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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
   
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
       
   
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS—96.2%
           
Bermuda—3.4%
           
Everest Re Group Ltd.
   
11,272
   
$
3,809,260
 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.(a)
   
14,798
     
2,795,490
 
             
6,604,750
 
Canada—1.8%
               
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
   
173,740
     
3,455,039
 
Denmark—0.9%
               
DSV A/S
   
10,780
     
1,724,728
 
Finland—1.1%
               
Nordea Bank Abp
   
206,455
     
2,169,638
 
France—8.4%
               
Airbus Group SE
   
19,443
     
2,231,979
 
Capgemini SE
   
8,298
     
1,500,264
 
Cie de Saint-Gobain
   
15,716
     
724,692
 
Eiffage SA
   
24,493
     
2,411,687
 
Rexel SA*
   
128,208
     
2,356,001
 
Sanofi
   
40,771
     
3,682,832
 
TotalEnergies SE
   
50,311
     
3,144,455
 
             
16,051,910
 
Germany—7.4%
               
Brenntag SE
   
20,810
     
1,323,125
 
Daimler Truck Holding AG*
   
40,584
     
1,337,762
 
Deutsche Telekom AG
   
163,705
     
3,330,224
 
Merck KGaA
   
11,723
     
2,147,839
 
Rheinmetall AG
   
13,796
     
2,819,571
 
Siemens AG
   
23,560
     
3,267,429
 
             
14,225,950
 
Greece—0.4%
               
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
   
43,856
     
678,439
 
Ireland—2.2%
               
CRH PLC
   
60,616
     
2,427,501
 
Flutter Entertainment PLC*
   
12,605
     
1,876,861
 
             
4,304,362
 
Italy—0.6%
               
Enel SpA
   
202,935
     
1,094,795
 
Japan—4.4%
               
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.
   
34,700
     
1,112,894
 
Fuji Corp.
   
38,400
     
585,882
 
Hitachi Ltd.
   
14,200
     
759,408
 
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
   
35,600
     
867,629
 
Renesas Electronics Corp.*
   
202,900
     
1,989,984
 
Sony Group Corp.
   
19,600
     
1,623,668
 
Subaru Corp.
   
87,900
     
1,505,539
 
             
8,445,004
 
Netherlands—3.6%
               
Aalberts NV
   
31,012
     
1,239,101
 
ING Groep NV
   
155,841
     
1,889,865
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
   
3,586
     
630,562
 
Stellantis NV
   
203,845
     
3,208,373
 
             
6,967,901
 
Norway—0.8%
               
Norsk Hydro ASA
   
199,419
     
1,501,650
 
Singapore—1.4%
               
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
   
116,500
     
2,686,196
 
South Korea—1.0%
               
KB Financial Group, Inc.
   
26,658
     
1,058,529
 
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
   
22,627
     
862,669
 
             
1,921,198
 
Sweden—1.8%
               
Loomis AB
   
36,229
     
1,070,544
 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A
   
228,509
     
2,321,160
 
             
3,391,704
 
Switzerland—3.8%
               
Glencore PLC*
   
608,660
     
4,153,583
 
Novartis AG
   
19,108
     
1,699,744
 
STMicroelectronics NV
   
37,747
     
1,461,076
 
             
7,314,403
 
United Kingdom—7.9%
               
AstraZeneca PLC
   
11,736
     
1,588,364
 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC(a)
   
38,851
     
2,062,600
 
IMI PLC
   
101,881
     
1,675,519
 
Inchcape PLC
   
150,784
     
1,527,111
 
JD Sports Fashion PLC
   
956,702
     
1,474,589
 
NatWest Group PLC
   
446,735
     
1,420,763
 
Shell PLC
   
49,528
     
1,449,482
 
SSE PLC
   
42,542
     
882,348
 
Tesco PLC
   
796,461
     
2,194,458
 
WH Smith PLC*
   
51,854
     
885,345
 
             
15,160,579
 
United States—45.3%
               
AbbVie, Inc.
   
25,818
     
4,161,345
 
Allstate Corp., (The)
   
6,878
     
920,964
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
11,697
     
3,350,021
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
6,576
     
720,730
 
AutoZone, Inc.*
   
336
     
866,544
 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*
   
21,096
     
566,217
 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   
32,784
     
2,631,900
 
Centene Corp.*
   
31,669
     
2,756,786
 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(a)
   
1,619
     
633,498
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
12,584
     
2,763,321
 
Cigna Corp.(a)
   
13,306
     
4,376,210
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
35,345
     
1,757,353
 
Concentrix Corp.
   
15,966
     
1,953,919
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
37,884
     
3,859,622
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
20,464
     
1,402,193
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   
7,010
     
1,037,620
 
Discover Financial Services
   
14,133
     
1,531,452
 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)
   
10,744
     
757,559
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
5,643
     
3,007,268
 
Entergy Corp.
   
7,244
     
842,260
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
28,483
     
1,035,642
 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*
   
7,498
     
1,471,108
 
Gen Digital, Inc.
   
62,261
     
1,429,513
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)
   
6,153
     
2,375,981
 
Halliburton Co.
   
48,133
     
1,823,759
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
   
5,946
     
1,428,348
 
Humana, Inc.
   
3,868
     
2,127,013
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   
77,663
     
1,202,223
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
15,652
     
2,786,056
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
13,087
     
1,808,362
 
KeyCorp
   
62,065
     
1,167,443
 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
8,741
     
955,654
 
LKQ Corp.
   
16,997
     
923,447
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
8,511
     
1,036,725
 
McKesson Corp.
   
6,449
     
2,461,454
 
Medtronic PLC
   
8,586
     
678,637
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
21,475
     
4,070,801
 
Oracle Corp.
   
32,097
     
2,665,014
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
   
5,336
     
1,259,243
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
5,903
     
746,670
 
Schlumberger Ltd.(a)
   
35,567
     
1,833,479
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
16,897
     
1,860,529
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
9,831
     
1,239,886
 
Textron, Inc.
   
17,139
     
1,223,382
 
T-Mobile US, Inc.*(a)
   
14,425
     
2,184,810
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
2,279
     
804,555
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
3,728
     
2,042,049
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
33,048
     
1,089,923
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
8,929
     
1,072,373
 
             
86,700,861
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $149,177,519)
           
184,399,107
 
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—4.0%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 4.01%(b)
   
7,587,769
     
7,587,769
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
               
(Cost $7,587,769)
           
7,587,769
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.5%
               
Tri-State Deposit, 3.20%(b)
   
5,018,243
     
5,018,243
 
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 3.50%(b)
   
1,664,528
     
1,664,528
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
(Cost $6,682,771)
           
6,682,771
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—103.7%
               
(Cost $163,448,059)
           
198,669,647
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(3.7)%
           
(7,117,382
)
NET ASSETS—100.0%
         
$
191,552,265
 

PLC
Public Limited Company
         
*
Non-income producing.
         
(a)
All or a portion of the security is on loan. At November 30, 2022, the market value of securities on loan was $7,570,110.
   
(b)
The rate shown is as of November 30, 2022.
         
             


 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
 
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (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 November 30, 2022, 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
                             
Bermuda
 
$
6,604,750
   
$
6,604,750
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Canada
   
3,455,039
     
3,455,039
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Denmark
   
1,724,728
     
-
     
1,724,728
     
-
     
-
 
Finland
   
2,169,638
     
-
     
2,169,638
     
-
     
-
 
France
   
16,051,910
     
-
     
16,051,910
     
-
     
-
 
Germany
   
14,225,950
     
-
     
14,225,950
     
-
     
-
 
Greece
   
678,439
     
-
     
678,439
     
-
     
-
 
Ireland
   
4,304,362
     
-
     
4,304,362
     
-
     
-
 
Italy
   
1,094,795
     
-
     
1,094,795
     
-
     
-
 
Japan
   
8,445,004
     
-
     
8,445,004
     
-
     
-
 
Netherlands
   
6,967,901
     
630,562
     
6,337,339
     
-
     
-
 
Norway
   
1,501,650
     
-
     
1,501,650
     
-
     
-
 
Singapore
   
2,686,196
     
-
     
2,686,196
     
-
     
-
 
South Korea
   
1,921,198
     
-
     
1,921,198
     
-
     
-
 
Sweden
   
3,391,704
     
-
     
3,391,704
     
-
     
-
 
Switzerland
   
7,314,403
     
-
     
7,314,403
     
-
     
-
 
United Kingdom
   
15,160,579
     
2,062,600
     
13,097,979
     
-
     
-
 
United States
   
86,700,861
     
86,700,861
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
   
7,587,769
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
7,587,769
 
Short-Term Investments
   
6,682,771
     
1,664,528
     
5,018,243
     
-
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
198,669,647
   
$
101,118,340
   
$
89,963,538
   
$
-
   
$
7,587,769
 
                                         
*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 changesin 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, 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.