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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
   
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY ADVANTAGE FUND
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 (UNAUDITED)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
       
   
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS—79.7%
           
Austria—0.6%
           
ams AG*
   
8,776
   
$
224,947
 
Bermuda—1.3%
               
Everest Re Group Ltd.
   
2,129
     
483,986
 
Brazil—0.3%
               
JBS SA
   
22,800
     
98,522
 
Canada—1.0%
               
Kinross Gold Corp.
   
15,141
     
107,842
 
Lundin Mining Corp.
   
18,233
     
145,729
 
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.
   
2,643
     
146,345
 
             
399,916
 
France—7.9%
               
Accor SA*
   
4,379
     
150,359
 
Capgemini SA
   
3,198
     
444,924
 
Cie de Saint-Gobain*
   
7,996
     
378,784
 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA
   
1,966
     
244,549
 
Eiffage SA*
   
4,013
     
392,340
 
Peugeot SA*
   
20,444
     
479,642
 
Sanofi
   
3,324
     
335,055
 
Total SA
   
8,458
     
359,002
 
Vinci SA
   
1,222
     
124,151
 
Vivendi SA
   
3,848
     
115,357
 
             
3,024,163
 
Germany—6.6%
               
Brenntag AG
   
4,181
     
320,173
 
Continental AG
   
2,883
     
390,216
 
Deutsche Post AG
   
6,634
     
320,012
 
Deutsche Telekom AG
   
15,705
     
283,531
 
HeidelbergCement AG
   
5,255
     
371,768
 
Rheinmetall AG
   
4,333
     
384,723
 
Siemens AG
   
3,465
     
462,488
 
             
2,532,911
 
Greece—0.4%
               
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
   
9,797
     
163,160
 
Hong Kong—0.4%
               
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.
   
99,000
     
146,974
 
Ireland—0.9%
               
CRH PLC
   
8,916
     
345,710
 
Italy—0.5%
               
Leonardo SpA
   
24,997
     
181,458
 
Japan—8.3%
               
Fuji Corp.
   
14,600
     
352,748
 
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
   
3,200
     
113,303
 
Hitachi Ltd.
   
11,700
     
444,059
 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
   
5,400
     
150,238
 
KDDI Corp.
   
5,200
     
147,973
 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
   
3,800
     
80,431
 
NEC Corp.
   
5,400
     
290,935
 
Nihon Unisys Ltd.
   
6,600
     
244,132
 
Sony Corp.
   
8,200
     
764,121
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
   
4,300
     
123,636
 
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
   
3,700
     
167,551
 
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
   
500
     
169,927
 
Zenkoku Hosho Co., Ltd.
   
2,600
     
118,649
 
             
3,167,703
 
Netherlands—2.6%
               
Aalberts NV
   
3,746
     
161,595
 
ING Groep NV
   
27,618
     
268,632
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
2,125
     
336,642
 
Signify NV*
   
5,192
     
218,852
 
             
985,721
 
Singapore—1.2%
               
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
   
13,200
     
246,254
 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
   
12,800
     
212,895
 
             
459,149
 
South Korea—2.7%
               
KB Financial Group, Inc.
   
5,832
     
241,096
 
KT Corp. - SP ADR
   
17,196
     
186,061
 
Posco
   
1,121
     
237,647
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
   
5,933
     
357,645
 
             
1,022,449
 
Switzerland—2.6%
               
Glencore PLC
   
76,209
     
214,853
 
Novartis AG
   
3,277
     
296,685
 
STMicroelectronics NV
   
12,608
     
496,683
 
             
1,008,221
 
United Kingdom—6.6%
               
BAE Systems PLC
   
57,248
     
381,949
 
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
   
52,219
     
204,850
 
GVC Holdings PLC
   
15,668
     
215,291
 
Inchcape PLC
   
37,406
     
297,780
 
Kingfisher PLC
   
44,338
     
161,020
 
Melrose Industries PLC
   
147,658
     
295,456
 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*
   
3,063
     
73,971
 
Persimmon PLC
   
6,048
     
212,239
 
Rio Tinto PLC
   
1,539
     
100,465
 
Tesco PLC
   
107,372
     
323,183
 
WH Smith PLC
   
12,271
     
230,340
 
             
2,496,544
 
United States—35.8%
               
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
3,670
     
150,653
 
Allstate Corp., (The)
   
4,751
     
486,265
 
American Express Co.
   
1,574
     
186,661
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
5,243
     
201,541
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
1,391
     
433,324
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
4,051
     
334,126
 
AutoZone, Inc.*
   
278
     
316,267
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
5,828
     
164,116
 
Carter's, Inc.*
   
1,547
     
137,668
 
Cigna Corp.
   
2,790
     
583,501
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
2,647
     
113,874
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
4,572
     
251,780
 
Corteva, Inc.
   
4,206
     
161,174
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
5,876
     
398,334
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   
4,744
     
189,570
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
4,400
     
249,964
 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
   
9,440
     
598,874
 
Eagle Materials, Inc.*
   
2,527
     
229,932
 
Eaton Corp. PLC
   
3,712
     
449,560
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., (The)
   
1,561
     
359,935
 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
   
10,098
     
154,701
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
   
5,677
     
228,726
 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
   
2,392
     
54,466
 
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
   
29,244
     
353,267
 
ITT, Inc.
   
3,414
     
247,959
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
3,741
     
440,989
 
KeyCorp
   
22,155
     
342,516
 
LKQ Corp.*
   
10,586
     
372,839
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
2,011
     
78,188
 
MasTec, Inc.*
   
4,430
     
251,225
 
McKesson Corp.
   
2,147
     
386,267
 
Medtronic PLC
   
3,461
     
393,516
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
2,461
     
197,840
 
Micron Technology, Inc.*
   
4,210
     
269,819
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
1,461
     
153,770
 
NVR, Inc.*
   
28
     
111,921
 
Oracle Corp.
   
3,490
     
201,443
 
Owens Corning
   
6,627
     
482,909
 
Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A
   
13,208
     
165,496
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
5,692
     
218,061
 
PPG Industries, Inc.
   
839
     
123,140
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
   
5,224
     
108,607
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
4,229
     
391,352
 
SYNNEX Corp.*
   
2,796
     
448,227
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
2,801
     
319,230
 
Textron, Inc.
   
4,958
     
223,606
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
15,012
     
342,123
 
Viatris, Inc.*
   
0
     
4
 
Vistra Energy Corp.
   
22,404
     
418,507
 
WestRock Co.
   
3,365
     
142,037
 
             
13,619,870
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $25,312,387)
           
30,361,404
 
PREFERRED STOCKS—1.4%
               
Brazil—0.4%
               
Petroleo Brasileiro SA 1.658%
   
37,000
     
172,106
 
Germany—0.4%
               
Schaeffler AG 6.923%
   
19,455
     
145,275
 
South Korea—0.6%
               
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2.319%
   
3,931
     
216,879
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
               
(Cost $464,237)
           
534,260
 
INVESTMENT COMPANIES—18.2%
               
United States—18.2%
               
Campbell Advantage Fund
   
1,214,956
     
6,937,399
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES
               
(Cost $7,599,686)
           
6,937,399
 
                 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.7%
               
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.03%(a)
   
264,420
     
264,420
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
(Cost $264,420)
           
264,420
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.0%
               
(Cost $33,640,730)
           
38,097,483
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—0.0%
           
(17,242
)
NET ASSETS—100.0%
         
$
38,080,241
 
   

PLC
Public Limited Company
         
SP ADR
Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
         
*
Non-income producing.
         
(a)
The rate shown is as of  November 30, 2020.
         


 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY ADVANTAGE FUND
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 (UNAUDITED)
         
PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Boston Partners Global Equity Advantage Fund's (the "Fund") net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter ("OTC") market are valued at their closing prices.  If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market.  Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates.  Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close.  Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim.  To account for this, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).
         
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

     
• Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
   
• Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
• Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
         
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

       
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2020, in valuing the Fund's investments carried at fair value:

   
TOTAL
   
LEVEL 1
   
LEVEL 2
   
LEVEL 3
 
Common Stock
                       
Austria
 
$
224,947
   
$
-
   
$
224,947
   
$
-
 
Bermuda
   
483,986
     
483,986
     
-
     
-
 
Brazil
   
98,522
     
98,522
     
-
     
-
 
Canada
   
399,916
     
399,916
     
-
     
-
 
France
   
3,024,163
     
-
     
3,024,163
     
-
 
Germany
   
2,532,911
     
-
     
2,532,911
     
-
 
Greece
   
163,160
     
-
     
163,160
     
-
 
Hong Kong
   
146,974
     
-
     
146,974
     
-
 
Ireland
   
345,710
     
-
     
345,710
     
-
 
Italy
   
181,458
     
-
     
181,458
     
-
 
Japan
   
3,167,703
     
-
     
3,167,703
     
-
 
Netherlands
   
985,721
     
336,642
     
649,079
     
-
 
Singapore
   
459,149
     
-
     
459,149
     
-
 
South Korea
   
1,022,449
     
186,061
     
836,388
     
-
 
Switzerland
   
1,008,221
     
-
     
1,008,221
     
-
 
United Kingdom
   
2,496,544
     
73,971
     
2,422,573
     
-
 
United States
   
13,619,870
     
13,619,870
     
-
     
-
 
Preferred Stock
                               
Brazil
   
172,106
     
172,106
     
-
     
-
 
Germany
   
145,275
     
145,275
     
-
     
-
 
South Korea
   
216,879
     
-
     
216,879
     
-
 
Investment Company
                               
United States
   
6,937,399
     
6,937,399
     
-
     
-
 
Short-Term Investments
   
264,420
     
264,420
     
-
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
38,097,483
   
$
22,718,168
   
$
15,379,315
   
$
-
 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and  the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.
 
Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.
 
For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period.  A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets.  The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the period ended November 30, 2020, the Fund had no significant Level 3 transfers.
   
         
For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent semi-annual or annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.