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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
   
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
MAY 31, 2022 (UNAUDITED)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
       
   
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS—97.9%
           
Communication Services—2.6%
           
Gray Television, Inc.(a)
   
210,822
   
$
4,157,410
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
46,846
     
8,208,356
 
TEGNA, Inc.(a)
   
259,025
     
5,672,648
 
Yelp, Inc.*(a)
   
124,737
     
3,668,515
 
             
21,706,929
 
Consumer Discretionary—14.1%
               
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)
   
100,262
     
1,214,173
 
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*
   
115,833
     
1,877,653
 
Callaway Golf Co.*(a)
   
589,832
     
12,805,253
 
Carriage Services, Inc.(a)
   
92,348
     
3,728,089
 
Carter's, Inc.(a)
   
67,073
     
5,167,975
 
Foot Locker, Inc.(a)
   
177,934
     
5,868,263
 
H&R Block, Inc.(a)
   
85,033
     
2,996,563
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)
   
293,348
     
3,482,041
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(a)
   
333,572
     
11,735,063
 
International Game Technology PLC
   
235,828
     
5,051,436
 
LCI Industries(a)
   
59,379
     
7,096,978
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*
   
44,809
     
3,822,656
 
Nautilus, Inc.*(a)
   
542,621
     
1,139,504
 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*(a)
   
263,922
     
4,001,057
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*(a)
   
93,229
     
3,673,223
 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
   
38,706
     
1,546,305
 
Steven Madden Ltd.
   
167,797
     
6,238,692
 
Stride, Inc.*(a)
   
350,585
     
13,711,379
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)
   
184,963
     
4,877,474
 
Thor Industries, Inc.(a)
   
20,253
     
1,538,620
 
Toll Brothers, Inc.(a)
   
46,967
     
2,370,424
 
Travel + Leisure Co.
   
139,805
     
7,145,434
 
TravelCenters of America, Inc.*(a)
   
80,917
     
3,159,809
 
Victoria's Secret & Co.*(a)
   
96,218
     
3,965,144
 
             
118,213,208
 
Consumer Staples—3.3%
               
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
185,387
     
5,559,756
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
184,971
     
4,724,159
 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*(a)
   
321,361
     
6,706,804
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
57,004
     
5,001,531
 
Turning Point Brands, Inc.(a)
   
69,996
     
2,046,683
 
Universal Corp.
   
60,076
     
3,825,640
 
             
27,864,573
 
Energy—8.8%
               
Cactus, Inc., Class A(a)
   
100,642
     
5,275,654
 
ChampionX Corp.
   
235,865
     
5,488,578
 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.*
   
252,791
     
7,371,386
 
Enerplus Corp.
   
521,496
     
7,739,001
 
Kosmos Energy Ltd.*(a)
   
931,014
     
7,206,048
 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*
   
333,714
     
2,489,506
 
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*
   
390,549
     
4,256,984
 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*(a)
   
182,655
     
2,995,542
 
PDC Energy, Inc.(a)
   
84,825
     
6,713,050
 
ProPetro Holding Corp.*
   
328,777
     
4,290,540
 
Viper Energy Partners LP
   
277,656
     
9,318,135
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.(a)
   
52,836
     
4,673,873
 
World Fuel Services Corp.
   
266,078
     
6,596,074
 
             
74,414,371
 
Financials—25.9%
               
AllianceBernstein Holding LP
   
75,664
     
3,218,747
 
Ameris Bancorp
   
48,006
     
2,188,594
 
AMERISAFE, Inc.
   
43,375
     
2,186,100
 
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.(a)
   
113,123
     
1,662,908
 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A(a)
   
120,563
     
4,630,825
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.(a)
   
180,268
     
10,608,772
 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
   
168,673
     
9,879,178
 
BankUnited, Inc.(a)
   
153,925
     
6,412,515
 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a)
   
196,327
     
6,107,733
 
Columbia Banking System, Inc.(a)
   
75,614
     
2,279,762
 
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
   
15,703
     
2,938,659
 
Employers Holdings, Inc.
   
69,518
     
2,878,740
 
Essent Group Ltd.(a)
   
68,992
     
2,952,168
 
Evercore, Inc., Class A(a)
   
71,232
     
8,134,694
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C
   
52,914
     
5,556,499
 
First American Financial Corp.
   
36,782
     
2,228,621
 
First Hawaiian, Inc.
   
154,005
     
3,944,068
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
65,338
     
2,525,314
 
First Merchants Corp.(a)
   
86,471
     
3,559,146
 
First Mid Bancshares, Inc.
   
63,515
     
2,391,340
 
Flushing Financial Corp.
   
63,184
     
1,459,550
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., (The)
   
51,695
     
7,578,487
 
Heritage Financial Corp.(a)
   
81,326
     
2,122,609
 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
   
130,106
     
1,896,945
 
James River Group Holdings Ltd.
   
97,930
     
2,502,112
 
Luther Burbank Corp.
   
203,235
     
2,772,125
 
Merchants Bancorp
   
133,946
     
3,414,284
 
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
   
97,692
     
2,625,961
 
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*
   
51,806
     
2,246,308
 
Navient Corp.(a)
   
356,392
     
5,702,272
 
Nelnet, Inc., Class A(a)
   
34,699
     
2,938,658
 
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*
   
107,446
     
1,999,570
 
PacWest Bancorp
   
166,569
     
5,260,249
 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(a)
   
104,878
     
5,141,120
 
Perella Weinberg Partners(a)
   
267,860
     
2,008,950
 
PRA Group, Inc.*(a)
   
86,949
     
3,217,113
 
Preferred Bank
   
41,106
     
2,816,172
 
Primis Financial Corp.
   
167,105
     
2,255,917
 
ProAssurance Corp.
   
190,698
     
4,235,403
 
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A
   
262,635
     
1,856,829
 
RBB Bancorp
   
162,536
     
3,488,023
 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A
   
466,783
     
9,727,758
 
SLM Corp.(a)
   
939,577
     
18,406,313
 
SouthState Corp.(a)
   
38,675
     
3,125,713
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)
   
168,012
     
4,013,807
 
Synovus Financial Corp.(a)
   
49,548
     
2,113,222
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
182,049
     
3,213,165
 
Valley National Bancorp(a)
   
464,850
     
5,908,243
 
Velocity Financial, Inc.*
   
276,678
     
3,029,624
 
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(a)
   
64,525
     
6,859,653
 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
   
4,081
     
5,080,274
 
Wintrust Financial Corp.
   
30,581
     
2,672,474
 
             
217,973,286
 
Health Care—6.6%
               
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*
   
382,218
     
2,178,643
 
Change Healthcare, Inc.*
   
785,489
     
18,922,430
 
Envista Holdings Corp.*(a)
   
266,536
     
11,471,709
 
Haemonetics Corp.*
   
44,135
     
2,791,980
 
Hanger, Inc.*
   
71,719
     
1,132,443
 
LHC Group, Inc.*
   
26,240
     
4,373,158
 
PetIQ, Inc.*(a)
   
222,591
     
3,819,661
 
QuidelOrtho Corp.*
   
45,405
     
4,314,816
 
R1 RCM, Inc.*(a)
   
124,557
     
2,674,239
 
Syneos Health, Inc.*
   
52,038
     
3,845,088
 
             
55,524,167
 
Industrials—19.5%
               
ABM Industries, Inc.
   
289,092
     
13,977,598
 
ACCO Brands Corp.
   
351,901
     
2,653,334
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
99,115
     
3,965,591
 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
   
90,005
     
3,529,096
 
Array Technologies, Inc.*(a)
   
302,477
     
3,351,445
 
ASGN, Inc.*
   
78,500
     
7,475,555
 
BrightView Holdings, Inc.*(a)
   
260,237
     
3,383,081
 
Brink's Co., (The)(a)
   
95,952
     
5,836,760
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.(a)
   
56,535
     
2,894,592
 
CBIZ, Inc.*
   
126,278
     
5,172,347
 
CRA International, Inc.
   
87,580
     
7,508,233
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
   
66,512
     
9,443,374
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
38,855
     
4,104,254
 
EnerSys
   
61,897
     
4,191,665
 
Ennis, Inc.(a)
   
50,355
     
913,943
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*(a)
   
15,737
     
2,643,816
 
GrafTech International Ltd.(a)
   
293,853
     
2,550,644
 
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
   
49,385
     
1,706,746
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
74,500
     
3,117,080
 
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*
   
38,971
     
2,844,104
 
ICF International, Inc.(a)
   
65,609
     
6,705,896
 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.*(a)
   
311,204
     
4,969,928
 
Korn/Ferry International
   
35,545
     
2,184,596
 
L B Foster Co., Class A*
   
155,542
     
2,042,267
 
Landstar System, Inc.(a)
   
11,996
     
1,816,554
 
Masonite International Corp.*
   
32,399
     
2,975,200
 
Matrix Service Co.*
   
279,476
     
1,685,240
 
Resideo Technologies, Inc.*
   
454,258
     
10,729,574
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
93,347
     
8,080,116
 
Steelcase, Inc., Class A(a)
   
221,321
     
2,713,395
 
Terex Corp.(a)
   
51,302
     
1,815,578
 
Vectrus, Inc.*
   
66,050
     
2,365,911
 
Viad Corp.*(a)
   
70,476
     
2,122,737
 
Wabash National Corp.(a)
   
173,675
     
2,665,911
 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.(a)
   
53,211
     
2,158,770
 
WESCO International, Inc.*
   
139,676
     
17,540,512
 
             
163,835,443
 
Information Technology—8.6%
               
Avnet, Inc.
   
108,832
     
5,272,910
 
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B
   
135,808
     
2,187,867
 
Belden, Inc.
   
123,278
     
7,098,347
 
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*
   
406,779
     
3,054,910
 
Concentrix Corp.
   
30,257
     
4,686,507
 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*(a)
   
180,716
     
562,027
 
EVERTEC, Inc.
   
92,077
     
3,493,401
 
IBEX Holdings Ltd.*
   
128,285
     
2,296,302
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*(a)
   
76,015
     
7,511,802
 
InterDigital, Inc.(a)
   
103,496
     
6,757,254
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.(a)
   
30,480
     
1,977,847
 
NCR Corp.*
   
147,519
     
5,117,434
 
Rackspace Technology, Inc.*(a)
   
111,442
     
1,028,610
 
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*
   
334,280
     
8,240,002
 
TD SYNNEX Corp.(a)
   
28,353
     
2,944,459
 
TTEC Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
60,633
     
4,089,090
 
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*
   
71,879
     
2,412,259
 
Unisys Corp.*
   
288,174
     
3,437,916
 
 
           
72,168,944
 
Materials—6.5%
               
Cabot Corp.(a)
   
67,371
     
5,093,921
 
Ecovyst, Inc.
   
143,125
     
1,469,894
 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
   
952,455
     
21,201,648
 
Ingevity Corp.*
   
62,500
     
4,355,000
 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
   
28,680
     
1,900,337
 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA
   
145,073
     
2,801,360
 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.(a)
   
140,919
     
3,821,723
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
430,586
     
14,407,408
 
             
55,051,291
 
Real Estate—1.7%
               
Cousins Properties, Inc.(a)
   
228,046
     
7,878,990
 
Realogy Holdings Corp.*(a)
   
309,434
     
3,830,793
 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
   
58,071
     
2,438,401
 
             
14,148,184
 
Utilities—0.3%
               
Pure Cycle Corp.*
   
193,221
     
2,183,397
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $609,402,498)
           
823,083,793
 
RIGHTS—0.0%
               
Consumer Discretionary—0.0%
               
Evercel, Inc., CVR*‡
   
284,149
     
0
 
TOTAL RIGHTS
               
(Cost $0)
           
0
 
                 
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—29.3%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.92%(b)
   
246,066,410
     
246,066,410
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
               
(Cost $246,066,410)
           
246,066,410
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.0%
               
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.50%(b)
   
16,815,117
     
16,815,117
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
(Cost $16,815,117)
           
16,815,117
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—129.2%
               
(Cost $872,284,025)
           
1,085,965,320
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(29.2)%
           
(245,297,094
)
NET ASSETS—100.0%
         
$
840,668,226
 

PLC
Public Limited Company
LP
Limited Partnership
CVR
Contingent Value Right
*
Non-income producing.
(a)
All or a portion of the security is on loan. At May 31, 2022, the market value of securities on loan was $238,254,295.
(b)
The rate shown is as of May 31, 2022.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of May 31, 2022, these securities amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
   
Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.



BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
MAY 31, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Boston Partners Small Cap Value 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, 2022, in valuing the Fund's investments carried at fair value:

                           
INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
 
   
TOTAL
   
LEVEL 1
   
LEVEL 2
   
LEVEL 3
    ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock
                             
Communication Services
 
$
21,706,929
   
$
21,706,929
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
118,213,208
     
118,213,208
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Consumer Staples
   
27,864,573
     
27,864,573
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Energy
   
74,414,371
     
74,414,371
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Financials
   
217,973,286
     
217,973,286
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Health Care
   
55,524,167
     
55,524,167
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Industrials
   
163,835,443
     
163,835,443
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Information Technology
   
72,168,944
     
72,168,944
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Materials
   
55,051,291
     
55,051,291
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Real Estate
   
14,148,184
     
14,148,184
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Utilities
   
2,183,397
     
2,183,397
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Rights
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 **
   
-
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
   
246,066,410
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
246,066,410
 
Short-Term Investments
   
16,815,117
     
16,815,117
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
1,085,965,320
   
$
839,898,910
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
246,066,410
 

* 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 included to reconcile to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments.
** Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period.
     

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, 2022, 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.