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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
   
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
MAY 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
       
   
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS—97.6%
           
Austria—0.4%
           
ams AG*
   
39,994
   
$
786,292
 
Bermuda—1.5%
               
Everest Re Group Ltd.
   
10,678
     
2,775,853
 
Canada—0.8%
               
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
   
106,733
     
866,728
 
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.
   
8,537
     
656,926
 
             
1,523,654
 
China—0.5%
               
Angang Steel Co., Ltd.
   
1,504,000
     
991,445
 
Finland—1.8%
               
Metso Outotec Oyj
   
132,287
     
1,568,066
 
Nordea Bank Abp
   
152,948
     
1,661,549
 
             
3,229,615
 
France—10.0%
               
Airbus Group SE*
   
16,931
     
2,224,505
 
Capgemini SA
   
14,504
     
2,711,816
 
Cie de Saint-Gobain
   
41,644
     
2,795,439
 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA
   
5,953
     
909,851
 
Eiffage SA
   
19,207
     
2,119,307
 
Imerys SA
   
27,082
     
1,414,335
 
Klepierre SA
   
47,966
     
1,393,042
 
Sanofi
   
29,560
     
3,162,730
 
TOTAL SE
   
39,437
     
1,839,376
 
             
18,570,401
 
Germany—6.2%
               
Brenntag SE
   
10,270
     
964,498
 
Deutsche Post AG
   
40,814
     
2,772,346
 
Deutsche Telekom AG
   
90,382
     
1,881,049
 
HeidelbergCement AG
   
21,527
     
1,967,542
 
Rheinmetall AG
   
22,099
     
2,305,334
 
Siemens AG
   
9,844
     
1,615,775
 
             
11,506,544
 
Hong Kong—0.6%
               
Topsports International Holdings Ltd.
   
715,000
     
1,106,618
 
Ireland—1.0%
               
CRH PLC
   
37,026
     
1,930,762
 
Japan—12.1%
               
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.
   
34,700
     
1,677,382
 
Fuji Corp.
   
42,200
     
1,065,913
 
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
   
24,200
     
1,135,932
 
Hitachi Ltd.
   
37,500
     
1,975,844
 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
   
83,500
     
2,609,508
 
Komatsu Ltd.
   
66,700
     
2,010,699
 
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
   
63,200
     
1,485,153
 
Nihon Unisys Ltd.
   
29,800
     
878,722
 
Resona Holdings, Inc.
   
222,400
     
956,728
 
Sony Group Corp.
   
26,900
     
2,674,845
 
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
   
29,500
     
926,573
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
   
55,000
     
2,010,835
 
Tosoh Corp.
   
45,000
     
800,119
 
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
   
72,200
     
2,119,484
 
             
22,327,737
 
Macao—0.5%
               
Wynn Macau Ltd.*
   
561,600
     
972,609
 
Netherlands—4.8%
               
Aalberts NV
   
17,078
     
972,139
 
ING Groep NV
   
161,109
     
2,254,420
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
4,933
     
1,042,935
 
Signify NV
   
24,515
     
1,516,221
 
Stellantis NV
   
153,405
     
3,001,215
 
             
8,786,930
 
Norway—0.5%
               
Norsk Hydro ASA
   
132,148
     
856,169
 
Singapore—1.5%
               
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
   
51,000
     
1,171,807
 
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
   
80,700
     
1,602,383
 
             
2,774,190
 
South Korea—3.8%
               
KB Financial Group, Inc.
   
49,096
     
2,515,471
 
POSCO
   
3,144
     
1,005,572
 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
   
15,591
     
1,119,126
 
SK Hynix, Inc.
   
7,070
     
792,696
 
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
   
5,837
     
1,664,978
 
             
7,097,843
 
Sweden—3.1%
               
Loomis AB
   
47,756
     
1,532,029
 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A
   
155,996
     
1,783,700
 
Volvo AB, Class B
   
92,999
     
2,451,001
 
             
5,766,730
 
Switzerland—3.5%
               
Glencore PLC*
   
517,468
     
2,353,976
 
Novartis AG
   
27,993
     
2,472,922
 
STMicroelectronics NV
   
42,588
     
1,589,153
 
             
6,416,051
 
Taiwan—0.5%
               
Wiwynn Corp.
   
30,000
     
982,226
 
United Kingdom—3.8%
               
Entain PLC*
   
54,612
     
1,276,914
 
IMI PLC
   
55,250
     
1,300,986
 
Inchcape PLC
   
103,172
     
1,143,655
 
Melrose Industries PLC
   
544,936
     
1,331,909
 
Persimmon PLC*
   
27,999
     
1,251,894
 
WH Smith PLC*
   
29,609
     
725,213
 
             
7,030,571
 
United States—40.7%
               
Allstate Corp., (The)
   
9,786
     
1,336,866
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
6,420
     
2,556,572
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
8,854
     
1,223,003
 
AutoZone, Inc.*
   
1,189
     
1,672,447
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
36,796
     
1,559,782
 
Carter's, Inc.
   
13,416
     
1,371,652
 
Charles Schwab Corp., (The)
   
16,470
     
1,216,310
 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(a)
   
3,221
     
2,237,081
 
Cigna Corp.
   
11,061
     
2,863,140
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
47,346
     
2,504,603
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
28,861
     
2,271,649
 
Concentrix Corp.*
   
13,655
     
2,085,392
 
Corteva, Inc.
   
16,580
     
754,390
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
28,576
     
2,470,109
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   
24,310
     
1,946,502
 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
   
37,300
     
3,155,207
 
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
6,258
     
918,424
 
Eaton Corp., PLC
   
8,854
     
1,286,044
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
37,196
     
1,567,439
 
FMC Corp.
   
10,225
     
1,193,155
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)
   
7,387
     
2,748,112
 
HollyFrontier Corp.
   
39,622
     
1,286,526
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   
90,301
     
1,432,174
 
ITT, Inc.(a)
   
7,671
     
720,307
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
12,907
     
2,119,846
 
KeyCorp
   
109,475
     
2,522,304
 
LKQ Corp.*
   
47,766
     
2,434,155
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
27,664
     
1,709,635
 
MasTec, Inc.*(a)
   
6,349
     
738,579
 
McKesson Corp.(a)
   
11,253
     
2,164,965
 
Medtronic PLC
   
5,884
     
744,856
 
Merck & Co., Inc.
   
16,718
     
1,268,729
 
Micron Technology, Inc.*
   
22,024
     
1,853,099
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
9,881
     
1,501,023
 
Oracle Corp.
   
11,051
     
870,156
 
Owens Corning
   
23,363
     
2,491,664
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(a)
   
7,457
     
1,134,881
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
   
31,213
     
977,903
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
23,858
     
2,143,880
 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC*
   
29,386
     
1,746,410
 
Synchrony Financial(a)
   
39,996
     
1,896,210
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
9,586
     
1,300,629
 
Textron, Inc.
   
19,528
     
1,337,082
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
61,823
     
2,040,159
 
             
75,373,051
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $129,586,438)
           
180,805,291
 
PREFERRED STOCKS—1.3%
               
Germany—0.9%
               
Volkswagen AG 2.156%
   
5,620
     
1,547,183
 
South Korea—0.4%
               
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.146%
   
11,978
     
774,923
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
               
(Cost $1,770,230)
           
2,322,106
 
                 
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—3.5%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.09%(b)
   
6,554,039
     
6,554,039
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
               
(Cost $6,554,039)
           
6,554,039
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.1%
               
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)
   
2,025,860
     
2,025,860
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
(Cost $2,025,860)
           
2,025,860
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—103.5%
               
(Cost $139,936,567)
           
191,707,296
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(3.5)%
           
(6,508,198
)
NET ASSETS—100.0%
         
$
185,199,098
 

PLC
Public Limited Company
         
*
Non-income producing.
         
(a)
All or a portion of the security is on loan.  At May 31, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $6,406,107.
   
(b)
The rate shown is as of May 31, 2021.
         


 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
 
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
MAY 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Boston Partners Global Equity 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 May 31, 2021, in valuing the Fund's investments carried at fair value:
   

   
TOTAL
   
LEVEL 1
   
LEVEL 2
   
LEVEL 3
   
INVESTMENTS MEASURED AT NET ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock
                             
Austria
 
$
786,292
   
$
-
   
$
786,292.00
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Bermuda
   
2,775,853
     
2,775,853
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Canada
   
1,523,654
     
1,523,654
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
China
   
991,445
     
-
     
991,445
     
-
     
-
 
Finland
   
3,229,615
     
-
     
3,229,615
     
-
     
-
 
France
   
18,570,401
     
-
     
18,570,401
     
-
     
-
 
Germany
   
11,506,544
     
-
     
11,506,544
     
-
     
-
 
Hong Kong
   
1,106,618
     
-
     
1,106,618
     
-
     
-
 
Ireland
   
1,930,762
     
-
     
1,930,762
     
-
     
-
 
Japan
   
22,327,737
     
-
     
22,327,737
     
-
     
-
 
Macao
   
972,609
     
-
     
972,609
     
-
     
-
 
Netherlands
   
8,786,930
     
1,042,935
     
7,743,995
     
-
     
-
 
Norway
   
856,169
     
-
     
856,169
     
-
     
-
 
Singapore
   
2,774,190
     
-
     
2,774,190
     
-
     
-
 
South Korea
   
7,097,843
     
-
     
7,097,843
     
-
     
-
 
Sweden
   
5,766,730
     
1,532,029
     
4,234,701
     
-
     
-
 
Switzerland
   
6,416,051
     
-
     
6,416,051
     
-
     
-
 
Taiwan
   
982,226
     
-
     
982,226
     
-
     
-
 
United Kingdom
   
7,030,571
     
-
     
7,030,571
     
-
     
-
 
United States
   
75,373,051
     
75,373,051
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Preferred Stock
                                       
Germany
   
1,547,183
     
-
     
1,547,183
     
-
     
-
 
South Korea
   
774,923
     
-
     
774,923
     
-
     
-
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
   
6,554,039
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
6,554,039
 
Short-Term Investments
   
2,025,860
     
2,025,860
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
191,707,296
   
$
84,273,382
   
$
100,879,875
   
$
-
   
$
6,554,039
 

*Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments

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 May 31, 2021, 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.