
return.
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
Funds
had
recorded
no
liabilities
for
net
unrecognized
tax
benefits
relating
to
uncertain
income
tax
positions
they
have
taken
or
expect
to
take
in
future
tax
returns.
While
the
statute
of
limitations
remains
open
to
examine
the
Funds’
U.S.
tax
returns
filed
for
the
fiscal
years
ended
December
31,
2019
through
December
31,
2021,
no
examinations
are
in
progress
or
anticipated
at
this
time.
The
Funds
are
not
aware
of
any
tax
positions
for
which
it
is
reasonably
possible
that
the
total
amounts
of
unrecognized
tax
benefits
will
significantly
change
in
the
current
fiscal
year.
Dividends
and
Distributions
to
Shareholders
Income
dividends,
capital
gain
distributions
and
return
of
capital,
if
any,
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Income
dividends
are
generally
declared
and
paid
quarterly.
Capital
gain
distributions
are
generally
declared
and
paid
annually.
An
additional
distribution
may
be
paid
by
the
Funds
to
avoid
imposition
of
federal
income
and
excise
tax
on
any
remaining
undistributed
capital
gains
and
net
investment
income.
The
timing
and
characterization
of
certain
income
and
capital
gain
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
tax
regulations
which
may
differ
from
U.S.
GAAP.
As
a
result,
net
investment
income
and
net
realized
gain
(or
loss)
on
investments
and
foreign
currency-related
transactions
for
a
reporting
period
may
differ
significantly
from
distributions
during
such
period.
The
differences
between
tax
regulations
and
U.S.
GAAP
primarily
relate
to
investments
in
the
Underlying
Funds
sold
at
a
loss,
wash
sale
deferrals
and
capital
loss
carryforwards.
Accordingly,
the
Funds
may
periodically
make
reclassifications
among
certain
of
their
capital
accounts
without
impacting
their
NAVs.
Expenses
Expenses
included
in
the
accompanying
financial
statements
reflect
the
expenses
of
each
Fund
and
do
not
include
those
expenses
incurred
by
the
Underlying
Funds.
Because
the
Underlying
Funds
have
varied
expense
and
fee
levels
and
the
Funds
may
own
different
proportions
of
the
Underlying
Funds
at
different
times,
the
amount
of
the
Underlying
Funds’
fees
and
expenses
incurred
indirectly
by
the
Funds
will
vary.
The
Funds
pay
their
own
expenses
other
than
those
expressly
assumed
by
RIM,
the
Funds’
adviser,
or
Russell
Investments
Fund
Services,
LLC
(“RIFUS”),
the
Funds’
administrator
and
transfer
agent.
Most
expenses
can
be
directly
attributed
to
the
individual
Funds.
Expenses
which
cannot
be
directly
attributed
to
a
specific
Fund
are
allocated
among
all
Funds
principally
based
on
their
relative
net
assets.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
47
Guarantees
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Funds
may
enter
into
contracts
that
contain
a
variety
of
representations
which
provide
general
indemnifications.
The
Funds’
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the
Funds
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the
Funds
expect
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
(“LIBOR”)
The
Underlying
Funds
may
invest
in
certain
instruments
including,
but
not
limited
to,
repurchase
agreements,
collateralized
loan
obligations
and
mortgage-backed
securities,
that
historically
relied
in
some
fashion
upon
LIBOR.
LIBOR
is
an
average
interest
rate,
determined
by
the
ICE
Benchmark
Administration,
that
banks
charge
one
another
for
the
use
of
short-term
money.
The
United
Kingdom’s
Financial
Conduct
Authority
(“FCA”),
which
regulates
LIBOR,
announced
plans
to
phase
out
the
use
of
LIBOR
by
the
end
of
2021.
After
June
30,
2023,
all
tenors
of
LIBOR
have
either
ceased
to
be
published
or,
in
the
case
of
1-month,
3-month
and
6-month
U.S.
dollar
LIBOR
settings,
are
no
longer
being
published
on
a
representative
basis.
Replacement
rates
that
have
been
identified
include
the
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
(“SOFR”),
which
is
intended
to
replace
U.S.
dollar
LIBOR
and
measures
the
cost
of
overnight
borrowings
through
repurchase
agreement
transactions
collateralized
with
U.S.
Treasury
securities,
the
Sterling
Overnight
Index
Average
Rate
(“SONIA”),
which
is
intended
to
replace
British
Pound
Sterling
LIBOR
and
measures
the
overnight
interest
rate
paid
by
banks
for
unsecured
transactions
in
the
sterling
market,
and
other
rates
derived
from
markets
connected
to
SOFR,
such
as
Term
SOFR.
On
April
3,
2023,
the
FCA
announced
its
decision
to
require
LIBOR’s
administrator
to
publish
an
unrepresentative
“synthetic
LIBOR”
using
a
changed
methodology
until
at
least
the
end
of
September
2024.
The
impact
of
synthetic
LIBOR
is
uncertain
and
some
LIBOR
contracts
may
use
synthetic
LIBOR
instead
of
other
alternative
reference
rates.
Accordingly,
synthetic
LIBOR
may
be
a
significant
factor
in
the
cost
of
financing
certain
Underlying
Fund
investments
or
the
value
or
return
on
certain
other
Underlying
Fund
investments.
Although
the
transition
process
away
from
LIBOR
has
become
increasingly
well-defined,
there
remains
uncertainty
regarding
the
nature
of
any
replacement
rate,
and
any
potential
effects
of
the
transition
away
from
LIBOR
on
an
Underlying
Fund
or
on
certain
instruments
in
which
an
Underlying
Fund
invests
can
be
difficult
to
ascertain.
The
transition
process
may
involve,
among
other
things,
increased
volatility
or
illiquidity
in
markets
for
instruments
that
were
tied
to
LIBOR
or
continue
to
be
tied
to
synthetic
LIBOR
and
may
result
in
a
reduction
in
value
of
certain
instruments
held
by
an
Underlying
Fund.
The
unavailability
of
LIBOR
may
affect
the
value,
liquidity
or
return
on
certain
Underlying
Fund
investments
and
may
result
in
additional
costs
in
connection
with
closing
out
positions
and
entering
into
new
trades.
Pricing
adjustments
to
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
resulting
from
a
substitute
reference
rate
may
adversely
affect
the
Underlying
Fund’s
performance
and/or
NAV.
At
this
time,
it
is
not
possible
to
predict
the
effect
of
the
establishment
of
SOFR,
SONIA
or
any
other
replacement
rates
or
any
other
reforms
to
LIBOR.
The
impact
of
any
substitute
reference
rate
will
vary
on
an
investment-by-investment
basis.
These
developments
could
negatively
impact
financial
markets
in
general
and
present
heightened
risks
to
the
Underlying
Funds,
including
with
respect
to
their
performance,
liquidity
and
volatility.
Market,
Credit
and
Counterparty
Risk
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Underlying
Funds
trade
financial
instruments
and
enter
into
financial
transactions
where
risk
of
potential
loss
exists
due
to
changes
in
the
market
(market
risk)
or
failure
of
the
other
party
to
a
transaction
to
perform
(credit
risk).
Similar
to
credit
risk,
the
Underlying
Funds
may
also
be
exposed
to
counterparty
risk
or
risk
that
an
institution
or
other
entity
with
which
the
Underlying
Funds
have
unsettled
or
open
transactions
will
default.
The
potential
loss
could
exceed
the
value
of
the
relevant
assets
recorded
in
the
Underlying
Funds’
financial
statements
(the
“Assets”).
The
Assets
consist
principally
of
cash
due
from
counterparties
and
investments.
The
extent
of
the
Underlying
Funds’
exposure
to
market,
credit
and
counterparty
risks
with
respect
to
the
Assets
approximates
their
carrying
value
as
recorded
in
the
Underlying
Funds’
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Global
economies
and
financial
markets
are
becoming
increasingly
interconnected
and
political
and
economic
conditions
(including
instability
and
volatility
due
to
international
trade
disputes)
and
events
(including
natural
disasters,
pandemics,
epidemics,
social
unrest
and
government
shutdowns)
in
one
country,
region
or
financial
market
may
adversely
impact
issuers
in
a
different
country,
region
or
financial
market.
As
a
result,
issuers
of
securities
held
by
an
Underlying
Fund
may
experience
significant
declines
in
the
value
of
their
assets
and
even
cease
operations.
Such
conditions
and/or
events
may
not
have
the
same
impact
on
all
types
of
securities
and
may
expose
an
Underlying
Fund
to
greater
market
and
liquidity
risk
and
potential
difficulty
in
valuing
portfolio
instruments
held
by
an
Underlying
Fund.
This
could
cause
an
Underlying
Fund
to
underperform
other
types
of
investments.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
48
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
From
time
to
time,
outbreaks
of
infectious
illness,
public
health
emergencies
and
other
similar
issues
(“public
health
events”)
may
occur
in
one
or
more
countries
around
the
globe.
Such
public
health
events
have
had
significant
impacts
on
both
the
country
in
which
the
event
is
first
identified
as
well
as
other
countries
in
the
global
economy.
Public
health
events
have
reduced
consumer
demand
and
economic
output
in
one
or
more
countries
subject
to
the
public
health
event,
resulted
in
restrictions
on
trading
and
market
closures
(including
for
extended
periods
of
time),
increased
substantially
the
volatility
of
financial
markets,
and,
more
generally,
have
had
a
significant
negative
impact
on
the
economy
of
the
country
or
countries
subject
to
the
public
health
event.
Public
health
events
have
also
adversely
affected
the
global
economy,
global
supply
chains
and
the
securities
in
which
the
Underlying
Funds
invest
across
a
number
of
industries,
sectors
and
asset
classes.
The
extent
of
the
impact
depends
on,
among
other
factors,
the
scale
and
duration
of
any
such
public
health
event.
Public
health
events
have
resulted
in
the
governments
of
affected
countries
taking
potentially
significant
measures
to
seek
to
mitigate
the
transmission
of
the
infectious
illness
or
other
public
health
issue
including,
among
other
measures,
imposing
travel
restrictions
and/or
quarantines
and
limiting
the
operations
of
non-essential
businesses.
Any
of
these
events
could
adversely
affect
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
and
performance,
including
by
exacerbating
other
pre-existing
political,
social
and
economic
risks.
Governmental
authorities
and
other
entities
may
respond
to
such
events
with
fiscal
and/or
monetary
policy
changes.
It
is
not
guaranteed
that
these
policy
changes
will
have
their
intended
effect
and
it
is
possible
that
the
implementation
of
or
subsequent
reversal
of
such
policy
changes
could
increase
volatility
in
financial
markets,
which
could
adversely
affect
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investments
and
performance.
3.
Investment
Transactions
Underlying
Funds
During
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
purchases
and
sales
of
Underlying
Funds
were
as
follows:
4.
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
Adviser,
Administrator,
Transfer
and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent
RIM
provides
or
oversees
the
provision
of
all
investment
advisory
and
portfolio
management
services
for
the
Funds.
RIFUS
is
the
Funds’
administrator
and
transfer
agent.
RIFUS,
in
its
capacity
as
the
Funds’
administrator,
provides
or
oversees
the
provision
of
all
administrative
services
for
the
Funds.
RIFUS,
in
its
capacity
as
the
Funds’
transfer
agent
and
dividend
disbursing
agent,
is
responsible
for
providing
transfer
agency
and
dividend
disbursing
services
to
the
Funds.
RIFUS
is
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
RIM.
RIM
is
an
indirect,
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.
An
affiliated
company
is
a
company
in
which
a
Fund
has
ownership
of
at
least
5%
of
the
voting
securities
or
which
the
Fund
controls,
is
controlled
by
or
is
under
common
control
with.
See
each
Fund’s
Related
Party
Transactions,
Fees
and
Expenses
for
disclosure
of
transactions
with
affiliated
companies.
Each
Fund
pays
an
annual
advisory
fee
of
0.20%
to
RIM
and
an
annual
administrative
fee
of
up
to
0.0425%
to
RIFUS
based
upon
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund
payable
on
a
monthly
basis.
Administrative
fees
are
assessed
on
total
Fund
assets
based
on
a
tiered
fee
schedule.
The
following
shows
the
total
amount
of
each
of
these
fees
paid
by
the
Funds
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023:
RIM
has
agreed
to
certain
waivers
of
its
advisory
fees
as
follows:
Funds
Purchases
Sales
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
$
5,314,015
$
7,837,465
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
11,646,428
21,412,040
Growth
Strategy
Fund
13,708,110
18,162,318
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
4,718,153
6,219,301
Funds
Advisory
Administrative
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
$
72,698
$
15,448
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
206,563
43,895
Growth
Strategy
Fund
168,904
35,892
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
43,527
9,249
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
49
For
the
Moderate
Strategy
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed,
until
April
30,
2024,
to
waive
up
to
the
full
amount
of
its
0.20%
advisory
fee
and
then
to
reimburse
the
Fund
for
other
direct
Fund-level
expenses
to
the
extent
that
direct
Fund-level
expenses
exceed
0.14%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund
on
an
annual
basis.
Direct
Fund-level
expenses
do
not
include
infrequent
and/or
unusual
expenses
or
the
expenses
of
other
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests,
including
the
Underlying
Funds,
which
are
borne
indirectly
by
the
Fund.
This
waiver
and
reimbursement
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
For
the
Balanced
Strategy
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed,
until
April
30,
2024,
to
waive
up
to
the
full
amount
of
its
0.20%
advisory
fee
and
then
to
reimburse
the
Fund
for
other
direct
Fund-level
expenses
to
the
extent
that
direct
Fund-level
expenses
exceed
0.14%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund
on
an
annual
basis.
Direct
Fund-level
expenses
do
not
include
infrequent
and/or
unusual
expenses
or
the
expenses
of
other
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests,
including
the
Underlying
Funds,
which
are
borne
indirectly
by
the
Fund.
This
waiver
and
reimbursement
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
For
the
Growth
Strategy
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed,
until
April
30,
2024,
to
waive
up
to
the
full
amount
of
its
0.20%
advisory
fee
and
then
to
reimburse
the
Fund
for
other
direct
Fund-level
expenses
to
the
extent
that
direct
Fund-level
expenses
exceed
0.15%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund
on
an
annual
basis.
Direct
Fund-level
expenses
do
not
include
infrequent
and/or
unusual
expenses
or
the
expenses
of
other
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests,
including
the
Underlying
Funds,
which
are
borne
indirectly
by
the
Fund.
This
waiver
and
reimbursement
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
For
the
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund,
RIM
has
contractually
agreed,
until
April
30,
2024,
to
waive
up
to
the
full
amount
of
its
0.20%
advisory
fee
and
then
to
reimburse
the
Fund
for
other
direct
Fund-level
expenses
to
the
extent
that
direct
Fund-level
expenses
exceed
0.15%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund
on
an
annual
basis.
Direct
Fund-level
expenses
do
not
include
infrequent
and/or
unusual
expenses
or
the
expenses
of
other
investment
companies
in
which
the
Fund
invests,
including
the
Underlying
Funds,
which
are
borne
indirectly
by
the
Fund.
This
waiver
and
reimbursement
may
not
be
terminated
during
the
relevant
period
except
with
Board
approval.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
RIM
waived/reimbursed
the
following
expenses:
RIM
does
not
have
the
ability
to
recover
amounts
waived
or
reimbursed
from
previous
periods.
Transfer
and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent
RIFUS
serves
as
transfer
agent
and
provides
dividend
disbursing
services
to
the
Funds.
For
this
service,
RIFUS
is
paid
a
fee
based
upon
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Funds
for
transfer
agency
and
dividend
disbursing
services.
RIFUS
retains
a
portion
of
this
fee
for
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
pays
the
balance
to
unaffiliated
agents
who
assist
in
providing
these
services.
Transfer
agency
fees
paid
by
the
Funds
presented
herein
for
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023
were
as
follows:
Distributor
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC
(the
“Distributor”),
a
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
RIM,
serves
as
the
distributor
for
RIF,
pursuant
to
a
distribution
agreement
with
RIF.
The
Distributor
receives
no
compensation
from
the
Investment
Company
for
its
services.
Funds
Waiver
Reimbursement
Total
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
$
72,698
$
15,141
$
87,839
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
178,277
178,277
Growth
Strategy
Fund
143,371
143,371
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
43,527
21,876
65,403
Funds
Amount
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
$
1,599
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
4,544
Growth
Strategy
Fund
3,716
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
958
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
50
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Board
of
Trustees
The
Russell
Investments
fund
complex
consists
of
RIC,
which
has
31
funds
and
RIF,
which
has
nine
funds.
Each
of
the
Trustees
on
the
Board
is
a
Trustee
of
RIC
and
RIF.
The
Russell
Investments
fund
complex
compensates
each
Trustee
who
is
not
an
employee
of
RIM
or
its
affiliates.
Trustee
compensation
and
expenses
are
allocated
to
each
Fund
based
on
its
net
assets
relative
to
other
funds
in
the
Russell
Investments
fund
complex.
For
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023,
the
regular
compensation
paid
to
the
Trustees
by
the
Russell
Investments
fund
complex
was
$1,144,000.
5.
Federal
Income
Taxes
As
of
June
30,
2023,
there
were
no
net
tax
basis
capital
loss
carryforwards
which
may
be
applied
against
future
net
realized
taxable
gains,
if
any.
6.
Record
Ownership
As
of
June
30,
2023,
the
following
table
includes
shareholders
of
record
with
greater
than
10%
of
the
total
outstanding
shares
of
each
respective
Fund:
7.
Line
of
Credit
The
Funds
participate
in
a
$200
million
unsecured
line
of
credit
agreement
with
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company
(the
“Credit
Agreement”),
which
is
currently
in
effect
through
March
13,
2024,
but
may
be
renewed
on
an
annual
basis
thereafter.
Borrowings
made
by
the
Funds
will
be
utilized
solely
for
temporary
or
emergency
purposes
as
contemplated
by
the
Investment
Company
Act
including,
without
limitation,
funding
shareholder
redemptions.
Interest
on
borrowing
is
charged
to
a
Fund
at
a
variable
rate
as
determined
in
accordance
with
the
Credit
Agreement.
In
addition,
a
commitment
fee
computed
at
an
annual
rate
of
0.20%
on
the
daily
unused
portion
of
the
line
of
credit
is
allocated
among
the
participating
Funds
pro-rata
based
on
average
daily
net
assets
for
the
applicable
period.
The
Funds
are
subject
to
certain
covenants
contained
in
the
Credit
Agreement.
Failure
to
comply
with
these
covenants
could
cause
the
acceleration
of
the
repayment
of
the
amount
outstanding
under
the
Credit
Agreement.
Expenses
associated
with
the
line
of
credit,
such
as
legal
fees
and
the
commitment
fee,
are
shown
on
the
Statement
of
Operations
as
miscellaneous
fees.
The
Funds
did
not
make
any
borrowings
under
the
line
of
credit
during
the
period
ended
June
30,
2023.
8.
Subsequent
Events
Management
has
evaluated
the
events
and/or
transactions
that
have
occurred
through
the
date
the
financial
statements
were
issued
and
determined
no
events
have
occurred
that
require
disclosure
except
the
following:
Effective
on
or
about
September
13,
2023:
The
Moderate
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
37%
to
equity,
52%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
3%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
The
Balanced
Strategy
Fund's
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
56%
to
equity,
32.5%
to
fixed
income,
7%
to
multi-asset
and
4.5%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
The
Growth
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
72%
to
equity,
14.5%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
5.5%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
The
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund’s
approximate
target
strategic
allocation
will
be
81%
to
equity,
4.5%
to
fixed
income,
8%
to
multi-asset
and
6.5%
to
alternative
asset
classes.
Funds
#
of
Shareholders
%
Moderate
Strategy
Fund
2
95.7
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
2
97.3
Growth
Strategy
Fund
2
96.6
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
2
95.2
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Notes
to
Financial
Statements,
continued
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
51
The
RIC
Long
Duration
Bond
Fund
(currently,
the
RIC
Multifactor
Bond
Fund)
will
be
added
as
a
fixed
income
Underlying
Fund
in
which
the
Funds
may
invest
and
the
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
will
no
longer
be
an
Underlying
Fund.
At
a
meeting
held
on
May
23,
2023,
the
Board
of
Trustees,
upon
the
recommendation
of
RIM,
approved
the
liquidation
of
the
RIC
Unconstrained
Total
Return
Fund
pursuant
to
a
Plan
of
Liquidation
and
Dissolution
of
Sub-Trust
(the
“Plan”).
The
Plan
provides
for
the
liquidation
of
the
Underlying
Fund’s
assets
on
or
before
September
27,
2023.
Effective
July
5,
2023,
the
Underlying
Fund
will
no
longer
pursue
its
investment
objective
or
engage
in
any
business
activities
except
for
the
purpose
of
winding
up
its
business
affairs,
which
includes
liquidating
its
holdings,
and
distributing
its
investment
income,
capital
gains
and
remaining
assets
to
shareholders.
The
Underlying
Fund
may
liquidate
prior
to
September
27,
2023
in
the
event
that
all
Shares
are
redeemed
prior
to
the
planned
liquidation
date.
For
more
information
regarding
the
liquidation,
please
see
the
supplement
dated
May
24,
2023
to
the
Underlying
Fund’s
prospectus
dated
March
1,
2023.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
—(Unaudited)
52
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
The
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
requires
that
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”),
including
a
majority
of
its
members
who
are
not
considered
to
be
“interested
persons”
under
the
1940
Act
(the
“Independent
Trustees”)
voting
separately,
approve
for
an
initial
term
not
to
exceed
two
years
and,
thereafter,
approve
the
continuation
of
the
advisory
agreement
with
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
(“RIM”)
(the
“RIM
Agreement”)
and
the
portfolio
management
contract
with
each
Money
Manager
of
the
funds
(collectively,
the
“portfolio
management
contracts”
and,
with
the
RIM
Agreement,
the
“Agreements”)
in
which
the
Funds
invest
(the
“Underlying
Funds”)
on
at
least
an
annual
basis
and
that
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
RIM
Agreement
and
the
terms
and
conditions
of
each
portfolio
management
contract
provide
for
its
termination
if
continuation
is
not
approved
annually.
The
Board,
including
all
of
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
and
approved
the
continuation
of
the
Agreements
at
a
meeting
held
in
person
on
May
22,
2023
(the
“Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting”).
During
the
course
of
a
year,
the
Trustees
receive
a
wide
variety
of
materials
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
investment
performance
of
the
Funds
and
Underlying
Funds,
sales
and
redemptions
of
the
Funds’
and
Underlying
Funds’
shares,
management
of
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
and
other
services
provided
by
RIM
(and
its
affiliates)
and
the
Money
Managers
and
compliance
with
applicable
regulatory
requirements.
In
preparation
for
the
annual
review,
the
Independent
Trustees,
with
the
advice
and
assistance
of
their
independent
counsel
(“Independent
Counsel”),
also
requested
and
the
Board
considered:
(1)
information
and
reports
prepared
by
RIM
relating
to
the
services
provided
by
RIM
(and
its
affiliates)
and
the
Money
Managers
to
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds;
(2)
information
and
reports
prepared
by
RIM
relating
to
the
profitability
of
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund
to
RIM
(and
its
affiliates);
and
(3)
information
received
from
an
independent,
nationally
recognized
provider
of
investment
company
information
comparing
(i)
the
performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
over
various
time
periods
and
(ii)
the
Funds’
and
the
Underlying
Funds’
respective
operating
expenses
as
of
each
Fund’s
last
fiscal
year
end,
with
other
peer
funds
not
managed
by
RIM,
believed
by
the
provider
to
be
generally
comparable
to
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
(the
“Third-Party
Information”).
The
Third-Party
Information
provided
performance
and
operating
expense
comparisons
for
the
Underlying
Funds
that
are
series
of
Russell
Investment
Funds
(“RIF
Underlying
Funds”)
and
comparisons
for
Class
S
shares
of
the
Underlying
Funds
that
are
series
of
Russell
Investment
Company
(“RIC
Underlying
Funds”).
In
the
case
of
each
Fund,
its
other
peer
funds
are
collectively
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
Fund’s
“Comparable
Funds,”
and,
with
the
Fund,
such
Comparable
Funds
are
collectively
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
Fund’s
“Performance
Universe”
in
the
case
of
performance
comparisons,
and
the
Fund’s
“Expense
Universe”
in
the
case
of
operating
expense
comparisons.
The
foregoing
and
other
information
received
by
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
in
connection
with
its
evaluations
of
the
Agreements
are
collectively
called
the
“Agreement
Evaluation
Information.”
The
Trustees’
evaluations
also
reflected
the
knowledge
and
familiarity
gained
as
Board
members
of
the
Funds
and
the
other
RIM-managed
funds
for
which
the
Board
has
supervisory
responsibility,
including
the
Underlying
Funds
(“Other
RIM
Funds”),
with
respect
to
services
provided
by
RIM,
RIM’s
affiliates
and
each
Money
Manager.
The
Trustees
received
a
memorandum
from
counsel
to
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
(“Fund
Counsel”)
discussing
the
legal
standards
for
their
consideration
of
the
continuations
of
the
Agreements,
and
the
Independent
Trustees
separately
received
a
memorandum
regarding
their
responsibilities
from
their
Independent
Counsel.
At
a
meeting
held
in
person
on
April
24,
2023,
the
Independent
Trustees
met
privately
with
Independent
Counsel
to
discuss
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
to
that
date.
At
a
meeting
held
in
person
on
April
25,
2023
(the
“Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting”),
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
in
preparation
for
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
met:
(1)
in
an
executive
session
with
a
representative
of
TA
Associates
Management,
L.P.
(“TA
Associates”),
at
which
(i)
Independent
Counsel,
(ii)
Fund
Counsel,
(iii)
the
Chief
Investment
Officer
(“CIO”)
of
the
Funds,
who
is
also
the
President
and
CIO
of
RIM
and
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company,
(iv)
the
Chief
Financial
Officer
and
the
Chief
Legal
Officer
of
RIM
and
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company,
and
(v)
the
President,
Chief
Executive
Officer
and
non-Independent
Trustee
of
the
Funds,
who
is
also
the
Chief
Operating
Officer
of
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company,
were
present;
(2)
met
with
representatives
of
RIM;
and
then
(3)
the
Independent
Trustees
met
in
a
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
at
which
no
representatives
of
RIM
or
the
Funds’
management
were
present
to
further
review
and
discuss
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
to
that
date.
On
the
basis
of
that
review,
at
the
conclusion
of
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
communicated
additional
questions
and
requested
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
Certain
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
requested
verbally
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
subsequent
thereto
in
writing
was
provided
to
the
Board
on
May
9,
2023.
On
May
15,
2023,
the
Independent
Trustees
met
by
video
conference
in
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
to
further
discuss
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and
review
the
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
provided
to
date.
On
May
16,
2023,
the
Independent
Trustees
provided
follow-up
requests
and
comments
relating
to
the
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
On
May
19,
2023
and
at
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Board
Chair
and
Board,
respectively,
were
provided
with
responses
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to
the
follow-up
requests
and
comments
relating
to
certain
of
the
additional
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
requested
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
subsequent
thereto.
At
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
again
met
in
person
in
a
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
to
review
the
additional
or
updated
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
to
that
date.
At
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
proposed
continuance
of
the
Agreements
with
RIM,
Fund
management,
Independent
Counsel
and
Fund
Counsel.
The
Board
considered
that
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and
presentations
made
by
RIM
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting
as
part
of
this
review
encompassed
the
Funds
and
all
Other
RIM
Funds.
Information
received
by
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
prior
to
and
at
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting,
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
and
other
meetings
identified
above
is
included
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information.
Prior
to
voting
at
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Independent
Trustees
met
in
private
session
with
Independent
Counsel
to
consider
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
received
from
RIM
and
management
at
and
prior
to
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting.
The
discussion
below
reflects
all
of
these
reviews.
In
evaluating
the
Agreements,
the
Board
considered
that
each
of
the
Underlying
Funds
employs
a
manager-of-managers
method
of
investment
and
that
the
Underlying
Funds,
in
employing
a
manager-of-managers
method
of
investment,
operate
in
a
manner
that
is
different
from
many
other
investment
companies.
Specifically,
the
Board
considered
that
RIM
has
engaged
multiple
unaffiliated
Money
Managers
for
the
Underlying
Funds
and
is
responsible
for
paying
fees
to
the
Money
Managers
(“Money
Manager
Fees”)
out
of
the
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Underlying
Funds
to
RIM
for
its
services
under
the
RIM
Agreement.
A
Money
Manager
may
have
(1)
a
discretionary
asset
management
assignment
pursuant
to
which
it
is
allocated
a
portion
of
an
Underlying
Fund’s
assets
to
manage
directly
and
for
which
it
selects
and
trades
the
individual
portfolio
securities
for
the
assets
assigned
to
it;
(2)
a
non-
discretionary
assignment
pursuant
to
which
it
provides
a
model
portfolio
to
RIM
representing
its
investment
recommendations,
based
upon
which
RIM
purchases
and
sells
securities
for
an
Underlying
Fund;
or
(3)
both
a
discretionary
and
a
non-discretionary
assignment.
Money
Manager
Fees
for
a
non-discretionary
assignment
may
be
the
same
as,
or
lower
than,
the
fees
would
be
for
a
discretionary
assignment
with
the
same
Money
Manager.
The
Board
considered
that
RIM
(rather
than
any
Money
Manager
in
the
case
of
Underlying
Funds)
is
responsible
under
the
RIM
Agreement
for
determining,
implementing
and
maintaining
the
investment
program
for
each
Fund
and,
in
conducting
each
Fund’s
investment
program,
allocating
assets
of
such
Fund
principally
among
its
Underlying
Funds.
The
assets
of
each
Fund
are
principally
invested
in
different
combinations
of
the
Underlying
Funds
pursuant
to
target
asset
allocations
set
by
RIM.
RIM
analyzes
opportunities
and
risks
at
the
aggregate
level
of
the
four
main
asset
classes
equities,
fixed
income,
multi-asset
and
alternatives
and
monitors
exposure
to
such
asset
classes
using
analytical
tools
to
seek
to
ensure
that
any
deviations
from
the
target
asset
allocations
are
intentional
and
tactical.
RIM
periodically
evaluates
each
Fund’s
allocation
between
asset
classes
to
seek
to
ensure
that
the
allocations
optimally
match
the
Fund’s
stated
investment
objectives
and
risk
profile.
RIM
may
modify
the
target
asset
allocation
for
any
Fund,
including
changes
to
the
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
invest
from
time
to
time.
The
overall
performance
of
each
Fund
therefore
has
reflected,
in
part,
the
performance
of
RIM
in
designing
the
investment
program
of
the
Fund
and
in
determining
the
Funds’
target
strategic
asset
allocations.
The
overall
performance
of
each
Fund
also
has
reflected
the
performance
of
RIM
in
managing
its
Underlying
Funds.
Assets
of
each
Underlying
Fund
are
allocated
among
RIM
and
the
multiple
Money
Manager
strategies
selected
by
RIM
for
that
Underlying
Fund.
RIM
may
change
an
Underlying
Fund’s
asset
allocation
to
a
Money
Manager
at
any
time,
including
by
allocating
no
Underlying
Fund
assets
to
one
or
more
Money
Manager
strategies.
In
addition,
RIM
continues
to
manage
the
investment
of
each
Underlying
Fund’s
cash
and
portions
of
an
Underlying
Fund
during
transitions
between
discretionary
Money
Managers.
RIM
also
continues
to
manage
directly
any
portion
of
each
Underlying
Fund’s
assets
that
RIM
determines
not
to
allocate
to
Money
Manager
strategies.
Most
Underlying
Funds
usually,
but
not
always,
pursue
a
strategy
of
being
fully
invested
by
exposing
all
or
a
portion
of
their
cash
to
the
performance
of
certain
markets
by
purchasing
equity
securities,
fixed
income
securities
and/or
derivatives.
This
cash
“equitization”
strategy
is
managed
by
RIM
and
is
intended
to
cause
a
Fund
to
perform
as
though
its
cash
were
actually
invested
in
those
specified
markets
or
strategies.
With
respect
to
the
portion
of
an
Underlying
Fund
that
RIM
manages
based
upon
non-
discretionary
Money
Manager
model
portfolios,
RIM
constructs
a
portfolio
that
represents
the
aggregation
of
the
model
portfolios
based
upon
RIM’s
allocation
to
each
Money
Manager’s
strategy
through
an
“enhanced
portfolio
implementation,”
or
“emulation,”
process
designed
to
capture
return
streams
of
multiple
Money
Managers
in
a
centralized
portfolio.
RIM
then
implements
the
portfolio
consistent
with
the
aggregation
of
the
model
portfolios,
but
may
deviate
from
such
aggregation
for
the
purposes
of
exposure
and
transaction
cost
management.
RIM
stated
its
belief
that
the
Underlying
Funds
benefit
from
emulation
through,
among
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other
things,
improved
incremental
returns
over
time
due
to
lower
aggregate
transaction
costs
(including
the
impact
of
lower
trading
volume
on
custody
charges)
and
turnover
from
reduced
trading
volumes,
and
the
potential
for
additional
commission
recapture.
The
Board
noted
the
variety
and
complexity
of
investment
advisory
services
that
RIM
provides
directly
or,
through
the
Underlying
Funds,
indirectly
to
the
Funds
under
the
RIM
Agreement.
In
the
case
of
Underlying
Funds,
RIM
is
responsible
for
selecting
(subject
to
Board
approval),
overseeing
and
evaluating
the
performance
results
of
the
Money
Managers
for
each
Underlying
Fund
and
for
actively
managing
allocations
and
reallocations
of
its
assets
among
Money
Manager
strategies
and
RIM
itself.
Each
discretionary
Money
Manager
for
an
Underlying
Fund
in
effect
performs
the
function
of
an
individual
portfolio
manager
who
is
responsible
for
researching,
selecting
and
trading
portfolio
securities
for
the
portion
of
the
Underlying
Fund
assigned
to
it
by
RIM
in
accordance
with
the
Underlying
Fund’s
applicable
investment
objective,
policies
and
restrictions,
any
specific
guidelines
placed
by
RIM
upon
their
selection
of
portfolio
securities,
and
the
Money
Manager’s
specified
role
in
an
Underlying
Fund.
A
Money
Manager’s
primary
role
is
to
pursue
a
particular
investment
strategy
that
has
been
selected
and
assigned
to
it
by
RIM
through
sector
and
security
selection
and
risk
control
measures
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
its
RIM-assigned
guidelines.
The
Money
Managers
operate
subject
to
the
oversight
of,
and
instructions
from,
RIM.
For
each
Underlying
Fund,
RIM
is
responsible
for,
among
other
things,
providing
each
Money
Manager
with
the
investment
guidelines
and
policies
for
the
Underlying
Fund
and
any
specific
investment
restrictions;
monitoring
the
performance
of
each
Money
Manager
and
Underlying
Fund;
generally
supervising
compliance
by
the
discretionary
Money
Managers
and,
as
applicable,
the
non-discretionary
Money
Managers
with
each
Underlying
Fund’s
investment
objective
and
policies;
with
respect
to
Underlying
Funds
with
non-discretionary
Money
Managers,
purchasing
and
selling
securities
for
the
Underlying
Funds
based
on
model
portfolios
representing
the
investment
recommendations
of
the
non-discretionary
Money
Managers;
managing
Underlying
Fund
assets
that
are
not
allocated
to
Money
Manager
strategies;
managing
the
Underlying
Funds’
cash
balances;
and
recommending
at
least
annually
to
the
Board
whether
portfolio
management
contracts
should
be
renewed,
modified
or
terminated.
In
addition
to
its
annual
recommendation
as
to
the
renewal,
modification
or
termination
of
portfolio
management
contracts,
RIM
is
responsible
for
recommending
to
the
Board
additions
of
new
Money
Managers
or
terminations
or
replacements
of
existing
Money
Managers
at
any
time
when,
based
on
RIM’s
research
and
ongoing
review
and
analysis,
such
actions
are,
in
RIM’s
judgment,
appropriate.
RIM
provides
each
Money
Manager
with
specific
investment
guidelines
based
on
an
Underlying
Fund’s
investment
program
and
RIM’s
assessment
of
the
Money
Manager’s
expertise
and
investment
style
whereby
RIM
attempts
to
capitalize
on
the
strengths
of
each
Money
Manager
and
to
combine
their
investment
activities
in
a
complementary
fashion.
Therefore,
RIM’s
selection
of
Money
Managers
for
an
Underlying
Fund
is
made
not
only
on
the
basis
of
performance
considerations
but
also
on
the
basis
of
other
factors,
including
anticipated
compatibility
with
other
Money
Managers
in
the
same
Underlying
Fund.
In
light
of
the
foregoing,
the
overall
performance
of
each
Underlying
Fund
has
reflected,
in
great
part,
the
performance
of
RIM
in
designing
the
Underlying
Fund’s
investment
program,
structuring
the
Underlying
Fund,
selecting
effective
Money
Managers,
and
allocating
assets
among
the
Money
Manager
strategies
and
RIM
in
a
manner
designed
to
achieve
the
investment
objectives
of
the
Underlying
Fund.
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
noted
the
broad
array
of
investment
management
services
provided
to
the
Underlying
Funds
by
RIM
and
the
relatively
narrow
portfolio
management
services
provided
to
the
Underlying
Funds
by
Money
Managers.
RIM
has
advised
the
Board
that
its
portfolio
construction
process
is
investment
led
and
designed
to
be
conducted
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
its
fiduciary
duties.
The
objective
of
RIM’s
portfolio
construction
is
to
meet
a
portfolio’s
investment
objective
and
established
excess
return
target.
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
noted
that
while
it
has
general
goals
for
Money
Manager
Fees
in
the
aggregate
globally,
there
are
no
specific
fee
targets
that
are
established
for
individual
portfolios,
which
includes
each
of
the
Underlying
Funds.
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
Money
Manager
Fees,
in
the
aggregate,
must
allow
RIM
to
remain
a
going
concern
with
sufficient
resources
to
provide
required
services
to
the
Funds
and
to
earn
a
reasonable
profit.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
RIM
portfolio
managers
utilize
a
number
of
tools
in
the
portfolio
construction
process
in
order
to
meet
an
Underlying
Fund’s
objective
taking
into
account
Money
Manager
Fees.
These
tools
include,
among
others,
Money
Manager
selection,
Money
Manager
allocation,
Money
Manager
Fee
negotiations,
guideline
customization
and
RIM’s
direct
management
of
a
portion
of
the
Underlying
Funds’
assets
(as
further
described
below).
The
Board
considered
that
the
prospectuses
for
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
and
other
public
disclosures
have
emphasized,
and
continue
to
emphasize,
to
investors
RIM’s
role
as
the
principal
investment
manager
for
each
Underlying
Fund,
rather
than
the
investment
selection
or
recommendation
role
of
these
Underlying
Funds’
Money
Managers,
and
describe
the
manner
in
which
the
Funds
or
Underlying
Funds
operate
so
that
investors
may
take
that
information
into
account
when
deciding
to
purchase
shares
of
any
such
Fund.
The
Board
further
considered
that
Fund
investors
in
pursuing
their
investment
goals
and
objectives
likely
purchased
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their
shares
on
the
basis
of
this
information
and
RIM’s
reputation
and
experience
in
managing
the
manager-of-managers
structure
of
the
Underlying
Funds.
The
Board
also
considered
the
demands
and
complexity
of
managing
the
Underlying
Funds
pursuant
to
the
manager-of-managers
structure,
the
special
expertise
of
RIM
with
respect
to
the
manager-of-managers
structure
of
the
Underlying
Funds
and
the
possibility
that,
at
the
current
expense
ratio
of
each
Underlying
Fund,
there
might
be
no
acceptable
alternative
investment
managers
to
replace
RIM
on
comparable
terms
given
the
need
to
continue
the
manager-of-managers
strategy
of
such
Underlying
Fund
selected
by
shareholders
in
purchasing
their
shares.
In
addition
to
these
general
factors
relating
to
the
manager-of-managers
structure
of
the
Underlying
Funds,
the
Trustees
considered,
with
respect
to
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund,
various
specific
factors
in
evaluating
the
renewal
of
the
RIM
Agreement,
including
the
following:
1.
The
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
management
and
other
services
provided,
and
expected
to
be
provided,
to
the
Fund
or
the
Underlying
Fund
by
RIM;
2.
The
advisory
fee
paid
by
the
Fund
or
the
Underlying
Fund
to
RIM
for
its
services
under
the
RIM
Agreement
(the
“Advisory
Fee”),
and
the
fact
that
it
encompasses
all
investment
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund,
including,
in
the
case
of
Underlying
Funds,
the
fact
that
RIM
pays
all
Money
Manager
Fees
out
of
its
Advisory
Fee;
3.
The
combined
Advisory
Fee
paid
to
RIM
and
the
administrative
fee
paid
to
RIM’s
wholly
owned
subsidiary
for
administrative
services
(the
“Administrative
Fee,”
and
together
with
the
Advisory
Fee,
the
“Management
Fee”);
4.
The
performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
benchmark
indices
and
Comparable
Funds;
5.
Information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
other
fees
and
benefits
received
by
RIM
or
its
affiliates
in
connection
with
the
Fund
or
the
Underlying
Fund,
including
any
administrative
or
transfer
agent
fees,
any
fees
received
for
management
or
administration
of
funds
in
which
the
Underlying
Funds
invest
their
uninvested
cash
and
securities
lending
cash
collateral,
and
commissions
or
other
compensation
in
connection
with
the
execution
of
portfolio
securities
and
foreign
exchange
transactions;
6.
Information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund;
7.
Information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
the
profits
that
RIM
derives
from
its
mutual
fund
operations
generally
and
from
the
Fund
or
the
Underlying
Fund
(excluding
sales
and
client
service
expenses);
and
8.
Information
provided
by
RIM
concerning
economies
of
scale
and
whether
any
scale
economies
are
adequately
shared
with
the
Fund
or
the
Underlying
Fund.
In
connection
with
the
Trustees’
consideration
of
the
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
management
and
other
services
provided,
and
which
are
expected
to
be
provided,
to
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds,
including
Fund
portfolio
management
services,
the
Board
discussed
with
senior
representatives
of
RIM
who
are
also
senior
representatives
of
RIM’s
ultimate
parent
company
certain
changes
in
senior
personnel
and
the
impact
of
other
recent
changes
in
Russell
Investments’
(as
defined
below)
personnel
providing
services
to
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds.
The
CIO
discussed
with
the
Board
the
performance
of
the
Funds
as
well
as
certain
adjustments
to
portfolio
positioning
and
aspects
of
the
natural
evolution
of
RI’s
investment
process
for
certain
Underlying
Funds.
The
Board
also
discussed
the
Funds’
compliance
program
with
the
Funds’
Chief
Compliance
Officer
(“CCO”),
including
certain
items
reported
in
the
annual
report
of
the
CCO
required
under
Rule
38a-1
of
the
1940
Act
(the
“Annual
CCO
Report”).
The
Annual
CCO
Report
included
the
status
of
the
goals
for
the
past
year
related
to
the
compliance
program
that
the
CCO
identified
in
connection
with
last
year’s
Annual
CCO
Report.
The
Annual
CCO
Report
also
included
information
on
the
resources
of
the
compliance
program
and
the
status
of
various
compliance,
operations
and
technology
initiatives
previously
discussed
with
the
Board.
The
CCO
and
Russell
Investments’
Global
Chief
Compliance
Officer
discussed
with
the
Board,
and
the
Board
noted,
certain
enhancements
made
to
the
compliance
programs
of
RIM
and
the
Funds
over
the
past
year
and
suggestions
for
additional
enhancements
going
forward,
certain
staffing
changes
and
areas
of
focus
for
the
upcoming
year.
The
CCO
advised
the
Board
that
the
Funds
and
RIM,
with
respect
to
the
services
RIM
provides
to
the
Funds,
have
each
adopted
and
effectively
implemented
written
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
56
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
policies
and
procedures
that
are
reasonably
designed
to
prevent
violation
of
the
Federal
Securities
Laws
(as
such
term
is
defined
in
the
1940
Act).
The
Board
also
received
information
from
and
discussed
with
the
CCO
interactions
between
RIM
and
its
principal
regulators
over
the
past
twelve
months.
RIM
is
an
indirect
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.,
through
which
the
limited
partners
of
certain
private
equity
funds
affiliated
with
TA
Associates
indirectly
have
a
majority
ownership
interest
through
alternative
investment
vehicles
and
the
limited
partners
of
certain
private
equity
funds
affiliated
with
Reverence
Capital
Partners,
L.P.
(“Reverence
Capital”)
indirectly
have
a
significant
minority
controlling
ownership
interest
through
certain
Reverence
Capital
funds
and
alternative
investment
vehicles
in
RIM
and
its
affiliates
(“Russell
Investments”).
Certain
of
Russell
Investments’
employees
and
Hamilton
Lane
Advisors,
LLC
also
hold
minority,
non-controlling
positions
in
Russell
Investments.
In
connection
with
the
Board’s
initial
approval
of
the
RIM
Agreement
in
2015,
TA
Associates
advised
the
Board
of
its
plans
ultimately
to
effect
a
sale
or
other
disposition
of
its
ownership
interest
in
Russell
Investments.
Any
such
future
transaction
(“Transaction”)
could
cause
a
change
of
control
of
RIM
resulting,
among
other
things,
in
an
assignment
and
termination
of
the
RIM
Agreement,
as
required
by
the
1940
Act
and
by
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
RIM
Agreement.
In
the
event
of
a
Transaction,
the
Board
would
be
required
to
consider
the
approval
of
the
terms
and
conditions
of
a
replacement
agreement
(“Successor
Agreement”)
for
the
RIM
Agreement
and,
thereafter,
to
submit
the
Successor
Agreement
to
each
Fund’s
shareholders
for
approval,
as
required
by
the
1940
Act.
During
the
executive
session
with
a
representative
of
TA
Associates
held
in
connection
with
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting,
among
other
things,
the
status
of
TA
Associates’
indirect
investment
in
RIM
and
RIM’s
access
to
sufficient
resources
to
support
its
activities
in
respect
of
the
Funds,
including
in
light
of
the
current
market
environment,
current
debt
levels
of
Russell
Investments
Group,
Ltd.
and
certain
changes
in
Russell
Investments’
senior
management
were
discussed.
The
Board
was
not
advised
of
any
change
in
TA
Associates’
ultimate
plans
regarding
its
ownership
interest
in
Russell
Investments.
The
Board
was
advised
of
TA
Associates’
commitment
to
continue
to
support
the
same
level
of
services
currently
being
provided
by
RIM
and
its
affiliates
to
the
Funds.
As
noted
above,
RIM,
in
addition
to
managing
the
investment
of
each
Underlying
Fund’s
cash,
directly
manages
a
portion
(which
may
represent
a
significant
portion)
of
the
Underlying
Funds
pursuant
to
the
RIM
Agreement,
with
the
actual
allocation
of
Underlying
Fund
assets
among
Money
Manager
strategies
and
RIM
being
determined
from
time
to
time
by
the
RIM
portfolio
manager(s).
In
the
management
of
Underlying
Funds’
assets,
RIM
utilizes
quantitative
and/or
rules-based
processes
and
qualitative
analysis
to
assess
Underlying
Fund
characteristics
and
invests
in
securities
and
instruments
which
are
intended
to
provide
the
desired
exposures
(such
as
lower
volatility,
momentum,
value,
growth,
quality,
capitalization
size,
industry,
sector,
region,
currency,
credit
or
mortgage
exposure,
country
risk,
yield
curve
positioning,
or
interest
rates).
For
example,
RIM
may
utilize
tools
such
as
“optimization,”
which
involves
the
analysis
of
tradeoffs
between
various
risk
and
return
factors
as
well
as
turnover
and
transaction
costs,
in
order
to
estimate
optimal
portfolio
positioning.
RIM
may
use
strategies
based
on
indexes,
including
optimized
index
sampling
(strategies
that
seek
to
purchase
a
sampling
of
securities
using
optimization
and
risk
models)
and/or
index
replication.
For
certain
Underlying
Funds,
RIM
may
invest
in
derivative
instruments
and
may
use
derivatives
to
take
both
long
and
short
positions.
RIM’s
direct
management
of
assets
for
these
purposes
is
hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
“Direct
Management
Services.”
While
no
new
direct
management
strategies
were
implemented
in
2022,
the
Board
has
been
advised
that,
where
appropriate
in
its
judgment,
RIM
may
continue
exploring
the
possible
addition
of
new
or
expansion
of
existing
Direct
Management
Services.
Therefore,
larger
portions
of
certain
Underlying
Funds
may
be
managed
directly
by
RIM
pursuant
to
the
Direct
Management
Services.
According
to
RIM,
for
the
Underlying
Funds,
its
portfolio
managers
combine
Money
Manager
strategies
and,
through
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services,
align
exposures
with
RIM’s
preferred
positioning
by
seeking
to
precisely
manage
portfolio
exposures
as
well
as
to
generate
alpha
as
they
construct
portfolios.
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services
are
customized
portfolios
directly
managed
by
RIM
for
use
within
the
total
portfolio
of
an
Underlying
Fund.
RIM’s
Direct
Management
Services
are
used
in
conjunction
with
allocations
to
Money
Manager
strategies
to
fully
reflect
RIM’s
strategic
and
dynamic
insights
with
integrated
liquidity
and
risk
management.
The
Board
considered
that
RIM
is
not
required
to
pay
Money
Manager
Fees
to
any
Money
Managers
with
respect
to
assets
for
which
it
provides
Direct
Management
Services
and
that
the
profits
derived
by
RIM
generally
and
from
the
Underlying
Funds
consequently
may
be
increased,
although
RIM
noted
that
it
incurs
additional
costs
in
providing
Direct
Management
Services.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
allocations,
or
increased
allocations,
of
Underlying
Fund
assets
to
Direct
Management
Services,
together
with
Money
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
57
Manager
selection,
allocations
among
Money
Manager
strategies,
renegotiation
of
Money
Manager
Fees
and
changes
in
existing
Money
Manager
assignments
from
discretionary
to
non-discretionary
assignments
where
there
is
a
related
Money
Manager
Fee
reduction
may
reduce
its
costs
of
providing
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Underlying
Funds,
which
would
benefit
RIM.
The
Board
considered
RIM’s
advice
that
any
such
benefit,
including
any
increased
profits
to
RIM,
ultimately
may
be
partially
offset
by
the
impact
of
any
new
or
additional
fee
waivers
or
expense
caps
separately
agreed
upon
and
implemented
from
time
to
time
for
the
affected
Underlying
Funds
and
any
costs
of
incremental
investments
or
increased
cost
allocations
that
RIM
may
incur
to
support
Direct
Management
Services.
The
Board
also
considered
information
provided
by
RIM
as
to
the
potential
benefits
of
the
Direct
Management
Services
to
the
Underlying
Funds,
and
the
fact
that
the
aggregate
Advisory
Fees
paid
by
the
Underlying
Funds
are
not
increased
as
a
result
of
RIM’s
direct
management
of
Underlying
Fund
assets
as
part
of
the
Direct
Management
Services
or
otherwise.
The
Board
noted
that
changes
in
the
allocation
of
assets
among
Money
Manager
strategies,
to
Direct
Management
Services,
as
well
as
changes
in
the
allocation
of
Fund
assets
among
the
Underlying
Funds,
may
result
directly
in
higher
related
costs
to
affected
Underlying
Funds,
including
higher
brokerage
commissions
and
other
transaction
costs,
a
portion
of
which
is
paid
to
RIM’s
affiliated
broker
in
connection
with
execution
of
portfolio
transactions
in
connection
with
such
changes.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that,
in
order
to
preserve
flexibility
and
to
manage
risks,
and
consistent
with
the
terms
of
the
manager-of-
managers
exemptive
order,
in
2019
RIM
created
Money
Manager
“bench”
lineups
for
certain
Underlying
Funds,
whereby
those
Underlying
Funds
have
Board-approved
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers
that
are
not
funded
(i.e.,
have
an
asset
allocation
of
zero).
In
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
the
opportunity
to
decrease
a
Money
Manager’s
allocation
to
zero,
but
not
terminate
the
Money
Manager,
allows
RIM
to
potentially
realize
gains
from
strategies
that
may
have
been
overly
rewarded
in
the
marketplace
over
the
short
to
medium
term,
or
provide
the
opportunity
to
retain
capacity
with
a
Money
Manager
that
may
otherwise
be
closed
to
new
business.
The
Board
noted
that
RIM
does
not
believe
there
are
any
detriments
to
the
Underlying
Funds
or
RIM
from
the
use
of
a
Money
Manager
bench.
RIM
has
advised
the
Board
that
RIM
may
add
Money
Managers
to,
or
remove
Money
Managers
from,
a
Money
Manager
bench
lineup
for
Underlying
Funds,
or
create
Money
Manager
bench
lineups
for
additional
Underlying
Funds.
The
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
outlined
various
changes
that
have
been
implemented
in
the
investment
program
for
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
in
recent
years
and
described
additional
changes
that
have
been
implemented
or
are
underway,
and
the
impact
of
such
changes,
to
the
investment
advisory
services
provided
to
the
Underlying
Funds
by
RIM,
which
the
Trustees
took
into
account
in
their
contract
renewal
deliberations,
including
the
following:
The
Direct
Management
Services
described
above.
Most
discretionary
Money
Manager
equity
assignments
for
Underlying
Funds
were
previously
converted
to
non-discretionary
assignments,
thereby
implementing
emulation
for
those
Money
Manager
equity
assignments.
The
Board
considered
the
potential
impacts
described
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
both
positive
and
negative,
on
the
Underlying
Funds
of
emulation.
RIM
noted
that,
in
implementing
emulation
for
most
equity
assignments
for
the
Underlying
Funds,
it
assumes
various
additional
risks,
including
trade
error
risk
as
it
takes
over
responsibility
for
trading.
RIM
generally
effects
Underlying
Fund
equity
portfolio
transactions
through
an
affiliated
broker
that
receives
a
portion
of
the
commissions
paid
by
the
Funds
for
effecting
some
of
these
transactions.
According
to
RIM,
the
Underlying
Funds
pay
the
same
commission
rates
regardless
of
whether
the
affiliate
receives
any
portion
of
the
commission.
The
commission
rates
the
Underlying
Funds
pay
on
trades
RIM
effects
through
its
affiliated
broker
dealer
are
determined
by
an
oversight
committee
of
RIM.
RIM
noted
certain
recent
enhancements
to
the
emulation
process
for
Underlying
Funds,
including
increasing
the
frequency
of
receipt
of
certain
Money
Manager
model
portfolios
and
the
utilization
of
a
risk-based
portfolio
dashboard.
While
RIM
generally
implements
Money
Manager
equity
strategies
via
emulation,
RIM
has
determined
and
may
determine
that
certain
Money
Manager
equity
strategies
should
be
implemented
by
Money
Managers
on
a
discretionary
basis.
RIM
has
renegotiated
fees
with
certain
Money
Managers
to
lower
levels
and
advised
the
Board
that
it
will
continue
to
assess
opportunities
for
Money
Manager
Fee
reductions
in
the
future.
RIM
advised
the
Board
that
it
has
not
experienced,
and
does
not
expect
to
experience,
any
diminution
in
the
nature,
scope
or
quality
of
services
provided
by
Money
Managers
as
a
result
of
renegotiated
Money
Manager
Fees.
Investment
strategy
and/or
benchmark
changes
for
certain
Underlying
Funds.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
58
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
Adjustments
to
the
overall
credit
quality
and
risk
exposures
for
certain
fixed-income
Underlying
Funds
to
better
align
these
Funds
with
their
peer
group
constituents
which
is
expected
to
result
in
a
higher
level
of
differentiation
between
those
Underlying
Funds.
RIM
modified
the
strategic
asset
allocation
of
the
Funds
in
the
first
quarter
of
2023
to
reflect
market
conditions,
capital
market
forecasts
and
RIM’s
desired
asset
class
exposures.
In
evaluating
the
Funds’
and
Underlying
Funds’
Advisory
Fees
and
Management
Fees,
the
Board
considered
that,
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and
at
past
meetings,
RIM
noted
differences
between
the
investment
strategies
of
certain
Underlying
Funds
and
their
respective
Comparable
Funds
in
pursuing
their
investment
objectives.
The
Third-Party
Information
included,
among
other
things,
comparisons
of
the
Funds’
Advisory
Fees
and
Management
Fees
with
the
advisory
fees
and
management
fees
of
their
Comparable
Funds
on
an
actual
basis
(i.e.,
giving
effect
to
any
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
caps
implemented
by
RIM
with
respect
to
a
Fund
and
by
the
managers
of
such
Fund’s
Comparable
Funds).
The
Third-Party
Information
showed,
among
other
things,
that
the
Moderate
Strategy
Fund,
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
and
Growth
Strategy
Fund
each
had
a
Management
Fee
which,
compared
with
the
management
fees
of
its
respective
Comparable
Funds
on
an
actual
basis,
was
ranked
in
the
second
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe
for
that
expense
component,
and
the
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
had
a
Management
Fee
which,
compared
with
the
management
fees
of
its
respective
Comparable
Funds
on
an
actual
basis,
was
ranked
in
the
first
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe
for
that
expense
component.
In
these
rankings,
the
first
quintile
represents
funds
with
the
lowest
management
fees
among
funds
in
the
Expense
Universe,
and
the
fifth
quintile
represents
funds
with
the
highest
management
fees
among
funds
in
the
Expense
Universe.
The
comparisons
were
based
upon
the
latest
fiscal
years
for
the
Expense
Universe
funds.
The
Funds
and
the
RIF
Underlying
Funds
are
distributed
exclusively
to
holders
of
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
insurance
contracts
issued
by
insurance
companies
(“Insurance
Contract
Holders”).
Among
other
things,
RIM
noted
that
meaningful
comparisons
of
management
fees
between
funds
affiliated
with
insurance
companies
issuing
variable
annuity
and
life
insurance
policies
to
Insurance
Contract
Holders
and
funds
that
are
not
affiliated
with
such
insurance
companies,
such
as
the
Funds
and
the
RIF
Underlying
Funds,
are
difficult
as
insurance
companies
have
flexibility
to
allocate
certain
fees
between
the
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
insurance
contracts
held
by
Insurance
Contract
Holders
and
the
affiliated
underlying
funds.
RIM
also
discussed
the
administrative
services
provided
by
an
insurance
company
to
Insurance
Contract
Holders
invested
in
the
Funds
and
the
RIF
Underlying
Funds
and
the
costs
associated
with
the
provision
of
such
administrative
services.
RIM
explained
that
these
administrative
services
benefit
the
Funds’
and
RIF
Underlying
Funds’
Insurance
Contract
Holders
and
are
necessary
for
the
operation
of
the
Funds
and
the
RIF
Underlying
Funds.
In
discussing
the
Management
Fees
for
the
Underlying
Funds
generally,
RIM
noted,
among
other
things,
that
its
Management
Fees
for
the
Underlying
Funds
encompass
services
that
are
typical
to
services
provided
by
investment
advisers
to
the
Underlying
Funds’
Comparable
Funds,
as
well
as
transition
management
services
that
enable
efficient
and
cost-effective
asset
transition
events
and
the
administration
of
a
cash
equitization
program.
RIM
also
advised
the
Board
that
its
pre-tax
profit
margins
from
its
relationships
with
the
Funds
and
Underlying
Funds
decreased
in
2022,
and
RIM’s
2022
pre-tax
profit
margins
in
providing
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Funds
is
comparable
with
the
median
of
the
operating
profit
margins
of
public
investment
management
company
peers
(in
each
case,
including
sales
and
client
service
expenses)
based
on
a
survey
conducted
for
the
year
2021.
RIM
has
expressed
its
view
that
Advisory
Fees
should
also
be
considered
not
only
in
isolation,
but
also
in
the
context
of
a
Fund’s
or
Underlying
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio
to
obtain
a
complete
picture.
The
Board
considers
each
Fund’s
and
Underlying
Fund’s
Advisory
Fee
and
Management
Fee
on
both
a
standalone
basis
and
in
the
context
of
the
Fund’s
or
Underlying
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio.
The
Board
also
considers
the
various
expense
components,
other
than
the
Advisory
Fee
and
Management
Fee,
that
comprise
each
Fund’s
total
expense
ratio,
and
the
extent
to
which
such
expense
components
contribute
to
each
Fund’s
total
expense
rankings
within
its
Expense
Group.
The
Board
has
engaged,
and
continues
to
engage,
in
discussions
with
RIM
to
identify
opportunities,
where
appropriate,
for
improving
the
Advisory
Fee,
Management
Fee
and/or
total
expense
comparisons
for
certain
Underlying
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
Comparable
Funds
through
Advisory
Fee
waivers
or
expense
caps.
At
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
the
Board
reviewed
and
discussed
with
RIM
the
Management
Fees
and
total
expense
ratios
of
the
Underlying
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
Comparable
Funds,
including
the
fee
waivers
RIM
had
implemented
and
agreed
to
implement
to
reduce
Management
Fees
and/or
total
expenses
for
certain
Underlying
Funds,
and
the
Underlying
Funds’
Comparable
Fund
fee
and
expense
trending
year-over-year.
Based
on
that
review
and
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
59
discussions
with
RIM,
including
discussions
with
RIM
regarding
the
reasonableness
of
various
components
of
certain
Underlying
Funds’
total
expense
ratio
other
than
its
Management
Fee,
the
Independent
Trustees
will
continue
to
evaluate
and
engage
in
ongoing
discussions
with
management
regarding
Management
Fee
and
total
expense
comparisons
of
the
Underlying
Funds.
Based
upon
information
provided
by
RIM,
the
Board
considered
for
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund
whether
economies
of
scale
have
been
realized
and
whether
the
Advisory
Fee
for
such
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund
appropriately
reflects
or
should
be
revised
to
reflect
any
such
economies.
The
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
variability
of
Money
Manager
Fees
and
other
factors
associated
with
the
manager-of-managers
structure
employed
by
the
Underlying
Funds
as
well
as
net
Fund
redemptions
or
purchases
in
recent
years.
With
respect
to
each
Underlying
Fund,
the
Board
considered
any
Advisory
Fee
waivers
that
had
been
implemented
in
the
past
year,
and
those
proposed
to
be
implemented
in
2023
and
2024.
In
addition,
the
Board,
in
the
case
of
certain
Underlying
Funds,
considered
Advisory
Fee
breakpoints
that
previously
had
been
implemented
for
those
Underlying
Funds.
The
Funds
are
primarily
distributed
through,
and
their
assets
are
primarily
attributed
to,
The
Northwestern
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Company
(“Northwestern
Mutual”).
The
Funds
continue
to
experience
outflows;
however,
RIM
advised
the
Board
there
is
regular
contact
with
Northwestern
Mutual
in
order
to
maintain
product
availability
and
continue
efforts
to
grow
the
product
line.
RIM
expressed
its
belief
that
Northwestern
Mutual
is
still
committed
to
the
Funds
and
RIF
Underlying
Funds.
However,
the
Board
has
received
no
direct
assurances
in
this
regard
from
Northwestern
Mutual.
If
Northwestern
Mutual
were
to
discontinue
its
participation
in
the
Funds,
the
Board
considered
that
it
is
unlikely
that
the
Funds
would
remain
viable.
RIM
previously
expressed
its
belief
that
the
Funds
will
remain
viable
in
the
near
term,
and
the
Board
was
not
advised
of
any
change
in
RIM’s
belief
in
this
regard.
The
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
potential
negative
implications
for
significant
future
Fund
asset
growth
if
additional
insurance
companies
do
not
make
the
Funds
available
to
their
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
insurance
policyholders.
The
Board
also
considered
that
the
fee
rates
payable
to
RIM
or
its
affiliates
by
institutional
clients
with
investment
objectives
similar
to
those
of
the
Funds
in
some
cases
are
lower
than
the
advisory
fee
rates
paid
by
the
Funds
(including
indirect
expenses
of
investing
in
Underlying
Funds).
The
Trustees
considered
the
differences
in
the
nature
and
scope
of
services
RIM
provides
to
institutional
clients
and
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds.
RIM
explained,
among
other
things,
that
institutional
products
have
fewer
compliance,
administrative,
client
servicing/communication
and
other
needs
than
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds.
RIM
also
noted
that
due
to
the
number
and
nature
of
investors,
along
with
their
varied
needs
for
liquidity,
there
is
more
portfolio
liquidity
management
and
cash
flow
management
required
for
the
Underlying
Funds
than
for
RIM’s
institutional
clients,
where
assets
are
relatively
stable.
In
addition,
RIM
noted
that
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
are
subject
to
heightened
regulatory
requirements
relative
to
institutional
clients,
including
new
rules
recently
adopted
by
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
Accordingly,
the
Trustees
concluded
that
the
services
provided
to
the
Funds
and
Underlying
Funds
are
sufficiently
different
from
the
services
provided
to
such
institutional
clients
that
comparisons
are
not
probative
and
should
not
be
given
significant
weight.
With
respect
to
the
Funds’
total
expenses,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
total
direct
expenses
(i.e.,
not
including
indirect
expenses
of
the
Underlying
Funds)
for
the
Balanced
Strategy
Fund
ranked
in
the
first
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe,
and
the
total
direct
expenses
for
the
Moderate
Strategy
Fund,
Growth
Strategy
Fund
and
Equity
Growth
Strategy
Fund
each
ranked
in
the
second
quintile
of
its
Expense
Universe.
In
these
rankings,
the
first
quintile
represents
the
funds
with
the
lowest
total
expenses
among
funds
in
the
Expense
Universe
and
the
fifth
quintile
represents
funds
with
the
highest
total
expenses
among
the
Expense
Universe
funds.
On
the
basis
of
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
and
other
information
previously
received
by
the
Board
from
RIM
during
the
course
of
the
year
and
prior
years,
or
presented
at
or
in
connection
with
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting
by
RIM
and
its
affiliates,
the
Board,
in
respect
of
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund,
after
giving
effect
to
any
applicable
fee
waivers
for
the
Underlying
Funds,
and
considering
any
differences
in
the
investment
strategies
of
their
respective
Comparable
Funds
and
in
light
of
other
factors
discussed
above:
(1)
found
that
the
Advisory
Fee
and
Administrative
Fee
were
acceptable
in
light
of
the
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
advisory
and
other
services
provided,
and
expected
to
be
provided,
to
the
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund
and
to
provide
continuity
of
investment
advisory
and
other
services
by
RIM
and
its
affiliates
to
the
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund;
(2)
either
found
that
the
relative
expense
ratio
of
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund
was
comparable
to
those
of
its
Comparable
Funds
or
took
into
account
the
factors
noted
above,
and
other
factors
in
respect
of
the
Underlying
Funds,
in
considering
the
relative
expense
ratio
as
compared
to
those
of
its
Comparable
Funds;
(3)
found
that
the
other
benefits
and
fees
received
by
RIM
or
its
affiliates
from
the
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund
identified
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
60
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
Information
were
not
considered
to
be
excessive;
(4)
found
that
RIM’s
reported
profitability
with
respect
to
the
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund
was
not
considered
to
be
excessive
in
light
of
the
nature,
scope
and
overall
quality
of
the
investment
management
and
other
services
provided
by
RIM
and
applicable
judicial
and
regulatory
guidance;
and
(5)
found
that
the
Advisory
Fee
charged
by
RIM
appropriately
reflects
any
economies
of
scale
realized
by
such
Fund
or
Underlying
Fund
in
light
of
various
factors,
including
potential
negative
implications
for
significant
future
Fund
asset
growth
if
additional
insurance
companies
do
not
make
the
Funds
available
to
their
Insurance
Contract
Holders;
the
Advisory
Fee
breakpoints
that
are
in
place
for
certain
Underlying
Funds;
the
variability
of
Money
Manager
Fees
and
other
factors
associated
with
the
manager-of-managers
structure
employed
by
the
Underlying
Funds;
and
RIM’s
advice
that
it
does
not
believe
it
will
experience
meaningful
economies
of
scale.
The
Board
concluded
that,
under
the
circumstances
and
based
on
RIM’s
performance
information
and
reviews
for
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund,
the
performance
of
each
of
the
Funds
and
Underlying
Funds
supported
the
continuation
of
the
RIM
Agreement.
In
assessing
the
performance
of
the
Funds
and
the
Underlying
Funds
with
at
least
three
years
of
performance
history,
the
Board
focused
upon
each
Fund’s
performance
for
the
3-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022
as
most
relevant,
but
also
considered
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund
performance
for
the
1-year
and,
where
applicable,
5-year
periods
ended
on
such
date.
In
reviewing
the
performance
of
the
Funds
and
Underlying
Funds
generally,
the
Board
took
into
consideration
various
steps
taken
by
RIM
in
the
past
few
years
to
enhance
the
performance
of
certain
Underlying
Funds,
including
changes
in
Money
Managers
or
their
allocations,
changes
to
investment
strategies,
and
RIM’s
implementation
or
expansion
of
its
Direct
Management
Services
and
other
strategies,
which
may
not
yet
be
fully
reflected
in
Underlying
Fund
investment
results.
With
respect
to
the
Moderate
Strategy
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
was
ranked
in
the
fifth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
1-,
3-
and
5-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022.
With
respect
to
the
Balanced
Strategy
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
was
ranked
in
the
fifth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
3-
and
5-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022,
and
was
ranked
in
the
fourth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
1-year
period
ended
on
such
date.
With
respect
to
the
Growth
Strategy
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
was
ranked
in
the
fourth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
3-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
was
ranked
in
the
third
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
1-year
period
ended
on
such
date,
and
was
ranked
the
fifth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
5-year
period
ended
on
such
date.
With
respect
to
the
Equity
Growth
Fund,
the
Third-Party
Information
showed
that
the
Fund’s
performance
was
ranked
in
the
fourth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
1-
and
3-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022,
and
was
ranked
in
the
fifth
quintile
of
its
Performance
Universe
for
the
5-year
period
ended
on
such
date.
The
Board
considered
RIM’s
explanation
that
the
underperformance
of
the
Funds
relative
to
their
respective
Comparable
Funds
for
the
3-year
period
was
primarily
driven
by
asset
allocation
differences.
RIM
noted,
among
other
things,
that
in
comparison
to
the
Funds’
Performance
Universes,
the
Funds
have
more
exposure
to
diversified,
growth-oriented
asset
classes
beyond
traditional
equities,
such
as
global
high
yield
debt,
emerging
market
debt,
global
real
estate,
infrastructure,
and
commodities,
which
are
included
to
provide
diversification
benefits
and
dampen
volatility,
but
detracted
from
the
Funds’
performance
in
a
strong
equity
environment
over
the
3-year
period.
The
Board
also
considered
RIM’s
explanation
that
the
Funds’
relative
overweight
to
non-U.S.
equities
versus
U.S.
equities
negatively
impacted
peer
relative
performance,
as
U.S.
equities
outperformed
non-U.S.
equities
on
an
annualized
basis
during
the
period.
RIM
noted
that
the
Funds’
overweight
to
value,
in
alignment
with
RIM’s
strategic
belief
and
tactical
preferences,
compared
to
their
Comparable
Funds
detracted
from
peer-relative
performance
over
the
3-year
period
as
growth
equities
outperformed
value
equities.
RIM
further
noted
that
the
Funds’
strategic
asset
allocations
were
modified
in
April
2021,
with
the
objective
of
improving
return
potential
given
the
current
capital
markets
environment
and
capital
markets
forecasts,
and
improving
asset
class
and
performance
attribution
transparency.
RIM
also
noted
that
it
modified
the
strategic
asset
allocation
of
the
Funds
in
March
2023
to
reflect
market
conditions,
capital
market
forecasts
and
RIM’s
desired
asset
class
exposures.
In
evaluating
performance,
the
Board
considered
each
Fund’s
and
Underlying
Fund’s
performance
not
only
relative
to
its
Comparable
Funds,
but
also
in
absolute
terms
and
relative
to
appropriate
benchmarks
and
indices.
The
Board
considered
the
Underlying
Funds’
performance
relative
to
their
benchmarks
in
light
of
RIM’s
advice
that
its
investment
philosophy
and
process
seek
to
combine
investment
managers
to
produce
benchmark-beating
returns
with
above-average
consistency.
Among
the
Underlying
Funds
in
which
the
Funds
were
invested
as
of
December
31,
2022,
for
the
1-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement,
continued
(Unaudited)
Basis
for
Approval
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
61
Equity
Fund,
RIF
International
Developed
Markets
Fund
and
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
outperformed
their
respective
benchmarks;
for
the
3-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund,
RIC
Global
Equity
Fund
and
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
outperformed
their
respective
benchmarks;
and
for
the
5-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
RIF
U.S.
Small
Cap
Equity
Fund
and
RIF
Global
Real
Estate
Securities
Fund
outperformed
their
respective
benchmarks.
The
Board
also
considered
the
Money
Manager
changes
that
have
been
made
during
the
past
year
and
that
the
performance
of
Money
Managers
continues
to
impact
the
performance
of
the
Funds
and
Underlying
Funds
for
periods
prior
and
subsequent
to
their
termination.
Further,
the
Board
considered
the
implementation
of
additional
strategies
or
refinements
to
strategies
discussed
in
the
Agreement
Evaluation
Information
and/or
prior
Board
meetings
that
have
been
and
may
be
employed
by
RIM
in
respect
of
certain
Underlying
Funds.
After
considering
the
foregoing
and
other
relevant
factors,
including
factors
described
above,
the
Board
concluded
in
respect
of
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund
that
continuation
of
the
RIM
Agreement
would
be
in
the
best
interest
of
such
Fund
and
its
shareholders
and
voted
to
approve
the
continuation
of
the
RIM
Agreement.
At
the
Agreement
Information
Review
Meeting
and
Agreement
Evaluation
Meeting,
with
respect
to
the
evaluation
of
the
terms
of
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers
for
the
Underlying
Funds,
the
Board
received
and
considered
information
from
RIM
reporting,
among
other
things,
for
each
Money
Manager,
the
Money
Manager’s
performance
over
various
periods;
RIM’s
assessment
of
the
performance
of
each
Money
Manager;
any
significant
business
relationships
between
the
Money
Manager
and
RIM
or
Russell
Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC,
the
Funds’
and
Underlying
Funds’
underwriter;
and
RIM’s
recommendation
to
retain
each
discretionary
or
non-discretionary
Money
Manager
on
the
current
terms
and
conditions,
including
at
the
current
fee
rate,
other
than
one
discretionary
Money
Manager
for
two
Manager-of-Managers
Underlying
Funds
pending
termination
that
RIM
recommended
be
retained
until
a
termination
date
to
be
determined
in
RIM’s
discretion,
but
for
no
more
than
a
one-year
period.
The
Board
received
reports
during
the
course
of
the
year
from
the
Funds’
CCO
regarding
her
assessments
of
Money
Manager
compliance
programs
and
any
compliance
issues.
RIM
did
not
identify
any
benefits
from
the
Underlying
Funds’
portfolio
transactions
received
by
Money
Managers
or
their
affiliates
other
than
potential
benefits
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
or
commissions
paid
to
any
affiliated
broker-dealer
through
which
a
discretionary
Money
Manager
may
execute
trades.
RIM
recommended
that
each
of
the
Money
Managers
be
retained
for
its
current
discretionary
or
non-discretionary
assignment
at
its
current
fee
rate.
In
doing
so,
RIM,
as
it
has
in
the
past,
advised
the
Board
that
it
does
not
regard
Money
Manager
profitability
or
economies
of
scale
as
relevant
to
its
evaluation
of
the
portfolio
management
contracts
with
Money
Managers
because
the
willingness
of
Money
Managers
to
serve
in
such
capacity
depends
upon
arm’s-length
negotiations
with
RIM;
RIM
is
aware
of
the
standard
fee
rates
charged
by
Money
Managers
to
other
clients;
and
RIM
believes
that
the
fees
agreed
upon
with
Money
Managers
are
reasonable
and
appropriate
in
light
of
the
anticipated
quality
of
investment
advisory
services
to
be
rendered.
The
Board
accepted
RIM’s
explanation
of
the
relevance
of
Money
Manager
profitability
in
light
of
RIM’s
belief
that
such
fees
are
reasonable;
the
Board’s
findings
as
to
the
acceptability
of
the
Advisory
Fee
paid
by
each
Underlying
Fund;
and
the
fact
that
each
Money
Manager’s
fee
is
paid
by
RIM.
Based
upon
RIM’s
recommendations,
together
with
relevant
Agreement
Evaluation
Information,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
fees
paid
to
the
Money
Managers
of
each
Underlying
Fund
are
acceptable
in
light
of
RIM’s
assessment
of
quality
of
the
investment
advisory
services
provided
and
that
continuation
of
the
portfolio
management
contract
with
each
Money
Manager
of
each
Underlying
Fund
would
be
in
the
best
interests
of
such
Underlying
Fund
and
its
shareholders.
*
*
*
This
discussion
is
not
intended
to
include
all
of
the
factors
and
information
considered
by
the
Board.
In
their
deliberations,
the
Trustees
did
not
identify
any
particular
information
as
to
the
RIM
Agreement
or,
other
than
RIM’s
recommendation,
the
portfolio
management
contract
with
any
Money
Manager
for
an
Underlying
Fund
that
was
all-important
or
controlling,
except,
in
the
case
of
the
RIM
Agreement,
the
need
to
continue
the
managers-of-managers
structure
of
the
Underlying
Funds,
and
each
Trustee
attributed
different
weights
to
the
various
factors
considered.
The
Trustees
evaluated
all
information
available
to
them
on
a
Fund-by-Fund
basis
and
their
determinations
were
made
in
respect
of
each
Fund
and
Underlying
Fund.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
62
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
The
Funds
have
adopted
and
implemented
a
liquidity
risk
management
program
(the
“Program”)
in
accordance
with
Rule
22e-4
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“Liquidity
Rule”).
The
Program
seeks
to
assess,
manage,
and
review
each
Fund’s
“liquidity
risk.”
For
purposes
of
the
Liquidity
Rule,
“liquidity
risk”
is
defined
as
the
risk
that
a
Fund
is
unable
to
satisfy
redemption
requests
without
significantly
diluting
remaining
investors’
interests
in
the
Fund.
The
Program
is
comprised
of
various
components
designed
to
support
the
assessment
and/or
management
of
liquidity
risk,
including:
1.
Assessment,
management
and
periodic
review
of
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk;
2.
Classification
of
each
Fund’s
investments
into
four
categories
or
liquidity
buckets
based
on
how
long
it
would
take
to
convert
the
investment
to
cash
(the
“Classification
Regime”);
3.
Establishment
and
annual
review
of
a
highly
liquid
investment
minimum
(“HLIM”)
for
each
Fund
that
does
not
invest
primarily
in
“highly
liquid”
investments
(as
defined
under
the
Liquidity
Rule);
4.
Requirements
applicable
to
a
Fund’s
holdings
of
“illiquid
investments”
(as
defined
under
the
Liquidity
Rule);
and
5.
Implementation
of
redemption
in-kind
policies
and
procedures.
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
RIF
(the
“Board”)
appointed
RIM,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
as
the
Program
administrator
(the
“Program
Administrator”).
The
Program
Administrator
has
delegated
responsibility
to
implement
and
administer
the
Program,
subject
to
oversight
by
the
Program
Administrator,
to
one
or
more
RIM
associates
(the
“Program
Administrator
Delegate”).
The
Program
Administrator,
through
the
Program
Administrator
Delegate,
monitors
the
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
the
Program’s
implementation
and
on
a
periodic
basis
assesses
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
based
on
a
variety
of
factors.
At
the
May
22,
2023
meeting
of
the
Regulatory
and
Investment
Compliance
Committee
of
the
Board
(the
“Meeting”),
the
Program
Administrator
reviewed
the
Program
Administrator’s
annual
written
report
(the
“Report”)
addressing
the
Program’s
operation
as
well
as
the
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
its
implementation
for
the
period
from
January
1,
2022
through
December
31,
2022
(the
“Program
Reporting
Period”).
The
Report
summarized
the
factors
considered
by
the
Program
Administrator
in
assessing
whether
the
Program
has
been
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
with
respect
to
each
Fund.
Such
information
and
factors
included,
among
other
things:
(1)
the
framework
used
to
assess,
manage,
and
periodically
review
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
and
the
results
of
this
assessment;
(2)
the
methodology
and
inputs
used
in
connection
with
the
Classification
Regime,
including
circumstances
in
which
the
Program
Administrator
adjusted
a
preliminary
classification
provided
by
the
third-party
service
provider
engaged
to
assist
in
preparing
classifications
of
portfolio
investments
(the
“Service
Provider”)
or
adjusted
the
inputs
used
by
the
Service
Provider
to
generate
preliminary
classifications;
(3)
whether
a
new
HLIM
should
be
established,
or
an
existing
HLIM
continued
or
modified,
for
each
Fund
and
the
procedures
for
monitoring
for
HLIM
compliance;
(4)
whether
a
Fund
invested
more
than
15%
of
its
assets
in
illiquid
investments
and
the
procedures
for
monitoring
for
this
limit;
(5)
specific
liquidity
events
arising
during
the
Program
Reporting
Period,
including
the
impact
on
Fund
liquidity
caused
by
extended
non-U.S.
market
closures;
and
(6)
actions
taken
by
the
Program
Administrator
and
Program
Administrator
Delegate
during
the
Program
Reporting
Period
to
manage
Fund
liquidity
and
liquidity
risk.
The
Board
was
informed
that,
in
connection
with
its
previous
annual
review
and
assessment
of
the
Program,
the
Program
Administrator
made
certain
updates
to
the
Program
during
the
Program
Reporting
Period.
The
Board
was
also
informed
of
certain
updates
to
the
Program
that
would
be
implemented
in
the
2023
reporting
period.
Based
on
the
Program
Administrator’s
review
and
the
factors
set
forth
in
the
Report,
the
Report
concluded
that:
(1)
the
Program
continues
to
be
reasonably
designed
to
effectively
assess
and
manage
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk;
(2)
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
continues
to
be
appropriate
in
light
of
the
Fund’s
investment
objective
and
strategies;
(3)
each
Fund’s
investment
strategies
continue
to
be
appropriate
for
an
open-ended
management
investment
company;
and
(4)
the
Program
has
been
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
with
respect
to
each
Fund,
including
the
establishment
and
operation
of
the
HLIM
for
applicable
Funds.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Shareholder
Requests
for
Additional
Information
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
Shareholder
Requests
for
Additional
Information
63
Each
Fund
files
portfolio
holdings
information
within
60
days
after
the
end
of
each
fiscal
quarter
as
an
exhibit
on
Form
N-PORT.
Portfolio
holdings
information
for
the
third
month
of
each
fiscal
quarter
is
publicly
available
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
http://www.
sec.
gov.
Each
Fund’s
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
for
the
second
and
fourth
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
is
included
in
the
semi-
annual
and
annual
reports
to
Fund
shareholders.
The
Board
has
delegated
to
RIM,
as
RIF’s
investment
adviser,
the
primary
responsibility
for
monitoring,
evaluating
and
voting
proxies
solicited
by
or
with
respect
to
issuers
of
securities
in
which
assets
of
the
Underlying
Funds
may
be
invested.
RIM
has
established
a
proxy
voting
committee
and
has
adopted
written
proxy
voting
policies
and
procedures
(“P&P”)
and
proxy
voting
guidelines
(“Guidelines”).
The
Funds
maintain
a
Portfolio
Holdings
Disclosure
Policy
that
governs
the
timing
and
circumstances
of
disclosure
to
shareholders
and
third
parties
of
information
regarding
the
portfolio
investments
held
by
the
Funds.
A
description
of
the
P&P,
Guidelines,
Portfolio
Holdings
Disclosure
Policy
and
additional
information
about
Fund
Trustees
are
contained
in
the
Funds’
Statement
of
Additional
Information
(“SAI”).
The
SAI
and
information
regarding
how
the
Underlying
Funds
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recent
12-month
period
ended
June
30,
2022
are
available
(i)
free
of
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
the
Funds
at
(800)
787-7354,
and
(ii)
on
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission’s
website
at
www.sec.gov.
If
possible,
depending
on
contract
owner
registration
and
address
information,
and
unless
you
have
otherwise
opted
out,
only
one
copy
of
the
RIF
prospectus
will
be
sent
to
contract
owners
at
the
same
address.
Unless
you
specifically
request
paper
copies
of
the
annual
and
semi-annual
reports
from
your
insurance
company,
you
will
be
notified
by
mail
each
time
the
annual
and
semi-annual
reports
are
posted
and
provided
with
a
website
link
to
access
the
reports.
If
you
would
like
to
receive
a
separate
copy
of
these
documents,
please
contact
your
insurance
company.
If
you
currently
receive
multiple
copies
of
the
prospectus,
annual
report
and
semi-annual
report
and
would
like
to
request
to
receive
a
single
copy
of
these
documents
in
the
future,
please
call
your
insurance
company.
Some
insurance
companies
may
offer
electronic
delivery
of
the
Funds’
prospectuses
and
annual
and
semi-annual
reports.
Please
contact
your
insurance
company
for
further
details.
Financial
statements
of
the
Underlying
Funds
can
be
obtained
at
no
charge
by
calling
the
Funds
at
(800)
787-7354.
Russell
Investment
Funds
LifePoints
®
Funds
Variable
Target
Portfolio
Series
Adviser
and
Service
Providers
June
30,
2023
(Unaudited)
64
Adviser
and
Service
Providers
Interested
Trustee
Vernon
Barback
Independent
Trustees
Michelle
L.
Cahoon
Michael
Day
Katherine
W.
Krysty
Julie
Dien
Ledoux
Jeremy
May
Jeannie
Shanahan
Raymond
P.
Tennison,
Jr.
Jack
R.
Thompson
Officers
Vernon
Barback,
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
Kari
Seabrands,
Treasurer,
Chief
Accounting
Officer
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
Cheryl
Wichers,
Chief
Compliance
Officer
Kate
El-Hillow,
Chief
Investment
Officer
Mary
Beth
Albaneze,
Secretary
and
Chief
Legal
Officer
Adviser
Russell
Investment
Management,
LLC
1301
Second
Avenue
Seattle,
WA
98101
Administrator
and
Transfer
and
Dividend
Disbursing
Agent
Russell
Investments
Fund
Services,
LLC
1301
Second
Avenue
Seattle,
WA
98101
Custodian
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company
1776
Heritage
Drive
North
Quincy,
MA
02171
Office
of
Shareholder
Inquiries
1301
Second
Avenue
Seattle,
WA
98101
(800)
787-7354
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Counsel
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International
Place,
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Floor
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Oliver
Street
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Investments
Financial
Services,
LLC
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Second
Avenue
Seattle,
WA
98101
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Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
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LLP
1420
5th
Avenue,
Suite
2800
Seattle,
WA
98101
This
report
is
prepared
from
the
books
and
records
of
the
Funds
and
is
submitted
for
the
general
information
of
shareholders
and
is
not
authorized
for
distribution
to
prospective
investors
unless
accompanied
or
preceded
by
an
effective
Prospectus.
Nothing
herein
contained
is
to
be
considered
an
offer
of
sale
or
a
solicitation
of
an
offer
to
buy
shares
of
Russell
Investment
Funds.
Such
offering
is
made
only
by
Prospectus,
which
includes
details
as
to
offering
price
and
other
material
information.
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Funds
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Washington
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Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. [Annual Report Only]
 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. [Annual Report Only]
 
 
Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.  [Not Applicable]
 
 
Item 6.  [Schedules of Investments are included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form]
 
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Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.
 
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the date this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(b) There were no changes in Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies [Not Applicable]
 
Item 13.  Exhibit List
(a)
    
Certification for principal executive officer of Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act and certification for principal financial officer of Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act. ex99_cert
(b)
    
Certification for principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act
. ex99.906_cert

 
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.
 
Russell Investment Funds
 
 
 
By:      /s/ Vernon Barback                                                                                        
            Vernon Barback   
President & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Russell Investment Funds
Date:  August 14, 2023
 
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/ Vernon Barback                                                                                        
            Vernon Barback   
President & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Russell Investment Funds
Date:  August 14, 2023
 
 
By:      /s/ Kari Seabrands                                                                              
            Kari Seabrands   
Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), Russell Investment Funds
Date:  August 14, 2023