<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edgarSubmission xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/nport" xmlns:com="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common" xmlns:ncom="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/nportcommon" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/nport eis_NPORT_Filer.xsd">
  <headerData>
    <submissionType>NPORT-P</submissionType>
    <isConfidential>false</isConfidential>
    <filerInfo>

      <filer>
        <issuerCredentials>
          <cik>0000932101</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
        </issuerCredentials>
      </filer>


      <seriesClassInfo>
        <seriesId>S000003854</seriesId>
        <classId>C000010787</classId>
        <classId>C000010789</classId>
        <classId>C000010791</classId>
        <classId>C000049250</classId>
        <classId>C000135941</classId>
      </seriesClassInfo>


    </filerInfo>
  </headerData>
  <formData>
    <genInfo>
      <regName>Putnam Investment Funds</regName>
      <regFileNumber>811-07237</regFileNumber>
      <regCik>0000932101</regCik>
      <regLei>549300SRAF55EHI5J317</regLei>
      <regStreet1>100 Federal Street</regStreet1>
      <regCity>Boston</regCity>
      <regStateConditional regCountry="US" regState="US-MA"/>
      <regZipOrPostalCode>02110</regZipOrPostalCode>
      <regPhone>617-292-1000</regPhone>
      <seriesName>Putnam Small Cap Value Fund</seriesName>
      <seriesId>S000003854</seriesId>
      <seriesLei>EYW12E59V2I5PAIL1O80</seriesLei>
      <repPdEnd>2027-02-28</repPdEnd>
      <repPdDate>2026-05-31</repPdDate>
      <isFinalFiling>N</isFinalFiling>
    </genInfo>
    <fundInfo>
      <totAssets>349420793.97</totAssets>
      <totLiabs>52508122.03</totLiabs>
      <netAssets>296912671.94</netAssets>
      <assetsAttrMiscSec>0.00000000</assetsAttrMiscSec>
      <assetsInvested>0.00000000</assetsInvested>
      <amtPayOneYrBanksBorr>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrBanksBorr>
      <amtPayOneYrCtrldComp>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrCtrldComp>
      <amtPayOneYrOthAffil>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrOthAffil>
      <amtPayOneYrOther>0.00000000</amtPayOneYrOther>
      <amtPayAftOneYrBanksBorr>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrBanksBorr>
      <amtPayAftOneYrCtrldComp>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrCtrldComp>
      <amtPayAftOneYrOthAffil>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrOthAffil>
      <amtPayAftOneYrOther>0.00000000</amtPayAftOneYrOther>
      <delayDeliv>0.00000000</delayDeliv>
      <standByCommit>0.00000000</standByCommit>
      <liquidPref>0.00000000</liquidPref>
      <cshNotRptdInCorD>0.00000000</cshNotRptdInCorD>
      <borrowers>
        <borrower aggrVal="388040.00000000" lei="AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319" name="Barclays Capital Inc."/>
        <borrower aggrVal="4536815.00000000" lei="549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73" name="BofA Securities, Inc."/>
        <borrower aggrVal="5039580.52000000" lei="MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310" name="Citigroup Global Markets Inc"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="5965706.00000000" lei="FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30" name="Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="4034053.00000000" lei="ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807" name="J.P. Morgan Securities LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="172480.00000000" lei="58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48" name="Jefferies LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="2283340.00000000" lei="9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078" name="Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="20700542.00000000" lei="549300JRHF1MHHWUAW04" name="National Financial Services LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="15652.00000000" lei="549300F35UE0BOM1WJ55" name="SG Americas Securities, LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="2371631.00000000" lei="549300BLWPABP1VNME36" name="Scotia Capital (USA) Inc"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="2495782.00000000" lei="T6FIZBDPKLYJKFCRVK44" name="UBS Securities LLC"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="524808.00000000" lei="KB1H1DSPRFMYMCUFXT09" name="Wells Fargo Bank, National Association"/>
        <borrower aggrVal="1541328.00000000" lei="VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21" name="Wells Fargo Securities, LLC"/>
      </borrowers>
      <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
      <returnInfo>
        <monthlyTotReturns>
          <monthlyTotReturn classId="C000010787" rtn1="-5.83283200" rtn2="10.15325700" rtn3="1.56521700"/>
          <monthlyTotReturn classId="C000010789" rtn1="-5.89318600" rtn2="10.07827800" rtn3="1.51111100"/>
          <monthlyTotReturn classId="C000010791" rtn1="-5.88561900" rtn2="10.20649000" rtn3="1.60599600"/>
          <monthlyTotReturn classId="C000049250" rtn1="-5.87867400" rtn2="10.16611300" rtn3="1.50784100"/>
          <monthlyTotReturn classId="C000135941" rtn1="-5.85959100" rtn2="10.21726400" rtn3="1.59829500"/>
        </monthlyTotReturns>
        <monthlyReturnCats>
          <commodityContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </commodityContracts>
          <creditContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </creditContracts>
          <equityContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="428398.76000000" netUnrealizedAppr="-397144.65000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="428398.76000000" netUnrealizedAppr="-397144.65000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </equityContracts>
          <foreignExchgContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </foreignExchgContracts>
          <interestRtContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </interestRtContracts>
          <otherContracts>
            <mon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <mon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            <forwardCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </forwardCategory>
            <futureCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </futureCategory>
            <optionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </optionCategory>
            <swaptionCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swaptionCategory>
            <swapCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </swapCategory>
            <warrantCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </warrantCategory>
            <otherCategory>
              <instrMon1 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon2 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
              <instrMon3 netRealizedGain="0.00000000" netUnrealizedAppr="0.00000000"/>
            </otherCategory>
          </otherContracts>
        </monthlyReturnCats>
        <othMon1 netRealizedGain="804558.57000000" netUnrealizedAppr="-17819235.89000000"/>
        <othMon2 netRealizedGain="6427582.62000000" netUnrealizedAppr="20672067.31000000"/>
        <othMon3 netRealizedGain="8226310.12000000" netUnrealizedAppr="-3726228.96000000"/>
      </returnInfo>
      <mon1Flow redemption="4681447.32000000" reinvestment="0.00000000" sales="3535297.59000000"/>
      <mon2Flow redemption="5323678.12000000" reinvestment="0.00000000" sales="4547354.09000000"/>
      <mon3Flow redemption="3137216.56000000" reinvestment="0.00000000" sales="4449880.29000000"/>



    </fundInfo>
    <invstOrSecs>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Abacus Global Management, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Abacus Global Management, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>00258Y104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00258Y1047"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1205037"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>315599.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2834079.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.954516020310</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2550320.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Academy Sports &amp; Outdoors, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900HST589BD301M91</lei>
        <title>Academy Sports &amp; Outdoors, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>00402L107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00402L1070"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1112940"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2016960.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.679310851511</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1520640.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Advance Auto Parts, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900UCNQ5H9FSL0Y70</lei>
        <title>Advance Auto Parts, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>00751Y106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US00751Y1064"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="233911"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>57900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3487896.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.174721165388</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2819232.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Algonquin Power &amp; Utilities Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300K5VIUTJXQL7X75</lei>
        <title>Algonquin Power &amp; Utilities Corp.</title>
        <cusip>015857105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA0158571053"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="506611"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>380600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2241734.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.755014592456</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1827667.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Allegiant Travel Co.</name>
        <lei>549300JM9OZXOHWL2K18</lei>
        <title>Allegiant Travel Co.</title>
        <cusip>01748X102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US01748X1028"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="376204"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>22600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2070386.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.697304694498</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alliance Laundry Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Alliance Laundry Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>01862Q107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US01862Q1076"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1529543"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>131800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3327950.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.120851453814</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2994650.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>03168L105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03168L1052"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="873602"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>239600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3155532.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.062781180534</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Antero Resources Corp.</name>
        <lei>APVBKPOULHUX7YZLKU17</lei>
        <title>Antero Resources Corp.</title>
        <cusip>03674X106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US03674X1063"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="561509"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>76700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2742025.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.923512284633</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Applied Digital Corp.</name>
        <lei>2549004NE2B6RYXINZ02</lei>
        <title>Applied Digital Corp.</title>
        <cusip>038169207</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0381692070"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1075149"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>52700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2491656.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.839188163886</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2066136.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Astronics Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300NNXCF8H4MSMK17</lei>
        <title>Astronics Corp.</title>
        <cusip>046433108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0464331083"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="401320"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>8800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>765600.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.257853595468</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Aviat Networks, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300Z3X8Z4MK52CI65</lei>
        <title>Aviat Networks, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05366Y201</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05366Y2019"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="380117"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>114149.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2028427.73000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.683173175717</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Avidbank Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930029UJ8M0B84EE44</lei>
        <title>Avidbank Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05368J103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05368J1034"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="424515"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>78648.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2420785.44000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.815319004131</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Avidia Bancorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Avidia Bancorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05369T100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05369T1007"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1502110"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49640.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>946138.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.318658814330</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axos Financial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900D8M56422GK9O25</lei>
        <title>Axos Financial, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05465C100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05465C1009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="474860"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>34550.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3002740.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.011321100032</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bancorp, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>894500FP2ICT1B019Y71</lei>
        <title>Bancorp, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>05969A105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05969A1051"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="324211"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>46900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2587004.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.871301309943</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Banc of California, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300ZKWUJDP6LJ1X87</lei>
        <title>Banc of California, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>05990K106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US05990K1060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="320458"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>111400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2141108.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.721123819340</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Bel Fuse, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2549009L4XYDBRRY6X39</lei>
        <title>Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B</title>
        <cusip>077347300</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0773473006"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="299648"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3706020.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.248185190542</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.</name>
        <lei>NSLL8ITTRR0J5HEMR848</lei>
        <title>BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>09061G101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US09061G1013"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="62969"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>28000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1604120.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.540266600788</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BlackBox, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BlackBox, Inc., CVR</title>
        <cusip>092CVR018</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US092CVR0187"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1582669"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>65200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>0.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetConditional assetCat="OTHER" desc="Right"/>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>3</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Blue Bird Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493004ZXJUUWQ65ER59</lei>
        <title>Blue Bird Corp.</title>
        <cusip>095306106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0953061068"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="608192"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>467613.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.157491762458</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>10950A106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US10950A1060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1323690"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>69900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4311432.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.452087568991</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Brixmor Property Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299007UXW6Y0W2EGZ95</lei>
        <title>Brixmor Property Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>11120U105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US11120U1051"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="562985"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>91600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2799296.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.942801121188</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300U8D7PT70B49V21</lei>
        <title>Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>11135E203</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US11135E2037"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1138210"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>123700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2502451.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.842823913054</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1978494.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Putnam Cash Collateral Pool LLC</name>
        <lei>5493005HRIV7IFMKD774</lei>
        <title>Putnam Cash Collateral Pool LLC</title>
        <cusip>99311N9A5</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Internal ID" value="1181681"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>51987683.61000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>51987683.61000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>17.50941893800</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>PF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <cashCollateralCondition cashCollateralVal="51987683.61000000" isCashCollateral="Y"/>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Casella Waste Systems, Inc.</name>
        <lei>8EU0XUFVJ48U37IIDH51</lei>
        <title>Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>147448104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1474481041"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="55709"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>35000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2875950.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.968618139875</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cavco Industries, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Cavco Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>149568107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1495681074"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="280617"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2360688.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.795078224373</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Century Aluminum Co.</name>
        <lei>549300U5ODNGEYWKSW73</lei>
        <title>Century Aluminum Co.</title>
        <cusip>156431108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1564311082"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="38133"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3291903.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.108710847028</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>529900872XMLK10SY247</lei>
        <title>Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>163072101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1630721017"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="33999"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>44400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2932176.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.987555021091</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1750060.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cleanspark, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900VO7KBRJQDGY810</lei>
        <title>Cleanspark, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>18452B209</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US18452B2097"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1114576"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>75900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1388211.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.467548586232</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Coastal Financial Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300XG5L36T6IU0B47</lei>
        <title>Coastal Financial Corp.</title>
        <cusip>19046P209</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US19046P2092"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="914469"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32502.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2313492.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.779182762690</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1245650.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Codexis, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Codexis, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>192005106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1920051067"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="467299"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>492703.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1364787.31000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.459659502264</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cohu, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900FJPORJ3JJ2XS33</lei>
        <title>Cohu, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>192576106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1925761066"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="40416"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>88800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4684200.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.577635595474</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Columbus McKinnon Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300W3HQB0HO1F3G69</lei>
        <title>Columbus McKinnon Corp.</title>
        <cusip>199333105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1993331057"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="245414"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>72800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1161888.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.391323143067</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Commercial Bancgroup, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>20112C106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US20112C1062"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1526915"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>65641.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1896368.49000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.638695707262</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Community West Bancshares</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Community West Bancshares</title>
        <cusip>203937107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2039371073"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="640089"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>93400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2242534.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.755284031950</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300E2M5ZYAZKUK134</lei>
        <title>ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>20786W107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US20786W1071"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="299754"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>66624.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2003383.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.674738355527</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Core Natural Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300YJCTPJBTK7IJ81</lei>
        <title>Core Natural Resources, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>218937100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2189371006"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="819004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>39100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3458004.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.164653558706</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>22284P105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US22284P1057"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="102359"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>81395.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3231381.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.088327244130</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cytokinetics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300BE5DY1HW7IHA64</lei>
        <title>Cytokinetics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>23282W605</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US23282W6057"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="303973"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>33300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2556108.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.860895556696</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="637108.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XZK6EWDBAZSY16</lei>
        <title>Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>253651202</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2536512021"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1301216"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>37900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3075206.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.035727434570</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Diodes, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XP2X1ARVH3BX23</lei>
        <title>Diodes, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>254543101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2545431015"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="299644"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>16400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1727248.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.581736033263</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Diversified Healthcare Trust</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Diversified Healthcare Trust</title>
        <cusip>25525P107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25525P1075"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="64150"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>395100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3287232.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.107137657184</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>DocGo, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>DocGo, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>256086109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2560861096"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1133875"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>352000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>231616.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.078008122215</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300O1NPY4J56QCU04</lei>
        <title>Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>25787G100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25787G1004"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="647043"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1627290.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.548070242124</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Eagle Bancorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300B47NZODRMG3D47</lei>
        <title>Eagle Bancorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>268948106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2689481065"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="208321"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>101900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2780851.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.936588856861</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Edgewell Personal Care Co.</name>
        <lei>549300CY8QZDL4Z3RU59</lei>
        <title>Edgewell Personal Care Co.</title>
        <cusip>28035Q102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US28035Q1022"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="185666"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>103800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1818576.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.612495245863</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="897024.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hyperion DeFi, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900YW7J8L89CICF84</lei>
        <title>Hyperion DeFi, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>30234E203</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US30234E2037"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="821844"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>286628.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1003198.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.337876451498</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="897050.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Five Star Bancorp</name>
        <lei>5493008ZRBIHKWC0JA73</lei>
        <title>Five Star Bancorp</title>
        <cusip>33830T103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US33830T1034"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1145743"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>83797.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3538747.31000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.191847854413</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>American Healthcare REIT, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2549004GGE2APGNT6O92</lei>
        <title>American Healthcare REIT, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>398182303</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3981823038"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1325411"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2649838.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.892463761376</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2053380.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>HNI Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300SKRADLC4O5HV93</lei>
        <title>HNI Corp.</title>
        <cusip>404251100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4042511000"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="305194"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>78232.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2440056.08000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.821809343487</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300L0I14L7I0VLX84</lei>
        <title>Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>42226K105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US42226K1051"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="537916"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>103100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2053752.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.691702373826</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Helmerich &amp; Payne, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900NAOGHJ88RZ4C73</lei>
        <title>Helmerich &amp; Payne, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>423452101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4234521015"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="662"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>73200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2792580.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.940539176638</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2510270.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Herc Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300TP80QLITMSBP82</lei>
        <title>Herc Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>42704L104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US42704L1044"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="374631"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>22500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2992500.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.007872106113</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Holley, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900EEM9JI9G1A4D88</lei>
        <title>Holley, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>43538H103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US43538H1032"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1147255"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1074456.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2933264.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.987921755186</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Horace Mann Educators Corp.</name>
        <lei>254900G5YAV3A2YK8T32</lei>
        <title>Horace Mann Educators Corp.</title>
        <cusip>440327104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4403271046"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30605"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>53331.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2438826.63000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.821395265505</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Hudbay Minerals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>894500LX3TMESP27BE29</lei>
        <title>Hudbay Minerals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>443628102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA4436281022"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="498524"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>89000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2595240.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.874075189530</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ICF International, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493003KYFDDC5B3WY64</lei>
        <title>ICF International, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>44925C103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US44925C1036"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="371228"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>30000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2065200.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.695558052981</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Janux Therapeutics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Janux Therapeutics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>47103J105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US47103J1051"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1150013"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49342.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>719899.78000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.242461790295</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Jefferson Capital, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Jefferson Capital, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>47248R103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US47248R1032"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1489512"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>118500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2013315.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.678083217817</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kaiser Aluminum Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Kaiser Aluminum Corp.</title>
        <cusip>483007704</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4830077040"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="31486"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>873792.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.294292592596</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>LSB Industries, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493001H215A0HG0MI71</lei>
        <title>LSB Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>502160104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5021601043"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="390886"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>142900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1791966.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.603533014704</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ladder Capital Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300Q6LLV2QCV67C06</lei>
        <title>Ladder Capital Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>505743104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5057431042"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="569763"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>270653.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2766073.66000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.931611858101</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Leggett &amp; Platt, Inc.</name>
        <lei>DKOVQUCDW4ZLYCUD4T55</lei>
        <title>Leggett &amp; Platt, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>524660107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5246601075"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="765"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>222300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2283021.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.768920027927</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>LifeStance Health Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>LifeStance Health Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>53228F101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US53228F1012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1149651"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>544409.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4197393.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.413679437315</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>550249106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5502491062"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1550392"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>319200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2483376.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.836399465126</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1969896.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Magnolia Oil &amp; Gas Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Magnolia Oil &amp; Gas Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>559663109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5596631094"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="933869"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>116125.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3177180.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.070072213233</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300IXWX41555YJ117</lei>
        <title>MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>57637H103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US57637H1032"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="608588"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>147224.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3428846.96000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.154833486087</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Matador Resources Co.</name>
        <lei>549300CI3Q2UUK5R4G79</lei>
        <title>Matador Resources Co.</title>
        <cusip>576485205</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5764852050"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="513679"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>25600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1372160.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.462142619590</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>McGraw Hill, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>McGraw Hill, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>580907103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5809071039"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1499847"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>160928.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1937573.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.652573400569</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1014972.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.</title>
        <cusip>591774104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5917741044"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="817708"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>33746.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3020941.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.017451326769</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rithm Capital Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300WNTHGEO5LP2G31</lei>
        <title>Rithm Capital Corp.</title>
        <cusip>64828T201</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US64828T2015"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="553741"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>211250.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1968850.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.663107433958</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Flagstar Bank NA</name>
        <lei>SS1TRMSN6BRNMOREEV51</lei>
        <title>Flagstar Bank NA</title>
        <cusip>649445400</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6494454001"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="204655"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>190300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2675618.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.901146449061</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Newmark Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Newmark Group, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>65158N102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US65158N1028"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="869064"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>184800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2581656.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.869500106927</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NewtekOne, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300YLU78IA8GKJ688</lei>
        <title>NewtekOne, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>652526203</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6525262035"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="299635"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>213722.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2966461.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.999102308640</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>65406E102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US65406E1029"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="633781"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>25133.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3525405.91000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.187354479337</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Northrim BanCorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493006X7RLLTZ3SG075</lei>
        <title>Northrim BanCorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>666762109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6667621097"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="210914"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>124400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3073924.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.035295657782</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930056VW2CRCZ9RE54</lei>
        <title>NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>667746101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6677461013"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="47849"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>8900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1049844.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.353586794777</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Onity Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300DDD1YQ8EIAT278</lei>
        <title>Onity Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>675746606</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6757466064"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="41918"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1340152.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.451362345447</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Old Second Bancorp, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XVJC1MPUT81C04</lei>
        <title>Old Second Bancorp, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>680277100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6802771005"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="285551"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>76700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1635244.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.550749144290</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Option Care Health, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300DI3Q5ACSYJRI17</lei>
        <title>Option Care Health, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>68404L201</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US68404L2016"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="42054"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>92950.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1939866.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.653345809501</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1494292.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Oxford Industries, Inc.</name>
        <lei>IDZ20O0XD3GS4UOI2L88</lei>
        <title>Oxford Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>691497309</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6914973093"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="952"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>50600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2257772.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.760416180706</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1160120.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PRA Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300Q5HW3JSSB86K27</lei>
        <title>PRA Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>69354N106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US69354N1063"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="263478"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>140900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2150134.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.724163770428</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Peabody Energy Corp.</name>
        <lei>EJCO258LNNVSKAR2JX59</lei>
        <title>Peabody Energy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>704551100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7045511000"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="805720"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>43900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1187495.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.399947564460</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Penguin Solutions, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900DVWIPOY3GJ8E23</lei>
        <title>Penguin Solutions, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>706915105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7069151055"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="807991"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1351086.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.455044909727</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1211511.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Permian Resources Corp.</name>
        <lei>529900NXUJPOKU7OJ511</lei>
        <title>Permian Resources Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>71424F105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US71424F1057"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="641412"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>154437.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2969823.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.000234678633</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Polaris, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300QJSN8UVWN1EI78</lei>
        <title>Polaris, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>731068102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7310681025"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="36584"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2745173.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.924572529041</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Popular, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493008CARDZMVQ3LO89</lei>
        <title>Popular, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>733174700</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="PR7331747001"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="204700"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>20200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3000306.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.010501161973</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>PR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Portland General Electric Co.</name>
        <lei>GJOUP9M7C39GLSK9R870</lei>
        <title>Portland General Electric Co.</title>
        <cusip>736508847</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7365088472"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="365111"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>52048.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2608645.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.878590241014</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Precigen, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XCWNQU35K64G19</lei>
        <title>Precigen, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>74017N105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74017N1054"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="556591"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>693300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3008922.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.013403025320</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2283274.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Putnam Short Term Investment Fund</name>
        <lei>549300S9JYWEMKQCLW53</lei>
        <title>Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, Class P</title>
        <cusip>74676P664</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US74676P6640"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1319393"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1942026.12000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1942026.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.654073168151</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetConditional assetCat="OTHER" desc="Investment company"/>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Radiant Logistics, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300HWCW2HBOG4GN20</lei>
        <title>Radiant Logistics, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>75025X100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US75025X1000"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="608221"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>178500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1515465.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.510407652896</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Realloys, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Realloys, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>75606V101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US75606V1017"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1533042"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49663.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>454913.08000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.153214437439</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="408536.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Regal Rexnord Corp.</name>
        <lei>QH78R09VCJGQKPBPYU33</lei>
        <title>Regal Rexnord Corp.</title>
        <cusip>758750103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7587501039"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="31747"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2764112.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.930951172255</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2481648.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>RingCentral, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300C8EH0H1614VE84</lei>
        <title>RingCentral, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>76680R206</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US76680R2067"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="560380"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>77200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3343532.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.126099461553</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1277645.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Riot Platforms, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299005LKZAJQDQZDF73</lei>
        <title>Riot Platforms, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>767292105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7672921050"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1144510"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>90900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2464299.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.829974343600</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rocky Brands, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299004HQ6GCTW838N96</lei>
        <title>Rocky Brands, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>774515100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7745151008"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="237549"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>59500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2300270.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.774729480210</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SkyWest, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900UYS2KGS6Z42P09</lei>
        <title>SkyWest, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>830879102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8308791024"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1107"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>29600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2535240.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.853867227503</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="2166945.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900LKF9EV0CUKNE09</lei>
        <title>Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>844895102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8448951025"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30314"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>39100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3370811.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.135287011489</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>87266M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87266M1071"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="811452"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>336000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2822400.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.950582533766</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930069VDTITHOTKJ98</lei>
        <title>Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>87357P100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87357P1003"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="638786"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>101800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2505298.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.843782780852</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Taylor Morrison Home Corp.</name>
        <lei>5299009UDLLGLKOOJE30</lei>
        <title>Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A</title>
        <cusip>87724P106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87724P1066"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="546755"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>35450.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2073825.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.698462947522</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900LW0YOTBYSQCK19</lei>
        <title>Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>88422P109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US88422P1093"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1173629"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1886218.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.635277028654</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tutor Perini Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300FHXYVPW8LJ6D98</lei>
        <title>Tutor Perini Corp.</title>
        <cusip>901109108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9011091082"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="19783"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>18000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1286820.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.433400161600</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>UMB Financial Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300MGEH3N3CUCV828</lei>
        <title>UMB Financial Corp.</title>
        <cusip>902788108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9027881088"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="48300"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2585822.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.870903213091</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Uniti Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300V3NU625PJUVA84</lei>
        <title>Uniti Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>912932100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9129321009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="602291"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>168000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1884960.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.634853335050</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1638086.34000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>USA Rare Earth, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>USA Rare Earth, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>91733P107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US91733P1075"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1283875"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>694648.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.233957006772</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="624623.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Valley National Bancorp</name>
        <lei>549300ET52S1UBIB9762</lei>
        <title>Valley National Bancorp</title>
        <cusip>919794107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9197941076"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="40801"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>151400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2084778.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.702151910990</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Valmont Industries, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493009ZGZJJ8F77JN08</lei>
        <title>Valmont Industries, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>920253101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9202531011"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="13283"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6720.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3493123.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.176481683040</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>V2X, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>V2X, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92242T101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92242T1016"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="587725"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3225444.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.086327497888</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vaxcyte, Inc.</name>
        <lei>254900M7NMHTGASX8D95</lei>
        <title>Vaxcyte, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92243G108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92243G1085"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1080340"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>20934.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1076007.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.362398678698</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Veracyte, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900ESWZRHXOW27Z37</lei>
        <title>Veracyte, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92337F107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92337F1075"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="562983"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>103240.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4784141.60000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.611295863103</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Viasat, Inc.</name>
        <lei>UFC8NYMNFSYIHNSM2I38</lei>
        <title>Viasat, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92552V100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92552V1008"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="209760"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>29600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2386352.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.803721843331</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1752598.18000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493009O8F3QQJTCQR75</lei>
        <title>Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>928298108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9282981086"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30452"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>99300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5168565.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.740769420930</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Wabash National Corp.</name>
        <lei>5299004ZAWHQZI5XO485</lei>
        <title>Wabash National Corp.</title>
        <cusip>929566107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9295661071"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="203756"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>207500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1645475.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.554194938615</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Walker &amp; Dunlop, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Walker &amp; Dunlop, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>93148P102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US93148P1021"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="483403"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>47861.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2402143.59000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.809040440849</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WillScot Holdings Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300HJ4VIXF476Q166</lei>
        <title>WillScot Holdings Corp.</title>
        <cusip>971378104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9713781048"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="822285"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>93500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2405755.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.810256761451</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Yesway, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Yesway, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>98585C100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US98585C1009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1610629"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>62528.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1406880.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.473836293617</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Titan America SA</name>
        <lei>9845007APCB6462D6C46</lei>
        <title>Titan America SA</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BE6360403164"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1444121"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>154892.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2520092.84000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.848765673601</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BE</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1862915.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Capri Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300LPG8W0H1OX3A26</lei>
        <title>Capri Holdings Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="VGG1890L1076"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="509066"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>134300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2485893.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.837247189133</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>VG</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Critical Metals Corp.</name>
        <lei>984500158752F66VAE27</lei>
        <title>Critical Metals Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="VGG2662B1031"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1372096"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32992.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>369510.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.124450868865</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>VG</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="331520.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>IBEX Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>5493000GRFLPVYU2CX17</lei>
        <title>IBEX Holdings Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG4690M1010"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1097577"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>120909.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3825560.76000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.288446442856</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ichor Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>529900PS8R2JVLJ2H892</lei>
        <title>Ichor Holdings Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG4740B1059"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="654815"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>49189.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3517997.28000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.184859257442</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1609200.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Signet Jewelers Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300N3XPGE91WV7M22</lei>
        <title>Signet Jewelers Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG812761002"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="53375"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>7100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>620469.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.208973566519</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Teekay Tankers Ltd.</name>
        <lei>549300DE8ZAIYS2T6Q22</lei>
        <title>Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG8726X1065"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="407593"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>23600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1660260.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.559174517258</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tronox Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>549300NRVC84SGJSXV06</lei>
        <title>Tronox Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BJT16S69"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="971992"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>213700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1698915.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.572193496794</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1034295.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Webull Corp.</name>
        <lei>213800YKAMJ8BY75D995</lei>
        <title>Webull Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG9572D1034"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1487589"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>416600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2666240.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.897987944596</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Frontline plc</name>
        <lei>5493004BCIKYU1YL3H63</lei>
        <title>Frontline plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CY0200352116"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="215549"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>56300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1951921.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.657405757472</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Scorpio Tankers, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NVJUH16NXG8K87</lei>
        <title>Scorpio Tankers, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="MHY7542C1306"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="466120"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>21800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1624318.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.547069274405</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>MH</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-06-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Putnam Investment Funds</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
