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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2015
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811- 21715
NEUBERGER BERMAN ALTERNATIVE FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices – Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 476-8800
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer and President
Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds
c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10158-0180
Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1600
(Names and Addresses of agents for service)
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2015
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

Item 1. Report to Shareholders.
Following are copies of the semi-annual reports transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.

Neuberger Berman
Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds

Institutional Class Shares
Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R6 Shares

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2015



Contents

THE FUNDS

 

President's Letter

   

1

   

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

   

2

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

   

4

   

FUND EXPENSE INFORMATION

   

8

   

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS/TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

   

10

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

   

34

   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   

54

   
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (ALL CLASSES)/
PER SHARE DATA
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

   

83

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

   

85

   

Directory

   

89

   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

   

90

   

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

   

90

   

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. "Neuberger Berman Management LLC" and the individual Fund names in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Management LLC.  ©2015 Neuberger Berman Management LLC. All rights reserved.



President's Letter

Dear Shareholder,

I am pleased to present this semi-annual shareholder report for Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund.

The global financial markets experienced periods of volatility but largely generated positive results during the six months ended April 30, 2015. Investor sentiment was challenged at times given mixed global economic data, questions regarding future central bank monetary policy and a host of geopolitical issues. Despite several setbacks, the global equity market posted solid returns during the period. In the U.S., the S&P 500® Index reached several new all-time highs. Elsewhere, optimism regarding the European Central Bank's aggressive actions to stimulate growth supported a number of international developed market equities. While emerging market equities also rose, their gains were less robust. Within fixed income, longer-term Treasury yields declined and the yield curve flattened. The high yield corporate bond market was largely flat as headwinds in the energy sector lead to overall spread widening.

Looking ahead, we think the U.S. economy is likely to continue to strengthen as the year progresses. However, data suggest that expansion may be modest and is unlikely to trigger a sharp uptick in inflation. This scenario, along with ongoing slack in the broader global economy, leads us to believe the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) initial interest rate hike will not occur until later in the year. Furthermore, we believe the Fed will take a cautious and measured approach in terms of monetary tightening after interest rate "liftoff" begins.

From an investment perspective, we believe that potentially rising interest rates in the U.S. and divergent central bank policies across the globe could lead to greater volatility in the broader markets, which we think presents a healthy opportunity set for hedge fund strategies. In the U.S., the end of quantitative easing has already led to lower correlations between stocks and improved performance for short positions, both of which are beneficial to long/short equity strategies—and we anticipate those dynamics will persist. In our opinion, event driven strategies appear poised to benefit from a healthy pipeline of corporate activity stimulated by the low growth environment and we anticipate seeing more attractive merger spreads driven by higher interest rates. Within fixed income, we believe credit long/short managers should be able to capitalize on rising interest rates by focusing on floating rate debt and increasing their exposure to short positions.

Thank you for your continued support and trust. We look forward to continue serving your investment needs in the years to come.

Sincerely,

ROBERT CONTI
PRESIDENT AND CEO
NEUBERGER BERMAN MUTUAL FUNDS


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Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund Institutional Class generated a 3.33% total return for the six months ended April 30, 2015. During the period, the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark, the HFRX Absolute Return Index, which posted a 1.15% return. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The global financial markets largely posted positive results during the reporting period. Still, there were periods of volatility given mixed global economic data, shifting central bank monetary policy, declining oil prices and a number of geopolitical issues. Despite periods of weakness, U.S. equities generated positive results. Elsewhere, international developed equities rallied sharply and outperformed emerging market equities. Within fixed income, Treasury yields declined and the curve flattened. High yield was largely flat as headwinds in the Energy sector lead to overall spread widening.

All of the portfolio's strategies generated positive absolute returns for the period. Equity long/short was the largest positive contributor. In the U.S., equity markets began to normalize after the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) quantitative easing (QE) program ended and our equity long/short subadvisers benefited from more fundamentally driven stock prices. Importantly, after several years of underperformance from short positions primarily due to QE, performance for shorts began to improve during the reporting period. Outside the U.S., our subadvisers increased their net long exposure to capture the effects of QE in Europe and Japan.

Event driven strategies were the next most material positive contributors for the period. Special situations were responsible for the majority of gains, while merger arbitrage contributed to a lesser extent. The largest contributor was a long position in a special purpose acquisition company that traded up after announcing the purchase of a frozen foods business. The largest detractors were long positions in the Energy sector that traded down with the sharp decline in oil prices.

The Fund's credit strategies also generated positive performance. In particular, credit long/short strategies were the largest contributors, followed by gains from asset-backed securities (ABS) strategies. Within credit long/short, the largest positive contributing sectors were Consumer Non-Cyclicals and Communications, while the largest detractors were index hedges, municipal bonds and Energy. In ABS, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) were the largest contributors, followed by smaller gains from residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).

Divergent central bank policies across the globe and the ending of QE in the U.S. have led to slightly higher volatility, lower correlations between stocks and prices driven more by company fundamentals. We think this provides a strong opportunity set for long/short equity strategies focused on fundamentals.

The trend of high corporate activity continued during the reporting period. Given the current low growth environment, potential interest rate rises in the U.S., growth in activist shareholder campaigns and still high corporate cash balances, we think the pieces are in place for a strong pipeline of deals over the next several quarters. We have therefore maintained our high conviction in event driven strategies.

We believe U.S. Treasury rates are unsustainable at the current low levels, especially given indications from the Fed that it will soon begin raising rates. Our credit long/short subadviser remains positioned in a way they expect will benefit from higher rates. Our ABS subadviser continues to favor CMBS and CLOs over RMBS.

Sincerely,

DAVID KUPPERMAN AND JEFF MAJIT
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NABIX

 

Class A

 

NABAX

 

Class C

 

NABCX

 

Class R6

 

NRABX

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

   

Long

 

Short

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   

4.8

%

   

%

 

Bank Loan Obligations

   

9.4

     

   

Common Stocks

   

62.1

     

(17.1

)

 

Corporate Debt Securities

   

3.9

     

(0.7

)

 

Exchange Traded Funds

   

0.5

     

(9.9

)

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

4.8

     

   

Municipal Notes

   

0.8

     

   

Preferred Stocks

   

0.1

     

   

Purchased Options

   

0.3

     

   

Rights

   

0.0

     

   

Warrants

   

0.2

     

   

Short-Term Investments

   

15.0

     

   
Cash, receivables and other
assets, less liabilities
   

25.8

     

   

Total

   

127.7

%

   

(27.7

)%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS3

   

Inception

  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 04/30/2015
 
   

Date

 

04/30/2015

 

1 Year

 

Life of Fund

 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

05/15/2012

   

3.33

%

   

3.05

%

   

4.84

%

 

Class A

 

05/15/2012

   

3.15

%

   

2.68

%

   

4.46

%

 

Class C

 

05/15/2012

   

2.71

%

   

1.85

%

   

3.66

%

 
Class R64  

12/31/2013

   

3.29

%

   

3.01

%

   

4.86

%

 

With Sales Charge

                                 

Class A

           

–2.81

%

   

–3.23

%

   

2.40

%

 

Class C

           

1.71

%

   

0.85

%

   

3.66

%

 

Index

                                 
HFRX Absolute Return Index1,2            

1.15

%

   

1.54

%

   

2.35

%

 
S&P 500® Index1,2            

4.40

%

   

12.98

%

   

18.64

%

 
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1,2            

2.06

%

   

4.46

%

   

2.48

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 2.68%, 3.05%, 3.80% and 2.58% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratio was 2.57% for Class R6 shares after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The total annual operating expense ratio for each of Institutional Class, Class A and Class C includes the class's repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


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Long Short Multi-Manager Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund Institutional Class generated a 2.88% total return for the six months ended April 30, 2015. During this period, the Fund underperformed its benchmarks, the HFRX Equity Hedge Index and the S&P 500® Index, which returned 3.76% and 4.40%, respectively. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The global financial markets largely posted positive results during the reporting period. Still, there were periods of volatility given mixed global economic data, shifting central bank monetary policy, declining oil prices and a number of geopolitical issues. Despite periods of weakness, U.S. equities generated positive results. Elsewhere, international developed equities rallied sharply and outperformed emerging markets equities.

During the reporting period, gains from our subadvisors' long positions outweighed losses from their short positions. From a sector perspective, most areas of the portfolio were additive to performance. In particular, Consumer Cyclicals was the largest positive contributor, followed by Financials, Communications and Health Care. The only real detractor was Utilities, which was down during the period.

At the position level, a number of the Fund's largest contributors were beneficiaries of M&A activity. Within Health Care, the Fund made money in a long position in a provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies that agreed to be acquired by a global pharmaceutical company at a significant premium. The Fund was also rewarded for its two long positions in pharmaceutical companies whose stock prices appreciated amid a three-way merger battle. Elsewhere, a long position in a consumer packaged food and beverage company also generated a gain as it announced its intentions to merge with another firm in the industry.

The Fund also owns a number of companies that we believe are well capitalized and have been active in making acquisitions. This has been an attractive environment for this type of activity, as acquirer stocks have appreciated alongside their targets' stocks in many instances. For example, the Fund benefited from its long position in a commercial real estate services firm that announced a highly accretive acquisition of a facility maintenance company.

Another main theme over the period was holdings that reacted positively to an improving U.S. consumer backdrop given lower energy prices. Beneficiaries of this included a long position in an owner and operator of amusement parks and a long position in a provider of horseracing events, casino gaming and entertainment.

On the negative side, a long position in a Greek bank detracted from performance as its shares declined due to macro concerns over Greece. Another notable detractor was a long position in a provider of home infusion and other home health care services. In a surprise move, the company announced a dilutive convertible preferred stock offering.

During the reporting period, the subadvisors' use of futures, options and equity swaps had an overall positive impact on the Fund's performance.

Divergent central bank policies across the globe and the ending of quantitative easing in the U.S. have led to slightly higher volatility, lower correlations between stocks and prices driven more by company fundamentals. We think this provides a strong opportunity set for equity long/short strategies focused on fundamentals. Looking ahead, we anticipate that company specific issues will continue to be primary drivers of stock prices once the U.S. Federal Reserve begins raising interest rates.

Sincerely,

DAVID KUPPERMAN AND JEFF MAJIT
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NLMIX

 

Class A

 

NLMAX

 

Class C

 

NLMCX

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

   

Long

 

Short

 

Common Stocks

   

75.2

%

   

(32.7

)%

 

Exchange Traded Funds

   

1.1

     

(4.0

)

 

Preferred Stocks

   

0.3

     

   

Purchased Options

   

0.2

     

   

Short-Term Investments

   

23.0

     

   
Cash, receivables and other
assets, less liabilities
   

36.9

     

   

Total

   

136.7

%

   

(36.7

)%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

   

Inception

  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 04/30/2015
 
   

Date

 

04/30/2015

 

1 Year

 

Life of Fund

 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

12/19/2013

   

2.88

%

   

4.49

%

   

5.01

%

 

Class A

 

12/19/2013

   

2.64

%

   

4.05

%

   

4.60

%

 

Class C

 

12/19/2013

   

2.36

%

   

3.37

%

   

3.88

%

 

With Sales Charge

                                 

Class A

           

–3.24

%

   

–1.90

%

   

0.16

%

 

Class C

           

1.36

%

   

2.37

%

   

3.88

%

 

Index

                                 
HFRX Equity Hedge Index1,2            

3.76

%

   

5.09

%

   

4.55

%

 
S&P 500® Index1,2            

4.40

%

   

12.98

%

   

13.16

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 5.12%, 5.90% and 8.21% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 2.80%, 3.14% and 3.90% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


5



Endnotes

1 Please see "Glossary of Indices" on page 7 for a description of indices. Please note that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. The S&P 500® and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond indices do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track. The HFRX Absolute Return and HFRX Equity Hedge indices do take into account fees and expenses of investing since they are based on the underlying hedge funds' net returns. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

2 The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is the inception date of the oldest share class.

3 The investments for the Fund are managed by the same portfolio manager(s) who manage(s) one or more other registered funds that have names, investment objectives and investment styles that are similar to those of the Fund. You should be aware that the Fund is likely to differ from the other mutual fund(s) in size, cash flow pattern and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and performance of the Fund can be expected to vary from those of the other mutual fund(s).

4 The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class' inception date is that of the Institutional Class of Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund. The Institutional Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than Class R6.

For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds, call Neuberger Berman Management LLC at (800) 877-9700, or visit our website at www.nb.com.


6



Glossary of Indices

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index:

 

The index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable bond market and includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) (agency and non-agency).

 

HFRX Absolute Return Index:

 

The index is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. The index comprises all eligible hedge fund strategies including, but not limited to, convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event driven, macro, merger arbitrage, and relative value arbitrage. The index employs a constituent weighting methodology that selects constituent funds which characteristically exhibit lower volatilities and lower correlations to standard directional benchmarks of equity market and hedge fund industry performance. Constituent funds are selected from an eligible pool of the more than 7,500 funds worldwide that report to the Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Database. Constituent funds must meet all of the following criteria: report monthly; report performance net of all fees; be U.S. dollar-denominated; be active and accepting new investments; have a minimum 24 months track record; and the fund's manager must have at least $50 million in assets under management. The index is rebalanced quarterly.

 

HFRX Equity Hedge Index:

 

The index comprises equity hedge strategies. Equity hedge strategies maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques; strategies can be broadly diversified or narrowly focused on specific sectors and can range broadly in terms of levels of net exposure, leverage employed, holding period, concentrations of market capitalizations and valuation ranges of typical portfolios. Equity hedge managers would typically maintain at least 50%, and may in some cases be substantially entirely invested, in equities, both long and short. Constituent funds are selected from an eligible pool of the more than 7,500 funds worldwide that report to the Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Database. Constituent funds must meet all of the following criteria: report monthly; report performance net of all fees; be U.S. dollar-denominated; be active and accepting new investments; have a minimum 24 months track record; and the fund's manager must have at least $50 million in assets under management. The index is rebalanced quarterly.

 
S&P 500® Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market, and includes a significant portion of the total value of the market.

 


7



Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in a Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended April 30, 2015 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates each Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) (if applicable). Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


8



Expense Information as of 4/30/15 (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

 
   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(2)  
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,033.30

   

$

13.31

     

2.64

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.70

   

$

13.17

     

2.64

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,031.50

   

$

15.11

     

3.00

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,009.92

   

$

14.95

     

3.00

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,027.10

   

$

18.85

     

3.75

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,006.20

   

$

18.65

     

3.75

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,032.90

   

$

13.21

     

2.62

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.80

   

$

13.07

     

2.62

%

 

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,028.80

   

$

14.08

     

2.80

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,010.91

   

$

13.96

     

2.80

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.40

   

$

15.88

     

3.16

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,009.12

   

$

15.74

     

3.16

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,023.60

   

$

19.67

     

3.92

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,005.36

   

$

19.49

     

3.92

%

 

(1) For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown), unless otherwise indicated.

(2) Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent period divided by 365.


9




Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS LONG POSITIONS (as a % of Net Assets)

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

 

United States

 

Auto Components

   

1.6

%

 
 

2

   

DIRECTV

 

United States

 

Media

   

1.5

%

 
 

3

   

Nomad Holdings Ltd.

 

United Kingdom

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

1.2

%

 
 

4

   

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

 

United States

 

Chemicals

   

1.2

%

 
 

5

   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

 

United States

 

Multiline Retail

   

1.1

%

 
 

6

   

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

 

United States

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

0.9

%

 
 

7

   

New Senior Investment Group, Inc.

 

United States

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

0.8

%

 
 

8

   

Actavis PLC

 

United States

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

0.8

%

 
 

9

   

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.

 

United States

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

0.7

%

 
 

10

   

Verint Systems, Inc.

 

United States

 

Software

   

0.7

%

 

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS SHORT POSITIONS (as a % of Net Assets)

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

AT&T, Inc.

 

United States

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

2

   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

United States

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

(0.5

)%

 
 

3

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.

 

United States

 

Multiline Retail

   

(0.3

)%

 
 

4

   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

 

China

 

Internet Software & Services

   

(0.2

)%

 
 

5

   

Fastenal Co.

 

United States

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

(0.2

)%

 
 

6

   

Guess?, Inc.

 

United States

 

Specialty Retail

   

(0.2

)%

 
 

7

   

Deere & Co.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

(0.2

)%

 
 

8

   

Praxair, Inc.

 

United States

 

Chemicals

   

(0.2

)%

 
 

9

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

United States

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

(0.2

)%

 
 

10

   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

 

United States

 

Multi-Utilities

   

(0.2

)%

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Long Positions (101.9%)

 

Common Stocks (62.1%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.6%)

 
B/E
Aerospace,
Inc.
   

90,618

   

$

5,418,050

Ø

 

Exelis, Inc.

   

284,224

     

6,969,173

Ø

 
Honeywell
International,
Inc.
   

43,800

     

4,420,296

Ø

 

KLX, Inc.

   

71,750

     

3,007,043

*Ø  
MacDonald
Dettwiler &
Associates Ltd.
   

13,452

     

1,067,909

   
United
Technologies
Corp.
   

40,175

     

4,569,906

Ø

 
     

25,452,377

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.3%)

 
Norbert
Dentressangle
SA
   

2,000

     

486,444

   
TNT
Express NV
   

241,500

     

2,061,462

   
Toll Holdings
Ltd.
   

30,000

     

212,332

   
XPO Logistics,
Inc.
   

44,664

     

2,166,204

*

 
     

4,926,442

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Airlines (0.2%)

 

AMR Corp.

   

14,383

   

$

41,567

*fN  
Delta Air
Lines, Inc.
   

7,800

     

348,192

   
United
Continental
Holdings,
Inc.
   

46,700

     

2,789,858

*

 
     

3,179,617

   

Auto Components (2.5%)

 
American
Axle &
Manufacturing
Holdings, Inc.
   

90,502

     

2,256,215

*Ø  
Cooper
Tire &
Rubber Co.
   

27,000

     

1,147,230

   
Delphi
Automotive
PLC
   

39,270

     

3,259,410

   

Lear Corp.

   

8,604

     

955,302

Ø

 
TRW
Automotive
Holdings
Corp.
   

228,128

     

23,967,128

*Ø  

Visteon Corp.

   

65,741

     

6,666,137

*Ø  
     

38,251,422

   

Banks (1.9%)

 
BOC
Hong Kong
Holdings Ltd.
   

368,500

     

1,429,308

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Chongqing
Rural
Commercial
Bank Co. Ltd.
Class H
   

2,473,000

   

$

2,205,946

Ø

 
Citizens
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

119,900

     

3,123,395

   
City National
Corp.
   

23,676

     

2,206,603

Ø

 
ING Groep
NV CVA
   

104,160

     

1,597,976

*Ø  
Israel
Discount
Bank Ltd.
Class A
   

643,632

     

1,130,678

*Ø  
Kasikornbank
PCL
   

112,400

     

713,586

Ø

 
Mitsubishi
UFJ Financial
Group, Inc.
   

419,000

     

2,976,723

Ø

 
Mizuho
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

2,144,900

     

4,088,782

Ø

 
Piraeus
Bank SA
   

997,714

     

445,278

*Ø  
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

100,200

     

4,375,193

Ø

 
Sumitomo
Mitsui Trust
Holdings,
Inc.
   

676,000

     

2,975,710

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


10



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Susquehanna
Bancshares,
Inc.
   

26,875

   

$

361,200

Ø

 
The Bank of
Kentucky
Financial
Corp.
   

14,000

     

670,460

Ø

 
Turkiye
Garanti
Bankasi AS
   

499,416

     

1,589,019

Ø

 
     

29,889,857

   

Beverages (1.0%)

 

Ambev SA

   

82,700

     

519,869

   

Belvedere SA

   

61,345

     

1,209,554

*Ø  

Cott Corp.

   

584,378

     

5,089,932

£

 
Davide
Campari-
Milano
SpA
   

217,014

     

1,678,340

Ø

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

39,800

     

3,785,776

   
The
Coca-Cola
Co.
   

60,641

     

2,459,599

Ø

 
     

14,743,070

   

Biotechnology (2.4%)

 

Actelion Ltd.

   

11,936

     

1,570,549

*Ø  
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

16,987

     

2,874,710

*

 
Auspex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

35,000

     

3,531,150

*Ø  
BioMarin
Pharmaceutical,
Inc.
   

30,921

     

3,464,698

*Ø  
Cellular
Dynamics
International,
Inc.
   

115,000

     

1,899,800

*

 

Cepheid

   

63,341

     

3,553,430

*

 
Hyperion
Therapeutics,
Inc.
   

55,000

     

2,527,800

*Ø  
Pharmacyclics,
Inc.
   

10,100

     

2,587,620

*Ø  

QLT, Inc.

   

130,670

     

488,706

*£  
Receptos,
Inc.
   

30,895

     

4,552,069

*£  
United
Therapeutics
Corp.
   

38,334

     

6,121,557

*£  
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

30,912

     

3,810,831

*£  
     

36,982,920

   

Building Products (0.3%)

 
LIXIL Group
Corp.
   

115,500

     

2,407,429

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Norcraft
Cos., Inc.
   

74,200

   

$

1,915,844

*Ø  
     

4,323,273

   

Capital Markets (1.6%)

 
Apollo
Global
Management
LLC Class A
   

216,906

     

4,958,471

   
Apollo
Investment
Corp.
   

179,524

     

1,436,192

Ø

 
Azimut
Holding SpA
   

24,018

     

704,994

   
Capital
Southwest
Corp.
   

6,550

     

311,845

   

Jafco Co. Ltd.

   

66,000

     

2,472,937

Ø

 
Morgan
Stanley
   

40,885

     

1,525,419

   
Nomura
Holdings,
Inc.
   

442,300

     

2,869,386

Ø

 
RCS Capital
Corp.
Class A
   

399,831

     

3,434,548

   
Solar
Capital Ltd.
   

161,322

     

3,187,723

Ø

 
The
Blackstone
Group LP
   

74,087

     

3,034,603

Ø

 
The Goldman
Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

7,990

     

1,569,396

   
     

25,505,514

   

Chemicals (3.3%)

 
Air Products &
Chemicals,
Inc.
   

30,250

     

4,338,758

Ø

 
Asahi
Kasei Corp.
   

97,000

     

913,414

Ø

 

Ashland, Inc.

   

67,243

     

8,496,825

£

 
Auriga
Industries
A/S Class B
   

12,000

     

577,332

*Ø  

FMC Corp.

   

41,185

     

2,442,682

   
Huntsman
Corp.
   

166,625

     

3,840,706

Ø

 
Nissan
Chemical
Industries
Ltd.
   

95,700

     

1,896,573

Ø

 
Nitto Denko
Corp.
   

29,600

     

1,896,931

Ø

 
Shin-Etsu
Chemical
Co. Ltd.
   

25,800

     

1,577,124

Ø

 
Sigma-Aldrich
Corp.
   

130,394

     

18,114,335

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Ube
Industries
Ltd.
   

472,000

   

$

783,068

Ø

 
WR
Grace &
Co.
   

49,258

     

4,764,234

*Ø  

Zep, Inc.

   

49,000

     

974,120

   
     

50,616,102

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.6%)

 

Courier Corp.

   

154,000

     

3,739,120

Ø

 
Steelcase,
Inc. Class A
   

36,907

     

648,456

Ø

 
Tyco
International
PLC
   

114,480

     

4,508,222

£Ø

 
     

8,895,798

   

Communications Equipment (0.5%)

 
Aruba
Networks,
Inc.
   

97,853

     

2,408,162

*Ø  

Emulex Corp.

   

120,000

     

962,400

*Ø  
Juniper
Networks,
Inc.
   

153,911

     

4,067,868

   
Mitel
Networks
Corp.
   

24,056

     

223,476

*

 
     

7,661,906

   

Construction & Engineering (0.2%)

 

Taisei Corp.

   

496,000

     

2,873,251

Ø

 

Consumer Finance (0.1%)

 
Springleaf
Holdings,
Inc.
   

20,100

     

1,005,000

*Ø  

Containers & Packaging (0.4%)

 
Berry
Plastics
Group, Inc.
   

41,648

     

1,425,195

*Ø  

Nampak Ltd.

   

743,102

     

2,661,309

Ø

 
Pact Group
Holdings Ltd.
   

496,083

     

1,612,513

Ø

 
     

5,699,017

   

Diversified Consumer Services (0.5%)

 

Regis Corp.

   

184,600

     

3,049,592

*Ø  
Service
Corp.
International
   

94,621

     

2,619,109

Ø

 
ServiceMaster
Global
Holdings, Inc.
   

22,537

     

778,879

*

 
Stonemor
Partners LP
   

42,288

     

1,294,013

Ø

 
     

7,741,593

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


11



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.5%)

 
Boulevard
Acquisition
Corp.
   

63,528

   

$

736,290

*

 
Nomad
Holdings
Ltd.
   

1,060,114

     

19,082,052

*fN  

ORIX Corp.

   

191,700

     

2,948,039

Ø

 
     

22,766,381

   
Diversified Telecommunication
Services (0.8%)
 
FairPoint
Communications,
Inc.
   

49,501

     

976,160

*Ø  
Globalstar,
Inc.
   

378,288

     

979,766

*Ø  

Intelsat SA

   

265,510

     

3,342,771

*Ø  

Jazztel PLC

   

190,000

     

2,743,284

*Ø  
Koninklijke
KPN NV
   

35,000

     

129,771

Ø

 
Sunrise
Communications
Group AG
   

17,268

     

1,613,987

*ñØ  
Telecom
Italia SpA
   

2,843,232

     

2,736,311

*

 
     

12,522,050

   

Electric Utilities (0.7%)

 

Cleco Corp.

   

68,000

     

3,695,800

Ø

 
Hawaiian
Electric
Industries,
Inc.
   

30,000

     

939,000

Ø

 
Pepco
Holdings,
Inc.
   

40,000

     

1,039,200

Ø

 

PPL Corp.

   

91,292

     

3,106,667

Ø

 
The Kansai
Electric
Power
Co., Inc.
   

114,900

     

1,154,732

*Ø  
UIL
Holdings
Corp.
   

4,000

     

199,520

   
     

10,134,919

   

Electrical Equipment (0.4%)

 
Hubbell,
Inc. Class B
   

9,336

     

1,016,037

Ø

 

Nidec Corp.

   

23,200

     

1,735,472

Ø

 
Polypore
International,
Inc.
   

40,000

     

2,342,400

*Ø  
Sensata
Technologies
Holding NV
   

17,945

     

990,743

*Ø  
     

6,084,652

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%)

 
Axis
Communications
AB
   

16,400

   

$

667,546

   

Belden, Inc.

   

35,440

     

2,975,188

Ø

 

Hitachi Ltd.

   

101,000

     

689,113

Ø

 

Keyence Corp.

   

3,900

     

2,082,012

Ø

 
Viasystems
Group, Inc.
   

4,000

     

71,120

*Ø  
     

6,484,979

   

Energy Equipment & Services (0.9%)

 
Baker
Hughes, Inc.
   

18,181

     

1,244,671

Ø

 
Dresser-Rand
Group, Inc.
   

139,052

     

11,495,429

*Ø  
Halliburton
Co.
   

26,732

     

1,308,532

Ø

 
Paragon
Offshore PLC
   

183,579

     

332,278

   
     

14,380,910

   

Food & Staples Retailing (0.5%)

 
CVS Health
Corp.
   

39,810

     

3,952,735

Ø

 

Sysco Corp.

   

14,487

     

536,454

   
Walgreens
Boots
Alliance,
Inc.
   

33,425

     

2,771,935

   
     

7,261,124

   

Food Products (0.4%)

 
Cal-Maine
Foods, Inc.
   

19,934

     

891,249

   
GrainCorp.
Ltd. Class A
   

18,000

     

140,319

Ø

 

Kellogg Co.

   

31,434

     

1,990,715

Ø

 
Oceana
Group Ltd.
   

64,770

     

578,354

Ø

 
The JM
Smucker Co.
   

26,800

     

3,106,656

Ø

 
Warrnambool
Cheese &
Butter
Factory Co.
Holding Ltd.
   

10,000

     

65,761

*Ø  
     

6,773,054

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.3%)

 

Alere, Inc.

   

153,365

     

7,281,770

*£Ø  
ArthroCare
Corp.
   

46,000

     

16,100

*fN  
Edwards
Lifesciences
Corp.
   

33,988

     

4,304,580

*Ø  
Globus
Medical,
Inc. Class A
   

103,497

     

2,472,543

*

 

Insulet Corp.

   

61,789

     

1,844,402

*

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Intuitive
Surgical,
Inc.
   

7,725

   

$

3,831,446

*

 

NuVasive, Inc.

   

49,431

     

2,211,049

*

 

Optos PLC

   

1,000

     

5,219

*

 

STERIS Corp.

   

42,900

     

2,852,850

Ø

 
The Cooper
Cos., Inc.
   

20,076

     

3,574,933

Ø

 
Wright
Medical
Group, Inc.
   

11,572

     

293,582

*

 
Zimmer
Holdings,
Inc.
   

67,754

     

7,442,099

£

 
     

36,130,573

   

Health Care Providers & Services (1.4%)

 
Accretive
Health, Inc.
   

189,790

     

1,066,620

*

 
Brookdale
Senior
Living, Inc.
   

167,947

     

6,084,720

*Ø  
Catamaran
Corp.
   

127,348

     

7,558,104

*Ø  
Fresenius
SE & Co.
KGaA
   

20,395

     

1,213,358

Ø

 
Mediclinic
International
Ltd.
   

88,885

     

941,238

   
Omnicare,
Inc.
   

62,234

     

5,475,347

   
     

22,339,387

   

Health Care Technology (0.2%)

 
HMS
Holdings
Corp.
   

171,482

     

2,916,909

*Ø  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.6%)

 

Accor SA

   

95,360

     

5,229,050

   

Aramark

   

158,140

     

4,859,642

   
Belmond
Ltd. Class A
   

3,000

     

36,960

*Ø  
Bloomin'
Brands, Inc.
   

159,350

     

3,610,871

Ø

 
Bob Evans
Farms, Inc.
   

131,639

     

5,663,110

Ø

 
Churchill
Downs,
Inc.
   

47,250

     

5,630,782

Ø

 
Life Time
Fitness, Inc.
   

31,953

     

2,284,639

*Ø  
MGM
Resorts
International
   

253,499

     

5,361,504

*

 
Morgans
Hotel
Group Co.
   

85,898

     

588,401

*£Ø  

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


12



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Pinnacle
Entertainment,
Inc.
   

193,181

   

$

7,101,334

*£Ø  
     

40,366,293

   

Household Durables (0.3%)

 

Blyth, Inc.

   

4,000

     

30,720

*Ø  
Lennar Corp.
Class B
   

38,108

     

1,392,085

Ø

 

Rinnai Corp.

   

11,800

     

895,302

Ø

 

Sony Corp.

   

68,700

     

2,076,921

*Ø  
     

4,395,028

   

Industrial Conglomerates (0.3%)

 
Alliance
Global
Group,
Inc.
   

4,368,100

     

2,482,407

Ø

 
Toshiba
Corp.
   

425,000

     

1,702,788

Ø

 
     

4,185,195

   

Insurance (1.9%)

 
Ambac
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

26,615

     

612,411

*Ø  
American
International
Group, Inc.
   

66,050

     

3,717,955

Ø

 
Aspen
Insurance
Holdings
Ltd.
   

2,000

     

93,460

Ø

 
Assured
Guaranty
Ltd.
   

216,074

     

5,615,763

£

 
BB
Seguridade
Participacoes
SA
   

101,829

     

1,191,348

Ø

 

Brit PLC

   

15,000

     

63,826

ñ

 
MetLife,
Inc.
   

28,800

     

1,477,152

   
Montpelier
Re Holdings
Ltd.
   

200

     

7,622

   
National
Interstate
Corp.
   

145,295

     

4,071,166

Ø

 
PartnerRe
Ltd.
   

5,500

     

704,000

   
Sampo
OYJ
Class A
   

31,684

     

1,535,226

Ø

 

Sanlam Ltd.

   

164,850

     

1,066,186

Ø

 
Syncora
Holdings
Ltd.
   

22,879

     

33,175

*Ø  
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
The Hartford
Financial
Services
Group, Inc.
   

105,820

   

$

4,314,281

Ø

 
WMI
Holdings
Corp.
   

450,764

     

1,162,971

*£  
XL Group
PLC
   

99,311

     

3,682,452

Ø

 
     

29,348,994

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.4%)

 
Liberty
Ventures
Series A
   

123,149

     

5,132,850

*Ø  
Orbitz
Worldwide,
Inc.
   

44,231

     

518,388

*

 
     

5,651,238

   

Internet Software & Services (1.4%)

 

AOL, Inc.

   

76,600

     

3,056,340

*Ø  
Baidu,
Inc. ADR
   

4,901

     

981,572

*Ø  

eBay, Inc.

   

89,865

     

5,235,535

*Ø  

Equinix, Inc.

   

14,816

     

3,791,859

Ø

 
Google,
Inc. Class A
   

3,990

     

2,189,592

*Ø  
Travelport
LLC
   

71,059

     

1,124,864

*N  

Yahoo!, Inc.

   

122,908

     

5,231,579

*£  
     

21,611,341

   

IT Services (0.5%)

 
Blackhawk
Network
Holdings,
Inc. Class B
   

5,000

     

183,550

*Ø  
Computer
Sciences
Corp.
   

57,950

     

3,734,877

Ø

 

IGATE Corp.

   

31,800

     

1,512,408

*

 
InterXion
Holding NV
   

200

     

6,090

*

 
Visa, Inc.
Class A
   

46,150

     

3,048,208

Ø

 
     

8,485,133

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%)

 
Thermo
Fisher
Scientific,
Inc.
   

11,500

     

1,445,320

Ø

 

Machinery (0.7%)

 
Amada
Holdings
Co. Ltd.
   

183,500

     

1,851,745

Ø

 
EnPro
Industries,
Inc.
   

16,577

     

1,061,094

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

FANUC Corp.

   

5,700

   

$

1,253,787

Ø

 

ITT Corp.

   

37,200

     

1,474,980

   

Komatsu Ltd.

   

42,300

     

851,039

Ø

 

Makita Corp.

   

30,500

     

1,522,080

Ø

 

Pentair PLC

   

6,461

     

401,551

£

 

Xylem, Inc.

   

46,604

     

1,725,280

£

 
     

10,141,556

   

Marine (0.1%)

 
Nippon
Yusen KK
   

273,000

     

858,177

Ø

 

Media (5.6%)

 

Altice SA

   

11,633

     

1,230,121

*Ø  
Cablevision
Systems
Corp.
Class A
   

124,984

     

2,497,180

Ø

 
CBS Corp.
Class B
   

76,725

     

4,766,924

£

 

Cineplex, Inc.

   

26,432

     

1,058,156

   
Cumulus
Media, Inc.
Class A
   

115,591

     

263,548

*

 

DIRECTV

   

261,536

     

23,722,623

*Ø  
DISH
Network
Corp.
Class A
   

67,166

     

4,544,452

*Ø  
Gannett
Co., Inc.
   

139,548

     

4,789,287

Ø

 
Gray
Television,
Inc.
   

301,285

     

3,995,039

*Ø  
Journal
Media
Group, Inc.
   

23,618

     

219,411

*

 
Liberty
Global
PLC Class A
   

3,994

     

208,247

*Ø  
Liberty
Global
PLC
Series C
   

83,201

     

4,197,490

*Ø  
Loral
Space &
Communications,
Inc.
   

59,010

     

4,071,690

*Ø  
Media
General,
Inc.
   

50,000

     

844,500

*Ø  
New Media
Investment
Group, Inc.
   

86,545

     

2,001,786

£

 
Nexstar
Broadcasting
Group, Inc.
Class A
   

23,550

     

1,376,733

Ø

 
SFX
Entertainment,
Inc.
   

1,000

     

4,370

*

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


13



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Sinclair
Broadcast
Group,
Inc.
Class A
   

39,792

   

$

1,219,227

Ø

 
The EW
Scripps Co.
Class A
   

62,690

     

1,460,050

Ø

 
Time
Warner
Cable, Inc.
   

35,606

     

5,537,445

Ø

 
Time
Warner,
Inc.
   

43,624

     

3,682,302

Ø

 

Time, Inc.

   

202,800

     

4,629,924

Ø

 
Tribune
Co.
Class 1C
Litigation
   

300,000

     

750

*N  
Tribune
Media Co.
Class A
   

122,266

     

6,855,455

Ø

 
Viacom,
Inc.
Class B
   

17,260

     

1,198,707

Ø

 
Videocon
d2h Ltd.
ADR
   

234,361

     

2,608,438

*£  
     

86,983,855

   

Metals & Mining (0.6%)

 
Gold Fields
Ltd. ADR
   

594,189

     

2,715,444

Ø

 
Nippon
Steel &
Sumitomo
Metal Corp.
   

392,000

     

1,019,677

Ø

 
RTI
International
Metals, Inc.
   

10,596

     

398,939

*

 
SunCoke
Energy, Inc.
   

275,988

     

4,838,070

Ø

 
     

8,972,130

   

Multiline Retail (1.4%)

 
Dollar Tree,
Inc.
   

37,100

     

2,834,811

*Ø  
Family
Dollar
Stores, Inc.
   

224,618

     

17,551,651

Ø

 
Takashimaya
Co. Ltd.
   

136,000

     

1,269,214

Ø

 
     

21,655,676

   

Multi-Utilities (0.4%)

 
Integrys
Energy
Group, Inc.
   

21,000

     

1,535,100

Ø

 

NiSource, Inc.

   

98,050

     

4,257,331

Ø

 
     

5,792,431

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.2%)

 
Anadarko
Petroleum
Corp.
   

80,354

   

$

7,561,311

£

 
BG
Group
PLC
   

13,000

     

235,476

   
Caltex
Australia
Ltd.
   

22,629

     

631,120

   
Cheniere
Energy
Partners LP
   

117,199

     

3,819,515

Ø

 
Cheniere
Energy
Partners
LP Holdings
LLC
   

181,138

     

4,582,791

Ø

 
Cheniere
Energy, Inc.
   

61,281

     

4,687,384

*£Ø  

Encana Corp.

   

71,727

     

1,019,241

   
Freehold
Royalties
Ltd.
   

61,500

     

908,355

   

Hess Corp.

   

41,605

     

3,199,425

Ø

 
Liquefied
Natural
Gas Ltd.
   

283,105

     

1,019,590

*

 
SemGroup
Corp.
Class A
   

39,750

     

3,346,552

Ø

 
Talisman
Energy, Inc.
   

288,606

     

2,300,190

Ø

 
Whiting
Petroleum
Corp.
   

2,000

     

75,820

*

 
     

33,386,770

   

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%)

 

Norbord, Inc.

   

5,000

     

100,870

   

Personal Products (0.1%)

 
Asaleo
Care Ltd.
   

1,247,588

     

1,815,353

Ø

 

Pharmaceuticals (4.1%)

 

Actavis PLC

   

41,746

     

11,808,274

*Ø  

Bayer AG

   

10,376

     

1,493,445

*Ø  

Hospira, Inc.

   

66,020

     

5,762,886

*Ø  
Impax
Laboratories,
Inc.
   

77,215

     

3,494,751

*

 
Jazz
Pharmaceuticals
PLC
   

27,797

     

4,967,324

*Ø  
Mallinckrodt
PLC
   

44,785

     

5,068,766

*£Ø  

Mylan NV

   

104,944

     

7,583,253

*£  
Nektar
Therapeutics
   

285,775

     

2,720,578

*£  

Novartis AG

   

11,887

     

1,213,332

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Perrigo
Co. PLC
   

27,091

   

$

4,965,239

Ø

 
Revance
Therapeutics,
Inc.
   

26,334

     

518,121

*

 
Shire
PLC ADR
   

20,765

     

5,056,485

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries
Ltd. ADR
   

16,867

     

1,019,104

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

173,358

     

7,700,562

£

 
     

63,372,120

   

Professional Services (0.1%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

36,901

     

1,658,331

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.9%)

 
American
Realty
Capital
Properties,
Inc.
   

205,071

     

1,851,791

£

 
Apollo
Commercial
Real Estate
Finance,
Inc.
   

112,694

     

1,925,940

Ø

 
Associated
Estates
Realty Corp.
   

1,000

     

28,500

   
Colony
Capital,
Inc. Class A
   

174,945

     

4,532,825

Ø

 

CyrusOne, Inc.

   

44,362

     

1,440,878

Ø

 
Easterly
Government
Properties,
Inc.
   

56,054

     

882,851

*Ø  
Home
Properties,
Inc.
   

35,293

     

2,596,153

   
Lamar
Advertising
Co. Class A
   

101,627

     

5,890,301

   
New Senior
Investment
Group, Inc.
   

742,849

     

12,004,440

£Ø

 
Newcastle
Investment
Corp.
   

219,864

     

1,171,875

£

 
NorthStar
Realty
Finance
Corp.
   

720,110

     

13,509,264

£

 
Simon
Property
Group, Inc.
   

16,638

     

3,019,631

Ø

 
STAG
Industrial,
Inc.
   

87,040

     

1,891,379

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


14



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
The
Macerich
Co.
   

114,150

   

$

9,332,904

Ø

 
Xenia
Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

40,274

     

882,403

Ø

 
     

60,961,135

   
Real Estate Management &
Development (1.7%)
 
Altus
Group Ltd.
   

51,008

     

853,163

Ø

 
CBRE
Group,
Inc.
Class A
   

170,188

     

6,525,008

*Ø  
Conwert
Immobilien
Invest SE
   

2,000

     

25,284

*

 
Daito
Trust
Construction
Co. Ltd.
   

9,300

     

1,082,991

Ø

 
Daiwa
House
Industry
Co. Ltd.
   

204,600

     

4,567,700

Ø

 
DO
Deutsche
Office AG
   

312,679

     

1,487,364

*

 
Kennedy
Wilson
Europe
Real
Estate PLC
   

246,425

     

4,228,973

Ø

 
Mitsubishi
Estate
Co. Ltd.
   

80,000

     

1,882,983

Ø

 
Pruksa
Real
Estate
PCL
   

1,235,200

     

1,026,859

Ø

 
Tokyo
Tatemono
Co. Ltd.
   

298,000

     

2,160,696

Ø

 
Tokyu
Fudosan
Holdings
Corp.
   

329,400

     

2,447,753

Ø

 
     

26,288,774

   

Road & Rail (0.9%)

 
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Ltd.
   

7,374

     

1,405,337

   
Hertz
Global
Holdings,
Inc.
   

116,268

     

2,423,025

*Ø  
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Roadrunner
Transportation
Systems,
Inc.
   

156,710

   

$

3,834,694

*

 
Ryder
System,
Inc.
   

31,222

     

2,977,330

Ø

 
Swift
Transportation
Co.
   

111,531

     

2,699,050

*

 
     

13,339,436

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.3%)

 

Altera Corp.

   

114,108

     

4,756,021

£

 
Applied
Materials,
Inc.
   

457,500

     

9,053,925

   
Broadcom
Corp.
Class A
   

75,000

     

3,315,375

Ø

 
OmniVision
Technologies,
Inc.
   

1,000

     

27,895

*Ø  
REC
Solar ASA
   

1,500

     

20,320

*Ø  
SCREEN
Holdings
Co. Ltd.
   

283,000

     

1,921,179

Ø

 
Tokyo
Electron
Ltd. ADR
   

102,105

     

1,393,733

£

 
     

20,488,448

   

Software (1.7%)

 
Advent
Software,
Inc.
   

60,000

     

2,604,600

Ø

 
ClickSoftware
Technologies
Ltd.
   

3,000

     

37,260

*

 
Informatica
Corp.
   

9,800

     

471,086

*

 
Nintendo
Co. Ltd.
   

4,900

     

822,711

Ø

 
Nuance
Communications,
Inc.
   

412,331

     

6,321,034

*Ø  

PTC, Inc.

   

143,050

     

5,484,537

*Ø  
Verint
Systems,
Inc.
   

170,617

     

10,481,002

*£  
     

26,222,230

   

Specialty Retail (0.8%)

 
Advance
Auto
Parts, Inc.
   

10,237

     

1,463,891

Ø

 

ANN, Inc.

   

74,100

     

2,805,426

*Ø  

GLENTEL, Inc.

   

5,000

     

104,227

Ø

 

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

   

60,319

     

931,749

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Office
Depot, Inc.
   

10,000

   

$

92,200

*

 

Tiffany & Co.

   

28,013

     

2,450,577

£

 
Vitamin
Shoppe,
Inc.
   

101,412

     

4,247,135

*Ø  
World
Duty
Free SpA
   

8,000

     

89,306

*

 
     

12,184,511

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.7%)

 

EMC Corp.

   

157,759

     

4,245,295

Ø

 

NCR Corp.

   

65,350

     

1,793,204

*

 

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

   

71,400

     

737,900

   
Western
Digital
Corp.
   

37,006

     

3,616,966

£

 
     

10,393,365

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.2%)

 

PVH Corp.

   

35,450

     

3,663,758

Ø

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%)

 
Federal
National
Mortgage
Association
   

121,249

     

328,585

*

 
Home
Loan
Servicing
Solutions
Ltd.
   

500

     

337

   
Hudson
City
Bancorp,
Inc.
   

103,500

     

962,550

Ø

 
     

1,291,472

   

Tobacco (0.0%)

 

Lorillard, Inc.

   

9,763

     

682,043

   

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%)

 
AerCap
Holdings
NV
   

66,268

     

3,093,390

*Ø  
Air Lease
Corp.
   

85,007

     

3,283,820

   
Mitsubishi
Corp.
   

35,400

     

763,816

Ø

 
     

7,141,026

   

Transportation Infrastructure (0.3%)

 
Macquarie
Infrastructure
Co. LLC
   

61,689

     

5,105,382

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


15



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Water Utilities (0.1%)

 
Cia de
Saneamento
Basico do
Estado de
Sao Paulo
   

195,000

   

$

1,152,027

Ø

 
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.2%)
 
SoftBank
Corp.
   

28,000

     

1,750,290

Ø

 
Turkcell
Iletisim
Hizmetleri
   

201,428

     

896,871

Ø

 
     

2,647,161

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $926,111,117)
       

957,328,676

   

Preferred Stocks (0.1%)

 

Banks (0.1%)

 
National
Bank of
Greece SA ,
Ser. A,
9.00%
(Cost $3,572,349)
   

222,541

     

2,042,926

*Ø  

Exchange Traded Funds (0.5%)

 
iPATH
S&P 500
VIX
Short-Term
Futures
ETN
   

108,080

     

2,357,225

*

 
PowerShares
DB U.S. Dollar
Index
Bullish
Fund
   

235,600

     

5,868,796

*Ø  
Total Exchange
Traded Funds
(Cost $8,495,433)
       

8,226,021

   
    Number
of Rights
     

Rights (0.0%)

 

Biotechnology (0.0%)

 
Ambit
Biosciences
Corp.
(Daiichi
Sankyo
Co. Ltd.)
   

70,000

     

42,000

*fNØ  
Chelsea
Therapeutics
International
Ltd.
(H Lundbeck A/S)
   

3,500

     

385

*fNØ  
    Number
of Rights
 

Value†

 
Durata
Therapeutics,
Inc.
(Actavis PLC)
   

40,000

   

$

6,400

*fN  
Prosensa
Holding NV
   

20,000

     

19,800

*fN  
Trius
Therapeutics
Inc. (Cubist
Pharmaceuticals
Inc.)
   

24,000

     

3,120

*fN  
     

71,705

   

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%)

 

Safeway, 112,000 33,600fN
Inc.
(Casa Ley)

Safeway, 112,000 5,466fN
Inc.
(Property
Development
Centers)

     

39,066

   

Health Care Providers & Services (0.0%)

 
Community
Health
Systems,
Inc.,
due 1/4/16
   

19,880

     

320

*£  

Pharmaceuticals (0.0%)

 
Furiex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
(Actavis PLC)
   

1,500

     

14,655

*fN  
Omthera
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
(AstraZeneca
PLC)
   

100

     

*fN  
     

14,655

   
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.0%)
 
Leap
Wireless
International,
Inc.
(AT&T Inc.)
   

60,000

     

151,200

*fN  
Total Rights
(Cost $438)
       

276,946

   
    Number
of Warrants
 

Value†

 

Warrants (0.2%)

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%)

 
Nomad
Holdings
Ltd., due
4/10/17
   

1,071,510

   

$

2,678,775

*fN  

Insurance (0.0%)

 
TIG
Holdings,
Inc., due
12/31/15
   

73

     

*fN  

Media (0.0%)

 
Tribune
Media
Co., due
12/31/32
   

1,877

     

105,243

*f  

Metals & Mining (0.0%)

 
HudBay
Minerals,
Inc., due
7/20/18
   

1,360

     

1,860

*

 
Total Warrants
(Cost $314,913)
       

2,785,878

   
    Principal
Amount
     

Mortgage-Backed Securities (4.8%)

 
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations (1.2%)
 
Alternative
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-21CB,
Class A17,
6.00%, due
6/25/35
 

$

1,050,952

     

1,078,068

   
Alternative
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-J2,
Class 1A5,
0.68%, due
4/25/35
   

2,825,568

     

2,478,721

µ

 
Banc of
America
Alternative
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-6,
Class 2CB2,
6.00%, due
7/25/35
   

726,650

     

681,500

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Bear
Stearns
Asset
Backed
Securities
Trust,
Ser. 2004-AC4,
Class A1,
5.83%, due
8/25/34
 

$

376,010

   

$

385,752

a

 
Chase
Mortgage
Finance
Trust,
Ser. 2007-A2,
Class 3A2,
2.56%, due
7/25/37
   

548,814

     

522,628

µ

 
CHL
Mortgage
Pass-Through
Trust,
Ser. 2005-19,
Class 1A1,
5.50%, due
8/25/35
   

334,509

     

325,161

   
Citicorp
Mortgage
Securities
REMIC
Pass-Through
Certificates
Trust,
Ser. 2005-7,
Class 1A4,
5.50%, due
10/25/35
   

283,580

     

285,490

   
Citicorp
Mortgage
Securities,
Inc.,
Ser. 2006-3,
Class 1A10,
6.25%, due
6/25/36
   

3,143,440

     

3,266,449

   
Citicorp
Mortgage
Securities,
Inc.,
Ser. 2006-3,
Class 1A9,
5.75%, due
6/25/36
   

641,518

     

655,294

   
Citicorp
Mortgage
Securities,
Inc.,
Ser. 2006-4,
Class 1A2,
6.00%, due
8/25/36
   

798,135

     

810,822

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Citicorp
Mortgage
Securities,
Inc.,
Ser. 2007-8,
Class 1A4,
6.00%, due
9/25/37
 

$

179,199

   

$

178,921

   
GSR
Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-AR6,
Class 3A2,
2.70%, due
9/25/35
   

498,497

     

474,272

µ

 
JP
Morgan
Alternative
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-A2,
Class 1A1,
0.70%, due
1/25/36
   

124,858

     

114,412

µ

 
JP
Morgan
Alternative
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2006-S4,
Class A3A,
5.78%, due
12/25/36
   

761,034

     

731,100

a

 
JP
Morgan
Alternative
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2006-S4,
Class A6,
5.71%, due
12/25/36
   

711,572

     

691,572

a

 
JP
Morgan
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2007-A1,
Class 4A1,
2.49%, due
7/25/35
   

281,925

     

282,269

µ

 
JP
Morgan
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2007-A1,
Class 5A6,
2.56%, due
7/25/35
   

324,838

     

312,443

µ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
MASTR
Alternative
Loans Trust,
Ser. 2004-10,
Class 4A1,
6.00%, due
9/25/19
 

$

125,925

   

$

129,835

   
WaMu
Mortgage
Pass-Through
Certificates
Trust,
Ser. 2004-S1,
Class 1A11,
5.50%, due
3/25/34
   

194,979

     

205,346

   
Washington
Mutual
Mortgage
Pass-Through
Certificates
Trust,
Ser. 2005-1,
Class 1A1,
5.50%, due
3/25/35
   

1,019,036

     

1,023,832

   
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2005-9,
Class 1A12,
5.50%, due
10/25/35
   

1,101,685

     

1,106,967

   
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2006-13,
Class A5,
6.00%, due
10/25/36
   

327,123

     

336,091

   
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-10,
Class 2A5,
6.25%, due
7/25/37
   

1,126,425

     

1,129,172

   
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-12,
Class A6,
5.50%, due
9/25/37
   

798,251

     

814,744

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


17



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-14,
Class 1A1,
6.00%, due
10/25/37
 

$

888,871

   

$

900,128

   
Wells
Fargo
Mortgage
Backed
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2007-16,
Class 1A7,
6.00%, due
12/28/37
   

249,082

     

256,786

   
     

19,177,775

   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed (3.6%)

 
BAMLL
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2013-DSNY,
Class F,
3.68%, due
9/15/26
   

4,600,000

     

4,587,000

ñص

 
BAMLL
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2014-ICTS,
Class E,
3.13%, due
6/15/28
   

3,450,000

     

3,436,907

ñµ

 
BAMLL
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2014-INLD,
Class D,
3.68%, due
12/15/29
   

100,000

     

100,438

ñµ

 
Boca
Hotel
Portfolio Trust,
Ser. 2013-BOCA,
Class E,
3.93%, due
8/15/26
   

700,000

     

699,999

ñص

 
CDGJ
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2014-BXCH,
Class DPB,
4.02%, due
12/15/27
   

1,400,000

     

1,404,487

ñµ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
CDGJ
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2014-BXCH,
Class EPB,
5.17%, due
12/15/27
 

$

1,500,000

   

$

1,502,509

ñµ

 
COMM
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2014-PAT,
Class E,
3.33%, due
8/13/27
   

4,800,000

     

4,800,010

ñص

 
Credit
Suisse
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2006-C4,
Class AJ,
5.54%, due
9/15/39
   

4,450,000

     

4,452,594

ص

 
GE
Capital
Commercial
Mortgage
Corp.,
Ser. 2005-C3,
Class G,
5.32%, due
7/10/45
   

3,000,000

     

3,007,956

ñµ

 
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2006-CB15,
Class AM,
5.86%, due
6/12/43
   

4,800,000

     

4,909,997

ص

 
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2013-JWRZ,
Class E,
3.92%, due
4/15/30
   

4,330,000

     

4,330,732

ñµ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2014-FL5,
Class D,
3.68%, due
7/15/31
 

$

1,150,000

   

$

1,156,326

ñµ

 
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2015-CSMO,
Class D,
3.48%, due
1/15/32
   

3,800,000

     

3,806,050

ñµ

 
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities Trust,
Ser. 2015-CSMO,
Class E,
4.13%, due
1/15/32
   

800,000

     

801,242

ñµ

 
Morgan
Stanley
Capital I Trust,
Ser. 2007-T25,
Class AJ,
5.57%, due
11/12/49
   

7,725,000

     

7,907,194

ص

 
NorthStar,
Ser. 2013-1A,
Class B,
5.18%, due
8/25/29
   

500,000

     

506,250

ñص

 
PFP III Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-1,
Class D,
4.28%, due
6/14/31
   

3,300,000

     

3,304,610

ñص

 
Resource
Capital
Corp.,
Ser. 2015-CRE3,
Class D,
4.18%, due
3/15/32
   

2,400,000

     

2,399,993

ñµ

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


18



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Wells
Fargo
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust,
Ser. 2014-TISH,
Class WTS2,
3.43%, due
2/15/27
 

$

1,700,000

   

$

1,696,401

ñص

 
     

54,810,695

   
Total Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(Cost $74,172,287)
       

73,988,470

   

Asset-Backed Securities (4.8%)

 
Ameri-
Credit
Automobile
Receivables
Trust,
Ser. 2014-1,
Class E,
3.58%, due
8/9/21
   

3,500,000

     

3,520,958

   
AMMC CDO,
Ser. 2015-16A,
Class E,
5.87%, due
4/14/27
   

750,000

     

697,500

fñµ

 
AMMC
CLO XII Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-12A,
Class D1,
4.01%, due
5/10/25
   

750,000

     

732,560

ñص

 
Ares XXVI
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-1A,
Class D,
4.03%, due
4/15/25
   

400,000

     

381,387

ñµ

 
Ares XXVIII
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-3A,
Class D,
3.77%, due
10/17/24
   

1,100,000

     

1,043,285

ñµ

 
Atlas Senior
Loan
Fund II Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-2A,
Class D,
4.53%, due
1/30/24
   

2,200,000

     

2,218,853

ñµ

 
Babson
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2006-2A,
Class D,
1.68%, due
10/16/20
   

5,000,000

     

4,810,224

ñص

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Babson
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-IA,
Class D,
3.78%, due
4/20/25
 

$

1,450,000

   

$

1,399,983

ñµ

 
Canyon
Capital
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-1A,
Class D,
4.58%, due
1/15/24
   

500,000

     

498,150

ñµ

 
Carrington
Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2007-FRE1,
Class A2,
0.38%, due
2/25/37
   

79,373

     

72,663

µ

 
Catamaran
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2015-1A,
Class D,
3.93%, due
4/22/27
   

600,000

     

570,720

fñµ

 
Catamaran
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2015-1A,
Class E,
5.43%, due
4/22/27
   

800,000

     

716,080

fñµ

 
Cedar
Funding III
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-3A,
Class E,
5.16%, due
5/20/26
   

1,200,000

     

1,072,991

ñµ

 
CIFC
Funding Ltd.,
Ser. 2006-1BA,
Class B2L,
4.26%, due
12/22/20
   

1,900,000

     

1,900,935

ñµ

 
ColumbusNova
CLO IV Ltd.,
Ser. 2007-2A,
Class D,
4.78%, due
10/15/21
   

900,000

     

902,026

ñµ

 
Countrywide
Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Ser. 2005-7,
Class AF4,
4.87%, due
10/25/35
   

446,690

     

450,345

µ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
DT Auto
Owner Trust,
Ser. 2015-1A,
Class D,
4.26%, due
2/15/22
 

$

1,500,000

   

$

1,510,065

ñ

 
Exeter
Automobile
Receivables
Trust,
Ser. 2014-1A,
Class D,
5.53%, due
2/16/21
   

3,000,000

     

3,046,170

ñ

 
Exeter
Automobile
Receivables
Trust,
Ser. 2014-2A,
Class D,
4.93%, due
12/15/20
   

1,300,000

     

1,291,469

ñ

 
Exeter
Automobile
Receivables
Trust,
Ser. 2014-3A,
Class C,
4.17%, due
6/15/20
   

300,000

     

303,135

ñ

 
Fraser
Sullivan
CLO VII Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-7A,
Class D,
5.78%, due
4/20/23
   

1,600,000

     

1,555,546

ñµ

 
Gale
Force 4
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2007-4A,
Class E,
6.66%, due
8/20/21
   

1,300,000

     

1,307,471

µ

 
Golub
Capital
Partners
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2011-10AR,
Class DR,
4.13%, due
10/20/21
   

750,000

     

736,572

ñµ

 
Greens
Creek
Funding
Ltd.,
Ser. 2007-1A,
Class C,
2.53%, due
4/18/21
   

2,000,000

     

1,970,203

ñµ

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


19



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Halcyon
Loan
Advisors
Funding
Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-2A,
Class E,
5.67%, due
12/20/24
 

$

300,000

   

$

272,504

ñµ

 
JP Morgan
Mortgage
Acquisition
Trust,
Ser. 2007-CH1,
Class AF3,
5.40%, due
11/25/36
   

656,722

     

669,227

a

 
JP Morgan
Mortgage
Acquisition
Trust,
Ser. 2007-CH1,
Class AF6,
5.40%, due
11/25/36
   

709,390

     

714,340

a

 
Kingsland VI
Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-6A,
Class D,
3.93%, due
10/28/24
   

3,000,000

     

2,907,585

ñµ

 
KKR CLO
Trust,
Ser. 2012-1A,
Class C,
4.77%, due
12/15/24
   

600,000

     

609,806

ñµ

 
LCM XI LP,
Ser. 11A,
Class D2,
4.23%, due
4/19/22
   

2,600,000

     

2,614,701

ñµ

 
LCM XII LP,
Ser. 12A,
Class D,
4.78%, due
10/19/22
   

500,000

     

500,000

ñµ

 
Morgan
Stanley ABS
Capital I, Inc.
Trust,
Ser. 2006-HE3,
Class A2C,
0.34%, due
4/25/36
   

1,663,024

     

1,628,931

µ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Morgan
Stanley ABS
Capital I, Inc.
Trust,
Ser. 2006-NC4,
Class A2C,
0.33%, due
6/25/36
 

$

1,623,795

   

$

1,481,957

µ

 
Nationstar
Home
Equity Loan
Trust,
Ser. 2007-C,
Class 2AV2,
0.31%, due
6/25/37
   

636,328

     

613,525

µ

 
Nelder
Grove CLO
Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-1A,
Class D1,
4.78%, due
8/28/26
   

1,400,000

     

1,411,975

ñµ

 
Ocean Trails
CLO IV,
Ser. 2013-4A,
Class D,
4.26%, due
8/13/25
   

400,000

     

394,040

ñµ

 
Ocean Trails
CLO V,
Ser. 2014-5A,
Class D,
4.24%, due
10/13/26
   

2,050,000

     

1,980,796

ñµ

 
Ocean Trails
CLO V,
Ser. 2014-5A,
Class E,
5.63%, due
10/13/26
   

400,000

     

361,086

ñµ

 
Octagon
Investment
Partners XII
Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-1AR,
Class DR,
4.06%, due
5/5/23
   

2,300,000

     

2,304,171

ñµ

 
Octagon
Investment
Partners XIV
Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-1A,
Class C,
4.28%, due
1/15/24
   

400,000

     

403,093

ñµ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Octagon
Investment
Partners XVII
Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-1A,
Class E,
4.73%, due
10/25/25
 

$

600,000

   

$

530,656

ñµ

 
Octagon
Investment
Partners XX
Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-1A,
Class E,
5.51%, due
8/12/26
   

250,000

     

223,936

ñµ

 
OZLM
Funding IV
Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-4A,
Class C,
3.78%, due
7/22/25
   

1,200,000

     

1,138,914

ñµ

 
OZLM
Funding V
Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-5A,
Class D,
5.03%, due
1/17/26
   

950,000

     

857,144

ñµ

 
OZLM VII
Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-7A,
Class C,
3.87%, due
7/17/26
   

3,200,000

     

3,086,483

ñµ

 
OZLM XI
Ltd.,
Ser. 2015-11A,
Class D,
5.67%, due
1/30/27
   

1,200,000

     

1,098,872

ñµ

 
OZLM XII
Ltd.,
Ser. 2015-12A,
Class SUB,
due 4/30/27
   

1,000,000

     

904,100

 
Race
Point VI
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-6RA,
Class DR,
4.34%, due
5/24/23
   

625,000

     

629,719

ñµ

 
Sound Point
CLO I Ltd.,
Ser. 2012-1A,
Class D,
4.86%, due
10/20/23
   

3,000,000

     

3,010,158

ñµ

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


20



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Structured
Asset
Securities
Corp.
Mortgage
Loan Trust,
Ser. 2005-4XS,
Class 1A3,
5.00%, due
3/25/35
 

$

281,126

   

$

283,004

a

 
Symphony
CLO IX LP,
Ser. 2012-9A,
Class E,
5.28%, due
4/16/22
   

1,000,000

     

976,459

ñµ

 
Symphony
CLO XII Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-12A,
Class D,
3.78%, due
10/15/25
   

750,000

     

722,385

ñµ

 
Venture IX
CDO Ltd.,
Ser. 2007-9A,
Class D,
4.42%, due
10/12/21
   

2,500,000

     

2,514,485

ñµ

 
Venture XIV
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2013-14A,
Class D,
4.01%, due
8/28/25
   

2,400,000

     

2,342,349

ñµ

 
Venture XIX
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-19A,
Class D,
4.25%, due
1/15/27
   

2,500,000

     

2,458,438

ñµ

 
Voya
CLO Ltd.,
Ser. 2014-3A,
Class SUB,
due 7/25/26
   

2,000,000

     

1,580,734

ñ

 
Total Asset-Backed
Securities
(Cost $73,442,296)
       

73,934,864

   
Bank Loan Obligationsµ (9.4%)  

Advertising (0.4%)

 
Affinion
Group, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan B,
6.75%, due
4/30/18
   

3,240,459

     

3,100,989

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
CBS
Outdoor
Americas
Capital LLC,
Term Loan
3.00%, due
1/31/21
 

$

750,000

   

$

748,943

Ø

 
Extreme
Reach, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.75%, due
12/31/25
   

980,632

     

987,986

   
Extreme
Reach, Inc.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
10.50%, due
12/31/25
   

1,593,000

     

1,585,035

   
     

6,422,953

   

Aerospace & Defense (0.1%)

 
The SI
Organization,
Inc., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.75%, due
10/24/19
   

1,426,437

     

1,433,569

   
The SI
Organization,
Inc., Delayed
Draw 1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.75%, due
11/23/19
   

95,054

     

95,529

††

 
     

1,529,098

   

Auto Components (0.1%)

 
TI Group
Automotive
Systems LLC,
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
7/2/21
   

496,250

     

496,662

   
Visteon
Corp., Initial
Term Loan,
3.50%, due
4/9/21
   

595,500

     

595,250

   
     

1,091,912

   

Building Materials (0.1%)

 
Quikrete
Holdings, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
4.00%, due
9/18/20
   

714,367

     

716,453

Ø

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Chemicals (0.1%)

 
Axalta
Coating
Systems US
Holdings,
Inc., Term
Loan 3.75%,
due 2/1/20
 

$

710,186

   

$

711,606

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.8%)

 
Accuvant,
Inc., Term
Loan B,
6.25%, due
12/15/21
   

2,040,000

     

2,047,650

   
Aramark
Services, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan F,
3.25%, due
2/21/21
   

743,120

     

743,120

   
Indiana
Toll Road
Concession
Co. LLC,
Swap Claim
   

2,322,432

     

2,177,280

≠ØN

 
Indiana
Toll Road
Concession
Co. LLC,
Term Loan A,
due 6/28/15
   

6,279,921

     

5,897,223

≠Ø

 
Indiana
Toll Road
Concession
Co. LLC,
Term Loan B,
due 6/28/15
   

290,355

     

272,661

≠Ø

 
Indiana
Toll Road
Concession
Co. LLC,
Term Loan C,
due 6/28/15
   

886,852

     

832,807

≠Ø

 
Insight
Global, Inc.,
5.25%, due
12/31/19
   

492,443

     

493,674

   
iQor US, Inc.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
9.75%, due
2/18/22
   

293,667

     

274,211

Ø

 
     

12,738,626

   

Communications Equipment (0.1%)

 
Riverbed
Technology,
Inc.,
Term Loan B,
6.00%, due
2/25/22
   

1,567,000

     

1,583,454

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


21



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.5%)

 
4L
Technologies,
Inc., Term Loan B,
5.50%, due
4/3/20
 

$

1,814,880

   

$

1,768,002

Ø

 
BATS
Global
Markets
Holdings, Inc.,
Term Loan,
5.75%, due
1/31/20
   

335,596

     

338,113

   
Connolly
Corp.,
Term Loan,
5.00%, due
5/9/21
   

1,354,763

     

1,362,810

   
Environmental
Resources
Management,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.00%, due
5/9/21
   

2,881,000

     

2,823,380

N

 
Twin River
Management
Group, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.25%, due
4/10/20
   

1,323,369

     

1,323,025

   
     

7,615,330

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%)

 
Fairpoint
Communications,
Inc., Term Loan B,
7.50%, due
2/14/19
   

2,301,151

     

2,341,421

   
Global
Telcom Link
Corp.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
9.00%, due
5/21/20
   

2,825,000

     

2,712,000

ØN

 
Level 3
Communications,
Inc., Term Loan,
4.50%, due
1/31/22
   

200,000

     

200,126

   
     

5,253,547

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Electric Utilities (0.2%)

 
Texas
Competitive
Electric
Holdings Co.,
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
6/6/16
 

$

3,300,000

   

$

3,317,886

≠Ø

 

Food Products (0.2%)

 
Del Monte
Corp.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
8.25%, due
7/26/21
   

1,917,000

     

1,725,300

Ø

 
Ferrara
Candy Co.,
Term Loan,
7.50%, due
6/8/17
   

1,875,899

     

1,873,554

N

 
     

3,598,854

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.1%)

 
Hologic, Inc.,
Refinanced
Term Loan,
3.25%, due
8/1/19
   

544,342

     

545,398

   
US Renal
Care, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
7/3/19
   

494,975

     

497,242

   
     

1,042,640

   

Health Care Providers & Services (0.2%)

 
21st
Century
Oncology, Inc.,
Term Loan,
due 4/28/22
   

2,804,000

     

2,789,980

^^N

 
Genesis
HealthCare
DE LLC,
Term Loan,
10.00%, due
10/2/17
   

169,254

     

172,639

N

 
MPH
Acquisition
Holdings
LLC, Initial
Term Loan,
4.00%, due
3/31/21
   

653,781

     

653,231

   
     

3,615,850

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Healthcare—Products (0.1%)

 
Curo
Health
Services
Holdings, Inc.,
Term Loan B,
6.50%, due
2/2/22
 

$

1,546,000

   

$

1,557,595

   
Ortho-Clinical
Diagnostics,
Inc., Term Loan B,
4.75%, due
6/30/21
   

446,625

     

445,062

   
     

2,002,657

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.3%)

 
Amaya BV,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.00%, due
7/29/21
   

3,019,825

     

3,021,727

   
Amaya BV,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
8.00%, due
7/29/22
   

1,095,000

     

1,104,921

   
Aristocrat
Leisure,
Term Loan B,
4.75%, due
9/29/21
   

3,128,108

     

3,153,915

   
Boyd Gaming
Corp., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
due 4/17/22
   

314,000

     

315,570

^^

 
Caesars
Entertainment
Corp., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
7.00%, due
10/9/20
   

1,481,250

     

1,415,527

   
Caesars
Entertainment
Operating
Co., Inc.,
Term Loan B,
9.75%, due
3/1/17
   

2,119,810

     

1,944,629

   
ClubCorp
Club
Operations, Inc.,
Term Loan B,
4.50%, due
7/24/20
   

500,000

     

503,125

Ø

 
Fitness
International
LLC, 1st Lien
Term Loan B,
5.50%, due
6/10/20
   

1,526,914

     

1,446,751

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


22



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Great
Wolf
Resorts, Inc.,
Term Loan B,
5.75%, due
8/6/20
 

$

1,497,380

   

$

1,497,380

   
Harrah's
Operating
Co., Inc.,
Term Loan B5,
6.01%, due
1/28/18
   

1,835,830

     

1,678,866

Ø

 
Harrah's
Operating
Co., Inc.,
Term Loan B6,
7.01%, due
1/28/18
   

837,804

     

764,496

Ø

 
Hilton
Worldwide
Finance LLC,
Term Loan B2,
3.50%, due
9/23/20
   

616,506

     

618,590

   
Mohegan
Tribal Gaming
Authority,
1st Lien
Term Loan B,
5.50%, due
11/19/19
   

1,461,500

     

1,454,455

   
Scientific
Games
International,
Inc., Initial
Term Loan,
6.00%, due
10/18/20
   

494,987

     

499,799

   
SeaWorld
Parks &
Entertainment,
Inc., Term Loan B2,
3.00%, due
5/14/20
   

484,893

     

474,711

   
Varsity
Brands LLC,
Term Loan B,
6.00%, due
12/10/21
   

196,113

     

198,156

   
     

20,092,618

   

Household Products (0.2%)

 
Huish
Detergent, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.50%, due
3/23/20
   

2,018,336

     

1,936,169

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
KIK
Custom
Products, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.50%, due
4/29/19
 

$

493,730

   

$

493,833

   
Prestige
Brands, Inc.,
Term Loan,
4.50%, due
4/28/21
   

496,528

     

498,236

   
     

2,928,238

   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.1%)

 
NRG
Energy, Inc.,
4.50%, due
2/4/21
   

1,980,000

     

1,937,925

Ø

 

Insurance (0.5%)

 
Asurion LLC,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.00%, due
12/31/20
   

850,535

     

854,635

   
Asurion LLC,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
8.50%, due
2/19/21
   

5,002,000

     

5,069,527

   
Cunningham
Lindsey US, Inc.,
2nd Lien Initial
Term Loan,
9.25%, due
6/10/20
   

1,000,000

     

970,000

ØN

 
Hyperion
Insurance
Group Ltd.,
Term Loan B,
due 3/26/22
   

1,283,000

     

1,294,226

^^

 
     

8,188,388

   

Internet Software & Services (0.4%)

 
Answers
Corp.,
Term Loan,
6.25%, due
10/3/21
   

647,378

     

617,708

   
ProQuest
LLC,
Term Loan B,
5.25%, due
9/23/21
   

1,759,590

     

1,767,297

   
Travelclick,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.50%, due
5/8/21
   

458,623

     

457,096

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Travelport
LLC,
Term Loan B,
5.75%, due
8/15/21
 

$

2,853,350

   

$

2,880,542

Ø

 
     

5,722,643

   

Machinery (0.2%)

 
Dynacast
International
LLC, Term Loan,
5.25%, due
1/29/22
   

747,000

     

755,717

   
Husky
Injection
Molding
Systems Ltd.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
6/30/21
   

746,250

     

750,757

   
Milacron LLC,
Term Loan B,
4.00%, due
3/28/20
   

594,000

     

596,228

   
Milacron LLC,
Term Loan B,
due 9/28/20
   

600,000

     

603,000

^^

 
     

2,705,702

   

Media (1.2%)

 
Charter
Communications
Operating LLC,
Term Loan F,
3.00%, due
1/31/21
   

744,318

     

742,145

   
Endemol,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.75%, due
8/6/21
   

2,706,400

     

2,695,574

   
IMG
Worldwide,
Inc., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.25%, due
3/19/21
   

2,317,488

     

2,320,384

   
IMG
Worldwide,
Inc., 2nd Lien
Term Loan,
8.25%, due
3/21/22
   

1,262,000

     

1,229,403

Ø

 
NEP/NCP
Holdco, Inc.,
Incremental
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
1/22/20
   

2,507,055

     

2,486,171

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


23



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
NEP/NCP
Holdco, Inc.,
Term Loan,
due 7/22/20
 

$

766,000

   

$

763,128

^^

 
RentPath,
Inc., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.25%, due
12/11/21
   

1,081,433

     

1,090,895

   
Springer
Science+Business
Media GmbH,
4.75%, due
8/15/20
   

2,220,079

     

2,229,093

^^Ø

 
Thomson
Learning,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
7.00%, due
3/6/21
   

2,994,617

     

3,010,518

   
Top Right
Group Ltd.,
Term Loan B,
due 4/13/22
   

1,965,000

     

1,945,350

   
     

18,512,661

   

Metals & Mining (0.1%)

 
FMG
Resources
August 2006
Pty Ltd.,
Term Loan B,
3.75%, due
6/30/19
   

743,086

     

670,063

   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0.2%)

 
Filtration
Group, Inc.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
8.25%, due
11/15/21
   

400,000

     

401,620

Ø

 
Gates
Global LLC,
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
6/12/21
   

721,375

     

721,375

   
Novolex
Holdings, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.00%, due
12/4/21
   

256,265

     

258,828

   
Novolex
Holdings, Inc.,
2st Lien
Term Loan,
9.75%, due
6/3/22
   

950,000

     

957,125

N

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Trinseo
Materials
Operating SCA,
Term Loan B,
due 10/28/21
 

$

467,000

   

$

468,896

^^

 
     

2,807,844

   

Multiline Retail (0.1%)

 
JC Penney
Co., Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.00%, due
6/13/19
   

968,680

     

962,975

   
JC Penney
Corp., Inc.,
Term Loan,
6.00%, due
5/21/18
   

1,166,466

     

1,165,731

   
     

2,128,706

   

Oil & Gas Services (0.1%)

 
Expro
Oilfield
Services PLC,
Term Loan B,
5.75%, due
8/12/21
   

1,300,465

     

1,154,397

   
Preferred
Proppants LLC,
Term Loan B,
6.75%, due
8/12/20
   

405,426

     

331,436

   
     

1,485,833

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%)

 
Bowie
Resources
Holdings LLC,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
11.75%, due
12/31/20
   

35,100

     

34,047

N

 
Energy
Transfer
Equity LP,
Term Loan,
3.25%, due
12/2/19
   

750,000

     

746,347

Ø

 
Energy
Transfer
Equity LP,
Term Loan,
due 4/24/21
   

478,000

     

479,616

^^

 
Fieldwood
Energy LLC,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
8.38%, due
9/30/20
   

1,097,000

     

850,175

Ø

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Penn
Products
Terminals LLC,
Term Loan B,
4.75%, due
4/1/22
 

$

1,089,000

   

$

1,101,251

N

 
     

3,211,436

   

Packaging & Containers (0.1%)

 
Ardagh
Holdings
USA, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan B,
4.00%, due
12/17/19
   

495,000

     

497,104

   
Kloeckner
Pentaplast of
America, Inc.,
Initial Term Loan,
due 4/22/20
   

214,671

     

215,342

   
Kloeckner
Pentaplast of
America, Inc.,
Term Loan B,
due 4/22/20
   

502,329

     

503,902

   
     

1,216,348

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%)

 
Alvogen
Pharma
US, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.00%, due
4/2/22
   

313,000

     

315,216

   
Atrium
Innovations,
Inc., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
4.25%, due
1/29/21
   

1,752,049

     

1,729,413

Ø

 
Packaging
Coordinators,
Inc. Term Loan,
5.25%, due
8/12/21
   

1,828,810

     

1,826,524

ØN

 
Valeant
Pharmaceuticals
International,
Inc., Term Loan,
4.00%, due
4/1/22
   

1,305,000

     

1,313,456

   
     

5,184,609

   

Real Estate Invesment Trusts (0.0%)

 
Communications
Sales & Leasing,
Inc., Term Loan B,
5.00%, due
10/16/22
   

477,000

     

475,808

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


24



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%)

 
Realogy
Group LLC,
New Term
Loan B, 3.75%,
due 3/5/20
 

$

744,347

   

$

746,907

   

Software (0.5%)

 
Ascend
Learning LLC,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
9.50%, due
11/28/20
   

2,000,000

     

1,982,080

Ø

 
Ascend
Learning LLC,
Term Loan B,
6.00%, due
12/31/20
   

736,426

     

740,660

   
First Data
Corp.,
Extended
Term Loan,
4.18%, due
3/24/21
   

500,000

     

503,440

Ø

 
First Data
Corp.,
Term Loan C1,
3.68%, due
3/24/18
   

250,000

     

250,470

   
P2 Energy
Solutions, Inc.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
9.00%, due
4/30/21
   

605,000

     

558,869

Ø

 
Progressive
Solutions, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.50%, due
10/16/20
   

1,328,398

     

1,330,059

   
Progressive
Solutions, Inc.,
2nd Lien
Term Loan,
9.50%, due
10/22/21
   

2,073,000

     

2,052,270

ØN

 
TeamViewer
US LCC,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.00%, due
12/11/20
   

932,315

     

918,917

   
     

8,336,765

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Specialty Retail (0.0%)

 
Payless,
Inc., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
5.00%, due
3/5/21
 

$

154,955

   

$

150,371

   

Steel—Specialty (0.0%)

 
Signode
Industrial
Group US, Inc.,
1st Lien
Term Loan,
3.75%, due
4/8/21
   

608,333

     

607,001

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.1%)

 
Eastman
Kodak Co.,
Term Loan,
7.25%, due
7/31/19
   

1,971,168

     

1,976,096

   

Telecommunications (0.2%)

 
ConvergeOne
Holdings
Corp., 1st Lien
Term Loan,
6.00%, due
6/16/20
   

2,437,361

     

2,432,803

   

Transportation (0.1%)

 
Coyote
Logistics LLC,
Term Loan B,
6.25%, due
3/24/22
   

802,000

     

806,347

N

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.1%)

 
SBA Senior
Finance II LLC,
Term Loan B-1A,
4.00%, due
3/24/21
   

744,375

     

743,757

   
Total Bank Loan
Obligations
(Cost $142,938,661)
       

144,309,735

   

Corporate Debt Securities (3.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.1%)

 
Bombardier,
Inc., 7.50%,
due 3/15/18
   

645,000

     

691,440

ñ

 
TransDigm,
Inc., 6.00%,
due 7/15/22
   

330,000

     

333,300

Ø

 
     

1,024,740

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Auto Components (0.2%)

 
American
Axle &
Manufacturing,
Inc., 5.13%,
due 2/15/19
 

$

650,000

   

$

669,500

Ø

 
Icahn
Enterprises LP,
4.88%, due
3/15/19
   

725,000

     

738,702

Ø

 
Schaeffler
Holding
Finance BV,
6.88%
Cash/7.63% PIK,
due 8/15/18
   

695,000

     

726,275

cñØ

 
ZF North
America
Capital, Inc.,
4.00%, due
4/29/20
   

290,000

     

291,813

ñ

 
     

2,426,290

   

Banks (0.2%)

 
Bancolombia
SA,
5.13%, due
9/11/22
   

245,000

     

250,022

Ø

 
CIT Group,
Inc., 5.25%,
due 3/15/18
   

650,000

     

673,725

Ø

 
Citigroup,
Inc., Ser. M,
6.30%,
due 5/15/24
   

375,000

     

379,425

ص

 
ICICI
Bank Ltd.,
6.37%, due
4/30/22
   

100,000

     

104,250

µ

 
Industrial
Senior Trust,
5.50%, due
11/1/22
   

245,000

     

241,448

ñØ

 
Lloyds
Banking
Group PLC,
7.50%, due
6/27/24
   

500,000

     

533,750

ص

 
VTB Bank
OJSC Via
VTB Capital
SA, 6.95%,
due 10/17/22
   

250,000

     

228,471

Ø

 
Wells
Fargo & Co.,
Ser. S, 5.90%,
due 6/15/24
   

350,000

     

366,625

ص

 
     

2,777,716

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


25



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Building Products (0.0%)

 
Associated
Materials LLC,
9.13%, due
11/1/17
 

$

175,000

   

$

148,750

Ø

 

Chemicals (0.0%)

 
Momentive
Performance
Materials, Inc.,
10.00%, due
10/15/20
   

613,000

     

766

≠Ø

 

Communications Equipment (0.1%)

 
Avaya, Inc.,
7.00%, due
4/1/19
   

485,000

     

487,425

ñ

 
Avaya, Inc.,
10.50%, due
3/1/21
   

1,135,000

     

998,800

ñ

 
     

1,486,225

   

Construction & Engineering (0.0%)

 
Michael Baker
Holdings
LLC, 8.88%
Cash/9.63% PIK,
due 4/15/19
   

304,000

     

278,160

cNñ

 

Consumer Finance (0.1%)

 
Navient
Corp., 8.45%,
due 6/15/18
   

700,000

     

780,990

Ø

 

Containers & Packaging (0.0%)

 
Ardagh
Holdings
USA, Inc.,
3.27%, due
12/15/19
   

325,000

     

320,531

ñص

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%)

 
Service Corp.
International,
7.63%, due
10/1/18
   

575,000

     

664,125

Ø

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%)

 
Comcel
Trust via
Comunicaciones
Celulares SA,
6.88%, due
2/6/24
   

270,000

     

289,575

ñØ

 
Corolla
Trust, 0.00%,
due 8/28/39
   

2,954,000

     

2,329,968

ñص

 
     

2,619,543

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%)

 
FairPoint
Communications,
Inc., 8.75%,
due 8/15/19
 

$

1,115,000

   

$

1,193,050

ñØ

 
Intelsat
Jackson
Holdings SA,
5.50%, due
8/1/23
   

4,683,000

     

4,407,874

Ø

 
Intelsat
Luxembourg SA,
6.75%, due
6/1/18
   

575,000

     

579,312

Ø

 
Sprint
Capital Corp.,
8.75%, due
3/15/32
   

600,000

     

615,000

Ø

 
     

6,795,236

   

Electric Utilities (0.1%)

 
Energy
Future
Intermediate
Holding Co.
LLC, 11.75%,
due 3/1/22
   

1,325,815

     

1,494,857

≠ñØ

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%)

 
CHC
Helicopter SA,
9.25%, due
10/15/20
   

270,000

     

235,656

Ø

 
PHI, Inc.,
5.25%, due
3/15/19
   

240,000

     

231,600

   
     

467,256

   

Food Products (0.1%)

 
ESAL GmbH,
6.25%, due
2/5/23
   

250,000

     

248,750

ñØ

 
Minerva
Luxembourg SA,
7.75%, due
1/31/23
   

240,000

     

240,600

ñØ

 
Premier
Foods
Finance PLC,
6.50%, due
3/15/21
   

400,000

     

579,179

ñØ

 
     

1,068,529

   

Gas Utilities (0.1%)

 
Niska Gas
Storage
Canada
Finance Corp.,
6.50%, due
4/1/19
   

1,148,000

     

886,830

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.1%)

 
Community
Health
Systems, Inc.,
5.13%, due
8/15/18
 

$

350,000

   

$

363,125

Ø

 
Community
Health
Systems, Inc.,
6.88%, due
2/1/22
   

500,000

     

530,625

Ø

 
HCA, Inc.,
5.00%, due
3/15/24
   

715,000

     

763,262

Ø

 
Tenet
Healthcare
Corp.,
8.13%, due
4/1/22
   

400,000

     

436,500

Ø

 
     

2,093,512

   

Healthcare—Products (0.0%)

 
Kinetic
Concepts, Inc.,
10.50%, due
11/1/18
   

100,000

     

107,625

Ø

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%)

 
Caesars
Entertainment
Resort
Properties LLC,
8.00%, due
10/1/20
   

753,000

     

753,000

   
Isle of
Capri
Casinos, Inc.,
5.88%, due
3/15/21
   

15,000

     

15,488

   
Isle of
Capri
Casinos, Inc.,
5.88%, due
3/15/21
   

90,000

     

92,925

ñ

 
MGM
Resorts
International,
6.00%, due
3/15/23
   

800,000

     

828,000

   
Royal
Caribbean
Cruises Ltd.,
7.25%, due
3/15/18
   

320,000

     

354,784

Ø

 
     

2,044,197

   

Household Durables (0.1%)

 
KB Home,
7.50%, due
9/15/22
   

350,000

     

365,750

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


26



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Lennar
Corp.,
6.95%, due
6/1/18
 

$

575,000

   

$

633,938

Ø

 
Standard
Pacific Corp.,
8.38%, due
5/15/18
   

460,000

     

528,425

Ø

 
     

1,528,113

   

Household Products (0.1%)

 
Reynolds
Group
Issuer, Inc.,
7.13%, due
4/15/19
   

550,000

     

569,938

   
Reynolds
Group
Issuer, Inc.,
5.75%, due
10/15/20
   

525,000

     

548,625

Ø

 
The Sun
Products Corp.,
7.75%, due
3/15/21
   

655,000

     

575,581

ñØ

 
     

1,694,144

   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (0.0%)

 
Calpine
Corp.,
5.75%, due
1/15/25
   

325,000

     

326,641

Ø

 

Insurance (0.5%)

 
Ambac
Assurance
Corp.,
5.10%, due
6/7/20
   

2,433,885

     

2,826,348

ñØ

 
Liberty
Mutual
Group, Inc.,
7.00%, due
3/15/37
   

550,000

     

567,188

ñص

 
Syncora
Holdings Ltd.,
Ser. A, 6.88%,
due 9/30/17
   

665,000

     

295,925

µ

 
TIG
FINCO PLC,
8.50%, due
3/2/20
   

695,500

     

1,112,965

ñµ

 
TIG
FINCO PLC,
8.75%, due
4/2/20
   

2,050,477

     

3,147,482

ñ

 
     

7,949,908

   
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Machinery (0.1%)

 
CNH
Industrial
Capital LLC,
3.63%, due
4/15/18
 

$

725,000

   

$

726,812

Ø

 
Navistar
International
Corp.,
8.25%, due
11/1/21
   

275,000

     

271,906

Ø

 
SPX Corp.,
6.88%, due
9/1/17
   

490,000

     

533,488

Ø

 
     

1,532,206

   

Marine (0.1%)

 
Hapag-
Lloyd AG,
9.75%, due
10/15/17
   

800,000

     

832,000

ñØ

 
Stena AB,
7.00%, due
2/1/24
   

280,000

     

268,800

ñØ

 
     

1,100,800

   

Media (0.2%)

 
Cenveo
Corp., 8.50%,
due 9/15/22
   

1,320,000

     

1,105,500

ñ

 
DISH
DBS Corp.,
5.88%, due
7/15/22
   

650,000

     

654,875

Ø

 
DISH
DBS Corp.,
5.00%, due
3/15/23
   

639,000

     

610,245

   
iHeart-
Communications,
Inc., 9.00%,
due 3/1/21
   

360,000

     

345,150

Ø

 
WideOpen
West Finance LLC,
10.25%, due
7/15/19
   

800,000

     

859,160

   
     

3,574,930

   

Metals & Mining (0.1%)

 
AK Steel
Corp., 8.75%,
due 12/1/18
   

575,000

     

609,500

Ø

 
ArcelorMittal,
7.00%, due
2/25/22
   

725,000

     

787,531

Øa

 
Severstal
OAO Via
Steel
Capital SA,
5.90%, due
10/17/22
   

250,000

     

234,725

ñØ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
United
States
Steel Corp.,
7.00%, due
2/1/18
 

$

600,000

   

$

637,500

Ø

 
     

2,269,256

   

Multiline Retail (0.0%)

 
Family Tree
Escrow LLC,
5.25%, due
3/1/20
   

110,000

     

115,225

ñ

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%)

 
Alpha Natural
Resources,
Inc., 7.50%,
due 8/1/20
   

196,000

     

71,540

ñ

 
Arch
Coal, Inc.,
8.00%, due
1/15/19
   

645,000

     

267,675

ñØ

 
Carrizo
Oil & Gas,
Inc., 6.25%,
due 4/15/23
   

161,000

     

163,415

   
Chesapeake
Energy Corp.,
7.25%, due
12/15/18
   

550,000

     

589,875

Ø

 
CITGO
Petroleum
Corp.,
6.25%, due
8/15/22
   

215,000

     

210,700

ñØ

 
EP Energy
LLC, 6.88%,
due 5/1/19
   

600,000

     

618,246

Ø

 
Kinder
Morgan
Finance
Co. LLC,
6.00%, due
1/15/18
   

600,000

     

659,094

ñØ

 
Linn
Energy LLC,
6.25%, due
11/1/19
   

500,000

     

423,750

Ø

 
Petrobras
Global
Finance BV,
6.25%, due
3/17/24
   

170,000

     

169,694

   
Regency
Energy
Partners LP,
8.38%, due
6/1/19
   

495,000

     

517,275

ñØ

 
Tesoro Corp.,
5.38%, due
10/1/22
   

625,000

     

653,125

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


27



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
Tesoro
Logistics LP,
5.50%, due
10/15/19
 

$

275,000

   

$

290,813

ñØ

 
The Williams
Cos., Inc.,
4.55%, due
6/24/24
   

470,000

     

462,200

Ø

 
     

5,097,402

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

 
Valeant
Pharmaceuticals
International, Inc.,
5.63%, due
12/1/21
   

725,000

     

742,219

ñØ

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%)

 
TRI Pointe
Holdings, Inc.,
4.38%, due
6/15/19
   

280,000

     

275,800

ñØ

 

Road & Rail (0.1%)

 
Avis
Budget Car
Rental LLC,
4.88%, due
11/15/17
   

345,000

     

352,762

Ø

 
The Hertz
Corp., 6.75%,
due 4/15/19
   

650,000

     

672,614

Ø

 
     

1,025,376

   

Specialty Retail (0.1%)

 
Petco
Holdings,
Inc., 8.50%
Cash/9.25%
PIK, due
10/15/17
   

944,000

     

972,320

cñØ

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.3%)

 
Eileme 2 AB,
11.75%, due
1/31/20
   

400,000

     

505,826

Ø

 
Hughes
Satellite
Systems Corp.,
7.63%, due
6/15/21
   

450,000

     

501,750

Ø

 
NII
International
Telecom SCA,
7.88%, due
8/15/19
   

2,778,000

     

2,569,650

≠ñØ

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 
NII
International
Telecom SCA,
11.38%, due
8/15/19
 

$

909,000

   

$

854,460

≠ñ

 
T-Mobile
USA, Inc.,
5.25%, due
9/1/18
   

650,000

     

672,750

Ø

 
Vimpel
Communications
Via VIP Finance
Ireland Ltd.
OJSC, 7.75%,
due 2/2/21
   

250,000

     

251,620

ñØ

 
     

5,356,056

   
Total Corporate Debt
Securities
(Cost $61,734,115)
       

61,046,274

   

Municipal Notes (0.8%)

 

Puerto Rico (0.8%)

 
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
Development
Bank Senior
Notes, Ser. B-1A,
7.75%, due
6/30/15
   

2,013,351

     

2,010,231

N

 
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
GO Bonds,
Ser. A, 8.00%,
due 7/1/35
   

12,361,000

     

9,610,678

Ø

 
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
GO Bonds
Refunding
for Public
Improvement,
Ser. B, 6.00%,
due 7/1/39
   

315,000

     

215,784

Ø

 
Total Municipal Notes
(Cost $13,518,652)
       

11,836,693

   
    Number
of Contracts
     

Purchased Options (0.3%)

 

Call Options (0.1%)

 
Alcatel-
Lucent, Call,
Jun 2015 @ 3.5
   

10

     

150

   
    Number
of Contracts
 

Value†

 
Allscripts
Healthcare
Solutions,
Inc., Call,
May 2015 @ 14
   

135

   

$

5,940

   
Applied
Materials,
Inc., Call,
Jul 2015 @ 25
   

230

     

1,840

   
AT&T,
Inc., Call,
Jun 2015 @ 46
   

1,342

     

1,342

f

 
AT&T,
Inc., Call,
Jun 2015 @ 47
   

4,610

     

9,220

f

 
Dresser-Rand
Group,
Inc., Call,
Jun 2015 @ 75
   

343

     

281,260

   
General
Electric
Co., Call,
Jan 2016 @ 27
   

2,543

     

350,934

   
MGM
Resorts
International, Call,
Sep 2015 @ 23
   

318

     

34,980

   
Molson
Coors Brewing
Co., Call,
Jan 2016 @ 82.5
   

879

     

307,650

   
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide,
Inc., Call,
Nov 2015 @ 87.5
   

635

     

384,175

   
Talisman
Energy, Inc., Call,
Jul 2015 @ 6
   

138

     

27,600

f

 
     

1,405,091

   

Put Options (0.2%)

 
Altera
Corp., Put,
May 2015 @ 40
   

133

     

31,920

   
AT&T,
Inc., Put,
Jun 2015 @ 33
   

697

     

32,062

   
Cumulus
Media,
Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 2.5
   

926

     

46,300

   
Cumulus
Media,
Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 5
   

232

     

62,640

   
Delta Air
Lines,
Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 44
   

78

     

24,570

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


28



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Contracts
 

Value†

 
DIRECTV,
Put,
Jun 2015 @ 85
   

223

   

$

20,516

   
Dresser-
Rand Group,
Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 70
   

93

     

13,020

   
EuroTrust
A/S, Put,
May 2015 @ 3700
   

237

     

351,805

   
Halliburton
Co., Put,
Jul 2015 @ 40
   

108

     

3,672

   
Hudson
City Bancorp,
Inc., Put,
May 2015 @ 10
   

635

     

47,625

   
iShares
Russell 2000
ETF, Put,
Sep 2015 @ 111
   

1,426

     

456,320

   
Lorillard,
Inc., Put,
Jun 2015 @ 67.5
   

71

     

3,195

   
NCR
Corp., Put,
May 2015 @ 27
   

395

     

23,700

   
Pharmacyclics,
Inc., Put,
Aug 2015 @ 220
   

46

     

5,520

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
May 2015 @ 200
   

1,519

     

63,798

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
Jun 2015 @ 206
   

512

     

179,200

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
Jun 2015 @ 205
   

5,000

     

1,880,000

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
Jul 2015 @ 205
   

919

     

418,145

   
Talisman Energy,
Inc., Put,
Jan 2016 @ 3
   

1,075

     

5,375

f

 
Time Warner
Cable,
Inc., Put,
Jul 2015 @ 150
   

75

     

33,750

   
United
Continental
Holdings,
Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 60
   

467

     

272,728

   
     

3,975,861

   
Total Purchased
Options
(Cost $6,927,676)
       

5,380,952

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Short-Term Investments (15.0%)

 

Mutual Funds (0.2%)

 
AP Alternative
Assets LP
   

74,936

   

$

2,735,164

*Ø  

Money Market Funds (14.8%)

 
Morgan
Stanley
Institutional
Liquidity
Fund
   

227,387,271

     

227,387,271

Ø

 
Total Short-Term
Investments
(Cost $229,605,533)
       

230,122,435

   
Total Long
Positions (101.9%)
(Cost $1,540,833,470)
       

1,571,279,870

##

 
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (25.8%)
       

398,218,194

±Ø†††

 
Short Positions
(see summary
below) ((27.7)%)
       

(427,944,921

)

 
Total Net
Assets (100.0%)
     

$

1,541,553,143

   

Short Positions ((27.7)%)

 
Common Stocks Sold Short (17.1%)£ØØ  

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%)

 
The Boeing
Co.
   

(10,250

)

   

(1,469,235

)

 
Triumph
Group, Inc.
   

(25,500

)

   

(1,510,620

)

 
     

(2,979,855

)

 

Airlines (0.0%)

 
American
Airlines
Group, Inc.
   

(624

)

   

(30,130

)

 

Auto Components (0.1%)

 
Gentherm,
Inc.
   

(30,805

)

   

(1,624,348

)*  

Banks (0.3%)

 

BB&T Corp.

   

(6,805

)

   

(260,563

)

 
Canadian
Western
Bank
   

(31,400

)

   

(816,426

)

 
First
Midwest
Bancorp, Inc.
   

(25,990

)

   

(444,429

)

 
FirstMerit
Corp.
   

(25,804

)

   

(499,823

)

 
M&T Bank
Corp.
   

(377

)

   

(45,116

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Royal
Bank of
Canada
   

(14,441

)

 

$

(960,038

)

 
UMB
Financial
Corp.
   

(28,800

)

   

(1,433,952

)

 
Wintrust
Financial
Corp.
   

(11,038

)

   

(537,992

)

 
     

(4,998,339

)

 

Beverages (0.0%)

 
The Boston
Beer Co., Inc.
Class A
   

(450

)

   

(111,510

)*  

Biotechnology (0.3%)

 

Amgen, Inc.

   

(12,844

)

   

(2,028,196

)

 
Celgene
Corp.
   

(14,866

)

   

(1,606,420

)*

 
Exact
Sciences
Corp.
   

(20,600

)

   

(430,540

)*

 
Keryx
Biopharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

(45,801

)

   

(488,239

)*

 
     

(4,553,395

)

 

Building Products (0.1%)

 
LIXIL
Group
Corp.
   

(52,800

)

   

(1,100,539

)

 

Capital Markets (0.1%)

 
Deutsche
Bank AG
   

(31,084

)

   

(994,124

)

 
Julius Baer
Group Ltd.
   

(23,868

)

   

(1,249,269

)*

 
     

(2,243,393

)

 

Chemicals (0.6%)

 

Cabot Corp.

   

(22,200

)

   

(948,828

)

 
Calgon
Carbon
Corp.
   

(22,837

)

   

(506,753

)

 
CF Industries
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(4,000

)

   

(1,149,880

)

 
International
Flavors &
Fragrances,
Inc.
   

(11,319

)

   

(1,298,855

)

 
Kaneka
Corp.
   

(125,000

)

   

(871,487

)

 
Kuraray
Co. Ltd.
   

(13,800

)

   

(186,614

)

 
Potash
Corp. of
Saskatchewan,
Inc.
   

(35,100

)

   

(1,145,664

)

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

(25,000

)

   

(3,048,250

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


29



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Rayonier
Advanced
Materials,
Inc.
   

(50,300

)

 

$

(840,513

)

 
     

(9,996,844

)

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.4%)

 

HNI Corp.

   

(24,648

)

   

(1,149,583

)

 

Rollins, Inc.

   

(26,400

)

   

(654,720

)

 
RR
Donnelley &
Sons Co.
   

(107,800

)

   

(2,007,236

)

 
Stericycle,
Inc.
   

(15,936

)

   

(2,126,340

)*

 
     

(5,937,879

)

 

Communications Equipment (0.2%)

 
Arista
Networks,
Inc.
   

(11,400

)

   

(729,714

)*

 
Harris
Corp.
   

(27,100

)

   

(2,174,504

)

 
Mitel
Networks
Corp.
   

(8,804

)

   

(81,789

)*

 
     

(2,986,007

)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.8%)

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

(287,263

)

   

(9,950,790

)

 
Telecom
Italia SpA
   

(2,244,062

)

   

(2,648,595

)*

 
     

(12,599,385

)

 

Electric Utilities (0.1%)

 

CEZ AS

   

(46,443

)

   

(1,206,598

)

 
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
   

(7,239

)

   

(730,632

)

 
     

(1,937,230

)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%)

 
Anixter
International,
Inc.
   

(28,882

)

   

(2,039,069

)*

 
Hirose
Electric
Co. Ltd.
   

(2,200

)

   

(309,768

)

 
Ibiden
Co. Ltd.
   

(25,400

)

   

(444,236

)

 
Japan
Display, Inc.
   

(211,000

)

   

(866,777

)

 
Kyocera
Corp.
   

(3,300

)

   

(172,265

)

 
Ryosan
Co. Ltd.
   

(6,500

)

   

(154,797

)

 
Taiyo
Yuden
Co. Ltd.
   

(37,000

)

   

(547,019

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Yaskawa
Electric
Corp.
   

(25,900

)

 

$

(355,853

)

 
     

(4,889,784

)

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.2%)

 
Halliburton
Co.
   

(27,825

)

   

(1,362,034

)

 
National
Oilwell
Varco, Inc.
   

(21,172

)

   

(1,151,968

)

 
     

(2,514,002

)

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.7%)

 
CVS Health
Corp.
   

(18,700

)

   

(1,856,723

)

 

Sysco Corp.

   

(45,810

)

   

(1,696,344

)

 
Walgreens
Boots
Alliance,
Inc.
   

(26,095

)

   

(2,164,059

)

 
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
   

(22,205

)

   

(1,733,100

)

 
Woolworths
Ltd.
   

(110,326

)

   

(2,561,509

)

 
     

(10,011,735

)

 

Food Products (0.8%)

 
Campbell
Soup Co.
   

(53,065

)

   

(2,372,536

)

 
Ezaki Glico
Co. Ltd.
   

(13,800

)

   

(574,713

)

 
Flowers
Foods, Inc.
   

(57,000

)

   

(1,273,380

)

 
General
Mills, Inc.
   

(30,906

)

   

(1,710,338

)

 
House
Foods
Group, Inc.
   

(29,600

)

   

(604,467

)

 
Ingredion,
Inc.
   

(13,400

)

   

(1,063,960

)

 
Kewpie
Corp.
   

(35,300

)

   

(861,269

)

 
Kikkoman
Corp.
   

(20,000

)

   

(570,377

)

 
McCormick &
Co., Inc.
   

(20,200

)

   

(1,521,060

)

 
MEIJI
Holdings
Co. Ltd.
   

(5,300

)

   

(608,867

)

 
The Hain
Celestial
Group, Inc.
   

(24,280

)

   

(1,462,627

)*

 
     

(12,623,594

)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.1%)

 
Abbott
Laboratories
   

(45,489

)

   

(2,111,599

)

 
Becton
Dickinson
and Co.
   

(13,185

)

   

(1,857,371

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Boston
Scientific
Corp.
   

(93,912

)

 

$

(1,673,512

)*

 
Getinge AB
Class B
   

(54,858

)

   

(1,333,318

)

 
Medtronic
PLC
   

(24,737

)

   

(1,841,670

)

 
St. Jude
Medical,
Inc.
   

(27,571

)

   

(1,931,348

)

 
Stryker
Corp.
   

(20,459

)

   

(1,887,138

)

 
Sysmex
Corp.
   

(17,900

)

   

(990,439

)

 

Tornier NV

   

(11,996

)

   

(310,336

)*

 
Varian
Medical
Systems,
Inc.
   

(19,427

)

   

(1,726,089

)*

 
Zimmer
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(15,721

)

   

(1,726,795

)

 
     

(17,389,615

)

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.6%)

 
Amerisource-
Bergen
Corp.
   

(16,306

)

   

(1,863,776

)

 
Cardinal
Health, Inc.
   

(21,199

)

   

(1,787,924

)

 
Henry
Schein, Inc.
   

(15,056

)

   

(2,064,178

)*

 
Laboratory
Corp. of
America
Holdings
   

(15,945

)

   

(1,906,384

)*

 
McKesson
Corp.
   

(7,819

)

   

(1,746,764

)

 
     

(9,369,026

)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.1%)

 
Texas
Roadhouse,
Inc.
   

(42,500

)

   

(1,428,000

)

 

Household Durables (0.1%)

 
Lennar Corp.
Class A
   

(37,141

)

   

(1,701,058

)

 

Nikon Corp.

   

(31,300

)

   

(445,038

)

 
     

(2,146,096

)

 

Household Products (0.1%)

 
The Clorox
Co.
   

(12,900

)

   

(1,368,690

)

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%)

 

3M Co.

   

(9,500

)

   

(1,485,705

)

 
Danaher
Corp.
   

(22,077

)

   

(1,807,665

)

 
Siemens AG
ADR
   

(20,150

)

   

(2,192,118

)

 
     

(5,485,488

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


30



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Insurance (0.5%)

 
Primerica,
Inc.
   

(47,933

)

 

$

(2,215,463

)

 
Reinsurance
Group of
America,
Inc.
   

(16,300

)

   

(1,493,406

)

 
The Allstate
Corp.
   

(19,900

)

   

(1,386,234

)

 
The Travelers
Cos., Inc.
   

(20,550

)

   

(2,077,811

)

 
     

(7,172,914

)

 

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.1%)

 
Expedia,
Inc.
   

(19,704

)

   

(1,856,708

)

 
Travelport
Worldwide
Ltd.
   

(16,196

)

   

(256,383

)

 
     

(2,113,091

)

 

Internet Software & Services (0.2%)

 
Alibaba
Group
Holding
Ltd. ADR
   

(47,139

)

   

(3,831,929

)*  

IT Services (0.2%)

 
International
Business
Machines
Corp.
   

(9,100

)

   

(1,558,739

)

 
iPayment
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(27,027

)

   

(97,297

)*N  
The Western
Union Co.
   

(32,100

)

   

(650,988

)

 
     

(2,307,024

)

 

Leisure Products (0.1%)

 

Mattel, Inc.

   

(36,993

)

   

(1,041,723

)

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.2%)

 
Quintiles
Transnational
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(28,278

)

   

(1,862,955

)*

 
Thermo
Fisher
Scientific,
Inc.
   

(15,050

)

   

(1,891,484

)

 
     

(3,754,439

)

 

Machinery (1.1%)

 
Caterpillar,
Inc.
   

(12,816

)

   

(1,113,454

)

 
Cummins,
Inc.
   

(10,050

)

   

(1,389,513

)

 

Deere & Co.

   

(34,312

)

   

(3,105,922

)

 

Dover Corp.

   

(26,361

)

   

(1,996,055

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Hitachi
Construction
Machinery
Co. Ltd.
   

(51,900

)

 

$

(921,414

)

 
Kennametal,
Inc.
   

(56,950

)

   

(2,016,599

)

 
Kone OYJ
Class B
   

(51,305

)

   

(2,207,225

)

 
Parker-
Hannifin
Corp.
   

(9,100

)

   

(1,086,176

)

 

Tennant Co.

   

(34,871

)

   

(2,241,857

)

 
The Manitowoc
Co., Inc.
   

(57,496

)

   

(1,134,396

)

 
     

(17,212,611

)

 

Media (0.5%)

 
Comcast
Corp.
Class A
   

(5,422

)

   

(313,175

)

 
Dex Media,
Inc.
   

(173,688

)

   

(456,799

)*

 
Discovery
Communications,
Inc. Class A
   

(70,875

)

   

(2,293,515

)*

 
Gannett
Co., Inc.
   

(56,100

)

   

(1,925,352

)

 
Omnicom
Group, Inc.
   

(33,800

)

   

(2,560,688

)

 
     

(7,549,529

)

 

Metals & Mining (0.0%)

 

Alcoa, Inc.

   

(30,000

)

   

(402,600

)

 

Multiline Retail (0.4%)

 
Dollar Tree,
Inc.
   

(54,480

)

   

(4,162,817

)*

 
JC Penney
Co., Inc.
   

(260,344

)

   

(2,160,855

)*

 
     

(6,323,672

)

 

Multi-Utilities (0.2%)

 
Wisconsin
Energy
Corp.
   

(57,002

)

   

(2,799,938

)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%)

 
Boardwalk
Pipeline
Partners LP
   

(57,679

)

   

(1,009,959

)

 
Exxon
Mobil
Corp.
   

(34,300

)

   

(2,996,791

)

 
     

(4,006,750

)

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%)

 
Domtar
Corp.
   

(52,700

)

   

(2,277,694

)

 

Pharmaceuticals (1.3%)

 
AbbVie,
Inc.
   

(4,888

)

   

(316,058

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Eisai Co.
Ltd.
   

(13,700

)

 

$

(913,206

)

 
Endo
International
PLC
   

(13,850

)

   

(1,164,300

)*

 
Johnson &
Johnson
   

(24,308

)

   

(2,411,354

)

 
Merck &
Co., Inc.
   

(37,046

)

   

(2,206,460

)

 
Novartis
AG ADR
   

(21,195

)

   

(2,157,651

)

 
Novo
Nordisk
A/S ADR
   

(29,184

)

   

(1,642,184

)

 
Ono
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
   

(8,900

)

   

(964,575

)

 
Pacira
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

(5,513

)

   

(377,530

)*

 

Pfizer, Inc.

   

(61,984

)

   

(2,103,117

)

 
Sagent
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

(30,800

)

   

(717,948

)*

 

Sanofi ADR

   

(42,405

)

   

(2,143,573

)

 
Shionogi &
Co. Ltd.
   

(28,500

)

   

(939,493

)

 
Valeant
Pharmaceuticals
International,
Inc.
   

(6,900

)

   

(1,496,817

)*

 
     

(19,554,266

)

 

Professional Services (0.1%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

(26,000

)

   

(1,168,440

)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.6%)

 
CBL &
Associates
Properties,
Inc.
   

(79,500

)

   

(1,431,795

)

 
Digital
Realty
Trust, Inc.
   

(14,487

)

   

(918,621

)

 
Gaming and
Leisure
Properties,
Inc.
   

(40,405

)

   

(1,442,458

)

 
Inland
Real Estate
Corp.
   

(173,679

)

   

(1,787,157

)

 
National
Retail
Properties,
Inc.
   

(28,787

)

   

(1,105,421

)

 
Pebblebrook
Hotel
Trust
   

(22,265

)

   

(956,059

)

 
Post
Properties,
Inc.
   

(8,364

)

   

(478,170

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


31



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
PS Business
Parks, Inc.
   

(29,465

)

 

$

(2,249,653

)

 
Realty
Income
Corp.
   

(26,433

)

   

(1,241,558

)

 
Regency
Centers
Corp.
   

(24,087

)

   

(1,512,182

)

 
Retail
Opportunity
Investments
Corp.
   

(29,310

)

   

(491,822

)

 
Retail
Properties of
America,
Inc. Class A
   

(87,854

)

   

(1,327,474

)

 
Simon
Property
Group, Inc.
   

(41,818

)

   

(7,589,549

)

 
Taubman
Centers,
Inc.
   

(27,642

)

   

(1,990,500

)

 
     

(24,522,419

)

 

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%)

 
Altisource
Portfolio
Solutions SA
   

(16,872

)

   

(409,146

)*  

Road & Rail (0.3%)

 
Knight
Transportation,
Inc.
   

(41,988

)

   

(1,213,453

)

 
Old Dominion
Freight
Line, Inc.
   

(18,872

)

   

(1,342,365

)*

 
Werner
Enterprises,
Inc.
   

(55,719

)

   

(1,497,170

)

 
     

(4,052,988

)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.2%)

 
KLA-Tencor
Corp.
   

(38,550

)

   

(2,266,740

)

 
Maxim
Integrated
Products,
Inc.
   

(45,500

)

   

(1,493,765

)

 
     

(3,760,505

)

 

Software (0.4%)

 
NetScout
Systems,
Inc.
   

(30,478

)

   

(1,252,646

)*

 
VMware,
Inc.
Class A
   

(27,214

)

   

(2,397,553

)*

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Workday,
Inc.
Class A
   

(23,200

)

 

$

(2,116,072

)*

 
     

(5,766,271

)

 

Specialty Retail (0.9%)

 
Barnes &
Noble, Inc.
   

(105,212

)

   

(2,304,143

)*

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond, Inc.
   

(30,329

)

   

(2,136,981

)*

 
Five Below,
Inc.
   

(65,100

)

   

(2,195,172

)*

 

Guess?, Inc.

   

(170,400

)

   

(3,120,024

)

 
Outerwall,
Inc.
   

(36,586

)

   

(2,430,408

)

 

Staples, Inc.

   

(2,188

)

   

(35,708

)

 

Tiffany & Co.

   

(17,500

)

   

(1,530,900

)

 
     

(13,753,336

)

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%)

 
Diebold,
Inc.
   

(45,115

)

   

(1,568,648

)

 
Seagate
Technology
PLC
   

(33,362

)

   

(1,959,017

)

 
     

(3,527,665

)

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.1%)

 

Coach, Inc.

   

(11,584

)

   

(442,625

)

 
Michael
Kors
Holdings
Ltd.
   

(23,000

)

   

(1,422,780

)*

 
     

(1,865,405

)

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%)

 
Home
Capital
Group, Inc.
   

(20,800

)

   

(820,967

)

 

Tobacco (0.0%)

 
Reynolds
American,
Inc.
   

(2,078

)

   

(152,317

)

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%)

 

Fastenal Co.

   

(76,667

)

   

(3,267,547

)

 
WW Grainger,
Inc.
   

(9,785

)

   

(2,430,888

)

 
     

(5,698,435

)

 
Total Common Stocks
Sold Short (Proceeds
$(267,279,181))
       

(264,170,958

)

 
Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short (9.9%)£ØØ  
Energy
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(115,880

)

   

(9,580,958

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Health
Care
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(89,375

)

 

$

(6,406,400

)

 
Industrial
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(72,605

)

   

(4,039,016

)

 
iShares
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
ETF
   

(122,824

)

   

(5,266,693

)

 
iShares
Nasdaq
Biotechnology
ETF
   

(15,605

)

   

(5,206,764

)

 
iShares
Russell 2000
ETF
   

(177,219

)

   

(21,471,854

)

 
iShares
U.S. Real
Estate ETF
   

(229,303

)

   

(17,312,377

)

 
Materials
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(82,637

)

   

(4,166,558

)

 
Powershares
QQQ Trust
Series 1
   

(47,240

)

   

(5,084,441

)

 
SPDR
S&P 500
ETF Trust
   

(208,043

)

   

(43,381,126

)

 
SPDR S&P
MidCap 400
ETF Trust
   

(91,721

)

   

(25,053,591

)

 
Vanguard
REIT ETF
   

(14,125

)

   

(1,121,243

)

 
WisdomTree
Japan
Hedged
Equity Fund
   

(91,700

)

   

(5,173,714

)

 
Total Exchange Traded
Funds Sold Short
(Proceeds $(147,180,849))
       

(153,264,735

)

 
    Principal
Amount
     
Corporate Debt Securities Sold Short (0.7%)£ØØ  

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.0%)

 
ACCO
Brands
Corp.,
6.75%, due
4/30/20
 

$

(275,000

)

   

(292,187

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


32



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%)

 
Alphabet
Holding Co.,
Inc., 7.75%
Cash/8.50%
PIK, due
11/1/17
 

$

(1,773,200

)

 

$

(1,773,200

)c  

Health Care Providers & Services (0.1%)

 
HCA, Inc.,
5.88%, due
5/1/23
   

(650,000

)

   

(706,063

)

 

IT Services (0.2%)

 
iPayment,
Inc., 9.50%,
due 12/15/19
   

(431,775

)

   

(412,345

)ñ  
Sungard
Availability
Services
Capital,
Inc., 8.75%,
due 4/1/22
   

(3,036,000

)

   

(2,170,740

)ñ  
     

(2,583,085

)

 

Metals & Mining (0.0%)

 
Cliffs
Natural
Resources,
Inc., 7.75%,
due 3/31/20
   

(230,000

)

   

(167,900

)ñ  
Cliffs
Natural
Resources,
Inc., 7.75%,
due 3/31/20
   

(5,000

)

   

(3,650

)

 
Cliffs
Natural
Resources,
Inc., 6.25%,
due 10/1/40
   

(133,000

)

   

(65,170

)

 
     

(236,720

)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%)

 
Rice
Energy,
Inc., 6.25%,
due 5/1/22
   

(365,000

)

   

(370,475

)

 
SESI LLC,
7.13%, due
12/15/21
   

(1,028,000

)

   

(1,079,400

)

 
Williams
Partners LP,
4.88%, due
5/15/23
   

(450,000

)

   

(457,670

)

 
     

(1,907,545

)

 
    Principal
Amount
 

Value†

 

Specialty Retail (0.2%)

 
Staples,
Inc., 4.38%,
due 1/12/23
 

$

(3,000,000

)

 

$

(3,010,428

)

 
Total Corporate Debt
Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $(10,143,554))
       

(10,509,228

)

 
Total Short Positions
(Proceeds $(424,603,585))
       

(427,944,921

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


33




Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS LONG POSITIONS (as a % of Net Assets)

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

CBRE Group, Inc.

 

United States

  Real Estate Management &
Development
  1.5
 

%

 
 

2

   

Verint Systems, Inc.

 

United States

 

Software

   

1.3

%

 
 

3

   

Covanta Holding Corp.

 

United States

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

1.1

%

 
 

4

   

PPL Corp.

 

United States

 

Electric Utilities

   

1.1

%

 
 

5

   

Apollo Global Management LLC

 

United States

 

Capital Markets

   

1.1

%

 
 

6

   

Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC

 

United States

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

1.0

%

 
 

7

   

The Williams Cos., Inc.

 

United States

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

0.9

%

 
 

8

   

CVS Health Corp.

 

United States

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

0.9

%

 
 

9

   

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

 

United States

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

0.9

%

 
 

10

   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.

 

United States

 

Road & Rail

   

0.9

%

 

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS SHORT POSITIONS (as a % of Net Assets)

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

Fastenal Co.

 

United States

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

2

   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

 

United States

 

Multi-Utilities

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

3

   

WW Grainger, Inc.

 

United States

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

(0.5

)%

 
 

4

   

PS Business Parks, Inc.

 

United States

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

(0.5

)%

 
 

5

   

Tennant Co.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

(0.5

)%

 
 

6

    Anixter International, Inc.
  United States
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components
  (0.5

)%

 
 

7

   

Dover Corp.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

(0.4

)%

 
 

8

   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

 

United States

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

(0.4

)%

 
 

9

   

Guess?, Inc.

 

United States

 

Specialty Retail

   

(0.4

)%

 
 

10

   

Praxair, Inc.

 

United States

 

Chemicals

   

(0.4

)%

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Long Positions (99.8%)

 

Common Stocks (75.2%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.8%)

 
Honeywell
International,
Inc.
   

2,050

   

$

206,886

Ø

 

KLX, Inc.

   

3,350

     

140,399

*Ø  
MacDonald
Dettwiler &
Associates
Ltd.
   

448

     

35,565

Ø

 
United
Technologies
Corp.
   

1,900

     

216,125

Ø

 
     

598,975

   

Airlines (0.7%)

 
Delta
Air Lines, Inc.
   

600

     

26,784

   
United
Continental
Holdings, Inc.
   

3,553

     

212,256

*Ø  
     

239,040

   

Auto Components (1.9%)

 
American
Axle &
Manufacturing
Holdings, Inc.
   

6,909

     

172,241

*Ø  
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Delphi
Automotive
PLC
   

2,976

   

$

247,008

Ø

 

Lear Corp.

   

657

     

72,947

Ø

 

Visteon Corp.

   

1,450

     

147,030

*Ø  
     

639,226

   

Banks (3.0%)

 
Chongqing
Rural
Commercial
Bank Co. Ltd.
Class H
   

61,000

     

54,413

Ø

 
Citizens
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

5,650

     

147,183

Ø

 
ING Groep
NV CVA
   

3,468

     

53,205

*Ø  
Israel
Discount
Bank Ltd.
Class A
   

21,451

     

37,683

*Ø  
Kasikornbank
PCL
   

3,700

     

23,490

Ø

 
Mitsubishi
UFJ
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

19,400

     

137,824

Ø

 
Mizuho
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

91,600

     

174,615

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

4,300

   

$

187,758

Ø

 
Sumitomo
Mitsui Trust
Holdings, Inc.
   

31,000

     

136,460

Ø

 
Turkiye
Garanti
Bankasi AS
   

16,595

     

52,801

Ø

 
     

1,005,432

   

Beverages (0.9%)

 
Ambev
SA ADR
   

1,300

     

8,229

   

Ambev SA

   

1,378

     

8,662

   
Davide
Campari-
Milano SpA
   

7,218

     

55,823

Ø

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

1,543

     

146,770

Ø

 
The Coca-Cola
Co.
   

2,351

     

95,357

Ø

 
     

314,841

   

Biotechnology (3.1%)

 

Actelion Ltd.

   

397

     

52,238

*Ø  
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

702

     

118,799

*

 
BioMarin
Pharmaceutical,
Inc.
   

1,277

     

143,088

*Ø  

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


34



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Cepheid

   

2,617

   

$

146,814

*Ø  

Receptos, Inc.

   

1,276

     

188,006

*Ø  
United
Therapeutics
Corp.
   

1,512

     

241,451

*£Ø  
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

1,277

     

157,428

*

 
     

1,047,824

   

Building Products (0.3%)

 
LIXIL Group
Corp.
   

5,400

     

112,555

Ø

 

Capital Markets (4.0%)

 
Apollo Global
Management
LLC Class A
   

16,487

     

376,893

Ø

 
Apollo
Investment
Corp.
   

13,657

     

109,256

Ø

 
Azimut
Holding SpA
   

800

     

23,482

   
Capital
Southwest
Corp.
   

217

     

10,331

   

Jafco Co. Ltd.

   

3,100

     

116,153

Ø

 
Morgan
Stanley
   

1,579

     

58,912

Ø

 
Nomura
Holdings, Inc.
   

20,600

     

133,641

Ø

 
Solar Capital
Ltd.
   

12,297

     

242,989

Ø

 
The
Blackstone
Group LP
   

5,659

     

231,793

Ø

 
The Goldman
Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

309

     

60,694

Ø

 
     

1,364,144

   

Chemicals (1.8%)

 
Air Products &
Chemicals,
Inc.
   

1,425

     

204,388

Ø

 
Asahi Kasei
Corp.
   

4,000

     

37,666

Ø

 

FMC Corp.

   

1,597

     

94,718

Ø

 
Nissan
Chemical
Industries
Ltd.
   

4,500

     

89,181

Ø

 
Nitto Denko
Corp.
   

1,300

     

83,311

Ø

 
Shin-Etsu
Chemical
Co. Ltd.
   

1,200

     

73,355

Ø

 
Ube
Industries
Ltd.
   

22,000

     

36,499

Ø

 
     

619,118

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.8%)

 
Covanta
Holding
Corp.
   

19,021

   

$

385,936

Ø

 
Steelcase,
Inc. Class A
   

2,812

     

49,407

Ø

 
Tyco
International
PLC
   

4,250

     

167,365

Ø

 
     

602,708

   

Communications Equipment (0.5%)

 
Juniper
Networks,
Inc.
   

5,966

     

157,681

Ø

 

Construction & Engineering (0.4%)

 

Taisei Corp.

   

23,000

     

133,235

Ø

 

Consumer Finance (0.1%)

 
Springleaf
Holdings, Inc.
   

707

     

35,350

*Ø  

Containers & Packaging (0.7%)

 
Berry Plastics
Group, Inc.
   

3,165

     

108,306

*Ø  

Nampak Ltd.

   

24,762

     

88,681

Ø

 
Pact Group
Holdings Ltd.
   

16,510

     

53,666

Ø

 
     

250,653

   

Diversified Consumer Services (1.5%)

 

Regis Corp.

   

8,725

     

144,137

*Ø  
Service Corp.
International
   

7,218

     

199,794

Ø

 
ServiceMaster
Global
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,713

     

59,201

*Ø  
Stonemor
Partners LP
   

3,216

     

98,410

Ø

 
     

501,542

   

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%)

 

ORIX Corp.

   

8,900

     

136,868

Ø

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

 
Sunrise
Communications
Group AG
   

576

     

53,837

*ñØ  
Telecom
Italia SpA
   

108,843

     

104,750

*Ø  
     

158,587

   

Electric Utilities (2.8%)

 

ALLETE, Inc.

   

1,710

     

86,013

Ø

 
American
Electric
Power Co.,
Inc.
   

2,841

     

161,568

Ø

 

Enel SpA

   

5,952

     

28,212

Ø

 

Exelon Corp.

   

1,364

     

46,403

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
OGE Energy
Corp.
   

1,888

   

$

61,700

Ø

 
Pinnacle
West Capital
Corp.
   

1,028

     

62,914

Ø

 
Portland
General
Electric Co.
   

856

     

30,097

Ø

 

PPL Corp.

   

11,144

     

379,230

Ø

 
The Kansai
Electric
Power Co.,
Inc.
   

5,400

     

54,269

*Ø  
Xcel Energy,
Inc.
   

748

     

25,365

Ø

 
     

935,771

   

Electrical Equipment (0.3%)

 

Nidec Corp.

   

1,100

     

82,285

Ø

 
Sensata
Technologies
Holding NV
   

598

     

33,016

*

 
     

115,301

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%)

 

Belden, Inc.

   

1,675

     

140,616

Ø

 

Hitachi Ltd.

   

4,000

     

27,292

Ø

 
Keyence
Corp.
   

100

     

53,385

Ø

 
     

221,293

   

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%)

 
Halliburton
Co.
   

890

     

43,566

Ø

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.3%)

 
CVS Health
Corp.
   

3,037

     

301,544

Ø

 

Sysco Corp.

   

482

     

17,848

Ø

 
Walgreens
Boots
Alliance, Inc.
   

1,575

     

130,615

Ø

 
     

450,007

   

Food Products (0.8%)

 
Cal-Maine
Foods, Inc.
   

1,515

     

67,736

   

Kellogg Co.

   

1,047

     

66,306

Ø

 
Oceana
Group Ltd.
   

2,155

     

19,243

Ø

 
The JM
Smucker Co.
   

893

     

103,516

Ø

 
     

256,801

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (3.4%)

 

Alere, Inc.

   

5,898

     

280,037

*Ø  
Edwards
Lifesciences
Corp.
   

1,404

     

177,816

*Ø  

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


35



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Globus
Medical, Inc.
Class A
   

4,275

   

$

102,130

*

 

Insulet Corp.

   

2,552

     

76,177

*

 
Intuitive
Surgical, Inc.
   

319

     

158,218

*Ø  

NuVasive, Inc.

   

2,042

     

91,339

*

 

STERIS Corp.

   

2,000

     

133,000

Ø

 
The Cooper
Cos., Inc.
   

829

     

147,620

Ø

 
     

1,166,337

   

Health Care Providers & Services (1.4%)

 
Accretive
Health, Inc.
   

7,362

     

41,374

*Ø  
Brookdale
Senior
Living, Inc.
   

3,871

     

140,246

*Ø  
Fresenius
SE & Co.
KGaA
   

679

     

40,396

Ø

 
Mediclinic
International
Ltd.
   

2,963

     

31,376

   

Omnicare, Inc.

   

2,425

     

213,352

   
     

466,744

   

Health Care Technology (0.4%)

 
HMS
Holdings
Corp.
   

7,084

     

120,499

*Ø  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.6%)

 

Accor SA

   

3,698

     

202,779

Ø

 

Aramark

   

5,675

     

174,393

   
Bloomin'
Brands, Inc.
   

7,500

     

169,950

Ø

 
Churchill
Downs, Inc.
   

2,250

     

268,132

Ø

 
Pinnacle
Entertainment,
Inc.
   

1,606

     

59,037

*Ø  
     

874,291

   

Household Durables (0.4%)

 

Rinnai Corp.

   

500

     

37,936

Ø

 

Sony Corp.

   

3,200

     

96,742

*Ø  
     

134,678

   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers (1.2%)

 

AES Corp.

   

12,513

     

165,797

Ø

 
EDP
Renovaveis SA
   

4,557

     

31,855

Ø

 
NRG Energy,
Inc.
   

8,034

      202,778Ø    
     

400,430

   

Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%)

 
Alliance
Global
Group, Inc.
   

145,490

     

82,683

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Toshiba Corp.

   

20,000

   

$

80,131

Ø

 
     

162,814

   

Insurance (1.7%)

 
American
International
Group, Inc.
   

3,100

     

174,499

Ø

 
Assured
Guaranty
Ltd.
   

8,432

     

219,148

Ø

 
BB Seguridade
Participacoes
SA ADR
   

3,349

     

38,748

Ø

 

MetLife, Inc.

   

1,350

     

69,241

   
Sampo OYJ
Class A
   

1,056

     

51,168

Ø

 

Sanlam Ltd.

   

5,495

     

35,539

Ø

 
     

588,343

   

Internet Software & Services (1.3%)

 

AOL, Inc.

   

3,650

     

145,635

*Ø  
Baidu, Inc.
ADR
   

163

     

32,646

*

 

Equinix, Inc.

   

738

     

188,876

Ø

 
Google, Inc.
Class A
   

133

     

72,986

*Ø  
     

440,143

   

IT Services (0.9%)

 
Computer
Sciences
Corp.
   

2,700

     

174,015

Ø

 
Visa, Inc.
Class A
   

2,150

     

142,007

Ø

 
     

316,022

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%)

 
Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Inc.
   

383

     

48,135

Ø

 

Machinery (0.9%)

 
Amada
Holdings
Co. Ltd.
   

8,500

     

85,776

Ø

 

FANUC Corp.

   

200

     

43,993

Ø

 

ITT Corp.

   

1,750

     

69,387

   

Komatsu Ltd.

   

2,000

     

40,238

Ø

 

Makita Corp.

   

1,300

     

64,876

Ø

 
     

304,270

   

Marine (0.1%)

 
Nippon
Yusen KK
   

12,000

     

37,722

Ø

 

Media (2.6%)

 
CBS Corp.
Class B
   

3,625

     

225,221

Ø

 

Cineplex, Inc.

   

881

     

35,269

Ø

 
Liberty Global
PLC Series C
   

2,885

     

145,548

*Ø  
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Time Warner,
Inc.
   

1,497

   

$

126,362

Ø

 

Time, Inc.

   

9,550

     

218,027

Ø

 
Viacom, Inc.
Class B
   

575

     

39,934

£

 
Videocon d2h
Ltd. ADR
   

7,600

     

84,588

*Ø  
     

874,949

   

Metals & Mining (0.1%)

 
Nippon
Steel &
Sumitomo
Metal Corp.
   

18,000

     

46,822

Ø

 

Multiline Retail (0.6%)

 
Dollar Tree,
Inc.
   

1,725

     

131,807

*Ø  
Takashimaya
Co. Ltd.
   

7,000

     

65,327

Ø

 
     

197,134

   

Multi-Utilities (0.9%)

 
CMS Energy
Corp.
   

867

     

29,417

Ø

 
Dominion
Resources,
Inc.
   

1,046

     

74,977

Ø

 

NiSource, Inc.

   

4,625

     

200,818

Ø

 
     

305,212

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.4%)

 
Anadarko
Petroleum
Corp.
   

1,225

     

115,272

Ø

 
Caltex
Australia Ltd.
   

756

     

21,085

Ø

 
Cheniere
Energy
Partners LP
   

8,964

     

292,137

Ø

 
Cheniere
Energy
Partners LP
Holdings LLC
   

13,823

     

349,722

Ø

 

Encana Corp.

   

2,391

     

33,976

   
Freehold
Royalties Ltd.
   

2,000

     

29,540

   

GasLog Ltd.

   

3,101

     

69,121

Ø

 
Golar LNG
Ltd.
   

3,275

     

117,884

Ø

 
Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
   

2,507

     

107,676

   
Liquefied
Natural Gas
Ltd.
   

21,578

     

77,710

*Ø  
SemGroup
Corp.
Class A
   

3,170

     

266,882

Ø

 
Targa
Resources
Corp.
   

368

     

38,629

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


36



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
The Williams
Cos., Inc.
   

6,063

   

$

310,365

Ø

 
     

1,829,999

   

Personal Products (0.2%)

 
Asaleo Care
Ltd.
   

41,544

     

60,450

Ø

 

Pharmaceuticals (5.1%)

 

Actavis PLC

   

785

     

222,045

*Ø  

Bayer AG

   

346

     

49,801

*Ø  
Impax
Laboratories,
Inc.
   

3,189

     

144,334

*

 
Jazz
Pharmaceuticals
PLC
   

1,148

     

205,148

*Ø  
Mallinckrodt
PLC
   

1,850

     

209,383

*Ø  

Mylan NV

   

2,871

     

207,458

*

 
Nektar
Therapeutics
   

11,804

     

112,374

*Ø  

Novartis AG

   

395

     

40,319

Ø

 
Perrigo Co.
PLC
   

550

     

100,804

Ø

 
Shire PLC
ADR
   

858

     

208,932

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries
Ltd. ADR
   

551

     

33,291

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

4,262

     

189,318

£

 
     

1,723,207

   

Professional Services (0.4%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

2,805

     

126,057

Ø

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.0%)

 
Apollo
Commercial
Real Estate
Finance, Inc.
   

8,591

     

146,820

Ø

 
CyrusOne,
Inc.
   

3,383

     

109,880

Ø

 
Easterly
Government
Properties,
Inc.
   

4,275

     

67,331

*Ø  
NorthStar
Realty
Finance
Corp.
   

9,951

     

186,681

Ø

 
Simon
Property
Group, Inc.
   

1,268

     

230,129

Ø

 
STAG
Industrial,
Inc.
   

6,640

     

144,287

Ø

 
The Macerich
Co.
   

891

     

72,848

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Xenia
Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

3,073

   

$

67,330

Ø

 
     

1,025,306

   

Real Estate Management & Development (4.1%)

 
Altus Group
Ltd.
   

1,700

     

28,434

Ø

 
CBRE Group,
Inc. Class A
   

12,942

     

496,196

*Ø  
Daito Trust
Construction
Co. Ltd.
   

300

     

34,935

Ø

 
Daiwa House
Industry Co.
Ltd.
   

8,700

     

194,228

Ø

 
DO Deutsche
Office AG
   

23,763

     

113,037

*Ø  
Kennedy
Wilson
Europe Real
Estate PLC
   

11,600

     

199,071

Ø

 
Mitsubishi
Estate Co.
Ltd.
   

3,000

     

70,612

Ø

 
Pruksa Real
Estate PCL
   

41,077

     

34,149

Ø

 
Tokyo
Tatemono
Co. Ltd.
   

14,000

     

101,509

Ø

 
Tokyu
Fudosan
Holdings
Corp.
   

15,300

     

113,693

Ø

 
     

1,385,864

   

Road & Rail (2.4%)

 
Canadian
Pacific
Railway Ltd.
   

560

     

106,725

   
Roadrunner
Transportation
Systems, Inc.
   

11,908

     

291,389

*

 
Ryder
System, Inc.
   

2,383

     

227,243

Ø

 
Swift
Transportation
Co.
   

8,476

     

205,119

*

 
     

830,476

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.0%)

 
Applied
Materials,
Inc.
   

4,800

     

94,992

Ø

 
Broadcom
Corp.
Class A
   

3,550

     

156,928

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
SCREEN
Holdings Co.
Ltd.
   

13,000

   

$

88,252

Ø

 
     

340,172

   

Software (2.2%)

 
Nintendo
Co. Ltd.
   

300

     

50,370

Ø

 

PTC, Inc.

   

6,750

     

258,795

*Ø  
Verint
Systems, Inc.
   

7,268

     

446,473

*£Ø  
     

755,638

   

Specialty Retail (0.9%)

 
Advance
Auto Parts,
Inc.
   

341

     

48,763

Ø

 

ANN, Inc.

   

3,525

     

133,456

*Ø  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

   

2,007

     

31,002

Ø

 

Tiffany & Co.

   

1,085

     

94,916

Ø

 
     

308,137

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.8%)

 

NCR Corp.

   

3,140

     

86,161

*

 

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

   

3,300

     

34,105

   
Western
Digital Corp.
   

1,436

     

140,355

£

 
     

260,621

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%)

 

PVH Corp.

   

1,625

     

167,944

Ø

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%)

 
Federal
National
Mortgage
Association
   

4,780

     

12,954

*Ø  

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.5%)

 
Air Lease
Corp.
   

3,296

     

127,325

Ø

 
Mitsubishi
Corp.
   

1,700

     

36,680

Ø

 
     

164,005

   

Water Utilities (0.1%)

 
Cia de
Saneamento
Basico do
Estado de
Sao Paulo
ADR
   

1,700

     

10,013

   
Cia de
Saneamento
Basico do
Estado de
Sao Paulo
   

4,820

     

28,476

Ø

 
     

38,489

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


37



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%)

 
SoftBank
Corp.
   

900

   

$

56,259

Ø

 
Turkcell
Iletisim
Hizmetleri AS
   

6,701

     

29,837

Ø

 
     

86,096

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $24,556,534)
       

25,540,478

   

Preferred Stocks (0.3%)

 

Banks (0.3%)

 
National Bank
of Greece
SA , Ser. A,
9.00%
(Cost $205,657)
   

11,804

     

108,361

*Ø  

Exchange Traded Funds (1.1%)

 
iPATH S&P
500 VIX
Short-Term
Futures ETN
   

4,185

     

91,275

*

 
PowerShares
DB U.S.
Dollar Index
Bullish Fund
   

11,050

     

275,256

*Ø  
Total Exchange
Traded Funds
(Cost $376,616)
       

366,531

   
    Number
of Contracts
     

Purchased Options (0.2%)

 

Put Options (0.2%)

 
Delta Air Lines,
Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 44
   

6

     

1,890

   
EuroTrust A/S,
Put, May 2015
@ 3700
   

8

     

11,875

   
NCR Corp., Put,
May 2015 @ 27
   

18

     

1,080

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
May 2015 @ 200
   

66

     

2,772

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
Jun 2015 @ 206
   

22

     

7,700

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust, Put,
Jul 2015 @ 205
   

43

     

19,565

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
United
Continental
Holdings, Inc., Put,
Sep 2015 @ 60
   

35

   

$

20,440

   
Total Purchased
Options
(Cost $89,869)
       

65,322

   
    Number
of Shares
     

Short-Term Investments (23.0%)

 

Mutual Funds (0.6%)

 
AP Alternative
Assets LP
   

5,700

     

208,050

*Ø  

Money Market Funds (22.4%)

 
Morgan
Stanley
Institutional
Liquidity
Fund
   

7,618,511

     

7,618,511

Ø

 
Total Short-Term
Investments
(Cost $7,797,459)
       

7,826,561

   
Total Long
Positions (99.8%)
(Cost $33,026,135)
       

33,907,253

##

 
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (36.9%)
       

12,520,206

±Ø†††

 
Short Positions
(see summary
below) ((36.7)%)
       

(12,458,710

)

 
Total Net
Assets (100.0%)
     

$

33,968,749

   

Short Positions ((36.7)%)

 
Common Stocks Sold Short (32.7%)£ØØ  

Aerospace & Defense (0.4%)

 
The Boeing
Co.
   

(475

)

   

(68,086

)

 
Triumph
Group, Inc.
   

(1,200

)

   

(71,088

)

 
     

(139,174

)

 

Auto Components (0.2%)

 
Gentherm,
Inc.
   

(1,194

)

   

(62,960

)*  

Banks (0.6%)

 
Canadian
Western
Bank
   

(1,500

)

   

(39,002

)

 
First Midwest
Bancorp, Inc.
   

(1,981

)

   

(33,875

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
FirstMerit
Corp.
   

(1,968

)

 

$

(38,120

)

 
UMB Financial
Corp.
   

(1,400

)

   

(69,706

)

 
Wintrust
Financial
Corp.
   

(842

)

   

(41,039

)

 
     

(221,742

)

 

Beverages (0.0%)

 
The Boston
Beer Co.,
Inc. Class A
   

(34

)

   

(8,425

)*  

Biotechnology (0.5%)

 

Amgen, Inc.

   

(460

)

   

(72,639

)

 

Celgene Corp.

   

(614

)

   

(66,349

)*

 
Exact Sciences
Corp.
   

(680

)

   

(14,212

)*

 
Keryx
Biopharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

(1,525

)

   

(16,256

)*

 
     

(169,456

)

 

Building Products (0.1%)

 
LIXIL Group
Corp.
   

(1,800

)

   

(37,518

)

 

Capital Markets (0.2%)

 
Deutsche
Bank AG
   

(1,033

)

   

(33,037

)

 
Julius Baer
Group Ltd.
   

(794

)

   

(41,559

)*

 
     

(74,596

)

 

Chemicals (1.3%)

 

Cabot Corp.

   

(1,025

)

   

(43,809

)

 
Calgon
Carbon
Corp.
   

(1,070

)

   

(23,743

)

 
CF Industries
Holdings, Inc.
   

(175

)

   

(50,307

)

 
International
Flavors &
Fragrances,
Inc.
   

(377

)

   

(43,261

)

 

Kaneka Corp.

   

(6,000

)

   

(41,831

)

 
Kuraray Co.
Ltd.
   

(600

)

   

(8,114

)

 
Potash Corp.
of
Saskatchewan,
Inc.
   

(1,700

)

   

(55,488

)

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

(1,175

)

   

(143,268

)

 
Rayonier
Advanced
Materials,
Inc.
   

(2,400

)

   

(40,104

)

 
     

(449,925

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


38



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.7%)

 

HNI Corp.

   

(1,873

)

 

$

(87,357

)

 

Rollins, Inc.

   

(2,007

)

   

(49,773

)

 

Stericycle, Inc.

   

(658

)

   

(87,797

)*

 
     

(224,927

)

 

Communications Equipment (0.1%)

 
Arista
Networks,
Inc.
   

(500

)

   

(32,005

)*  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%)

 
Telecom
Italia SpA
   

(86,152

)

   

(101,682

)*  

Electric Utilities (0.6%)

 

CEZ AS

   

(1,545

)

   

(40,139

)

 
Edison
International
   

(236

)

   

(14,382

)

 

Iberdrola SA

   

(2,235

)

   

(14,960

)

 

IDACORP, Inc.

   

(307

)

   

(18,521

)

 
Otter Tail
Corp.
   

(1,751

)

   

(52,373

)

 
The Southern
Co.
   

(1,234

)

   

(54,666

)

 
     

(195,041

)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.9%)

 
Anixter
International,
Inc.
   

(2,206

)

   

(155,744

)*

 
Hirose Electric
Co. Ltd.
   

(100

)

   

(14,080

)

 

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

   

(1,200

)

   

(20,988

)

 
Japan Display,
Inc.
   

(9,800

)

   

(40,258

)

 

Kyocera Corp.

   

(200

)

   

(10,440

)

 
Ryosan Co.
Ltd.
   

(300

)

   

(7,145

)

 
Taiyo Yuden
Co. Ltd.
   

(1,700

)

   

(25,133

)

 
Yaskawa
Electric Corp.
   

(1,200

)

   

(16,487

)

 
     

(290,275

)

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%)

 
National
Oilwell Varco,
Inc.
   

(707

)

   

(38,468

)

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.2%)

 
CVS Health
Corp.
   

(772

)

   

(76,652

)

 
Walgreens
Boots
Alliance, Inc.
   

(1,078

)

   

(89,398

)

 
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
   

(1,695

)

   

(132,295

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Woolworths
Ltd.
   

(4,288

)

 

$

(99,557

)

 
     

(397,902

)

 

Food Products (1.9%)

 
Campbell
Soup Co.
   

(3,040

)

   

(135,918

)

 
Ezaki Glico
Co. Ltd.
   

(600

)

   

(24,987

)

 
Flowers
Foods, Inc.
   

(2,650

)

   

(59,201

)

 
General
Mills, Inc.
   

(2,356

)

   

(130,381

)

 
House Foods
Group, Inc.
   

(1,400

)

   

(28,590

)

 

Ingredion, Inc.

   

(600

)

   

(47,640

)

 

Kewpie Corp.

   

(1,600

)

   

(39,038

)

 
Kikkoman
Corp.
   

(1,000

)

   

(28,519

)

 
McCormick &
Co., Inc.
   

(950

)

   

(71,535

)

 
MEIJI
Holdings
Co. Ltd.
   

(200

)

   

(22,976

)

 
The Hain
Celestial
Group, Inc.
   

(809

)

   

(48,734

)*

 
     

(637,519

)

 

Gas Utilities (0.2%)

 
AGL
Resources,
Inc.
   

(289

)

   

(14,528

)

 
Northwest
Natural Gas
Co.
   

(807

)

   

(37,687

)

 
Piedmont
Natural Gas
Co., Inc.
   

(396

)

   

(14,826

)

 
Southwest
Gas Corp.
   

(214

)

   

(11,770

)

 
     

(78,811

)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.1%)

 
Abbott
Laboratories
   

(1,879

)

   

(87,223

)

 
Becton
Dickinson
and Co.
   

(544

)

   

(76,633

)

 
Boston
Scientific
Corp.
   

(3,879

)

   

(69,124

)*

 
Getinge AB
Class B
   

(1,825

)

   

(44,356

)

 
Medtronic
PLC
   

(1,022

)

   

(76,088

)

 
St. Jude
Medical, Inc.
   

(1,139

)

   

(79,787

)

 

Stryker Corp.

   

(845

)

   

(77,943

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Sysmex Corp.

   

(900

)

 

$

(49,799

)

 
Varian
Medical
Systems, Inc.
   

(803

)

   

(71,347

)*

 
Zimmer
Holdings, Inc.
   

(649

)

   

(71,286

)

 
     

(703,586

)

 

Health Care Providers & Services (1.1%)

 
AmerisourceBergen
Corp.
   

(673

)

   

(76,924

)

 
Cardinal
Health, Inc.
   

(876

)

   

(73,882

)

 
Henry Schein,
Inc.
   

(622

)

   

(85,276

)*

 
Laboratory
Corp. of
America
Holdings
   

(659

)

   

(78,790

)*

 
McKesson
Corp.
   

(323

)

   

(72,158

)

 
     

(387,030

)

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.2%)

 
Texas
Roadhouse,
Inc.
   

(2,000

)

   

(67,200

)

 

Household Durables (0.1%)

 

Nikon Corp.

   

(1,500

)

   

(21,328

)

 

Household Products (0.2%)

 

The Clorox Co.

   

(625

)

   

(66,312

)

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.7%)

 

3M Co.

   

(425

)

   

(66,466

)

 

Danaher Corp.

   

(912

)

   

(74,675

)

 
Siemens AG
ADR
   

(950

)

   

(103,350

)

 
     

(244,491

)

 

Insurance (0.7%)

 
Reinsurance
Group of
America, Inc.
   

(775

)

   

(71,006

)

 
The Allstate
Corp.
   

(900

)

   

(62,694

)

 
The Travelers
Cos., Inc.
   

(975

)

   

(98,582

)

 
     

(232,282

)

 

IT Services (0.3%)

 
International
Business
Machines
Corp.
   

(400

)

   

(68,516

)

 
The Western
Union Co.
   

(1,068

)

   

(21,659

)

 
     

(90,175

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


39



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Leisure Products (0.2%)

 

Mattel, Inc.

   

(2,825

)

 

$

(79,552

)

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.5%)

 
Quintiles
Transnational
Holdings, Inc.
   

(1,168

)

   

(76,948

)*

 
Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Inc.
   

(622

)

   

(78,173

)

 
     

(155,121

)

 

Machinery (2.6%)

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

(977

)

   

(84,882

)

 

Cummins, Inc.

   

(500

)

   

(69,130

)

 

Deere & Co.

   

(1,439

)

   

(130,258

)

 

Dover Corp.

   

(2,004

)

   

(151,743

)

 
Hitachi
Construction
Machinery
Co. Ltd.
   

(2,500

)

   

(44,384

)

 
Kennametal,
Inc.
   

(2,700

)

   

(95,607

)

 
Kone OYJ
Class B
   

(1,985

)

   

(85,398

)

 
Parker-Hannifin
Corp.
   

(450

)

   

(53,712

)

 

Tennant Co.

   

(2,659

)

   

(170,947

)

 
     

(886,061

)

 

Media (0.9%)

 
Discovery
Communications,
Inc. Class A
   

(3,350

)

   

(108,406

)*

 
Gannett Co.,
Inc.
   

(2,600

)

   

(89,232

)

 
Omnicom
Group, Inc.
   

(1,600

)

   

(121,216

)

 
     

(318,854

)

 

Multi-Utilities (1.8%)

 
Alliant Energy
Corp.
   

(1,354

)

   

(81,876

)

 

Ameren Corp.

   

(13

)

   

(532

)

 

Avista Corp.

   

(2,089

)

   

(68,143

)

 
Consolidated
Edison, Inc.
   

(1,872

)

   

(115,222

)

 

DTE Energy Co.

   

(782

)

   

(62,271

)

 
NorthWestern
Corp.
   

(428

)

   

(22,294

)

 

PG&E Corp.

   

(273

)

   

(14,447

)

 
Public Service
Enterprise
Group, Inc.
   

(1,533

)

   

(63,681

)

 
Wisconsin
Energy Corp.
   

(3,847

)

   

(188,965

)

 
     

(617,431

)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.0%)

 
Boardwalk
Pipeline
Partners LP
   

(4,390

)

   

(76,869

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

(1,625

)

 

$

(141,976

)

 

ONEOK, Inc.

   

(296

)

   

(14,238

)

 
Spectra
Energy Corp.
   

(2,876

)

   

(107,131

)

 
     

(340,214

)

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.3%)

 

Domtar Corp.

   

(2,500

)

   

(108,050

)

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.4%)

 

Eisai Co. Ltd.

   

(600

)

   

(39,994

)

 
Endo
International
PLC
   

(650

)

   

(54,642

)*

 
Johnson &
Johnson
   

(1,004

)

   

(99,597

)

 
Merck &
Co., Inc.
   

(1,530

)

   

(91,127

)

 
Novartis
AG ADR
   

(876

)

   

(89,177

)

 
Novo Nordisk
A/S ADR
   

(1,205

)

   

(67,805

)

 
Ono
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
   

(400

)

   

(43,352

)

 
Pacira
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

(184

)

   

(12,600

)*

 

Pfizer, Inc.

   

(2,560

)

   

(86,861

)

 
Sagent
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

(1,400

)

   

(32,634

)*

 

Sanofi ADR

   

(1,752

)

   

(88,564

)

 
Shionogi &
Co. Ltd.
   

(1,300

)

   

(42,854

)

 
Valeant
Pharmaceuticals
International,
Inc.
   

(300

)

   

(65,079

)*

 
     

(814,286

)

 

Professional Services (0.2%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

(1,200

)

   

(53,928

)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.1%)

 
CBL &
Associates
Properties,
Inc.
   

(3,700

)

   

(66,637

)

 
Digital Realty
Trust, Inc.
   

(1,104

)

   

(70,005

)

 
Gaming and
Leisure
Properties,
Inc.
   

(1,565

)

   

(55,871

)

 
Inland Real
Estate Corp.
   

(13,213

)

   

(135,962

)

 
National
Retail
Properties,
Inc.
   

(825

)

   

(31,680

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Pebblebrook
Hotel Trust
   

(1,693

)

 

$

(72,697

)

 
Post
Properties,
Inc.
   

(636

)

   

(36,360

)

 
PS Business
Parks, Inc.
   

(2,252

)

   

(171,940

)

 
Regency
Centers
Corp.
   

(1,836

)

   

(115,264

)

 
Retail
Opportunity
Investments
Corp.
   

(2,227

)

   

(37,369

)

 
Retail
Properties of
America, Inc.
Class A
   

(6,698

)

   

(101,207

)

 
Taubman
Centers, Inc.
   

(2,104

)

   

(151,509

)

 
     

(1,046,501

)

 

Road & Rail (0.9%)

 
Knight
Transportation,
Inc.
   

(3,198

)

   

(92,423

)

 
Old Dominion
Freight Line,
Inc.
   

(1,440

)

   

(102,427

)*

 
Werner
Enterprises,
Inc.
   

(4,245

)

   

(114,063

)

 
     

(308,913

)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.5%)

 
KLA-Tencor
Corp.
   

(1,800

)

   

(105,840

)

 
Maxim
Integrated
Products, Inc.
   

(2,100

)

   

(68,943

)

 
     

(174,783

)

 

Software (0.4%)

 
NetScout
Systems, Inc.
   

(1,016

)

   

(41,758

)*

 
Workday, Inc.
Class A
   

(1,100

)

   

(100,331

)*

 
     

(142,089

)

 

Specialty Retail (1.2%)

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond, Inc.
   

(1,307

)

   

(92,091

)*

 

Five Below, Inc.

   

(3,050

)

   

(102,846

)*

 

Guess?, Inc.

   

(8,000

)

   

(146,480

)

 

Tiffany & Co.

   

(825

)

   

(72,171

)

 
     

(413,588

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


40



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Long Short
Multi-Manager Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.6%)

 

Diebold, Inc.

   

(3,442

)

 

$

(119,678

)

 
Seagate
Technology
PLC
   

(1,293

)

   

(75,925

)

 
     

(195,603

)

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.2%)

 
Michael Kors
Holdings Ltd.
   

(1,100

)

   

(68,046

)*  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%)

 
Home Capital
Group, Inc.
   

(1,000

)

   

(39,469

)

 

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.1%)

 

Fastenal Co.

   

(4,439

)

   

(189,189

)

 
WW Grainger,
Inc.
   

(747

)

   

(185,577

)

 
     

(374,766

)

 
Total Common Stocks
Sold Short (Proceeds
$(11,205,850))
       

(11,110,085

)

 
Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short (4.0%)£ØØ  
iShares MSCI
Emerging
Markets ETF
   

(4,090

)

   

(175,379

)

 
iShares
Nasdaq
Biotechnology
ETF
   

(520

)

   

(173,503

)

 
iShares
Russell
2000 ETF
   

(921

)

   

(111,588

)

 
Powershares
QQQ Trust
Series 1
   

(1,834

)

   

(197,394

)

 
SPDR S&P
500 ETF
Trust
   

(568

)

   

(118,440

)

 
Utilities Select
Sector SPDR
Fund
   

(8,073

)

   

(356,988

)

 
Vanguard
REIT ETF
   

(547

)

   

(43,421

)

 
WisdomTree
Japan
Hedged
Equity Fund
   

(3,047

)

   

(171,912

)

 
Total Exchange Traded
Funds Sold Short
(Proceeds $(1,295,484))
       

(1,348,625

)

 
Total Short Positions
(Proceeds $(12,501,334))
       

(12,458,710

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


41



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by each of Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund ("Absolute Return Multi-Manager") and Neuberger Berman Long Short Multi-Manager Fund ("Long Short Multi-Manager"), (each individually a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") are carried at the value that Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") believes a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Funds' investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

• Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

• Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including a Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Funds' investments (long and short positions) in equity securities, exchange traded funds, preferred stocks, purchased option contracts, written option contracts, rights, closed-end funds and warrants, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no reported sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing service may value the security based on reported market quotations.

The value of the Funds' investments (long and short positions) in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Funds:

Corporate Debt Securities. Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, spread to the U.S. Treasury market, and other market information, which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available ("Other Market Information").

See Notes to Financial Statements


42



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Asset-Backed Securities and Mortgage-Backed Securities. Inputs used to value asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities generally include models that consider a number of factors, which may include the following: prepayment speeds, cash flows, spread adjustments and Other Market Information.

Municipal Notes. Inputs used to value municipal notes include current trades, bid-wanted lists (which inform the market that a holder is interested in selling a position and that offers will be considered), offerings, general information on market movement, direction, trends, and specific data on specialty issues.

The value of bank loan obligations is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on broker quotes (generally Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available).

The value of financial futures contracts ("financial futures") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services at the settlement price at the market close (Level 1 inputs).

The value of forward foreign currency contracts ("forward contracts") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service based on actual traded currency rates on an independent pricing service's network, along with other traded and quoted currency rates provided to the pricing service by leading market participants (Level 2 inputs).

The value of total return swap contracts ("total return swaps") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service using the underlying index and stated London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") (Level 2 inputs).

The value of equity swap contracts ("equity swaps") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service using the underlying security and stated LIBOR rate or Federal Funds floating rate (Level 2 inputs).

The value of credit default swap contracts ("credit default swaps") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service using a model that considers a number of factors, which may include default probabilities, credit curves, recovery rates and cash flows (Level 2 inputs).

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in investment companies, with the exception of closed-end funds, are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount a Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds' Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved in the good faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in financial futures or American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding.

The value of the Funds' investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on business days, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Inc. ("Interactive") to assist in determining the

See Notes to Financial Statements


43



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that a Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). The Board has also approved the use of Interactive to evaluate the prices of foreign income securities as of the close of the NYSE. Interactive utilizes benchmark spread and yield curves and evaluates available market activity from the local close to the close of the NYSE (Level 2 inputs) to assist in determining prices for certain foreign income securities. In the case of both foreign equity and foreign income securities, in the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the NYSE, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices a Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' investments as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§  

Total

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks

 

Air Freight & Logistics

 

$

2,166,204

   

$

2,760,238

   

$

   

$

4,926,442

   

Airlines

   

3,138,050

     

41,567

     

     

3,179,617

   

Banks

   

6,361,658

     

23,528,199

     

     

29,889,857

   

Beverages

   

11,855,176

     

2,887,894

     

     

14,743,070

   

Biotechnology

   

35,412,371

     

1,570,549

     

     

36,982,920

   

Building Products

   

1,915,844

     

2,407,429

     

     

4,323,273

   

Capital Markets

   

19,458,197

     

6,047,317

     

     

25,505,514

   

Chemicals

   

42,971,660

     

7,644,442

     

     

50,616,102

   

Construction & Engineering

   

     

2,873,251

     

     

2,873,251

   

Containers & Packaging

   

1,425,195

     

4,273,822

     

     

5,699,017

   

Diversified Financial Services

   

736,290

     

22,030,091

     

     

22,766,381

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

5,298,697

     

7,223,353

     

     

12,522,050

   

Electric Utilities

   

8,980,187

     

1,154,732

     

     

10,134,919

   

Electrical Equipment

   

4,349,180

     

1,735,472

     

     

6,084,652

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

3,046,308

     

3,438,671

     

     

6,484,979

   

Food & Staples Retailing

   

7,261,124

     

     

     

7,261,124

   

Food Products

   

6,054,381

     

718,673

     

     

6,773,054

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

36,109,254

     

21,319

     

     

36,130,573

   

Health Care Providers & Services

   

20,184,791

     

2,154,596

     

     

22,339,387

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

35,137,243

     

5,229,050

     

     

40,366,293

   

Household Durables

   

1,422,805

     

2,972,223

     

     

4,395,028

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


44



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§  

Total

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

$

   

$

4,185,195

   

$

   

$

4,185,195

   

Insurance

   

26,683,756

     

2,665,238

     

     

29,348,994

   

Machinery

   

4,662,905

     

5,478,651

     

     

10,141,556

   

Marine

   

     

858,177

     

     

858,177

   

Media

   

85,752,984

     

1,230,121

     

750

     

86,983,855

   

Metals & Mining

   

7,952,453

     

1,019,677

     

     

8,972,130

   

Multiline Retail

   

20,386,462

     

1,269,214

     

     

21,655,676

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

31,628,403

     

1,758,367

     

     

33,386,770

   

Personal Products

   

     

1,815,353

     

     

1,815,353

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

60,665,343

     

2,706,777

     

     

63,372,120

   

Real Estate Management & Development

   

7,378,171

     

18,910,603

     

     

26,288,774

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

18,546,949

     

1,941,499

     

     

20,488,448

   

Software

   

25,399,519

     

822,711

     

     

26,222,230

   

Specialty Retail

   

11,163,456

     

1,021,055

     

     

12,184,511

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

9,655,465

     

737,900

     

     

10,393,365

   

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

6,377,210

     

763,816

     

     

7,141,026

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

     

2,647,161

     

     

2,647,161

   

Other Common Stocks^

   

237,245,832

     

     

     

237,245,832

   

Total Common Stocks

   

806,783,523

     

150,544,403

     

750

     

957,328,676

   

Preferred Stocks^

   

2,042,926

     

     

     

2,042,926

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

8,226,021

     

     

     

8,226,021

   

Rights

 

Biotechnology

   

     

71,705

     

     

71,705

   

Food & Staples Retailing

   

     

     

39,066

     

39,066

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

     

14,655

     

     

14,655

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

     

151,200

     

     

151,200

   

Other Rights^

   

320

     

     

     

320

   

Total Rights

   

320

     

237,560

     

39,066

     

276,946

   

Warrants

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

     

2,678,775

     

     

2,678,775

   

Insurance

   

     

     

     

   

Media

   

     

105,243

     

     

105,243

   

Other Warrants^

   

1,860

     

     

     

1,860

   

Total Warrants

   

1,860

     

2,784,018

     

     

2,785,878

   

Mortgage-Backed Securities^

   

     

73,988,470

     

     

73,988,470

   

Asset-Backed Securities

   

     

72,648,064

     

1,286,800

     

73,934,864

   

Bank Loan Obligations

 

Advertising

   

     

5,434,967

     

987,986

     

6,422,953

   

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

     

10,561,346

     

2,177,280

     

12,738,626

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


45



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§  

Total

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

$

   

$

4,791,950

   

$

2,823,380

   

$

7,615,330

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

     

2,541,547

     

2,712,000

     

5,253,547

   

Food Products

   

     

1,725,300

     

1,873,554

     

3,598,854

   

Health Care Providers & Services

   

     

653,231

     

2,962,619

     

3,615,850

   

Insurance

   

     

7,218,388

     

970,000

     

8,188,388

   

Media

   

     

17,421,766

     

1,090,895

     

18,512,661

   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   

     

1,850,719

     

957,125

     

2,807,844

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

     

2,076,138

     

1,135,298

     

3,211,436

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

     

3,358,085

     

1,826,524

     

5,184,609

   

Software

   

     

6,284,495

     

2,052,270

     

8,336,765

   

Transportation

   

     

     

806,347

     

806,347

   

Other Bank Loan Obligations^

   

     

58,016,525

     

     

58,016,525

   

Total Bank Loan Obligations

   

     

121,934,457

     

22,375,278

     

144,309,735

   

Corporate Debt Securities

 

Chemicals

   

     

     

766

     

766

   

Other Corporate Debt Securities^

   

     

61,045,508

     

     

61,045,508

   

Total Corporate Debt Securities

   

     

61,045,508

     

766

     

61,046,274

   

Municipal Notes

   

     

11,836,693

     

     

11,836,693

   

Purchased Options

   

5,365,015

     

15,937

     

     

5,380,952

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

230,122,435

     

     

230,122,435

   

Total Long Positions

 

$

822,419,665

   

$

725,157,545

   

$

23,702,660

   

$

1,571,279,870

   

Long Short Multi-Manager

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks

 

Banks

   

147,183

     

858,249

     

     

1,005,432

   

Beverages

   

259,018

     

55,823

     

     

314,841

   

Biotechnology

   

995,586

     

52,238

     

     

1,047,824

   

Building Products

   

     

112,555

     

     

112,555

   

Capital Markets

   

1,090,868

     

273,276

     

     

1,364,144

   

Chemicals

   

299,106

     

320,012

     

     

619,118

   

Construction & Engineering

   

     

133,235

     

     

133,235

   

Containers & Packaging

   

108,306

     

142,347

     

     

250,653

   

Diversified Financial Services

   

     

136,868

     

     

136,868

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

     

158,587

     

     

158,587

   

Electric Utilities

   

853,290

     

82,481

     

     

935,771

   

Electrical Equipment

   

33,016

     

82,285

     

     

115,301

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

140,616

     

80,677

     

     

221,293

   

Food Products

   

237,558

     

19,243

     

     

256,801

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


46



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§  

Total

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

$

394,972

   

$

71,772

   

$

   

$

466,744

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

671,512

     

202,779

     

     

874,291

   

Household Durables

   

     

134,678

     

     

134,678

   

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

   

368,575

     

31,855

     

     

400,430

   

Industrial Conglomerates

   

     

162,814

     

     

162,814

   

Insurance

   

501,636

     

86,707

     

     

588,343

   

Machinery

   

69,387

     

234,883

     

     

304,270

   

Marine

   

     

37,722

     

     

37,722

   

Metals & Mining

   

     

46,822

     

     

46,822

   

Multiline Retail

   

131,807

     

65,327

     

     

197,134

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuel

   

1,740,916

     

89,083

     

     

1,829,999

   

Personal Products

   

     

60,450

     

     

60,450

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

1,633,087

     

90,120

     

     

1,723,207

   

Real Estate Management & Development

   

524,630

     

861,234

     

     

1,385,864

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

251,920

     

88,252

     

     

340,172

   

Software

   

705,268

     

50,370

     

     

755,638

   

Specialty Retail

   

277,135

     

31,002

     

     

308,137

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

226,516

     

34,105

     

     

260,621

   

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

127,325

     

36,680

     

     

164,005

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

     

86,096

     

     

86,096

   

Other Common Stocks^

   

8,740,618

     

     

     

8,740,618

   

Total Common Stocks

   

20,529,851

     

5,010,627

     

     

25,540,478

   

Preferred Stocks^

   

108,361

     

     

     

108,361

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

366,531

     

     

     

366,531

   

Purchased Options

   

65,322

     

     

     

65,322

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

7,826,561

     

     

7,826,561

   

Total Long Positions

 

$

21,070,065

   

$

12,837,188

   

$

   

$

33,907,253

   

^ The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

See Notes to Financial Statements


47



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

§ The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Beginning
balance as
of 11/1/14
  Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
  Realized
gain/loss
and change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance as
of 4/30/15
  Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
4/30/15
 

Investments in Securities:

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 
Common Stocks  

Media

 

$

750

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

750

   

$

   
Rights  
Food & Staples
Retailing
   

     

     

39,066

     

     

     

     

     

39,066

     

39,066

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   
Bank Loan ObligationsΩ  

Advertising

   

7,302,863

     

1,086

     

14,569

     

2,502

     

(4,740,034

)

   

     

(1,593,000

)

   

987,986

     

7,501

   
Commercial
Services &
Supplies
   

1,730,212

     

     

447,068

     

     

     

     

     

2,177,280

     

447,068

   
Diversified
Financial
Services
   

     

771

     

(4,391

)

   

19

     

     

2,826,981

     

     

2,823,380

     

(4,392

)

 
Diversified
Telecommunication
Services
   

     

5,093

     

(92,188

)

   

     

     

2,799,095

     

     

2,712,000

     

(92,188

)

 
Electrical
Components &
Equipment
   

663,300

     

1,981

     

(1,981

)

   

     

(663,300

)

   

     

     

     

   

Food Products

   

     

10,219

     

72,285

     

     

(9,634

)

   

1,800,684

     

     

1,873,554

     

72,015

   
Health Care
Providers &
Services
   

179,144

     

1,034

     

11,153

     

2,775,960

     

(4,672

)

   

     

     

2,962,619

     

10,980

   
Hotels,
Restaurants &
Leisure
   

494,518

     

360

     

(360

)

   

     

(494,518

)

   

     

     

     

   

Insurance

   

1,000,000

     

(192

)

   

(29,808

)

   

     

     

     

     

970,000

     

(29,808

)

 

Media

   

3,207,931

     

1,693

     

42,963

     

1,398,465

     

(2,329,707

)

   

     

(1,230,450

)

   

1,090,895

     

30,285

   
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing
   

     

737

     

30,133

     

926,255

     

     

     

     

957,125

     

30,133

   
Oil & Gas
Services
   

970,900

     

     

     

     

     

     

(970,900

)

   

     

   
Oil, Gas &
Consumable
Fuels
   

35,276

   

125

   

19,975

   

1,276,590

   

(196,668

)    

   

   

1,135,298

   

16,677

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


48



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Beginning
balance as
of 11/1/14
  Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
  Realized
gain/loss
and change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance as
of 4/30/15
  Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
4/30/15
 
Personal
Products
 

$

940,275

   

$

818

   

$

11,540

   

$

578,928

   

$

(1,531,561

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

2,160,956

     

1,404

     

16,977

     

744,268

     

(1,097,081

)

   

     

     

1,826,524

     

10,087

   

Software

   

4,620,490

     

523

     

20,207

     

     

     

     

(2,588,950

)

   

2,052,270

     

20,207

   

Transportation

   

     

120

     

22,659

     

1,252,356

     

(468,788

)

   

     

     

806,347

     

14,053

   
Asset-Backed
SecuritiesΩ
   

     

     

     

1,286,800

     

     

     

     

1,286,800

     

   
Corporate
Debt SecuritiesΩ
 

Chemicals

   

     

     

(2,321

)

   

     

(13,770

)

   

16,857

     

     

766

     

(16,091

)

 
Diversified
Financial
Services
   

2,304,120

     

     

     

     

     

     

(2,304,120

)

   

     

   

Total

 

$

25,610,735

   

$

25,772

   

$

617,546

   

$

10,242,143

   

$

(11,549,733

)

 

$

7,443,617

   

$

(8,687,420

)

 

$

23,702,660

   

$

555,593

   

As of the period ended April 30, 2015, these investments did not have a material impact on the Fund's net assets and, therefore, disclosure of unobservable inputs used in formulating valuations is not presented.

Ω These securities are valued based on a single quotation obtained from a dealer. The Fund does not have access to unobservable inputs and therefore cannot disclose such inputs used in formulating such quotation.

As of the six months ended April 30, 2015, certain securities were transferred from one level (as of October 31, 2014) to another. $79,078,700 and $2,471,232 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 for Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager, respectively. Interactive provided adjusted prices for these securities as of April 30, 2015, as stated in the description of the valuation methods of foreign equity securities in footnote † above. In addition, $7,443,617 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 for Absolute Return Multi-Manager as a result of a decrease in the number of observable quotations that were readily available to the independent pricing service. In addition, $8,687,420 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 for Absolute Return Multi-Manager as a result of an increase in the number of observable inputs that were readily available to the independent pricing service. In addition, $1,251,638 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as a result of obtaining quoted prices in the active market.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Forward contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

   

$

1,190,356

   

$

   

$

1,190,356

   

Equity swaps (unrealized appreciation)

   

     

1,694,005

     

     

1,694,005

   
Over the counter credit default swaps
(unrealized appreciation)
   

     

661,127

     

     

661,127

   

Total

 

$

   

$

3,545,488

   

$

   

$

3,545,488

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


49



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

 

Forward contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

   

$

30,118

   

$

   

$

30,118

   

Equity swaps (unrealized appreciation)

   

     

170,244

     

     

170,244

   

Total return swaps (unrealized appreciation)

   

     

7,650

     

     

7,650

   

Total

 

$

   

$

208,012

   

$

   

$

208,012

   

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' investments as of April 30, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§  

Total

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 

Building Products

 

$

   

$

(1,100,539

)

 

$

   

$

(1,100,539

)

 

Capital Markets

   

     

(2,243,393

)

   

     

(2,243,393

)

 

Chemicals

   

(8,938,743

)

   

(1,058,101

)

   

     

(9,996,844

)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

(9,950,790

)

   

(2,648,595

)

   

     

(12,599,385

)

 

Electric Utilities

   

(730,632

)

   

(1,206,598

)

   

     

(1,937,230

)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

(2,039,069

)

   

(2,850,715

)

   

     

(4,889,784

)

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

(7,450,226

)

   

(2,561,509

)

   

     

(10,011,735

)

 

Food Products

   

(9,403,901

)

   

(3,219,693

)

   

     

(12,623,594

)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

(15,065,858

)

   

(2,323,757

)

   

     

(17,389,615

)

 

Household Durables

   

(1,701,058

)

   

(445,038

)

   

     

(2,146,096

)

 

IT Services

   

(2,209,727

)

   

     

(97,297

)

   

(2,307,024

)

 

Machinery

   

(14,083,972

)

   

(3,128,639

)

   

     

(17,212,611

)

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

(16,736,992

)

   

(2,817,274

)

   

     

(19,554,266

)

 

Other Common Stocks Sold Short^

   

(150,158,842

)

   

     

     

(150,158,842

)

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short

   

(238,469,810

)

   

(25,603,851

)

   

(97,297

)

   

(264,170,958

)

 

Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short

   

(153,264,735

)

   

     

     

(153,264,735

)

 

Corporate Debt Securities Sold Short^

   

     

(10,509,228

)

   

     

(10,509,228

)

 

Total Short Positions

 

$

(391,734,545

)

 

$

(36,113,079

)

 

$

(97,297

)

 

$

(427,944,921

)

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 

Building Products

   

     

(37,518

)

   

     

(37,518

)

 

Capital Markets

   

     

(74,596

)

   

     

(74,596

)

 

Chemicals

   

(399,980

)

   

(49,945

)

   

     

(449,925

)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

     

(101,682

)

   

     

(101,682

)

 

Electric Utilities

   

(139,942

)

   

(55,099

)

   

     

(195,041

)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

(155,744

)

   

(134,531

)

   

     

(290,275

)

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

(298,345

)

   

(99,557

)

   

     

(397,902

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


50



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§  

Total

 

Food Products

 

$

(493,409

)

 

$

(144,110

)

 

$

   

$

(637,519

)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

(609,431

)

   

(94,155

)

   

     

(703,586

)

 

Household Durables

   

     

(21,328

)

   

     

(21,328

)

 

Machinery

   

(756,279

)

   

(129,782

)

   

     

(886,061

)

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

(688,086

)

   

(126,200

)

   

     

(814,286

)

 

Other Common Stocks Sold Short^

   

(6,500,366

)

   

     

     

(6,500,366

)

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short

   

(10,041,582

)

   

(1,068,503

)

   

     

(11,110,085

)

 

Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short

   

(1,348,625

)

   

     

     

(1,348,625

)

 

Total Short Positions

 

$

(11,390,207

)

 

$

(1,068,503

)

 

$

   

$

(12,458,710

)

 

^ The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

§ The following is a reconciliation between the beginning and ending balances of investments in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

    Beginning
balance as
of 11/1/14
  Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
  Realized
gain/loss
and change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
  Purchases/
Covers
 

Sales

  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance as
of 4/30/15
  Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held as of
4/30/15
 

Investments in Securities:

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 
IT ServicesΩ  

$

   

$

   

$

(53,362

)

 

$

(43,935

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(97,297

)

 

$

(53,362

)

 

Total

 

$

   

$

   

$

(53,362

)

 

$

(43,935

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(97,297

)

 

$

(53,362

)

 

Ω These securities are valued based on a single quotation obtained from a dealer. The Fund does not have access to unobservable inputs and therefore cannot disclose such inputs used in formulating such quotation.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Forward contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

   

$

(756,173

)

 

$

   

$

(756,173

)

 

Financial futures (unrealized depreciation)

   

     

(47,206

)

   

     

(47,206

)

 
Over the counter credit default swaps
(unrealized depreciation)
   

     

(435,033

)

   

     

(435,033

)

 
Centrally cleared credit default index swaps
(unrealized depreciation)
   

     

(1,446,342

)

   

     

(1,446,342

)

 

Total return swaps (unrealized depreciation)

   

     

(392,886

)

   

     

(392,886

)

 

Options Written

   

(2,044,801

)

   

     

     

(2,044,801

)

 

Total

 

$

(2,044,801

)

 

$

(3,077,640

)

 

$

   

$

(5,122,441

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


51



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

 

Forward contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

   

$

(32,525

)

 

$

   

$

(32,525

)

 

Total return swaps (unrealized depreciation)

   

     

(10,384

)

   

     

(10,384

)

 

Options Written

   

(17,445

)

   

     

     

(17,445

)

 

Total

 

$

(17,445

)

 

$

(42,909

)

 

$

   

$

(60,354

)

 

## At April 30, 2015, selected Fund information on a U.S. federal income tax basis was as follows:

   

Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

$

1,540,833,470

   

$

68,495,944

   

$

(38,049,544

)

 

$

30,446,400

   

Long Short Multi-Manager

   

33,026,135

     

1,482,090

     

(600,972

)

   

881,118

   

* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.

^^ All or a portion of this security has not settled as of April 30, 2015 and thus may not have an interest rate in effect. Interest rates do not take effect until settlement.

± At April 30, 2015, outstanding call and put options written were as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Name of Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Market Value
of Options
 

AT&T, Inc., Call

   

2,457

   

$

40

   

June 2015

 

$

(12,285

)

 

AT&T, Inc., Put

   

2,375

     

25

   

June 2015

   

(4,750

)

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Call

   

78

     

55

   

September 2015

   

(6,864

)

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Put

   

78

     

39

   

September 2015

   

(11,076

)

 

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., Call

   

343

     

80

   

June 2015

   

(137,200

)

 

General Electric Co., Put

   

2,543

     

23

   

January 2016

   

(127,150

)

 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF, Put

   

1,426

     

90

   

September 2015

   

(82,708

)

 

MGM Resorts International, Put

   

318

     

19

   

September 2015

   

(31,800

)

 

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Put

   

879

     

67.5

   

January 2016

   

(421,920

)

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put

   

5,000

     

190

   

June 2015

   

(555,000

)

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Put

   

635

     

82.5

   

November 2015

   

(352,425

)

 

Talisman Energy, Inc., Call

   

138

     

8

   

July 2015

   

(690

)

 

Talisman Energy, Inc., Put

   

702

     

7

   

June 2015

   

(3,510

)

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., Call

   

213

     

155

   

May 2015

   

(83,070

)

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc., Call

   

467

     

72.5

   

September 2015

   

(86,395

)

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc., Put

   

467

     

52.5

   

September 2015

   

(127,958

)

 

Total

             

$

(2,044,801

)

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

 

Name of Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Market Value
of Options
 

Delta Air Lines, Inc, Call.

   

6

   

$

55

   

September 2015

 

$

(528

)

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Put

   

6

     

39

   

September 2015

   

(852

)

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc., Call

   

35

     

72.5

   

September 2015

   

(6,475

)

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc., Put

   

35

     

52.5

   

September 2015

   

(9,590

)

 

Total

             

$

(17,445

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


52



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Security had an event of default.

£ All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral. At April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager had pledged securities in the amount of $98,795,488 to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short and option contracts written. At April 30, 2015, Long Short Multi-Manager had pledged securities in the amount of $324,573 to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short and option contracts written.

a Step Bond: Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period that either resets at a specific date or may reset in the future contingent upon a rating change made by a rating agency.

c Payment-in-kind (PIK) security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.

f Value of the security was determined using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security.

ñ Securities were purchased or sold short under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or are private placements and, unless registered under the 1933 Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At April 30, 2015, these securities amounted to $128,557,991 of long positions and $(2,750,985) of short positions, or 8.30% and (1.8%), respectively, of net assets for Absolute Return Multi-Manager. At April 30, 2015, these securities amounted to $53,837 of long positions or 0.16% of net assets for Long Short Multi-Manager.

N These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be illiquid. At April 30, 2015, these securities amounted to $46,793,508 of long positions and $(97,297) of short positions, or 3.0% and (0.0%), respectively, of net assets for Absolute Return Multi-Manager.

Ø All or a portion of this security or cash is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short and/or delayed delivery purchase commitments and/or call and put options written and/or forward contracts and/or swaps and/or financial futures.

ØØ At April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager had deposited $358,007,566 in one or more accounts to satisfy collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short. In addition, Absolute Return Multi-Manager had deposited $15,470,002 in a segregated account for swaps. At April 30, 2015, Long Short Multi-Manager had deposited $12,938,418 in one or more accounts to satisfy collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short.

µ Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of April 30, 2015 and their final maturities.

†† As of April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager's value of unfunded loan commitments was $95,529 pursuant to the following loan agreement:

Borrower

  Principal
Amount
 

Value

 

The SI Organization, Inc., Delayed Draw 1st Lien Term Loan, due 11/23/19

 

$

95,054

   

$

95,529

   

††† See Note A-12 in the Notes to Financial Statements for the Funds' open positions in derivatives at April 30, 2015.

See Notes to Financial Statements


53




Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    ABSOLUTE RETURN
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
  LONG SHORT
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,571,279,870

   

$

33,907,253

   

Due from Custodian

   

1,605,000

     

13,542

   

Foreign Currency*

   

23,617,846

     

809,830

   

Cash collateral segregated for short sales (Note A-10)

   

358,007,566

     

12,938,418

   

Cash collateral segregated for swap contracts (Note A-12)

   

15,470,002

     

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

3,293,940

     

38,213

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

68,592

     

1,517

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

77,051,151

     

1,891,033

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

5,327,571

     

   

Receivable from administrator—net (Note B)

   

     

27,004

   

Open swap contracts, at value (Note A-12)

   

2,355,132

     

177,894

   

Receivable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts (Note A-12)

   

21,606

     

   

Receivable for variation margin on financial futures contracts (Note A-12)

   

32,766

     

   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-12)

   

1,190,356

     

30,118

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

123,874

     

24,749

   

Total Assets

   

2,059,445,272

     

49,859,571

   

Liabilities

 

Investments sold short, at value** (Note A-10)

   

427,944,921

     

12,458,710

   

Options contracts written, at value*** (Note A-12)

   

2,044,801

     

17,445

   

Due to Custodian

   

2,469,143

     

1,207,143

   

Dividends and interest payable for short sales

   

762,280

     

19,003

   

Open swap contracts, at value (Note A-12)

   

827,919

     

10,384

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

418,402

     

   

Payable to investment manager (Note B)

   

2,083,006

     

47,002

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

78,289,665

     

1,910,044

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

1,574,470

     

54,164

   

Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-12)

   

756,173

     

32,525

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

721,349

     

134,402

   

Total Liabilities

   

517,892,129

     

15,890,822

   

Net Assets

 

$

1,541,553,143

   

$

33,968,749

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

1,531,015,957

   

$

32,898,493

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

(7,555,420

)

   

(554,686

)

 

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(9,724,478

)

   

533,039

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

27,817,084

     

1,091,903

   

Net Assets

 

$

1,541,553,143

   

$

33,968,749

   

Net Assets

 

Institutional Class

   

1,218,014,973

     

32,833,650

   

Class A

   

215,715,230

     

813,977

   

Class C

   

91,304,835

     

321,122

   

Class R6

   

16,518,105

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


54



Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    ABSOLUTE RETURN
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
  LONG SHORT
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Institutional Class

   

110,251,529

     

3,098,139

   

Class A

   

19,616,128

     

77,052

   

Class C

   

8,474,145

     

30,713

   

Class R6

   

1,494,912

     

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Institutional Class

 

$

11.05

   

$

10.60

   

Class R6

 

$

11.05

     

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

11.00

   

$

10.56

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

11.67

   

$

11.20

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

10.77

   

$

10.46

   

*Cost of Investments

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,540,833,470

   

$

33,026,135

   

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

23,981,931

   

$

809,299

   

**Proceeds from investments sold short

 

$

424,603,585

   

$

12,501,334

   

***Premium received from option contracts written

 

$

2,722,151

   

$

20,099

   

‡ On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's prospectus, offering price is reduced.

^ Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See Notes to Financial Statements


55



Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    ABSOLUTE RETURN
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
  LONG SHORT
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
 
    For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015
  For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

16,681,402

   

$

226,442

   

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

   

10,590,705

     

415

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A-6)

   

(260,443

)

   

(5,967

)

 

Total income

 

$

27,011,664

   

$

220,890

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

12,920,641

     

279,124

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

473,314

     

9,851

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Institutional Class

   

557,123

     

14,298

   

Class A

   

225,654

     

758

   

Class C

   

92,600

     

307

   

Class R6

   

2,147

     

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

                 

Class A

   

282,064

     

948

   

Class C

   

462,998

     

1,537

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Institutional Class

   

51,147

     

1,207

   

Class A

   

43,118

     

156

   

Class C

   

10,230

     

81

   

Class R6

   

1,014

     

   

Audit fees

   

43,340

     

19,836

   

Custodian and accounting fees (Note A)

   

355,666

     

73,187

   

Legal fees

   

94,847

     

66,068

   

Registration and filing fees

   

117,718

     

40,554

   

Reimbursement of expenses previously assumed by Management (Note B)

   

564,086

     

   

Shareholder reports

   

74,384

     

9,917

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

17,835

     

15,929

   

Short sales expense (Note A-10)

   

1,352,282

     

22,480

   

Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note A-10)

   

3,963,228

     

114,193

   

Miscellaneous

   

44,480

     

   

Total expenses

   

21,749,916

     

670,431

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

     

(207,189

)

 

Expenses reduced by custodian fee expense offset arrangement (Note A-14)

   

(716

)

   

   

Total net expenses

   

21,749,200

     

463,242

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

5,262,464

   

$

(242,352

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


56



Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    ABSOLUTE RETURN
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
  LONG SHORT
MULTI-MANAGER
FUND
 
    For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015
  For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015
 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

 

$

18,344,851

   

$

899,625

   

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers sold short

   

(17,434,894

)

   

(599,071

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

16,065,609

     

582,342

   

Foreign currency

   

(982,458

)

   

(97,891

)

 

Financial futures contracts

   

(53,122

)

   

   

Option contracts written

   

3,227,449

     

(921

)

 

Swap contracts

   

(6,796,349

)

   

(123,332

)

 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
in value of:
 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

27,360,035

     

243,731

   

Unaffiliated investment securities sold short

   

7,223,967

     

356,268

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(8,519,403

)

   

(336,539

)

 

Foreign currency

   

502,721

     

39,003

   

Financial futures contracts

   

(8,437

)

   

   

Option contracts written

   

(203,506

)

   

2,654

   

Swap contracts

   

5,072,425

     

182,036

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

43,798,888

     

1,147,905

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

49,061,352

   

$

905,553

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


57



Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    ABSOLUTE RETURN
MULTI-MANAGER FUND
  LONG SHORT
MULTI-MANAGER FUND
 

  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31, 2014
  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
  Period from
December 19, 2013
(Commencement
of Operations) to
October 31, 2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

5,262,464

   

$

(2,746,039

)

 

$

(242,352

)

 

$

(240,221

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

12,371,086

     

14,520,979

     

660,752

     

68,059

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments
   

31,427,802

     

(8,859,928

)

   

487,153

     

604,750

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations
   

49,061,352

     

2,915,012

     

905,553

     

432,588

   
Distributions to Shareholders From
(Note A):
 

Net investment income:

 

Institutional Class

   

(8,525,491

)

   

     

(45,980

)

   

   

Class A

   

(487,888

)

   

     

     

   

Class R6

   

(230,674

)

   

     

     

   

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Institutional Class

   

(27,552,033

)

   

(2,978,909

)

   

(215,474

)

   

   

Class A

   

(5,035,780

)

   

(1,210,727

)

   

(4,770

)

   

   

Class C

   

(2,071,630

)

   

(239,295

)

   

(2,078

)

   

   

Class R6

   

(688,496

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(44,591,992

)

   

(4,428,931

)

   

(268,302

)

   

   

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

312,514,905

     

1,255,772,758

     

6,186,299

     

31,805,466

   

Class A

   

53,425,536

     

410,998,109

     

351,636

     

1,304,866

   

Class C

   

11,467,847

     

82,073,906

     

134,496

     

263,695

   

Class R6

   

     

39,264,828

     

     

   
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends
and distributions:
 

Institutional Class

   

31,496,277

     

2,604,571

     

253,039

     

   

Class A

   

4,809,481

     

1,098,266

     

4,770

     

   

Class C

   

1,512,286

     

179,005

     

2,058

     

   

Class R6

   

919,170

     

     

     

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(404,403,724

)

   

(305,059,216

)

   

(5,043,113

)

   

(1,405,540

)

 

Class A

   

(86,004,882

)

   

(296,348,593

)

   

(424,932

)

   

(445,888

)

 

Class C

   

(17,362,749

)

   

(7,428,396

)

   

(69,746

)

   

(18,196

)

 

Class R6

   

(16,603,011

)

   

(6,625,000

)

   

     

   
Net increase (decrease) from Fund share
transactions
   

(108,228,864

)

   

1,176,530,238

     

1,394,507

     

31,504,403

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(103,759,504

)

   

1,175,016,319

     

2,031,758

     

31,936,991

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

1,645,312,647

     

470,296,328

     

31,936,991

     

   

End of period

 

$

1,541,553,143

   

$

1,645,312,647

   

$

33,968,749

   

$

31,936,991

   
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
at end of period
   

(7,555,420

)

   

(3,573,831

)

   

(554,686

)

   

(266,354

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


58




Notes to Financial Statements Alternative and
Multi-Asset Class Funds (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1 General: Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the 1933 Act. Each Fund is a separate operating series of the Trust, and is diversified. Each Fund offers Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Absolute Return Multi-Manager also offers Class R6 shares. Long Short Multi-Manager had no operations until December 19, 2013, other than matters relating to its organization and registration of shares under the 1933 Act. The Board may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

The assets of each Fund belong only to that Fund, and the liabilities of each Fund are borne solely by that Fund and no other.

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Management to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Funds' Schedule of Investments.

3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of the end of regular trading on the NYSE on business days, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statements of Operations.

4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statements of Operations.

5 Income tax information: Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each fund to continue to qualify for treatment as regulated investment companies ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent a Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.


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The Funds have adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of April 30, 2015, the Funds did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund.

As determined on October 31, 2014, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting were reclassified at year end. Such differences may be attributed to the tax treatment of one or more of the following: netting of net ordinary losses with short-term capital gains, income recognized on swap transactions, non-deductible stock issuance costs, the tax treatment of foreign currency gains and losses, payments in lieu of dividends on short sales and gains from passive foreign investment companies. These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value ("NAV") or NAV per share of each Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications:

   

Paid-in Capital

  Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
  Accumulated Net
Realized Gains
(Losses) on
Investments
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

$

84,246

   

$

(853,356

)

 

$

769,110

   

Long Short Multi-Manager

   

(417

)

   

(26,133

)

   

26,550

   

The tax character of distributions paid during the period ended October 31, 2014 and the year ended October 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

  Tax-Exempt
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Return of
Capital
 

Total

 
   

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager
 

$

4,428,931

   

$

190,445

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,411

   

$

   

$

   

$

4,428,931

   

$

192,856

   
Long Short
Multi-Manager
   

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

   

(1) Period from December 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2014.

As of October 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager
 

$

37,448,192

   

$

   

$

(26,844,450

)

 

$

   

$

(4,535,916

)

 

$

6,067,826

   
Long Short
Multi-Manager
   

281,920

     

     

224,305

     

     

(73,220

)

   

433,005

   


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The differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to: wash sale loss deferrals, amortization of organizational costs, mark-to-market on certain swap contract transactions, unsettled wash sale loss deferrals, straddle loss deferrals, mark-to-market adjustments on passive foreign investment companies, constructive sales gains and delayed settlement compensation on bank loans.

To the extent each Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, it is the policy of each Fund not to distribute such gains.

6 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

7 Distributions to shareholders: Each Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed once a year (usually in December) and are recorded on the ex-date.

8 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., a Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies in the complex or series thereof, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies in the complex or series thereof can otherwise be made fairly. Each Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

9 Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve certain sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

10 Securities sold short: Each Fund may engage in short sales, which are sales of securities which have been borrowed from a third party on the expectation that the market price will decline. If the price of the securities decreases, a Fund will make a profit by purchasing the securities in the open market at a price lower than the one at which it sold the securities. If the price of the securities increases, a Fund may have to cover its short positions at a price higher than the short sale price, resulting in a loss. Gains are limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size. The Funds pledge securities and/or other assets to the lender as collateral. Proceeds received from short sales may be maintained by the lender as collateral or may be released to the Funds and used to purchase additional securities or for any other purpose. Proceeds maintained by the lender are included in the "Cash collateral segregated for short sales" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are required to segregate an amount of cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid marketable securities with the custodian in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities sold short (less any additional collateral held by the lender). The Funds are contractually responsible to the lender for any dividends and interest payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. These dividends and interest are recorded as an expense of the Funds and are excluded from the contractual expense limitation. At April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager had pledged cash in the amount of $358,007,566 and $12,938,418, respectively, to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM"), as collateral for short sales.


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In addition, JPM has a perfected security interest in these Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager assets. At April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager had pledged securities in the amount of $98,795,488 and $324,573, respectively, to JPM to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short.

11 Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Funds may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have actively-managed investment objectives. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will increase expenses and decrease returns.

12 Derivative instruments: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Funds' use of derivatives, as described below, for each Fund, was limited to over the counter ("OTC") credit default swaps, centrally cleared credit default swaps, financial futures, equity swaps, total return swaps, forward contracts, and purchased and written option transactions. The Funds have adopted the provisions of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though a Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.

Credit default swap contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager used centrally cleared and OTC credit default swaps as part of its investment strategies, to hedge against unfavorable changes in the value of investments and to protect against adverse movements in interest rates or credit performance with counterparties. When a Fund is the buyer of an OTC credit default swap contract, it is entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation (or basket of debt obligations) from the counterparty if a credit event occurs. In return, the Fund pays the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event has occurred. If no credit event occurs, the Fund would have spent the stream of payments and received no proceeds from the contract. When a Fund is the seller of an OTC credit default swap contract, it receives the stream of payments, but is obligated to pay to the buyer of the protection an amount up to the notional amount of the swap and in certain instances take delivery of securities of the reference entity upon the occurrence of a credit event, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. Credit events are contract specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration and repudiation/moratorium. If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the maximum potential amount of future payments that the Fund could be required to make (or the risk of loss) would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. This potential amount would be partially offset by any recovery value of the respective referenced obligation, or net amount received from the settlement of a buy protection credit default swap agreement entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligation. As the seller, the Fund may add economic leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The net periodic payments paid or received on the swap contract are accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and are recorded as realized gain upon receipt or realized loss upon payment. The Fund also records an increase or decrease to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in an amount equal to the daily valuation of the swap. For centrally cleared swaps, the daily change in valuation is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin and settled in cash with the centrally clearing party daily. For financial reporting purposes, unamortized upfront payments, if any, are netted with unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap contracts to determine the market value of swaps as presented in the table below.


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At April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager had outstanding OTC credit default swaps as follows:

OTC Credit Default Swap Contracts—Buy Protection

Swap
Counterparty
  Reference
Entity
  Notional
Amount(1)
  Contract
Annual
Fixed
Rate*
  Termination
Date
  Credit
Spread at
April 30,
2015
  Market
Value
  Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Accrued
Net
Interest
Receivable/
(Payable)
  Total
Fair Value
 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  Avon
Products,
Inc., 6.500%,
03/01/19
 

$

2,000,000


  1.000


%

  March 20,
2020

  5.477


 

$

378,087


 

$

(328,112


)

 

$

49,975


 

$

(2,278


)

 

$

47,697


 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  Best Buy Co.,
Inc., 5.500%,
03/15/21
  3,000,000

  5.000

  March 20,
2020
  2.200

  (385,758

)

  309,109

  (76,649

)

  (17,083

)

  (93,732

)

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  Darden
Restaurants,
Inc., 6.200%,
10/15/17
  5,000,000


  1.000


  March 20,
2020

  0.899


  (26,498


)

  (151,035


)

  (177,533


)

  (5,694


)

  (183,227


)

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  JC Penney
Co., Inc.,
6.375%,
10/15/36
  2,000,000


  5.000


  March 20,
2020

  6.726


  137,308


  (321,580


)

  (184,271


)

  (11,389


)

  (195,660


)

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  JC Penney
Co., Inc.,
6.375%,
10/15/36
  1,000,000


  5.000


  March 20,
2020

  6.726


  68,654


  (163,205


)

  (94,551


)

  (5,694


)

  (100,245


)

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  Staples, Inc.,
2.750%,
01/12/18
  3,000,000

  1.000

  March 20,
2020
  1.534

  74,203

  (99,654

)

  (25,451

)

  (3,417

)

  (28,868

)

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  Staples, Inc.,
4.375%,
01/12/23
  1,000,000

  1.000

  September 20,
2019
  1.287

  12,678

  (44,594

)

  (31,916

)

  (1,139

)

  (33,055

)

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  United States
Steel Corp.,
6.650%,
06/01/37
  2,000,000


  5.000


  June 20,
2020

  5.298


  25,503


  (59,465


)

  (33,962


)

  (11,389


)

  (45,351


)

 

Total

                                 

$

284,177

   

$

(858,536

)

 

$

(574,358

)

 

$

(58,083

)

 

$

(632,441

)

 

* The contract annual fixed rate represents the annual fixed rate of interest paid by the Fund (as a buyer of protection) on the notional amount of the OTC credit default swap contract.

(1) For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of OTC credit default swaps for Absolute Return Multi-Manager was $18,142,857.


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Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivative transactions, including certain credit default swaps. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty that is then cleared through a central clearinghouse. Upon acceptance of a swap by a central clearinghouse, the original swap is extinguished and replaced with a swap with the clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund's exposure to the credit risk of the original counterparty. A Fund typically will be required to post specified levels of both initial and variation margin with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse; the margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared derivative transaction. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, only the credit default index swaps in Absolute Return was centrally cleared.

At April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager had outstanding centrally cleared credit default index swaps as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Index Contracts—Buy Protection

    Swap
Counterparty
  Reference
Entity
  Notional
Amount(1)
  Contract
Annual
Fixed
Rate*
  Termination
Date
  Credit
Spread at
April 30,
2015
  Market
Value
  Unamortized
Upfront
Payments
Received
(Paid)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Accrued
Net
Interest
Receivable/
(Payable)
  Total
Fair Value
 
      ICE Clear
Credit

  CDX North
America
Investment
Grade
 

$

10,000,000


  1.000


  December 20,
2019

  0.636


 

$

(162,642


)

 

$

(104,570


)

 

$

(58,072


)

 

$

(11,389


)

 

$

(69,461


)

 
        ICE Clear
Credit
  iTraxx
Europe
Crossover
  11,000,000

  5.000

  December 20,
2019
  2.701

  (1,201,977

)

  (725,954

)

  (476,022

)

  (70,334

)

  (546,356

)

 
           

Index

                                                                         

Total

                      $(1,364,619)   $(830,524)   $(534,094)   $(81,723)   $(615,817)  

* The contract annual fixed rate represents the annual fixed rate of interest paid by the Fund (as a buyer of protection) on the notional amount of the credit default index swaps.

(1) For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of credit default index swaps for Absolute Return Multi-Manager was $22,445,840.

Financial futures contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager used financial futures for economic hedging purposes. At April 30, 2015, Long Short Multi-Manager did not have any outstanding financial futures.

At the time a Fund enters into a financial futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," which is a percentage of the value of the financial futures contract being traded that is set by the exchange upon which the futures contract is traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis as the market price of the financial futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by a Fund as unrealized gains or losses.

Although some financial futures by their terms call for actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying securities or currency, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching financial futures. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Futures executed on regulated futures exchanges have minimal counterparty risk to a fund because the exchange's


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clearinghouse assumes the position of the counterparty in each transaction. Thus, a Fund is exposed to risk only in connection with the clearinghouse and not in connection with the original counterparty to the transaction.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by a Fund may cause that Fund to recognize gains or losses from marking contracts to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund. Also, a Fund's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating such Fund's taxable income.

At April 30, 2015, open positions in financial futures contracts were as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

 

Expiration

 

Open Contracts

 

Position

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

June 2015

 

45 U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year

 

Short

 

$

(47,206

)

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of financial futures contracts was $(9,861,830) for short positions.

Equity swap contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager used equity swaps to provide investment exposure to certain investments, primarily foreign securities. Long Short Multi-Manager used equity swaps to provide investment exposure to certain foreign investments. Equity swaps are two-party contracts in which counterparties exchange the return on a specified reference security, basket of securities, security index or index component for the return based on a fixed or floating interest rate on another equity security or basket of securities during the period of the swap. Equity swaps are marked to market daily based on the value of the underlying reference entity and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Equity swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. If the other party to an equity swap defaults, a Fund's risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that such Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Equity swaps are derivatives and their value can be very volatile. To the extent that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, does not accurately analyze and predict future market trends, the values of assets or economic factors, a Fund may suffer a loss, which may exceed the related amounts shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Periodic payments received or paid by a Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses.

At April 30, 2015, the outstanding equity swaps* for the Funds were as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

Counterparty

 

Description

 

Value

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
  The Fund receives or pays the total return on long and short positions and
pays or receives a specified LIBOR or Federal Funds floating rate, which is
denominated in various foreign currencies based on the local currencies
of the positions.
 

$

1,694,005

   

* The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity swaps as of April 30, 2015.

Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions

 

Brazil

 

Porto Sudeste Royalties FIP

   

3,857,792

   

$

4,664,047

   

$

(1,527,057

)

 

SLC Agricola SA

   

121,749

     

574,206

     

130,924

   
             

(1,396,133

)

 


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Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Canada

 

Athabasca Oil Corp.

   

1,658,318

   

$

3,185,771

   

$

(148,156

)

 

France

 

Alstom SA

   

72,521

     

2,235,742

     

47,154

   

Klepierre

   

21,287

     

1,011,868

     

23,094

   

Plastic Omnium SA

   

77,366

     

1,773,397

     

390,110

   

Vallourec SA

   

19,600

     

439,203

     

22,962

   
             

483,320

   

Hong Kong

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

   

233,873

     

2,976,083

     

469,905

   

Ireland

 

Bank of Ireland

   

5,619,739

     

2,188,857

     

(11,864

)

 

CRH PLC

   

37,524

     

1,035,576

     

22,615

   

Kerry Group PLC

   

22,449

     

1,640,954

     

10,851

   

Origin Enterprises PLC

   

68,500

     

635,328

     

(17,699

)

 

Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC

   

85,200

     

431,067

     

47,267

   
             

51,170

   

United Kingdom

 

Aldermore Group PLC

   

295,993

     

1,003,372

     

64,349

   

Associated British Foods PLC

   

27,216

     

1,109,986

     

83,570

   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

30,373

     

2,114,849

     

(18,466

)

 

British American Tobacco PLC

   

21,061

     

1,151,098

     

10,308

   

Close Brothers Group PLC

   

35,599

     

830,999

     

5,062

   

Henderson Group PLC

   

35,695

     

157,580

     

(4,546

)

 

Infinis Energy PLC

   

432,412

     

1,719,036

     

(460,561

)

 

Pearson PLC

   

46,272

     

954,212

     

(16,649

)

 

Prudential PLC

   

66,751

     

1,599,969

     

69,150

   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

   

14,415

     

1,075,180

     

23,205

   

Rexam PLC

   

469,471

     

4,148,986

     

27,112

   

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

   

88,979

     

443,855

     

(6,107

)

 

St. James's Place PLC

   

107,939

     

1,270,384

     

208,367

   

Standard Chartered PLC

   

51,003

     

759,102

     

78,597

   

UBM PLC

   

130,904

     

976,306

     

157,987

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

75,222

     

1,050,695

     

70,478

   
             

291,856

   

United States

 

Atlas Energy Group LLC

   

107,796

     

1

     

835,418

   

Safeway, Inc.

   

858,584

     

     

149,737

   
             

985,155

   

Total Long Positions of Equity Swaps

           

737,117

   


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Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Positions

 

France

 

L'Oreal SA

   

(5,452

)

 

$

(947,667

)

 

$

(95,790

)

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

   

(5,786

)

   

(965,254

)

   

(52,146

)

 

Sanofi

   

(13,026

)

   

(1,127,841

)

   

(206,073

)

 
             

(354,009

)

 

Hong Kong

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

   

(159,969

)

   

(2,922,917

)

   

(554,872

)

 

Ireland

 

Experian PLC

   

(63,670

)

   

(1,129,703

)

   

(11,824

)

 

Spain

 

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

   

(93,868

)

   

(1,080,564

)

   

(196,353

)

 

Total Short Positions of Equity Swaps

           

(1,117,058

)

 

Total Long and Short Positions of Equity Swaps

           

(379,941

)

 

Financing Costs and Other Payables

           

2,073,946

   

Equity Swaps, at Value

         

$

1,694,005

   

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.

(b) For the period ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of equity swaps was $64,243,865 for long positions and $(17,431,733) for short positions, respectively, for Absolute Return Multi-Manager.

Long Short Multi-Manager

 

Counterparty

 

Description

 

Value

 
J.P. Morgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
  The Fund receives or pays the total return on long and short positions and
pays or receives a specified LIBOR or Federal Funds floating rate, which is
denominated in various foreign currencies based on the local currencies
of the positions.
 

$

170,244

   

* The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity swaps as of April 30, 2015.

Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions

 

Brazil

 

SLC Agricola SA

   

9,286

   

$

47,204

   

$

6,578

   

Canada

 

Veresen, Inc.

   

4,453

     

54,162

     

12,791

   

France

 

Alstom SA

   

2,416

     

75,029

     

1,024

   

Klepierre

   

707

     

33,737

     

636

   

Plastic Omnium SA

   

2,573

     

61,972

     

9,981

   

Vallourec SA

   

650

     

14,565

     

761

   
             

12,402

   


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Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Ireland

 

Bank of Ireland

   

187,352

   

$

73,144

   

$

(567

)

 

CRH PLC

   

1,251

     

34,878

     

401

   

Kerry Group PLC

   

748

     

54,675

     

364

   

Origin Enterprises PLC

   

2,300

     

21,332

     

(594

)

 

Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC

   

2,900

     

14,672

     

1,609

   
             

1,213

   

United Kingdom

 

Aldermore Group PLC

   

9,836

     

33,531

     

1,950

   

Associated British Foods PLC

   

905

     

37,699

     

1,990

   

AstraZeneca PLC

   

1,010

     

69,945

     

(233

)

 

British American Tobacco PLC

   

701

     

38,593

     

63

   

Close Brothers Group PLC

   

1,187

     

28,146

     

(269

)

 

Henderson Group PLC

   

1,191

     

5,258

     

(152

)

 

Infinis Energy PLC

   

16,649

     

55,537

     

(7,083

)

 

Pearson PLC

   

1,539

     

33,465

     

(2,282

)

 

Prudential PLC

   

2,221

     

53,436

     

2,100

   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

   

479

     

35,727

     

771

   

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

   

2,962

     

14,587

     

(15

)

 

St. James's Place PLC

   

3,594

     

44,601

     

4,636

   

Standard Chartered PLC

   

1,697

     

25,298

     

2,574

   

UBM PLC

   

4,355

     

33,090

     

4,646

   

United Utilities Group PLC

   

2,504

     

34,976

     

2,346

   
             

11,042

   

Total Long Positions of Equity Swaps

           

44,026

   

Short Positions

 

France

 

L'Oreal SA

   

(179

)

   

(32,162

)

   

(2,096

)

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

   

(194

)

   

(34,248

)

   

135

   

Sanofi

   

(433

)

   

(37,982

)

   

(6,358

)

 
             

(8,319

)

 

Ireland

 

Experian PLC

   

(2,122

)

   

(37,571

)

   

(474

)

 

Spain

 

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

   

(3,123

)

   

(36,502

)

   

(5,981

)

 

Total Short Positions of Equity Swaps

           

(14,774

)

 

Total Long and Short Positions of Equity Swaps

           

29,252

   

Financing Costs and Other Payables

           

140,992

   

Equity Swaps, at Value

         

$

170,244

   

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.

(b) For the period ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of equity swaps was $857,441 for long positions and $(132,006) for short positions, respectively, for Long Short Multi-Manager.


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Total return swap contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager used total return swaps to hedge certain indices and provide investment exposure to certain investments, primarily foreign securities. Long Short Multi-Manager used total return swaps to hedge certain indices and provide investment exposure to certain foreign investments. Total return swaps involve commitments to pay fixed or floating rate interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of the reference security or index underlying the total return swap exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, a Fund will receive a payment or make a payment to the counterparty, respectively. Certain risks may arise when entering into total return swap transactions, including counterparty default, liquidity or unfavorable changes in the value of the underlying reference security or index. The value of the total return swaps is adjusted daily and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or made at the end of each measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

At April 30, 2015, the outstanding total return swaps were as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

           

Rate Type

                 
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount(1)
  Termination
Date
  Variable-rate
Payments
Made/
(Received)
by the Fund
  Reference
Entity
  Accrued Net
Interest
Receivable
(Payable)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Upfront
Payments
  Total Fair
Value
 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  EUR(2) 4,920,759

 
  February 23,
2016
 
  (0.479

 
%)(3)   The EURO
STOXX 50
Index
 

$

(956

 

)

 

$

(391,930

 

)

 

$



 
 

$

(392,886

 

)

 

(1) For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of total return swaps of Absolute Return Multi-Manager was $6,863,230.

(2) EUR Euro

(3) 1 month EURIBOR minus 0.45% at April 15, 2015.

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

           

Rate Type

                 
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount(1)
  Termination
Date
  Variable-rate
Payments
Made/
(Received)
by the Fund
  Reference
Entity
  Accrued Net
Interest
Receivable
(Payable)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Upfront
Payments
  Total
Fair
Value
 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
 

$

355,582

 
  April 15,
2016
 
  0.710

 
%(2)   BOC Hong
Kong
Holdings Ltd.
 

$

(13

 

)

 

$

802

 
 

$



 
 

$

789

 
 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  107,391


 
  April 8,
2016

 
  0.741


 
%(3)   Chongging
Rural
Commercial
Bank
  (4


 

)

  4,947


 
 


 
  4,943


 
 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  12,698

 
  April 4,
2016
 
  1.930

 
%(4)   Piraeus
Bank SA
 
  (9

 

)

  1,927

 
 

 
  1,918

 
 
J.P. Morgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
  EUR(5) 165,864

 
  February 19,
2016
 
  (0.479

 
%)(6)   The EURO
STOXX 50
Index
  (33

 

)

  (10,351

 

)

 

 
  (10,384

 

)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(59

)

 

$

(2,675

)

 

$

   

$

(2,734

)

 

(1) For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of total return swaps for Long Short Multi-Manager was $255,393.


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(2) 1 month HIBOR plus 0.50% at April 15, 2015.

(3) 1 month HIBOR plus 0.50% at April 15, 2015.

(4) 1 month LIBOR plus 1.75% at April 15, 2015.

(5) EUR Euro

(6) 1 month EURIBOR minus 0.45% at April 15, 2015.

Forward foreign currency contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, each Fund used forward contracts to hedge foreign currency.

A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specific currency for another at a set price on a future date, and is individually negotiated and privately traded by currency traders and their customers in the interbank market. The market value of a forward contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward contracts are marked to market daily, and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. At the consummation of a forward contract to purchase or sell currency, a Fund may either exchange the currencies specified at the maturity of the forward contract or enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting forward contract. Closing transactions with respect to forward contracts are usually performed with the counterparty to the original forward contract. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the U.S. dollar cost of the original contract and the value of the foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing a contract is included in "Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency contracts" in the Statements of Operations. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in a Fund's Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar.

At April 30, 2015, open forward contracts for each Fund were as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

Buy

 

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Receive
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

3,526,415

   

$

2,738,389

   

05/20/15

 

$

49,729

   

Australian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

3,288,000

     

2,629,059

   

05/29/15

   

(30,779

)

 

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

934,900

     

296,089

   

05/20/15

   

12,423

   

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

13,713,554

     

4,298,920

   

06/02/15

   

204,824

   

Canadian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

1,343,500

     

1,069,752

   

05/20/15

   

43,548

   

Czech Koruna

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

29,344,000

     

1,201,334

   

05/20/15

   

(637

)

 

Danish Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

9,887,230

     

1,521,115

   

05/20/15

   

(33,209

)

 

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

11,650,775

     

13,057,882

   

05/20/15

   

26,892

   

Hong Kong Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

10,549,900

     

1,361,253

   

05/20/15

   

(69

)

 

Japanese Yen

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

694,022,751

     

5,789,209

   

05/20/15

   

24,170

   

Norwegian Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

9,523,000

     

1,252,434

   

05/20/15

   

11,685

   

Philippine Peso

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

89,380,445

     

1,996,882

   

05/20/15

   

5,612

   

Pound Sterling

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

911,400

     

1,367,198

   

05/20/15

   

31,633

   

Swedish Krona

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

19,316,200

     

2,292,689

   

05/20/15

   

25,974

   

Swiss Franc

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

3,175,700

     

3,282,972

   

05/20/15

   

122,802

   

Thai Baht

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

48,762,200

     

1,480,783

   

05/20/15

   

(2,346

)

 

Total

                 

$

492,252

   


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Sell

 

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Deliver
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

9,801,954

   

$

7,559,285

   

05/20/15

 

$

(190,512

)

 

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

934,900

     

293,948

   

05/20/15

   

(14,564

)

 

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

22,256,314

     

7,576,319

   

06/02/15

   

267,001

   

Canadian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

6,112,295

     

4,909,681

   

05/20/15

   

(155,312

)

 

Danish Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

9,887,230

     

1,498,545

   

05/20/15

   

10,639

   

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

630,000

     

716,268

   

05/07/15

   

8,846

   

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

18,716,179

     

21,087,349

   

05/20/15

   

67,547

   

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

2,676,000

     

2,937,722

   

05/29/15

   

(68,012

)

 

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

632,000

     

704,938

   

07/16/15

   

(5,407

)

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

39,203,734

     

5,055,174

   

05/20/15

   

(3,023

)

 

Israeli New Shekel

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

4,226,737

     

1,048,520

   

05/20/15

   

(46,046

)

 

Japanese Yen

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

9,313,183,795

     

78,261,671

   

05/20/15

   

251,166

   

Norwegian Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

9,523,000

     

1,220,299

   

05/20/15

   

(43,820

)

 

Philippine Peso

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

89,380,445

     

2,020,354

   

05/20/15

   

17,859

   

Pound Sterling

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

566,000

     

869,229

   

05/07/15

   

440

   

Pound Sterling

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

1,098,724

     

1,661,691

   

05/20/15

   

(24,649

)

 

Pound Sterling

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

573,000

     

884,689

   

07/16/15

   

5,588

   

South African Rand

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

60,956,088

     

5,111,942

   

05/20/15

   

1,738

   

Swedish Krona

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

6,436,466

     

762,144

   

05/20/15

   

(10,471

)

 

Swiss Franc

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

6,159,500

     

6,478,428

   

05/20/15

   

(127,317

)

 

Thai Baht

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

48,762,200

     

1,478,678

   

05/20/15

   

240

   

Total

                 

$

(58,069

)

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

Buy

 

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Receive
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

71,800

   

$

56,163

   

05/20/15

 

$

604

   

Australian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

128,000

     

102,348

   

05/29/15

   

(1,198

)

 

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

106,900

     

33,856

   

05/20/15

   

1,420

   

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

392,551

     

123,057

   

06/02/15

   

5,863

   

Canadian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

46,600

     

37,096

   

05/20/15

   

1,520

   

Czech Koruna

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

947,936

     

38,443

   

05/20/15

   

345

   

Danish Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

280,190

     

43,106

   

05/20/15

   

(941

)

 

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

367,454

     

410,450

   

05/20/15

   

2,232

   

Hong Kong Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

239,500

     

30,903

   

05/20/15

   

(2

)

 

Japanese Yen

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

16,717,200

     

140,784

   

05/20/15

   

(755

)

 

Norwegian Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

314,697

     

40,996

   

05/20/15

   

778

   

Philippine Peso

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

3,774,483

     

84,327

   

05/20/15

   

237

   

Pound Sterling

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

25,933

     

39,192

   

05/20/15

   

610

   

Swedish Krona

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

589,160

     

69,834

   

05/20/15

   

886

   

Swiss Franc

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

111,467

     

115,029

   

05/20/15

   

4,514

   

Thai Baht

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

1,734,594

     

52,675

   

05/20/15

   

(83

)

 

Total

                 

$

16,030

   


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Sell

 

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Deliver
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

285,277

   

$

219,986

   

05/20/15

 

$

(5,567

)

 

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

106,900

     

33,611

   

05/20/15

   

(1,665

)

 

Brazilian Real

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

504,350

     

171,831

   

06/02/15

   

6,194

   

Canadian Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

204,586

     

163,944

   

05/20/15

   

(5,587

)

 

Danish Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

280,190

     

42,466

   

05/20/15

   

300

   

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

589,311

     

659,808

   

05/20/15

   

(2,036

)

 

Euro

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

103,000

     

113,074

   

05/29/15

   

(2,618

)

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

719,693

     

92,777

   

05/20/15

   

(80

)

 

Israeli New Shekel

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

140,875

     

34,944

   

05/20/15

   

(1,538

)

 

Japanese Yen

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

403,956,943

     

3,387,694

   

05/20/15

   

4,009

   

Norwegian Krone

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

314,697

     

40,207

   

05/20/15

   

(1,567

)

 

Philippine Peso

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

3,774,483

     

85,170

   

05/20/15

   

606

   

Pound Sterling

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

32,019

     

48,447

   

05/20/15

   

(696

)

 

South African Rand

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

2,114,349

     

175,694

   

05/20/15

   

(1,560

)

 

Swedish Krona

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

204,475

     

24,216

   

05/20/15

   

(328

)

 

Swiss Franc

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

210,767

     

219,801

   

05/20/15

   

(6,235

)

 

Thai Baht

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   

1,734,594

     

52,523

   

05/20/15

   

(69

)

 

Total

                 

$

(18,437

)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager's and Long Short Multi-Manager's investments in forward contracts had an average value of $105,857,184 and $3,717,522, respectively.

Options: Premiums received by a Fund upon writing a covered call option or a put option are recorded in the liability section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, a Fund realizes a gain or loss and the liability is eliminated.

When writing a covered call option, a Fund, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price, but conversely retains the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. When writing a put option, a Fund, in return for the premium, takes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the current market price of the security. If a covered call or put option that a Fund has written expires unexercised, the Fund will realize a gain in the amount of the premium. All securities covering outstanding options are held in escrow by the custodian bank.

Written option transactions were used in an attempt to generate incremental returns for Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager for the six months ended April 30, 2015. Written option transactions for Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager for the six months ended April 30, 2015 were as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

    Number of
Contracts
  Premium
Received
 

Outstanding 10/31/14

   

29,136

   

$

3,120,532

   

Options written

   

25,992

     

4,964,086

   

Options closed

   

(30,112

)

   

(3,942,810

)

 

Options exercised

   

(33

)

   

(5,568

)

 

Options expired

   

(6,864

)

   

(1,414,089

)

 

Outstanding 4/30/15

   

18,119

   

$

2,722,151

   


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Long Short Multi-Manager

    Number of
Contracts
  Premium
Received
 

Outstanding 10/31/14

   

   

$

   

Options written

   

96

     

21,610

   

Options closed

   

(14

)

   

(1,511

)

 

Options exercised

   

     

   

Options expired

   

     

   

Outstanding 4/30/15

   

82

   

$

20,099

   

Premiums paid by a Fund upon purchasing a call or put option are recorded in the Assets section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, a Fund realizes a gain or loss and the asset is eliminated.

For purchased call options, a Fund's loss is limited to the amount of the option premium paid.

Purchased option transactions were used in an attempt to manage or adjust the risk profile and the investment exposure of each Fund to certain securities and enhance returns for the six months ended April 30, 2015.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Absolute Return Multi-Manager and Long Short Multi-Manager had an average market value of $5,876,058 and $39,072 in purchased options, respectively, and $(1,681,391) and $(11,103) in written options, respectively.

At April 30, 2015, the Funds had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Asset Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Credit Risk

 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

                                     

OTC credit default swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

 

$

661,127

   

$

   

$

   

$

661,127

   

Equity swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

   

     

     

1,694,005

     

1,694,005

   
Forward contracts
 
  Receivable for open forward
foreign currency contracts
 
  1,190,356
 
  1,190,356
 
Option contracts purchased
 
  Investments
in securities, at value
 
 
  5,380,952
  5,380,952
 

Total Value—Assets

         

$

661,127

   

$

1,190,356

   

$

7,074,957

   

$

8,926,440

   

Long Short Multi-Manager

                                     

Equity swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

         

$

   

$

170,244

   

$

170,244

   
Forward contracts
 
  Receivable for open forward
foreign currency contracts
          30,118
 
  30,118
 

Total return swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

           

     

7,650

     

7,650

   

Total Value—Assets

                 

$

30,118

   

$

177,894

   

$

208,012

   


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Liability Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Credit Risk

 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

                                     

OTC credit default swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

 

$

(435,033

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(435,033

)

 

Total return swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

   

     

     

(392,886

)

   

(392,886

)

 
Centrally cleared credit
default index swaps
 
  Receivable/Payable for variation
margin on open centrally
cleared swap contracts(2)
 

 

 

(1,446,342

)

 

(1,446,342

)

 

Financial futures

  Receivable/Payable for variation margin
on financial futures contracts(1)
 
 
  (47,206

)

  (47,206

)

 
Forward contracts
 
  Payable for open forward
foreign currency contracts
 
  (756,173

)

 
  (756,173

)

 

Option contracts written

 

Written options,at value

   

     

     

(2,044,801

)

   

(2,044,801

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

         

$

(435,033

)

 

$

(756,173

)

 

$

(3,931,235

)

 

$

(5,122,441

)

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

                                     
Forward contracts
 
  Payable for open forward
foreign currency contracts
         

$

(32,525

)

 

$


 

$

(32,525

)

 

Total return swaps

 

Open swap contracts, at value

           

     

(10,384

)

   

(10,384

)

 

Option contracts written

 

Option contracts written, at value

           

     

(17,445

)

   

(17,445

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

                 

$

(32,525

)

 

$

(27,829

)

 

$

(60,354

)

 

(1) "Financial futures" reflects the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of financial futures as of April 30, 2015, which is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments." The outstanding variation margin as of April 30, 2015, if any, is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Receivable/Payable for variation margin on financial futures contracts."

(2) "Centrally cleared credit default index swaps" reflects the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of centrally cleared credit default index swaps as of April 30, 2015, which is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments". Only the current day's variation margin on open centrally cleared credit default index swaps contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Receivable/Payable for variation margin on open centrally cleared swap contracts."


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The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the six months ended April 30, 2015, was as follows:

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

Realized Gain (Loss)

Derivative Type

  Statements of
Operations Location
 

Credit Risk

 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 
Forward contracts

 
  Net realized gain (loss) on:
forward foreign currency
contracts
 

$



 

$

16,065,609

 

$



 

$

16,065,609
 
Financial futures
 
  Net realized gain (loss) on:
financial futures contracts
 
 
  (53,122

)

  (53,122

)

 
Option contracts written
 
  Net realized gain (loss)
on: option contracts written
 
 
  3,227,449
  3,227,449
 
Option contracts purchased

 
  Net realized gain(loss) on:
sales of investment securities
of unaffiliated issuers
 

 

  (9,889,300

)

  (9,889,300

)

 

Swap contracts

  Net realized gain (loss)
on: swaps contracts
  554,346
 
  (7,350,695

)

  (6,796,349

)

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

         

$

554,346

   

$

16,065,609

   

$

(14,065,668

)

 

$

2,554,287

   

Long Short Multi-Manager

                                     
Forward contracts

 
  Net realized gain (loss) on:
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
 

$



 

$

582,342

 

$



 

$

582,342

 
Option contracts written
 
  Net realized gain (loss)
on: option contracts written
 
 
  (921

)

  (921

)

 
Option contracts purchased

 
  Net realized gain (loss) on:
sales of investment securities
of unaffiliated issuers
 

 

  (14,716

)

  (14,716

)

 
Swap contracts
 
  Net realized gain (loss)
on: swap contracts
 
 
  (123,332

)

  (123,332

)

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

         

$

   

$

582,342

   

$

(138,969

)

 

$

443,373

   
Change in Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                     
    Statements of
Operations Location
 

Credit Risk

 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Derivative Type

                                     
Forward contracts


 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: forward foreign
currency contracts
 

$




 

$

(8,519,403


)

 

$




 

$

(8,519,403


)

 
Financial futures

 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) in value of:
financial futures contracts
 

 

  (8,437

)

  (8,437

)

 


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    Statements of
Operations Location
 

Credit Risk

 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 
Option contracts written

 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) in
value of: options contracts written
 

 

  (203,506

)

  (203,506

)

 
Option contracts
purchased

 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) in
value of: unaffiliated
investment securities
 


 


  1,244,061


  1,244,061


 
Swap contracts

 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: swap contracts
  (1,170,143

)

 

  6,242,568

  5,072,425

 
Total Change in
Appreciation (Depreciation)
         

$

(1,170,143

)

 

$

(8,519,403

)

 

$

7,274,686

   

$

(2,414,860

)

 

Long Short Multi-Manager

                                     
Forward contracts


 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: forward foreign
currency contracts
 

$




 

$

(336,539


)

 

$




 

$

(336,539


)

 
Option contracts written

 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) in value
of: option contracts written
 

 

  2,654

  2,654

 
Option contracts purchased


 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: unaffiliated
investment securities
 


 


  (24,547


)

  (24,547


)

 
Swap contracts

 
  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: swap contracts
 

 

  182,036

  182,036

 
Total Change in
Appreciation (Depreciation)
         

$

   

$

(336,539

)

 

$

160,143

   

$

(176,396

)

 

The Funds disclose both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. The Funds' derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type are reported gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present the Funds' derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Funds for assets and pledged by the Funds for liabilities as of April 30, 2015.


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Absolute Return Multi-Manager

Description

  Gross Amounts
of Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 

OTC credit default swaps

 

$

661,127

   

$

   

$

661,127

   

Equity swaps

   

1,694,005

     

     

1,694,005

   

Forward contracts

   

1,190,356

     

     

1,190,356

   

Total

 

$

3,545,488

   

$

   

$

3,545,488

   

   

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
  Net Amount(b)  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

$

3,545,488

   

$

(756,173

)

 

$

   

$

2,789,315

   

Description

  Gross Amounts
of Recognized Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 

OTC credit default swaps

 

$

(435,033

)

 

$

   

$

(435,033

)

 

Total return swaps

   

(392,886

)

   

     

(392,886

)

 

Forward contracts

   

(756,173

)

   

     

(756,173

)

 

Total

 

$

(1,584,092

)

 

$

   

$

(1,584,092

)

 

   

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 
Counterparty   Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in
the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Net Amount(c)  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

$

(1,584,092

)

 

$

756,173

   

$

827,919

   

$

   

(a) Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.

(b) Net Amount represents amounts subject to loss as of April 30, 2015, in the event of a counterparty failure.

(c) Net Amount represents amounts under-collateralized by the Fund to each counterparty as of April 30, 2015.

Long Short Multi-Manager

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 

Equity swaps

 

$

170,244

   

$

   

$

170,244

   

Forward contracts

   

30,118

     

     

30,118

   

Total return swaps

   

7,650

     

     

7,650

   

Total

 

$

208,012

   

$

   

$

208,012

   


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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
  Net Amount(b)  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

$

208,011

   

$

(30,118

)

 

$

   

$

177,893

   

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
  Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
 

Total return swaps

 

$

(10,384

)

 

$

   

$

(10,384

)

 

Forward contracts

   

(32,525

)

   

30,118

     

(2,407

)

 

Total

 

$

(42,909

)

 

$

30,118

   

$

(12,791

)

 

   

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 
Counterparty   Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in
the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Net Amount(c)  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

$

(42,409

)

 

$

30,118

   

$

12,291

   

$

   

(a) Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.

(b) Net Amount represents amounts subject to loss as of April 30, 2015, in the event of a counterparty failure.

(c) Net Amount represents amounts under-collateralized by the Fund to each counterparty as of April 30, 2015.

13 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

14 Expense offset arrangement: Absolute Return Multi-Manager has an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the impact of this arrangement was a reduction of expenses of $716.

15 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, each Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 1.700% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 1.675% of the next $250 million, 1.650% of the next $250 million, 1.625% of the next $250 million, 1.600% of the next $500 million, 1.575% of the next $2.5 billion, and 1.550% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, the fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 1.64% and 1.70% of Absolute Return Multi-Manager's and Long Short Multi- Manager's average daily net assets, respectively.


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Each Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.06% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. In addition, Institutional Class of each Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.09% of its average daily net assets, Class A and Class C of each Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of its average daily net assets and Class R6 of Absolute Return Multi-Manager pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.02% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains JPM as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays JPM a fee for all services received under the agreement.

Management has contractually agreed to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 of each Fund that offers those classes so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings apply to each Fund's direct expenses and exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, as of August 12, 2014, fees related to short sales and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any; consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. Each Fund has agreed that each of its respective classes will repay Management for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class' annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which Management incurred the expense. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the following classes repaid Management under their contractual expense limitation agreements as follows:

Class   Expenses
Repaid to
Management
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Institutional Class

 

$

474,085

   

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class A

   

53,050

   

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class C

   

28,751

   

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class R6

   

8,230

   

At April 30, 2015, contingent liabilities to Management under the agreements were as follows:

       

  Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending, October 31,
 
           

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
   

Contractual

     

Subject to Repayment until October 31,

 

Class

  Expense
Limitation(1)
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 
2018
 
Absolute Return Multi-Manager
Institutional Class(2)
   

1.97

%

 

10/31/18

 

$

342,287

   

$

447,655

   

$

759,554

   

$

   
Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class A(2)    

2.33

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

137,135

     

316,015

     

   
Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class C(2)    

3.08

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

     

71,396

     

   

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class R6

   

1.90

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

     

9,923

(4)

   

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Institutional Class

   

1.97

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

     

459,171

(3)

   

200,282

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Class A

   

2.33

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

     

13,772

(3)

   

4,907

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Class C

   

3.08

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

     

6,443

(3)

   

2,000

   

(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class' average daily net assets.

(2) Prior to February 28, 2013, the contractual expense limitations were 2.45%, 2.81% and 3.56% for the Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively. In addition, from January 2, 2013 to February 28, 2013, Management had voluntarily undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of


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Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares so that their Operating Expenses were limited to 1.97%, 2.33% and 3.08%, respectively, per annum of their average daily net assets. These voluntarily waived fees are not subject to recovery by Management.

(3) Period from December 19, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2014.

(4) Period from December 31, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2014.

NB Alternative Investment Management LLC ("NBAIM"), as the investment adviser to the Funds, is retained by Management to provide day-to-day investment management services, including oversight of each Fund's investments and handling its day-to-day business, including the oversight of the subadvisers' investment activities, and receives a monthly fee paid by Management. As investment manager, Management is responsible for overseeing the investment activities of NBAIM. Several individuals who are Officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of NBAIM and/or Management.

Management and NBAIM engage Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC, Cloud Gate Capital LLC, Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Good Hill Partners LP, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Levin Capital Strategies, L.P., MacKay Shields LLC, SLS Management, LLC, Sound Point Capital Management, L.P., and Visium Asset Management, LP as subadvisers of Absolute Return Multi-Manager to provide investment management services. Management and NBAIM engage Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC, Cloud Gate Capital LLC, Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Levin Capital Strategies, L.P. and SLS Management, LLC as subadvisers of Long Short Multi-Manager to provide investment management services. Management compensates the subadvisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives from each Fund.

Each Fund also has a distribution agreement with Management with respect to each class of shares. Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without sales commission or other compensation, except as described below for Class A and Class C shares, and bears advertising and promotion expenses.

However, Management receives fees from Class A and Class C under their distribution plans (each a "Plan", collectively, the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plans provide that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to these classes, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of these classes, and ongoing services provided to investors in these classes, Management receives from each of these respective classes a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class A's and 1.00% of Class C's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for these classes and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by each class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to that class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plans comply with those rules.

Class A shares of each Fund are generally sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75% and no contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), except that a CDSC of 1.00% applies to certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. Class C shares of each Fund are sold with no initial sales charge and a 1.00% CDSC if shares are sold within one year after purchase.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Management, acting as underwriter and broker-dealer, received net initial sales charges from the purchase of Class A shares and CDSCs from the redemption of Class A and Class C shares as follows:

   

Underwriter

 

Broker-Dealer

 
   

Net Initial Sales Charges

 

CDSC

 

Net Initial Sales Charges

 

CDSC

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class A

 

$

7,658

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Class C

   

     

28,404

     

     

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Class A

   

     

     

     

   

Long Short Multi-Manager Class C

   

     

     

     

   


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Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding equity swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, forward contracts, financial futures and option contracts) as follows:

   

Purchases

  Securities Sold
Short
 

Sales

  Covers on
Securities Sold
Short
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager

 

$

3,636,714,326

   

$

867,835,191

   

$

3,518,569,852

   

$

862,399,955

   

Long Short Multi-Manager

   

112,068,734

     

28,630,845

     

103,308,326

     

25,929,247

   

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and for the year ended October 31, 2014 was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2014

 
    Shares
Sold
  Shares Issued
on Reinvestment
of Dividends
and Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

  Shares
Sold
  Shares Issued
on Reinvestment
of Dividends
and Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager:
 
Institutional
Class
   

28,575,199

     

2,935,348

     

(37,176,259

)

   

(5,665,712

)

   

113,457,577

     

238,078

     

(27,639,014

)

   

86,056,641

   

Class A

   

4,919,097

     

449,484

     

(7,930,478

)

   

(2,561,897

)

   

37,374,025

     

100,758

     

(26,819,529

)

   

10,655,254

   

Class C

   

1,076,737

     

143,890

     

(1,630,726

)

   

(410,099

)

   

7,568,959

     

16,621

     

(687,034

)

   

6,898,546

   

Class R6

   

     

85,584

     

(1,538,475

)

   

(1,452,891

)

   

3,539,971

     

     

(592,168

)

   

2,947,803

   
Long Short
Multi-Manager:
 
Institutional
Class
   

586,374

     

24,496

     

(479,234

)

   

131,636

     

3,102,815

     

     

(136,312

)

   

2,966,503

(1)

 

Class A

   

33,780

     

463

     

(40,877

)

   

(6,634

)

   

126,914

     

     

(43,228

)

   

83,686

(1)

 

Class C

   

12,892

     

201

     

(6,687

)

   

6,406

     

26,084

     

     

(1,777

)

   

24,307

(1)

 

(1) Period from December 19, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2014.

Other: At April 30, 2015, there was an affiliated investor owning 41.9% of Long Short Multi-Manager's outstanding shares.

Note E—Subsequent Event:

Subsequent to April 30, 2015, each Fund became a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, each Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable, and interest


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charged on any borrowing made by such Fund and other costs incurred by such Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that an individual Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of each Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Per share amounts that round to less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that round to less than 0.00%, or (0.00)% per share are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. Net Asset amounts with a zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.1 million. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Tax
Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return††
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(in millions)
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets#
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and
interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and
interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(including
securities
sold
short)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(excluding
securities
sold
short)
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.00

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.31

   

$

0.35

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

(0.30

)

 

$

11.05

     

3.33

%**

 

$

1,218.0

     

2.64

%*

   

1.97

%*

   

2.64

%*ا    

1.97

%*ا    

0.77

%*

   

221

%**

   

226

%**

 

10/31/14

 

$

10.86

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.22

   

$

0.21

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

11.00

     

1.96

%

 

$

1,275.3

     

2.64

%

   

2.13

%

   

2.55

%Ø    

2.04

%Ø    

(0.10

%)

   

329

%

   

257

%

 

10/31/13

 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.00

   

$

0.92

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

10.86

     

9.19

%

 

$

324.3

     

2.89

%

   

2.60

%

   

2.30

%Ø    

2.01

%Ø    

(0.74

%)

   

421

%

   

330

%

 
Period from 5/15/2012^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

0.08

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.00

     

0.00

%**

 

$

33.2

     

7.86

%*    

7.50

%*    

2.81

%*    

2.45

%*    

(1.81

%)*    

270

%**

   

213

%**

 

Class A

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.92

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.32

   

$

0.34

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

11.00

     

3.15

%**

 

$

215.7

     

3.00

%*

   

2.33

%*

   

3.00

%*ا    

2.33

%*ا    

0.43

%*

   

221

%**

   

226

%**

 

10/31/14

 

$

10.82

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.21

   

$

0.17

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

10.92

     

1.60

%

 

$

242.2

     

3.02

%

   

2.49

%

   

2.90

%Ø    

2.38

%Ø    

(0.40

%)

   

329

%

   

257

%

 

10/31/13

 

$

9.99

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

0.99

   

$

0.87

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

10.82

     

8.70

%

 

$

124.7

     

3.27

%

   

2.99

%

   

2.62

%Ø    

2.34

%Ø    

(1.17

%)

   

421

%

   

330

%

 
Period from 5/15/2012^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

0.08

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.99

     

(0.10

%)**

 

$

1.8

     

8.67

%*    

8.26

%*    

3.22

%*    

2.81

%*    

(2.02

%)*    

270

%**

   

213

%**

 

Class C

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.72

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.30

   

$

0.28

   

$

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

10.77

     

2.71

%**

 

$

91.3

     

3.75

%*

   

3.08

%*

   

3.75

%*ا    

3.08

%*ا    

(0.35

%)*

   

221

%**

   

226

%**

 

10/31/14

 

$

10.71

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.21

   

$

0.08

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

10.72

     

0.77

%

 

$

95.3

     

3.77

%

   

3.26

%

   

3.66

%Ø    

3.15

%Ø    

(1.18

%)

   

329

%

   

257

%

 

10/31/13

 

$

9.95

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

1.01

   

$

0.80

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

10.71

     

8.03

%

 

$

21.3

     

4.01

%

   

3.72

%

   

3.38

%Ø    

3.09

%Ø    

(1.94

%)

   

421

%

   

330

%

 
Period from 5/15/2012^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.08

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.95

     

(0.50

%)**

 

$

0.2

     

13.12

%*    

12.74

%*    

3.94

%*    

3.56

%*    

(2.86

%)*    

270

%**

   

213

%**

 

Class R6

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.01

   

$

0.08

   

$

0.27

   

$

0.35

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

(0.31

)

 

$

11.05

     

3.29

%**

 

$

16.5

     

2.62

%*

   

1.90

%*

   

2.62

%*ا    

1.90

%*ا    

1.44

%*

   

221

%**

   

226

%**

 
Period from 12/31/2013^
to 10/31/2014
 

$

10.99

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.02

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

11.01

     

0.18

%**

 

$

32.5

     

2.56

%*

   

2.08

%*

   

2.46

%*Ø    

1.98

%*Ø    

0.10

%*

   

329

%

   

257

%ØØ  

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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Financial Highlights (cont'd)

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Tax
Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return††
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(in millions)
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets#
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and
interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and
interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(including
securities
sold
short)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(excluding
securities
sold
short)
 

Long Short Multi-Manager Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.39

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

0.38

   

$

0.30

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

10.60

     

2.88

%**

 

$

32.8

     

4.06

%*

   

3.23

%*

   

2.80

%*

   

1.97

%*

   

(1.46

%)*

   

310

%**

   

329

%**

 
Period from 12/19/2013^
to 10/31/2014
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.50

   

$

0.39

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.39

     

3.90

%**

 

$

30.8

     

5.09

%*    

4.50

%*    

2.64

%*    

2.05

%*    

(1.26

%)*    

293

%**

   

168

%**

 

Class A

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.36

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

0.36

   

$

0.27

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

10.56

     

2.64

%**

 

$

0.8

     

4.46

%*

   

3.62

%*

   

3.16

%*

   

2.33

%*

   

(1.80

%)*

   

310

%**

   

329

%**

 
Period from 12/19/2013^
to 10/31/2014
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

0.51

   

$

0.36

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.36

     

3.60

%**

 

$

0.9

     

5.87

%*    

5.30

%*    

2.99

%*    

2.42

%*    

(1.66

%)*    

293

%**

   

168

%**

 

Class C

 

4/30/15 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.29

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.37

   

$

0.24

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

10.46

     

2.36

%**

 

$

0.3

     

5.22

%*

   

4.38

%*

   

3.92

%*

   

3.08

%*

   

(2.57

%)*

   

310

%**

   

329

%**

 
Period from 12/19/2013^
to 10/31/2014
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

0.50

   

$

0.29

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.29

     

2.90

%**

 

$

0.3

     

8.18

%*    

7.59

%*    

3.73

%*    

3.15

%*    

(2.34

%)*    

293

%**

   

168

%**

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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86



Notes to Financial Highlights

@ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

†† Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of each Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested but do not reflect the effect of sales charges. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped previously reimbursed and/or waived expenses.

# Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.

Organization expense, which is a non-recurring expense, is included in these ratios on a non-annualized basis.

** Not annualized.

* Annualized.

^ The date investment operations commenced.

Ø After reimbursement of expenses and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. The Fund is required to calculate an expense ratio without taking into consideration any expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements. Had the Fund not received expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:

  Including
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Excluding
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Including
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Excluding
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Including
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Excluding
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
 
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  Year Ended
October 31, 2014
  Year Ended
October 31, 2013
 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager Fund
Institutional Class
   

2.64

%

   

1.97

%

   

2.55

%

   

2.04

%

   

2.30

%

   

2.01

%

 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager Fund Class A
   

3.00

%

   

2.33

%

   

2.90

%

   

2.38

%

   

2.63

%

   

2.35

%

 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager Fund Class C
   

3.75

%

   

3.08

%

   

3.66

%

   

3.15

%

   

3.39

%

   

3.10

%

 
Absolute Return
Multi-Manager Fund Class R6
   

2.62

%

   

1.90

%

   

2.46

%

   

1.98

%(1)    

     

   

(1) Period from December 31, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2014.

ØØ Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended October 31, 2014 for Absolute Return Multi-Manager.


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Notes to Financial Highlights (cont'd)

§ After repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management, as applicable. Had the Fund not made such repayments, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:

  Including
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Excluding
Dividend
and
Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
 

  Six Months Ended
April 30, 2015
 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund Institutional Class

   

2.56

%

   

1.89

%

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund Class A

   

2.95

%

   

2.27

%

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund Class C

   

3.69

%

   

3.01

%

 

Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund Class R6

   

2.54

%

   

1.86

%

 


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Directory

Investment Manager, Administrator and Distributor

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158-0180
800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264

Sub-Advisers

NB Alternative Investment Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10158

Blue Jay Capital Management, LLC
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2420
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Cloud Gate Capital LLC
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611

Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC
520 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022

GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580

Good Hill Partners LP
1599 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880

Lazard Asset Management LLC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

Levin Capital Strategies, L.P.
595 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10022

MacKay Shields LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10105

SLS Management, LLC
140 West 57th Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10019

Sound Point Capital Management, L.P.
375 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10152

Visium Asset Management, LP
888 Seventh Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10019

Custodian

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
14201 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75254

Shareholder Servicing Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
2 Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111

For Institutional Class Shareholders
Address correspondence to:

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, Mail Drop 2-7
New York, NY 10158-0180
Attn: Intermediary Client Services
800.366.6264

For Class A, Class C and Class R6 Shareholders:

Please contact your investment provider

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116


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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge, upon request, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for each Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).


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Investment manager: Neuberger Berman Management LLC

Investment adviser: NB Alternative Investment Management LLC

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158–0180
Shareholder Services
800.877.9700
Institutional Services
800.366.6264
www.nb.com

Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Funds. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Funds. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

N0087 06/15


Neuberger Berman
Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds

Institutional Class Shares
Class A Shares
Class C Shares

Flexible Select Fund

Global Allocation Fund

Inflation Managed Fund
(Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund)

Long Short Fund

Multi-Asset Income Fund

Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2015



Contents

THE FUNDS

 

President's Letter

   

1

   

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

 

Flexible Select Fund

   

2

   

Global Allocation Fund

   

4

   

Inflation Managed Fund (Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund)

   

6

   

Long Short Fund

   

8

   

Multi-Asset Income Fund

   

10

   

FUND EXPENSE INFORMATION

   

15

   
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS/TOP TEN
HOLDINGS
 

Flexible Select Fund

   

17

   

Global Allocation Fund

   

23

   

Positions by Industry

   

34

   

Inflation Managed Fund (Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund)

   

37

   

Long Short Fund

   

41

   

Multi-Asset Income Fund

   

47

   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   

61

   
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (ALL CLASSES)/
PER SHARE DATA
 

Flexible Select Fund

   

97

   

Global Allocation Fund

   

97

   

Inflation Managed Fund (Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund)

   

99

   

Long Short Fund

   

101

   

Multi-Asset Income Fund

   

101

   

Directory

   

104

   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

   

105

   

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

   

105

   
Board Consideration of the Management and
Sub-Advisory Agreements
   

106

   

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. "Neuberger Berman Management LLC" and the individual Fund names in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Management LLC. ©2015 Neuberger Berman Management LLC. All rights reserved.


 

President's Letter

Dear Shareholder,

I am pleased to present this semi-annual shareholder report for Neuberger Berman Flexible Select Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund, Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund), and Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund. This report also includes the new Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund, which was launched on March 27, 2015.

The global financial markets experienced periods of volatility but largely generated positive results during the six months ended April 30, 2015. Investor sentiment was challenged at times given mixed global economic data, questions regarding future central bank monetary policy and a host of geopolitical issues. Despite several setbacks, the global equity market posted positive returns during the period. In the U.S., the S&P 500® Index reached several new all-time highs. Elsewhere, optimism regarding the European Central Bank's aggressive actions to stimulate growth supported a number of international developed market equities. While emerging markets equities also rose, their gains were less robust. Within fixed income, longer-term Treasury yields declined and the yield curve flattened. Finally, inflation was largely benign, partially due to lower oil prices.

Looking ahead, we think the U.S. economy is likely to continue to strengthen as the year progresses. However, data suggest that expansion may be modest and is unlikely to trigger a sharp uptick in inflation. This scenario, along with ongoing slack in the broader global economy, leads us to believe the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) initial interest rate hike will not occur until later in the year. Furthermore, we believe the Fed will take a cautious and measured approach in terms of monetary tightening after interest rate "liftoff" begins.

Thank you for your continued support and trust. We look forward to continue serving your investment needs in the years to come.

Sincerely,

ROBERT CONTI
PRESIDENT AND CEO
NEUBERGER BERMAN MUTUAL FUNDS


1


 

Flexible Select Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Flexible Select Fund Institutional Class generated a 3.32% total return for the six months ended April 30, 2015 but underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index, which provided a 4.74% return. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility than the broader equity market, with a focus on mitigating downside risk. To pursue this objective, the Fund combines the core securities selected by a diversified group of experienced Neuberger Berman portfolio managers, who have the flexibility to use an all-cap, all-style equity approach in addition to the incidental use of cash and bonds in an attempt to decrease risk. As of April 30, 2015, the allocation was 88.0% equity, 5.2% fixed income and 6.7% cash and cash equivalents.

Recent macroeconomic data in the U.S. have pointed to a slowdown after several quarters of solid economic growth. The March jobs report came in significantly below consensus, and wage growth has been generally flat. The advanced estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2015 showed output in the U.S. increasing at 0.2%, well below expectations of 1%. The estimate was hurt, in part, by the strong dollar. However, transitory factors were at play as well: similar to last year, weather played a role, and the ports shutdown on the West Coast also contributed to disruptions. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) also characterized the softer economic growth in the winter months as transitory. Nevertheless, in March the FOMC cut its projections for the expected path of the federal funds rate, implying a slower pace of tightening.

In the equity portion of the portfolio, industry sector allocation had a negative contribution to relative performance during the six-month period. The overweight to Energy versus the benchmark was the most significant detractor. Security selection had a positive contribution to relative performance. The largest contributions came from holdings in Financials and Consumer Staples. Conversely, the largest negative security selection came from holdings in Consumer Discretionary. From a sector perspective, Materials and Industrials ended up being the portfolio's largest and third largest overweights, respectively—positioning that reflected a positive outlook on the U.S. economy. Health Care ended up as the second largest overweight in the portfolio as the portfolio managers added to their positions in the large- and mega-cap pharmaceuticals space. The overweight to Energy decreased significantly during the reporting period as a result of both market movements and active trimming.

The portfolio's largest underweights ended up being Consumer Staples and Telecommunication Services, followed by Information Technology. The underweight to Information Technology increased slightly during the period as managers trimmed positions that have met price targets. The underweight to Financials, which was the largest underweight at the start of the period, has decreased meaningfully as managers selectively added names as the fundamentals for the sector improved.

Overall, we are optimistic on the U.S. economy and equity markets—we anticipate U.S. macroeconomic data will improve from the recent slowdown. However, we acknowledge that equity valuations in certain segments of the market are more expensive. We think the threat of increased volatility—from risks such as continued sluggishness in Europe, slower growth in China and other emerging economies, and ongoing geopolitical issues—as a factor that warrants caution. We believe that the onset of Fed tightening, when it does come, may ultimately mean the economy, employment and inflation are moving in a positive direction, which is an attractive backdrop for stocks.

Sincerely,

JOSEPH V. AMATO
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


2


 

Flexible Select Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NFLIX

 

Class A

 

NFLAX

 

Class C

 

NFLCX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.3

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

5.2

   

Energy

   

7.4

   

Financials

   

14.5

   

Health Care

   

14.3

   

Industrials

   

11.5

   

Information Technology

   

15.5

   

Materials

   

5.2

   

Telecommunication Services

   

0.7

   

Utilities

   

2.3

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

0.2

   

Mutual Funds

   

5.1

   

Short-Term Investments

   

6.8

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

   

Inception

  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 04/30/2015
 
   

Date

 

04/30/2015

 

1 Year

 

Life of Fund

 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

05/31/2013

   

3.32

%

   

8.58

%

   

11.89

%

 

Class A

 

05/31/2013

   

3.13

%

   

8.22

%

   

11.48

%

 

Class C

 

05/31/2013

   

2.86

%

   

7.40

%

   

10.68

%

 

With Sales Charge

                                 

Class A

           

–2.82

%

   

2.02

%

   

8.10

%

 

Class C

           

1.86

%

   

6.40

%

   

10.68

%

 

Index

                                 
Russell 3000® Index1,2            

4.74

%

   

12.74

%

   

15.23

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 1.22%, 1.70% and 2.44% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.89%, 1.25% and 2.00% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


3


 

Global Allocation Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund1 Institutional Class generated a 4.76% total return for the 6 months ended April 30, 2015 and outperformed its custom benchmark, a 60/40 combination of the MSCI All Country World Index and the Barclays Global Aggregate Index, which provided a 2.38% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.) The benchmark changed during the reporting period; the prior custom benchmark was a 50/50 combination of the MSCI World Index and the J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index.

In January of 2015, the Fund was enhanced to include broader access to the firm's entire investment platform and two new portfolio managers were added to the portfolio. The Fund employs a diversified, flexible approach to accessing opportunities across the global marketplace. It incorporates both strategic and tactical asset allocation decision making and active management. Systematic and discretionary tactical overlays complement these allocations. As part of the change, the benchmark was modified as noted above.

In general, global equity markets generated positive returns during the reporting period. U.S. stocks lagged other regions, particularly since the beginning of 2015. ln terms of the fixed income markets, non-U.S. and emerging market debt fixed income were negative, while U.S. fixed income generated positive returns. The U.S. has seen some slowdown in jobs and wage data so far this year, as well as weak GDP growth hurt by a strong dollar. The outlook for the eurozone, on the other hand, improved, with upside GDP growth revisions due to a weaker euro, supportive wage increases, a near-term boost from lower oil prices, and the European Central Bank's monetary policy actions. China's growth has been slowing, but the country's leadership has proven itself willing to provide support in an effort to keep the economy on track.

In the period since the Fund's enhancement mentioned above, the largest positive contributor to the Fund's outperformance came from fixed income. Both the underweight to the asset class as a whole and security selection (the Fund's holdings were changed to be weighted toward short duration high income and emerging markets debt, and away from government securities), added to performance.

During the period, the Fund was overweighted to equities relative to its benchmark, a decision that further added to relative performance. Conversely, security selection in equities was a drag on returns. The Fund's use of opportunistic investments (derivatives [such as futures, swap contracts and forwards], currencies and tactical overlays) was an overall positive contributor to performance, while the presence of cash detracted slightly.

Looking ahead, we are optimistic on the global economy. We believe the recent weakness in the U.S. is temporary and that growth should re-accelerate. We believe growth in Europe will turn up and China will stabilize, albeit at a lower level. We anticipate inflation will remain subdued, but acknowledge the prospect of a modest increase in the second half of the year. We maintain a modest bias towards risk asset classes, while acknowledging that valuations in certain segments of the equity market have grown richer. Caution is warranted in what may be a higher-volatility environment going forward, with risks from the uncertain path of global growth and ongoing geopolitical issues. In fixed income, we favor credit, particularly high yield, over most developed market government securities. We also favor emerging markets debt with a bias toward hard currency sovereigns.

Sincerely,

ERIK KNUTZEN, BRADLEY TANK, WAI LEE AND AJAY JAIN
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.

1 Much of the Fund's investment exposure is accomplished through the use of derivatives, including total return swaps, futures and forwards, which may not require the Fund to deposit the full notional amount of its investments with counterparties. The Fund's resulting cash balances are invested in money market mutual funds.


4


 

Global Allocation Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NGLIX

 

Class A

 

NGLAX

 

Class C

 

NGLCX

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS3

   
 
Six Month
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 04/30/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
04/30/2015
 

1 Year

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

12/29/2010

   

4.76

%

   

1.93

%

   

7.59

%

 

Class A

 

12/29/2010

   

4.56

%

   

1.63

%

   

7.21

%

 

Class C

 

12/29/2010

   

4.15

%

   

0.82

%

   

6.40

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

       

–1.48

%

   

–4.25

%

   

5.76

%

 

Class C

       

3.15

%

   

–0.17

%

   

6.40

%

 

Index

                 
60% MSCI All Country
World Index and 40%
Barclays Global
Aggregate Index1,2
           

2.38

%

   

3.23

%

   

6.67

%

 
MSCI All Country World Index1,2        

5.24

%

   

8.02

%

   

9.66

%

 
50% MSCI World Index and
50% J.P. Morgan Global
Government Bond Index1,2
           

1.79

%

   

1.88

%

   

6.11

%

 
MSCI World Index1,2        

5.38

%

   

7.99

%

   

10.89

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 3.13%, 3.51% and 4.26% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.53%, 1.89% and 2.64% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


5


 

Inflation Managed Fund Commentary*

Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund (previously Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund) Institutional Class generated a -0.39% total return for the six months ended April 30, 2015. During this same time period, the Barclays U.S. 1-10 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index provided a 0.60% return while the U.S. Consumer Price Index declined 0.35%.1 (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Despite several setbacks, the overall fixed income market posted a positive return over the six-month period. Short-term Treasury yields moved higher as the market anticipated a U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike in 2015. In contrast, longer-term rates declined given a number of flights to quality triggered by geopolitical issues and concerns over global growth. The yield on the 10-year Treasury began the period at 2.34% and fell as low as 1.64% in late January 2015, before ending the period at 2.03%. Most non-Treasury securities produced positive returns, but generated mixed results versus equal-duration Treasuries. Finally, inflation expectations were muted during the reporting period.

The Fund's underperformance during the reporting period was driven by its allocations to commodities, master limited partnerships (MLPs) and energy-related equities. The Fund used Treasury futures during the reporting period to assist in managing its duration positioning, which was a drag on results. On the upside, the Fund's exposures to high yield corporate bonds, senior floating rate loans, TIPS and material equities contributed the most to portfolio performance. Elsewhere, the Fund's dynamic overlay (flexible use of strategies in an attempt to capitalize on short-term changes in inflation expectations) did not meaningfully impact performance during the period.

The Fund's use of futures detracted from the Fund's performance.

Looking ahead, we continue to believe the decision as to when the Fed will start raising rates will be data dependent. Thus far in 2015, economic data has been generally muted and inflation has remained benign. While oil prices have fallen sharply since their peak in June 2014, this has yet to equate to a meaningful increase in consumer spending. While we believe growth in the U.S. will gain some traction as the year progresses, we do not anticipate seeing a robust expansion. In such an environment, we anticipate that inflation will remain contained.

Sincerely,

THANOS BARDAS, ANDREW JOHNSON AND THOMAS J. MARTHALER
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.

* Effective February 28, 2015, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund.

1 Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care. The CPI is one of the most frequently used statistics for identifying periods of inflation or deflation. The CPI is available monthly, so the value shown is from October 31, 2014 to April 30, 2015, and is not seasonally adjusted.


6


 

Inflation Managed Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NDRIX

 

Class A

 

NDRAX

 

Class C

 

NDRCX

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

(as a % of Total Investment Strategies)

Commodities

   

8.8

%

 

Emerging Markets

   

8.3

   

Global Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

   

25.8

   

High Yield Securities

   

8.2

   

Loans

   

4.4

   

Master Limited Partnerships

   

14.0

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

9.7

   

S&P Energy

   

10.6

   

S&P Materials

   

10.2

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

Common Stocks

   

44.3

%

 

Government Securities

   

12.0

   

U.S. Treasury Securities

   

12.5

   

Mutual Funds

   

29.5

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.2

   
Cash, receivables and other assets,
less liabilities
   

0.5

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS4

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 04/30/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
04/30/2015
 

1 Year

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

12/19/2012

   

–0.39

%

   

–0.30

%

   

3.84

%

 

Class A

 

12/19/2012

   

–0.61

%

   

–0.71

%

   

3.47

%

 

Class C

 

12/19/2012

   

–0.98

%

   

–1.44

%

   

2.69

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

       

–6.30

%

   

–6.38

%

   

0.92

%

 

Class C

       

–1.96

%

   

–2.42

%

   

2.69

%

 

Index

 

Barclays U.S. 1-10 Year

                 
Treasury TIPS Index1,2        

0.60

%

   

0.97

%

   

–1.12

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 3.53%, 3.95% and 4.74% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.00%, 1.36% and 2.11% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


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Long Short Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund Institutional Class generated a 1.88% total return for the six months ended April 30, 2015 but underperformed its primary benchmark, the HFRX Equity Hedge Index, which returned 3.76% for the period. The Fund also underperformed the S&P 500® Index, which provided a 4.40% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The global financial markets largely posted positive results during the reporting period. Still, there were periods of volatility given mixed global economic data, shifting central bank monetary policy, declining oil prices and a number of geopolitical issues. Economic growth in the U.S. moderated during the period, partially attributed to severe winter weather in parts of the country. Elsewhere, growth remained tepid in Europe and Japan.

We maintained our positive outlook on risk assets, such as equities and high yield bonds, during the reporting period. This was reflected in the Fund's net notional long exposure, which began the period at approximately 55% net long, then moved to a high of about 66% at the closing of the period. Given our outlook for an ongoing economic expansion in the U.S., we continued to favor more cyclical industries, including those within the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors.

We categorize our long investment exposure into three groups: Capital Growth, Total Return and Opportunistic. During the period we reduced our allocation to Total Return in favor of Capital Growth. We found what seemed to us to be more compelling opportunities in Capital Growth relative to Total Return, as higher interest rates could negatively impact longer duration assets and cash flows. The portfolio's short exposure includes "Fundamental" shorts and "Market" shorts. During the period, our Market shorts consisted primarily of sector-based exchange traded funds, coupled with short futures positions on broad-based U.S. equity indices and U.S. Treasuries. During the period, we found more shorting opportunities based on underlying company fundamentals.

The Fund's use of futures and options detracted from the Fund's performance overall.

Looking ahead, our base case scenario still revolves around a modest economic expansion. However, we remain mindful that our constructive view on risk assets is not without risks. For example, while the U.S. Federal Reserve will most likely be gradual in its approach to an interest rate hike, a regime change from the past few years of robust global liquidity may bring about unintended consequences. We also monitor a weak Chinese economy that still struggles from an imbalanced economy. In Europe, persistent low to negative growth, combined with prolonged deflation concerns, remain key risks to the global economy. In our view, this will force European Central Bank policy makers to react with additional monetary stimulus to prevent a downward spiral in the region. Furthermore, we think deteriorating oil prices further destabilize an already unpredictable Russian state and Middle East region. We highlight these risks because the current environment necessitates a flexible approach. Moreover, we strongly believe the greatest risks to the global economy are still those that are unknown today—be they financial or geopolitical in nature. As always, we must be ready and able to adapt if the facts change.

Sincerely,

CHARLES KANTOR
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Long Short Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NLSIX

 

Class A

 

NLSAX

 

Class C

 

NLSCX

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

   

Long

 

Short

 

Common Stocks

   

70.8

%

   

(8.6

)%

 

Corporate Debt Securities

   

9.0

     

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

     

(5.6

)

 

Purchased Options

   

0.1

     

   

Short-Term Investments

   

15.9

     

   
Cash, receivables and
other assets, less liabilities
   

18.4

     

   

Total

   

114.2

%

   

(14.2

)%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 04/30/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
04/30/2015
 

1 Year

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

12/29/2011

   

1.88

%

   

4.61

%

   

9.25

%

 

Class A

 

12/29/2011

   

1.61

%

   

4.19

%

   

8.85

%

 

Class C

 

12/29/2011

   

1.24

%

   

3.36

%

   

8.05

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

       

–4.25

%

   

–1.82

%

   

6.94

%

 

Class C

       

0.24

%

   

2.36

%

   

8.05

%

 

Index

 
HFRX Equity Hedge Index1,2        

3.76

%

   

5.09

%

   

6.26

%

 
S&P 500® Index1,2        

4.40

%

   

12.98

%

   

19.06

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 1.73%, 2.11% and 2.85% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


9


 

Multi-Asset Income Fund Commentary

We are pleased to provide the first annual report for Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund, which was launched on March 27, 2015. The Fund is designed as a flexible, actively-managed, multi-asset class income product focused on generating attractive income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The Fund provides diversification across a broad array of asset classes and makes tactical allocation shifts as market conditions evolve.

Since its inception through April 30, 2015, the Fund generated a 1.22% total return and outperformed its custom benchmark, a 60/40 combination of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the S&P 500® Index, which provided a 0.67% return for the same period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The Fund's portfolio management team employs a top-down approach to allocating across asset classes. The allocation to asset classes may be achieved by investing directly in securities or by investing in underlying funds, including affiliated funds and exchange-traded funds. Neuberger Berman's Asset Allocation Committee makes the top-down allocation decisions and has the flexibility to take advantage of tactical opportunities during market dislocations. The underlying portfolios are managed by a group of Neuberger Berman's leading investment professionals who make the actual security selection decisions.

Since the Fund's launch, security selection in both the equity and fixed income segments contributed positively to performance. Within equities, the Fund's holdings emphasized securities offering higher yields than the index. Within fixed income, the Fund's holdings were focused on short duration high income and emerging markets debt, and less on government securities.

The Fund's use of opportunistic investments (such as derivatives, specifically forward contracts) contributed positively to performance.

The Fund was initially constructed to reflect a modest overweight to equities and underweight to fixed income relative to the benchmark, reflecting our optimistic view of the global economy. We believe the recent weakness in the U.S. is temporary and that growth there should re-accelerate. We believe growth in Europe will turn up and China will stabilize, albeit at a lower level. We anticipate inflation to remain subdued, but acknowledge the prospect of a modest increase in the second half of the year. While we maintain a modest bias towards risk asset classes (e.g., high yield bonds, equities, currencies), we acknowledge that valuations in certain segments of the equity market have grown richer. Caution is warranted in what may be a higher-volatility environment going forward, with risks from the uncertain path of global growth and ongoing geopolitical issues. In fixed income, we favor credit, particularly high yield, over most developed market government securities. We also favor emerging markets debt with a bias toward hard currency sovereigns.

Sincerely,

ERIK KNUTZEN, BRADLEY TANK, WAI LEE AND AJAY JAIN
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Multi-Asset Income Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NANIX

 

Class A

 

NANAX

 

Class C

 

NANCX

 

Class R6

 

NRANX

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Net Assets)

Common Stocks

   

42.6

%

 

Exchange Traded Funds

   

5.3

   

Mutual Funds

   

41.3

   

U.S. Treasury Securities

   

8.9

   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

   

1.0

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.4

   
Liabilities, less cash, receivables and
other assets
    (0.5)    

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

    Inception
Date
  Cumulative Total Return
Ended 04/30/2015
Life of Fund
 

At NAV

         

Institutional Class

 

03/27/2015

   

1.22

%

 

Class A

 

03/27/2015

   

1.19

%

 

Class C

 

03/27/2015

   

1.12

%

 

Class R6

 

03/27/2015

   

1.23

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

       

–3.08

%

 

Class C

       

0.12

%

 

Index

 
60% Barclays U.S. Aggregrate Bond Index
and 40% S&P 500® Index1,2
       

0.67

%

 
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1,2        

0.07

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during the period shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2015 are 1.36%, 1.73%, 2.48% and 1.29% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated total annual operating expense ratios are 0.78%, 1.15%, 1.90% and 0.71% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the period from March 27 through April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 4.25% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


11



Endnotes

1 Please see "Glossary of Indices" on page 13 for a description of indices. Please note that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. The HFRX Equity Hedge Index takes into account fees and expenses of investing since it is based on the underlying hedge funds' net returns. The other indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

2 The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is the inception date of the oldest share class.

3 During the period from December 29, 2010 through April 30, 2011, Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund had only one shareholder and the Fund was relatively small, which could have impacted Fund performance. The same techniques used to produce returns in a small fund may not work to produce similar returns in a larger fund.

4 Effective February 28, 2015, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund.

For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds, call Neuberger Berman Management LLC at (800) 877-9700, or visit our website at www.nb.com.


12



Glossary of Indices

Barclays Global
Aggregate Index:
 

The index measures global investment grade debt from twenty-four different local currency markets and includes fixed-rate treasury, government-related, corporate and securitized bonds from both developed and emerging markets issuers. The index is largely comprised of three major regional aggregate components: the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Barclays Pan-European Aggregate Bond Index, and the Barclays Asian-Pacific Aggregate Index. In addition to securities from these three indices, the Barclays Global Aggregate Index also includes investment grade Eurodollar, Euro-Yen, Canadian, and 144A Index-eligible securities not already in these three indices.

 

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index:

 

The index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable bond market and includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) pass-throughs), asset-backed securities (ABS), and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) (agency and nonagency).

 
60% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 40% S&P 500® Index:  

The blended index is composed of 60% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (described above) and 40% S&P 500® Index (described on following page), and is rebalanced monthly.

 

Barclays U.S. 1-10 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index:

 

The index is the 1-10 year component of the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index (Series-L). The Barclays U.S. TIPS Index (Series-L) tracks the performance of inflation-protection securities issued by the U.S. Treasury.

 

HFRX Equity Hedge Index:

 

The index comprises equity hedge strategies. Equity hedge strategies maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques; strategies can be broadly diversified or narrowly focused on specific sectors and can range broadly in terms of levels of net exposure, leverage employed, holding period, concentrations of market capitalizations and valuation ranges of typical portfolios. Equity hedge managers would typically maintain at least 50%, and may in some cases be substantially entirely invested, in equities, both long and short. Constituent funds are selected from an eligible pool of the more than 7,500 funds worldwide that report to the Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Database. Constituent funds must meet all of the following criteria: report monthly; report performance net of all fees; be U.S. dollar-denominated; be active and accepting new investments; have a minimum 24 months track record; and the fund's manager must have at least $50 million in assets under management. The index is rebalanced quarterly.

 

MSCI All Country World Index:

 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The index consists of 46 country indices comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The emerging market country indices included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE.

 

60% MSCI All Country World Index and 40% Barclays Global Aggregate Index:

 

The blended index is composed of 60% MSCI All Country World Index (described above) and 40% Barclays Global Aggregate Index (described above), and is rebalanced monthly.

 


13


 

Glossary of Indices (cont'd)

MSCI World Index:

 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The index consists of the following 23 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

 

50% MSCI World Index and 50% J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index:

 

The blended index is composed of 50% MSCI World Index (described above) and 50% J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index, and is rebalanced monthly. The J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index tracks the performance of local currency denominated bonds issued by developed market governments. The index consists of issues from the following 13 developed international bond markets: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.

 
Russell 3000® Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total market capitalization. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
S&P 500® Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market, and includes a significant portion of the total value of the market.

 


14


 

Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in a Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended April 30, 2015 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates each Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:

 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) (if applicable). Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Expense Information as of 4/30/15 (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

 
   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(4)  
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
 

Flexible Select Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,033.20

   

$

4.18

     

0.83

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.68

   

$

4.16

     

0.83

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,031.30

   

$

5.99

     

1.19

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.89

   

$

5.96

     

1.19

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,028.60

   

$

9.76

     

1.94

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.17

   

$

9.69

     

1.94

%

 

Global Allocation Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,047.60

   

$

5.48

     

1.08

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.44

   

$

5.41

     

1.08

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,045.60

   

$

7.30

     

1.44

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.65

   

$

7.20

     

1.44

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,041.50

   

$

11.09

     

2.19

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.93

   

$

10.94

     

2.19

%

 
Inflation Managed Fund(2)  

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

996.10

   

$

3.46

     

0.70

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.32

   

$

3.51

     

0.70

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

993.90

   

$

5.24

     

1.06

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.54

   

$

5.31

     

1.06

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

990.20

   

$

8.88

     

1.80

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.87

   

$

9.00

     

1.80

%

 

Long Short Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.80

   

$

8.31

     

1.66

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,016.56

   

$

8.30

     

1.66

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,016.10

   

$

10.20

     

2.04

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.68

   

$

10.19

     

2.04

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,012.40

   

$

13.87

     

2.78

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.01

   

$

13.86

     

2.78

%

 

Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,012.20

   

$

0.41

(3)

   

0.42

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,022.71

   

$

2.11

     

0.42

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.90

   

$

0.72

(3)

   

0.75

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.08

   

$

3.76

     

0.75

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.20

   

$

1.37

(3)

   

1.42

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.75

   

$

7.10

     

1.42

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,012.30

   

$

0.35

(3)

   

0.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,023.01

   

$

1.81

     

0.36

%

 

(1) For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown), unless otherwise indicated.

(2) Effective February 28, 2015, Neuberger Berman lnflation Navigator Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman lnflation Managed Fund.

(3) For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 35/365 (to reflect the period shown of March 27, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015).

(4) Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent period divided by 365.


16


 

Schedule of Investments Flexible Select Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Neuberger Berman Core Bond Fund

   

4.9

%

 
       

Institutional Class

         
 

2

   

Apple, Inc.

   

1.7

%

 
 

3

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

1.7

%

 
 

4

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

1.5

%

 
 

5

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

1.4

%

 
 

6

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

1.2

%

 
 

7

   

Actavis PLC

   

1.1

%

 
 

8

   

American Express Co.

   

1.1

%

 
 

9

   

eBay, Inc.

   

1.1

%

 
 

10

   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

1.1

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Common Stocks (87.8%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (2.6%)

 
BE Aerospace,
Inc.
   

1,614

   

$

96,501

   

Boeing Co.

   

7,034

     

1,008,254

   
General
Dynamics
Corp.
   

2,176

     

298,808

   
Honeywell
International,
Inc.
   

5,846

     

589,978

   
L-3
Communications
Holdings, Inc.
   

82

     

9,423

   
Lockheed
Martin Corp.
   

46

     

8,584

   
Precision
Castparts Corp.
   

988

     

204,210

   

Raytheon Co.

   

739

     

76,856

   

Textron, Inc.

   

5,651

     

248,531

   
United
Technologies
Corp.
   

1,046

     

118,982

   
     

2,660,127

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.4%)

 

FedEx Corp.

   

1,903

     

322,692

   
United Parcel
Service, Inc.
Class B
   

576

     

57,905

   
     

380,597

   

Airlines (0.8%)

 
American
Airlines Group,
Inc.
   

4,327

     

208,929

   
Delta Air Lines,
Inc.
   

11,197

     

499,834

   
United
Continental
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,953

     

116,673

*

 
     

825,436

   

Auto Components (0.4%)

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

3,705

     

219,336

   
Delphi
Automotive
PLC
   

2,458

     

204,014

   
     

423,350

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Automobiles (0.1%)

 
General Motors
Co.
   

1,614

   

$

56,587

   

Banks (3.9%)

 

BankUnited, Inc.

   

2,548

     

83,727

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

3,879

     

206,828

   
First Republic
Bank
   

1,352

     

78,808

   
Itau Unibanco
Holding
SA ADR,
Preference
Shares
   

12,767

     

163,673

   
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

26,347

     

1,666,711

   
M&T Bank
Corp.
   

621

     

74,315

   
People's United
Financial, Inc.
   

3,597

     

54,351

   
PNC Financial
Services Group,
Inc.
   

2,339

     

214,557

   
SVB Financial
Group
   

2,862

     

379,959

*

 

U.S. Bancorp

   

8,844

     

379,142

   
Wells Fargo &
Co.
   

11,579

     

638,003

   
     

3,940,074

   

Beverages (0.9%)

 
Anheuser-Busch
InBev NV ADR
   

1,639

     

196,746

   

Coca-Cola Co.

   

7,299

     

296,047

   
Dr Pepper
Snapple Group,
Inc.
   

2,954

     

220,309

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

1,879

     

178,731

   
     

891,833

   

Biotechnology (1.9%)

 

Amgen, Inc.

   

3,185

     

502,943

   
Atara
Biotherapeutics,
Inc.
   

1,692

     

70,133

*

 

Biogen, Inc.

   

269

     

100,587

*

 

Celgene Corp.

   

3,641

     

393,447

*

 
Gilead Sciences,
Inc.
   

815

     

81,916

*

 
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

1,234

     

564,506

*

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

1,369

   

$

168,770

*

 
     

1,882,302

   

Capital Markets (1.4%)

 

BlackRock, Inc.

   

977

     

355,570

   
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

4,915

     

965,404

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

3,269

     

135,402

   
     

1,456,376

   

Chemicals (3.6%)

 

Ashland, Inc.

   

2,723

     

344,078

   

Chemtura Corp.

   

3,904

     

117,628

*

 
Dow Chemical
Co.
   

4,997

     

254,847

   
E.I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co.
   

3,319

     

242,951

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

2,412

     

270,096

   

FMC Corp.

   

1,789

     

106,106

   
International
Flavors &
Fragrances, Inc.
   

939

     

107,750

   
LyondellBasell
Industries NV
Class A
   

2,675

     

276,916

   
Minerals
Technologies,
Inc.
   

7,719

     

522,808

   

Monsanto Co.

   

2,264

     

258,005

   

Mosaic Co.

   

3,102

     

136,488

   
Orion
Engineered
Carbons SA
   

2,759

     

54,021

   
Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan,
Inc.
   

5,919

     

193,196

   

Praxair, Inc.

   

1,534

     

187,041

   
Scotts
Miracle-Gro
Co. Class A
   

1,299

     

83,799

   
Sensient
Technologies
Corp.
   

3,892

     

254,381

   
Sigma-Aldrich
Corp.
   

7

     

972

   

WR Grace & Co.

   

2,271

     

219,651

*

 
     

3,630,734

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


17


 

Schedule of Investments Flexible Select Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Commercial Services & Supplies (2.0%)

 

ADT Corp.

   

10,850

   

$

407,960

   
Covanta
Holding Corp.
   

8,404

     

170,517

   
Healthcare
Services Group,
Inc.
   

5,487

     

166,091

   
Pitney Bowes,
Inc.
   

27,538

     

616,025

   

Stericycle, Inc.

   

1,876

     

250,315

*

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   

7,244

     

196,385

   
Tyco
International
PLC
   

4,553

     

179,297

   
     

1,986,590

   

Communications Equipment (0.4%)

 
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
   

12,468

     

359,453

   

Construction & Engineering (0.2%)

 
Quanta Services,
Inc.
   

6,044

     

174,732

*

 

Consumer Finance (1.1%)

 
American
Express Co.
   

14,427

     

1,117,371

   
Discover
Financial
Services
   

53

     

3,073

   
     

1,120,444

   

Containers & Packaging (0.7%)

 
Packaging Corp.
of America
   

1,666

     

115,270

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

13,146

     

599,458

   
     

714,728

   

Distributors (0.1%)

 

LKQ Corp.

   

3,101

     

83,944

*

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%)

 

H&R Block, Inc.

   

6,021

     

182,075

   

Diversified Financial Services (2.8%)

 
Berkshire
Hathaway, Inc.
Class B
   

6,581

     

929,303

*

 

CME Group, Inc.

   

7,755

     

705,007

   
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

1,555

     

349,144

   
McGraw-Hill
Financial, Inc.
   

11

     

1,148

   

Moody's Corp.

   

4,738

     

509,430

   

MSCI, Inc.

   

4,759

     

291,203

   
     

2,785,235

   
Diversified Telecommunication
Services (0.6%)
 

BCE, Inc.

   

6,282

     

277,099

   
Level 3
Communications,
Inc.
   

1,327

     

74,232

*

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
   

4,104

   

$

207,006

   
     

558,337

   

Electric Utilities (1.1%)

 

ALLETE, Inc.

   

3,382

     

170,115

   

Exelon Corp.

   

8,225

     

279,814

   
Great Plains
Energy, Inc.
   

2,886

     

75,555

   
ITC Holdings
Corp.
   

7,254

     

261,144

   
NextEra Energy,
Inc.
   

3,035

     

306,323

   
     

1,092,951

   

Electrical Equipment (0.3%)

 

ABB Ltd. ADR

   

2,837

     

61,761

*

 
Eaton Corp.
PLC
   

816

     

56,084

   
Hubbell, Inc.
Class B
   

855

     

93,050

   
Sensata
Technologies
Holding NV
   

1,841

     

101,641

*

 
     

312,536

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.4%)

 
Amphenol
Corp. Class A
   

6,413

     

355,088

   

CDW Corp.

   

10,699

     

409,986

   

Corning, Inc.

   

13,080

     

273,765

   
IPG Photonics
Corp.
   

1,192

     

105,587

*

 
TE Connectivity
Ltd.
   

2,537

     

168,837

   
Universal
Display Corp.
   

1,644

     

72,451

*

 
     

1,385,714

   

Energy Equipment & Services (1.1%)

 
FMC
Technologies,
Inc.
   

1,408

     

62,093

*

 
Schlumberger
Ltd.
   

11,423

     

1,080,730

   
     

1,142,823

   

Food & Staples Retailing (1.4%)

 
Costco
Wholesale
Corp.
   

5,440

     

778,192

   
CVS Health
Corp.
   

4,797

     

476,294

   
Smart & Final
Stores, Inc.
   

5,852

     

101,357

*

 
Walgreens Boots
Alliance, Inc.
   

1,256

     

104,160

   
     

1,460,003

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Food Products (1.7%)

 
ConAgra Foods,
Inc.
   

2,100

   

$

75,915

   
Kraft Foods
Group, Inc.
   

2,326

     

197,128

   
Mead Johnson
Nutrition Co.
   

1,555

     

149,156

   
Mondelez
International,
Inc. Class A
   

9,196

     

352,851

   

Nestle SA ADR

   

1,166

     

90,505

   
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Class A
   

7,405

     

292,497

   

Unilever NV

   

2,862

     

124,440

   
WhiteWave
Foods Co.
   

9,720

     

427,388

*

 
     

1,709,880

   

Gas Utilities (0.1%)

 
National Fuel
Gas Co.
   

1,345

     

86,685

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (1.6%)
 
Abbott
Laboratories
   

2,716

     

126,077

   
Becton,
Dickinson & Co.
   

734

     

103,398

   

C.R. Bard, Inc.

   

370

     

61,635

   
Cooper Cos.,
Inc.
   

1,626

     

289,542

   
Hill-Rom
Holdings, Inc.
   

2,001

     

99,930

   
IDEXX
Laboratories, Inc.
   

2,671

     

334,863

*

 

Medtronic PLC

   

1,129

     

84,054

   
Sirona Dental
Systems, Inc.
   

2,163

     

200,618

*

 
West
Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc.
   

1,268

     

67,559

   
Zimmer
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,969

     

216,275

   
     

1,583,951

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.6%)

 

Aetna, Inc.

   

2,021

     

215,984

   

Anthem, Inc.

   

1,066

     

160,891

   
Brookdale
Senior Living,
Inc.
   

4,398

     

159,339

*

 
Cardinal Health,
Inc.
   

2,200

     

185,548

   
DaVita
HealthCare
Partners, Inc.
   

2,540

     

205,994

*

 
Express Scripts
Holding Co.
   

6,929

     

598,666

*

 
HCA Holdings,
Inc.
   

1,343

     

99,395

*

 
Henry Schein,
Inc.
   

1,600

     

219,360

*

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


18


 

Schedule of Investments Flexible Select Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
McKesson
Corp.
   

1,159

   

$

258,921

   
Premier, Inc.
Class A
   

4,193

     

158,915

*

 
Providence
Service Corp.
   

2,880

     

122,458

*

 
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc.
   

959

     

106,833

   

VCA, Inc.

   

3,151

     

160,606

*

 
     

2,652,910

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.8%)

 

Accor SA

   

1,512

     

82,910

   
Darden
Restaurants,
Inc.
   

2,880

     

183,658

   
Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc.
   

3,605

     

187,857

   
Hilton
Worldwide
Holdings, Inc.
   

8,529

     

247,000

*

 
Hyatt Hotels
Corp. Class A
   

1,900

     

110,295

*

 
McDonald's
Corp.
   

3,280

     

316,684

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

3,497

     

173,381

   
Starwood
Hotels &
Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

1,842

     

158,320

   

Wendy's Co.

   

14,479

     

146,527

   
Wynn Resorts
Ltd.
   

1,589

     

176,490

   
     

1,783,122

   

Household Durables (0.9%)

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   

2,051

     

52,096

   

Jarden Corp.

   

1,985

     

101,592

*

 
Lennar Corp.
Class A
   

8,111

     

371,484

   
Newell
Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   

6,487

     

247,349

   
Toll Brothers,
Inc.
   

2,935

     

104,310

*

 
     

876,831

   

Household Products (0.9%)

 
Church &
Dwight Co.,
Inc.
   

2,366

     

192,048

   
Colgate-Palmolive
Co.
   

736

     

49,518

   
Energizer
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,258

     

171,868

   
Procter &
Gamble Co.
   

6,452

     

512,999

   
     

926,433

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.4%)

 

AES Corp.

   

7,436

   

$

98,527

   

Calpine Corp.

   

7,293

     

159,060

*

 
NRG Yield,
Inc. Class A
   

3,680

     

181,056

   
     

438,643

   

Industrial Conglomerates (1.4%)

 

3M Co.

   

3,442

     

538,294

   

Danaher Corp.

   

5,060

     

414,313

   
General Electric
Co.
   

10,599

     

287,021

   
Koninklijke
Philips NV
   

2,754

     

78,792

   
Raven Industries,
Inc.
   

672

     

13,400

   
Roper
Technologies,
Inc.
   

632

     

106,283

   
     

1,438,103

   

Insurance (2.7%)

 

Allstate Corp.

   

2,656

     

185,017

   

Aon PLC

   

6,332

     

609,328

   

Assurant, Inc.

   

739

     

45,419

   
Lincoln National
Corp.
   

6,651

     

375,715

   
Marsh &
McLennan
Cos., Inc.
   

3,248

     

182,407

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

3,941

     

202,134

   
Progressive
Corp.
   

10,691

     

285,022

   

Prudential PLC

   

4,100

     

102,080

   
Reinsurance
Group of
America, Inc.
   

1,721

     

157,678

   
Travelers Cos.,
Inc.
   

4,145

     

419,101

   

Unum Group

   

1,736

     

59,302

   
Willis Group
Holdings PLC
   

1,787

     

86,902

   
     

2,710,105

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.4%)

 
Amazon.com,
Inc.
   

655

     

276,266

*

 
Priceline Group,
Inc.
   

87

     

107,689

*

 
     

383,955

   

Internet Software & Services (2.6%)

 

eBay, Inc.

   

18,686

     

1,088,646

*

 
Facebook, Inc.
Class A
   

4,374

     

344,540

*

 
Google, Inc.
Class A
   

960

     

526,819

*

 
Google, Inc.
Class C
   

1,019

     

547,550

*

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Qihoo 360
Technology Co.
Ltd. ADR
   

1,452

   

$

87,556

*

 

Twitter, Inc.

   

423

     

16,480

*

 
     

2,611,591

   

IT Services (3.7%)

 
Accenture
PLC Class A
   

896

     

83,014

   
Alliance Data
Systems Corp.
   

540

     

160,547

*

 

Amdocs Ltd.

   

7,177

     

395,237

   
Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
   

1,789

     

151,242

   

Fiserv, Inc.

   

1,713

     

132,929

*

 

IBM Corp.

   

4,495

     

769,949

   
Leidos Holdings,
Inc.
   

3,442

     

143,325

   
MasterCard, Inc.
Class A
   

3,650

     

329,266

   
NeuStar, Inc.
Class A
   

9,567

     

287,010

*

 

Teradata Corp.

   

1,845

     

81,162

*

 
VeriFone
Systems, Inc.
   

6,574

     

235,152

*

 
Visa, Inc.
Class A
   

5,772

     

381,241

   

WEX, Inc.

   

5,137

     

578,991

*

 
     

3,729,065

   

Leisure Products (0.1%)

 
Polaris
Industries, Inc.
   

997

     

136,549

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%)

 
Charles River
Laboratories
International,
Inc.
   

945

     

65,356

*

 
Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Inc.
   

332

     

41,726

   
     

107,082

   

Machinery (0.9%)

 

Deere & Co.

   

1,913

     

173,165

   

Dover Corp.

   

1,380

     

104,494

   
Ingersoll-Rand
PLC
   

1,537

     

101,196

   
Lincoln Electric
Holdings, Inc.
   

2,353

     

157,321

   
Mueller
Industries, Inc.
   

3,190

     

111,777

   
Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc.
   

1,604

     

158,315

   
Valmont
Industries, Inc.
   

981

     

123,626

   
     

929,894

   

Media (4.5%)

 
Comcast Corp.
Class A
   

5,320

     

307,283

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Flexible Select Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Comcast Corp.
Class A Special
   

8,953

   

$

515,603

   
Cumulus Media,
Inc. Class A
   

44,575

     

101,631

*

 
Gannett Co.,
Inc.
   

7,807

     

267,936

   
Lions Gate
Entertainment
Corp.
   

3,152

     

97,744

   

Markit Ltd.

   

8,623

     

221,180

*

 
Mediaset
Espana
Comunicacion
SA
   

10,406

     

141,050

*

 
Omnicom
Group, Inc.
   

1,861

     

140,989

   

Pearson PLC

   

6,685

     

135,096

   
Pearson PLC
ADR
   

9,700

     

196,328

   
Regal
Entertainment
Group Class A
   

11,768

     

258,896

   

Scholastic Corp.

   

3,581

     

145,532

   
Thomson
Reuters Corp.
   

2,041

     

83,803

   
Time Warner,
Inc.
   

3,889

     

328,271

   
Twenty-First
Century Fox,
Inc. Class A
   

11,152

     

380,060

   
Viacom, Inc.
Class B
   

7,114

     

494,067

   

Walt Disney Co.

   

6,987

     

759,627

   
     

4,575,096

   

Metals & Mining (0.7%)

 
Allegheny
Technologies,
Inc.
   

3,549

     

120,631

   
Carpenter
Technology
Corp.
   

3,045

     

131,696

   
Dominion
Diamond Corp.
   

7,886

     

155,433

   

Goldcorp, Inc.

   

16,464

     

310,017

   
     

717,777

   

Multi-Utilities (0.6%)

 
Alliant Energy
Corp.
   

1,099

     

66,457

   
CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
   

8,468

     

177,574

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

2,219

     

96,349

   
Wisconsin
Energy Corp.
   

5,503

     

270,307

   
     

610,687

   

Multiline Retail (0.5%)

 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

   

1,673

     

127,834

*

 

Kohl's Corp.

   

865

     

61,977

   

Macy's, Inc.

   

1,364

     

88,155

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

1,231

   

$

93,015

   

Target Corp.

   

1,122

     

88,447

   
     

459,428

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.3%)

 
Anadarko
Petroleum
Corp.
   

6,806

     

640,445

   
Antero
Resources
Corp.
   

2,166

     

95,975

*

 

Apache Corp.

   

1,105

     

75,582

   
Cabot Oil & Gas
Corp.
   

28,437

     

961,739

   
Canadian
Natural
Resources Ltd.
   

254

     

8,445

   
Cenovus Energy,
Inc.
   

1,643

     

30,921

   
Cheniere
Energy, Inc.
   

1,040

     

79,550

*

 

Chevron Corp.

   

687

     

76,298

   

ConocoPhillips

   

2,600

     

176,592

   
Devon Energy
Corp.
   

2,736

     

186,622

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

4,626

     

242,079

   
EOG Resources,
Inc.
   

9,726

     

962,388

   
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

2,900

     

253,373

   
Noble Energy,
Inc.
   

2,605

     

132,126

   
Occidental
Petroleum
Corp.
   

7,626

     

610,843

   
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

2,821

     

487,412

   
Range
Resources
Corp.
   

7,875

     

500,535

   
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC ADR
Class A
   

3,927

     

249,090

   
Spectra Energy
Corp.
   

207

     

7,711

   
Targa Resources
Corp.
   

492

     

51,645

   

Teekay Corp.

   

9,566

     

475,526

   

Veresen, Inc.

   

2,459

     

36,344

   
     

6,341,241

   

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%)

 
International
Paper Co.
   

1,556

     

83,588

   

Personal Products (0.3%)

 
Estee Lauder
Cos., Inc.
Class A
   

3,970

     

322,721

   

Pharmaceuticals (8.1%)

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

2,113

     

136,627

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Actavis PLC

   

4,043

   

$

1,143,603

*

 
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co.
   

23,547

     

1,500,650

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

1,561

     

112,189

   
Impax
Laboratories,
Inc.
   

2,075

     

93,914

*

 
Johnson &
Johnson
   

12,379

     

1,227,997

   
Merck & Co.,
Inc.
   

1,858

     

110,662

   
Novartis AG
ADR
   

1,906

     

194,031

   
Pacira
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

857

     

58,687

*

 

Pfizer, Inc.

   

42,287

     

1,434,798

   
Roche Holding
AG
   

406

     

116,179

   
Roche Holding
AG ADR
   

585

     

20,990

   

Sanofi ADR

   

14,696

     

742,883

   

Shire PLC ADR

   

400

     

97,404

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd.
ADR
   

9,480

     

572,782

   
Valeant
Pharmaceuticals
International,
Inc.
   

68

     

14,751

*

 

Zoetis, Inc.

   

14,442

     

641,514

   
     

8,219,661

   

Professional Services (1.0%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

7,734

     

347,566

   
Verisk Analytics,
Inc. Class A
   

8,198

     

615,178

*

 
     

962,744

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.2%)

 
American
Capital Agency
Corp.
   

331

     

6,830

   
American Tower
Corp.
   

3,637

     

343,806

   
Blackstone
Mortgage Trust,
Inc. Class A
   

4,325

     

132,907

   
Corrections
Corporation of
America
   

2,056

     

75,640

   
Crown Castle
International
Corp.
   

1,522

     

127,133

   
Iron Mountain,
Inc.
   

3,070

     

105,884

   
NorthStar Realty
Finance Corp.
   

13,208

     

247,782

   
Outfront Media,
Inc.
   

7,624

     

218,961

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Flexible Select Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Plum Creek
Timber Co., Inc.
   

3,407

   

$

143,775

   
Starwood
Property Trust,
Inc.
   

17,964

     

431,316

   
Starwood
Waypoint
Residential
Trust, Inc.
   

3,262

     

83,964

   
Vornado Realty
Trust
   

907

     

93,865

   
Weyerhaeuser
Co.
   

6,093

     

191,991

   
     

2,203,854

   
Real Estate Management &
Development (0.3%)
 
Brookfield Asset
Management,
Inc. Class A
   

4,923

     

265,104

   

Road & Rail (1.1%)

 
Avis Budget
Group, Inc.
   

1,484

     

80,344

*

 
Canadian
National
Railway Co.
   

293

     

18,904

   
Canadian Pacific
Railway Ltd.
   

934

     

178,002

   

CSX Corp.

   

4,264

     

153,888

   
Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc.
   

10,284

     

214,319

*

 
Norfolk
Southern Corp.
   

1,127

     

113,658

   
Old Dominion
Freight Line,
Inc.
   

1,042

     

74,117

*

 
Union Pacific
Corp.
   

2,632

     

279,597

   
     

1,112,829

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.4%)

 

Altera Corp.

   

2,449

     

102,074

   
Analog Devices,
Inc.
   

1,650

     

102,036

   
ASML Holding
NV
   

2,633

     

281,836

   

Intel Corp.

   

5,521

     

179,709

   
Linear
Technology
Corp.
   

11

     

507

   
ON
Semiconductor
Corp.
   

4,692

     

54,052

*

 
Skyworks
Solutions, Inc.
   

756

     

69,741

   
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
   

11,012

     

596,961

   
     

1,386,916

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Software (3.3%)

 
Activision
Blizzard, Inc.
   

9,055

   

$

206,590

   
Adobe Systems,
Inc.
   

1,041

     

79,178

*

 

ANSYS, Inc.

   

1,173

     

100,690

*

 
Check Point
Software
Technologies
Ltd.
   

4,301

     

359,047

*

 

FireEye, Inc.

   

1,877

     

77,520

*

 

Intuit, Inc.

   

5,026

     

504,258

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

21,520

     

1,046,733

   
NICE-Systems
Ltd. ADR
   

3,696

     

221,206

   
Nuance
Communications,
Inc.
   

7,387

     

113,243

*

 

Oracle Corp.

   

12,643

     

551,488

   
VMware, Inc.
Class A
   

996

     

87,748

*

 
     

3,347,701

   

Specialty Retail (1.9%)

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond, Inc.
   

2,043

     

143,950

*

 
Best Buy Co.,
Inc.
   

2,301

     

79,730

   
DSW, Inc.
Class A
   

3,001

     

108,846

   

Five Below, Inc.

   

2,706

     

91,246

*

 
GNC Holdings,
Inc. Class A
   

6,049

     

260,409

   
Home Depot,
Inc.
   

6,230

     

666,485

   
Office Depot,
Inc.
   

8,377

     

77,236

*

 

Tiffany & Co.

   

2,414

     

211,177

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

5,016

     

323,733

   
     

1,962,812

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.7%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

13,384

     

1,675,008

   

EMC Corp.

   

16,720

     

449,935

   

SanDisk Corp.

   

9,152

     

612,635

   
     

2,737,578

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods (0.5%)
 

Coach, Inc.

   

4,726

     

180,580

   
Columbia
Sportswear Co.
   

84

     

5,267

   
Luxottica Group
SpA ADR
   

451

     

29,595

   
NIKE, Inc.
Class B
   

984

     

97,259

   

PVH Corp.

   

1,404

     

145,103

   
Ralph Lauren
Corp.
   

696

     

92,853

   
     

550,657

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Trading Companies &
Distributors (0.3%)
 

NOW, Inc.

   

5,775

   

$

138,023

*

 
W.W. Grainger,
Inc.
   

663

     

164,709

   
     

302,732

   

Transportation Infrastructure (0.4%)

 
Macquarie
Infrastructure
Co. LLC
   

3,771

     

312,088

   
Wesco Aircraft
Holdings, Inc.
   

9,021

     

141,449

*

 
     

453,537

   

Water Utilities (0.2%)

 
American Water
Works Co., Inc.
   

3,037

     

165,577

   
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.1%)
 
SBA
Communications
Corp. Class A
   

1,255

     

145,354

*

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $76,672,584)
       

88,539,374

   

Preferred Stocks (0.2%)

 

Banks (0.1%)

 
HSBC Holdings
PLC, Ser. 2,
8.00%
   

2,596

     

68,171

   
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
Ser. O 5.50%
   

20

     

492

   
U.S. Bancorp,
Ser. F, 6.50%
   

2,837

     

84,486

   
Wells Fargo &
Co., 5.20%
   

20

     

488

   
     

153,637

   

Marine (0.1%)

 
Seaspan Corp.,
Ser. C, 9.50%
   

2,083

     

54,887

   
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $202,963)
       

208,524

   

Exchange Traded Funds (0.2%)

 
iShares MSCI
EMU ETF
   

2,744

     

108,223

   
SPDR S&P 500
ETF Trust
   

73

     

15,222

   
WisdomTree
Europe Hedged
Equity Fund
   

1,221

     

78,462

   
Total Exchange
Traded Funds
(Cost $197,636)
       

201,907

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Flexible Select Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Mutual Funds (5.1%)

 
Central Fund of
Canada Ltd.
Class A
   

14,759

   

$

176,813

   
Neuberger
Berman Core
Bond Fund
Institutional
Class
   

473,079

     

4,994,263

§

 
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $5,086,822)
       

5,171,076

   

Short-Term Investments (6.8%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost
$6,868,828)
   

6,868,828

     

6,868,828

   
Total Investments (100.1%)
(Cost $89,028,833)
       

100,989,709

##

 
Liabilities,
less cash,
receivables
and other
assets [(0.1%)]
       

(88,665

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

100,901,044

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN HOLDINGS LONG POSITIONS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
1
  Neuberger Berman International
Equity Fund Institutional Class
  United States
  Mutual Funds
  12.8

%

 
2
  Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets
Equity Fund Institutional Class
  United States
  Mutual Funds
  11.6

%

 
3
  Neuberger Berman High Income Bond
Fund Institutional Class
  United States
  Mutual Funds
  5.1

%

 
4
  Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets
Debt Fund Institutional Class
  United States
  Mutual Funds
  5.0

%

 
5

  Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced
Commodity Strategy Fund
Institutional Class
  United States

  Mutual Funds

  3.0

%

 
 

6

   

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

 

United States

 

Exchange Traded Funds

   

2.0

%

 
7
  United Kingdom Gilt, Bonds,
1.75%, due 7/22/19
  United Kingdom
  Sovereign
  1.1

%

 
8
  United Kingdom Gilt, Bonds,
1.75%, due 9/7/22
  United Kingdom
  Sovereign
  1.1

%

 
 

9

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

United States

 

Banks

   

1.1

%

 
10
  Apple, Inc.
 
  United States
 
  Technology Hardware,
Storage & Peripherals
  1.1

%

 

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS SHORT POSITIONS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

Tullow Oil PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

2

   

Contra Furiex Pharmaceuticals

 

United States

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

3

   

Lundin Petroleum AB

 

Sweden

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

4

   

Southern Copper Corp.

 

United States

 

Metals & Mining

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

5

   

Drillisch AG

 

Germany

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

6

   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

7

   

Williams Cos., Inc.

 

United States

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

8

   

Priceline Group, Inc.

 

United States

 

IT Services

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

9

   

Starbucks Corp.

 

United States

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

(0.1

)%

 
 

10

   

NiSource, Inc.

 

United States

 

Multi-Utilities

   

(0.1

)%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Long Positions (104.0%)

 

Common Stocks (48.9%)

 

Australia (0.5%)

 
Caltex
Australia Ltd.
   

689

   

$

19,216

   
Fortescue
Metals Group
Ltd.
   

6,412

     

10,832

ØØ

 
Qantas
Airways Ltd.
   

16,073

     

42,962

*

 
Tabcorp
Holdings Ltd.
   

3,277

     

12,589

   
Telstra Corp.
Ltd.
   

10,515

     

51,689

   
     

137,288

   

Belgium (0.2%)

 
Anheuser-Busch
InBev NV ADR
   

144

     

17,286

ØØ

 
Delhaize
Group SA
   

417

     

33,568

   
     

50,854

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Canada (1.9%)

 
Alimentation
Couche-Tard,
Inc. Class B
   

930

   

$

35,597

ØØ

 

BCE, Inc.

   

1,163

     

51,300

ØØ

 
Brookfield
Asset
Management,
Inc. Class A
   

1,597

     

85,998

ØØ

 
Canadian
National
Railway Co.
   

505

     

32,583

ØØ

 
Canadian
Natural
Resources Ltd.
   

492

     

16,359

   
Canadian
Pacific
Railway Ltd.
   

269

     

51,266

ØØ

 
Enbridge
Income Fund
Holdings, Inc.
   

416

     

13,402

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

792

     

41,445

ØØ

 
Finning
International,
Inc.
   

780

     

15,981

ØØ

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
George
Weston Ltd.
   

544

   

$

44,936

   
Kinross Gold
Corp.
   

5,182

     

12,585

*ØØ  
Magna
International,
Inc.
   

1,062

     

53,518

ØØ

 

Metro, Inc.

   

842

     

24,342

   
Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan,
Inc.
   

1,235

     

40,310

ØØ

 
Sun Life
Financial, Inc.
   

416

     

13,325

ØØ

 
     

532,947

   

Denmark (0.2%)

 
AP Moeller -
Maersk A/S
Class A
   

18

     

34,702

   
AP Moeller -
Maersk A/S
Class B
   

6

     

11,908

ØØ

 
Vestas Wind
Systems A/S
   

381

     

17,281

ØØ

 
     

63,891

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


23


 

Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Finland (0.6%)

 

Fortum OYJ

   

1,016

   

$

20,063

   

Neste Oil OYJ

   

2,550

     

69,355

   
UPM-Kymmene
OYJ
   

3,382

     

61,196

ØØ

 

Valmet OYJ

   

840

     

9,735

ØØ

 
     

160,349

   

France (0.8%)

 

Boiron SA

   

412

     

45,885

ØØ

 

Genfit

   

141

     

6,131

*ØØ  

Groupe Fnac

   

138

     

8,312

*ØØ  

Peugeot SA

   

1,728

     

32,669

*

 

Sanofi

   

154

     

15,676

   

Sanofi ADR

   

1,794

     

90,687

ØØ

 

Valeo SA

   

110

     

17,635

ØØ

 
     

216,995

   

Germany (1.1%)

 
Bayerische
Motoren
Werke AG
(Preference
Shares)
   

375

     

34,267

   

Daimler AG

   

168

     

16,153

ØØ

 
Deutsche
Lufthansa AG
   

1,104

     

15,226

*

 
Hannover
Rueck SE
   

231

     

23,481

ØØ

 
Kabel
Deutschland
Holding AG
   

144

     

19,298

*ØØ  

Merck KGaA

   

254

     

27,383

ØØ

 
Porsche
Automobil
Holding SE
(Preference
Shares)
   

359

     

34,063

   

RWE AG

   

381

     

9,468

ØØ

 
Volkswagen
AG
   

138

     

34,957

ØØ

 
Volkswagen
AG
(Preference
Shares)
   

300

     

77,234

ØØ

 
     

291,530

   

Hong Kong (0.2%)

 
Cathay
Pacific
Airways Ltd.
   

6,000

     

15,435

   
Cheung Kong
Infrastructure
Holdings Ltd.
   

4,000

     

33,937

ØØ

 
     

49,372

   

Ireland (0.5%)

 

ICON PLC

   

753

     

48,448

*ØØ  
Ryanair
Holdings PLC
ADR
   

708

     

45,914

ØØ

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Smurfit Kappa
Group PLC
   

1,201

   

$

36,770

   

XL Group PLC

   

601

     

22,285

È

 
     

153,417

   

Israel (0.9%)

 
Check Point
Software
Technologies
Ltd.
   

556

     

46,415

*ØØ  
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd.
ADR
   

3,138

     

189,598

ØØ

 
     

236,013

   

Italy (0.2%)

 

Enel SpA

   

5,081

     

24,084

   
Luxottica
Group SpA
ADR
   

647

     

42,456

ØØ

 
     

66,540

   

Japan (1.8%)

 
Asahi Kasei
Corp.
   

2,377

     

22,383

   
BRIDGESTONE
Corp.
   

500

     

20,942

   
Central Japan
Railway Co.
   

100

     

17,861

ØØ

 
Fujitsu
Frontech Ltd.
   

799

     

9,901

ØØ

 

Heiwa Corp.

   

600

     

12,510

   
Iwasaki Electric
Co. Ltd.
   

8,302

     

19,169

ØØ

 
Japan Airlines
Co. Ltd.
   

1,400

     

46,679

   
Kanto Denka
Kogyo Co.
Ltd.
   

1,002

     

6,246

ØØ

 
Kawasaki
Kisen Kaisha
Ltd.
   

13,294

     

34,340

ØØ

 

Kobe Steel Ltd.

   

8,000

     

14,541

   
Mitsubishi
Electric Corp.
   

1,413

     

18,453

ØØ

 
Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

8,400

     

59,676

   
Mizuho
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

28,500

     

54,329

   
Nippon
Telegraph &
Telephone
Corp.
   

200

     

13,505

ØØ

 
Resona
Holdings, Inc.
   

2,700

     

14,397

ØØ

 

Sala Corp.

   

2,884

     

14,417

ØØ

 
Seiko Epson
Corp.
   

700

     

12,232

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Shinagawa
Refractories
Co. Ltd.
   

5,699

   

$

15,236

ØØ

 

Sojitz Corp.

   

10,100

     

19,749

   

Tosoh Corp.

   

2,000

     

10,722

   
Toyo Tire &
Rubber Co.
Ltd.
   

700

     

13,409

ØØ

 
TOYOTA
MOTOR Corp.
   

400

     

27,844

   
Yamaguchi
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

1,000

     

12,535

ØØ

 
     

491,076

   

Luxembourg (0.0%)

 

APERAM SA

   

256

     

9,760

*

 

Netherlands (1.2%)

 

Aegon NV

   

4,541

     

35,828

   
Akzo Nobel
NV
   

270

     

20,659

ØØ

 
ASML Holding
NV
   

752

     

80,494

ØØ

 
Heineken
Holding NV
   

292

     

20,355

ØØ

 
Koninklijke
Ahold NV
   

2,130

     

41,267

   
Koninklijke
Philips NV
   

443

     

12,674

ØØ

 
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC,
A Shares
   

1,020

     

32,161

   
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC
ADR Class A
   

648

     

41,103

ØØ

 

Unilever NV

   

1,265

     

55,002

ØØ

 
     

339,543

   

Norway (0.0%)

 

Orkla ASA

   

1,584

     

12,439

   

Singapore (0.1%)

 
Yangzijiang
Shipbuilding
Holdings Ltd.
   

19,800

     

21,865

ØØ

 

South Africa (0.1%)

 

Mondi PLC

   

1,154

     

23,366

ØØ

 

Spain (0.2%)

 
ACS Actividades
de Construccion
y Servicios SA
   

505

     

17,794

ØØ

 
Prosegur Cia
de Seguridad
SA
   

3,116

     

17,962

ØØ

 

Repsol SA

   

1,032

     

21,274

ØØ

 
     

57,030

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Sweden (0.4%)

 
Electrolux AB,
Ser. B
   

411

   

$

12,306

   
Holmen AB,
B Shares
   

350

     

11,581

ØØ

 

Peab AB

   

1,981

     

16,708

ØØ

 
Skanska AB,
B Shares
   

772

     

17,179

ØØ

 
Tele2 AB,
B Shares
   

1,524

     

20,327

   
Telefonaktiebolaget
LM Ericsson,
B Shares
   

2,192

     

23,973

   
     

102,074

   

Switzerland (1.2%)

 

ABB Ltd. ADR

   

1,989

     

43,300

*ØØ  
Autoneum
Holding AG
   

52

     

11,483

*ØØ  

Clariant AG

   

1,093

     

23,996

*ØØ  
Forbo Holding
AG
   

19

     

23,011

*ØØ  

Givaudan SA

   

9

     

16,841

*ØØ  
Logitech
International
SA
   

837

     

12,565

ØØ

 
Lonza Group
AG
   

334

     

47,224

*ØØ  

Nestle SA

   

157

     

12,181

   

Novartis AG

   

120

     

12,249

   
Novartis AG
ADR
   

165

     

16,797

ØØ

 
Swiss Life
Holding AG
   

240

     

56,952

*ØØ  

Swiss Re AG

   

490

     

43,467

   
     

320,066

   

United Kingdom (3.1%)

 
 

3

i Group PLC

   

2,509

     

19,437

   
Acacia Mining
PLC
   

2,505

     

11,110

ØØ

 

Aggreko PLC

   

790

     

19,928

ØØ

 
Barclays PLC
ADR
   

1,084

     

17,062

È

 

Bellway PLC

   

1,449

     

44,053

   
Berkeley Group
Holdings PLC
   

353

     

13,591

ØØ

 
BP PLC    

7,268

     

52,420

   

BT Group PLC

   

8,579

     

59,835

ØØ

 

Carillion PLC

   

2,711

     

13,526

ØØ

 

Carnival PLC

   

401

     

18,244

ØØ

 

easyJet PLC

   

1,328

     

36,720

   

Evraz PLC

   

23,883

     

69,359

ØØ

 
Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles
NV
   

724

     

10,781

*

 

G4S PLC

   

4,760

     

21,351

ØØ

 
HSBC Holdings
PLC
   

1,428

     

14,265

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Imperial
Tobacco
Group PLC
   

506

   

$

24,708

ØØ

 

Inchcape PLC

   

1,841

     

23,418

ØØ

 
International
Consolidated
Airlines
Group SA
   

6,797

     

56,695

*

 

Lamprell PLC

   

8,540

     

18,392

*ØØ  
Melrose
Industries PLC
   

4,067

     

16,504

ØØ

 
National
Express
Group PLC
   

18,242

     

80,337

ØØ

 
National Grid
PLC
   

1,674

     

22,521

ØØ

 

Pace PLC

   

2,805

     

17,784

ØØ

 
Persimmon
PLC
   

609

     

15,812

*ØØ  

Rexam PLC

   

2,262

     

20,077

ØØ

 
Royal Bank of
Scotland
Group PLC
   

6,705

     

34,739

*ØØ  

Segro PLC

   

2,612

     

17,159

ØØ

 
Tate & Lyle
PLC
   

1,418

     

12,984

ØØ

 
Taylor Wimpey
PLC
   

6,330

     

16,073

ØØ

 
Trinity Mirror
PLC
   

3,866

     

10,919

*ØØ  

UBM PLC

   

2,158

     

18,629

ØØ

 
     

828,433

   

United States (33.7%)

 

3M Co.

   

182

     

28,463

ØØ

 
Achillion
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
   

551

     

4,821

*È  

Actavis PLC

   

376

     

106,355

*ØØ  
Activision
Blizzard, Inc.
   

4,265

     

97,306

ÈØØ

 

ADT Corp.

   

487

     

18,311

È

 

Aetna, Inc.

   

459

     

49,053

ØØ

 

Akorn, Inc.

   

230

     

9,577

*ÈØØ  
Alaska Air
Group, Inc.
   

532

     

34,080

ÈØØ

 
Altria Group,
Inc.
   

364

     

18,218

ØØ

 

Amdocs Ltd.

   

976

     

53,748

ØØ

 
American
Airlines
Group, Inc.
   

1,570

     

75,807

ØØ

 
American
Capital
Agency Corp.
   

2,518

     

51,959

ØØ

 
American
Express Co.
   

971

     

75,204

ØØ

 
American
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

408

     

25,786

ØØ

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
American
International
Group, Inc.
   

1,744

   

$

98,170

ÈØØ

 

Amgen, Inc.

   

127

     

20,055

ØØ

 
AmTrust
Financial
Services, Inc.
   

880

     

52,334

ØØ

 
Annaly
Capital
Management,
Inc.
   

3,373

     

33,966

ØØ

 

Anthem, Inc.

   

937

     

141,421

ØØ

 
Apollo
Residential
Mortgage,
Inc.
   

1,577

     

25,011

ØØ

 

Apple, Inc.

   

2,354

     

294,603

ØØ

 
Archer-Daniels-
Midland Co.
   

648

     

31,674

ØØ

 

Ashland, Inc.

   

504

     

63,685

ØØ

 

AT&T, Inc.

   

952

     

32,977

   
Atmos Energy
Corp.
   

348

     

18,792

ØØ

 
Automatic
Data
Processing,
Inc.
   

273

     

23,079

ØØ

 
Avery
Dennison
Corp.
   

393

     

21,847

ØØ

 
Axis Capital
Holdings Ltd.
   

235

     

12,234

È

 
Bank of
America
Corp.
   

2,113

     

33,660

ØØ

 
BankUnited,
Inc.
   

3,447

     

113,268

ØØ

 
Berkshire
Hathaway,
Inc. Class B
   

835

     

117,910

*ØØ  
Best Buy Co.,
Inc.
   

746

     

25,849

ØØ

 

Big Lots, Inc.

   

474

     

21,600

È

 
Bill Barrett
Corp.
   

674

     

7,818

*ØØ  

Boeing Co.

   

580

     

83,137

ØØ

 
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co.
   

659

     

41,998

ØØ

 

Bunge Ltd.

   

292

     

25,220

ØØ

 
Cablevision
Systems
Corp. Class A
   

2,721

     

54,366

ÈØØ

 
Cabot Oil &
Gas Corp.
   

6,051

     

204,645

ØØ

 

CBIZ, Inc.

   

1,552

     

14,030

*È  

CDW Corp.

   

293

     

11,228

ØØ

 
CenturyLink,
Inc.
   

341

     

12,262

ØØ

 
Charles River
Laboratories
International,
Inc.
   

416

     

28,771

*ØØ  

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Chevron Corp.

   

113

   

$

12,550

ØØ

 
Chimera
Investment
Corp.
   

1,743

     

26,476

   

Cigna Corp.

   

901

     

112,301

ØØ

 

Cintas Corp.

   

305

     

24,385

   
Cisco
Systems, Inc.
   

1,438

     

41,458

ØØ

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

794

     

42,336

ØØ

 
CME Group,
Inc.
   

1,195

     

108,637

ØØ

 
Comcast
Corp. Class A
   

299

     

17,270

ØØ

 
ConAgra
Foods, Inc.
   

417

     

15,075

ØØ

 
Concho
Resources,
Inc.
   

450

     

56,997

*ØØ  
CONSOL
Energy, Inc.
   

231

     

7,503

È

 
Cooper Cos.,
Inc.
   

632

     

112,540

ØØ

 
Costco
Wholesale
Corp.
   

1,240

     

177,382

ØØ

 
CVS Health
Corp.
   

998

     

99,091

ØØ

 
Darden
Restaurants,
Inc.
   

1,082

     

68,999

ØØ

 
Delek US
Holdings, Inc.
   

484

     

17,869

   
Delta Air
Lines, Inc.
   

1,019

     

45,488

ØØ

 
DeVry
Education
Group, Inc.
   

727

     

21,984

ØØ

 

DIRECTV

   

121

     

10,975

*ØØ  
Domino's
Pizza, Inc.
   

143

     

15,423

È

 
Duke Energy
Corp.
   

243

     

18,850

ØØ

 

Dynegy, Inc.

   

739

     

24,587

*

 
Dynex Capital,
Inc.
   

2,338

     

18,704

   
E.I. du Pont
de v
Nemours &
Co.
   

241

     

17,641

ØØ

 

eBay, Inc.

   

3,119

     

181,713

*ØØ  
Enphase
Energy, Inc.
   

430

     

5,405

*ØØ  
Entercom
Communications
Corp. Class A
   

964

     

11,452

*ØØ  

Entergy Corp.

   

979

     

75,559

ØØ

 
Esperion
Therapeutics,
Inc.
   

141

     

13,413

*È  
Everest Re
Group Ltd.
   

196

     

35,066

ØØ

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Exelon Corp.

   

2,037

   

$

69,299

ÈØØ

 
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

330

     

28,832

ØØ

 
Fairchild
Semiconductor
International,
Inc.
   

1,448

     

26,303

*ØØ  

Fiserv, Inc.

   

284

     

22,038

*ØØ  
Freescale
Semiconductor
Ltd.
   

1,531

     

59,847

*ØØ  
Fresh Del
Monte
Produce, Inc.
   

305

     

11,264

   
General
Dynamics
Corp.
   

183

     

25,130

ØØ

 
General
Electric Co.
   

494

      13,378ØØ    

Genpact Ltd.

   

1,582

     

34,583

*ØØ  
Gilead
Sciences, Inc.
   

580

     

58,296

*ØØ  
GNC Holdings,
Inc. Class A
   

1,096

     

47,183

ØØ

 
Goldman
Sachs Group,
Inc.
   

564

     

110,781

ØØ

 
Google, Inc.
Class A
   

27

     

14,817

*ØØ  
Google, Inc.
Class C
   

22

     

11,821

*

 
Graham
Holdings Co.
Class B
   

37

     

37,848

   
Haemonetics
Corp.
   

667

     

27,034

*

 
Hartford
Financial
Services
Group, Inc.
   

958

     

39,058

ØØ

 

Hasbro, Inc.

   

313

     

22,157

È

 
HCA Holdings,
Inc.
   

672

     

49,735

*ØØ  
Hewlett-Packard
Co.
   

2,059

     

67,885

ÈØØ

 

IBM Corp.

   

192

     

32,888

ØØ

 
IDT Corp.
Class B
   

450

     

7,664

È

 
IHS, Inc.
Class A
   

419

     

52,572

*ØØ  

Infinera Corp.

   

614

     

11,543

*È  

Ingredion, Inc.

   

224

     

17,786

ØØ

 

Intel Corp.

   

1,146

     

37,302

ØØ

 
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

745

     

167,275

ØØ

 

Intrexon Corp.

   

126

     

4,893

*È  

Intuit, Inc.

   

872

     

87,488

ØØ

 
ITC Holdings
Corp.
   

1,019

     

36,684

ØØ

 
JC Penney
Co., Inc.
   

5,093

     

42,272

*È  
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
JetBlue
Airways Corp.
   

1,738

   

$

35,681

*È  
Johnson &
Johnson
   

390

     

38,688

ØØ

 
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

4,838

     

306,052

ØØ

 

Kohl's Corp.

   

198

     

14,187

ØØ

 
Lam Research
Corp.
   

211

     

15,947

ØØ

 
Leidos
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,218

     

50,718

ØØ

 
Lennar Corp.
Class A
   

1,747

     

80,013

ÈØØ

 
Lithia Motors,
Inc. Class A
   

545

     

54,353

ØØ

 

LKQ Corp.

   

557

     

24,255

*ØØ  
Manhattan
Associates,
Inc.
   

876

     

46,043

*È  
Manpower Group,
Inc.
   

218

     

18,602

ØØ

 
Marvell
Technology
Group Ltd.
   

1,140

     

15,971

   
Media
General, Inc.
   

651

     

10,995

*È  
Merck & Co.,
Inc.
   

438

     

26,087

ØØ

 
Merge
Healthcare,
Inc.
   

2,050

     

10,189

*ØØ  

Meritor, Inc.

   

718

     

9,420

*ØØ  

MetLife, Inc.

   

657

     

33,698

ØØ

 
MFA Financial,
Inc.
   

1,858

     

14,437

   
Micron
Technology,
Inc.
   

2,902

     

81,633

*ØØ  
Microsoft
Corp.
   

1,607

     

78,164

ØØ

 
Mondelez
International,
Inc. Class A
   

690

     

26,475

ØØ

 
National Fuel
Gas Co.
   

224

     

14,437

È

 
Newell
Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   

1,687

     

64,325

ØØ

 
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
   

229

     

23,113

ØØ

 
NIKE, Inc.
Class B
   

255

     

25,204

ØØ

 
NorthWestern
Corp.
   

205

     

10,678

ØØ

 
Nuance
Communications,
Inc.
   

6,179

     

94,724

*ØØ  
O'Reilly
Automotive,
Inc.
   

50

     

10,892

*È  

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


26


 

Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Office Depot,
Inc.
   

8,819

   

$

81,311

*ØØ  

Oracle Corp.

   

1,412

     

61,591

ØØ

 
Packaging
Corp. of
America
   

1,122

     

77,631

ØØ

 
PAM
Transportation
Services, Inc.
   

172

     

10,077

*ØØ  
Parker Hannifin
Corp.
   

135

     

16,114

ØØ

 

PartnerRe Ltd.

   

106

     

13,568

ØØ

 
PBF Energy,
Inc. Class A
   

375

     

10,643

ØØ

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

187

     

17,787

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

4,986

     

169,175

ØØ

 

PG&E Corp.

   

222

     

11,748

   
Pilgrim's Pride
Corp.
   

2,194

     

54,192

È

 
Pioneer
Natural
Resources
Co.
   

509

     

87,945

ØØ

 
Pitney Bowes,
Inc.
   

1,482

     

33,152

ØØ

 
PNC Financial
Services
Group, Inc.
   

234

     

21,465

ØØ

 
Polaris
Industries,
Inc.
   

258

     

35,336

   
Procter &
Gamble Co.
   

1,349

     

107,259

ØØ

 
QUALCOMM,
Inc.
   

217

     

14,756

ØØ

 
Range
Resources
Corp.
   

197

     

12,521

ØØ

 
Reinsurance
Group of
America, Inc.
   

403

     

36,923

ØØ

 
REX American
Resources
Corp.
   

183

     

11,569

*È  

Rite Aid Corp.

   

2,053

     

15,829

*

 
Rock-Tenn
Co. Class A
   

193

     

12,155

ØØ

 
Royal
Caribbean
Cruises Ltd.
   

859

     

58,464

ØØ

 
Ruby Tuesday,
Inc.
   

1,179

     

8,583

*ØØ  

SanDisk Corp.

   

1,713

     

114,668

ØØ

 

Sanmina Corp.

   

966

     

19,639

*

 
Schlumberger
Ltd.
   

395

     

37,371

ØØ

 
Schnitzer Steel
Industries, Inc.
Class A
   

576

     

10,034

ØØ

 

Seaboard Corp.

   

13

     

46,800

*ØØ  
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Skyworks
Solutions, Inc.
   

259

   

$

23,893

ØØ

 
Sonoco
Products Co.
   

386

     

17,250

ØØ

 

SP Plus Corp.

   

668

     

15,204

*ØØ  
Spirit
AeroSystems
Holdings, Inc.
Class A
   

2,184

     

111,144

*ØØ  
SS&C
Technologies
Holdings, Inc.
   

210

     

12,636

ØØ

 

Staples, Inc.

   

2,485

     

40,555

ØØ

 
Teekay
Tankers Ltd.
Class A
   

1,126

     

7,094

ØØ

 

Teradata Corp.

   

1,149

     

50,545

*È  

Teradyne, Inc.

   

810

     

14,783

ØØ

 

Tesoro Corp.

   

371

     

31,843

ØØ

 
Tessera
Technologies,
Inc.
   

387

     

13,975

   
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
   

300

     

16,263

ØØ

 
Thomson
Reuters Corp.
   

317

     

13,016

ØØ

 
Time Warner,
Inc.
   

191

     

16,122

ØØ

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

418

     

26,978

ØØ

 
Tractor Supply
Co.
   

622

     

53,529

ØØ

 
TRW
Automotive
Holdings
Corp.
   

158

     

16,599

*

 
Twenty-First
Century Fox,
Inc. Class A
   

582

     

19,835

ØØ

 

UGI Corp.

   

603

     

20,990

ØØ

 
United
Continental
Holdings, Inc.
   

1,383

     

82,620

*ØØ  
United States
Steel Corp.
   

1,994

     

47,896

ÈØØ

 
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc.
   

728

     

81,099

ØØ

 

VF Corp.

   

239

     

17,311

ØØ

 
Valero Energy
Corp.
   

1,861

     

105,891

ØØ

 
VeriFone
Systems, Inc.
   

2,195

     

78,515

*ØØ  
Verisk
Analytics, Inc.
Class A
   

963

     

72,264

*ØØ  
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
   

1,401

     

70,666

ØØ

 
Visa, Inc.
Class A
   

293

     

19,353

È

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Voya Financial,
Inc.
   

1,867

   

$

79,049

ØØ

 

VSE Corp.

   

92

     

6,545

ØØ

 
WageWorks,
Inc.
   

809

     

40,774

*ØØ  
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
   

1,401

     

73,913

ØØ

 
Walt Disney
Co.
   

620

     

67,406

ØØ

 
Wells Fargo &
Co.
   

2,797

     

154,115

ØØ

 

West Corp.

   

1,492

     

46,177

ØØ

 
WhiteWave
Foods Co.
   

2,954

     

129,887

*ØØ  
Zimmer
Holdings, Inc.
   

995

     

109,291

ØØ

 
     

9,275,396

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $12,998,890)
       

13,440,244

   
    Principal
Amounta
     

U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S. Government (4.5%)

 
U.S.
Treasury
Bonds,
3.00%,
due
11/15/44
 

$

95,000

     

99,921

   
U.S.
Treasury
Bonds,
3.88%,
due
8/15/40
   

5,000

     

6,075

   
U.S.
Treasury
Bonds,
4.38%,
due
11/15/39
   

25,000

     

32,584

   
U.S.
Treasury
Bonds,
4.50%,
due
2/15/36
   

65,000

     

86,018

   
U.S.
Treasury
Bonds,
5.38%,
due
2/15/31
   

5,000

     

6,971

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


27


 

Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%,
due
4/15/17
 

$

10,333

   

$

10,554

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%,
due
1/15/22
   

15,554

     

15,745

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%,
due
1/15/23
   

20,335

     

20,502

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.63%,
due
1/15/24
   

60,349

     

63,206

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.63%,
due
2/15/43
   

15,312

     

14,848

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
1.75%,
due
1/15/28
   

33,608

     

39,421

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.00%,
due
1/15/26
   

35,473

     

42,144

   
   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.13%,
due
2/15/40
 

$

65,149

   

$

86,302

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.38%,
due
1/15/25
   

6,225

     

7,570

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.38%,
due
1/15/27
   

11,638

     

14,398

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.50%,
due
1/15/29
   

5,466

     

6,988

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
3.38%,
due
4/15/32
   

99,164

     

145,593

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
0.25%,
due
12/31/15
   

185,000

     

185,072

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
0.75%,
due
2/28/18
   

75,000

     

74,719

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
1.13%,
due
3/31/20
   

20,000

     

19,706

   
   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
1.63%,
due
11/15/22
 

$

20,000

   

$

19,689

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
2.00%,
due
10/31/21
   

65,000

     

65,995

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
2.38%,
due
8/15/24
   

70,000

     

72,155

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
2.75%,
due
2/15/24
   

35,000

     

37,198

   
U.S.
Treasury
Notes,
3.25%,
due
3/31/17
   

60,000

     

63,052

   
Total U.S. Treasury
Securities-Backed by
the Full Faith and
Credit of the
U.S. Government
(Cost $1,241,129)
           

1,236,426

   
U.S. Government Agency
Securities (0.1%)
 
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank,
Bonds,
5.50%,
due
7/15/36
(Cost
$35,489)
   

25,000

     

34,048

ØØ

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.5%)

 

Fannie Mae (0.3%)

 
Pass-
Through
Certificates,
4.50%,
TBA,
30 Year
Maturity
   

60,000

     

65,297

Ø

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 

Freddie Mac (0.2%)

 
Pass-
Through
Certificates,
4.00%,
TBA,
30 Year
Maturity
 

$

60,000

   

$

64,050

Ø

 
Total Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(Cost $129,159)
       

129,347

   

Government Securities (7.8%)

 

Sovereign (7.8%)

 
Australia
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.00%, due
8/21/35
 

AUD

15,000

     

15,420

   
Australia
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.75%, due
4/21/24
 

AUD

50,000

     

40,154

   
Australia
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
3.25% due
4/21/25
 

AUD

40,000

     

33,382

   
Canadian
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
1.25%, due
2/1/16
 

CAD

105,000

     

87,376

   
Canadian
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
4.25%, due
12/1/21
 

CAD

22,635

     

25,034

   
Canadian
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
4.25%, due
6/1/18
 

CAD

185,000

     

169,811

   
   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 
European
Investment
Bank,
Senior
Unsecured
Euro
Medium-
Term
Notes,
4.63%, due
4/15/20
 

EUR

100,000

   

$

137,632

   
France
Government
Bond OAT,
Bonds,
1.75%, due
11/25/24
 

EUR

95,000

     

118,395

   
Italy
Buoni
Poliennali
Del Tesoro,
Bonds,
2.55%, due
9/15/41
 

EUR

42,939

     

65,006

   
Italy
Buoni
Poliennali
Del Tesoro,
Bonds,
4.00%, due
2/1/37
 

EUR

55,000

     

78,820

   
Japan
Government
Twenty
Year
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
1.20%, due
3/20/35
 

JPY

7,000,000

     

59,689

   
Mexican
Bonos,
Bonds,
Ser. M,
7.75%, due
11/13/42
 

MXN

690,000

     

51,879

   
New
Zealand
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.00%, due
9/20/25
 

NZD

20,000

     

16,037

   
   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 
New
Zealand
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.50%, due
9/20/35
 

NZD

50,000

   

$

42,093

   
New
Zealand
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
Ser. 423,
5.50%, due
4/15/23
 

NZD

105,000

     

92,291

   
South
Africa
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
Ser. R214,
6.50%, due
2/28/41
 

ZAR

805,000

     

53,314

   
Spain
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
5.15%, due
10/31/44
 

EUR

5,000

     

8,762

ñ

 
Spain
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
4.20%, due
1/31/37
 

EUR

10,000

     

14,788

ñ

 
Spain
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
4.65%, due
7/30/25
 

EUR

80,000

     

116,453

ñ

 
United
Kingdom
Gilt
Inflation
Linked
Bonds,
Bonds,
0.13%, due
3/22/44
 

GBP

42,349

     

85,248

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Principal
Amounta
 

Value†
 
United
Kingdom
Gilt
Inflation
Linked
Bonds,
Bonds,
0.25%,
due
3/22/52
 

GBP

10,604

   

$

24,049

   
United
Kingdom
Gilt
Inflation
Linked
Bonds,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
0.13%,
due
3/22/29
 

GBP

43,241

     

75,878

   
United
Kingdom
Gilt,
Bonds,
1.75%,
due
7/22/19
 

GBP

200,000

     

314,451

   
United
Kingdom
Gilt,
Bonds,
1.75%,
due
9/7/22
 

GBP

200,000

     

309,781

   
United
Kingdom
Gilt,
Bonds,
4.25%,
due
12/7/27
 

GBP

60,000

     

114,896

   
Total Government
Securities
(Cost $2,165,312)
       

2,150,639

   
    Number
of Shares
     

Exchange Traded Funds (3.9%)

 
iShares
10+ Year
Credit Bond
ETF
   

1,300

     

79,651

ØØ

 
iShares Core
U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF
   

1,674

     

185,580

ØØ

 
iShares MSCI
ACWI ETF
   

8,932

     

551,462

ØØ

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
SPDR Barclays
International
Treasury
Bond ETF
   

3,426

   

$

185,552

ØØ

 
SPDR Barclays
Long Term
Corporate
Bond ETF
   

1,900

     

77,938

ØØ

 
Total Exchange Traded
Funds
(Cost $1,065,296)
           

1,080,183

   

Mutual Funds (37.5%)

 
Neuberger
Berman
Emerging
Markets
Debt Fund
Institutional
Class
   

148,236

     

1,388,211

§ØØ

 
Neuberger
Berman
Emerging
Markets
Equity Fund
Institutional
Class
   

187,444

     

3,197,875

§ØØ

 
Neuberger
Berman High
Income Bond
Fund
Institutional
Class
   

153,180

     

1,393,318

§ØØ

 
Neuberger
Berman
International
Equity Fund
Institutional
Class
   

301,887

     

3,526,442

§ØØ

 
Neuberger
Berman Risk
Balanced
Commodity
Strategy Fund
Institutional
Class
   

111,878

     

822,119

§ØØ

 
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $9,772,157)
       

10,327,965

   

Short-Term Investments (0.8%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $222,936)
   

222,936

     

222,936

ØØ

 
Total Long
Positions (104.0%)
(Cost $27,630,368)
       

28,621,788

##

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Cash,
receivables and
other assets,
less liabilities (4.9%)
     

$

1,352,991

c

 
Short Positions
(see summary
below) ((8.9)%)
       

(2,454,535

)

 
Total Net
Assets (100.0%)
     

$

27,520,244

   

Short Positions ((8.9)%)

 
Common Stocks Sold Short (8.9%)  

Australia (0.1%)

 
Coca-Cola
Amatil Ltd.
   

(951

)

   

(7,699

)

 
Iluka
Resources Ltd.
   

(1,678

)

   

(10,693

)

 

Santos Ltd.

   

(1,639

)

   

(10,674

)

 
     

(29,066

)

 

Belgium (0.1%)

 
Anheuser-Busch
InBev NV
   

(108

)

   

(13,149

)

 

UCB SA

   

(179

)

   

(12,894

)

 
     

(26,043

)

 

Canada (0.2%)

 

Amaya, Inc.

   

(274

)

   

(6,411

)*

 

BCE, Inc.

   

(236

)

   

(10,404

)

 
Element
Financial Corp.
   

(734

)

   

(10,525

)*

 
Franco-Nevada
Corp.
   

(210

)

   

(10,903

)

 
IGM Financial,
Inc.
   

(287

)

   

(10,854

)

 
Paramount
Resources Ltd.
Class A
   

(305

)

   

(9,022

)*

 
Peyto
Exploration &
Development
Corp.
   

(333

)

   

(9,680

)

 
     

(67,799

)

 

Denmark (0.1%)

 
Chr Hansen
Holding A/S
   

(324

)

   

(15,686

)

 
GN Store Nord
A/S
   

(650

)

   

(14,033

)

 
William
Demant
Holding A/S
   

(171

)

   

(14,067

)*

 
     

(43,786

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


30


 

Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

France (0.5%)

 
Bureau
Veritas SA
   

(651

)

 

$

(15,330

)

 

Danone SA

   

(189

)

   

(13,676

)

 
Dassault
Systemes SA
   

(163

)

   

(12,560

)

 
Eurofins
Scientific SE
   

(43

)

   

(12,112

)

 
Groupe
Eurotunnel SE
   

(952

)

   

(15,263

)

 

Imerys SA

   

(184

)

   

(14,005

)

 

Legrand SA

   

(217

)

   

(12,548

)

 
LVMH Moet
Hennessy Louis
Vuitton SE
   

(70

)

   

(12,241

)

 
Pernod-Ricard
SA
   

(103

)

   

(12,801

)

 
Remy
Cointreau SA
   

(206

)

   

(15,498

)

 
Sartorius
Stedim Biotech
   

(38

)

   

(9,692

)

 
     

(145,726

)

 

Germany (0.3%)

 

BASF SE

   

(134

)

   

(13,313

)

 

Beiersdorf AG

   

(117

)

   

(10,177

)

 
Deutsche
Wohnen AG
   

(385

)

   

(10,099

)

 

Drillisch AG

   

(362

)

   

(16,648

)

 

Linde AG

   

(62

)

   

(12,115

)

 

MAN SE

   

(90

)

   

(9,764

)

 

SAP SE

   

(200

)

   

(15,113

)

 
United
Internet AG
   

(291

)

   

(13,010

)

 
     

(100,239

)

 

Italy (0.2%)

 
Brunello
Cucinelli SpA
   

(584

)

   

(10,833

)

 
Salvatore
Ferragamo
SpA
   

(449

)

   

(13,962

)

 

Snam SpA

   

(2,761

)

   

(14,382

)

 

Yoox SpA

   

(327

)

   

(10,301

)*

 
     

(49,478

)

 

Japan (0.5%)

 

Asahi Co. Ltd.

   

(850

)

   

(7,508

)

 
Daiichi Sankyo
Co. Ltd.
   

(764

)

   

(13,270

)

 
Hirose
Electric
Co. Ltd.
   

(105

)

   

(14,784

)

 
Honda Motor
Co. Ltd.
   

(390

)

   

(13,075

)

 

Hulic Co. Ltd.

   

(813

)

   

(8,702

)

 

Inpex Corp.

   

(1,207

)

   

(15,148

)

 

Konami Corp.

   

(436

)

   

(8,002

)

 
LIXIL Group
Corp.
   

(500

)

   

(10,422

)

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Odakyu
Electric
Railway Co.
Ltd.
   

(1,428

)

 

$

(14,369

)

 
Sumitomo
Realty &
Development
Co. Ltd.
   

(303

)

   

(11,695

)

 
Takeda
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
   

(238

)

   

(12,219

)

 
     

(129,194

)

 

Mexico (0.1%)

 

Fresnillo PLC

   

(1,425

)

   

(15,805

)

 

Netherlands (0.1%)

 
ASML Holding
NV
   

(130

)

   

(13,990

)

 

OCI NV

   

(358

)

   

(10,673

)*

 
     

(24,663

)

 

Spain (0.3%)

 
Atresmedia
Corp. de
Medios de
Comunicacion
SA
   

(905

)

   

(14,618

)

 
Banco Bilbao
Vizcaya
Argentaria
SA
   

(1,155

)

   

(11,606

)

 

Inditex SA

   

(349

)

   

(11,199

)

 
Mediaset
Espana
Comunicacion
SA
   

(1,109

)

   

(15,032

)*

 
Obrascon Huarte
Lain SA
   

(372

)

   

(8,629

)

 

Zardoya Otis SA

   

(1,177

)

   

(15,174

)

 
     

(76,258

)

 

Sweden (0.2%)

 
Assa Abloy AB
Class B
   

(242

)

   

(14,039

)

 
Lundin
Petroleum AB
   

(1,049

)

   

(16,980

)*

 

Volvo AB,

   

(895

)

   

(12,365

)

 

B Shares

 
Wallenstam AB,
B Shares
    (662)       (11,161)    
     

(54,545

)

 

Switzerland (0.4%)

 
Barry
Callebaut AG
   

(13

)

   

(15,771

)*

 
Cie Financiere
Richemont SA
   

(139

)

   

(12,389

)

 

Dufry AG

   

(97

)

   

(14,263

)*

 
PSP Swiss
Property AG
   

(126

)

   

(11,752

)*

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

SGS SA

   

(7

)

 

$

(13,563

)

 
Swatch
Group AG
   

(27

)

   

(12,070

)

 
Swiss Prime
Site AG
   

(147

)

   

(12,889

)*

 

Syngenta AG

   

(37

)

   

(12,381

)

 
     

(105,078

)

 

United Kingdom (1.6%)

 
Antofagasta
PLC
   

(624

)

   

(7,469

)

 
Ashtead
Group PLC
   

(747

)

   

(12,809

)

 
Associated
British
Foods PLC
   

(227

)

   

(9,910

)

 
British
American
Tobacco PLC
   

(191

)

   

(10,494

)

 

BTG PLC

   

(1,215

)

   

(13,406

)*

 
Burberry
Group PLC
   

(371

)

   

(9,891

)

 

Capita PLC

   

(683

)

   

(11,955

)

 

Diageo PLC

   

(427

)

   

(11,855

)

 

Essentra PLC

   

(910

)

   

(13,358

)

 

Experian PLC

   

(828

)

   

(14,788

)

 

Glencore PLC

   

(3,007

)

   

(14,285

)*

 

Grainger PLC

   

(2,990

)

   

(9,697

)

 
Greene King
PLC
   

(1,045

)

   

(13,286

)

 
Hammerson
PLC
   

(1,106

)

   

(11,332

)

 
Hargreaves
Lansdown
PLC
   

(625

)

   

(11,740

)

 
Imagination
Technologies
Group PLC
   

(2,993

)

   

(9,028

)*

 

IMI PLC

   

(479

)

   

(9,179

)

 

Inmarsat PLC

   

(923

)

   

(14,213

)

 
Intertek Group
PLC
   

(373

)

   

(14,907

)

 
Jardine Lloyd
Thompson
Group PLC
   

(673

)

   

(10,960

)

 
Johnson
Matthey PLC
   

(227

)

   

(11,606

)

 

Kier Group

   

(515

)

   

(12,775

)

 

PLC

 
N Brown
Group PLC
   

(1,526

)

   

(8,011

)

 

Next PLC

   

(86

)

   

(9,669

)

 
Oxford
Instruments
PLC
   

(724

)

   

(10,307

)

 
Pennon
Group PLC
   

(1,031

)

   

(13,531

)

 
Polymetal
International
PLC
   

(773

)

   

(6,279

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


31


 

Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Provident
Financial PLC
   

(269

)

 

$

(12,408

)

 

Rotork PLC

   

(346

)

   

(12,486

)

 
RPC Group
PLC
   

(1,522

)

   

(13,988

)

 
Serco Group
PLC
   

(2,811

)

   

(5,743

)

 
Sports Direct
International
PLC
   

(1,284

)

   

(12,137

)*

 
St. James's
Place PLC
   

(693

)

   

(9,453

)

 
Telecity Group
PLC
   

(1,003

)

   

(13,605

)

 

Tesco PLC

   

(3,257

)

   

(10,978

)

 

Tullow Oil PLC

   

(2,824

)

   

(17,930

)

 
United Utilities
Group PLC
   

(624

)

   

(9,283

)

 
Vectura Group
PLC
   

(4,898

)

   

(11,717

)*

 
WM Morrison
Supermarkets
PLC
   

(3,834

)

   

(10,932

)

 
     

(447,400

)

 

United States (4.2%)

 

Akorn, Inc.

   

(185

)

   

(7,703

)*

 
Albany
Molecular
Research, Inc.
   

(355

)

   

(6,411

)*

 
Alliance Data
Systems Corp.
   

(48

)

   

(14,271

)*

 
Amazon.com,
Inc.
   

(37

)

   

(15,606

)*

 
American
Campus
Communities,
Inc.
   

(307

)

   

(12,323

)

 
American
Tower Corp.
   

(128

)

   

(12,100

)

 

AMETEK, Inc.

   

(291

)

   

(15,254

)

 
Amphenol
Corp. Class A
   

(242

)

   

(13,400

)

 
Analog
Devices, Inc.
   

(241

)

   

(14,903

)

 
Arthur J.
Gallagher &
Co.
   

(192

)

   

(9,183

)

 

Bluebird Bio,

   

(79

)

   

(10,522

)*

 

Inc.

 
BorgWarner,
Inc.
   

(206

)

   

(12,195

)

 
Brown-Forman
Corp. Class B
   

(150

)

   

(13,534

)

 
CMS Energy
Corp.
   

(421

)

   

(14,284

)

 

Coca-Cola Co.

   

(316

)

   

(12,817

)

 
Colgate-
Palmolive Co.
   

(193

)

   

(12,985

)

 
Contra Furiex
Pharmaceuticals
   

(1,793

)

   

(17,518

)^^

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
CoStar Group,
Inc.
   

(75

)

 

$

(15,332

)*

 
Dealertrack
Technologies,
Inc.
   

(209

)

   

(8,216

)*

 
Dominion
Resources,
Inc.
   

(218

)

   

(15,626

)

 
Donaldson
Co., Inc.
   

(403

)

   

(15,060

)

 
Emerson
Electric Co.
   

(169

)

   

(9,942

)

 

Fastenal Co.

   

(311

)

   

(13,255

)

 
Federal Realty
Investment
Trust
   

(73

)

   

(9,758

)

 
FleetCor
Technologies,
Inc.
   

(97

)

   

(15,606

)*

 

FMC Corp.

   

(242

)

   

(14,353

)

 
Freeport-
McMoRan,
Inc.
   

(552

)

   

(12,845

)

 
General
Growth
Properties,
Inc.
   

(340

)

   

(9,316

)

 
Global
Payments,
Inc.
   

(156

)

   

(15,644

)

 

Hershey Co.

   

(150

)

   

(13,788

)

 
Honeywell
International,
Inc.
   

(80

)

   

(8,074

)

 
Howard
Hughes Corp.
   

(83

)

   

(12,323

)*

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

   

(184

)

   

(12,847

)

 

IDEX Corp.

   

(169

)

   

(12,677

)

 
IDEXX
Laboratories,
Inc.
   

(79

)

   

(9,904

)*

 
Illinois Tool
Works, Inc.
   

(105

)

   

(9,826

)

 
Intuitive
Surgical, Inc.
   

(15

)

   

(7,440

)*

 
Investors
Bancorp, Inc.
   

(1,088

)

   

(12,882

)

 
ITC Holdings
Corp.
   

(424

)

   

(15,264

)

 
J.B. Hunt
Transport
Services, Inc.
   

(177

)

   

(15,434

)

 

Jarden Corp.

   

(286

)

   

(14,637

)*

 
Kansas City
Southern
   

(118

)

   

(12,094

)

 
Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
   

(303

)

   

(13,014

)

 
Lennox
International,
Inc.
   

(140

)

   

(14,834

)

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Liberty
Property Trust
   

(376

)

 

$

(13,100

)

 

LKQ Corp.

   

(339

)

   

(9,177

)*

 
Martin
Marietta
Materials, Inc.
   

(103

)

   

(14,693

)

 
MasterCard,
Inc. Class A
   

(160

)

   

(14,434

)

 
Mobile Mini,
Inc.
   

(246

)

   

(9,481

)

 

Monsanto Co.

   

(120

)

   

(13,675

)

 
Motorola
Solutions, Inc.
   

(205

)

   

(12,249

)

 

Netflix, Inc.

   

(24

)

   

(13,356

)*

 

NetSuite, Inc.

   

(99

)

   

(9,461

)*

 
Newell
Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   

(330

)

   

(12,583

)

 

NiSource, Inc.

   

(366

)

   

(15,892

)

 

Nordson Corp.

   

(195

)

   

(15,532

)

 
ORBCOMM,
Inc.
   

(2,099

)

   

(12,636

)*

 
Packaging
Corp. of
America
   

(189

)

   

(13,077

)

 

Pall Corp.

   

(146

)

   

(14,209

)

 
Panera Bread
Co. Class A
   

(83

)

   

(15,146

)*

 

PGT, Inc.

   

(585

)

   

(6,622

)*

 
Plum Creek
Timber Co.,
Inc.
   

(322

)

   

(13,588

)

 
Polaris
Industries, Inc.
   

(99

)

   

(13,559

)

 
Power
Solutions
International,
Inc.
   

(107

)

   

(6,827

)*

 
Precision
Castparts
Corp.
   

(68

)

   

(14,055

)

 
Priceline
Group, Inc.
   

(13

)

   

(16,092

)*

 

Public Storage

   

(56

)

   

(10,523

)

 

Realty Income

   

(243

)

   

(11,414

)

 

Corp.

 
Restoration
Hardware
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(107

)

   

(9,220

)*

 
Rice Energy,
Inc.
   

(370

)

   

(9,113

)*

 
Rockwell
Collins, Inc.
   

(121

)

   

(11,777

)

 
Sempra
Energy
   

(134

)

   

(14,227

)

 
Sherwin-
Williams Co.
   

(42

)

   

(11,676

)

 
Signature
Bank
   

(112

)

   

(15,018

)*

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


32


 

Schedule of Investments Global Allocation Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Signet
Jewelers Ltd.
   

(109

)

 

$

(14,620

)

 
Simon
Property
Group, Inc.
   

(49

)

   

(8,893

)

 
Sirius XM
Holdings, Inc.
   

(3,656

)

   

(14,441

)*

 
Southern
Copper Corp.
   

(520

)

   

(16,942

)

 
Starbucks
Corp.
   

(322

)

   

(15,965

)

 
SunEdison,
Inc.
   

(385

)

   

(9,748

)*

 
Under Armour,
Inc. Class A
   

(180

)

   

(13,959

)*

 
Union Pacific
Corp.
   

(100

)

   

(10,623

)

 
United
Natural
Foods, Inc.
   

(187

)

   

(12,615

)*

 
United Parcel
Service, Inc.
Class B
   

(104

)

   

(10,455

)

 

VeriSign, Inc.

   

(202

)

   

(12,829

)*

 
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
   

(236

)

   

(11,904

)

 
WABCO
Holdings, Inc.
   

(132

)

   

(16,427

)*

 
Williams Cos.,
Inc.
   

(316

)

   

(16,176

)

 
WR Grace &
Co.
   

(154

)

   

(14,895

)*

 
Wynn
Resorts Ltd.
   

(104

)

   

(11,551

)

 
     

(1,139,455

)

 
Total Short Positions
(Proceeds $(2,391,793))
       

(2,454,535

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


33


 

LONG POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value†
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Mutual Funds

 

$

10,327,965

     

37.5

%

 

Government Securities

   

2,150,639

     

7.8

%

 
U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit
of the U.S. Government
   

1,236,426

     

4.5

%

 

Exchange Traded Funds

   

1,080,183

     

3.9

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

924,872

     

3.3

%

 

Banks

   

877,899

     

3.1

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

790,155

     

2.8

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

545,925

     

2.0

%

 

Insurance

   

542,175

     

2.0

%

 

Airlines

   

533,307

     

1.9

%

 

Software

   

524,367

     

1.9

%

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

511,854

     

1.9

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

472,871

     

1.7

%

 

Food Products

   

450,979

     

1.6

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

433,609

     

1.6

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

386,411

     

1.4

%

 

IT Services

   

365,467

     

1.3

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

348,962

     

1.3

%

 

Electric Utilities

   

301,589

     

1.1

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

299,898

     

1.1

%

 

Media

   

270,283

     

1.0

%

 

Household Durables

   

269,184

     

1.0

%

 

Automobiles

   

267,968

     

1.0

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

248,865

     

0.9

%

 

Chemicals

   

222,483

     

0.8

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

219,411

     

0.8

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

208,351

     

0.8

%

 

Professional Services

   

204,787

     

0.7

%

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

196,470

     

0.7

%

 

Road & Rail

   

192,124

     

0.7

%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

187,712

     

0.7

%

 

Metals & Mining

   

186,117

     

0.7

%

 

Containers & Packaging

   

185,730

     

0.7

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

182,302

     

0.7

%

 

Auto Components

   

133,586

     

0.5

%

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   

130,574

     

0.5

%

 

Capital Markets

   

130,218

     

0.5

%

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

129,347

     

0.5

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

109,514

     

0.4

%

 

Household Products

   

107,259

     

0.4

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

103,608

     

0.4

%

 

Biotechnology

   

101,478

     

0.4

%

 

Paper & Forest Products

   

96,143

     

0.3

%

 

Real Estate Management & Development

   

85,998

     

0.3

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

84,971

     

0.3

%

 

Marine

   

80,950

     

0.3

%

 

Multiline Retail

   

78,059

     

0.3

%

 

Consumer Finance

   

75,204

     

0.3

%

 

Machinery

   

73,638

     

0.3

%

 

Leisure Products

   

70,003

     

0.3

%

 

Construction & Engineering

   

65,207

     

0.2

%

 

Diversified Consumer Services

   

59,832

     

0.2

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

55,763

     

0.2

%

 

Beverages

   

55,428

     

0.2

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


34


 

LONG POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND (UNAUDITED) (cont'd)

Industry

  Investments at
Value†
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

$

54,515

     

0.2

%

 

Multi-Utilities

   

54,415

     

0.2

%

 

Gas Utilities

   

54,219

     

0.2

%

 

Distributors

   

47,673

     

0.2

%

 

Tobacco

   

42,926

     

0.1

%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

35,730

     

0.1

%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

30,867

     

0.1

%

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities

   

34,048

     

0.1

%

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

   

24,587

     

0.1

%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

20,327

     

0.1

%

 

Construction Materials

   

15,236

     

0.1

%

 

Health Care Technology

   

10,189

     

0.0

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

1,575,927

     

5.7

%

 

Short Positions (see summary on next page)

 
     

(2,454,535

)

   

(8.9

)%

 
   

$

27,520,244

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


35


 

SHORT POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value†
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Chemicals

 

$

(143,731

)

   

(0.5

)%

 

Machinery

   

(142,699

)

   

(0.5

)%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

(117,737

)

   

(0.4

)%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

(112,347

)

   

(0.4

)%

 

Metals & Mining

   

(95,221

)

   

(0.4

)%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

(88,727

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Real Estate Management & Development

   

(88,318

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Beverages

   

(87,353

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

(85,345

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

IT Services

   

(76,047

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

(75,839

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Professional Services

   

(70,543

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Specialty Retail

   

(68,947

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

(62,359

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Multi-Utilities

   

(60,029

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

(55,136

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Food Products

   

(53,145

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Road & Rail

   

(52,520

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

(49,157

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

(47,669

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

   

(47,274

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Building Products

   

(45,917

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Software

   

(45,136

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

(44,571

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Media

   

(44,091

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Banks

   

(39,506

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

(38,491

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

(34,525

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

(33,906

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Insurance

   

(29,596

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Construction Materials

   

(28,698

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Household Durables

   

(27,220

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Containers & Packaging

   

(27,065

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

(26,064

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Water Utilities

   

(22,814

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Capital Markets

   

(22,594

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Construction & Engineering

   

(21,404

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   

(18,523

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

(16,648

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Electric Utilities

   

(15,264

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Transportation Infrastructure

   

(15,263

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

(15,224

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Gas Utilities

   

(14,382

)

   

(0.1

)%

 

Leisure Products

   

(13,559

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Automobiles

   

(13,075

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Household Products

   

(12,985

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Consumer Finance

   

(12,408

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Communications Equipment

   

(12,249

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Auto Components

   

(12,195

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

(10,525

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Biotechnology

   

(10,522

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Tobacco

   

(10,494

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Air Freight & Logistics

   

(10,455

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Personal Products

   

(10,177

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Multiline Retail

   

(9,669

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Distributors

   

(9,177

)

   

(0.0

)%

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short

 

$

(2,454,535

)

   

(8.9

)%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


36


 

Schedule of Investments Inflation Managed Fundb (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Institutional Class

   

8.7

%

 
 

2

   

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class

   

8.2

%

 
 

3

   

Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund Institutional Class

   

8.2

%

 
 

4

   

Neuberger Berman Floating Rate Income Fund Institutional Class

   

4.4

%

 
 

5

   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.63%, due 1/15/24

   

2.9

%

 
 

6

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

2.6

%

 
 

7

   

United Kingdom Gilt Inflation Linked Bonds, Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.13%, due 3/22/29

   

2.4

%

 
 

8

   

United Kingdom Gilt Inflation Linked Bonds, Bonds, 0.13%, due 3/22/44

   

2.0

%

 
 

9

   

Chevron Corp.

   

1.5

%

 
 

10

   

Energy Transfer Equity LP

   

1.4

%

 
    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 

Common Stocks (44.3%)

 

Chemicals (7.7%)

 
Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc.
   

674

   

$

96,672

   

Airgas, Inc.

   

122

     

12,356

   
Celanese Corp.
Class A
   

77

     

5,110

   
CF Industries
Holdings, Inc.
   

145

     

41,683

   

Chase Corp.

   

71

     

2,542

   
Dow Chemical
Co.
   

3,544

     

180,744

   
E.I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co.
   

3,018

     

220,917

   
Eastman
Chemical Co.
   

430

     

32,774

   

Ecolab, Inc.

   

778

     

87,120

   

FMC Corp.

   

235

     

13,938

   
Innophos
Holdings, Inc.
   

51

     

2,695

   
International
Flavors &
Fragrances,
Inc.
   

252

     

28,917

   
LyondellBasell
Industries NV
Class A
   

1,211

     

125,363

   

Monsanto Co.

   

1,370

     

156,125

   

Mosaic Co.

   

1,010

     

44,440

   
OMNOVA
Solutions, Inc.
   

439

     

3,508

*

 
PPG Industries,
Inc.
   

421

     

93,277

   

Praxair, Inc.

   

816

     

99,495

   
Sensient
Technologies
Corp.
   

88

     

5,752

   
Sherwin-
Williams Co.
   

221

     

61,438

   
Sigma-Aldrich
Corp.
   

328

     

45,566

   

Zep, Inc.

   

144

     

2,863

   
     

1,363,295

   

Construction Materials (0.3%)

 
Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc.
   

87

     

12,410

   
    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 
Vulcan
Materials Co.
   

380

   

$

32,498

   
     

44,908

   

Containers & Packaging (0.7%)

 
Avery Dennison
Corp.
   

317

     

17,622

   

Ball Corp.

   

454

     

33,328

   
Berry Plastics
Group, Inc.
   

94

     

3,216

*

 
MeadWestvaco
Corp.
   

586

     

28,597

   
Owens-Illinois,
Inc.
   

543

     

12,983

*

 
Rock-Tenn Co.
Class A
   

110

     

6,928

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

653

     

29,777

   
     

132,451

   

Energy Equipment & Services (1.7%)

 
Atwood
Oceanics, Inc.
   

140

     

4,673

   
Baker Hughes,
Inc.
   

477

     

32,656

   
Cameron
International
Corp.
   

122

     

6,688

*

 
Ensco PLC
Class A
   

198

     

5,402

   
FMC
Technologies,
Inc.
   

74

     

3,263

*

 

Halliburton Co.

   

941

     

46,062

   
Helmerich &
Payne, Inc.
   

103

     

8,031

   
National Oilwell
Varco, Inc.
   

532

     

28,946

   

Noble Corp. PLC

   

358

     

6,197

   

PHI, Inc.

   

167

     

5,232

*

 
Schlumberger
Ltd.
   

1,494

     

141,347

   
SEACOR
Holdings, Inc.
   

48

     

3,488

*

 
Superior Energy
Services, Inc.
   

168

     

4,284

   
     

296,269

   
    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 

Gas Utilities (0.5%)

 
Suburban
Propane
Partners LP
   

2,000

   

$

89,300

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.6%)

 

Cedar Fair LP

   

1,700

     

95,931

   
Starwood
Hotels &
Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

195

     

16,760

   
     

112,691

   

Household Durables (0.1%)

 
TRI Pointe
Homes, Inc.
   

1,275

     

18,207

*

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.4%)

 
NRG Yield, Inc.
Class A
   

1,400

     

68,880

   

Internet Software & Services (0.1%)

 

Equinix, Inc.

   

70

     

17,915

   

Metals & Mining (1.1%)

 

Alcoa, Inc.

   

3,704

     

49,708

   
Allegheny
Technologies,
Inc.
   

211

     

7,172

   
Century
Aluminum Co.
   

371

     

4,782

*

 
Freeport-
McMoRan, Inc.
   

2,498

     

58,128

   
Newmont
Mining Corp.
   

1,420

     

37,616

ØØ

 

Nucor Corp.

   

720

     

35,179

   
     

192,585

   

Multi-Utilities (0.9%)

 
CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
   

2,500

     

52,425

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

1,800

     

78,156

   

Sempra Energy

   

300

     

31,851

   
     

162,432

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (20.4%)

 
Alliance
Holdings GP LP
   

2,400

     

119,280

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


37


 

Schedule of Investments Inflation Managed Fundb (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 
Anadarko
Petroleum
Corp.
   

608

   

$

57,213

   

Apache Corp.

   

417

     

28,523

   
Cabot Oil &
Gas Corp.
   

247

     

8,354

   
Chesapeake
Energy Corp.
   

565

     

8,910

   

Chevron Corp.

   

2,347

     

260,658

   
Cimarex
Energy Co.
   

101

     

12,564

   

ConocoPhillips

   

1,531

     

103,985

   
CONSOL
Energy, Inc.
   

107

     

3,475

   
Crestwood
Equity
Partners LP
   

14,000

     

91,560

   
Crestwood
Midstream
Partners LP
   

7,800

     

123,786

   
Delek US
Holdings, Inc.
   

54

     

1,994

   
Devon Energy
Corp.
   

576

     

39,289

   
Energy Transfer
Equity LP
   

3,800

     

253,308

   
Energy Transfer
Partners LP
   

4,159

     

240,286

   
Enterprise
Products
Partners LP
   

7,000

     

239,750

   
EOG Resources,
Inc.
   

649

     

64,219

   
EP Energy Corp.
Class A
   

158

     

2,334

*

 

EQT Corp.

   

118

     

10,613

   
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

5,208

     

455,023

ØØ

 

Green Plains, Inc.

   

91

     

2,834

   

Hess Corp.

   

362

     

27,838

   
Kinder Morgan,
Inc.
   

2,007

     

86,201

   
Marathon Oil
Corp.
   

749

     

23,294

   
Marathon
Petroleum
Corp.
   

371

     

36,569

   
Murphy Oil
Corp.
   

100

     

4,761

   
Navios Maritime
Acquisition
Corp.
   

735

     

2,800

   
Newfield
Exploration Co.
   

249

     

9,771

*

 
NGL Energy
Partners LP
   

2,100

     

61,446

   
Noble Energy,
Inc.
   

348

     

17,651

   
Nordic American
Tankers Ltd.
   

138

     

1,688

   
NuStar GP
Holdings LLC
   

3,200

     

124,960

   
    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 
Occidental
Petroleum
Corp.
   

873

   

$

69,927

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

2,501

     

120,298

   
PBF Energy, Inc.
Class A
   

96

     

2,724

   

Phillips 66

   

750

     

59,482

   
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

150

     

25,917

   
QEP Resources,
Inc.
   

74

     

1,665

   
REX American
Resources
Corp.
   

72

     

4,552

*

 
Southwestern
Energy Co.
   

245

     

6,867

*

 
Spectra Energy
Corp.
   

4,662

     

173,659

   
Teekay LNG
Partners LP
   

3,700

     

145,854

   
Teekay
Offshore
Partners LP
   

3,100

     

72,726

   
Teekay Tankers
Ltd. Class A
   

696

     

4,385

   

Tesoro Corp.

   

220

     

18,883

   
Valero Energy
Corp.
   

791

     

45,008

   
Western Gas
Partners LP
   

1,800

     

131,202

   
Williams Cos.,
Inc.
   

4,248

     

217,455

   
     

3,625,541

   

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%)

 

Domtar Corp.

   

86

     

3,717

   
International
Paper Co.
   

1,341

     

72,039

   
     

75,756

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (9.1%)

 
Alexandria Real
Estate Equities,
Inc.
   

300

     

27,714

   
Altisource
Residential
Corp.
   

515

     

9,862

   
American
Homes 4 Rent
Class A
   

2,080

     

35,131

   
American
Tower Corp.
   

1,110

     

104,928

   
AvalonBay
Communities,
Inc.
   

495

     

81,348

   
Boston
Properties, Inc.
   

815

     

107,833

   
CBL &
Associates
Properties, Inc.
   

1,150

     

20,712

   
    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 
CoreSite Realty
Corp.
   

360

   

$

17,309

   
Crown Castle
International
Corp.
   

650

     

54,294

   
DCT Industrial
Trust, Inc.
   

750

     

24,780

   
Douglas
Emmett, Inc.
   

920

     

26,220

   
Equity
Residential
   

1,330

     

98,234

   
Essex Property
Trust, Inc.
   

145

     

32,183

   
Federal Realty
Investment
Trust
   

290

     

38,764

   
General Growth
Properties, Inc.
   

1,595

     

43,703

   

HCP, Inc.

   

677

     

27,276

ØØ

 
Health Care
REIT, Inc.
   

695

     

50,054

   
Host Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

2,185

     

44,006

   
Hudson Pacific
Properties, Inc.
   

420

     

12,667

   
Kimco Realty
Corp.
   

1,505

     

36,270

   
LaSalle Hotel
Properties
   

680

     

24,949

   

Macerich Co.

   

385

     

31,478

   
National Retail
Properties, Inc.
   

750

     

28,800

   
OMEGA
Healthcare
Investors, Inc.
   

740

     

26,707

   
Plum Creek
Timber Co.,
Inc.
   

520

     

21,944

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

1,530

     

61,506

   

Public Storage

   

380

     

71,406

   
Regency
Centers Corp.
   

410

     

25,740

   
Simon Property
Group, Inc.
   

865

     

156,989

   
SL Green Realty
Corp.
   

435

     

53,227

   
Sovran Self
Storage, Inc.
   

305

     

26,639

   
Spirit Realty
Capital, Inc.
   

1,920

     

21,677

   
Sunstone Hotel
Investors, Inc.
   

1,591

     

24,788

   
Urstadt Biddle
Properties, Inc.
Class A
   

305

     

6,329

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

1,015

     

69,933

   
Vornado Realty
Trust
   

390

     

40,361

   
Weyerhaeuser
Co.
   

1,175

     

37,024

   
     

1,622,785

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


38


 

Schedule of Investments Inflation Managed Fundb (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 
Real Estate Management &
Development (0.3%)
 
Brookfield
Asset
Management,
Inc. Class A
   

570

   

$

30,694

   
Brookfield
Property
Partners LP
   

40

     

927

   
Forest City
Enterprises, Inc.
Class A
   

1,135

     

26,968

*

 
     

58,589

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $7,039,212)
       

7,881,604

   
    Principal
Amounta
     

Government Securities (12.0%)

 

Sovereign (12.0%)

 
Australia
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.00%, due
8/21/35
 

AUD

90,000

     

92,519

   
Canadian
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
1.50%, due
12/1/44
 

CAD

43,378

     

47,001

   
Italy
Buoni
Poliennali
Del Tesoro,
Bonds,
2.35%, due
9/15/35
 

EUR

100,396

     

148,616

   
Italy
Buoni
Poliennali
Del Tesoro,
Bonds,
2.55%, due
9/15/41
 

EUR

144,920

     

219,394

   
Mexican
Bonos,
Bonds,
7.75%, due
11/13/42
 

MXN

1,555,000

     

116,915

   
    Principal
Amounta
 
Value†
 
New
Zealand
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.00%, due
9/20/25
 

NZD

280,000

   

$

224,512

   
New
Zealand
Government
Bond,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
2.50%, due
9/20/35
 

NZD

215,000

     

180,998

   
South
Africa
Government
Bond,
Bonds,
6.50%, due
2/28/41
 

ZAR

1,540,000

     

101,992

   
Sweden
Inflation
Linked
Bond,
Bonds,
3.50%, due
12/1/28
 

SEK

205,000

     

49,578

   
United
Kingdom
Gilt
Inflation
Linked
Bonds,
Bonds,
0.13%, due
3/22/44
 

GBP

179,982

     

362,303

   
United
Kingdom
Gilt
Inflation
Linked
Bonds,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
0.13%, due
3/22/29
 

GBP

243,230

     

426,816

   
    Principal
Amounta
 
Value†
 
United
Kingdom
Gilt
Inflation
Linked,
Bonds,
0.25%, due
3/22/52
 

GBP

74,225

   

$

168,347

   
Total Government
Securities
(Cost $2,058,491)
       

2,138,991

   

U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S. Government (12.5%)

 
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%, due
4/15/17
 

$

87,828

     

89,708

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
1.13%, due
1/15/21
   

64,371

     

69,274

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%, due
1/15/22
   

77,768

     

78,722

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%, due
7/15/22
   

45,925

     

46,632

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.13%, due
1/15/23
   

122,010

     

123,011

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.25%, due
1/15/25
   

44,589

     

45,163

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


39


 

Schedule of Investments Inflation Managed Fundb (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Principal
Amounta
 
Value†
 
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.63%, due
1/15/24
 

$

497,881

   

$

521,453

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
0.63%, due
2/15/43
   

107,182

     

103,933

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
1.75%, due
1/15/28
   

145,633

     

170,822

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.00%, due
1/15/26
   

212,839

     

252,863

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.13%, due
2/15/40
   

157,444

     

208,564

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.38%, due
1/15/25
   

80,928

     

98,404

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.38%, due
1/15/27
   

64,007

     

79,188

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
2.50%, due
1/15/29
   

54,655

     

69,882

   
    Principal
Amounta
 
Value†
 
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
3.38%, due
4/15/32
 

$

152,052

   

$

223,243

   
U.S.
Treasury
Inflation
Indexed
Bonds,
3.88%, due
4/15/29
   

28,552

     

41,949

   
Total U.S. Treasury
Securities-Backed by the
Full Faith and Credit of the
U.S. Government
(Cost $2,192,896)
           

2,222,811

   
    Number
of Shares
     

Mutual Funds (29.5%)

 
Neuberger
Berman
Emerging
Markets
Equity Fund
Institutional
Class
   

85,813

     

1,464,008

§

 
Neuberger
Berman
Floating Rate
Income Fund
Institutional
Class
   

76,483

     

776,842

§

 
Neuberger
Berman High
Income Bond
Fund
Institutional
Class
   

159,732

     

1,452,922

§

 
Neuberger
Berman Risk
Balanced
Commodity
Strategy Fund
Institutional
Class
   

211,730

     

1,555,863

*§  
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $5,662,381)
       

5,249,635

   
    Number
of Shares
 
Value†
 

Short-Term Investments (1.2%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $223,101)
   

223,101

   

$

223,101

ØØ

 
Total Investments (99.5%)
(Cost $17,176,081)
           

17,716,142

##

 
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (0.5%)
       

86,616

c

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

17,802,758

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


40


 

Schedule of Investments Long Short Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS LONG POSITIONS

 

1

   

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

   

2.8

%

 
 

2

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

2.8

%

 
 

3

   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.

   

2.6

%

 
 

4

   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

   

2.4

%

 
 

5

   

PVH Corp.

   

2.1

%

 
 

6

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

1.8

%

 
 

7

   

Markit Ltd.

   

1.7

%

 
 

8

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

1.5

%

 
 

9

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A

   

1.5

%

 
 

10

   

Visa, Inc. Class A

   

1.4

%

 

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS SHORT POSITIONS

 

1

   

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF

   

(1.1

)%

 
 

2

   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

   

(1.0

)%

 
 

3

   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

   

(0.8

)%

 
 

4

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

5

   

Siemens AG ADR

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

6

   

CGI Group, Inc. Class A

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

7

   

Vanguard REIT ETF

   

(0.6

)%

 
 

8

   

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

   

(0.5

)%

 
 

9

   

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

   

(0.5

)%

 
 

10

   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

   

(0.5

)%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Long Positions (95.8%)

 

Common Stocks (70.8%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.3%)

 
United
Technologies
Corp.
   

93,000

   

$

10,578,750

   

Airlines (1.5%)

 
Delta
Air Lines,
Inc.
   

1,144,066

     

51,071,106

   

Automobiles (0.3%)

 
General
Motors Co.
   

329,220

     

11,542,453

   

Banks (3.1%)

 
Citigroup,
Inc.
   

643,900

     

34,332,748

ØØ

 
JPMorgan
Chase &
Co.
   

552,500

     

34,951,150

   
U.S.
Bancorp
   

198,300

     

8,501,121

   
Wells
Fargo &
Co.
   

492,500

     

27,136,750

   
     

104,921,769

   

Capital Markets (0.6%)

 
BlackRock,
Inc.
   

38,500

     

14,011,690

   
Moelis &
Co. Class A
   

173,000

     

4,679,650

   
     

18,691,340

   

Chemicals (0.9%)

 
Ashland,
Inc.
   

242,800

     

30,680,208

   

Communications Equipment (0.3%)

 
Motorola
Solutions,
Inc.
   

160,000

     

9,560,000

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Consumer Finance (1.7%)

 
American
Express
Co.
   

213,800

   

$

16,558,810

   
Springleaf
Holdings,
Inc.
   

374,200

     

18,710,000

*

 
Synchrony
Financial
   

690,417

     

21,506,490

*ØØ  
     

56,775,300

   

Diversified Financial Services (0.8%)

 
CME
Group,
Inc.
   

310,000

     

28,182,100

   

Electric Utilities (3.2%)

 
Brookfield
Infrastructure
Partners LP
   

2,186,749

     

96,063,884

ØØ

 
Eversource
Energy
   

272,400

     

13,282,224

ØØ

 
     

109,346,108

   

Electrical Equipment (1.2%)

 
Hubbell,
Inc.
Class B
   

218,794

     

23,811,351

   
Sensata
Technologies
Holding NV
   

314,874

     

17,384,194

*

 
     

41,195,545

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.6%)

 
Amphenol
Corp.
Class A
   

284,000

     

15,725,080

   
CDW
Corp.
   

480,000

     

18,393,600

ØØ

 
Zebra
Technologies
Corp.
Class A
   

219,400

     

20,202,352

*

 
     

54,321,032

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.3%)

 
Patterson-
UTI Energy,
Inc.
   

502,500

   

$

11,230,875

   

Food & Staples Retailing (1.3%)

 
Costco
Wholesale
Corp.
   

135,600

     

19,397,580

   
CVS
Health
Corp.
   

248,000

     

24,623,920

ØØ

 
     

44,021,500

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (3.1%)
 
Sirona
Dental
Systems,
Inc.
   

262,900

     

24,383,975

*ØØ  
Zimmer
Holdings,
Inc.
   

743,000

     

81,611,120

ØØ

 
     

105,995,095

   

Health Care Providers & Services (3.2%)

 
Accretive
Health,
Inc.
   

1,278,675

     

7,186,153

*

 
DaVita
HealthCare
Partners,
Inc.
   

1,090,600

     

88,447,660

*ØØ  
HCA
Holdings,
Inc.
   

182,900

     

13,536,429

*

 
     

109,170,242

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.5%)

 
Darden
Restaurants,
Inc.
   

473,600

     

30,201,472

   
Dunkin'
Brands
Group,
Inc.
   

429,200

     

22,365,612

ØØ

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


41


 

Schedule of Investments Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Hilton
Worldwide
Holdings,
Inc.
   

915,100

   

$

26,501,296

*

 
McDonald's
Corp.
   

284,700

     

27,487,785

   
Starwood
Hotels &
Resorts
Worldwide,
Inc.
   

366,700

     

31,517,865

   
Wyndham
Worldwide
Corp.
   

190,100

     

16,234,540

   
     

154,308,570

   

Household Durables (1.0%)

 
Lennar
Corp.
Class A
   

632,600

     

28,973,080

ØØ

 
Newell
Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   

150,000

     

5,719,500

   
     

34,692,580

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (1.2%)

 
Calpine
Corp.
   

830,400

     

18,111,024

*ØØ  
Dynegy,
Inc.
   

240,124

     

7,988,925

*

 
NRG
Yield,
Inc.
Class A
   

280,000

     

13,776,000

   
     

39,875,949

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.6%)

 
Amazon.com,
Inc.
   

36,100

     

15,226,258

*

 
Vipshop
Holdings
Ltd. ADS
   

1,356,115

     

38,364,493

*

 
     

53,590,751

   

Internet Software & Services (3.2%)

 

eBay, Inc.

   

596,700

     

34,763,742

*

 
Google,
Inc.
Class A
   

48,400

     

26,560,468

*

 
Google,
Inc.
Class C
   

19,453

     

10,452,875

*

 
Qihoo 360
Technology
Co. Ltd.
ADR
   

629,249

     

37,943,715

*ØØ  
     

109,720,800

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

IT Services (2.6%)

 
Genpact
Ltd.
   

1,004,155

   

$

21,950,828

*

 
Visa, Inc.
Class A
   

728,600

     

48,124,030

   

WEX, Inc.

   

173,900

     

19,600,269

*

 
     

89,675,127

   

Machinery (1.3%)

 
Ingersoll-
Rand PLC
   

370,000

     

24,360,800

   
Valmont
Industries,
Inc.
   

167,347

     

21,089,069

ØØ

 
     

45,449,869

   

Media (1.7%)

 
Markit
Ltd.
   

2,200,407

     

56,440,440

*

 

Metals & Mining (0.6%)

 
Steel
Dynamics,
Inc.
   

849,240

     

18,793,681

   

Multi-Utilities (1.3%)

 
NiSource,
Inc.
   

570,300

     

24,762,426

   
Wisconsin
Energy
Corp.
   

421,400

     

20,699,168

ØØ

 
     

45,461,594

   

Multiline Retail (0.4%)

 
Dollar
General
Corp.
   

169,300

     

12,309,803

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.6%)

 
Antero
Resources
Corp.
   

126,000

     

5,583,060

*

 
Cabot
Oil & Gas
Corp.
   

400,400

     

13,541,528

   
Columbia
Pipeline
Partners
LP
   

345,900

     

9,356,595

*

 
Enbridge,
Inc.
   

1,820,000

     

95,240,600

   
PDC
Energy,
Inc.
   

187,200

     

10,621,728

*

 
Rice
Energy,
Inc.
   

1,350,963

     

33,274,219

*

 
Teekay
Corp.
   

494,700

     

24,591,537

ØØ

 
     

192,209,267

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Pharmaceuticals (1.9%)

 
Bristol-
Myers
Squibb
Co.
   

615,800

   

$

39,244,934

   
Impax
Laboratories,
Inc.
   

546,117

     

24,717,255

*

 
     

63,962,189

   

Professional Services (2.5%)

 
Nielsen
NV
   

731,000

     

32,851,140

   
Verisk
Analytics,
Inc.
Class A
   

672,242

     

50,445,040

*

 
     

83,296,180

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.7%)

 
General
Growth
Properties,
Inc.
   

550,200

     

15,075,480

   
Outfront
Media,
Inc.
   

595,501

     

17,102,789

ØØ

 
Weyerhaeuser
Co.
   

794,800

     

25,044,148

   
     

57,222,417

   
Real Estate Management &
Development (1.3%)
 
Brookfield
Asset
Management,
Inc. Class A
   

832,200

     

44,813,970

   

Road & Rail (1.0%)

 
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Ltd.
   

180,000

     

34,304,400

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.2%)

 
Altera
Corp.
   

462,497

     

19,276,875

   
ASML
Holding
NV
   

198,000

     

21,193,920

ØØ

 
     

40,470,795

   

Software (0.5%)

 
Activision
Blizzard,
Inc.
   

795,900

     

18,158,458

ØØ

 

Specialty Retail (4.3%)

 
Asbury
Automotive
Group, Inc.
   

295,000

     

24,788,850

*

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


42



Schedule of Investments Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Five
Below,
Inc.
   

881,826

   

$

29,735,173

*ØØ  
Home
Depot,
Inc.
   

578,000

     

61,834,440

ØØ

 
Tractor
Supply
Co.
   

365,888

     

31,488,321

ØØ

 
     

147,846,784

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.7%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

120,000

     

15,018,000

ØØ

 

EMC Corp.

   

392,700

     

10,567,557

   
SanDisk
Corp.
   

456,400

     

30,551,416

   
     

56,136,973

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.4%)

 
lululemon
athletica,
Inc.
   

156,000

     

9,927,840

*

 

PVH Corp.

   

693,000

     

71,621,550

ØØ

 
     

81,549,390

   

Tobacco (1.1%)

 
Lorillard,
Inc.
   

377,900

     

26,400,094

   
Philip
Morris
International,
Inc.
   

149,131

     

12,447,965

   
     

38,848,059

   

Transportation Infrastructure (1.2%)

 
Wesco
Aircraft
Holdings,
Inc.
   

2,658,000

     

41,677,440

*

 

Water Utilities (0.9%)

 
American
Water
Works
Co., Inc.
   

547,800

     

29,866,056

   
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.7%)
 
SBA
Communications
Corp.
Class A
   

205,000

     

23,743,100

*ØØ  
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,108,851,368)
       

2,411,708,065

   
   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 

Corporate Debt Securities (9.0%)

 

Airlines (0.5%)

 
UAL
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.00%,
due
12/1/20
 

$

4,970,000

   

$

5,280,625

   
UAL
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
Ser. B,
6.00%,
due
7/15/28
   

10,970,000

     

10,970,000

   
     

16,250,625

   

Coal (0.3%)

 
Alpha
Natural
Resources,
Inc.,
Secured
Notes,
Ser. B,
7.50%,
due
8/1/20
   

10,393,000

     

3,793,445

ñ

 
Arch
Coal, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.00%,
due
6/15/19
   

28,219,000

     

6,208,180

   
     

10,001,625

   

Electric (0.9%)

 
DPL, Inc.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
7.25%,
due
10/15/21
   

28,571,000

     

30,856,680

   

Entertainment (0.1%)

 
Regal
Entertainment
Group,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
5.75%,
due
3/15/22
   

2,595,000

     

2,666,363

   
   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 

Food (0.6%)

 
SUPERVALU,
Inc.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
6.75%,
due
6/1/21
 

$

19,440,000

   

$

20,096,100

   

Healthcare-Services (0.4%)

 
Select
Medical
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.38%,
due
6/1/21
   

14,893,000

     

14,781,302

   

Home Builders (0.9%)

 
KB Home,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.00%,
due
12/15/21
   

16,195,000

     

16,883,287

   
KB Home,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.50%,
due
9/15/22
   

11,684,000

     

12,209,780

   
     

29,093,067

   

Iron-Steel (0.8%)

 
AK Steel
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.63%,
due
5/15/20
   

24,475,000

     

21,232,062

   
AK Steel
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.63%,
due
10/1/21
   

2,520,000

     

2,079,000

   
United
States
Steel
Corp.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
7.38%,
due
4/1/20
   

2,940,000

     

3,072,300

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


43



Schedule of Investments Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 
United
States
Steel
Corp.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
7.50%,
due
3/15/22
 

$

2,086,000

   

$

2,135,543

   
     

28,518,905

   

Media (0.7%)

 
Clear
Channel
Worldwide
Holdings,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
Ser. B,
7.63%,
due
3/15/20
   

11,735,000

     

12,351,087

   
Sinclair
Television
Group, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.13%,
10/1/22
   

12,563,000

     

13,253,965

   
     

25,605,052

   

Oil & Gas (1.5%)

 
Carrizo
Oil & Gas,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.50%,
due
9/15/20
   

1,750,000

     

1,841,525

   
Chesapeake
Energy
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
4.88%,
due
4/15/22
   

5,752,000

     

5,306,220

   
Chesapeake
Energy
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
5.75%,
due
3/15/23
   

1,700,000

     

1,632,000

   
   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 
Clayton
Williams
Energy, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.75%,
due
4/1/19
 

$

2,800,000

   

$

2,681,000

   
Forest Oil
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.25%,
due
6/15/19
   

19,771,000

     

4,942,750

   
Gulfport
Energy
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.63%
due
5/1/23
   

1,375,000

     

1,402,500

ñ

 
Gulfport
Energy
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.75%,
due
11/1/20
   

900,000

     

949,500

   
Halcon
Resources
Corp.,
Secured
Notes,
8.63%,
due
2/1/20
   

925,000

     

962,000

ñØ

 
PDC
Energy,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.75%,
due
10/15/22
   

4,195,000

     

4,467,675

   
Rice
Energy,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.25%
due
5/1/23
   

1,850,000

     

1,924,000

ñ

 
   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 
Sanchez
Energy
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.13%,
due,
1/15/23
 

$

1,154,000

   

$

1,130,920

   
SandRidge
Energy,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.50%,
due
2/15/23
   

18,175,000

     

11,950,062

   
SandRidge
Energy,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.50%,
due
3/15/21
   

9,835,000

     

6,761,563

   
Stone
Energy
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
7.50%,
11/15/22
   

4,625,000

     

4,255,000

   
     

50,206,715

   

Retail (0.1%)

 
Rite Aid
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.13%,
due
4/1/23
   

2,750,000

     

2,849,688

ñ

 

Telecommunications (2.0%)

 
Frontier
Communications
Corp.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
6.88%,
due
1/15/25
   

7,020,000

     

6,798,800

   
Frontier
Communications
Corp.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
7.63%,
due
4/15/24
   

15,967,000

     

16,266,381

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


44



Schedule of Investments Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 
MetroPCS
Wireless,
Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.63%,
due
11/15/20
 

$

4,910,000

   

$

5,124,812

   
Sprint
Capital
Corp.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.88%,
11/15/28
   

17,456,000

     

15,797,680

   
Sprint
Nextel
Corp.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
6.00%,
due
11/15/22
   

15,425,000

     

14,518,781

   
T-Mobile
USA, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.13%,
due
1/15/22
   

4,090,000

     

4,217,813

   
T-Mobile
USA, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.38%,
due
3/1/25
   

1,335,000

     

1,371,032

   
T-Mobile
USA, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes,
6.50%,
due
1/15/24
   

5,475,000

     

5,714,531

   
     

69,809,830

   

Transportation (0.2%)

 
Teekay
Offshore
Partners
LP, Senior
Unsecured
Notes,
6.00%,
due
7/30/19
   

7,495,000

     

6,726,763

   
Total Corporate
Debt Securities
(Cost $358,231,516)
       

307,462,715

   
   
Contracts
 

Value†
 

Purchased Options (0.1%)

 
SPDR
S&P 500
ETF Trust,
Put, Jun
2015 @ 190
   

6,200

   

$

477,400

   
SPDR
S&P 500
ETF Trust,
Put, Jun
2015 @ 210
   

1,700

     

870,400

   
Total Options
(Cost $2,677,780)
       

1,347,800

   
    Number
of Shares
     

Short-Term Investments (15.9%)

 
State
Street
Institutional
Government
Money
Market
Fund
Premier
Class
(Cost $540,753,554)
   

540,753,554

     

540,753,554

ØØ

 
Total Long
Positions (95.8%)
(Cost $3,010,514,218)
       

3,261,272,134

##

 
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (18.4%)
       

628,243,304

c

 
Short Positions
(see summary
below) ((14.2)%)
       

(483,066,480

)

 
Total
Net Assets (100.0%)
     

$

3,406,448,958

   

Short Positions ((14.2)%)

 

Common Stocks Sold Short (8.6%)‡

 

Auto Components (0.1%)

 
Gentherm,
Inc.
   

(38,616

)

   

(2,036,222

)*  

Banks (0.6%)

 
CIT Group,
Inc.
   

(144,900

)

   

(6,524,847

)

 
M&T
Bank Corp.
   

(114,600

)

   

(13,714,182

)

 
     

(20,239,029

)

 

Capital Markets (0.3%)

 
Cohen &
Steers, Inc.
   

(107,801

)

   

(4,081,346

)

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Franklin
Resources,
Inc.
   

(99,800

)

 

$

(5,145,688

)

 
     

(9,227,034

)

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%)

 
Waste
Connections,
Inc.
   

(229,580

)

   

(10,884,388

)

 

Electric Utilities (0.3%)

 
Southern
Co.
   

(230,000

)

   

(10,189,000

)

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%)

 
Corning,
Inc.
   

(428,827

)

   

(8,975,349

)

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.3%)

 
FMC
Technologies,
Inc.
   

(100,000

)

   

(4,410,000

)*

 
National
Oilwell
Varco, Inc.
   

(103,000

)

   

(5,604,230

)

 
     

(10,014,230

)

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%)

 
Amsurg
Corp.
   

(136,000

)

   

(8,529,920

)*  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.4%)

 
Chuy's
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(95,100

)

   

(2,151,162

)*

 
Panera
Bread Co.
Class A
   

(65,100

)

   

(11,879,448

)*

 
     

(14,030,610

)

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.6%)

 
Siemens
AG ADR
   

(187,000

)

   

(20,343,730

)

 

IT Services (0.7%)

 
CGI
Group,
Inc.
Class A
   

(472,862

)

   

(19,893,304

)*

 
FleetCor
Technologies,
Inc.
   

(22,000

)

   

(3,539,580

)*

 
     

(23,432,884

)

 

Machinery (0.8%)

 
Caterpillar,
Inc.
   

(59,700

)

   

(5,186,736

)

 
Dover
Corp.
   

(55,400

)

   

(4,194,888

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


45



Schedule of Investments Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
PACCAR,
Inc.
   

(105,000

)

 

$

(6,861,750

)

 
Parker-
Hannifin
Corp.
   

(65,000

)

   

(7,758,400

)

 
Rexnord
Corp.
   

(141,000

)

   

(3,735,090

)*

 
     

(27,736,864

)

 

Multi-Utilities (0.6%)

 
Consolidated
Edison,
Inc.
   

(340,900

)

   

(20,982,395

)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.6%)

 
Cheniere
Energy,
Inc.
   

(60,000

)

   

(4,589,400

)*

 
Energy
Transfer
Partners LP
   

(80,000

)

   

(4,622,400

)

 
Kinder
Morgan,
Inc.
   

(300,000

)

   

(12,885,000

)

 
     

(22,096,800

)

 

Professional Services (0.1%)

 
Dun &
Bradstreet
Corp.
   

(35,000

)

   

(4,468,450

)

 

Road & Rail (0.2%)

 
Hertz
Global
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(324,400

)

   

(6,760,496

)*  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.2%)

 

Xilinx, Inc.

   

(184,600

)

   

(8,004,256

)

 

Specialty Retail (1.5%)

 
Advance
Auto
Parts, Inc.
   

(107,700

)

   

(15,401,100

)

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond,
Inc.
   

(173,400

)

   

(12,217,764

)*

 
Sally
Beauty
Holdings,
Inc.
   

(450,000

)

   

(14,044,500

)*

 
Sonic
Automotive,
Inc. Class A
   

(410,060

)

   

(9,574,901

)

 
     

(51,238,265

)

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.4%)

 

Coach,

   

(100,000

)

   

(3,821,000

)

 

Inc.

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Michael
Kors
Holdings
Ltd.
   

(162,577

)

 

$

(10,057,013

)*

 
     

(13,878,013

)

 
Total Common
Stocks Sold Short
(Proceeds
$(284,295,968))
       

(293,067,935

)

 
Exchange Traded Funds Sold
Short (5.6%)
 
Consumer
Discretionary
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(227,000

)

   

(17,095,370

)

 
Industrial
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(290,000

)

   

(16,132,700

)

 
iShares
Core S&P
Small-Cap
ETF
   

(77,000

)

   

(8,878,870

)

 
iShares
MSCI
Australia
ETF
   

(101,000

)

   

(2,355,320

)

 
iShares
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
ETF
   

(370,000

)

   

(15,865,600

)

 
iShares
Russell 2000
ETF
   

(273,500

)

   

(33,137,260

)

 
iShares
Russell
Mid-Cap
ETF
   

(220,000

)

   

(37,743,200

)

 
SPDR S&P
Retail ETF
   

(126,500

)

   

(12,236,345

)

 
Utilities
Select
Sector
SPDR Fund
   

(604,000

)

   

(26,708,880

)

 
Vanguard
REIT ETF
   

(250,000

)

   

(19,845,000

)

 
Total Exchange
Traded Funds Sold
Short
(Proceeds
$(166,955,139))
       

(189,998,545

)

 
Total Short
Positions
(Proceeds
$(451,251,107))
       

(483,066,480

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


46



Schedule of Investments Multi-Asset Income Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund Institutional Class

   

15.5

%

 
 

2

   

Neuberger Berman Floating Rate Income Fund Institutional Class

   

15.4

%

 
 

3

   

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Fund Institutional Class

   

10.5

%

 
 

4

   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, due 11/15/44

   

2.7

%

 
 

5

   

iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond ETF

   

2.3

%

 
 

6

   

SPDR Barclays Long Term Corporate Bond ETF

   

2.3

%

 
 

7

   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 3.38%, due 4/15/32

   

2.3

%

 
 

8

   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.50%, due 2/15/36

   

1.9

%

 
 

9

   

Federal Home Loan Bank, Bonds, 5.50%, due 7/15/36

   

1.0

%

 
 

10

   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.38%, due 11/15/39

   

0.9

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Common Stocks (42.6%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.7%)

 
BAE
Systems
PLC
   

2,278

   

$

17,648

   

Boeing Co.

   

45

     

6,450

   
L-3
Communications
Holdings,
Inc.
   

82

     

9,423

   
Lockheed
Martin Corp.
   

393

     

73,334

   
Northrop
Grumman
Corp.
   

33

     

5,083

   

Raytheon Co.

   

74

     

7,696

   
     

119,634

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%)

 
United Parcel
Service, Inc.
Class B
   

79

     

7,942

   

Airlines (0.3%)

 
Air New
Zealand Ltd.
   

3,660

     

7,521

   
Cathay Pacific
Airways Ltd.
   

7,000

     

18,007

   

easyJet PLC

   

233

     

6,443

   
Japan Airlines
Co. Ltd.
   

200

     

6,669

   
Singapore
Airlines Ltd.
   

800

     

7,371

   
     

46,011

   

Automobiles (1.0%)

 
Bayerische
Motoren
Werke AG
(Preference
Shares)
   

74

     

6,762

   

Daimler AG

   

801

     

77,014

ØØ

 

Ford Motor Co.

   

342

     

5,404

   
General
Motors Co.
   

1,400

     

49,084

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Porsche
Automobil
Holding SE
(Preference
Shares)
   

116

   

$

11,006

   

Volkswagen AG

   

64

     

16,212

   
     

165,482

   

Banks (1.1%)

 
Australia &
New Zealand
Banking
Group Ltd.
   

2,325

     

62,212

   
Banco
Santander SA
   

429

     

3,244

   

Barclays PLC

   

1,233

     

4,824

   
BOC Hong
Kong Holdings
Ltd.
   

1,000

     

3,885

   
Hang Seng
Bank Ltd.
   

400

     

7,798

   
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

1,023

     

64,715

ØØ

 
Wells
Fargo & Co.
   

700

     

38,570

   
     

185,248

   

Beverages (0.6%)

 

Coca-Cola Co.

   

1,299

     

52,687

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

448

     

42,614

   
     

95,301

   

Capital Markets (0.7%)

 
Apollo
Investment
Corp.
   

4,400

     

35,200

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

19

     

6,915

   
Blackstone
Group LP
   

900

     

36,864

   
FS Investment
Corp.
   

3,350

     

35,074

   
     

114,053

   

Chemicals (1.3%)

 
Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc.
   

50

     

7,172

   

BASF SE

   

593

     

58,913

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Dow
Chemical Co.
   

280

   

$

14,280

   
E.I. du Pont
de Nemours &
Co.
   

1,019

     

74,591

   
LyondellBasell
Industries NV
Class A
   

493

     

51,035

   
Yara
International
ASA
   

177

     

9,069

   
     

215,060

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%)

 
R.R.
Donnelley &
Sons Co.
   

255

     

4,748

   

West Corp.

   

65

     

2,012

   
     

6,760

   

Communications Equipment (0.6%)

 
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
   

3,544

     

102,174

ØØ

 

Construction & Engineering (0.2%)

 
Skanska AB,
B Shares
   

224

     

4,985

   

Vinci SA

   

312

     

19,136

   
     

24,121

   

Containers & Packaging (0.2%)

 

Amcor Ltd.

   

792

     

8,432

   
Rock-Tenn
Co. Class A
   

120

     

7,557

   
Smurfit Kappa
Group PLC
   

229

     

7,011

   
     

23,000

   

Diversified Financial Services (0.5%)

 
CME Group,
Inc.
   

724

     

65,819

   
Industrivarden
AB, C Shares
   

285

     

5,938

   
     

71,757

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


47



Schedule of Investments Multi-Asset Income Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Diversified Telecommunication
Services (1.1%)
 

AT&T, Inc.

   

1,352

   

$

46,833

   

BT Group PLC

   

461

     

3,215

   
HKT Trust &
HKT Ltd.
   

3,000

     

4,026

   

PCCW Ltd.

   

7,000

     

4,679

   
Singapore
Telecommunications
Ltd.
   

6,000

     

19,973

   

TDC A/S

   

439

     

3,342

   

Telenor ASA

   

289

     

6,527

   

TeliaSonera AB

   

1,789

     

11,123

   
Telstra
Corp. Ltd.
   

5,945

     

29,224

   
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
   

1,100

     

55,484

   
Windstream
Holdings, Inc.
   

45

     

522

   
     

184,948

   

Electric Utilities (1.6%)

 
American
Electric Power
Co., Inc.
   

140

     

7,962

   
CLP Holdings
Ltd.
   

2,500

     

21,884

   
Duke Energy
Corp.
   

286

     

22,185

   
EDP - Energias
de Portugal SA
   

2,089

     

8,353

   

Enel SpA

   

1,833

     

8,688

   

Entergy Corp.

   

247

     

19,063

   

Exelon Corp.

   

1,000

     

34,020

   

Fortum OYJ

   

624

     

12,322

   
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
   

792

     

79,937

ØØ

 
Power Assets
Holdings Ltd.
   

1,500

     

15,092

   

PPL Corp.

   

341

     

11,604

   
Spark
Infrastructure
Group
   

2,068

     

3,180

   

SSE PLC

   

967

     

22,912

   
     

267,202

   

Electrical Equipment (0.1%)

 
Eaton Corp.
PLC
   

69

     

4,742

   
Emerson
Electric Co.
   

53

     

3,118

   
     

7,860

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%)

 

Avnet, Inc.

   

190

     

8,100

   

AVX Corp.

   

268

     

3,690

   

Corning, Inc.

   

168

     

3,516

   
     

15,306

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.4%)

 
Schlumberger
Ltd.
   

650

   

$

61,496

   

Food & Staples Retailing (0.6%)

 
Delhaize
Group SA
   

50

     

4,025

   

J Sainsbury PLC

   

1,162

     

4,832

   

Sysco Corp.

   

120

     

4,444

   
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
   

403

     

31,454

   
Wesfarmers
Ltd.
   

879

     

30,298

   
Woolworths
Ltd.
   

628

     

14,581

   
     

89,634

   

Food Products (0.5%)

 
Archer-
Daniels-
Midland Co.
   

150

     

7,332

   
Campbell
Soup Co.
   

100

     

4,471

   
ConAgra
Foods, Inc.
   

312

     

11,279

   
General
Mills, Inc.
   

41

     

2,269

   
Kraft Foods
Group, Inc.
   

110

     

9,323

   

Orkla ASA

   

1,056

     

8,292

   

Unilever NV

   

800

     

34,784

   
Wilmar
International
Ltd.
   

2,300

     

5,649

   
     

83,399

   

Gas Utilities (0.3%)

 
AGL
Resources, Inc.
   

192

     

9,652

   
AmeriGas
Partners LP
   

800

     

38,984

   
New Jersey
Resources
Corp.
   

69

     

2,105

   

Snam SpA

   

640

     

3,334

   
     

54,075

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (0.0%)
 
Baxter
International,
Inc.
   

93

     

6,393

   

Health Care Providers & Services (0.2%)

 

Aetna, Inc.

   

55

     

5,878

   

Anthem, Inc.

   

69

     

10,414

   
Ramsay Health
Care Ltd.
   

136

     

6,704

   
Sonic
Healthcare Ltd.
   

1,002

     

15,704

   
     

38,700

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.7%)

 

Carnival Corp.

   

95

   

$

4,177

   

Cedar Fair LP

   

1,000

     

56,430

   
International
Game
Technology
PLC
   

49

     

1,003

*

 
Las Vegas
Sands Corp.
   

600

     

31,728

   
McDonald's
Corp.
   

168

     

16,221

   
Tabcorp
Holdings Ltd.
   

2,325

     

8,932

   
     

118,491

   

Household Durables (0.1%)

 

Bellway PLC

   

109

     

3,314

   
Berkeley
Group
Holdings PLC
   

154

     

5,929

   
     

9,243

   

Household Products (1.1%)

 
Colgate-
Palmolive Co.
   

63

     

4,238

   
Kimberly-
Clark Corp.
   

500

     

54,845

   
Procter &
Gamble Co.
   

1,519

     

120,776

ØØ

 
     

179,859

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.4%)

 
NRG Yield,
Inc. Class A
   

650

     

31,980

   
TerraForm
Power, Inc.
Class A
   

900

     

35,577

*

 
     

67,557

   

Industrial Conglomerates (0.7%)

 
General
Electric Co.
   

1,993

     

53,970

   
Koninklijke
Philips NV
   

1,100

     

31,471

   
Siemens
AG ADR
   

250

     

27,198

   
     

112,639

   

Insurance (2.7%)

 

Aegon NV

   

1,164

     

9,184

   

Aflac, Inc.

   

216

     

13,617

   

Ageas

   

147

     

5,523

   

Allianz SE

   

375

     

63,831

   

Amlin PLC

   

407

     

2,852

   

Aviva PLC

   

586

     

4,715

   

AXA SA

   

1,628

     

41,165

   
Catlin Group
Ltd.
   

839

     

9,324

^^

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


48



Schedule of Investments Multi-Asset Income Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
CNA Financial
Corp.
   

217

   

$

8,745

   
CNO Financial
Group, Inc.
   

448

     

7,616

   
CNP
Assurances
   

543

     

9,760

   
Direct Line
Insurance
Group PLC
   

1,677

     

8,187

   
Gjensidige
Forsikring ASA
   

280

     

4,871

   
Hannover
Rueck SE
   

79

     

8,030

   
Insurance
Australia
Group Ltd.
   

1,644

     

7,535

   
Legal &
General
Group PLC
   

3,656

     

14,533

   

Mapfre SA

   

2,016

     

7,492

   
Marsh &
McLennan
Cos., Inc.
   

95

     

5,335

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

1,008

     

51,700

   
Muenchener
Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft
AG in
Muenchen
   

143

     

27,913

   
Old Mutual
PLC
   

2,472

     

8,867

   
Phoenix Group
Holdings
   

970

     

12,518

   

Sampo Oyj

   

252

     

12,210

   

SCOR SE

   

130

     

4,679

   
Standard Life
PLC
   

638

     

4,561

   
Swiss Life
Holding AG
   

29

     

6,882

   

Swiss Re AG

   

360

     

31,935

*

 
Travelers
Cos., Inc.
   

86

     

8,695

   
Unipol Gruppo
Finanziario
SpA
   

796

     

4,176

   
Zurich
Insurance
Group AG
   

120

     

37,038

*

 
     

443,489

   

Internet Software & Services (0.3%)

 

Equinix, Inc.

   

200

     

51,186

   

IT Services (0.3%)

 
Automatic
Data Processing,
Inc.
   

111

     

9,384

   

IBM Corp.

   

191

     

32,716

   
     

42,100

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Leisure Products (0.4%)

 

Hasbro, Inc.

   

969

   

$

68,596

ØØ

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%)

 
Lonza
Group AG
   

26

     

3,676

*

 

Machinery (0.3%)

 

Deere & Co.

   

500

     

45,260

   
Yangzijiang
Shipbuilding
Holdings Ltd.
   

6,900

     

7,620

   
     

52,880

   

Marine (0.0%)

 
AP
Moeller - Maersk
A/S Class A
   

2

     

3,856

   

Media (0.7%)

 
Cablevision
Systems
Corp. Class A
   

453

     

9,051

   
Cinemark
Holdings, Inc.
   

119

     

5,073

   
Gannett
Co., Inc.
   

133

     

4,565

   

Informa PLC

   

371

     

3,160

   
Lagardere
SCA
   

1,200

     

38,521

   
Omnicom
Group, Inc.
   

44

     

3,333

   

Pearson PLC

   

830

     

16,773

   
ProSiebenSat.1
Media AG
   

134

     

6,851

   
Time Warner
Cable, Inc.
   

69

     

10,731

   
Wolters
Kluwer NV
   

256

     

8,294

   
     

106,352

   

Metals & Mining (1.1%)

 
BHP Billiton
PLC
   

1,421

     

34,156

   
Fortescue
Metals
Group Ltd.
   

3,499

     

5,911

   
Franco-Nevada
Corp.
   

700

     

36,281

   

Goldcorp, Inc.

   

700

     

13,181

   
Kobe Steel
Ltd.
   

2,000

     

3,635

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

1,047

     

46,854

   
Southern
Copper Corp.
   

1,250

     

40,725

   
     

180,743

   

Multi-Utilities (1.4%)

 
AGL Energy
Ltd.
   

280

     

3,359

   

Centrica PLC

   

3,354

     

13,096

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Consolidated
Edison, Inc.
   

195

   

$

12,002

   
Dominion
Resources,
Inc.
   

1,125

     

80,640

ØØ

 
National
Grid PLC
   

3,114

     

41,894

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

850

     

36,907

   

PG&E Corp.

   

265

     

14,024

   
Public
Service
Enterprise
Group, Inc.
   

75

     

3,115

   

Sempra Energy

   

275

     

29,197

   
     

234,234

   

Multiline Retail (0.1%)

 

Kohl's Corp.

   

50

     

3,583

   
Marks &
Spencer
Group PLC
   

515

     

4,361

   

Target Corp.

   

153

     

12,061

   
     

20,005

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (8.4%)

 
Alliance
Holdings
GP LP
   

975

     

48,458

   
BP PLC    

1,859

     

13,408

   
Caltex
Australia Ltd.
   

109

     

3,040

   

Chevron Corp.

   

414

     

45,979

   

ConocoPhillips

   

1,172

     

79,602

ØØ

 
Crestwood
Midstream
Partners LP
   

2,575

     

40,865

   
Energy Transfer
Equity LP
   

1,275

     

84,992

ØØ

 
Energy Transfer
Partners LP
   

1,650

     

95,314

   

Eni SpA

   

2,003

     

38,429

   
Enterprise
Products
Partners LP
   

1,850

     

63,363

ØØ

 
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

1,205

     

105,281

ØØ

 

Golar LNG Ltd.

   

1,000

     

35,995

   

Neste Oil OYJ

   

390

     

10,607

   
NuStar
Energy LP
   

600

     

40,308

   
Occidental
Petroleum
Corp.
   

82

     

6,568

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

700

     

33,670

   
PBF Energy,
Inc. Class A
   

272

     

7,719

   

Phillips 66

   

88

     

6,979

   
Plains GP
Holdings LP
Class A
   

1,800

     

52,920

   

Repsol SA

   

1,193

     

24,592

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


49



Schedule of Investments Multi-Asset Income Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC,
A Shares
   

1,776

   

$

55,998

   
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC,
B Shares
   

994

     

31,824

   
Spectra
Energy Corp.
   

2,957

     

110,148

ØØ

 

Statoil ASA

   

850

     

18,020

   

Teekay Corp.

   

800

     

39,768

   
Teekay LNG
Partners LP
   

1,125

     

44,348

   

Tesoro Corp.

   

43

     

3,691

   

Total SA

   

1,643

     

88,968

ØØ

 
Valero Energy
Corp.
   

189

     

10,754

   
Western Gas
Partners LP
   

625

     

45,556

   
Williams
Cos., Inc.
   

1,275

     

65,267

   
Woodside
Petroleum
Ltd.
   

313

     

8,632

   
     

1,361,063

   

Paper & Forest Products (0.2%)

 
International
Paper Co.
   

85

     

4,566

   
Stora Enso
Oyj, R Shares
   

369

     

3,883

   
UPM-Kymmene
OYJ
   

1,031

     

18,656

   
     

27,105

   

Pharmaceuticals (4.7%)

 

AbbVie, Inc.

   

341

     

22,049

   
AstraZeneca
PLC
   

1,049

     

71,989

ØØ

 

Boiron SA

   

67

     

7,462

   
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co.
   

1,367

     

87,119

   

Eisai Co. Ltd.

   

200

     

13,332

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

923

     

66,336

ØØ

 
GlaxoSmithKline
PLC
   

3,861

     

89,176

ØØ

 
GlaxoSmithKline
PLC ADR
   

1,200

     

55,380

   
Johnson &
Johnson
   

1,117

     

110,806

ØØ

 
Merck &
Co., Inc.
   

733

     

43,658

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

2,583

     

87,641

ØØ

 

Sanofi

   

992

     

100,976

ØØ

 
Takeda
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd.
   

300

     

15,402

   
     

771,326

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.9%)

 
AvalonBay
Communities,
Inc.
   

300

   

$

49,302

   
Chimera
Investment
Corp.
   

133

     

2,017

   
Communications
Sales &
Leasing, Inc.
   

54

     

1,612

*

 
Extra Space
Storage, Inc.
   

500

     

32,965

   
Outfront
Media, Inc.
   

1,700

     

48,824

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

1,300

     

52,260

ØØ

 
Simon
Property
Group, Inc.
   

200

     

36,298

   
Starwood
Property
Trust, Inc.
   

1,350

     

32,414

   
Weyerhaeuser
Co.
   

1,700

     

53,567

   
     

309,259

   

Road & Rail (0.2%)

 
National
Express
Group PLC
   

990

     

4,360

   
Norfolk
Southern
Corp.
   

29

     

2,925

   
Union Pacific
Corp.
   

300

     

31,869

   
     

39,154

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.5%)

 

Intel Corp.

   

1,350

     

43,942

   
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
   

514

     

27,864

   
     

71,806

   

Software (1.0%)

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

2,739

     

133,225

ØØ

 

Oracle Corp.

   

800

     

34,896

   
     

168,121

   

Specialty Retail (0.5%)

 
Best Buy
Co., Inc.
   

900

     

31,185

   
Hennes &
Mauritz AB,
B Shares
   

493

     

19,600

   
Home Depot,
Inc.
   

300

     

32,094

   

Staples, Inc.

   

302

     

4,929

   
     

87,808

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.5%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

300

   

$

37,545

   

Canon, Inc.

   

900

     

32,089

   
Hewlett-Packard
Co.
   

245

     

8,078

   
     

77,712

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%)

 
Yue Yuen
Industrial
Holdings Ltd.
   

1,000

     

3,774

   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%)

 
New York
Community
Bancorp, Inc.
   

194

     

3,335

   

Tobacco (1.5%)

 
Altria Group,
Inc.
   

602

     

30,130

   
British
American
Tobacco PLC
   

1,273

     

69,943

ØØ

 
Imperial
Tobacco
Group PLC
   

1,085

     

52,981

   
Imperial
Tobacco
Group PLC
ADR
   

350

     

34,031

   

Lorillard, Inc.

   

83

     

5,798

   
Philip Morris
International,
Inc.
   

447

     

37,311

   
Reynolds
American,
Inc.
   

207

     

15,173

   
     

245,367

   

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%)

 

Sojitz Corp.

   

1,900

     

3,715

   
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.6%)
 
Tele2 AB,
B Shares
   

1,418

     

18,913

   
Vodafone
Group PLC
   

22,527

     

79,367

ØØ

 
     

98,280

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $6,824,281)
       

6,948,287

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


50



Schedule of Investments Multi-Asset Income Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Principal
Amount
 

Value†
 

U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S. Government (8.9%)

 
U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 3.00%,
due 11/15/44
 

$

420,000

   

$

441,755

   
U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 4.38%,
due 11/15/39
   

115,000

     

149,886

   
U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 4.50%,
due 2/15/36
   

230,000

     

304,373

   
U.S. Treasury
Inflation
Indexed Bonds,
3.38%, due
4/15/32
   

251,216

     

368,836

   
U.S. Treasury
Notes, 1.63%,
due 11/15/22
   

95,000

     

93,523

   
U.S. Treasury
Notes, 2.75%,
due 2/15/24
   

85,000

     

90,339

   
Total U.S. Treasury
Securities-Backed by the
Full Faith and Credit of the
U.S. Government
(Cost $1,485,602)
       

1,448,712

   
U.S. Government Agency
Securities (1.0%)
 
Federal Home
Loan Bank,
Bonds, 5.50%,
due 7/15/36
(Cost $161,492)
   

115,000

     

156,621

   
    Number
of Shares
     

Exchange Traded Funds (5.3%)

 
iShares 10+
Year Credit
Bond ETF
   

6,100

     

373,747

   
iShares Core
U.S. Aggregate
Bond ETF
   

309

     

34,255

   
SPDR Barclays
International
Treasury
Bond ETF
   

647

     

35,042

   
SPDR Barclays
Long Term
Corporate
Bond ETF
   

9,000

     

369,180

   
Vanguard
S&P 500 ETF
   

241

     

46,055

   
Total Exchange
Traded Funds
(Cost $878,331)
       

858,279

   
   
Number
of Shares
 

Value†
 

Mutual Funds (41.3%)

 
Neuberger
Berman
Emerging
Markets
Debt Fund
Institutional
Class
   

181,969

   

$

1,704,118

§ØØ

 
Neuberger
Berman
Floating
Rate Income
Fund
Institutional
Class
   

246,799

     

2,506,749

§ØØ

 
Neuberger
Berman High
Income Bond
Fund
Institutional
Class
   

277,175

     

2,521,180

§ØØ

 
Total Mutual Funds
(Cost $6,666,773)
       

6,732,047

   

Short-Term Investments (1.4%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $228,685)
   

228,685

     

228,685

ØØ

 
Total
Investments (100.5%)
(Cost $16,245,164)
       

16,372,631

##

 
Liabilities, less
cash, receivables
and other
assets [(0.5%)]
       

(73,926

)c  
Total
Net Assets (100.0%)
     

$

16,298,705

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


51



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by each of Neuberger Berman Flexible Select Fund ("Flexible Select"), Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund ("Global Allocation"), Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund ("Inflation Managed"), (formerly, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund), Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund ("Long Short") and Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund ("Multi-Asset Income"), (each individually a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") are carried at the value that Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") believes a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Funds' investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

• Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

• Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including a Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Funds' investments (long and short positions) in equity securities, exchange traded funds, preferred stock, purchased option contracts and written option contracts, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no reported sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing service may value the security based on reported market quotations.

The value of the Funds' investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Funds:

Corporate Debt Securities. Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, spread to the U.S. Treasury market, and other market information, which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available ("Other Market Information").

See Notes to Financial Statements


52



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

U.S. Treasury Securities. Inputs used to value U.S. Treasury securities generally include quotes from several inter-dealer brokers and Other Market Information.

U.S. Government Agency Securities. Inputs used to value U.S. Government Agency securities generally include obtaining benchmark quotes and Other Market Information.

Sovereign Debt. Inputs used to value sovereign debt generally include dealer quotes, bond market activity, discounted cash flow models, and other relevant information such as credit spreads, benchmark curves and Other Market Information.

The value of financial futures contracts is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services at the settlement price at the market close (Level 1 inputs).

The value of forward foreign currency contracts ("forward contracts") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service based on actual traded currency rates on an independent pricing service's network, along with other traded and quoted currency rates provided to the pricing service by leading market participants (Level 2 inputs).

The value of total return swaps is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service using the underlying index and stated London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") (Level 2 inputs).

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Investments in investment companies, with the exception of closed-end funds, if any, are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount a Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds' Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding.

The value of the Funds' investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on business days, usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Inc. ("Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that a Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). The Board has also approved the use of Interactive to evaluate the prices of foreign income securities as of the close of the NYSE. Interactive utilizes benchmark spread and yield curves and evaluates available market activity from the local close to the close of the NYSE (Level 2 inputs) to assist in determining prices for certain foreign income securities. In the case of both foreign equity and foreign income securities, in the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the NYSE, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are

See Notes to Financial Statements


53



Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

likely to be closer to the prices a Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' investments as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Flexible Select

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks^

 

$

88,539,374

   

$

   

$

   

$

88,539,374

   

Preferred Stocks^

   

208,524

     

     

     

208,524

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

201,907

     

     

     

201,907

   

Mutual Funds

   

176,813

     

4,994,263

     

     

5,171,076

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

6,868,828

     

     

6,868,828

   

Total Investments

   

89,126,618

     

11,863,091

     

     

100,989,709

   

Global Allocation

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks^

 

Australia

   

     

137,288

     

     

137,288

   

Belgium

   

17,286

     

33,568

     

     

50,854

   

Denmark

   

     

63,891

     

     

63,891

   

Finland

   

     

160,349

     

     

160,349

   

France

   

98,999

     

117,996

     

     

216,995

   

Germany

   

     

291,530

     

     

291,530

   

Hong Kong

   

     

49,372

     

     

49,372

   

Ireland

   

116,647

     

36,770

     

     

153,417

   

Italy

   

42,456

     

24,084

     

     

66,540

   

Japan

   

     

491,076

     

     

491,076

   

Luxembourg

   

     

9,760

     

     

9,760

   

Netherlands

   

189,273

     

150,270

     

     

339,543

   

Norway

   

     

12,439

     

     

12,439

   

Singapore

   

     

21,865

     

     

21,865

   

South Africa

   

     

23,366

     

     

23,366

   

Spain

   

     

57,030

     

     

57,030

   

Sweden

   

     

102,074

     

     

102,074

   

Switzerland

   

60,097

     

259,969

     

     

320,066

   

United Kingdom

   

40,965

     

787,468

     

     

828,433

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

10,044,356

     

     

     

10,044,356

   

Total Common Stocks

   

10,610,079

     

2,830,165

     

     

13,440,244

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 
U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and
Credit of the U.S. Government
 

$

   

$

1,236,426

   

$

   

$

1,236,426

   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

   

     

34,048

     

     

34,048

   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

     

129,347

     

     

129,347

   

Government Securities

   

     

2,150,639

     

     

2,150,639

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

1,080,183

     

     

     

1,080,183

   

Mutual Funds

   

     

10,327,965

     

     

10,327,965

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

222,936

     

     

222,936

   

Total Long Positions

   

11,690,262

     

16,931,526

     

     

28,621,788

   

Inflation Managed

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks^

   

7,881,604

     

     

     

7,881,604

   

Government Securities

   

     

2,138,991

     

     

2,138,991

   
U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and
Credit of the U.S. Government
   

     

2,222,811

     

     

2,222,811

   

Mutual Funds

   

     

5,249,635

     

     

5,249,635

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

223,101

     

     

223,101

   

Total Investments

   

7,881,604

     

9,834,538

     

     

17,716,142

   

Long Short

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks^

   

2,411,708,065

     

     

     

2,411,708,065

   

Corporate Debt Securities^

   

     

307,462,715

     

     

307,462,715

   

Purchased Options

   

1,347,800

     

     

     

1,347,800

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

540,753,554

     

     

540,753,554

   

Total Long Positions

   

2,413,055,865

     

848,216,269

     

     

3,261,272,134

   

Multi-Asset Income

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

101,986

     

17,648

             

119,634

   

Airlines

   

     

46,011

     

     

46,011

   

Automobiles

   

54,488

     

110,994

     

     

165,482

   

Banks

   

103,285

     

81,963

     

     

185,248

   

Chemicals

   

147,078

     

67,982

     

     

215,060

   

Construction & Engineering

   

     

24,121

     

     

24,121

   

Containers & Packaging

   

7,557

     

15,443

     

     

23,000

   

Diversified Financial Services

   

65,819

     

5,938

     

     

71,757

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

102,839

     

82,109

     

     

184,948

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Electric Utilities

 

$

174,771

   

$

92,431

   

$

   

$

267,202

   

Food & Staples Retailing

   

35,898

     

53,736

     

     

89,634

   

Food Products

   

69,458

     

13,941

     

     

83,399

   

Gas Utilities

   

50,741

     

3,334

     

     

54,075

   

Health Care Providers & Services

   

16,292

     

22,408

     

     

38,700

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

109,559

     

8,932

     

     

118,491

   

Household Durables

   

     

9,243

     

     

9,243

   

Insurance

   

95,708

     

347,781

     

     

443,489

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   

     

3,676

     

     

3,676

   

Machinery

   

45,260

     

7,620

     

     

52,880

   

Marine

   

     

3,856

     

     

3,856

   

Media

   

32,753

     

73,599

     

     

106,352

   

Metals & Mining

   

90,187

     

90,556

     

     

180,743

   

Multi-Utilities

   

175,885

     

58,349

     

     

234,234

   

Multiline Retail

   

15,644

     

4,361

     

     

20,005

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

1,067,545

     

293,518

     

     

1,361,063

   

Paper & Forest Products

   

4,566

     

22,539

     

     

27,105

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

472,989

     

298,337

     

     

771,326

   

Road & Rail

   

34,794

     

4,360

     

     

39,154

   

Specialty Retail

   

68,208

     

19,600

     

     

87,808

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

45,623

     

32,089

     

     

77,712

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

     

3,774

     

     

3,774

   

Tobacco

   

122,443

     

122,924

     

     

245,367

   

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

     

3,715

     

     

3,715

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

     

98,280

     

     

98,280

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

1,491,743

     

     

     

1,491,743

   

Total Common Stocks

   

4,803,119

     

2,145,168

     

     

6,948,287

   
U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and
Credit of the U.S. Government
   

     

1,448,712

     

     

1,448,712

   

U.S. Government Agency Securities

   

     

156,621

     

     

156,621

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

858,279

     

     

     

858,279

   

Mutual Funds

   

     

6,732,047

     

     

6,732,047

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

228,685

     

     

228,685

   

Total Investments

 

$

5,661,398

   

$

10,711,233

   

$

   

$

16,372,631

   

^ The Schedule of Investments (or Long Positions by Industry for Global Allocation) provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Forward contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

   

$

132,727

   

$

   

$

132,727

   

Futures contracts (unrealized appreciation)

   

53,049

     

     

     

53,049

   

Total

 

$

53,049

   

$

132,727

   

$

   

$

185,776

   

Inflation Managed

 

Futures contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

43,151

   

$

   

$

   

$

43,151

   

Total

 

$

43,151

   

$

   

$

   

$

43,151

   

Long Short

 

Futures contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

813,605

   

$

   

$

   

$

813,605

   

Total

 

$

813,605

   

$

   

$

   

$

813,605

   

Multi-Asset Income

 

Forward contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

62,833

   

$

   

$

   

$

62,833

   

Total

 

$

62,833

   

$

   

$

   

$

62,833

   

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' investments as of April 30, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Common Stocks Sold Short^

 

Australia

 

$

   

$

(29,066

)

 

$

   

$

(29,066

)

 

Belgium

   

     

(26,043

)

   

     

(26,043

)

 

Denmark

   

(14,067

)

   

(29,719

)

   

     

(43,786

)

 

France

   

(9,692

)

   

(136,034

)

   

     

(145,726

)

 

Germany

   

     

(100,239

)

   

     

(100,239

)

 

Italy

   

(10,833

)

   

(38,645

)

   

     

(49,478

)

 

Japan

   

     

(129,194

)

   

     

(129,194

)

 

Mexico

   

     

(15,805

)

   

     

(15,805

)

 

Netherlands

   

     

(24,663

)

   

     

(24,663

)

 

Spain

   

     

(76,258

)

   

     

(76,258

)

 

Sweden

   

     

(54,545

)

   

     

(54,545

)

 

Switzerland

   

     

(105,078

)

   

     

(105,078

)

 

United Kingdom

   

(9,028

)

   

(438,372

)

   

     

(447,400

)

 

United States

   

(1,121,937

)

   

(17,518

)

   

     

(1,139,455

)

 

Other Common Stock Sold Shortß

   

(67,799

)

   

     

     

(67,799

)

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short

   

(1,233,356

)

   

(1,221,179

)

   

     

(2,454,535

)

 

Total Short Positions

 

$

(1,233,356

)

 

$

(1,221,179

)

 

$

   

$

(2,454,535

)

 

Long Short

 

Common Stocks Sold Short^

 

$

(293,067,935

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(293,067,935

)

 

Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short

   

(189,998,545

)

   

     

     

(189,998,545

)

 

Total Short Positions

 

$

(483,066,480

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(483,066,480

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

^ The Schedule of Investments (or Short Positions by Industry for Global Allocation) provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

ß Represents a geographic location and/or industry where all securities were Level 1 securities. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for additional information.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Forward contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

   

$

(140,172

)

 

$

   

$

(140,172

)

 

Futures contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   

(26,029

)

   

     

     

(26,029

)

 

Total

 

$

(26,029

)

 

$

(140,172

)

 

$

   

$

(166,201

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

Futures contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

(22,301

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(22,301

)

 

Total

 

$

(22,301

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(22,301

)

 

Long Short

 

Futures contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

(2,727,072

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(2,727,072

)

 

Option contracts

   

(186,000

)

   

     

     

(186,000

)

 

Total

 

$

(2,913,072

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(2,913,072

)

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

Forward contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

(60,200

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(60,200

)

 

Total

 

$

(60,200

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(60,200

)

 

As of the six months ended April 30, 2015, certain securities were transferred from one level (as of October 31, 2014) to another. Based on beginning of period market values as of November 1, 2014, $2,404,504 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 for Global Allocation. Interactive provided adjusted prices for these securities as of April 30, 2015, as stated in the description of the valuation methods of foreign equity securities in footnote above.

## At April 30, 2015, selected fund information on a U.S. federal income tax basis was as follows:

   

Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Flexible Select

 

$

89,307,948

   

$

12,819,133

   

$

1,137,372

   

$

11,681,761

   

Global Allocation

   

27,652,332

     

1,368,586

     

399,130

     

969,456

   

Inflation Managed

   

17,035,804

     

1,335,968

     

655,630

     

680,338

   

Long Short

   

3,012,120,330

     

340,091,103

     

90,939,299

     

249,151,804

   

Multi-Asset Income

   

16,243,985

     

285,571

     

156,925

     

128,646

   

* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.

‡‡ At April 30, 2015, Long Short had outstanding put options written as follows:

Name of Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
 

Expiration Date

  Market Value
of Options
 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Put

   

6,200

     

180

   

June 2015

 

$

(186,000

)

 
           

  $

(186,000

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

At April 30, 2015, Long Short had deposited $117,180,000 in a segregated account to cover requirements on put options written.

ñ Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or are private placements and, unless registered under the 1933 Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At April 30, 2015, these securities amounted to $140,003 or 0.5% of net assets for Global Allocation and $10,931,633 or 0.3% of net assets for Long Short.

Ø All or a portion of this security was purchased on a when-issued basis. At April 30, 2015, these securities amounted to $129,347 for Global Allocation and $962,000 for Long Short.

È All or a portion of this security is on loan.

ØØ All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for common stocks sold short and/or forward foreign currency contracts and/or financial futures contracts and/or when-issued security purchase commitments.

At April 30, 2015, Global Allocation had deposited $1,386,122 in a segregated account to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short. For Global Allocation, this collateral is made up of the proceeds from the securities sold short and collateral received from security lending activities. At April 30, 2015, Long Short had deposited $513,369,197 in a segregated account to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short.

§ Affiliated issuer (see Note F of Notes to Financial Statements).

a Principal amount is stated in the currency in which security is denominated.

AUD = Australian Dollar

CAD = Canadian Dollar

EUR = Euro

GBP = Pound Sterling

JPY = Japanese Yen

MXN = Mexican Peso

NZD = New Zealand Dollar

SEK = Swedish Krona

ZAR = South African Rand

b Effective February 28, 2015, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund.

c See Note A-14 in the Notes to Financial Statements for the Funds' open positions in derivatives at April 30, 2015.

^^ Value of the security was determined using methods the Board has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statements of Asset and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    FLEXIBLE
SELECT FUND
  GLOBAL
ALLOCATION
FUND
  INFLATION
MANAGED
FUNDa
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

Assets

 
Investments in securities, at value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule
of Investments:
 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

95,995,446

   

$

18,293,823

   

$

12,466,507

   

Affiliated issuers

   

4,994,263

     

10,327,965

     

5,249,635

   
     

100,989,709

     

28,621,788

     

17,716,142

   

Foreign currency*

   

     

128,458

     

17,293

   

Cash collateral segregated for short sales (Note A-11)

   

     

1,150,000

     

   

Cash collateral segregated for futures contracts (Note A-14)

   

     

167,849

     

82,885

   

Cash collateral segregated for option contracts (Note A-14)

   

     

     

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

97,775

     

58,245

     

35,124

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

331,320

     

54,067

     

10,608

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

     

107,125

     

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

9,967

     

32,271

     

29,908

   

Cash collateral for securities loaned (Note A-12)

   

     

234,564

     

   

Receivable for variation margin (Note A-14)

   

     

12,783

     

10,878

   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-14)

   

     

132,727

     

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

30,675

     

40,682

     

38,400

   

Total Assets

   

101,459,446

     

30,740,559

     

17,941,238

   

Liabilities

 

Investments sold short, at value** (Note A)

   

     

2,454,535

     

   

Interest payable for short sales

   

     

4,752

     

   

Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A-12)

   

     

234,564

     

   

Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B)

   

48,955

     

8,214

     

6,488

   

Option contracts written, at value*** (Note A-14)

   

     

     

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

421,826

     

237,124

     

11,787

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

     

35,395

     

25,000

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

     

     

   

Payable to trustees

   

1,118

     

1,119

     

1,119

   

Payable for organization costs

   

     

     

   

Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-14)

   

     

140,172

     

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

86,503

     

104,440

     

94,086

   

Total Liabilities

   

558,402

     

3,220,315

     

138,480

   

Net Assets

 

$

100,901,044

   

$

27,520,244

   

$

17,802,758

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

87,125,717

   

$

26,303,570

   

$

17,206,697

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

107,730

     

     

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   

     

(494,646

)

   

(49,141

)

 

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

1,706,702

     

757,365

     

84,888

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

11,960,895

     

953,955

     

560,314

   

Net Assets

 

$

100,901,044

   

$

27,520,244

   

$

17,802,758

   

Net Assets

 

Institutional Class

   

100,070,348

     

11,024,400

     

15,331,340

   

Class A

   

658,258

     

9,237,890

     

2,060,816

   

Class C

   

172,438

     

7,257,954

     

410,602

   

Class R6

   

     

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


61



Statements of Asset and Liabilities (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    FLEXIBLE
SELECT FUND
  GLOBAL
ALLOCATION
FUND
  INFLATION
MANAGED
FUNDa
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 
Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited
shares authorized)
 

Institutional Class

   

8,331,490

     

998,678

     

1,446,889

   

Class A

   

54,972

     

840,052

     

195,198

   

Class C

   

14,496

     

668,762

     

39,264

   

Class R6

   

     

     

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Institutional Class

 

$

12.01

   

$

11.04

   

$

10.60

   

Class R6

   

     

     

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

11.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.56

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

12.70

   

$

11.67

   

$

11.20

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

11.90

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.46

   

†Securities on loan, at value:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

   

$

229,233

   

$

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

84,140,594

   

$

17,858,211

   

$

11,513,700

   

Affiliated issuers

   

4,888,239

     

9,772,157

     

5,662,381

   

Total cost of investments

 

$

89,028,833

   

$

27,630,368

   

$

17,176,081

   

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

   

$

124,468

   

$

17,889

   

**Proceeds from investments sold short

 

$

   

$

2,391,793

   

$

   

***Premium received from option contracts written

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

‡ On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's prospectus, offering price is reduced.

^ Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

a Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund. See Note A of Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements


62



Statements of Asset and Liabilities (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    LONG SHORT
FUND
  MULTI-ASSET
INCOME FUND
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value*† (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

3,261,272,134

   

$

9,640,584

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

6,732,047

   
     

3,261,272,134

     

16,372,631

   

Foreign currency*

   

     

64

   

Cash collateral segregated for short sales (Note A-11)

   

513,369,197

     

   

Cash collateral segregated for futures contracts (Note A-14)

   

21,719,060

     

   

Cash collateral segregated for option contracts (Note A-14)

   

117,180,000

     

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

7,885,114

     

51,426

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

35,051,700

     

27,677

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

5,547,229

     

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

     

15,169

   

Cash collateral for securities loaned (Note A-12)

   

     

   

Receivable for variation margin (Note A-14)

   

4,944,693

     

   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-14)

   

     

62,833

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

94,177

     

   

Total Assets

   

3,967,063,304

     

16,529,800

   

Liabilities

 

Investments sold short, at value** (Note A)

   

483,066,480

     

   

Dividends payable for short sales

   

215,635

     

   

Payable for collateral on securities loaned (Note A-12)

   

     

   

Payable to investment manager—net (Notes A & B)

   

3,096,108

     

3,230

   

Option contracts written, at value*** (Note A-14)

   

186,000

     

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

67,978,219

     

75,718

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

4,827,455

     

308

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

725,280

     

   

Payable to trustees

   

1,100

     

3,058

   

Payable for organization costs

   

     

61,237

   

Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-14)

   

     

60,200

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

518,069

     

27,344

   

Total Liabilities

   

560,614,346

     

231,095

   

Net Assets

 

$

3,406,448,958

   

$

16,298,705

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

3,172,128,532

   

$

16,160,649

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

     

1,933

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   

(2,465,443

)

   

   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

18,888,813

     

5,926

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

217,897,056

     

130,197

   

Net Assets

 

$

3,406,448,958

   

$

16,298,705

   

Net Assets

 

Institutional Class

   

2,811,015,314

     

11,234,639

   

Class A

   

388,394,602

     

507,869

   

Class C

   

207,039,042

     

508,463

   

Class R6

   

     

4,047,734

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


63



Statements of Asset and Liabilities (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    LONG SHORT
FUND
  MULTI-ASSET
INCOME FUND
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Institutional Class

   

213,146,665

     

1,113,763

   

Class A

   

29,706,329

     

50,350

   

Class C

   

16,211,873

     

50,409

   

Class R6

   

     

401,294

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Institutional Class

 

$

13.19

   

$

10.09

   

Class R6

   

     

10.09

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

13.07

   

$

10.09

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

13.87

   

$

10.54

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

12.77

   

$

10.09

   

†Securities on loan, at value:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

   

$

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

3,010,514,218

   

$

9,578,391

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

6,666,773

   

Total cost of investments

 

$

3,010,514,218

   

$

16,245,164

   

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

   

$

64

   

**Proceeds from investments sold short

 

$

451,251,107

   

$

   

***Premium received from option contracts written

 

$

1,053,980

   

$

   

‡ On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's prospectus, offering price is reduced.

^ Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See Notes to Financial Statements


64



Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    FLEXIBLE
SELECT FUND
  GLOBAL
ALLOCATION
FUND
  INFLATION
MANAGED
FUNDa
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

726,117

   

$

142,829

   

$

120,577

   

Dividend income—affiliated issuers (Notes A-16 & F)

   

79,279

     

42,864

     

80,579

   

Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers

   

4

     

6,204

     

   

Income from securities loaned—net (Note A-12)

   

     

1,018

     

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A-6)

   

(11,029

)

   

(5,237

)

   

(36

)

 

Total income

 

$

794,371

   

$

187,678

   

$

201,120

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

296,882

     

90,815

     

63,071

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

29,688

     

8,383

     

5,822

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Institutional Class

   

44,145

     

5,183

     

7,620

   

Class A

   

691

     

9,498

     

2,105

   

Class C

   

169

     

6,927

     

369

   

Class R6

   

     

     

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class A

   

864

     

11,873

     

2,632

   

Class C

   

843

     

34,638

     

1,844

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Institutional Class

   

3,401

     

690

     

671

   

Class A

   

178

     

1,646

     

394

   

Class C

   

67

     

1,015

     

111

   

Class R6

   

     

     

   

Organization expense (Note A-8)

   

     

     

   

Audit fees

   

27,770

     

32,084

     

36,448

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

47,240

     

89,269

     

33,700

   

Insurance expense

   

1,396

     

516

     

249

   

Legal fees

   

57,360

     

62,108

     

65,466

   

Registration and filing fees

   

24,059

     

26,460

     

28,094

   

Shareholder reports

   

1,248

     

2,333

     

1,440

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

15,959

     

15,959

     

15,959

   

Short sales expense (Note A-11)

   

     

24,017

     

   

Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note A-11)

   

     

23,449

     

   

Miscellaneous

   

2,760

     

15,760

     

12,810

   

Total expenses

   

554,720

     

462,623

     

278,805

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(131,930

)

   

(233,192

)

   

(185,108

)

 

Investment management fees waived (Notes A & B)

   

(7,570

)

   

(23,108

)

   

(20,381

)

 

Total net expenses

   

415,220

     

206,323

     

73,316

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

379,151

   

$

(18,645

)

 

$

127,804

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


65



Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    FLEXIBLE
SELECT FUND
  GLOBAL
ALLOCATION
FUND
  INFLATION
MANAGED
FUNDa
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

1,888,922

     

775,574

     

320,980

   

Sales of investment securities of affiliated issuers

   

24,294

     

19,294

     

(99,133

)

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers sold short

   

     

(502,813

)

   

   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers

   

11,723

     

     

7,209

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(1,194

)

   

   

Foreign currency

   

415

     

(59,112

)

   

3,967

   

Financial futures contracts

   

     

632,996

     

(71,468

)

 

Option contracts written

   

     

     

   

Total return swap contracts

   

     

111,835

     

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
in value of:
 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

966,949

     

1,059,377

     

(279,954

)

 

Affiliated investment securities

   

4,210

     

555,808

     

(182,522

)

 

Unaffiliated investment securities sold short

   

     

(669,158

)

   

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

(10,405

)

   

   

Foreign currency

   

138

     

19,582

     

(1,222

)

 

Financial futures contracts

   

     

(185,656

)

   

35,531

   

Option contracts written

   

     

     

   

Total return swap contracts

   

     

(456,795

)

   

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

2,896,651

     

1,289,333

     

(266,612

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

3,275,802

   

$

1,270,688

   

$

(138,808

)

 

a Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund. See Note A of Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements


66



Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    LONG SHORT
FUND
  MULTI-ASSET
INCOME FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  Period from
March 27, 2015
(Commencement
of Operations) to
April 30, 2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

18,670,778

   

$

27,951

   

Dividend income—affiliated issuers (Notes A-16 & F)

   

     

26,773

   

Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers

   

16,002,734

     

6,267

   

Income from securities loaned-net (Note A-12)

   

     

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A-6)

   

(286,606

)

   

(1,350

)

 

Total income

 

$

34,386,906

   

$

59,641

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

18,240,273

     

6,874

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

990,384

     

917

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Institutional Class

   

1,216,539

     

940

   

Class A

   

389,098

     

102

   

Class C

   

208,763

     

102

   

Class R6

   

     

77

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class A

   

486,372

     

121

   

Class C

   

1,043,815

     

485

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Institutional Class

   

128,024

     

322

   

Class A

   

45,054

     

253

   

Class C

   

15,727

     

253

   

Class R6

   

     

277

   

Organization expense (Note A-8)

   

     

61,237

   

Audit fees

   

16,265

     

4,795

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

256,338

     

8,596

   

Insurance expense

   

36,712

     

   

Legal fees

   

59,857

     

10,255

   

Registration and filing fees

   

250,759

     

740

   

Shareholder reports

   

91,594

     

3,196

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

15,959

     

3,058

   

Short sales expense (Note A-11)

   

1,504,391

     

   

Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note A-11)

   

4,267,785

     

   

Miscellaneous

   

70,691

     

323

   

Total expenses

   

29,334,400

     

102,923

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

     

(92,541

)

 

Investment management fees waived (Note A)

   

     

(3,543

)

 

Total net expenses

   

29,334,400

     

6,839

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

5,052,506

   

$

52,802

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


67



Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    LONG SHORT
FUND
  MULTI-ASSET
INCOME FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
  Period from
March 27, 2015
(Commencement
of Operations) to
April 30, 2015
 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

26,717,507

     

3,384

   

Sales of investment securities of affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers sold short

   

     

   

Realized gain distributions from affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

2,190

   

Foreign currency

   

205

     

352

   

Financial futures contracts

   

(20,261,724

)

   

   

Option contracts written

   

780,543

     

   

Total return swap contracts

   

     

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

38,712,221

     

62,193

   

Affiliated investment securities

   

     

65,274

   

Unaffiliated investment securities sold short

   

(200,153

)

   

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

2,633

   

Foreign currency

   

     

97

   

Financial futures contracts

   

7,082,169

     

   

Option contracts written

   

708,091

     

   

Total return swap contracts

   

     

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

53,538,859

     

136,123

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

58,591,365

   

$

188,925

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


68



Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

   

FLEXIBLE SELECT FUND

 

GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

  INFLATION MANAGED FUNDa  

LONG SHORT FUND

  MULTI-ASSET
INCOME FUND
 
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2014
  Period from
March 27, 2015
(Commencement
of Operations) to
April 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

379,151

   

$

900,336

   

$

(18,645

)

 

$

(460,298

)

 

$

127,804

   

$

265,509

   

$

5,052,506

   

$

130,674

   

$

52,802

   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

1,925,354

     

1,759,644

     

976,580

     

2,308,067

     

161,555

     

(38,105

)

   

7,236,531

     

19,939,826

     

5,926

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

     

     

10,922

     

     

     

     

60,836

     

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments
   

971,297

     

7,109,249

     

312,753

     

(1,689,740

)

   

(428,167

)

   

622,153

     

46,302,328

     

88,112,575

     

130,197

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

3,275,802

     

9,769,229

     

1,270,688

     

168,951

     

(138,808

)

   

849,557

     

58,591,365

     

108,243,911

     

188,925

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net investment income:

 

Institutional Class

   

(969,549

)

   

(335,177

)

   

(291,025

)

   

(1,423,702

)

   

(160,335

)

   

(332,927

)

   

(5,407,991

)

   

     

(35,245

)

 

Class A

   

(5,661

)

   

(302

)

   

(213,455

)

   

(632,740

)

   

(17,710

)

   

(1,920

)

   

     

     

(1,444

)

 

Class C

   

(320

)

   

(17

)

   

(119,683

)

   

(373,622

)

   

(1,928

)

   

(1,167

)

   

     

     

(1,124

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(13,056

)

 

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Institutional Class

   

(1,799,899

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(9,561,658

)

   

(5,606,352

)

   

   

Class A

   

(12,953

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(1,445,208

)

   

(2,452,314

)

   

   

Class C

   

(3,158

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(779,780

)

   

(609,411

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(2,791,540

)

   

(335,496

)

   

(624,163

)

   

(2,430,064

)

   

(179,973

)

   

(336,014

)

   

(17,194,637

)

   

(8,668,077

)

   

(50,869

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

55,672

     

8,535

     

1,534,558

     

3,525,689

     

1,778,664

     

1,024,850

     

628,288,274

     

2,043,724,867

     

11,105,000

   

Class A

   

123,768

     

540,373

     

1,217,423

     

7,858,510

     

359,917

     

2,379,608

     

79,392,013

     

405,081,481

     

502,101

   

Class C

   

31,250

     

18,500

     

1,013,501

     

4,320,936

     

110,000

     

199,190

     

24,814,933

     

112,535,003

     

503,000

   

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

4,000,000

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

2,769,448

     

335,177

     

288,150

     

1,413,385

     

160,335

     

332,927

     

9,519,935

     

4,822,872

     

35,245

   

Class A

   

18,353

     

302

     

196,325

     

502,685

     

17,499

     

1,920

     

1,289,389

     

2,249,144

     

1,444

   

Class C

   

3,478

     

17

     

112,130

     

359,737

     

1,928

     

1,167

     

570,226

     

466,547

     

1,124

   

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

13,056

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

     

(162,561

)

   

(3,524,429

)

   

(8,502,926

)

   

(3,217,062

)

   

(932,595

)

   

(489,352,633

)

   

(526,844,014

)

   

(321

)

 

Class A

   

(124,306

)

   

(76,021

)

   

(1,958,144

)

   

(6,038,449

)

   

(471,135

)

   

(281,537

)

   

(85,671,144

)

   

(546,927,034

)

   

   

Class C

   

     

     

(1,028,855

)

   

(2,120,187

)

   

     

     

(31,194,691

)

   

(22,735,877

)

   

   

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

2,877,663

     

664,322

     

(2,149,341

)

   

1,319,380

     

(1,259,854

)

   

2,725,530

     

137,656,302

     

1,472,372,989

     

16,160,649

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

3,361,925

     

10,098,055

     

(1,502,816

)

   

(941,733

)

   

(1,578,635

)

   

3,239,073

     

179,053,030

     

1,571,948,823

     

16,298,705

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

97,539,119

     

87,441,064

     

29,023,060

     

29,964,793

     

19,381,393

     

16,142,320

     

3,227,395,928

     

1,655,447,105

     

   

End of period

 

$

100,901,044

   

$

97,539,119

   

$

27,520,244

   

$

29,023,060

   

$

17,802,758

   

$

19,381,393

   

$

3,406,448,958

   

$

3,227,395,928

   

$

16,298,705

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

107,730

   

$

704,109

   

$

   

$

148,162

   

$

   

$

3,028

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,933

   
Distributions in excess of net investment
income at end of period
 

$

   

$

   

$

(494,646

)

 

$

   

$

(49,141

)

 

$

   

$

(2,465,443

)

 

$

(2,109,958

)

 

$

   

a Formerly Inflation Navigator Fund. See Note A of Notes to Financial Statements.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements Alternative Funds (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1 General: Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Each Fund is a separate operating series of the Trust. Under the 1940 Act, the status of a Fund that was registered as non-diversified may, under certain circumstances, change to that of a diversified Fund (Global Allocation and Long Short became diversified in December 2013 and December 2014, respectively). Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Multi-Asset Income are each diversified. Inflation Managed had no operations until December 19, 2012, other than matters relating to its organization and its registration of shares under the 1933 Act. Flexible Select had no operations until May 31, 2013, other than matters relating to its organization and its registration of shares under the 1933 Act. Multi-Asset Income had no operations until March 27, 2015, other than matters relating to its organization and its registration of shares under the 1933 Act. Each Fund offers Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Multi-Asset Income also offers Class R6. The Board may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders. Effective February 28, 2015, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund.

The assets of each Fund belong only to that Fund, and the liabilities of each Fund are borne solely by that Fund and no other.

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Management to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Funds' Schedule of Investments.

3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of the end of regular trading on the NYSE on business days, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statements of Operations.

4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount on securities, accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statements of Operations.

5 Income tax information: Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each of Flexible Select, Global Allocation, Inflation Managed and Long Short to continue to, and the


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intention of Multi-Asset Income to, qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent a Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Funds have adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of April 30, 2015, the Funds did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by each Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by each Fund.

As determined on October 31, 2014, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting were reclassified at year end. Such differences may be attributed to the tax treatment of one or more of the following: gains and losses from passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), swaps, foreign currencies, foreign futures and partnerships; net operating losses written off or netted against short term gains; non-deductible stock issuance costs and excise taxes; distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs); capitalized dividends on short sales; and deflation adjustments on U.S. Treasury inflation protected bonds (TIPs). These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value ("NAV") or NAV per share of each Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications:

   

Paid-in Capital

  Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
 

Flexible Select

 

$

1

   

$

4,601

   

$

(4,602

)

 

Global Allocation

   

(9,938

)

   

1,239,983

     

(1,230,045

)

 

Inflation Managed

   

(1,120

)

   

(83,874

)

   

84,994

   

Long Short

   

(467,617

)

   

(2,198,018

)

   

2,665,635

   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 was as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

  Tax-Exempt
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Return of
Capital
 

Total

 
   

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

Flexible Select

 

$

335,496

   

$

(2)

 

$

   

$

(2)

 

$

   

$

(2)

 

$

   

$

(2)

 

$

335,496

   

$

(2)

 

Global Allocation

   

2,430,064

     

231,962

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

2,430,064

     

231,962

   

Inflation Managed

   

336,014

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

336,014

     

(1)

 

Long Short

   

7,970,437

     

1,285,427

     

     

     

697,640

     

     

     

     

8,668,077

     

1,285,427

   

(1) Period from December 19, 2012 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2013.

(2) Period from May 31, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2013.


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As of October 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 

Flexible Select

 

$

1,367,185

   

$

1,190,435

   

$

10,757,748

   

$

   

$

(24,303

)

 

$

13,291,065

   

Global Allocation

   

624,099

     

     

27,489

     

(68,747

)

   

(12,692

)

   

570,149

   

Inflation Managed

   

4,215

     

     

1,142,120

     

(204,754

)

   

(26,739

)

   

914,842

   

Long Short

   

     

12,748,561

     

182,285,095

     

(2,070,580

)

   

(39,378

)

   

192,923,698

   

The differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to: losses disallowed and recognized on wash sales, straddles and unsettled short sales; mark-to-market adjustments on PFICs, swaps, futures contracts and forward contracts; adjustments related to partnerships, REITs and TIPs; deferral of "late year ordinary loss" (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended); and amortization of organizational costs.

To the extent each Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of each Fund not to distribute such gains. For taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, the capital loss carryforward rules allow for regulated investment companies to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As determined at October 31, 2014, the Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:

   

Capital Loss Carryforwards (No Expiration Date)

 
   

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Global Allocation

 

$

   

$

68,747

   

Inflation Managed

   

     

204,754

   

During the year ended October 31, 2014, Flexible Select and Global Allocation utilized capital loss carryforwards of $54,983 and $669,860, respectively.

Under current tax regulations, capital losses realized on investment transactions after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. Under the Act, the Funds may also defer any realized late-year ordinary losses as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. Late-year ordinary losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions after December 31 and specified losses (ordinary losses from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property, net foreign currency losses and net passive foreign investment company mark to market losses) realized on investment transactions after October 31. For the year ended October 31, 2014, Long Short elected to defer the following late-year ordinary losses:

    Late-Year
Ordinary Loss
 
   

Deferral

 

Long Short

 

$

2,070,580

   

6 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

7 Distributions to shareholders: Each Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed once a year (usually in December) and are recorded on the ex-date.

It is the policy of each of Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short to pass through to its shareholders substantially all REIT distributions and other income it receives, less operating expenses. The distributions


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received from REITs held by Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short are generally composed of income, capital gains, and/or return of REIT capital, but the REITs do not report this information to Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short until the following calendar year. At October 31, 2014, Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short estimated these amounts within the financial statements because the information is not available from the REITs until after each Fund's fiscal year-end. At April 30, 2015, Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short estimated these amounts for the period January 1, 2015 to April 30, 2015 within the financial statements because the 2015 information is not available from the REITs until after each Fund's fiscal period. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the character of distributions paid to shareholders of Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short disclosed within the Statements of Changes in Net Assets is based on estimates made at that time. All estimates are based upon REIT information sources available to Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short together with actual IRS Forms 1099-DIV received to date. Based on past experience it is possible that a portion of Flexible Select's, Inflation Managed's and Long Short's distributions during the current fiscal year will be considered tax return of capital, but the actual amount of the tax return of capital, if any, is not determinable until after each Fund's fiscal year-end. After calendar year-end, when Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short learn the nature of the distributions paid by REITs during that year, distributions previously identified as income are often recharacterized as return of capital and/or capital gain. After all applicable REITs have informed Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short of the actual breakdown of distributions paid to Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short during its fiscal year, estimates previously recorded are adjusted on the books of Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short to reflect actual results. As a result, the composition of Flexible Select's, Inflation Managed's and Long Short's distributions as reported herein may differ from the final composition determined after calendar year-end and reported to Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Long Short shareholders on IRS Form 1099-DIV.

8 Organization expenses: Costs incurred by Multi-Asset Income in connection with its organization, which amounted to $61,237 and are reflected in Organization expense in the Statements of Operations, have been expensed as incurred.

9 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., a Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies or series thereof in the complex on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies or series thereof in the complex can otherwise be made fairly. Each Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

10 Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve certain sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

11 Securities sold short: Each Fund may engage in short sales, which are sales of securities which have been borrowed from a third party on the expectation that the market price will decline. If the price of the securities decreases, a Fund will make a profit by purchasing the securities in the open market at a price lower than the one at which it sold the securities. If the price of the securities increases, a Fund may have to cover its short positions at


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a price higher than the short sale price, resulting in a loss. Gains are limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size. The Funds pledge securities and/or other assets, which may include cash collateral from securities lending activities, to the lender as collateral. Proceeds received from short sales may be maintained by the lender as collateral or may be released to the Funds and used to purchase additional securities or for any other purpose. Proceeds maintained by the lender are included in the "Cash collateral segregated for short sales" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are required to segregate an amount of cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid marketable securities with the custodian in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities sold short (less any additional collateral held by the lender) and, for Global Allocation, the amount of any securities lending cash collateral used to finance short sales until the Fund replaces a borrowed security. The Funds are contractually responsible to the lender for any dividends and interest payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. These dividends and interest are recorded as an expense of the Funds and are excluded from the contractual expense limitation. At April 30, 2015, Global Allocation had pledged cash in the amount of $1,150,000 to State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), as collateral for short sales, in addition to cash collateral received from securities lending activities for the Fund. In addition, State Street has a perfected security interest in these Global Allocation assets. At April 30, 2015, Long Short had pledged cash in the amount of $513,369,197 to State Street to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short.

12 Security lending: Global Allocation, Long Short and Multi-Asset Income, using State Street as its lending agent, may loan securities to qualified brokers and dealers in exchange for negotiated lender's fees. These fees disclosed within the Statements of Operations under the caption, "Income from securities loaned-net" are net of expenses retained by State Street as compensation for its services as lending agent. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Global Allocation received net income under the securities lending arrangement of $1,018. The Funds receive cash collateral at the beginning of each transaction equal to at least 102% of the prior day's market value of the loaned securities (105% in the case of international securities). Some or all of the cash collateral may be used to finance short sales. As of April 30, 2015, approximately 100% of the cash collateral received by Global Allocation was used to finance short sales.

As of April 30, 2015, Global Allocation had outstanding loans of securities to certain approved brokers for which it received collateral as follows:

    Value of Loaned
Securities
  Value of
Collateral
 

Global Allocation

 

$

229,233

   

$

234,564

   

13 Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Funds may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act or pursuant to an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that permits the Funds to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as amended, subject to the terms and conditions of such order (see Note A-16 for more information about the exemptive order). Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have an actively-managed investment objective. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. A Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will increase expenses and decrease returns.

14 Derivative instruments: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Funds' use of derivatives, as described below for each Fund, except for Flexible Select (which did not engage in any derivative use), was limited to total return swaps, financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and purchased and written option transactions. The Funds have adopted the provisions of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those


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that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though a Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.

Total return swap contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Global Allocation used total return swaps to provide investment exposure to the benchmark indices (which were 50% MSCI World Index and 50% J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index at the time Global Allocation used total return swaps). Total return swaps involve commitments to pay fixed or floating rate interest in exchange for a market-linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of the reference security or index underlying the total return swap exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, a Fund will receive a payment or make a payment to the counterparty, respectively. Certain risks may arise when entering into total return swap transactions, including counterparty default, liquidity or unfavorable changes in the value of the underlying reference security or index. The value of the swap is adjusted daily and the change in value, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or made at the end of each measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statements of Operations.

At April 30, 2015, there were no total return swap contracts outstanding for Global Allocation.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of total return swap contracts for Global Allocation was $13,369,705.

Financial futures contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Global Allocation used financial futures contracts in an effort to enhance returns and to manage or adjust the risk profile and the investment exposure of the Fund to certain asset classes, countries and regions. In addition, Global Allocation also utilized financial futures contracts to provide investment exposure to certain indices and markets other than the benchmark indices. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Inflation Managed used financial futures contracts for economic hedging purposes, including as a maturity or duration management device. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Long Short used financial futures contracts on the broader market index and U.S. Treasuries in an effort either to enhance returns or to manage or adjust the risk profile and the investment exposure of the Fund.

At the time a Fund enters into a financial futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," which is a percentage of the value of the financial futures contract being traded that is set by the exchange upon which the futures contract is traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis, or as needed, as the market price of the financial futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by a Fund as unrealized gains or losses.

Although some financial futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying securities or currency, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching financial futures contracts. When the contracts are closed, a Fund recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Futures executed on regulated futures exchanges have minimal counterparty risk to a Fund because the exchange's clearinghouse assumes the position of the counterparty in each transaction. Thus, a Fund is exposed to risk only in connection with the clearinghouse and not in connection with the original counterparty to the transaction.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by a Fund may cause that Fund to recognize gains or losses from marking contracts to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the


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timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund. Also, a Fund's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating such Fund's taxable income.

At April 30, 2015, open positions in financial futures contracts were as follows:

Fund

 

Expiration

 

Open Contracts

 

Position

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

1 Canadian Treasury Bond, 10 Year

 

Short

 

$

1,414

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 AUD/USD Currency  

Short

   

(2,287

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 CAD Currency  

Short

   

(2,253

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 CHF Currency  

Short

   

(7,071

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  2 Euro-Schatz  

Short

   

(37

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  6 GBP Currency  

Short

   

(3,918

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 NZD Currency  

Short

   

(823

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  2 UK Long Gilt Bond  

Short

   

817

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

1 U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

Short

   

2,166

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

1 U.S. Treasury Note, 2 Year

 

Short

   

(1,142

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

1 U.S. Treasury Note, 5 Year

 

Short

   

69

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

1 U.S. Treasury Note, 10 Year

 

Short

   

(1,443

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 ZAR Currency  

Short

   

47

   

Global Allocation

 

May 2015

 

9 OMX Stockholm 30 Index

 

Long

   

(6,750

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 CAD Currency  

Long

   

3,363

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

4 Canadian Treasury Bond, 10 Year

 

Long

   

85

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  2 Euro-Bund  

Long

   

(67

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  4 EUR Currency  

Long

   

20,133

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  5 FTSE 100 Index  

Long

   

6,275

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  1 GBP Currency  

Long

   

647

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  5 JPY Currency  

Long

   

1,136

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  3 Nikkei 225 Index  

Long

   

240

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

2 S&P 500 E-Mini Index

 

Long

   

(238

)

 

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

  3 TOPIX Index  

Long

   

15,111

   

Global Allocation

 

June 2015

 

2 U.S. Treasury Note, 2 Year

 

Long

   

1,123

   

Global Allocation

 

December 2015

 

1 New Zealand Treasury Bill, 90 Day

 

Long

   

423

   

Total

         

 

$

27,020

   

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

 

1 Mini Japanese Government Bond, 10 Year

 

Short

 

$

(355

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

 

2 Canadian Treasury Bond, 10 Year

 

Short

   

2,829

   

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  2 Euro-Bund  

Short

   

(4

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  2 MXN Currency  

Short

   

1,054

   

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  5 NZD Currency  

Short

   

(1,236

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  1 SEK Currency  

Short

   

(6,343

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

 

3 U.S. Treasury Note, 10 Year

 

Short

   

(6,131

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

 

1 U.S. Treasury Long Bond

 

Short

   

(413

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

 

5 U.S. Treasury Bond, Ultra Long

 

Short

   

(5,494

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  3 ZAR Currency  

Short

   

141

   

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  2 AUD Currency  

Long

   

(1,463

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  3 CAD Currency  

Long

   

5,432

   


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Fund

 

Expiration

 

Open Contracts

 

Position

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  4 EUR Currency  

Long

 

$

25,089

   

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  1 EuroYen, 3Month  

Long

   

(31

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  3 GBP Currency  

Long

   

1,941

   

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

  1 UK Long Gilt Bond  

Long

   

(831

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

June 2015

 

3 U.S. Treasury Note, 10 Year

 

Long

   

4,100

   

Inflation Managed

 

December 2015

 

1 Canadian Banker's Acceptance

 

Long

   

1,147

   

Inflation Managed

 

December 2015

 

2 New Zealand Bank Bill, 3 Month

 

Long

   

1,418

   

Total

             

$

20,850

   

Long Short

 

June 2015

 

470 Russell 2000 Mini Index

 

Short

 

$

753,245

   

Long Short

 

June 2015

 

110 S&P MidCap 400 E-Mini Index

 

Short

   

60,360

   

Long Short

 

June 2015

 

3,611 S&P 500 E-Mini Index

 

Short

   

(2,727,072

)

 

Total

         

 

$

(1,913,467

)

 

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of financial futures contracts was:

   

Long positions

 

Short positions

 

Global Allocation

 

$

6,766,039

   

$

(5,790,089

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

$

3,895,372

   

$

(2,910,272

)

 

Long Short

 

$

   

$

(361,540,329

)

 

At April 30, 2015, the notional value of financial futures contracts was:

   

Long Positions

 

Short Positions

 

Global Allocation

 

$

4,883,199

   

$

(2,345,397

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

$

3,751,532

   

$

(2,885,751

)

 

Long Short

 

$

   

$

(448,977,695

)

 

At April 30, 2015, the Funds had deposited the following in segregated accounts to cover margin requirements on open financial futures contracts:

Global Allocation

 

$

167,849

   

Inflation Managed

 

$

82,885

   

Long Short

 

$

21,719,060

   

Forward foreign currency contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, Global Allocation used forward foreign currency contracts ("forward contracts") to manage or adjust the risk profile and investment exposure of the Fund, including altering investment exposures to certain currencies provided by the Fund's total return swaps, described above. During the period ended April 30, 2015, Multi-Asset Income entered into forward contracts to obtain or reduce exposure to certain markets, establish net short or long positions for currencies and alter the Fund's exposure to markets and currencies.

A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specific currency for another at a set price on a future date, and is individually negotiated and privately traded by currency traders and their customers in the interbank market. The market value of a forward contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward contracts are marked to market daily, and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. At the consummation of a forward contract to purchase or sell currency, a Fund may either exchange the currencies specified at the maturity of the forward contract or enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting forward contract. Closing transactions with respect to forward


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contracts are usually performed with the counterparty to the original forward contract. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the U.S. dollar cost of the original contract and the value of the foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing a contract is included in "Net realized gain (loss) from forward foreign currency contracts" in the Statements of Operations. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in a Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar.

At April 30, 2015, open forward contracts were as follows:

Global Allocation

   

Contracts to Receive

 

In Exchange For

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

   

136,837

   

Australian Dollar

 

$

106,012

   

Royal Bank of Canada.

 

6/26/15

 

$

1,960

   

   

25,924

   

Australian Dollar

   

20,132

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

323

   

   

228,774

   

Australian Dollar

   

174,524

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

5,991

   

   

515,105

   

Brazilian Real

   

161,399

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

8,965

   

   

71,463

   

Canadian Dollar

   

57,904

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

1,283

   

   

79,219

   

Canadian Dollar

   

64,915

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

695

   

   

164,911

   

Canadian Dollar

   

135,910

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

671

   

   

22,121

   

Euro Currency

   

23,748

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

1,108

   

   

39,756

   

Euro Currency

   

42,603

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

2,067

   

   

592,017

   

Euro Currency

   

645,655

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

19,542

   

   

3,830,434,784

   

Indonesian Rupiah

   

292,132

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

2,423

   

   

5,612,293

   

Japanese Yen

   

47,196

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(165

)

 

   

10,999,543

   

Japanese Yen

   

92,418

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(243

)

 

   

29,126,147

   

Japanese Yen

   

243,604

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

470

   

   

172,217

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

131,316

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(543

)

 

   

99,171

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

73,733

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

1,573

   

   

17,719,467

   

New Taiwan Dollar

   

567,586

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

10,926

   

   

3,825,336

   

Norwegian Krone

   

478,940

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

28,348

   

   

786,906

   

Norwegian Krone

   

100,229

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

4,125

   

   

277,125

   

Pound Sterling

   

408,648

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

16,585

   

   

30,387

   

Pound Sterling

   

45,351

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

1,276

   

   

3,322,505

   

South African Rand

   

275,992

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

2,838

   

   

2,133,780

   

Swedish Krona

   

245,191

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

11,121

   

   

1,537,644

   

Swedish Krona

   

178,212

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

6,491

   

   

76,492

   

Swiss Franc

   

80,398

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

1,748

   

Total

                     

$

129,578

   

 

Contracts to Deliver

 

In Exchange For

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

   

22,974

   

Australian Dollar

 

$

17,486

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

 

$

(642

)

 

   

456,731

   

Australian Dollar

   

347,530

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(12,854

)

 

   

108,383

   

Australian Dollar

   

86,014

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

494

   

   

115,949

   

Canadian Dollar

   

91,667

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(4,363

)

 

   

486,857

   

Canadian Dollar

   

389,283

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(13,938

)

 


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Contracts to Deliver

 

In Exchange For

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

   

49,687,796

   

Chilean Peso

 

$

80,161

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

 

$

(995

)

 

   

5,894,638

   

Czech Koruna

   

230,262

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

(10,917

)

 

   

27,664

   

Euro Currency

   

29,487

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(1,597

)

 

   

227,937

   

Euro Currency

   

246,985

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(9,128

)

 

   

165,127

   

Euro Currency

   

181,469

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(4,070

)

 

   

98,575,112

   

Hungarian Forint

   

355,346

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

(8,864

)

 

   

6,273,092

   

Japanese Yen

   

52,259

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(309

)

 

   

6,985,257

   

Japanese Yen

   

58,405

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(131

)

 

   

1,910,779

   

Mexican Peso

   

126,160

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

1,704

   

   

851,381

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

635,591

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(10,908

)

 

   

171,562

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

128,926

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(1,350

)

 

   

400,989

   

Norwegian Krone

   

50,822

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(2,354

)

 

   

732,749

   

Norwegian Krone

   

93,716

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(3,456

)

 

   

2,011,932

   

Norwegian Krone

   

257,818

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(8,989

)

 

   

778,654

   

Polish Zloty

   

206,052

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

(10,180

)

 

   

103,542

   

Pound Sterling

   

157,486

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(1,393

)

 

   

34,965

   

Pound Sterling

   

53,600

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(52

)

 

   

224,004

   

Singapore Dollar

   

164,089

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

(5,166

)

 

   

148,366,091

   

South Korean Won

   

134,768

   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

5/15/15

   

(2,944

)

 
     

133,895

   

Swedish Krona

   

15,314

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(769

)

 
     

930,708

   

Swedish Krona

   

108,052

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(3,746

)

 

   

2,077,102

   

Swedish Krona

   

243,840

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(5,663

)

 

   

46,773

   

Swiss Franc

   

47,673

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(2,557

)

 

   

430,549

   

Swiss Franc

   

450,488

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(11,886

)

 

Total

                     

$

(137,023

)

 

Multi-Asset Income

Contracts to Receive  

In Exchange For

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  79,679    

Australian Dollar

 

$

61,730

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

 

$

1,141

   
  61,614    

Australian Dollar

   

47,632

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

984

   
  32,549    

Australian Dollar

   

24,534

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

1,148

   
  84,714    

Australian Dollar

   

64,130

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

2,714

   
  40,020    

Canadian Dollar

   

32,182

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

963

   
  56,819    

Canadian Dollar

   

46,631

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

427

   
  107,695    

Canadian Dollar

   

88,755

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

439

   
  13,469    

Euro Currency

   

14,581

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

553

   
  329,045    

Euro Currency

   

358,867

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

10,852

   
  3,276,814    

Japanese Yen

   

27,489

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(30

)

 
  6,431,047    

Japanese Yen

   

54,117

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(225

)

 
  16,732,726    

Japanese Yen

   

139,949

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

270

   
  101,720    

New Zealand Dollar

   

77,556

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(315

)

 
  43,455    

New Zealand Dollar

   

32,129

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

869

   
  56,561    

New Zealand Dollar

   

42,047

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

903

   
  2,108,071    

Norwegian Krone

   

264,471

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

15,086

   
  226,901    

Norwegian Krone

   

27,869

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

2,221

   


80



   

Contracts to Receive

 

In Exchange For

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
     

323,511

   

Norwegian Krone

 

$

41,206

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

 

$

1,696

   

   

77,752

   

Pound Sterling

   

116,094

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

3,212

   

   

92,591

   

Pound Sterling

   

135,300

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

6,775

   

   

9,439

   

Pound Sterling

   

13,994

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

489

   

   

1,292,972

   

Swedish Krona

   

149,419

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

5,894

   

   

518,442

   

Swedish Krona

   

58,587

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

3,688

   

   

321,914

   

Swedish Krona

   

37,328

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

1,341

   

   

43,410

   

Swiss Franc

   

45,758

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

861

   

Total

                     

$

61,956

   

 

Contracts to Deliver

 

In Exchange For

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

   

14,017

   

Australian Dollar

 

$

10,646

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

 

$

(414

)

 

   

209,361

   

Australian Dollar

   

159,693

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(5,503

)

 

   

54,069

   

Australian Dollar

   

40,767

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(1,896

)

 

   

63,402

   

Australian Dollar

   

50,314

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

287

   

   

72,710

   

Canadian Dollar

   

59,589

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(630

)

 

   

64,648

   

Canadian Dollar

   

51,110

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(2,433

)

 

   

221,791

   

Canadian Dollar

   

176,213

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(7,476

)

 

   

10,507

   

Euro Currency

   

11,154

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(652

)

 

   

168,036

   

Euro Currency

   

182,072

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(6,735

)

 

   

59,648

   

Euro Currency

   

66,156

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(865

)

 

   

1,345,821

   

Japanese Yen

   

11,298

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

20

   

   

3,496,198

   

Japanese Yen

   

29,093

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(205

)

 

   

3,967,165

   

Japanese Yen

   

33,170

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(74

)

 

   

410,993

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

307,746

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(4,343

)

 

   

77,112

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

56,883

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(1,672

)

 

   

85,279

   

New Zealand Dollar

   

64,098

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(659

)

 

   

226,882

   

Norwegian Krone

   

28,603

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(1,485

)

 

   

421,196

   

Norwegian Krone

   

53,861

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(1,995

)

 

   

250,336

   

Norwegian Krone

   

31,117

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(2,081

)

 

   

1,153,517

   

Norwegian Krone

   

147,876

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(5,095

)

 

   

60,782

   

Pound Sterling

   

92,447

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(820

)

 

   

20,254

   

Pound Sterling

   

31,050

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(29

)

 

   

72,979

   

Swedish Krona

   

8,311

   

Royal Bank of Canada

 

6/26/15

   

(455

)

 

   

544,724

   

Swedish Krona

   

63,381

   

Societe Generale

 

6/26/15

   

(2,052

)

 

   

182,776

   

Swedish Krona

   

20,704

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(1,251

)

 

   

1,206,121

   

Swedish Krona

   

141,606

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(3,274

)

 

   

17,970

   

Swiss Franc

   

18,316

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

6/26/15

   

(983

)

 

   

237,368

   

Swiss Franc

   

248,360

   

State Street Bank London

 

6/26/15

   

(6,553

)

 

Total

                     

$

(59,323

)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, investment in forward contracts had an average value of:

Global Allocation

 

$

7,539,284

   

Multi-Asset Income

 

$

2,980,765

   


81



Options: Premiums received by a Fund upon writing a covered call option or a put option are recorded in the liability section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, a Fund realizes a gain or loss and the liability is eliminated.

When writing a covered call option, a Fund, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price, but conversely retains the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. When writing a put option, a Fund, in return for the premium, takes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the current market price of the security. If a covered call or a put option that a Fund has written expires unexercised, a Fund will realize a gain in the amount of the premium. All securities covering outstanding written options are held in escrow by the custodian bank.

Written option transactions were used in an attempt to generate incremental returns for Long Short for the six months ended April 30, 2015. Written option transactions for Long Short for the six months ended April 30, 2015 were:

Long Short

    Number of
Contracts
  Premium
Received
 

Outstanding 10/31/2014

   

1,760

   

$

307,729

   

Options written

   

8,700

     

1,555,835

   

Options expired

   

(2,500

)

   

(501,855

)

 

Options exercised

   

     

   

Options closed

   

(1,760

)

   

(307,729

)

 

Outstanding 4/30/2015

   

6,200

   

$

1,053,980

   

Premiums paid by a Fund upon purchasing a call or put option are recorded in the asset section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, a Fund realizes a gain or loss and the asset is eliminated.

For purchased call options, a Fund's loss is limited to the amount of the option premium paid.

Purchased option transactions were used either for hedging purposes or in an attempt to generate incremental returns for Long Short for the six months ended April 30, 2015.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Long Short had an average market value of $762,843 in purchased options and $(157,034) in written options.

At April 30, 2015, the Funds (except Flexible Select) had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Asset Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Futures contracts

  Receivable/Payable for
variation margin(1)
 

$

6,097

 

$

25,326

 

$

21,626

 

$

53,049

 

Forward contracts

  Receivable for open
forward foreign
currency contracts
 

 

132,727

 

 

132,727

 

Total Value—Assets

 

 

$

6,097

   

$

158,053

   

$

21,626

   

$

185,776

   


82



Derivative Type

  Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Inflation Managed

 

Futures contracts

  Receivable/Payable for
variation margin(1)
 

$

9,494

 

$

33,657

 

$

 

$

43,151

 

Total Value—Assets

     

$

9,494

   

$

33,657

   

$

   

$

43,151

   

Long Short

 

Futures contracts

  Receivable/Payable for
variation margin(1)
 

$

 

$

 

$

813,605

 

$

813,605

 

Option contracts purchased

  Investments in securities,
at value
 

 

 

1,347,800

 

1,347,800

 

Total Value—Assets

     

$

   

$

   

$

2,161,405

   

$

2,161,405

   

Multi-Asset Income

 
Forward contracts   Receivable for open
forward foreign
currency contracts
 

$

 

$

62,833

 

$

 

$

62,833

 

Total Value—Assets

     

$

   

$

62,833

   

$

   

$

62,833

   

Liability Derivatives

Derivative Type   Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Futures contracts

  Receivable/Payable for
variation margin(1)
 

$

(2,689

)

 

$

(16,352

)

 

$

(6,988

)

 

$

(26,029

)

 

Forward contracts

  Payable for open
forward foreign
currency contracts
 

 

(140,172

)

 

 

(140,172

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

 

 

$

(2,689

)

 

$

(156,524

)

 

$

(6,988

)

 

$

(166,201

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

Futures contracts

  Receivable/Payable for
variation margin(1)
 

$

(13,259

)

 

$

(9,042

)

 

$

 

$

(22,301

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

 

 

$

(13,259

)

 

$

(9,042

)

 

$

   

$

(22,301

)

 

Long Short

 

Futures contracts

  Receivable/Payable for
variation margin(1)
 

$

 

$

 

$

(2,727,072

)

 

$

(2,727,072

)

 

Option contracts written

  Option contracts
written, at value
 

 

 

(186,000

)

 

(186,000

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

     

$

   

$

   

$

(2,913,072

)

 

$

(2,913,072

)

 


83



Derivative Type

  Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

Forward contracts

  Payable for open
forward foreign
currency contracts
 

$

 

$

(60,200

)

 

$

 

$

(60,200

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

     

$

   

$

(60,200

)

 

$

   

$

(60,200

)

 

(1) "Futures contracts" reflects the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as of April 30, 2015, which is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments." The outstanding variation margin as of April 30, 2015, if any, is reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Receivable/Payable for variation margin."

The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations during the six months ended April 30, 2015, was as follows:

Realized Gain (Loss)

Derivative Type

  Statements of
Operations Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Swap contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
total return swap contracts
 

$

 

$

 

$

111,835

 

$

111,835

 

Futures contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
financial futures contracts
 

171,662

 

212,711

 

248,623

 

632,996

 

Forward contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
forward foreign currency
contracts
 

 

(1,194

)

 

 

(1,194

)

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

     

$

171,662

   

$

211,517

   

$

360,458

   

$

743,367

   

Inflation Managed

 

Futures contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
financial futures contracts
 

$

(92,173

)

 

$

20,705

 

$

 

$

(71,468

)

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

     

$

(92,173

)

 

$

20,705

   

$

   

$

(71,468

)

 

Long Short

 

Futures contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
financial futures contracts
 

$

 

$

 

$

(20,261,724

)

 

$

(20,261,724

)

 

Option contracts purchased

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
sales of investment securities
of unaffiliated issuers
 

 

 

169,222

 

169,222

 

Option contracts written

  Net realized gain (loss) on:
option contracts written
 

 

 

780,543

 

780,543

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

     

$

   

$

   

$

(19,311,959

)

 

$

(19,311,959

)

 

Multi-Asset Income

 
Forward contracts   Net realized gain (loss) on:
forward foreign currency
contracts
 

$

 

$

2,190

 

$

 

$

2,190

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

     

$

   

$

2,190

   

$

   

$

2,190

   


84



Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

Derivative Type

  Statements of
Operations Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Global Allocation

 

Swap contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: total return
swap contracts
 

$

 

$

 

$

(456,795

)

 

$

(456,795

)

 

Futures contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: financial
futures contracts
 

(85,814

)

 

(80,347

)

 

(19,495

)

 

(185,656

)

 

Forward contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: forward foreign
currency contracts
 

 

(10,405

)

 

 

(10,405

)

 
Total Change in Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

$

(85,814

)

 

$

(90,752

)

 

$

(476,290

)

 

$

(652,856

)

 

Inflation Managed

 

Futures contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: financial
futures contracts
 

$

11,261

 

$

24,270

 

$

 

$

35,531

 
Total Change in Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

$

11,261

   

$

24,270

   

$

   

$

35,531

   

Long Short

 

Futures contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: financial
futures contracts
 

$

 

$

 

$

7,082,169

 

$

7,082,169

 

Option contracts purchased

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: unaffiliated
investment securities
 

 

 

(1,278,947

)

 

(1,278,947

)

 

Option contracts written

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: option
contracts written
 

 

 

708,091

 

708,091

 
Total Change in Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

$

   

$

   

$

6,511,313

   

$

6,511,313

   


85



Derivative Type   Statements of
Operations Location
  Interest
Rate Risk
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

Forward contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: forward foreign
currency contracts
 

$

 

$

2,633

 

$

 

$

2,633  
Total Change in Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     

$

   

$

2,633

   

$

   

$

2,633

   

The Funds adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update 2011-11 Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities ("ASU 2011-11"). ASU 2011-11 is intended to enhance disclosure requirements on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities. Pursuant to ASU 2011-11, an entity is required to disclose both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. ASU 2011-11 is applicable to only Global Allocation and Multi-Asset Income at April 30, 2015. Global Allocation's and Multi-Asset Income's derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type are reported gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present Global Allocation's and Multi-Asset Income's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset and net of the related collateral received by Global Allocation and Multi-Asset Income for assets and pledged by Global Allocation and Multi-Asset Income for liabilities as of April 30, 2015.

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Global Allocation

 

Forward contracts

 

$

132,727

   

$

   

$

132,727

   

Securities lending

   

229,233

     

     

229,233

   

Total

 

$

361,960

   

$

   

$

361,960

   

Multi-Asset Income

 

Forward contracts

 

$

62,833

   

$

   

$

62,833

   

Total

 

$

62,833

   

$

   

$

62,833

   

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
  Net Amount(b)  

Global Allocation

 

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

$

26,856

   

$

(26,856

)

 

$

   

$

   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

4,351

     

(4,351

)

   

     

   

Societe Generale

   

60,887

     

(49,500

)

   

     

11,387

   

State Street Bank London

   

40,633

     

(40,633

)

   

     

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   

229,233

     

     

(229,233

)

   

   

Total

 

$

361,960

   

$

(121,340

)

 

$

(229,233

)

 

$

11,387

   


86



Counterparty   Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
  Net Amount(b)  

Multi-Asset Income

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

2,104

   

$

(2,104

)

 

$

   

$

   

Societe Generale

   

27,037

     

(22,618

)

   

     

4,419

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   

14,701

     

(10,521

)

   

     

4,180

   

State Street Bank London

   

18,991

     

(18,991

)

   

     

   

Total

 

$

62,833

   

$

(54,234

)

 

$

   

$

8,599

   

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Liabilities
  Gross Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Global Allocation

 

Forward contracts

 

$

(140,172

)

 

$

   

$

(140,172

)

 

Total

 

$

(140,172

)

 

$

   

$

(140,172

)

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

Forward contracts

 

$

(60,200

)

 

$

   

$

(60,200

)

 

Total

 

$

(60,200

)

 

$

   

$

(60,200

)

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in
the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Pledged(a)
  Net Amount(c)  

Global Allocation

 

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale

 

$

(39,066

)

 

$

26,856

   

$

12,210

   

$

   

Royal Bank of Canada

   

(5,527

)

   

4,351

     

1,176

     

   

Societe Generale

   

(49,500

)

   

49,500

     

     

   

State Street Bank London

   

(46,079

)

   

40,633

     

5,446

     

   

Total

 

$

(140,172

)

 

$

121,340

   

$

18,832

   

$

   

Multi-Asset Income

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

$

(3,036

)

 

$

2,104

   

$

932

   

$

   

Societe Generale

   

(22,618

)

   

22,618

     

     

   

State Street Bank and Trust Company

   

(10,521

)

   

10,521

     

     

   

State Street Bank London

   

(24,025

)

   

18,991

     

5,034

     

   

Total

 

$

(60,200

)

 

$

54,234

   

$

5,966

   

$

   

(a) Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets (or liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.

(b) Net Amount represents amounts subject to loss as of April 30, 2015, in the event of a counterparty failure.

(c) Net Amount represents amounts under-collateralized by Global Allocation and Multi-Asset Income to each counterparty as of April 30, 2015.


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15 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

16 Transactions with other funds managed by Neuberger Berman Management LLC: Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds and Management have obtained an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that permits the Funds to invest in both affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, as amended, subject to the terms and conditions of such order. Through April 30, 2015, Flexible Select invested in Neuberger Berman Core Bond Fund (an "Underlying Fund"). Through April 30, 2015 Global Allocation invested in Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund, Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund and Neuberger Berman Short Duration High Income Fund (collectively the "Underlying Funds"). Through April 30, 2015, Inflation Managed invested in Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Floating Rate Income Fund, Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund and Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (collectively the "Underlying Funds"). Through April 30, 2015, Multi-Asset Income invested in Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Neuberger Berman Floating Rate Income Fund and Neuberger Berman High Income Bond Fund (collectively the "Underlying Funds") (See Note F).

For the Funds' investments in the Underlying Funds, Management waived a portion of its management fee equal to the management fee it received from the Underlying Funds on those assets (the "Arrangement"). For the fiscal period ended April 30, 2015, management fees waived under this Arrangement are reflected in the Statements of Operations under the caption "Investment management fees waived." For the fiscal period ended April 30, 2015, income earned under this Arrangement on Flexible Select's, Global Allocation's, Inflation Managed's and Multi-Asset Income's investments is reflected in the Statements of Operations under the caption "Dividend income-affiliated issuers." For the fiscal period ended April 30, 2015, management fees waived and income earned under this Arrangement on Flexible Select's, Global Allocation's, Inflation Managed's and Multi-Asset Income's investments in the Underlying Funds were as follows:

   

Management fees waived

 

Income earned

 

Flexible Select

 

$

7,570

   

$

79,279

   

Global Allocation

   

23,108

     

42,864

   

Inflation Managed

   

20,381

     

80,579

   

Multi-Asset Income

   

2,801

     

26,773

   

17 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, Flexible Select pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.600% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.575% of the next $250 million, 0.550% of the next $250 million, 0.525% of the next $250 million, 0.500% of the next $500 million, 0.475% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.450% of the average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Global Allocation pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.650% of the first $1 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.625% of the next $1 billion, and 0.600% of average daily net assets in excess of $2 billion. Inflation Managed pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.650% of the


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first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.625% of the next $250 million, 0.600% of the next $250 million, 0.575% of the next $250 million, 0.550% of the next $500 million, 0.525% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.500% of the average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Long Short pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 1.200% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 1.175% of the next $250 million, 1.150% of the next $250 million, 1.125% of the next $250 million, 1.100% of the next $500 million, 1.075% of the next $2.5 billion, and 1.050% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Multi-Asset Income pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.450% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.425% of the next $250 million, 0.400% of the next $250 million, 0.375% of the next $250 million, 0.350% of the next $500 million, 0.325% of the next $2.5 billion, and 0.300% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, the fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.60% (0.58% after management fee waiver (See Note A-16)), 0.65% (0.48% after management fee waiver (See Note A-16)), 0.65% (0.44% after management fee waiver (See Note A-16)), 1.11% and 0.45% (0.27% after management fee waiver (See Note A-16)) of Flexible Select's, Global Allocation's, Inflation Managed's, Long Short's and Multi-Asset Income's average daily net assets, respectively.

Each Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. Each Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.06% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. In addition, Institutional Class of each Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.09% of its average daily net assets under this agreement and Class A and Class C of each Fund (except Multi-Asset Income) pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.20% (0.21% for Multi-Asset Income) of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Multi-Asset Income's Class R6 pays Management an administration fee of 0.02% of its average daily net assets. Additionally, Management retains State Street as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under the agreement.

Management has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 of each Fund so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings apply to a Fund's direct expenses and exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales and extraordinary expenses, if any; consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. Each Fund has agreed that each of its respective classes will repay Management for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class' annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays Management, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which Management incurred the expense.

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there was no repayment to Management under these agreements.

At April 30, 2015, contingent liabilities to Management under the agreements were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed In
Fiscal Period Ending October 31,
 
           

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
           

Subject to Repayment Until October 31,

 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1)
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Flexible Select Institutional Class

   

0.85

%

 

10/31/18

 

$

   

$

216,729

(5)

 

$

281,744

   

$

130,568

   

Flexible Select Class A

   

1.21

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

2,426

(5)

   

1,301

     

1,076

   

Flexible Select Class C

   

1.96

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

2,202

(5)

   

480

     

286

   

Global Allocation Institutional Class

   

0.90

%(4)  

10/31/18

   

342,304

     

253,136

     

297,504

     

95,262

   

Global Allocation Class A

   

1.26

%(4)  

10/31/18

   

125,936

     

141,365

     

168,872

     

79,817

   


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          Expenses Reimbursed In
Fiscal Period Ending October 31,
 

         

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

         

Subject to Repayment Until October 31,

 
Class   Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1)
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Inflation Managed Institutional Class

   

0.90

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

438,126

(3)

   

374,332

     

161,065

   

Inflation Managed Class A

   

1.26

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

5,378

(3)

   

9,441

     

20,391

   

Inflation Managed Class C

   

2.01

%

 

10/31/18

   

     

5,378

(3)

   

3,221

     

3,652

   

Long Short Institutional Class

   

1.70

%

 

10/31/18

   

(2)

   

     

     

   

Long Short Class A

   

2.06

%

 

10/31/18

   

(2)

   

     

     

   

Long Short Class C

   

2.81

%

 

10/31/18

   

(2)

   

     

     

   

Multi-Asset Income Institutional Class

   

0.65

%(7)  

10/31/18

   

     

     

     

61,661

(6)

 

Multi-Asset Income Class A

   

1.02

%(7)  

10/31/18

   

     

     

     

3,262

(6)

 

Multi-Asset Income Class C

   

1.77

%(7)  

10/31/18

   

     

     

     

3,264

(6)

 

Multi-Asset Income Class R6

   

0.58

%(7)  

10/31/18

   

     

     

     

24,354

(6)

 

(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class' average daily net assets.

(2) Period from December 29, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2012.

(3) Period from December 19, 2012 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2013.

(4) Prior to February 28, 2013, the contractual expense limitation was 1.20% for Institutional Class, 1.56% for Class A and 2.31% for Class C.

(5) Period from May 31, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2013.

(6) Period from March 27, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015.

(7) In addition, Management voluntarily waived its fees as necessary to maintain a minimum yield for Multi-Asset Income on March 27, 2015, for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 and March 30, 2015, for Class A and Class C. For the period ended April 30, 2015, voluntary reimbursements for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 of Multi-Asset Income amounted to $456, $43, $84 and $159, respectively.

Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC ("NBFI"), as the sub-adviser to Global Allocation, Inflation Managed and Multi-Asset Income, is retained by Management to provide day-to-day investment management services and receives a monthly fee paid by Management. As investment manager, Management is responsible for overseeing the investment activities of NBFI. Neuberger Berman LLC ("Neuberger"), as the sub-adviser to Flexible Select and Long Short, is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations and research information without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are Officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of NBFI, Neuberger and/or Management.

Each Fund also has a distribution agreement with Management with respect to each class of shares. Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without sales commission or other compensation, except as described below for Class A and Class C shares, and bears advertising and promotion expenses.

However, Management receives fees from Class A and Class C under their distribution plans (each a "Plan", collectively the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plans provide that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to these classes, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of these classes, and ongoing services provided to investors in these classes, Management receives from each of these classes a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class A's and 1.00% of Class C's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for these classes and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments


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for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by each class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to that class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plans comply with those rules.

Class A shares of each Fund (except Multi-Asset Income) are generally sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75%. Class A shares of Multi-Asset Income are generally sold with an initial sales charge of up to 4.25%. Class A shares of each Fund are generally sold with no contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), except that a CDSC of 1.00% will apply to certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. Class C shares of each Fund are sold with no initial sales charge and a 1.00% CDSC if shares are sold within one year after purchase.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Management, acting as underwriter and broker-dealer, received net initial sales charges from the purchase of Class A shares and CDSCs from the redemption of Class A and Class C shares as follows:

   

Underwriter

 

Broker-Dealer

 
    Net Initial
Sales Charge
 

CDSC

  Net Initial
Sales Charge
 

CDSC

 

Flexible Select Class A

 

$

109

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Flexible Select Class C

   

     

46

     

     

   

Global Allocation Class A

   

406

     

     

     

   

Global Allocation Class C

   

     

1,396

     

     

   

Inflation Managed Class A

   

     

     

     

   

Inflation Managed Class C

   

     

     

     

   

Long Short Class A

   

94,956

     

     

     

   

Long Short Class C

   

     

30,118

     

     

   
Multi-Asset Income Class A(1)    

     

     

     

   
Multi-Asset Income Class C(1)    

     

     

     

   

(1) Period from March 27, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015.

On June 3, 2014, Management made a voluntary contribution to certain of the Funds in connection with a payment matter related to the Funds' investment in a State Street money market fund as follows:

    Contribution
Amount
 

Global Allocation

 

$

10,922

   

Long Short

   

60,836

   

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding total return swaps, financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts and option contracts) as follows:

  Purchases of
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Purchases
excluding
U.S. Government
and
Agency
Obligations
  Securities
Sold
Short
  Sales and
Maturities
of
U.S. Government
and
Agency
Obligations
  Sales and
Maturities
excluding
U.S. Government
and
Agency
Obligations
  Covers on
Securities
Sold
Short
 

Flexible Select

 

$—

 

$25,467,798

 

$—

 

$—

 

$24,260,406

 

$—

 

Global Allocation

   

2,208,360

     

39,759,859

     

7,603,367

     

991,759

     

23,971,493

     

15,059,717

   


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  Purchases of
U.S. Government
and Agency
Obligations
  Purchases
excluding
U.S. Government
and
Agency
Obligations
  Securities
Sold
Short
  Sales and
Maturities
of
U.S. Government
and
Agency
Obligations
  Sales and
Maturities
excluding
U.S. Government
and
Agency
Obligations
  Covers on
Securities
Sold
Short
 

Inflation Managed

 

$1,764,643

 

$5,131,410

 

$—

 

$1,778,168

 

$6,529,266

 

$—

 

Long Short

   

     

895,597,548

     

480,891,144

     

     

795,170,742

     

409,531,252

   
Multi-Asset Income(1)    

1,644,942

     

15,033,237

     

     

     

690,419

     

   

(1) Period from March 27, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015.

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and for the year ended October 31, 2014 was as follows:

   

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2015

 

For the Year Ended October 31, 2014

 

  Shares
Sold
  Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

  Shares
Sold
  Shares
Issued on
Reinvestment
of Dividends
and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Flexible Select:

 

Institutional Class

   

4,723

     

233,709

     

     

238,432

     

769

     

30,471

     

(14,743

)

   

16,497

   

Class A

   

10,388

     

1,551

     

(10,374

)

   

1,565

     

46,439

     

27

     

(6,595

)

   

39,871

   

Class C

   

2,640

     

295

     

     

2,935

     

1,559

     

2

     

     

1,561

   

Global Allocation:

 

Institutional Class

   

144,314

     

26,930

     

(324,054

)

   

(152,810

)

   

320,306

     

129,312

     

(780,344

)

   

(330,726

)

 

Class A

   

112,834

     

18,400

     

(180,536

)

   

(49,302

)

   

717,157

     

46,075

     

(553,785

)

   

209,447

   

Class C

   

94,370

     

10,618

     

(96,560

)

   

8,428

     

395,709

     

33,247

     

(194,404

)

   

234,552

   

Inflation Managed:

 

Institutional Class

   

167,958

     

15,521

     

(308,618

)

   

(125,139

)

   

95,566

     

32,833

     

(90,643

)

   

37,756

   

Class A

   

34,091

     

1,699

     

(45,326

)

   

(9,536

)

   

220,368

     

189

     

(26,069

)

   

194,488

   

Class C

   

10,681

     

189

     

     

10,870

     

18,279

     

115

     

     

18,394

   

Long Short:

 

Institutional Class

   

48,160,136

     

735,130

     

(37,517,830

)

   

11,377,436

     

159,546,263

     

382,464

     

(41,372,231

)

   

118,556,496

   

Class A

   

6,128,596

     

100,264

     

(6,620,050

)

   

(391,190

)

   

32,183,453

     

179,358

     

(42,735,854

)

   

(10,373,043

)

 

Class C

   

1,957,692

     

45,292

     

(2,461,836

)

   

(458,852

)

   

9,063,806

     

37,716

     

(1,825,631

)

   

7,275,891

   

Multi-Asset Income:

 
Institutional Class(1)    

1,110,301

     

3,494

     

(32

)

   

1,113,763

     

     

     

     

   
Class A(1)    

50,207

     

143

     

     

50,350

     

     

     

     

   
Class C(1)    

50,298

     

111

     

     

50,409

     

     

     

     

   
Class R6(1)    

400,000

     

1,294

     

     

401,294

     

     

     

     

   

(1) Period from March 27, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015.


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Note E—Lines of Credit:

At April 30, 2015, each Fund (other than Multi-Asset Income) was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, each Fund (other than Multi-Asset Income) has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable, and interest charged on any borrowing made by such Fund and other costs incurred by such Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that an individual Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at April 30, 2015. During the period from January 9, 2015 (the commencement date of the Credit Facility) through April 30, 2015, none of the Funds utilized this line of credit. The Credit Facility replaced the State Street lines of credit referred to below.

During the reporting period, prior to the commencement of the Credit Facility, and on January 9, 2015, each Fund (other than Multi-Asset Income) was a participant in a committed, unsecured $300,000,000 line of credit with State Street and an uncommitted, unsecured $100,000,000 line of credit with State Street, both to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. During the period ended April 30, 2015, none of the Funds utilized either line of credit with State Street.

Note F—Investments in Affiliates(1):

  Balance of
Shares Held
October 31,
2014
  Gross
Purchases
and
Additions
  Gross
Sales
and
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
April 30,
2015
  Value
April 30,
2015
  Distributions
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers(2)
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
 

Flexible Select

 
Neuberger Berman
Core Bond Fund
Institutional Class
   

582,729

     

41,209

     

150,859

     

473,079

   

$

4,994,263

   

$

91,002

   

$

24,294

   

Global Allocation

 
Neuberger Berman
Emerging Markets Debt
Fund Institutional Class
   

     

148,236

     

     

148,236

   

$

1,388,211

   

$

21,277

   

$

   
Neuberger Berman
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

187,444

     

     

187,444

     

3,197,875

     

     

   
Neuberger Berman
High Income Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

153,180

     

     

153,180

     

1,393,318

     

18,196

     

   
Neuberger Berman
International Equity
Fund Institutional Class
   

     

301,887

     

     

301,887

     

3,526,442

     

     

   
Neuberger Berman
Short Duration High
Income Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

137,958

     

137,958

     

     

     

3,391

     

19,294

   


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  Balance of
Shares Held
October 31,
2014
  Gross
Purchases
and
Additions
  Gross
Sales
and
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
April 30,
2015
  Value
April 30,
2015
  Distributions
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers(2)
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
 
Neuberger Berman Risk
Balanced Commodity
Strategy Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

111,878

     

     

111,878

   

$

822,119

   

$

   

$

   

Total

                 

$

10,327,965

   

$

42,864

   

$

19,294

   

Inflation Managed

 
Neuberger Berman
Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
Institutional Class
   

103,341

     

11,166

     

28,694

     

85,813

   

$

1,464,008

   

$

19,481

   

$

10,500

   
Neuberger Berman
Floating Rate Income
Fund Institutional Class
   

91,688

     

8,803

     

24,008

     

76,483

     

776,842

     

17,839

     

(4,552

)

 
Neuberger Berman High
Income Bond Fund
Institutional Class
   

102,045

     

93,666

     

35,979

     

159,732

     

1,452,922

     

44,275

     

(9,292

)

 
Neuberger Berman Risk
Balanced Commodity
Strategy Fund
Institutional Class
   

238,082

     

16,038

     

42,390

     

211,730

     

1,555,863

     

203

*

   

(95,789

)

 

Total

                 

$

5,249,635

   

$

81,798

   

$

(99,133

)

 

Multi-Asset Income

 
Neuberger Berman
Emerging Markets Debt
Fund Institutional Class
   

     

181,969

     

     

181,969

   

$

1,704,118

   

$

7,590

   

$

   
Neuberger Berman
Floating Rate Income
Fund Institutional Class
   

     

246,799

     

     

246,799

     

2,506,749

     

7,639

     

   
Neuberger Berman High
Income Bond Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

277,175

     

     

277,175

     

2,521,180

     

11,544

     

   

Total

             

 

$

6,732,047

   

$

26,773

   

$

   

(1) Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.

(2) Distributions received include distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, from the Underlying Fund.

* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.

Other: At April 30, 2015, there were affiliated investors owning 0.2%, 24.7% and 92.8% of Flexible Select's, Inflation Managed's and Multi-Asset Income's outstanding shares, respectively.


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Note G—Recent Accounting Pronouncement:

In June 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-11 Transfers & Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures to improve the financial reporting of repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. The guidance includes expanded disclosure requirements for entities that enter into repurchase agreements or securities lending transactions. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

Note H—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of each Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Per share amounts that round to less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that round to less than 0.00% or (0.00%) per share are presented as 0.00% or (0.00%), respectively. Net Asset amounts with a zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts, rounding to less than $0.1 million. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Total
Distributions
  Voluntary
Contributions
from
Management
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return††
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(in millions)
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets#
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(including
securities
sold
short)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(excluding
securities
sold
short)
 

Flexible Select Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.96

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.34

   

$

0.39

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

(0.34

)

 

$

   

$

12.01

     

3.32

%**

 

$

100.1

     

1.12

%*

   

1.12

%Ø*    

.83

%*

   

.83

%Ø*    

.77

%*

   

26

%**

   

26

%Ø**  

10/31/2014

 

$

10.80

   

$

0.11

   

$

1.09

   

$

1.20

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

11.96

     

11.16

%

 

$

96.8

     

1.16

%

   

1.16

%Ø    

.83

%

   

.83

%Ø    

.98

%

   

50

%

   

50

%Ø  
Period from 5/31/2013^
to 10/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.76

   

$

0.80

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.80

     

8.00

%**

 

$

87.2

     

1.97

%*    

1.97

%‡Ø*    

.83

%*    

.83

%‡Ø*    

.95

%*    

20

%**

   

20

%Ø**  

Class A

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.92

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.35

   

$

0.37

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

(0.32

)

 

$

   

$

11.97

     

3.13

%**

 

$

0.7

     

1.52

%*

   

1.52

%Ø*    

1.19

%*

   

1.19

%Ø*    

.42

%*

   

26

%**

   

26

%Ø**  

10/31/2014

 

$

10.78

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.10

   

$

1.16

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

11.92

     

10.80

%

 

$

0.6

     

1.64

%

   

1.64

%Ø    

1.19

%

   

1.19

%Ø    

.50

%

   

50

%

   

50

%Ø  
Period from 5/31/2013^
to 10/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.76

   

$

0.78

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.78

     

7.80

%**

 

$

0.1

     

5.09

%*    

5.09

%‡Ø*    

1.19

%*    

1.19

%‡Ø*    

.57

%*    

20

%**

   

20

%Ø**  

Class C

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.81

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.35

   

$

0.33

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

(0.24

)

 

$

   

$

11.90

     

2.86

%**

 

$

0.2

     

2.30

%*

   

2.30

%Ø*    

1.94

%*

   

1.94

%Ø*    

(.34

%)*

   

26

%**

   

26

%Ø**  

10/31/2014

 

$

10.75

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.08

   

$

1.06

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

11.81

     

9.88

%

 

$

0.1

     

2.38

%

   

2.38

%Ø    

1.94

%

   

1.94

%Ø    

(.14

%)

   

50

%

   

50

%Ø  
Period from 5/31/2013^
to 10/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.76

   

$

0.75

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.75

     

7.50

%**

 

$

0.1

     

6.71

%*    

6.71

%‡Ø*    

1.94

%*    

1.94

%‡Ø*    

(.18

%)*    

20

%**

   

20

%Ø**  

Global Allocation Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.81

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.50

   

$

0.51

   

$

(0.28

)

 

$

   

$

(0.28

)

 

$

   

$

11.04

     

4.76

%**

 

$

11.0

     

2.90

%*

   

2.57

%*

   

1.08

%*

   

.75

%*

   

.25

%*

   

128

%a**    

124

%a**  

10/31/2014

 

$

11.63

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

0.29

   

$

0.17

   

$

(0.99

)

 

$

   

$

(0.99

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

10.81

     

1.37

%

 

$

12.5

     

3.25

%

   

2.72

%

   

1.50

%

   

.98

%

   

(1.12

%)

   

228

%

   

216

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

10.30

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

1.57

   

$

1.48

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

11.63

     

14.56

%

 

$

17.2

     

3.23

%

   

2.73

%

   

1.48

%

   

.98

%

   

(.85

%)

   

187

%

   

158

%

 

10/31/2012

 

$

10.30

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

1.02

   

$

0.90

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

   

$

10.30

     

9.60

%

 

$

8.9

     

5.01

%

   

4.55

%

   

1.68

%

   

1.22

%

   

(1.19

%)

   

446

%

   

423

%

 
Period from 12/29/2010^
to 10/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

0.38

   

$

0.30

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.30

     

3.00

%**

 

$

5.8

     

18.45

%*    

18.31

%*^^    

1.36

%*    

1.21

%*^^    

(.95

%)*    

268

%**

   

216

%**

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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98



Financial Highlights (cont'd)

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Total
Distributions
  Voluntary
Contributions
from
Management
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
period
  Total
Return††
  Net Assets,
End of
period
(in millions)
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets#
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(including
securities
sold
short)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(excluding
securities
sold
short)
 

Global Allocation Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.76

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.48

   

$

0.48

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

   

$

11.00

     

4.56

%**

 

$

9.2

     

3.28

%*

   

2.95

%*

   

1.44

%*

   

1.11

%*

   

(.09

%)*

   

128

%a**    

124

%a**  

10/31/2014

 

$

11.57

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

0.29

   

$

0.13

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

10.76

     

1.03

%

 

$

9.6

     

3.68

%

   

3.16

%

   

1.86

%

   

1.35

%

   

(1.49

%)

   

228

%

   

216

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

10.25

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

1.58

   

$

1.44

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

11.57

     

14.15

%

 

$

7.9

     

3.58

%

   

3.07

%

   

1.84

%

   

1.33

%

   

(1.25

%)

   

187

%

   

158

%

 

10/31/2012

 

$

10.27

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

1.01

   

$

0.86

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(0.88

)

 

$

   

$

10.25

     

9.24

%

 

$

3.4

     

5.41

%

   

4.93

%

   

2.07

%

   

1.59

%

   

(1.48

%)

   

446

%

   

423

%

 
Period from 12/29/2010^
to 10/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

0.41

   

$

0.27

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.27

     

2.70

%**

 

$

0.1

     

22.01

%*    

21.63

%*^^    

1.96

%*    

1.58

%*^^    

(1.64

%)*    

268

%**

   

216

%**

 

Class C

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.60

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.47

   

$

0.43

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

10.85

     

4.15

%**

 

$

7.3

     

4.03

%*

   

3.70

%*

   

2.19

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

(.83

%)*

   

128

%a**    

124

%a**  

10/31/2014

 

$

11.43

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

0.30

   

$

0.05

   

$

(0.88

)

 

$

   

$

(0.88

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

10.60

     

.30

%

 

$

7.0

     

4.46

%

   

3.95

%

   

2.63

%

   

2.11

%

   

(2.27

%)

   

228

%

   

216

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

10.13

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

1.55

   

$

1.34

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

11.43

     

13.30

%

 

$

4.9

     

4.35

%

   

3.85

%

   

2.59

%

   

2.09

%

   

(1.99

%)

   

187

%

   

158

%

 

10/31/2012

 

$

10.21

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

1.00

   

$

0.77

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

   

$

10.13

     

8.34

%

 

$

2.2

     

6.47

%

   

6.03

%

   

2.78

%

   

2.34

%

   

(2.26

%)

   

446

%

   

423

%

 
Period from 12/29/2010^
to 10/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

0.39

   

$

0.21

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.21

     

2.10

%**

 

$

0.0

     

25.07

%*    

24.87

%*^^    

2.52

%*    

2.33

%*^^    

(2.12

%)*    

268

%**

   

216

%**

 
Inflation Managed Fund§§  

Institutional Class

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.74

   

$

0.07

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

10.60

     

(.39

%)**

 

$

15.3

     

2.81

%*

   

2.81

%Ø*    

.70

%*

   

.70

%Ø*    

1.38

%*

   

36

%**

   

36

%Ø**  

10/31/2014

 

$

10.38

   

$

0.17

   

$

0.41

   

$

0.58

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

10.74

     

5.73

%

 

$

16.9

     

3.22

%

   

3.22

%Ø    

.69

%

   

.69

%Ø    

1.61

%

   

41

%

   

41

%Ø  
Period from 12/19/2012^
to 10/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.17

   

$

0.21

   

$

0.38

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.38

     

3.80

%**

 

$

15.9

     

4.55

%*    

4.55

%‡Ø*    

.69

%*    

.69

%‡Ø*    

1.92

%*    

45

%**

   

45

%Ø**  

Class A

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.71

   

$

0.05

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

10.56

     

(.61

%)**

 

$

2.1

     

3.20

%*

   

3.20

%Ø*    

1.06

%*

   

1.06

%Ø*    

1.03

%*

   

36

%**

   

36

%Ø**  

10/31/2014

 

$

10.35

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.44

   

$

0.55

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

10.71

     

5.39

%

 

$

2.2

     

3.64

%

   

3.64

%Ø    

1.05

%

   

1.05

%Ø    

1.01

%

   

41

%

   

41

%Ø  
Period from 12/19/2012^
to 10/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.14

   

$

0.21

   

$

0.35

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.35

     

3.50

%**

 

$

0.1

     

6.99

%*    

6.99

%‡Ø*    

1.04

%*    

1.04

%‡Ø*    

1.59

%*    

45

%**

   

45

%Ø**  

Class C

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.63

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

10.46

     

(.98

%)**

 

$

0.4

     

4.00

%*

   

4.00

%Ø*    

1.80

%*

   

1.80

%Ø*    

.18

%*

   

36

%**

   

36

%Ø**  

10/31/2014

 

$

10.28

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.44

   

$

0.47

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

10.63

     

4.60

%

 

$

0.3

     

4.43

%

   

4.43

%Ø    

1.80

%

   

1.80

%Ø    

.33

%

   

41

%

   

41

%Ø  
Period from 12/19/2012^
to 10/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.21

   

$

0.28

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.28

     

2.80

%**

 

$

0.1

     

7.76

%*    

7.76

%‡Ø*    

1.79

%*    

1.79

%‡Ø*    

.84

%*    

45

%**

   

45

%Ø**  

See Notes to Financial Highlights


99




100



Financial Highlights (cont'd)

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Total
Distributions
  Voluntary
Contributions
from
Management
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
period
  Total
Return††
  Net Assets,
End of
period
(in millions)
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets#
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(including
securities
sold
short)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(excluding
securities
sold
short)
 

Long Short Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

13.02

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.22

   

$

0.25

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

13.19

     

1.88

%**

 

$

2,811.0

     

1.66

%*

   

1.31

%*

   

1.66

%*

   

1.31

%*

   

.42

%*

   

42

%**

   

30

%**

 

10/31/2014

 

$

12.48

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.58

   

$

0.60

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

13.02

     

4.83

%

 

$

2,627.8

     

1.72

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.48

%

   

.17

%

   

61

%

   

44

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

11.09

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.47

   

$

1.48

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

12.48

     

13.47

%

 

$

1,038.2

     

1.75

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.75

%§    

1.60

%§    

.10

%

   

103

%

   

52

%

 
Period from 12/29/2011^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.05

   

$

1.09

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

11.09

     

10.90

%**

 

$

92.6

     

2.78

%*    

2.65

%*    

1.83

%*    

1.70

%*    

.40

%*    

93

%**

   

56

%**

 

Class A

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

12.91

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.21

   

$

0.21

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

13.07

     

1.61

%**

 

$

388.4

     

2.04

%*

   

1.69

%*

   

2.04

%*

   

1.69

%*

   

.06

%*

   

42

%**

   

30

%**

 

10/31/2014

 

$

12.41

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.58

   

$

0.55

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

12.91

     

4.47

%

 

$

388.6

     

2.09

%

   

1.85

%

   

2.09

%

   

1.85

%

   

(.20

%)

   

61

%

   

44

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

11.06

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

1.47

   

$

1.44

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

12.41

     

13.08

%

 

$

502.1

     

2.08

%

   

1.94

%

   

2.08

%§    

1.94

%§    

(.23

%)

   

103

%

   

52

%

 
Period from 12/29/2011^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.00

   

$

1.06

   

$

1.06

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

11.06

     

10.60

%**

 

$

27.0

     

3.21

%*    

3.11

%*    

2.17

%*    

2.06

%*    

.05

%*    

93

%**

   

56

%**

 

Class C

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

12.66

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.20

   

$

0.16

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

12.77

     

1.24

%**

 

$

207.0

     

2.78

%*

   

2.43

%*

   

2.78

%*

   

2.43

%*

   

(.69

%)*

   

42

%**

   

30

%**

 

10/31/2014

 

$

12.26

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

0.57

   

$

0.45

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

12.66

     

3.71

%

 

$

211.0

     

2.84

%

   

2.60

%

   

2.84

%

   

2.60

%

   

(.94

%)

   

61

%

   

44

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

10.99

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

1.46

   

$

1.34

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

12.26

     

12.23

%

 

$

115.1

     

2.83

%

   

2.68

%

   

2.83

%§    

2.68

%§    

(1.00

%)

   

103

%

   

52

%

 
Period from 12/29/2011^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

1.05

   

$

0.99

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.99

     

9.90

%**

 

$

3.4

     

4.34

%*    

4.20

%*    

2.95

%*    

2.81

%*    

(.69

%)*    

93

%**

   

56

%**

 

Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

 
Period from 3/27/2015 ^
to 4/30/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.12

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

10.09

     

1.22

%**

 

$

11.2

     

3.04

%*    

3.04

%؇*    

.42

%*    

.42

%؇*    

3.50

%*    

5

%**

   

5

%Ø**  

Class A

 
Period from 3/27/2015 ^
to 4/30/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.12

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

10.09

     

1.19

%**

 

$

0.5

     

3.91

%*    

3.91

%؇*    

.75

%*    

.75

%؇*    

3.11

%*    

5

%**

   

5

%Ø**  

Class C

 
Period from 3/27/2015 ^
to 4/30/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.11

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

10.09

     

1.12

%**

 

$

0.5

     

4.66

%*    

4.66

%؇*    

1.42

%*    

1.42

%؇*    

2.45

%*    

5

%**

   

5

%Ø**  

Class R6

 
Period from 3/27/2015 ^
to 4/30/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.12

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

10.09

     

1.23

%**

 

$

4.0

     

3.02

%*    

3.02

%؇*    

.36

%*    

.36

%؇*    

3.50

%*    

5

%**

   

5

%Ø**  

See Notes to Financial Highlights


101




102



Notes to Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

†† Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of each Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses. Total return would have been higher if Management had not recouped previously reimbursed and/or waived expenses. The voluntary contribution listed in Note B of the Notes to Financial Statements had no impact on the Funds' total returns for the year ended October 31, 2014.

^ The date investment operations commenced.

Organization expense, which is a non-recurring expense, is included in these ratios on a non-annualized basis.

@ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

§ After repayment of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management, as applicable. Had the Fund not made such repayments, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:

    Including
Dividend
and Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
  Excluding
Dividend
and Interest
Expense
Relating to
Short Sales
 
   

Year Ended October 31, 2013

 

Long Short Fund Institutional Class

   

1.69

%

   

1.54

%

 

Long Short Fund Class A

   

2.06

%

   

1.92

%

 

Long Short Fund Class C

   

2.81

%

   

2.66

%

 

* Annualized.

** Not annualized.

^^ As of June 22, 2011, Global Allocation's Institutional Class, Class A and Class C contractual expense limitations exclude dividend expenses relating to short sales, if any; consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations.

# Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.

Ø Flexible Select, Inflation Managed and Multi-Asset Income did not engage in short sales.

§§ Effective February 28, 2015, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund.

a The portfolio turnover rates not including mortgage dollar roll transactions, including and excluding securities sold short, were 127% and 123%, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, for Global Allocation.


103




Directory

Investment Manager, Administrator and Distributor

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158-0180
800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264

Sub-Advisers

Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603

Neuberger Berman LLC
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158-3698

Custodian and Shareholder Servicing Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

For Institutional Class Shareholders
Address correspondence to:

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, Mail Drop 2-7
New York, NY 10158-0180
Attn: Intermediary Client Services
800.366.6264

For Class A and Class C Shareholders:

Please contact your investment provider

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms

Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP
1818 Market Street
Suite 2400
Philadelphia, PA 19103


104



Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge upon request, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for each Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of the fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).


105



Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund: Initial Consideration of the Management and Subadvisory Agreements

At a meeting held on December 17-18, 2014, the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Fund Trustees, evaluated and approved the management agreement with Management (the "Management Agreement") and the sub-advisory agreement between Management and NBFI (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement" and collectively with the Management Agreement, the "Agreements") with respect to Neuberger Berman Multi-Asset Income Fund (the "Fund"). The Independent Fund Trustees were advised by Independent Counsel.

In evaluating the Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Fund Trustees, reviewed extensive materials provided by Management and met with senior representatives of Management regarding its personnel, operations and financial condition as they relate to the Fund.

In connection with its deliberations, the Board also considered the broad range of information relevant to the contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year, including periodic reports on, among other matters, pricing and valuation; brokerage and execution; and compliance, shareholder and other services provided by Management and its affiliates. To assist the Board in its deliberations regarding the contract review, the Board has established a Contract Review Committee comprised of Independent Fund Trustees, as well as other committees that focus throughout the year on specific areas relevant to the contract review, such as compliance matters.

The Independent Fund Trustees receive from Independent Counsel a memorandum, at least annually, discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the Agreements. During the course of their deliberations regarding the contract review, the Independent Fund Trustees met with Independent Counsel together with and separately from representatives of Management and NBFI.

In connection with its approval of the Agreements, the Board evaluated the terms of the Agreements, the overall fairness of the Agreements to the Fund and whether the Agreements were in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered all factors it deemed relevant with respect to the Fund, including the following factors: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by Management and NBFI; (2) the expected costs of the services to be provided; (3) the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows; and (4) whether proposed fee levels reflect any such potential economies of scale for the benefit of investors in the Fund. While each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors, the Board's determination to approve the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board, and the Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling. The Board focused on the overall costs and benefits of the Agreements relating to the Fund and, through the Fund, its shareholders.

With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided, the Board considered the investment philosophy and decision-making processes of Management and NBFI and the qualifications, experience and capabilities of and the resources available to the portfolio management personnel of Management and NBFI who would perform services for the Fund. The Board noted that Management also would provide certain administrative services, including fund accounting and compliance oversight. The Board also considered Management's and NBFI's policies and practices regarding brokerage and allocation of portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered that Management's responsibilities will include daily management of investment, operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory and compliance risks as they relate to the Fund, and considered information regarding Management's processes for managing risk. In addition, the Board noted the positive compliance history of Management and NBFI as no significant compliance problems were reported to the Board with respect to any of them. The Board also considered the general structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure would provide appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the Funds. In addition, the Board considered the scope and depth of the compliance programs of Management and NBFI. The Board also considered the manner in which Management addressed various non-routine matters that have arisen from to time to time, some of them a result of developments in the broader fund industry or the regulations governing it.


106



The Board notes that there were no other funds or accounts managed by Management or NBFI with investment objectives, policies and strategies that were similar to those of the Fund.

With respect to the overall fairness of the Agreements, the Board considered the fee structure proposed for the Fund under the Agreements as compared to a peer group of comparable funds and any fall-out benefits likely to accrue to Management and NBFI or their affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed comparisons of the Fund's proposed management fee and overall expense ratio to a peer group of broadly comparable funds and a larger goup of funds in the same category. The Board noted that the comparative management fee analysis includes, in the Fund's management fee, the separate administrative fee paid to Management, but it was not clear whether this was the case for all funds in the peer group or the full category. The Board considered the mean and median of the management fees and expense ratios of the peer group. The Board considered that the total expense ratio, net of the contractual limit on expenses, for each class was above the median total expense ratio of the peer group, but noted that for all classes except one, it was below the mean and median for the full category. The Board considered whether specific portfolio management or administration needs contributed to the size of the management fee. The Board noted that "other expenses," as a component of the total expense ratio, were expected to be relatively high because the fund would operate in part by investing in other funds managed by NB Management; however, NB Management would rebate to the Fund a portion of the investment advisory fee corresponding to the advisory fees charged by the underlying fund(s). In addition, the Board considered the proposed contractual limit on expenses of each class of the Fund. The Board also noted the breakpoints built into the management fee to account for possible economies of scale, but noted that it may be too soon to evaluate the economies at the start-up phase of a fund. The Board concluded that the benefits expected to accrue to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in light of the costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits expected to accrue to the Fund.

Conclusions

In approving the Agreements, the Board concluded that the terms of each Agreement are fair and reasonable to the Fund and that approval of the Agreements is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In reaching this determination, the Board considered that Management and NBFI could be expected to provide a high level of service to the Fund; that the Fund's proposed fee structure appeared to the Board to be reasonable given the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided; and that the benefits expected to accrue to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in light of the costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits expected to accrue to the Fund. The Board's conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of materials prepared in connection with the Board's ongoing regular review of performance and operations of other funds advised by Management and NBFI, in addition to material prepared specifically for the most recent annual review of the agreements applicable to such other funds.


107




Investment manager: Neuberger Berman Management LLC

Sub-advisers: Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC
Neuberger Berman LLC

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158–0180
Shareholder Services
800.877.9700
Institutional Services
800.366.6264
www.nb.com

Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Funds. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Funds. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

L0088 06/15


Neuberger Berman
Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds

Institutional Class Shares
Class A Shares
Class C Shares

Global Long Short Fund

Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2015



Contents

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

   

1

   

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

   

2

   

FUND EXPENSE INFORMATION

   

6

   
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS/TOP TEN
HOLDINGS
   

8

   

POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY

   

11

   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   

18

   
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (ALL CLASSES)/
PER SHARE DATA
   

35

   

Directory

   

38

   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

   

39

   

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

   

39

   
Board Consideration of the Management and
Sub-Advisory Agreements
   

40

   

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. "Neuberger Berman Management LLC" and the individual Fund names in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Management LLC. ©2015 Neuberger Berman Management LLC. All rights reserved.


 

President's Letter

Dear Shareholder,

I am pleased to present the first semi-annual report for Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund, which was launched on November 12, 2014. This report includes a portfolio commentary, a listing of the Fund's investments and its unaudited financial statements for the reporting period.

The Fund seeks long term capital appreciation while attempting to protect capital in equity down markets. The investment team combines top-down theme generation with fundamental bottom-up stock analysis in an effort to add value through both stock selection and asset allocation, primarily within the equity asset class. The investment team seeks to identify what they believe are the best equity investment opportunities, both long and short, around the world. Long stock positions consist of good businesses benefiting from thematic tailwinds, and short stock positions consist of what we think are challenged businesses that fall victim to thematic headwinds. The intended result is a differentiated, repeatable and scalable process that is diversified across investment themes, stock positions, sectors and countries.

Thank you for your support and trust. We look forward to continue serving your investment needs in the years to come.

Sincerely,

ROBERT CONTI
PRESIDENT AND CEO
NEUBERGER BERMAN MUTUAL FUNDS


1


 

Global Long Short Fund Commentary

We are pleased to provide the first semi-annual report for Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund. During the period since the Fund's inception on November 12, 2014 through April 30, 2015, its Institutional Class produced a 2.80% total return but underperformed the 4.15% return of its primary benchmark, the HFRX Equity Hedge Index, (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The past several months were eventful in the global arena, especially relating to policy developments and corresponding market responses across the world. Late 2014 through early 2015 saw a bottoming of economic fundamentals in the European Union, which was followed in early March by the European Central Bank's launch of its long-awaited quantitative-easing program. Additionally, we saw a continuation of monetary easing and reform initiatives in Asia, in particular China, Japan and India. At the same time, the U.S. was undergoing a transition, having exited its own quantitative easing program and entered into a period of uncertainty regarding the path of future U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) rate increases. Although the U.S. economy remained on a steady path during the reporting period, economic data was mixed. Of particular note, we saw the dollar gain strength while the euro weakened from the beginning of the period until mid-March, when the Fed suggested that rate hikes in the U.S. could be delayed. This led to a substantial rotation affecting currency, fixed income, commodity and equity markets.

Since the Fund's inception, we have had a constructive view of global equity markets, with a great deal of interest in capturing fundamental and policy related opportunities, particularly in Europe and Japan. In the period preceding the Fed's rebasing of rate expectations, we increased our exposure to Europe—prompted by positive economic momentum and supportive monetary policies—focusing specifically on dollar-earning businesses such as automotive companies, dividend yielding stocks that we believe have growth potential and that could be reflation beneficiaries. We shorted stocks exposed to a slowdown in the resources capital expenditure cycle and hedged some of our currency exposures. Our positioning was more defensive in the U.S., where one of our important themes was to invest in companies that catered to the aging demographic, particularly businesses that improve the efficiency of health care products and services delivery. Our focus on the short side in the U.S. was on what appeared to be challenged business models, such as those suffering from changes in consumer preferences. In other parts of the world, we sought exposure to companies benefiting from the domestic recovery in Japan as well as reform programs in India.

The Fund's use of futures, forwards, options and equity swaps had an overall positive impact on the Fund's performance.

We have a generally positive outlook on global equity markets, but recognize that we are in the midst of one of the longest U.S. bull markets in history, one in which equity valuations around the globe have risen. While we anticipate continued accommodative monetary policies around the world, save for the U.S., we believe that uncertainty regarding Fed decisions could foster more volatility and market rotations. Finally, one cannot lose sight of potential risks that could result from geopolitical events, such as Greece's political tribulations and conflicts in the Middle East. Still, we believe there is a good global backdrop for our unique investment approach. By combining top-down research with bottom-up stock analysis within an unconstrained global long-short strategy, we believe we can identify exciting investment themes globally while also seeking to minimize downside risk.

Sincerely,

DANIEL GEBER
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio manager. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Global Long Short Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NGBIX

 

Class A

 

NGBAX

 

Class C

 

NGBCX

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

   
Inception
Date
  Cumulative Total Return
Ended 04/30/2015
Life of Fund
 

At NAV

                 

Institutional Class

 

11/12/2014

   

2.80

%

 

Class A

 

11/12/2014

   

2.60

%

 

Class C

 

11/12/2014

   

2.20

%

 

With Sales Charge

                 

Class A

           

–3.30

%

 

Class C

           

1.20

%

 

Index

                 
HFRX Equity Hedge Index1,2            

4.15

%

 
MSCI All Country World Index1,2            

4.92

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during the period shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the estimated total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2015 are 2.71%, 3.07% and 3.82% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated total annual operating expense ratios are 2.52%, 2.88% and 3.63% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the period from November 12, 2014 through April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


3



Endnotes

1 Please see "Glossary of Indices" on page 5 for a description of indices. Please note that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. The HFRX Equity Hedge Index takes into account fees and expenses of investing since it is based on the underlying hedge funds' net returns. The other indices described in this report do not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that they track. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

2 The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is November 12, 2014, the inception date of the oldest share class.

For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds, call Neuberger Berman Management LLC at (800) 877-9700, or visit our website at www.nb.com.


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Glossary of Indices

HFRX Equity Hedge Index:

 

The index comprises equity hedge strategies. Equity hedge strategies maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. A wide variety of investment processes can be employed to arrive at an investment decision, including both quantitative and fundamental techniques; strategies can be broadly diversified or narrowly focused on specific sectors and can range broadly in terms of levels of net exposure, leverage employed, holding period, concentrations of market capitalizations and valuation ranges of typical portfolios. Equity hedge managers would typically maintain at least 50%, and may in some cases be substantially entirely invested, in equities, both long and short. Constituent funds are selected from an eligible pool of the more than 7,500 funds worldwide that report to the Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Database. Constituent funds must meet all of the following criteria: report monthly; report performance net of all fees; be U.S. dollar-denominated; be active and accepting new investments; have a minimum 24 months track record; and the fund's manager must have at least $50 million in assets under management. The index is rebalanced quarterly.

 

MSCI All Country World Index:

 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The index consists of 46 country indices comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indices. The developed market country indices included are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The emerging market country indices included are: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE.

 


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Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in a Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended April 30, 2015 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 
Hypothetical Example for
Comparison Purposes:
 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) (if applicable). Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Expense Information as of 4/30/15 (Unaudited)

   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(3)  
    Beginning
Account
Value
11/12/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/12/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(2)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
 

Global Long Short

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,028.00

   

$

10.82

     

2.29

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.44

   

$

11.43

     

2.29

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.00

   

$

12.50

     

2.65

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.65

   

$

13.22

     

2.65

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,022.00

   

$

15.96

     

3.39

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,007.98

   

$

16.88

     

3.39

%

 

(1) For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 170/365 (to reflect the period shown of November 12, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015).

(2) For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown), unless otherwise indicated.

(3) Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent period divided by 365.


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Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS LONG POSITIONS (as a % of Net Assets)

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

    Apple, Inc.
  United States
  Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
  2.2

%

 
 

2

   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

 

Japan

 

Capital Markets

   

1.6

%

 
 

3

    Ingenico Group
  France
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components
  1.5

%

 
 

4

   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

 

Japan

 

Banks

   

1.5

%

 
 

5

   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

 

Germany

 

Media

   

1.5

%

 
 

6

   

CVS Health Corp.

 

United States

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

1.3

%

 
 

7

   

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

 

United States

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

1.3

%

 
 

8

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

 

Japan

 

Banks

   

1.2

%

 
 

9

   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

 

Japan

 

Banks

   

1.2

%

 
 

10

   

Deutsche Telekom AG

 

Germany

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

1.2

%

 

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS SHORT POSITIONS (as a % of Net Assets)

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

The Swatch Group AG

 

Switzerland

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

(1.3

)%

 
 

2

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

United States

 

Tobacco

   

(1.3

)%

 
 

3

   

Deere & Co.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

(1.0

)%

 
 

4

   

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

 

Switzerland

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

(1.0

)%

 
 

5

   

Vallourec SA

 

France

 

Machinery

   

(1.0

)%

 
 

6

   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

 

Germany

 

Airlines

   

(0.9

)%

 
 

7

   

McDonald's Corp.

 

United States

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

(0.9

)%

 
 

8

   

The Coca-Cola Co.

 

United States

 

Beverages

   

(0.9

)%

 
 

9

   

Leoni AG

 

Germany

 

Auto Components

   

(0.9

)%

 
 

10

   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

 

Finland

 

Machinery

   

(0.8

)%

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Long Positions (99.3%)

 

Common Stocks (77.8%)

 

Belgium (1.6%)

 

Ackermans &

   

1,076

    $131,503
van Haaren NV
 
Anheuser-Busch
InBev NV
   

648

     

78,893

Ø

 

KBC Groep NV

   

1,297

     

85,334

*Ø  
     

295,730

   

China (0.6%)

 
Bank of China Ltd.
Class H
   

65,000

     

44,538

   
China
Construction
Bank Corp.
Class H
   

46,000

     

44,654

   
Industrial &
Commercial Bank
of China Ltd.
Class H
   

52,000

     

45,108

   
     

134,300

   

France (8.7%)

 

Alcatel-Lucent

   

18,436

     

64,010

*

 

Ingenico Group

   

2,166

     

271,774

   

Klepierre

   

2,543

     

123,350

   
LVMH Moet
Hennessy Louis
Vuitton SE
   

869

     

151,959

Ø

 

Natixis SA

   

6,016

     

49,797

   
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Orpea

   

2,545

   

$

167,645

Ø

 

Safran SA

   

1,233

     

90,092

   

Sanofi

   

799

     

81,331

Ø

 
Schneider
Electric SE
   

2,519

     

188,291

   

SCOR SE

   

4,012

     

144,399

Ø

 

Thales SA

   

2,329

     

141,780

   
Unibail-
Rodamco SE
   

399

     

110,168

   
     

1,584,596

   

Germany (10.7%)

 

Bayer AG

   

809

     

116,441

*Ø  

Daimler AG

   

1,781

     

171,237

Ø

 
Deutsche
Annington
Immobilien SE
   

6,094

     

204,546

   
Deutsche
Telekom AG
   

11,737

     

215,734

Ø

 
Deutsche
Wohnen AG
   

7,672

     

201,234

   
Dialog
Semiconductor
PLC
   

3,083

     

139,009

*Ø  
Fresenius Medical
Care AG & Co.
KGaA
   

1,084

     

91,101

Ø

 
Fresenius SE & Co.
KGaA
   

1,404

     

83,528

Ø

 

GEA Group AG

   

1,655

     

79,483

Ø

 
Hella KGaA
Hueck & Co.
   

1,718

     

79,283

*Ø  
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

KUKA AG

   

1,600

   

$

113,666

Ø

 

LEG Immobilien AG

   

945

     

73,320

*Ø  
ProSiebenSat.1
Media AG
   

5,161

     

263,868

Ø

 

RTL Group SA

   

1,193

     

111,845

Ø

 
     

1,944,295

   

Hong Kong (0.2%)

 
Hong Kong
Exchanges and
Clearing Ltd.
   

1,152

     

43,915

   

Israel (0.7%)

 
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. ADR
   

1,976

     

119,390

Ø

 

Italy (2.6%)

 

Brembo SpA

   

2,235

     

89,406

Ø

 

Buzzi Unicem SpA

   

7,547

     

121,470

Ø

 

Enel SpA

   

27,381

     

129,784

Ø

 
Intesa Sanpaolo
SpA
   

38,453

     

129,183

   
     

469,843

   

Japan (11.0%)

 

Daicel Corp.

   

6,574

     

79,257

Ø

 
Don Quijote
Holdings Co. Ltd.
   

529

     

40,360

   
Fuji Heavy
Industries Ltd.
   

5,448

     

182,181

   
Isetan Mitsukoshi
Holdings Ltd.
   

7,430

     

120,215

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


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Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Japan Airlines Co.
Ltd.
   

4,000

   

$

133,369

   
Kirin Holdings Co.
Ltd.
   

5,793

     

76,677

Ø

 
Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial Group,
Inc.
   

37,152

     

263,941

   
Mizuho Financial
Group, Inc.
   

113,200

     

215,791

   
Nissin Kogyo Co.
Ltd.
   

3,756

     

61,908

   
Nomura
Holdings, Inc.
   

43,596

     

282,825

   

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

   

4,527

     

80,184

Ø

 
Sumitomo Mitsui
Financial Group,
Inc.
   

5,030

     

219,633

   

Taisei Corp.

   

14,184

     

82,166

Ø

 
Toshiba Plant
Systems &
Services Corp.
   

4,900

     

68,129

Ø

 
Toyota Motor
Corp.
   

1,270

     

88,404

Ø

 
     

1,995,040

   

Netherlands (2.5%)

 
ASML Holding NV    

1,042

     

112,133

   
NXP
Semiconductors NV
   

1,811

     

174,073

*Ø  

Wereldhave NV

   

1,097

     

70,416

   

Wolters Kluwer NV

   

2,677

     

86,728

   
     

443,350

   

Sweden (1.8%)

 
Assa Abloy AB
Class B
   

1,397

     

81,045

Ø

 

Autoliv, Inc. SDR

   

1,432

     

170,819

Ø

 

TeliaSonera AB

   

12,154

     

75,563

Ø

 
     

327,427

   

Switzerland (1.0%)

 

Geberit AG

   

233

     

82,522

Ø

 

Novartis AG

   

809

     

82,576

Ø

 
     

165,098

   

Taiwan (2.1%)

 
Hermes Microvision,
Inc.
   

2,000

     

140,636

Ø

 
Largan Precision
Co. Ltd.
   

1,632

     

163,536

Ø

 
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co.
Ltd. ADR
   

3,382

     

82,656

Ø

 
     

386,828

   

United States (34.3%)

 
Accenture PLC
Class A
   

1,370

     

126,930

   

Aetna, Inc.

   

818

     

87,420

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 
Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc.
   

555

   

$

79,604

Ø

 

Allegion PLC

   

2,111

     

129,088

Ø

 
American Airlines
Group, Inc.
   

3,389

     

163,638

Ø

 
AmerisourceBergen
Corp.
   

789

     

90,183

Ø

 

Apple, Inc.

   

3,168

     

396,475

£

 

B/E Aerospace, Inc.

   

4,018

     

240,236

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

321

     

116,825

Ø

 
Brookdale Senior
Living, Inc.
   

3,381

     

122,494

*Ø  
Cardinal Health,
Inc.
   

1,883

     

158,812

Ø

 

Cigna Corp.

   

680

     

84,755

Ø

 
Costco Wholesale
Corp.
   

1,096

     

156,783

Ø

 

CVS Health Corp.

   

2,445

     

242,764

Ø

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

3,388

     

151,240

Ø

 

Devon Energy Corp.

   

1,123

     

76,600

Ø

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

737

     

72,926

Ø

 

FedEx Corp.

   

482

     

81,733

Ø

 

Fiserv, Inc.

   

2,678

     

207,813

*Ø  

Humana, Inc.

   

1,188

     

196,733

Ø

 

Invesco Ltd.

   

2,739

     

113,449

Ø

 
Lockheed Martin
Corp.
   

1,015

     

189,399

Ø

 

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

   

3,056

     

210,436

£

 

NIKE, Inc. Class B

   

1,186

     

117,224

   
Northrop Grumman
Corp.
   

1,070

     

164,823

Ø

 
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

429

     

74,123

Ø

 
Reinsurance Group
of America, Inc.
   

1,323

     

121,213

Ø

 
SBA
Communications
Corp. Class A
   

667

     

77,252

*Ø  
Sensata
Technologies
Holding NV
   

3,016

     

166,514

*Ø  
Service Corp.
International
   

6,815

     

188,639

Ø

 

The Allstate Corp.

   

1,689

     

117,656

Ø

 
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

392

     

76,997

Ø

 
The Home Depot,
Inc.
   

1,868

     

199,839

Ø

 
The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc.
   

1,290

     

118,331

Ø

 
The Sherwin-Williams
Co.
   

461

     

128,158

Ø

 

The Walt Disney Co.

   

1,961

     

213,200

Ø

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.

   

2,621

     

89,219

*Ø  
United Continental
Holdings, Inc.
   

2,661

     

158,968

*Ø  

United Rentals, Inc.

   

1,276

     

123,236

*Ø  
United Technologies
Corp.
   

1,660

     

188,825

Ø

 
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc.
   

1,081

     

120,423

Ø

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Wabtec Corp.

   

1,281

   

$

120,478

Ø

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

1,398

     

77,030

Ø

 

Yahoo!, Inc.

   

1,531

     

65,167

*£  
     

6,203,651

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $13,484,666)
      14,113,463
 

Participatory Notes (1.7%)

 

India (1.7%)

 
Glenmark
Pharmaceuticals
Ltd., (issuer J.P.
Morgan Structured
Products), Expiration
Date 9/23/2016
   

6,000

     

83,938

*

 
Sun Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd.,
(issuer J.P. Morgan
Structured Products),
Expiration Date
4/3/2018
   

10,454

     

154,223

*

 
Tata Motors Ltd.,
(issuer J.P. Morgan
Structured Products),
Expiration Date
6/8/2017
   

8,661

     

69,169

*

 
Total Participatory Notes
(Cost $298,848)
 

   

307,330

   
    Number of
Contracts
     

Purchased Options (0.5%)

 

Call Options (0.0%)

 
Energy Select
Sector SPDR
Fund, Call,
Jun 2015 @ 85
   

60

     

7,320

   

Put Options (0.5%)

 
EURO STOXX 50
Index, Put,
May 2015 @ 3600
   

106

     

87,362

   
Philadelphia Stock
Exchange
Semiconductor Index,
Put, May 2015 @ 665
   

25

     

6,250

   
     

93,612

   
Total Purchased Options
(Cost $57,536)
 

  100,932
 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


9



Schedule of Investments Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

Short-Term Investment (19.3%)

 
Morgan Stanley
Treasury Fund,
0.03%, due
12/31/49
(Cost $3,503,608)
   

3,503,608

    $

3,503,608

Ø

 
Total Long
Positions (99.3%)
(Cost $17,344,658)
      18,025,333

##

 
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (19.8%)
       

3,597,173

±†††Ø

 
Short Positions
(see summary
below) ((19.1)%)
      (3,476,105

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

$

18,146,401

   

Short Positions ((19.1)%)

 
Common Stocks Sold Short (19.1%)£ØØ  

Australia (0.3%)

 

Woolworths Ltd.

   

(2,540

)

   

(58,973

)

 

Finland (1.7%)

 

Metso OYJ

   

(5,327

)

   

(151,428

)

 

Wartsila OYJ Abp

   

(3,350

)

   

(153,698

)

 
     

(305,126

)

 

France (1.5%)

 
Cie Generale des
Etablissements
Michelin
   

(829

)

   

(92,447

)

 

Vallourec SA

   

(7,373

)

   

(173,862

)

 
     

(266,309

)

 

Germany (2.3%)

 

BASF SE

   

(861

)

   

(85,539

)

 
Deutsche
Lufthansa AG
   

(11,934

)

   

(164,590

)*

 

Leoni AG

   

(2,414

)

   

(154,594

)

 
     

(404,723

)

 

Luxembourg (0.2%)

 

ArcelorMittal

   

(4,386

)

   

(46,673

)

 

Sweden (1.4%)

 

Alfa Laval AB

   

(6,794

)

   

(126,816

)

 

Sandvik AB

   

(9,921

)

   

(125,392

)

 
     

(252,208

)

 

Switzerland (2.2%)

 
Cie Financiere
Richemont SA
   

(1,981

)

   

(176,572

)

 
The Swatch
Group AG
   

(514

)

   

(229,787

)

 
     

(406,359

)

 
    Number
of Shares
 

Value†

 

United States (9.5%)

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond, Inc.
   

(1,513

)

 

$

(106,606

)*

 
Consolidated
Edison, Inc.
   

(2,075

)

   

(127,716

)

 

Deere & Co.

   

(2,087

)

   

(188,915

)

 

General Mills, Inc.

   

(2,268

)

   

(125,511

)

 

Kellogg Co.

   

(1,320

)

   

(83,596

)

 

McDonald's Corp.

   

(1,690

)

   

(163,169

)

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

(2,013

)

   

(97,912

)

 

Monsanto Co.

   

(1,013

)

   

(115,441

)

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

   

(5,862

)

   

(140,160

)*

 
Philip Morris
International, Inc.
   

(2,724

)

   

(227,372

)

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

(592

)

   

(72,183

)

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

   

(3,864

)

   

(156,724

)

 
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Class A
   

(3,302

)

   

(130,429

)

 
     

(1,735,734

)

 
Total Common Stocks
Sold Short
(Proceeds $(3,483,243))
          (3,476,105

)

 
Total Short Positions
(Proceeds $(3,483,243))
      (3,476,105

)

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


10



LONG POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL LONG SHORT FUND

Industry

  Investments at
Value
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Banks

 

$

1,293,340

     

7.1

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

1,203,094

     

6.6

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

1,015,155

     

5.6

%

 

Media

   

675,641

     

3.7

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

648,507

     

3.6

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

637,899

     

3.5

%

 

Airlines

   

607,215

     

3.3

%

 

Capital Markets

   

590,096

     

3.3

%

 

Automobiles

   

510,991

     

2.8

%

 

Real Estate Management & Development

   

479,100

     

2.6

%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

435,310

     

2.4

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

410,275

     

2.3

%

 

Auto Components

   

401,416

     

2.2

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

399,547

     

2.2

%

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

396,475

     

2.2

%

 

Insurance

   

383,268

     

2.1

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

354,805

     

2.0

%

 

IT Services

   

334,743

     

1.8

%

 

Machinery

   

313,627

     

1.7

%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

303,934

     

1.7

%

 

Building Products

   

292,655

     

1.6

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

291,297

     

1.6

%

 

Chemicals

   

287,019

     

1.6

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

269,183

     

1.5

%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

246,655

     

1.4

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

223,649

     

1.2

%

 

Diversified Consumer Services

   

188,639

     

1.0

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

175,418

     

1.0

%

 

Multiline Retail

   

160,575

     

0.9

%

 

Beverages

   

155,570

     

0.9

%

 

Construction & Engineering

   

150,295

     

0.8

%

 

Electric Utilities

   

129,784

     

0.7

%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

123,236

     

0.7

%

 

Construction Materials

   

121,470

     

0.7

%

 

Air Freight & Logistics

   

81,733

     

0.4

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

65,167

     

0.4

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

64,010

     

0.4

%

 

Purchased Options

   

100,932

     

0.5

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

7,100,781

     

39.1

%

 

Short Positions (see summary on next page)

   

(3,476,105

)

   

(19.1

)%

 
   

$

18,146,401

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


11



SHORT POSITIONS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL LONG SHORT FUND

Industry

  Investments at
Value
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Machinery

 

$

(920,111

)

   

(5.1

)%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

(406,359

)

   

(2.2

)%

 

Food Products

   

(339,536

)

   

(1.9

)%

 

Chemicals

   

(273,163

)

   

(1.5

)%

 

Auto Components

   

(247,041

)

   

(1.4

)%

 

Tobacco

   

(227,372

)

   

(1.2

)%

 

Airlines

   

(164,590

)

   

(0.9

)%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

(163,169

)

   

(0.9

)%

 

Beverages

   

(156,724

)

   

(0.9

)%

 

Containers & Packaging

   

(140,160

)

   

(0.8

)%

 

Multi-Utilities

   

(127,716

)

   

(0.7

)%

 

Specialty Retail

   

(106,606

)

   

(0.6

)%

 

Software

   

(97,912

)

   

(0.5

)%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

(58,973

)

   

(0.3

)%

 

Metals & Mining

   

(46,673

)

   

(0.2

)%

 

Total Common Stock Sold Short

 

$

(3,476,105

)

   

(19.1

)%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments


12



Notes to Schedule of Investments Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited)

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurements" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund (the "Fund") are carried at the value that Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

• Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

• Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments (long and short positions) in equity securities, purchased option contracts and written option contracts, for which market quotations are readily available, is generally determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on the latest sale price quoted on a principal exchange or market for that security (Level 1 inputs). Securities traded primarily on the NASDAQ Stock Market are normally valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price ("NOCP") provided by NASDAQ each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m., Eastern time, unless that price is outside the range of the "inside" bid and asked prices (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, NASDAQ will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be based on the price of the last trade to occur before the market closes. If there is no reported sale of a security on a particular day, the independent pricing service may value the security based on reported market quotations.

The value of financial futures contracts ("financial futures") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services at the settlement price at the market close (Level 1 inputs).

The value of forward foreign currency contracts ("forward contracts") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service based on actual traded currency rates on an independent pricing service's network, along with other traded and quoted currency rates provided to the pricing service by leading market participants (Level 2 inputs).

The value of equity swap contracts ("equity swaps") is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service using the underlying security and stated LIBOR rate or Federal Funds floating rate (Level 2 inputs).

The value of participatory notes is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from an independent pricing service based on the underlying equity security and applicable exchange rate.

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

See Notes to Financial Statements


13



Notes to Schedule of Investments Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Investments in investment companies are valued using the respective fund's daily calculated net asset value per share (Level 2 inputs).

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds' Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in financial futures or American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding.

The value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on business days, usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Inc. ("Interactive") to assist in determining the fair value of foreign equity securities when changes in the value of a certain index suggest that the closing prices on the foreign exchanges may no longer represent the amount that the Fund could expect to receive for those securities or on days when foreign markets are closed and U.S. markets are open. In each of these events, Interactive will provide adjusted prices for certain foreign equity securities using a statistical analysis of historical correlations of multiple factors (Level 2 inputs). The Board has also approved the use of Interactive to evaluate the prices of foreign income securities as of the close of the NYSE. Interactive utilizes benchmark spread and yield curves and evaluates available market activity from the local close to the close of the NYSE (Level 2 inputs) to assist in determining prices for certain foreign income securities. In the case of both foreign equity and foreign income securities, in the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the NYSE, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices adjusted or evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

See Notes to Financial Statements


14



Notes to Schedule of Investments Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks^

 

Belgium

 

$

   

$

295,730

   

$

   

$

295,730

   

China

   

     

134,300

     

     

134,300

   

France

   

     

1,584,596

     

     

1,584,596

   

Germany

   

     

1,944,295

     

     

1,944,295

   

Hong Kong

   

     

43,915

     

     

43,915

   

Italy

   

     

469,843

     

     

469,843

   

Japan

   

     

1,995,040

     

     

1,995,040

   

Netherlands

   

174,073

     

269,277

     

     

443,350

   

Sweden

   

     

327,427

     

     

327,427

   

Switzerland

   

     

165,098

     

     

165,098

   

Taiwan

   

82,656

     

304,172

     

     

386,828

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

6,323,041

     

     

     

6,323,041

   

Total Common Stocks

   

6,579,770

     

7,533,693

     

     

14,113,463

   

Participatory Notes^

   

     

307,330

     

     

307,330

   

Purchased Options

   

100,932

     

     

     

100,932

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

3,503,608

     

     

3,503,608

   

Total Long Positions

 

$

6,680,702

   

$

11,344,631

   

$

   

$

18,025,333

   

^ The Schedule of Investments (or Long Positions by Industry and Short Positions by Industry) provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

ß Represents a geographic location where all securities were Level 1 securities. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for additional information.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Forward contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

   

$

53,920

   

$

   

$

53,920

   

Equity swaps (unrealized appreciation)

   

     

113,935

     

     

113,935

   

Total

 

$

   

$

167,855

   

$

   

$

167,855

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


15



Notes to Schedule of Investments Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of April 30, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short^

 

Australia

 

$

   

$

(58,973

)

 

$

   

$

(58,973

)

 

Finland

   

     

(305,126

)

   

     

(305,126

)

 

France

   

     

(266,309

)

   

     

(266,309

)

 

Germany

   

     

(404,723

)

   

     

(404,723

)

 

Luxembourg

   

     

(46,673

)

   

     

(46,673

)

 

Sweden

   

     

(252,208

)

   

     

(252,208

)

 

Switzerland

   

     

(406,359

)

   

     

(406,359

)

 

Other Common Stocks Sold Shortß

   

(1,735,734

)

   

     

     

(1,735,734

)

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short

   

(1,735,734

)

   

(1,740,371

)

   

     

(3,476,105

)

 

Total Short Positions

 

$

(1,735,734

)

 

$

(1,740,371

)

 

$

   

$

(3,476,105

)

 

^ The Schedule of Investments (or Long Positions by Industry and Short Positions by Industry) provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

ß Represents a geographic location where all securities were Level 1 securities. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for additional information.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Forward contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

   

$

(119,226

)

 

$

   

$

(119,226

)

 

Financial futures (unrealized depreciation)

   

     

(19,476

)

   

     

(19,476

)

 

Options written

   

(35,138

)

   

     

     

(35,138

)

 

Total

 

$

(35,138

)

 

$

(138,702

)

 

$

   

$

(173,840

)

 

As of the period ending April 30, 2015, the Fund had no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3.

## At April 30, 2015, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax basis was $17,344,658. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $877,644 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $196,969, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $680,675 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

* Security did not produce income during the last twelve months.

± At April 30, 2015, Global Long Short had outstanding put options written as follows:

Name of Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
 

Expiration Date

  Market Value
of Options
 

EURO STOXX 50 Index, Put

   

106

   

EUR

3,425

   

May 2015

 

$

(24,638

)

 
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor
Index, Put
   

25

   

$

650

   

May 2015

   

(10,500

)

 
           

Total

 

$

(35,138

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


16



Notes to Schedule of Investments Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

£ All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral. At April 30, 2015, the Fund had pledged securities in the amount of $672,078 to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short and option contracts written.

Ø All or a portion of this security or cash is segregated in connection with obligations for securities sold short and/or call and put options written and/or forward contracts and/or swaps and/or financial futures.

ØØ At April 30, 2015, the Fund had deposited $3,486,558 in one or more accounts to satisfy collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short.

††† See Note A-13 in the Notes to Financial Statements for the Fund's open positions in derivatives at April 30, 2015.

See Notes to Financial Statements


17



Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    GLOBAL LONG
SHORT FUND
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

18,025,333

   

Cash

   

184,268

   

Cash collateral segregated for short sales (Note A-11)

   

3,486,558

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

30,276

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

1,955

   

Receivable from administrator—net (Note B)

   

133,976

   

Open swap contracts, at value (Note A-13)

   

113,935

   

Receivable for variation margin (Note A-13)

   

41,639

   

Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-13)

   

53,920

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

69,831

   

Total Assets

   

22,141,691

   

Liabilities

 

Investments sold short, at value** (Note A)

   

3,476,105

   

Options contracts written, at value*** (Note A)

   

35,138

   

Due to Custodian

   

45,464

   

Dividends and interest payable for short sales

   

3,541

   

Payable to investment manager—(Note B)

   

18,246

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

189,673

   

Payable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Note A-13)

   

119,226

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

107,897

   

Total Liabilities

   

3,995,290

   

Net Assets

 

$

18,146,401

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

17,753,250

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

(76,106

)

 

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(235,187

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

704,444

   

Net Assets

 

$

18,146,401

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    GLOBAL LONG
SHORT FUND
   

April 30, 2015

Net Assets

Institutional Class

 

$

17,038,318

 

Class A

   

596,996

 

Class C

   

511,087

 

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

Institutional Class

   

1,658,269

 

Class A

   

58,201

 

Class C

   

50,000

 

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

Institutional Class

 

$

10.27

 

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

Class A

 

$

10.26

 

Offering Price per share

Class A‡

 

$

10.88

 

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

Class C^

 

$

10.22

 

*Cost of Investments:

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

17,344,658

 

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

(45,449

)

 

**Proceeds from investments sold short

   

$

3,483,243

 
 

***Premium received from option contracts written

   

$

22,828

 

‡ On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's prospectus, offering price is reduced.

^ Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    GLOBAL LONG
SHORT FUND
 
    For the Period from
November 12, 2014
(Commencement of
Operations) to
April 30, 2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

113,247

   

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

   

408

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A-6)

   

(13,286

)

 

Total income

 

$

100,369

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

94,373

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

4,530

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Institutional Class

   

6,355

   

Class A

   

504

   

Class C

   

474

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class A

   

630

   

Class C

   

2,372

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Institutional Class

   

924

   

Class A

   

789

   

Class C

   

785

   

Organization expense (Note A-8)

   

334,314

   

Audit fees

   

13,687

   

Custodian and accounting fees (Note A)

   

44,373

   

Legal fees

   

48,023

   

Registration and filing fees

   

21,371

   

Shareholder reports

   

9,605

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

15,833

   

Short sales expense (Note A-11)

   

7,489

   

Dividend expense on securities sold short (Note A-11)

   

27,020

   

Miscellaneous

   

4,618

   

Total expenses

   

638,069

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(461,594

)

 

Total net expenses

   

176,475

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(76,106

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (cont'd)

    GLOBAL LONG
SHORT FUND
 
    For the Period from
November 12, 2014
(Commencement of
Operations) to
April 30, 2015
 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

 

$

(132,253

)

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers sold short

   

(232,794

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

259,392

   

Foreign currency

   

(36,814

)

 

Financial futures contracts

   

(122,565

)

 

Option contracts written

   

23,073

   

Swap contracts

   

6,774

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

680,675

   

Unaffiliated investment securities sold short

   

7,138

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(65,306

)

 

Foreign currency

   

(212

)

 

Financial futures contracts

   

(19,476

)

 

Option contracts written

   

(12,310

)

 

Swap contracts

   

113,935

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

469,257

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

393,151

   

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    GLOBAL LONG
SHORT FUND
 
    Period from
November 12, 2014
(Commencement of
Operations) to
April 30, 2015
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(76,106

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

(235,187

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   

704,444

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

393,151

   

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

16,668,550

   

Class A

   

584,700

   

Class C

   

500,000

   

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

17,753,250

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

18,146,401

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

   

End of period

 

$

18,146,401

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

   

(76,106

)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements


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Notes to Financial Statements Global Long Short Fund (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1 General: Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). Global Long Short (the "Fund") is a separate operating series of the Trust, and is diversified. The Fund had no operations until November 12, 2014, other than matters relating to its organization and registration of shares under the 1933 Act. The Fund offers Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. The Board may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

The assets of the Fund belong only to that Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by that Fund and no other.

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Management to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

3 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of the end of regular trading on the NYSE on business days, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

4 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Statement of Operations.

5 Income tax information: The Fund is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is the intention of the Fund to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company ("RIC") by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.


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The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2015, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund.

To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains.

6 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

7 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed once a year (usually in December). Income distributions and capital gain distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-date.

8 Organization expenses: Costs incurred by the Fund in connection with its organization, which amounted to $334,314, and are reflected in "Organization expense" in the Statement of Operations, have been expensed as incurred.

9 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies or series thereof in the complex, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies or series thereof in the complex can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

10 Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve certain sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

11 Securities sold short: The Fund may engage in short sales, which are sales of securities which have been borrowed from a third party on the expectation that the market price will decline. If the price of the securities decreases, the Fund will make a profit by purchasing the securities in the open market at a price lower than the one at which it sold the securities. If the price of the securities increases, the Fund may have to cover its short positions at a price higher than the short sale price, resulting in a loss. Gains are limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, while losses are potentially unlimited in size. The Fund pledges securities and/or other assets, to the lender as collateral. Proceeds received from short sales may be maintained by the lender as collateral or may be released to the Fund and used to purchase additional securities or for any other purpose. Proceeds maintained by the lender are included in "Cash collateral segregated for short sales" on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The


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Fund is required to segregate an amount of cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid marketable securities with the custodian in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities sold short (less any additional collateral held by the lender). The Fund is contractually responsible to the lender for any dividends and interest payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. These dividends and interest are recorded as an expense of the Fund and are excluded from the contractual expense limitation. At April 30, 2015, the Fund had pledged cash in the amount of $3,486,558 to Bank of America N.A., as collateral for short sales. At April 30, 2015, the Fund had pledged securities in the amount of $672,078 to cover collateral requirements for borrowing in connection with securities sold short.

12 Investment company securities and exchange-traded funds: The Fund may invest in shares of other registered investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), within the limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. Some ETFs seek to track the performance of a particular market index. These indices include both broad-based market indices and more narrowly-based indices, including those relating to particular sectors, markets, regions or industries. However, some ETFs have actively-managed investment objectives. ETF shares are traded like traditional equity securities on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies, which will increase expenses and decrease returns.

13 Derivative instruments: During the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund's use of derivatives, as described below, was limited to financial futures, equity swaps, forward contracts and purchased and written option transactions. The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statement of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though the Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.

Financial futures contracts: During the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used financial futures to enhance returns, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or individual positions, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain investment exposure to certain markets, to establish net short or net long positions for individual markets, currencies or securities and to hedge risk. At the time the Fund enters into a financial futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," which is a percentage of the value of the financial futures contract being traded that is set by the exchange upon which the futures contract is traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin" to and from the broker are made on a daily basis as the market price of the financial futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses.

Although some financial futures by their terms call for actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying securities or currency, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching financial futures. When the contracts are closed, the Fund recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Futures executed on regulated futures exchanges have minimal counterparty risk to a fund because the exchange's clearinghouse assumes the position of the counterparty in each transaction. Thus, the Fund is exposed to risk only in connection with the clearinghouse and not in connection with the original counterparty to the transaction.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by the Fund may cause the Fund to recognize gains or losses from marking contracts to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund. Also, the Fund's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating the Fund's taxable income.


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At April 30, 2015, open positions in financial futures contracts were:

Expiration

 

Open Contracts

 

Position

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

May 2015

 

13 FTSE China 50 Index

 

Long

 

$

(1,365

)

 

May 2015

   

3

H-Shares Index

 

Long

   

(3,532

)

 

June 2015

 

27 EURO STOXX 50 Index

 

Short

   

(9,143

)

 

June 2015

   

4

FTSE 100 Index

 

Short

   

(4,634

)

 

June 2015

 

25 S&P 500 E-Mini Index

 

Short

   

(802

)

 

Total

         

$

(19,476

)

 

During the period ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of financial futures contracts was $330,575 for long positions and $(1,265,220) for short positions.

Equity swap contracts: During the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used equity swaps to enhance returns, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or individual positions, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain investment exposure to certain markets, to establish net short or net long positions for individual markets, currencies or securities and to hedge risk. Equity swaps are two-party contracts in which counterparties exchange the return on a specified reference security, basket of securities, security index or index component for the return based on a fixed or floating interest rate on another equity security or basket of securities during the period of the swap. Equity swaps are marked to market daily based on the value of the underlying reference entity and the change, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Equity swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. If the other party to an equity swap defaults, the Fund's risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. Equity swaps are derivatives and their value can be very volatile. To the extent that the adviser or subadviser, as applicable, does not accurately analyze and predict future market trends, the values of assets or economic factors, the Fund may suffer a loss, which may exceed the related amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses.

At April 30, 2015, the outstanding equity swaps* for the Fund were as follows:

Counterparty

 

Description

 

Value

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  The Fund receives or pays the total return on long and short positions and pays or
receives a specified LIBOR or Federal Funds floating rate, which is denominated in
various foreign currencies based on the local currencies of the positions.
 

$

113,935

   

* The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of the equity swaps as of April 30, 2015.

Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Positions

 

France

 

Cap Gemini SA

   

1,523

   

$

121,047

   

$

14,906

   

Germany

 

Dialog Semiconductor PLC

   

913

     

41,236

     

344

   

Ireland

 

CRH PLC

   

6,301

     

152,800

     

24,102

   

Shire PLC

   

2,231

     

149,471

     

33,231

   
             

57,333

   


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Reference Entity

 

Shares

  Notional
Value(a)(b)
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Japan

 

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

   

1,566

   

$

125,781

   

$

(6,167

)

 

NTT Data Corp.

   

2,964

     

128,036

     

5,518

   
             

(649

)

 

Sweden

 

Assa Abloy AB

   

716

     

41,389

     

274

   

United Kingdom

 

Ashtead Group PLC

   

4,919

     

80,497

     

4,523

   

British American Tobacco PLC

   

1,421

     

77,034

     

1,327

   

Croda International PLC

   

5,006

     

197,384

     

20,464

   

Derwent London PLC

   

1,653

     

80,970

     

6,315

   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

   

1,790

     

78,745

     

8,960

   

ITV PLC

   

38,100

     

135,522

     

12,792

   

Land Securities Group PLC

   

4,143

     

79,929

     

(499

)

 
             

53,882

   

Total Long Positions of Equity Swaps

           

126,090

   

Short Positions

 

Australia

 

Woolworths Ltd.

   

(1,911

)

   

(43,168

)

   

(1,413

)

 

Europe

 

STOXX Europe 600 Food & Beverage

   

(242

)

   

(172,673

)

   

3,317

   

STOXX Europe 600 Utilities

   

(747

)

   

(269,912

)

   

(4,366

)

 
             

(1,049

)

 

United Kingdom

 

GKN PLC

   

(20,059

)

   

(109,591

)

   

1,424

   

Smiths Group PLC

   

(7,235

)

   

(118,777

)

   

(8,384

)

 
             

(6,960

)

 

Total Short Positions of Equity Swaps

           

(9,422

)

 

Total Long and Short Positions of Equity Swaps

           

116,668

   

Financing Costs and Other Payables

           

(2,733

)

 

Equity Swaps, at Value

         

$

113,935

   

(a) Notional value represents the market value (including any fees or commissions) of the long and short positions when they are established.

(b) For the period ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of equity swaps was $1,540,649 for long positions and $(659,655) for short positions, respectively.

Forward foreign currency contracts: During the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used forward contracts to enhance returns, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or individual positions, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain investment exposure to certain markets, to establish net short or net long positions for individual markets, currencies or securities and to hedge risk.


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A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specific currency for another at a set price on a future date, and is individually negotiated and privately traded by currency traders and their customers in the interbank market. The market value of a forward contract fluctuates with changes in forward currency exchange rates. Forward contracts are marked to market daily, and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. At the consummation of a forward contract to purchase or sell currency, the Fund may either exchange the currencies specified at the maturity of the forward contract or enter into a closing transaction involving the purchase or sale of an offsetting forward contract. Closing transactions with respect to forward contracts are usually performed with the counterparty to the original forward contract. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the U.S. dollar cost of the original forward contract and the value of the foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing a contract is included in "Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency contracts" in the Statement of Operations. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar.

At April 30, 2015, open forward contracts for the Fund were as follows:

Buy

 

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Receive
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Euro

 

Bank of America N.A.

   

2,000,000

   

$

2,195,184

   

05/07/15

 

$

50,597

   

Japanese Yen

 

Bank of America N.A.

   

120,000,000

     

1,006,963

   

05/07/15

   

(1,919

)

 

Total

                 

$

48,678

   

Sell

 

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Deliver
  In Exchange
For
  Settlement
Date
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Euro

 

Bank of America N.A.

   

2,000,000

   

$

2,136,202

   

05/07/15

 

$

(109,579

)

 

Indian Rupee

 

Bank of America N.A.

   

13,047,000

     

208,518

   

05/07/15

   

3,323

   

Japanese Yen

 

Bank of America N.A.

   

120,000,000

     

997,316

   

05/07/15

   

(7,728

)

 

Total

                 

$

(113,984

)

 

For the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund's investments in forward contracts had an average value of $8,257,250.

Options: Premiums received by the Fund upon writing a covered call option or a put option are recorded in the liability section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expired, the Fund realizes a gain or loss and the liability is eliminated.

When writing a covered call option, the Fund, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price, but conversely retains the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. When writing a put option, the Fund, in return for the premium, takes the risk that it must purchase the underlying security at a price that may be higher than the current market price of the security. If a covered call or put option that the Fund has written expires unexercised, the Fund will realize a gain in the amount of the premium. All securities covering outstanding options are held in escrow by the custodian bank.

Written option transactions were used to enhance returns, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or individual positions, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain investment exposure to certain markets, to establish net short or net long positions for individual markets, currencies or securities and to hedge


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risk for the Fund for the period ended April 30, 2015. Written option transactions for the Fund for the period ended April 30, 2015 were as follows:

    Number of
Contracts
  Premium
Received
 

Outstanding 11/12/14*

   

   

$

   

Options written

   

211

     

45,900

   

Options closed

   

(80

)

   

(23,072

)

 

Options exercised

   

     

   

Options expired

   

     

   

Outstanding at 4/30/15

   

131

   

$

22,828

   

* The Fund commenced operations on November 12, 2014.

Premiums paid by the Fund upon purchasing a call or put option are recorded in the Assets section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value. When an option is exercised, closed, or expires, the Fund realizes a gain or loss and the asset is eliminated.

For purchased call options, the Fund's loss is limited to the amount of the option premium paid.

Purchased option transactions were used to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund or individual positions, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain investment exposure to certain markets, to establish net short or net long positions for individual markets, currencies or securities and to hedge risk for the period ended April 30, 2015.

For the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund had an average market value of $25,835 in purchased options and $(12,438) in written options.

At April 30, 2015 the Fund had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Asset Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Equity swaps

 

Open swap contacts, at value

 

$

   

$

113,935

   

$

113,935

   

Forward contracts

  Receivable for open forward
foreign currency contracts
 

53,920

 

 

53,920

 

Option contracts purchased

  Investments in securities,
at value
 

 

100,932

 

100,932

 

Total Value—Assets

     

$

53,920

   

$

214,867

   

$

268,787

   


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Liability Derivatives

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Financial futures

  Receivable/Payable for variation
margin(1)
 

$

 

$

(19,476

)

 

$

(19,476

)

 

Forward contracts

  Payable for open forward
foreign currency contracts
 

(119,226

)

 

 

(119,226

)

 

Option contracts written

  Option contracts written,
at value
 

 

(35,138

)

 

(35,138

)

 

Total Value—Liabilities

     

$

(119,226

)

 

$

(54,614

)

 

$

(173,840

)

 

(1) "Financial futures" reflects the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of financial futures as of April 30, 2015, which is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments." The outstanding variation margin as of April 30, 2015, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Receivable/Payable for variation margin."

The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations during the period ended April 30, 2015, was as follows:

Realized Gain (Loss)

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Operations Location
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 
Forward contracts   Net realized gain (loss) on:
Forward foreign currency
contracts
 

$

259,392

 

$

 

$

259,392

 
Financial futures   Net realized gain (loss) on:
Financial futures contracts
 

 

(122,565

)

 

(122,565

)

 

Option contracts written

  Net realized gain (loss)
on: Options written
 

 

23,073

 

23,073

 

Option contracts purchased

  Net realized gain
(loss) on: Sales of
investment securities
of unaffiliated issuers
 

 

(76,514

)

 

(76,514

)

 

Swap contracts

  Net realized gain (loss)
on: Swap contracts
 

 

6,774

 

6,774

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

     

$

259,392

   

$

(169,232

)

 

$

90,160

   


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Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Operations Location
 

Currency Risk

 

Equity Risk

 

Total

 

Forward contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: Forward foreign
currency contracts
 

$

(65,306

)

 

$

 

$

(65,306

)

 

Financial futures

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: Financial futures
contracts
 

 

(19,476

)

 

(19,476

)

 

Option contracts written

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: Options contracts
written
 

 

(12,310

)

 

(12,310

)

 

Option contracts purchased

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: Unaffiliated
investment securities
 

 

43,396

 

43,396

 

Swap contracts

  Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
in value of: Swap contracts
 

 

113,935

 

113,935

 

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

     

$

(65,306

)

 

$

125,545

   

$

60,239

   

The Fund discloses both gross and net information for assets and liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions that are eligible for offset or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar agreement. The Fund's derivative assets and liabilities at fair value by type are reported gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The following tables present the Fund's derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty, net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Fund for assets and pledged by the Fund for liabilities as of April 30, 2015.

Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts Offset
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Equity swaps

 

$

113,935

   

$

   

$

113,935

   

Forward Contracts

   

53,920

     

     

53,920

   

Total

 

$

167,855

   

$

   

$

167,855

   

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
  Net Amount(b)  

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

$

113,935

   

$

   

$

   

$

113,935

   

Bank of America N.A.

   

53,920

     

(53,920

)

   

     

   

Total

 

$

167,855

   

$

(53,920

)

 

$

   

$

113,935

   


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Description

  Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
  Gross Amounts Offset
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Net Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
 

Forward Contracts

 

$

(119,226

)

 

$

   

$

(119,226

)

 

Total

 

$

(119,226

)

 

$

   

$

(119,226

)

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty

  Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statements of Assets
and Liabilities
  Financial
Instruments
  Cash Collateral
Received(a)
  Net Amount(c)  

Bank of America N.A.

 

$

(119,226

)

 

$

53,920

   

$

   

$

(65,306

)

 

(a) Collateral received (or pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets ( or liabilities) in the tables presented above, for each respective counterparty.

(b) Net amount represents amounts subject to loss as of April 30, 2015, in the event of a counterparty failure.

(c) Net Amount represents amounts under-collateralized by the Fund to each counterparty as of April 30, 2015.

14 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

15 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.

Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 1.250% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 1.225% of the next $250 million, 1.200% of the next $250 million, 1.175% of the next $250 million, 1.150% of the next $500 million, 1.125% of the next $2.5 billion, and 1.100% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the period ended April 30, 2015, the fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.06% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. In addition, Institutional Class pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.09% of its average daily net assets, and Class A and Class C pay Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of its daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays JPM a fee for all services received under this agreement.

Management has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Institutional Class, Class A and Class C of the Fund so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any; and, consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitation) ("Operating Expenses") which exceed the expense limitation as detailed in the following table. The Fund has agreed to repay Management for fees and expenses waived and/or its excess Operating Expenses previously


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reimbursed by Management, so long as its annual Operating Expenses during that period do not exceed its expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which Management issued the reimbursement or waived fees. During the period ended April 30, 2015, there was no repayment to Management under its contractual expense limitation. At April 30, 2015, the Fund's contingent liabilities to Management under its contractual expense limitation were as follows:

       

  Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending, October 31,
 
           

2015

 
            Subject to Repayment until
October 31,
 
    Contractual Expense Limitation(1)  

Expiration

 

2018

 

Institutional Class

   

1.80

%

 

10/31/18

 

$

430,267

(2)

 

Class A

   

2.16

%

 

10/31/18

   

16,042

(2)

 

Class C

   

2.91

%

 

10/31/18

   

15,285

(2)

 

(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class' average daily net assets.

(2) Period from November 12, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015.

Neuberger Berman LLC ("Neuberger"), as the sub-adviser to the Fund, is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations, research information and related services without added cost to the Fund. Several individuals who are Officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.

The Fund also has a distribution agreement with Management with respect to each class of shares. Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without sales commission or other compensation, except as described below for Class A and Class C shares, and bears advertising and promotion expenses.

However, Management receives fees from Class A and Class C under their distribution plans (each a "Plan", collectively, the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plans provide that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to these classes, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of these classes, and ongoing services provided to investors in these classes, Management receives from each of these respective classes a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class A's and 1.00% of Class C's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for these classes and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by each class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to that class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plans comply with those rules.

Class A shares of the Fund are generally sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75% and no contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), except that a CDSC of 1.00% applies to certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. Class C shares of the Fund are sold with no initial sales charge and a 1.00% CDSC if shares are sold within one year after purchase.

For the period ended April 30, 2015, Management, acting as underwriter and broker-dealer, did not receive any net initial sales charges from the purchase of Class A shares or CDSCs from the redemption of Class A and Class C shares.


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Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the period ended April 30, 2015, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding equity swaps, forward contracts, financial futures and option contracts) as follows:

Purchases   Securities Sold
Short
 

Sales

  Covers on
Securities Sold
Short
 
$

19,164,074

   

$

7,265,827

   

$

5,321,909

   

$

4,015,370

   

During the period ended April 30, 2015, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the period ended April 30, 2015 was as follows:

   

For the Period Ended April 30, 2015

 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 
Institutional Class(1)    

1,658,269

     

     

     

1,658,269

   
Class A(1)    

58,201

     

     

     

58,201

   
Class C(1)    

50,000

     

     

     

50,000

   

(1) Period from November 12, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to April 30, 2015.

Other: At April 30, 2015, there was an affiliated investor owning 84.9% of the Fund's outstanding shares.

Note E—Line of Credit:

At April 30, 2015, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at April 30, 2015. During the period from January 9, 2015 (the commencement date of the Credit Facility) through April 30, 2015, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit. The Credit Facility replaced the State Street Bank and Trust Company's ("State Street") lines of credit referred to below.

During the reporting period, prior to the commencement of the Credit Facility, and on January 9, 2015, the Fund was a participant in a committed, unsecured $300,000,000 line of credit with State Street and an uncommitted, unsecured $100,000,000 line of credit with State Street, both to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. During the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund did not utilize either line of credit with State Street.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Financial Highlights

The following tables include selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Financial Statements. Per share amounts that round to less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that round to less than 0.00% or (0.00)% per share are presented as 0.00% or (0.00)%, respectively. Net Asset amounts with a zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.1 million. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
  Tax
Return of
Capital
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
 

Institutional Class

 
Period from 11/12/14^
to 4/30/15
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.32

   

$

0.27

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.27

   

Class A

 
Period from 11/12/14^
to 4/30/15
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.32

   

$

0.26

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.26

   

Class C

 
Period from 11/12/14^
to 4/30/15
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.32

   

$

0.22

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.22

   

See Notes to Financial Highlights


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    Total
Return††
  Net Assets,
End of
Period
(in millions)
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets#
  Ratio
of Gross
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and Interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio
of Net
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(excluding
dividend
and interest
expense
relating to
short sales)
  Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average
Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(including
securities
sold
short)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
(excluding
securities
sold
short)
 

Institutional Class

 
Period from 11/12/14^
to 4/30/15
   

2.80

%**

 

$

17.0

     

6.02

%*    

5.56

%*    

2.29

%*    

1.83

%*    

(0.96

)%*    

81

%**

   

42

%**

 

Class A

 
Period from 11/12/14^
to 4/30/15
   

2.60

%**

 

$

0.6

     

6.67

%*    

6.21

%*    

2.65

%*    

2.19

%*    

(1.31

)%*    

81

%**

   

42

%**

 

Class C

 
Period from 11/12/14^
to 4/30/15
   

2.20

%**

 

$

0.5

     

7.43

%*    

6.99

%*    

3.39

%*    

2.94

%*    

(2.10

)%*    

81

%**

   

42

%**

 


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Notes to Financial Highlights

@ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during the fiscal period.

†† Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during the fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses.

# Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.

^ The date investment operations commenced.

** Not annualized.

* Annualized.

Organization expense, which is a non-recurring expense, is included in these ratios on a non-annualized basis.


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Directory

Investment Manager, Administrator and Distributor

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158-0180
800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264

Sub-Adviser

Neuberger Berman LLC
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158-3698

Custodian and Shareholder Servicing Agent

J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

For Institutional Class Shareholders
Address correspondence to:

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, Mail Drop 2-7
New York, NY 10158-0180
Attn: Intermediary Client Services
800.366.6264

For Class A and Class C Shareholders:

Please contact your investment provider

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116


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Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available, without charge upon request, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of the fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).


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Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund: Initial Consideration of the Management and Subadvisory Agreements

At a meeting held on December 10-11, 2013, the Board of the Trust, including the Independent Fund Trustees, evaluated and approved the management agreement with Management (the "Management Agreement") and the sub-advisory agreement between Management and Neuberger (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement" and collectively with the Management Agreement, the "Agreements") with respect to Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund (the "Fund"). The Independent Fund Trustees were advised by Independent Counsel.

In evaluating the Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Fund Trustees, reviewed extensive materials provided by Management and met with senior representatives of Management regarding its personnel, operations and financial condition as they relate to the Fund.

In connection with its deliberations, the Board also considered the broad range of information relevant to the contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year, including periodic reports on, among other matters, pricing and valuation; brokerage and execution; and compliance, shareholder and other services provided by Management and its affiliates. To assist the Board in its deliberations regarding the contract review, the Board has established a Contract Review Committee comprised of Independent Fund Trustees, as well as other committees that focus throughout the year on specific areas relevant to the contract review, such as compliance matters.

The Independent Fund Trustees receive from Independent Counsel a memorandum, at least annually, discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the Agreements. During the course of their deliberations regarding the contract review, the Independent Fund Trustees met with Independent Counsel together with and separately from representatives of Management and Neuberger.

In connection with its approval of the Agreements, the Board evaluated the terms of the Agreements, the overall fairness of the Agreements to the Fund and whether the Agreements were in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered all factors it deemed relevant with respect to the Fund, including the following factors: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by Management and Neuberger; (2) the expected costs of the services to be provided; (3) the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the Fund grows; and (4) whether proposed fee levels reflect any such potential economies of scale for the benefit of investors in the Fund. While each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors, the Board's determination to approve the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board, and the Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling. The Board focused on the overall costs and benefits of the Agreements relating to the Fund and, through the Fund, its shareholders.

With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided, the Board considered the investment philosophy and decision-making processes of Management and Neuberger and the qualifications, experience and capabilities of and the resources available to the portfolio management personnel of Management and Neuberger who would perform services for the Fund. The Board noted that Management also would provide certain administrative services, including fund accounting and compliance oversight. The Board also considered Management's and Neuberger's policies and practices regarding brokerage and allocation of portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board also considered that Management's responsibilities will include daily management of investment, operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory and compliance risks as they relate to the Fund, and considered information regarding Management's processes for managing risk. In addition, the Board noted the positive compliance history of Management and Neuberger as no significant compliance problems were reported to the Board with respect to any of them. The Board also considered the general structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure would provide appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the Funds. In addition, the Board considered the scope and depth of the compliance programs of Management and Neuberger. The Board also considered the manner in which Management addressed various non-routine matters that have arisen from to time to time, some of them a result of developments in the broader fund industry or the regulations governing it.


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With respect to the overall fairness of the Agreements, the Board considered the fee structure proposed for the Fund under the Agreements as compared to a peer group of comparable funds and any fall-out benefits likely to accrue to Management and Neuberger or their affiliates from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed a comparison of the Fund's proposed management fee and overall expense ratio to a peer group of broadly comparable funds. The Board noted that the comparative management fee analysis includes, in the Fund's management fee, the separate administrative fee paid to Management, but it was not clear whether this was the case for all funds in the peer group. The Board considered the mean and median of the management fees and expense ratios of the peer group. The Board considered that the total expense ratio, net of the contractual limit on expenses, for each class was above the median total expense ratio of the peer group. The Board considered whether specific portfolio management or administration needs contributed to the size of the management fee. In addition, the Board considered the proposed contractual limit on expenses of each class of the Fund. The Board also noted the breakpoints built into the management fee to account for possible economies of scale, but noted that it may be too soon to evaluate the economies at the start-up phase of a fund. The Board also considered the express global mandate of the Fund, as compared to that of Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund. The Board noted that "other expenses," as a component of the total expense ratio, were expected to be relatively high in part because of the costs of global custody. The Board concluded that the benefits expected to accrue to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in light of the costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits expected to accrue to the Fund.

Conclusions

In approving the Agreements, the Board concluded that the terms of each Agreement are fair and reasonable to the Fund and that approval of the Agreements is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In reaching this determination, the Board considered that Management and Neuberger could be expected to provide a high level of service to the Fund; that the Fund's proposed fee structure appeared to the Board to be reasonable given the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided; and that the benefits expected to accrue to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship to the Fund were reasonable in light of the costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits expected to accrue to the Fund. The Board's conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of materials prepared in connection with the Board's ongoing regular review of performance and operations of other funds advised by Management and Neuberger, in addition to material prepared specifically for the most recent annual review of the agreements applicable to such other funds.


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Investment manager: Neuberger Berman Management LLC

Sub-adviser: Neuberger Berman LLC

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158–0180
Shareholder Services
800.877.9700
Institutional Services
800.366.6264
www.nb.com

Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

Q0145 06/15


Neuberger Berman
Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds

Institutional Class Shares
Class A Shares
Class C Shares

Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund

Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2015




Contents

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

   

1

   

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

   

2

   

FUND EXPENSE INFORMATION

   

6

   

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

   

8

   

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   

15

   
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (ALL CLASSES)/
PER SHARE DATA
   

27

   

Directory

   

30

   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

   

31

   

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

   

31

   

The "Neuberger Berman" name and logo are registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Group LLC. "Neuberger Berman Management LLC" and the individual Fund name in this piece are either service marks or registered service marks of Neuberger Berman Management LLC.  ©2015 Neuberger Berman Management LLC. All rights reserved.




President's Letter

Dear Shareholder,

I am pleased to present this semi-annual shareholder report for Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund. The report includes a portfolio commentary, a listing of the Fund's investments and its unaudited financial statements for the six months ended April 30, 2015. The Fund seeks to generate returns that are not highly correlated with other major asset classes and that may improve the overall risk-reward profile of an investment portfolio.

It proved to be a challenging environment for most commodities during the reporting period. Among the six segments of the commodity market in which the Fund invests—energy, agriculture, precious metals, industrial metals, softs and livestock—five produced poor performance. Garnering the most headlines was the steep decline in the price of oil. The energy renaissance in the U.S., coupled with weaker global demand, caused the sector to fall sharply. Moderating growth in China had implications for several commodities, particularly industrial metals. Elsewhere, the strengthening U.S. dollar negatively impacted exports for domestic agriculture producers, while the weakening Brazilian real dragged down coffee and sugar prices.

Looking ahead, we believe there are signs of potential stabilization in several commodity sectors. Rig counts in the U.S. are down sharply given lower oil prices. Less supply, along with the potential for improving demand, could help put a floor on oil prices. Continued accommodative monetary policy in some international markets could also be beneficial for global growth and supportive for certain commodities. We are less optimistic for agriculture as, in our opinion, the potential for another bumper crop in the U.S. and the stronger U.S. dollar could prove to be headwinds for the sector.

We note that volatility in most commodity markets has moved higher in recent weeks and months. We believe this presents an opportunity for an actively managed commodities strategy such as ours, where positioning is partially determined by changes in our view of the relative riskiness of individual commodities. Finally, we continue to believe that commodities remain an important long-term investment opportunity and a way for investors to more thoroughly diversify their portfolios.

Thank you for your continued support and trust. We look forward to continue serving your investment needs in the years to come.

Sincerely,

ROBERT CONTI
PRESIDENT AND CEO
NEUBERGER BERMAN MUTUAL FUNDS


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Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund Commentary (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund1 Class A at NAV generated a total return of –12.73% for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity Index, which posted a –11.87% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The overall commodity market generated weak results during the six-month period. While oil prices rallied off their lows from earlier in the year, it was not enough to overcome their earlier decline. The energy sector fell roughly 30% for the period. Weak performance was also evident in the industrial metals sector, as it was dragged down by signs of moderating growth in China and falling demand. The livestock, agriculture and softs sectors also posted negative returns. Elsewhere, the precious metals sector produced a modest gain during the period, as the prices of some metals, such as gold and silver, were fairly resilient.

The Fund's Dynamic Core strategy selects weights by focusing on risk, liquidity and yield. The Fund's underperformance relative to the index was largely due to its positioning in the agriculture and energy sectors. In agriculture, an underweight to corn was not rewarded. Within the energy sector, the Fund's overweight to Brent Crude was negative for results given its overall sharp decline. On the upside, the Fund's underweight to natural gas was beneficial. Out-of-index allocations to lead and cocoa were also additive to relative performance.

The Fund's Tactical Strategy actively manages the Dynamic Core exposures by taking advantage of short- to medium-term opportunities based on factors including macroeconomics, supply/demand, the pricing relationships between commodities and the shape of the futures curve. The Fund's tactical positioning detracted from performance during the reporting period. In particular, tactical tilts to lean hogs and nickel, along with an underweight to heating oil, were headwinds to performance.

The Fund's use of commodity futures detracted from performance.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be volatility in a number of commodity markets. This could be most pronounced in those sectors seen regularly in the headlines, such as energy and metals. However, from a longer-term perspective, we think that the commodities market may find itself on some firmer ground, which could potentially support higher prices as the year progresses. In the energy sector, much has been made of the excess of supply over demand. While this continues to weigh on prices, potential decreases in U.S. production, coupled with stronger global demand as a result of lower prices, may cause oil prices to further stabilize. In industrial metals, we believe China will likely continue to be the dominant driver of returns. Recent monetary policy action by the People's Bank of China, along with the government's intention to increase investment in infrastructure projects, may support the sector. In the precious metals sector, we believe the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates may be a dampening factor for gold prices, although the downside may be mitigated by reductions in supply likely to occur if gold drops through key price levels. Finally, we remain wary of the agricultural sector as these commodities continue to grapple with multi-year highs in inventories, the potential of another strong harvest in 2015, and potentially lower global demand given the stronger U.S. dollar.

Sincerely,

WAI LEE, HAKAN KAYA, THOMAS SONTAG AND RICHARD GRAU*
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

* As previously disclosed, effective June 30, 2015, Richard Grau will no longer manage the portfolio.

1 Much of the Fund's investment exposure is accomplished through the use of derivatives which may not require the Fund to deposit the full notional amount of the investment with its counterparties, such as a futures commission merchant. The Fund's resulting cash balances are invested in a variety of conservative fixed income securities.

Information about principal risks of investing in the Fund is set forth in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

The portfolio composition, industries and holdings of the Fund are subject to change.

The opinions expressed are those of the Fund's portfolio managers. The opinions are as of the date of this report and are subject to change without notice.


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Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NRBIX

 

Class A

 

NRBAX

 

Class C

 

NRBCX

 

PORTFOLIO BY TYPE OF SECURITY

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   

16.0

%

 

Certificates of Deposit

   

1.8

   

Corporate Debt Securities

   

37.9

   

U.S. Treasury Securities

   

24.6

   

Short-Term Investments

   

19.7

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PORTFOLIO BY INVESTMENT

EXPOSURE TO COMMODITY

DERIVATIVES

(as a % of Total Notional Value)

 

Commodity Futures:

     

Agriculture

   

14.7

%

 

Energy

   

31.9

   

Industrial Metals

   

20.2

   

Livestock

   

10.2

   

Precious Metals

   

17.7

   

Softs

   

5.3

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS2

   

Inception

  Six Month
Period Ended
  Average Annual Total Return
Ended 04/30/2015
 
   

Date

 

04/30/2015

 

1 Year

 

Life of Fund

 

At NAV

                 

Institutional Class

 

08/27/2012

   

–12.62

%

   

–22.92

%

   

–10.95

%

 

Class A

 

08/27/2012

   

–12.73

%

   

–23.17

%

   

–11.27

%

 

Class C

 

08/27/2012

   

–13.18

%

   

–23.79

%

   

–11.96

%

 

With Sales Charge

                 

Class A

       

–17.77

%

   

–27.61

%

   

–13.21

%

 

Class C

       

–14.05

%

   

–24.55

%

   

–11.96

%

 

Index

                 
Bloomberg Commodity Index1,3        

–11.87

%

   

–24.69

%

   

–11.79

%

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit www.nb.com/performance.

The results shown in the table reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The results do not reflect the effect of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Returns would have been lower if Neuberger Berman Management LLC (Management) had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fees during certain of the periods shown. Repayment by a class (of expenses previously reimbursed and/or fees previously waived by Management) will decrease the class's returns. Please see Note B in the Notes to Financial Statements for specific information regarding expense reimbursement and/or fee waiver arrangements.

As stated in the Fund's most recent prospectus, the total annual operating expense ratios for fiscal year 2014 were 1.63%, 1.99% and 2.85% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.10%, 1.46% and 2.21% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending April 30, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

Returns shown with a sales charge reflect the deduction of the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class C shares. The CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. The performance of the Fund's share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses. Please see the prospectus for more information about sales charge structures, if any, and class expenses for your share class.


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Endnotes

1 Please see "Description of Index" on page 5 for a description of the index. Please note that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. The index described in this report does not take into account any fees, expenses or tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that it tracks. Data about the performance of an index are prepared or obtained by Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") and reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and other distributions, if any. The Fund may invest in securities not included in a described index and generally does not invest in all securities included in a described index.

2 During the period from August 2012 through January 2013, the Fund was relatively small, which could have impacted Fund performance. The same techniques used to produce returns in a small fund may not work to produce similar returns in a larger fund.

3 The date used to calculate Life of Fund performance for the index is the inception date of the oldest share class.

For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds, call Neuberger Berman Management LLC at (800) 877-9700, or visit our website at www.nb.com.


4


 

Description of Index

Bloomberg Commodity Index (formerly the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index):

 

The index is a rolling index composed of exchange-traded futures contracts on physical commodities. The index relies primarily on liquidity data of futures contracts, along with U.S. dollar-adjusted production data, in determining the relative quantities of included commodities. The index is designed to be a highly liquid and diversified benchmark for commodities investments. The version of the index that is calculated on a total return basis reflects the returns on a fully collateralized investment in the underlying commodity futures contracts, combined with the returns on cash collateral invested in Treasury Bills.

 


5


 

Information About Your Fund's Expenses (Unaudited)

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees (if applicable), and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This table is designed to provide information regarding costs related to your investments. The following examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six month period ended April 30, 2015 and held for the entire period. The table illustrates the Fund's costs in two ways:

Actual Expenses and Performance:

 

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses in dollars, based on the Fund's actual performance during the period indicated. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section of the table under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During the Period" to estimate the expenses you paid over the period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes:

 

The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return at 5% per year before expenses. This return is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund versus other funds. To do so, compare the expenses shown in this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) (if applicable). Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Expense Information as of 4/30/15 (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative and Multi-Asset Class Funds

 
   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(2)  

  Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
11/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
4/30/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
11/1/14 - 4/30/15
  Expense
Ratio
 

Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

873.80

   

$

5.11

     

1.10

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.34

   

$

5.51

     

1.10

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

872.70

   

$

6.78

     

1.46

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.55

   

$

7.30

     

1.46

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

868.20

   

$

10.24

     

2.21

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.84

   

$

11.03

     

2.21

%

 

(1) For each class, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, including expenses of the Fund's subsidiary (See Note A-1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

(2) Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by multiplying the number of days in the most recent period divided by 365.


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (Unaudited) 4/30/15

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

      VALUE  

U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S. Government (9.2%)

 

$

9,000,000

   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.38%, due 6/15/15

 

$

9,003,519

   
 

1,000,000

   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/15/15

   

1,000,784

   
        Total U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S. Government
(Cost $10,004,184)
   

10,004,303

   

Asset-Backed Securities (15.5%)

 
 

173,240

   

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2011-5, Class A4, 1.32%, due 7/15/16

   

173,295

   
 

98,043

   

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2012-3, Class A3, 0.85%, due 8/15/16

   

98,078

   
 

128,455

   

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2013-1, Class A3, 0.63%, due 5/15/17

   

128,509

   
 

800,000

   

Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2012-4, Class A4, 0.80%, due 10/16/17

   

799,994

   
 

375,000

   

Bank of America Credit Card Trust, Ser. 2014-A2, Class A, 0.45%, due 9/16/19

   

375,080

µ

 
 

990,000

   

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Ser. 2007-A2, Class A2, 0.26%, due 12/16/19

   

986,582

µ

 
 

448,000

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2012-3, Class A3, 0.52%, due 7/17/17

   

447,767

   
 

957,129

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2013-1, Class A3, 0.60%, due 10/16/17

   

956,969

   
 

875,000

   

Chase Issuance Trust, Ser. 2013-A5, Class A, 0.47%, due 5/15/17

   

875,018

   
 

1,300,000

   

Chase Issuance Trust, Ser. 2014-A4, Class A4, 0.41%, due 4/16/18

   

1,299,741

µ

 
 

1,120,000

   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Ser. 2008-A6, Class A6, 1.38%, due 5/22/17

   

1,120,622

µ

 
 

1,000,000

   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Ser. 2005-A9, Class A9, 5.10%, due 11/20/17

   

1,025,625

   
 

136,641

   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2014-A, Class A2, 0.48%, due 11/15/16

   

136,632

   
 

359,857

   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2013-B, Class A3, 0.57%, due 10/15/17

   

359,929

   
 

483,228

   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2013-C, Class A3, 0.82%, due 12/15/17

   

483,978

   
 

1,550,000

   

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2014-3, Class A2, 0.48%, due 12/15/16

   

1,549,357

   
 

662,543

   

Navient Student Loan Trust, Ser. 2014-8, Class A1, 0.46%, due 8/25/20

   

662,543

µ

 
 

193,527

   

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Ser. 2006-1, Class A4, 0.35%, due 11/23/22

   

193,358

µ

 
 

144,132

   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2015-A, Class A2, 0.50%, due 5/15/17

   

144,141

   
 

1,445,000

   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2013-A, Class A3, 0.67%, due 9/15/17

   

1,444,900

   
 

664,741

   

SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser. 2014-2, Class A1, 0.43%, due 7/25/19

   

664,629

µ

 
 

968,731

   

SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser. 2005-9, Class A5, 0.40%, due 1/27/25

   

966,230

µ

 
 

1,104,200

   

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2014-B, Class A2, 0.40%, due 12/15/16

   

1,103,876

   
 

755,000

   

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2015-A, Class A2, 0.71%, due 7/17/17

   

755,324

   
 

103,846

   

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2013-B, Class A2, 0.48%, due 11/15/16

   

103,842

   
       

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $16,931,326)

   

16,856,019

   

Corporate Debt Securities (36.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.7%)

 
 

805,000

   

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.62%, due 12/15/16

   

805,739

µ

 

Automobile Manufacturers (3.9%)

 
 

965,000

   

American Honda Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.77%, due 10/7/16

   

969,446

µ

 
 

1,100,000

   

Daimler Finance North America LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 0.62%, due 8/1/17

   

1,098,047

ñµ

 
 

445,000

   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.55%, due 5/17/16

   

446,053

µ

 
 

1,120,000

   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.36%, due 9/23/16

   

1,119,928

µ

 
 

410,000

   

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 0.63%, due 5/23/17

   

409,988

ñµ

 
 

200,000

   

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 0.70%, due 11/20/17

   

200,046

ñµ

 
     

4,243,508

   

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

      VALUE  

Banks (11.9%)

 

$

710,000

   

Bank of America N.A., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.73%, due 11/14/16

 

$

710,854

µ

 
 

490,000

   

Bank of Montreal, Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.80%, due 7/15/16

   

492,385

µ

 
 

1,000,000

   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes,

   

1,001,396

µ

 
       

0.49%, due 3/4/16

 

 

 
 

400,000

   

Citigroup, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.25%, due 8/7/15

   

401,711

   
 

1,000,000

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, Ser. B,

   

1,000,162

µ

 
       

0.68%, due 7/22/15

 

 

 
 

965,000

   

HSBC USA, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.56%, due 6/23/17

   

963,440

µ

 
 

2,105,000

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.78%, due 2/15/17

   

2,109,431

µ

 
 

230,000

   

Mizuho Bank Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 0.71%, due 4/16/17

   

229,357

ñµ

 
 

875,000

   

Morgan Stanley, Senior Unsecured Notes, 1.51%, due 2/25/16

   

880,834

µ

 
 

395,000

   

National Australia Bank Ltd., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.83%, due 7/25/16

   

396,764

µ

 
 

900,000

   

Royal Bank of Canada, Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.80%, due 10/30/15

   

901,953

   
 

450,000

   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.73%, due 9/23/16

   

451,841

µ

 
 

655,000

   

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.46%, due 11/6/15

   

655,559

µ

 
 

920,000

   

U.S. Bank N.A., Senior Unsecured Bank Notes, 0.51%, due 1/30/17

   

920,501

µ

 
 

500,000

   

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.81%, due 7/20/16

   

501,977

µ

 
 

1,340,000

   

Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.52%, due 9/8/17

   

1,335,896

µ

 
     

12,954,061

   

Beverages (0.4%)

 
 

460,000

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 0.47%, due 1/27/17

   

459,091

µ

 

Computers (0.8%)

 
 

390,000

   

Apple, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.33%, due 5/5/17

   

389,766

µ

 
 

455,000

   

Apple, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.33%, due 5/3/16

   

455,316

µ

 
     

845,082

   

Diversified Financial Services (3.3%)

 
 

1,250,000

   

American Express Credit Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 2.75%, due 9/15/15

   

1,259,612

   
 

2,360,000

   

General Electric Capital Corp., Guaranteed Global Medium-Term Notes, 0.93%, due 7/12/16

   

2,376,721

µØØ

 
     

3,636,333

   

Electric (0.4%)

 
 

460,000

   

Electricite de France, Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.74%, due 1/20/17

   

460,497

ñµ

 

Healthcare—Products (1.4%)

 
 

1,470,000

   

Medtronic, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 0.35%, due 2/27/17

   

1,465,721

µ

 

Insurance (0.9%)

 
 

210,000

   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 0.42%, due 1/10/17

   

210,161

µ

 
 

270,000

   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, Secured Notes, 0.81%, due 7/15/16

   

271,250

ñµ

 
 

495,000

   

Principal Life Global Funding II, Senior Secured Notes, 0.63%, due 5/27/16

   

495,992

ñµ

 
     

977,403

   

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

      VALUE  

Machinery—Construction & Mining (0.4%)

 

$

400,000

   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes,

 

$

400,649

µ

 
       

0.50%, due 2/26/16

 

 

 

Machinery Diversified (0.7%)

 
 

510,000

   

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Medium-Term Notes, 0.39%, due 6/15/15

   

510,068

µ

 
 

210,000

   

John Deere Capital Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.57%, due 10/11/16

   

210,529

µ

 
     

720,597

   

Media (1.2%)

 
 

500,000

   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 3.50%, due 3/1/16

   

510,373

   
 

770,000

   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 0.81%, due 4/15/16

   

772,086

ñµ

 
     

1,282,459

   

Mining (0.4%)

 
 

440,000

   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 0.52%, due 9/30/16

   

440,043

µ

 

Oil & Gas (2.6%)

 
 

535,000

   

BP Capital Markets PLC, Guaranteed Notes, 0.68%, due 11/7/16

   

536,041

µ

 
 

1,350,000

   

Chevron Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.43%, due 3/2/18

   

1,349,981

µ

 
 

400,000

   

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.72%, due 12/15/15

   

399,470

µ

 
 

500,000

   

EOG Resources, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.95%, due 6/1/15

   

500,897

   
     

2,786,389

   

Pharmaceuticals (1.0%)

 
 

470,000

   

Actavis Funding SCS, Guaranteed Notes, 1.14%, due 9/1/16

   

471,253

µ

 
 

335,000

   

Bayer US Finance LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 0.52%, due 10/7/16

   

335,066

ñµ

 
 

290,000

   

Merck & Co., Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.45%, due 5/18/16

   

290,437

µ

 
     

1,096,756

   

Pipelines (1.8%)

 
 

750,000

   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 1.25%, due 8/13/15

   

751,270

   
 

1,165,000

   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.95%, due 6/30/16

   

1,168,325

µØØ

 
     

1,919,595

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.9%)

 
 

1,015,000

   

Simon Property Group L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.10%, due 6/15/15

   

1,020,124

   

Software (0.8%)

 
 

825,000

   

Oracle Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.47%, due 7/7/17

   

826,001

µ

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments


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Consolidated Schedule of Investments Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

      VALUE  

Telecommunications (2.7%)

 

$

875,000

   

AT&T, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.50%, due 8/15/15

 

$

879,266

   
 

1,450,000

   

Cisco Systems, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.54%, due 3/3/17

   

1,454,433

µ

 
 

600,000

   

Verizon Communications, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.70%, due 11/2/15

   

599,919

   
     

2,933,618

   

Transportation (0.7%)

 
 

770,000

   

Canadian National Railway Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 0.46%, due 11/6/15

   

770,192

µ

 
       

Total Corporate Debt Securities (Cost $40,037,579)

   

40,043,858

   

Certificates of Deposit (1.7%)

 
 

480,000

   

Credit Suisse New York, Yankee CD, 0.67%, due 12/7/15

   

480,000

µ

 
 

950,000

   

Nordea Bank Finland PLC, Yankee CD1, 0.41%, due 6/13/16

   

950,162

µ

 
 

450,000

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Yankee CD, 0.56%, due 3/3/16

   

449,912

µ

 
       

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $1,880,000)

   

1,880,074

   

Short-Term Investments (33.9%)

 
U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S. Governmenta (14.7%)  
 

8,000,000

   

U.S. Treasury Bill, Disc. Notes, 0.00%, due 6/11/15

   

7,999,952

   
 

8,000,000

   

U.S. Treasury Bill, Disc. Notes, 0.01%, due 8/13/15

   

7,999,824

   
     

15,999,776

   

NUMBER OF SHARES

 

Money Market Fund (19.2%)

 
 

20,808,595

   

State Street Institutional Government Money Market Fund Premier Class

   

20,808,595

††ØØ

 
       

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $36,806,538)

   

36,808,371

   
       

Total Investments (97.2%) (Cost $105,659,627)

   

105,592,625

##

 
       

Cash, receivables and other assets, less liabilities (2.8%)

   

3,082,511

b

 
       

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

 

$

108,675,136

   

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments


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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurement" ("ASC 820"), all investments held by Neuberger Berman Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (the "Fund") are carried at the value that Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") believes the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. Various inputs, including the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in the market, are considered in valuing the Fund's investments, some of which are discussed below. Significant management judgment may be necessary to value investments in accordance with ASC 820.

ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to create a classification of value measurements for disclosure purposes. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

• Level 2 – other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, amortized cost, etc.)

• Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing an investment are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The value of the Fund's investments in debt securities is determined by Management primarily by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services based on readily available bid quotations, or if quotations are not available, by methods which include various considerations based on security type (generally Level 2 inputs). In addition to the consideration of yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions, the following is a description of other Level 2 inputs and related valuation techniques used by independent pricing services to value certain types of debt securities held by the Fund:

Corporate Debt Securities. Inputs used to value corporate debt securities generally include relative credit information, observed market movements, sector news, spread to the U.S. Treasury market, and other market information, which may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available ("Other Market Information").

Asset-Backed Securities. Inputs used to value asset-backed securities generally include models that consider a number of factors, which may include the following: prepayment speeds, cash flows, spread adjustments and Other Market Information.

U.S. Treasury Securities. Inputs used to value U.S. Treasury securities generally include quotes from several inter-dealer brokers and Other Market Information.

U.S. Government Agency Securities. Inputs used to value U.S. Government Agency securities generally include obtaining benchmark quotes and Other Market Information.

The value of commodity futures contracts is determined by Management by obtaining valuations from independent pricing services at the settlement price at the market close (Level 1 inputs).

Management has developed a process to periodically review information provided by independent pricing services for all types of securities.

Certificates of deposit are valued at amortized cost.

Investments in money market funds are valued using the fund's daily calculated net asset value per share (Level 2 inputs).

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


12


 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

If a valuation is not available from an independent pricing service, or if Management has reason to believe that the valuation received does not represent the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive on a current sale in an orderly transaction, Management seeks to obtain quotations from brokers or dealers (generally considered Level 2 or Level 3 inputs depending on the number of quotes available). If such quotations are not readily available, the security is valued using methods the Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds' Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved in the good-faith belief that the resulting valuation will reflect the fair value of the security. Numerous factors may be considered when determining the fair value of a security based on Level 2 or Level 3 inputs, including available analyst, media or other reports, trading in futures or American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and whether the issuer of the security being fair valued has other securities outstanding.

The value of the Fund's investments in foreign securities is generally determined using the same valuation methods and inputs as other Fund investments, as discussed above. Foreign security prices expressed in local currency values are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on business days, usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. The Board has approved the use of Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Inc. ("Interactive") to evaluate the prices of foreign income securities as of the close of the NYSE. Interactive utilizes benchmark spread and yield curves and evaluates available market activity from the local close to the close of the NYSE (Level 2 inputs) to assist in determining prices for certain foreign income securities. In the absence of precise information about the market values of these foreign securities as of the close of the NYSE, the Board has determined on the basis of available data that prices evaluated in this way are likely to be closer to the prices the Fund could realize on a current sale than are the prices of those securities established at the close of the foreign markets in which the securities primarily trade.

Fair value prices are necessarily estimates, and there is no assurance that such a price will be at or close to the price at which the security is next quoted or next trades.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Investments:

 
U.S. Treasury Securities-Backed by the Full Faith and
Credit of the U.S. Government
 

$

   

$

10,004,303

   

$

   

$

10,004,303

   

Asset-Backed Securities

   

     

16,856,019

     

     

16,856,019

   

Corporate Debt Securities^

   

     

40,043,858

     

     

40,043,858

   

Certificates of Deposit

   

     

1,880,074

     

     

1,880,074

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

36,808,371

     

     

36,808,371

   

Total Investments

 

$

   

$

105,592,625

   

$

   

$

105,592,625

   

^ The Consolidated Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry categorization for the portfolio.

As of the six months ended April 30, 2015, no securities were transferred from one level (as of October 31, 2014) to another.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


13


 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (cont'd)

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's derivatives as of April 30, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

 

$

7,256,103

   

$

   

$

   

$

7,256,103

   

Liability Valuation Inputs

 
   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

 

$

(5,708,212

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(5,708,212

)

 

## At April 30, 2015, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was $105,659,627. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $31,303 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $98,305, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $67,002 based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

ñ Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or are private placements and, unless registered under the 1933 Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be liquid. At April 30, 2015, these securities amounted to $4,272,329 or 3.9% of net assets.

ØØ All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for commodity futures contracts.

†† A portion of this security is held by Neuberger Berman Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (the "Subsidiary"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. See Note A-1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

a Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase, not a coupon rate.

µ Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of April 30, 2015, and their final maturities.

b See Note A-11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Fund's or Subsidiary's open positions in derivatives at April 30, 2015.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


14



Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities* (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    RISK
BALANCED
COMMODITY
STRATEGY
FUND
 
   

April 30, 2015

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value ** (Notes A)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

105,592,625

   

Cash collateral segregated for futures contracts (Note A-11)

   

6,636,616

   

Interest receivable

   

113,979

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

309,822

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

21,202

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

20,883

   

Total Assets

   

112,695,127

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for securities purchased

   

3,522,420

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

85,498

   

Payable for variation margin (Note A-11)

   

155,782

   

Payable to investment manager—net (Note B)

   

110,966

   

Payable to trustees

   

1,118

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

144,207

   

Total Liabilities

   

4,019,991

   

Net Assets

 

$

108,675,136

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

123,462,479

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

(990,182

)

 

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(15,278,050

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

1,480,889

   

Net Assets

 

$

108,675,136

   

Net Assets

 

Institutional Class

 

$

28,027,772

   

Class A

   

76,659,869

   

Class C

   

3,987,495

   

Shares Outstanding ($.001 par value; unlimited shares authorized)

 

Institutional Class

   

3,822,774

   

Class A

   

10,560,955

   

Class C

   

560,705

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Institutional Class

 

$

7.33

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

7.26

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

7.70

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

7.11

   

** Cost of Investments

 

$

105,659,627

   

‡ On single retail sales of less than $50,000. On sales of $50,000 or more or in certain other circumstances described in the Fund's prospectus, offering price is reduced.

^ Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

* See Notes A-1 and A-2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


15


 

Consolidated Statement of Operations* (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

    RISK
BALANCED
COMMODITY
STRATEGY
FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

168,187

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

312,882

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

26,818

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Institutional Class

   

9,724

   

Class A

   

64,198

   

Class C

   

3,589

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Class A

   

80,247

   

Class C

   

17,943

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Institutional Class

   

1,169

   

Class A

   

6,412

   

Class C

   

2,164

   

Subsidiary administration fees (Note B)

   

24,795

   

Audit fees

   

42,697

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

39,965

   

Insurance expense

   

956

   

Legal fees

   

67,496

   

Registration and filing fees

   

35,459

   

Shareholder reports

   

18,184

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

15,959

   

Miscellaneous

   

12,972

   

Total expenses

   

783,629

   

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(156,483

)

 

Total net expenses

   

627,146

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(458,959

)

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (Note A):

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

(4,780

)

 

Commodity futures contracts

   

(15,266,879

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of:

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

(30,893

)

 

Commodity futures contracts

   

5,673,760

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

(9,628,792

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(10,087,751

)

 

* See Notes A-1 and A-2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


16


 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets*

Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds

 
    RISK BALANCED COMMODITY
STRATEGY FUND
 
    Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations (Note A):

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(458,959

)

 

$

(734,530

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

   

(15,271,659

)

   

(3,800,407

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

   

5,642,867

     

(3,938,974

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(10,087,751

)

   

(8,473,911

)

 

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Institutional Class

   

(1,696

)

   

   

Class A

   

(5,449

)

   

   

Class C

   

(284

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(7,429

)

   

   

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Institutional Class

   

15,246,133

     

13,347,175

   

Class A

   

36,937,282

     

50,351,242

   

Class C

   

1,680,178

     

1,518,489

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Institutional Class

   

1,696

     

   

Class A

   

5,433

     

   

Class C

   

276

     

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Institutional Class

   

(5,428,893

)

   

(911,849

)

 

Class A

   

(19,694,123

)

   

(12,022,096

)

 

Class C

   

(1,459,641

)

   

(507,868

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

27,288,341

     

51,775,093

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

17,193,161

     

43,301,182

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

91,481,975

     

48,180,793

   

End of period

 

$

108,675,136

   

$

91,481,975

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

(990,182

)

 

$

(531,223

)

 

* See Notes A-1 and A-2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


17


 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1 General: Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to an Amended and Restated Trust Instrument dated March 27, 2014. The Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). The Fund is a separate operating series of the Trust and is non-diversified. The Fund had no operations until August 27, 2012, other than matters relating to its organization and registration of shares under the 1933 Act. The Fund offers Institutional Class shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. The Board may establish additional series or classes of shares without the approval of shareholders.

The assets of the Fund belong only to the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund are borne solely by the Fund and no other.

The Fund invests in commodity-related instruments through the Subsidiary, which is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Subscription agreements were entered into between the Fund and the Subsidiary with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is governed by its own Board of Directors.

As of April 30, 2015, the value of the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary was as follows:

Investment in
Subsidiary
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 
$

22,309,515

     

20.5

%

 

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services—Investment Companies."

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires Management to make estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2 Consolidation: The accompanying financial statements of the Fund present the consolidated accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

3 Portfolio valuation: Investment securities are valued as indicated in the notes following the Schedule of Investments.

4 Foreign currency translation: The accounting records of the Fund and Subsidiary are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of the end of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on business days, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, to determine the value of investments, other assets and liabilities. Purchase and sale prices of securities, and income and expenses, are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net unrealized foreign currency gain (loss), if any, arises from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates and is stated separately in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

5 Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for certain foreign


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dividends, as soon as the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of discount (adjusted for original issue discount, where applicable) and amortization of premium, where applicable, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost and stated separately in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

6 Income tax information: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to its shareholders. To the extent the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders, no federal income or excise tax provision is required.

The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 740 "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax positions as an income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not yet expired. As of April 30, 2015, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax positions.

The Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. As a U.S. shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation, the Fund will include in its taxable income its share of the Subsidiary's current earnings and profits (including net realized gains). Any deficit generated by the Subsidiary will be disregarded for purposes of computing the Fund's taxable income in the current period and also disregarded for all future periods.

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities held by the Fund, timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by the Fund. The Fund may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

As determined on October 31, 2014, permanent differences resulting primarily from different book and tax accounting were reclassified at year end. Such differences may be attributed to the tax treatment of one or more of the following: net operating losses, ordinary loss netting to reduce short term capital gains, Subsidiary income and gain (loss). These reclassifications had no effect on net income, net asset value ("NAV") or NAV per share of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications:

Paid-in Capital   Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
 
$

(4,180,742

)

 

$

379,297

   

$

3,801,445

   

As of October 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a U.S. federal income tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
  Other Temporary
Differences
 

Total

 
$

   

$

1,038

   

$

(36,109

)

 

$

(530,552

)

 

$

(4,126,540

)

 

$

(4,692,163

)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings is primarily due to organizational expenses.

To the extent the Fund's net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Fund not to distribute such gains. For taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, the capital loss


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carryforward rules allow for regulated investment companies to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term. As determined at October 31, 2014, the Fund had no unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains.

Under current tax regulations, capital losses realized on investment transactions after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund may also defer any realized late-year ordinary losses as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. Late-year ordinary losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions after December 31 and specified losses (ordinary losses from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of property, net foreign currency losses and net passive foreign investment company mark to market losses) realized on investment transactions after October 31. For the year ended October 31, 2014, the Fund elected to defer the following late-year ordinary losses and post October capital losses:

Late-Year
Ordinary Loss
Deferral
 
$

530,552

   

7 Distributions to shareholders: The Fund may earn income, net of expenses, daily on its investments. Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, generally are distributed once a year (usually in December) and are recorded on the ex-date.

8 Foreign taxes: Foreign taxes withheld, if any, represent amounts withheld by foreign tax authorities, net of refunds recoverable.

9 Expense allocation: Certain expenses are applicable to multiple funds within the complex of related investment companies. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses of the Trust that are not directly attributable to a particular series of the Trust (e.g., the Fund) are allocated among the series of the Trust, on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the series can otherwise be made fairly. Expenses borne by the complex of related investment companies, which includes open-end and closed-end investment companies for which Management serves as investment manager, that are not directly attributable to a particular investment company in the complex (e.g., the Trust) or series thereof are allocated among the investment companies or series thereof in the complex on the basis of relative net assets, except where a more appropriate allocation of expenses to each of the investment companies or series thereof in the complex can otherwise be made fairly. The Fund's expenses (other than those specific to each class) are allocated proportionally each day among the classes based upon the relative net assets of each class.

10 Investments in foreign securities: Investing in foreign securities may involve certain sovereign and other risks, in addition to the credit and market risks normally associated with domestic securities. These additional risks include the possibility of adverse political and economic developments (including political instability, nationalization, expropriation, or confiscatory taxation) and the potentially adverse effects of unavailability of public information regarding issuers, less governmental supervision and regulation of financial markets, reduced liquidity of certain financial markets, and the lack of uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards or the application of standards that are different or less stringent than those applied in the United States. Foreign securities also may experience greater price volatility, higher rates of inflation, and delays in settlement.

11 Derivative instruments: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund's use of derivatives was limited to commodity futures contracts. The Fund has adopted the provisions of ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). The disclosure requirements of ASC 815 distinguish between derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and those that do not. Because investment companies value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Consolidated Statement of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, even though the Fund's investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are considered non-hedge transactions for purposes of this disclosure.


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Commodity futures contracts: During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the Fund used commodity futures contracts (through investments in the Subsidiary) to provide investment exposure to individual commodities, as well as to manage and/or adjust the risk profile of the Fund.

At the time the Fund or Subsidiary enters into a commodity futures contract, it is required to deposit with the futures commission merchant a specified amount of cash or liquid securities, known as "initial margin," which is a percentage of the value of the commodity futures contract being traded that is set by the exchange upon which the futures contract is traded. Each day, the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the board of trade or U.S. commodity exchange on which such futures contract is traded. Subsequent payments, known as "variation margin," to and from the broker are made on a daily basis or as needed as the market price of the commodity futures contract fluctuates. Daily variation margin adjustments, arising from this "mark to market," are recorded by the Fund or Subsidiary as unrealized gains or losses.

Although some commodity futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying securities or currency, in most cases the contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching commodity futures contracts. When the contracts are closed, the Fund or Subsidiary recognizes a gain or loss. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility there may be an illiquid market, possibly at a time of rapidly declining prices, and/or a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Futures executed on regulated futures exchanges have minimal counterparty risk to the Fund because the exchange's clearinghouse assumes the position of the counterparty in each transaction. Thus, the Fund is exposed to risk only in connection with the clearinghouse and not in connection with the original counterparty to the transaction.

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the futures transactions undertaken by the Fund or Subsidiary may cause the Fund or Subsidiary to recognize gains or losses from marking contracts to market even though its positions have not been sold or terminated, may affect the character of the gains or losses recognized as long-term or short-term, and may affect the timing of some capital gains and losses realized by the Fund or Subsidiary. Also, the Fund's or Subsidiary's losses on transactions involving futures contracts may be deferred rather than being taken into account currently in calculating the Fund's or Subsidiary's taxable income.

At April 30, 2015, open positions in commodity futures contracts(1) were:

Expiration

 

Open Contracts

 

Position

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

May 2015

  92 Lead  

Long

 

$

613,803

   

May 2015

  48 Nickel  

Long

   

(265,411

)

 

May 2015

 

71 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Long

   

107,839

   

May 2015

  86 Zinc  

Long

   

507,118

   

June 2015

  84 Lead  

Long

   

770,386

   

June 2015

  51 Nickel  

Long

   

(51,837

)

 

June 2015

 

54 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Long

   

150,383

   

June 2015

  85 Zinc  

Long

   

623,259

   

July 2015

  88 Lead  

Long

   

676,372

   

July 2015

  54 Nickel  

Long

   

444,479

   

July 2015

  113 Platinum  

Long

   

(243,703

)

 

July 2015

 

47 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Long

   

155,394

   

July 2015

  90 Zinc  

Long

   

585,893

   

August 2015

  28 Feeder Cattle  

Long

   

(60,544

)

 

August 2015

 

75 Gold 100 Oz.

 

Long

   

(31,892

)

 

August 2015

  86 Lead  

Long

   

(8,600

)

 


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Expiration

 

Open Contracts

 

Position

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

August 2015

  134 Lean Hogs  

Long

 

$

(56,709

)

 

August 2015

  60 Live Cattle  

Long

   

(57,519

)

 

August 2015

 

111 Low Sulphur Gasoil

 

Long

   

22,097

   

August 2015

  74 Natural Gas  

Long

   

122,665

   

August 2015

 

69 New York Harbor ULSD

 

Long

   

74,426

   

August 2015

  52 Nickel  

Long

   

25,896

   

August 2015

 

55 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Long

   

22,738

   

August 2015

  92 Zinc  

Long

   

53,913

   

September 2015

  52 Cocoa  

Long

   

(3,900

)

 

September 2015

  24 Coffee 'C'  

Long

   

(37,954

)

 

September 2015

  65 Copper  

Long

   

49,530

   

October 2015

  73 Sugar 11  

Long

   

(14,539

)

 

November 2015

  52 Soybean  

Long

   

5,757

   

December 2015

  83 Brent Crude Oil  

Long

   

752,864

   

December 2015

  341 Corn  

Long

   

(511,507

)

 

December 2015

 

59 Cotton No. 2

 

Long

   

623

   

December 2015

 

104 Hard Red Winter Wheat

 

Long

   

(325,344

)

 

December 2015

  83 RBOB Gasoline  

Long

   

761,277

   

December 2015

  51 Silver  

Long

   

(125,084

)

 

December 2015

  93 Soybean Meal  

Long

   

(47,020

)

 

December 2015

  42 Soybean Oil  

Long

   

22,671

   

December 2015

  106 Wheat  

Long

   

(222,458

)

 

December 2015

  91 WTI Crude Oil  

Long

   

652,105

   

May 2015

  92 Lead  

Short

   

(861,325

)

 

May 2015

  48 Nickel  

Short

   

52,628

   

May 2015

 

71 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Short

   

(193,807

)

 

May 2015

  86 Zinc  

Short

   

(628,499

)

 

June 2015

  84 Lead  

Short

   

(669,143

)

 

June 2015

  51 Nickel  

Short

   

(423,682

)

 

June 2015

 

54 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Short

   

(179,707

)

 

June 2015

  85 Zinc  

Short

   

(579,198

)

 

July 2015

  88 Lead  

Short

   

1,987

   

July 2015

  54 Nickel  

Short

   

(26,880

)

 

July 2015

 

47 Premium High Grade Aluminum

 

Short

   

(22,325

)

 

July 2015

  90 Zinc  

Short

   

(59,625

)

 

Total

         

$

1,547,891

   

(1) Commodity futures are held by the Subsidiary. See Note A-1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average notional value of commodity futures contracts was $134,278,418 for long positions and $(42,581,484) for short positions.

At April 30, 2015, the notional value of commodity futures contracts was $158,716,981 for long positions and $(50,392,233) for short positions.


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At April 30, 2015, the Fund had deposited $6,636,616 in a segregated account to cover margin requirements on open commodity futures contracts.

At April 30, 2015, the Fund had the following derivatives (which did not qualify as hedging instruments under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Asset Derivatives

   

Commodity Risk

  Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Futures Contracts

 

$

7,256,103

   

Receivable/Payable for

 

Total Value

 

$

7,256,103

    variation margin(1)  

Liability Derivatives

   

Commodity Risk

  Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(5,708,212

)

 

Receivable/Payable for

 

Total Value

 

$

(5,708,212

)

  variation margin(1)  

(1) "Futures Contracts" reflects the cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as of April 30, 2015, which is reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments." The outstanding variation margin as of April 30, 2015, if any, is reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Receivable/Payable for variation margin."

The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations during the six months ended April 30, 2015, was as follows:

Realized Gain (Loss)

   

Commodity Risk

  Consolidated
Statement of
Operations Location
 
       

Net realized gain

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(15,266,879

)

 

(loss) on: commodity

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

 

$

(15,266,879

)

 

futures contracts

 

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

   

Commodity Risk

     
       

Change in net

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

5,673,760

    unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) in value of:
 

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

$

5,673,760

   

commodity futures contracts

 

12 Indemnifications: Like many other companies, the Trust's organizational documents provide that its officers ("Officers") and trustees ("Trustees") are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust.

13 Other: All net investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund are allocated, on the basis of relative net assets, pro rata among its respective classes.


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Note B—Management Fees, Administration Fees, Distribution Arrangements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, the Fund pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.70% of the first $250 million of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.675% of the next $250 million, 0.65% of the next $250 million, 0.625% of the next $250 million, 0.60% of the next $500 million, 0.575% of the next $2.5 billion and 0.55% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion, less the net asset value of the Subsidiary. Accordingly, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, the management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Management also serves as investment adviser to the Subsidiary. For such investment management services, the Subsidiary pays Management a fee at the annual rate of 0.70% of the first $250 million of the Subsidiary's average daily net assets, 0.675% of the next $250 million, 0.65% of the next $250 million, 0.625% of the next $250 million, 0.60% of the next $500 million, 0.575% of the next $2.5 billion and 0.55% of average daily net assets in excess of $4 billion. Accordingly, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, the management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.70% of the Subsidiary's average daily net assets.

The Fund retains Management as its administrator under an Administration Agreement. The Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.06% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. In addition, the Fund's Institutional Class pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.09% of its average daily net assets under this agreement and the Fund's Class A and Class C pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of its average daily net assets under this agreement. Additionally, Management retains State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street") as its sub-administrator under a Sub-Administration Agreement. Management pays State Street a fee for all services received under this agreement. The Subsidiary also retains Management as its administrator, and State Street as its sub-administrator.

Management has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Institutional Class, Class A and Class C of the Fund so that the total annual operating expenses of those classes do not exceed the expense limitations as detailed in the following table. These undertakings apply to the Fund's direct expenses and exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, if any; consequently, net expenses may exceed the contractual expense limitations. The Fund has agreed that each of its respective classes will repay Management for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for that class provided that repayment does not cause that class' annual operating expenses to exceed its contractual expense limitation in place at the time the fees and expenses were waived or reimbursed, or the expense limitation in place at the time the Fund repays Management, whichever is lower. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which Management incurred the expense. The expenses of the Subsidiary are included in the total expenses used to calculate the reimbursement, which the Fund has agreed to share with the Subsidiary. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, these Subsidiary expenses amounted to $101,076.

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there was no repayment to Management under this agreement.


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At April 30, 2015, contingent liabilities to Management under the agreement were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending October 31,
 
            2012(2)  

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
           

Subject to Repayment Until October 31,

 
    Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1)
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Institutional Class

   

1.10

%

 

10/31/18

 

$

518,969

   

$

190,694

   

$

79,267

   

$

36,777

   

Class A

   

1.46

%

 

10/31/18

   

13,769

     

236,827

     

260,968

     

111,704

   

Class C

   

2.21

%

 

10/31/18

   

12,521

     

29,935

     

27,833

     

8,002

   

(1) Expense limitation per annum of the respective class's average daily net assets.

(2) Period from August 27, 2012 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2012.

Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC ("NBFI"), as the sub-adviser to the Fund and the Subsidiary, is retained by Management to provide day-to-day investment management services and receives a monthly fee paid by Management. As investment manager, Management is responsible for overseeing the investment activities of NBFI. Several individuals who are Officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of NBFI and/or Management.

The Fund also has a distribution agreement with Management with respect to each class of shares. Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without sales commission or other compensation, except as described below for Class A and Class C shares, and bears advertising and promotion expenses.

However, Management receives fees from Class A and Class C under their distribution plans (each a "Plan", collectively the "Plans") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plans provide that, as compensation for administrative and other services provided to these classes, Management's activities and expenses related to the sale and distribution of these classes , and ongoing services provided to investors in these classes, Management receives from each of these classes a fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of Class A's and 1.00% of Class C's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for these classes and pays a portion of it to institutions that provide such services. Those institutions may use the payments for, among other purposes, compensating employees engaged in sales and/or shareholder servicing. The amount of fees paid by each class during any year may be more or less than the cost of distribution and other services provided to that class. FINRA rules limit the amount of annual distribution fees that may be paid by a mutual fund and impose a ceiling on the cumulative distribution fees paid. The Trust's Plans comply with those rules.

Class A shares are generally sold with an initial sales charge of up to 5.75% and no contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), except that a CDSC of 1.00% applies to certain redemptions made within 18 months following purchases of $1 million or more without an initial sales charge. Class C shares are sold with no initial sales charge and a 1.00% CDSC if shares are sold within one year after purchase.

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, Management, acting as underwriter and broker-dealer, received net initial sales charges from the purchase of Class A shares and CDSCs from the redemption of Class A and Class C shares as follows:

   

Underwriter

 

Broker-Dealer

 
    Net Initial Sales
Charges
 

CDSC

  Net Initial Sales
Charges
 

CDSC

 

Class A

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Class C

   

     

63

     

     

   


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Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were purchase and sale transactions (excluding commodity futures contracts and short-term investments) of $7,769,183 and $13,641,359, respectively.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended April 30, 2015 and for the year ended October 31, 2014 was as follows:

    For the Six Months
Ended April 30, 2015
  For the Year Ended
October 31, 2014
 
   

Shares Sold

  Shares Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends and
Distributions
  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Shares Sold

  Shares
Redeemed
 

Total

 

Institutional Class

   

2,109,831

     

224

     

(730,433

)

   

1,379,622

     

1,480,892

     

(99,657

)

   

1,381,235

   

Class A

   

5,165,379

     

724

     

(2,629,705

)

   

2,536,398

     

5,460,429

     

(1,343,785

)

   

4,116,644

   

Class C

   

237,350

     

37

     

(189,881

)

   

47,506

     

169,965

     

(59,796

)

   

110,169

   

Other: At April 30, 2015, Neuberger Berman Global Allocation Fund and Neuberger Berman Inflation Managed Fund (formerly, Neuberger Berman Inflation Navigator Fund), which are also managed by Management, held 0.8% and 1.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund, respectively.

Note E—Lines of Credit:

At April 30, 2015, the Fund was a participant in a syndicated committed, unsecured $700,000,000 line of credit (the "Credit Facility"), to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. Other investment companies managed by Management also participate in this line of credit on the same terms. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Fund has agreed to pay its pro rata share of the annual commitment fee, based on the ratio of its individual net assets to the net assets of all participants at the time the fee is due and payable, and interest charged on any borrowing made by the Fund and other costs incurred by the Fund. Because several mutual funds participate in the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that the Fund will have access to all or any part of the $700,000,000 at any particular time. There were no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility at April 30, 2015. During the period from January 9, 2015 (the commencement date of the Credit Facility) through April 30, 2015, the Fund did not utilize this line of credit. The Credit Facility replaced the State Street lines of credit referred to below.

During the reporting period, prior to the commencement of the Credit Facility, and on January 9, 2015, the Fund was a participant in a committed, unsecured $300,000,000 line of credit with State Street and an uncommitted, unsecured $100,000,000 line of credit with State Street, both to be used only for temporary or emergency purposes. During the period ended April 30, 2015, the Fund did not utilize either line of credit with State Street.

Note F—Unaudited Financial Information:

The financial information included in this interim report is taken from the records of the Fund without audit by an independent registered public accounting firm. Annual reports contain audited financial statements.


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Consolidated Financial Highlights

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements. Per share amounts that round to less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share are presented as $0.00 or $(0.00), respectively. Ratios that round to less than 0.00% or (0.00%) per share are presented as 0.00% or (0.00%), respectively. Net Asset amounts with a zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.1 million. A "—" indicates that the line item was not applicable in the corresponding period.

    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income (Loss)@
  Net Gains or
Losses on
Securities
(both realized
and
unrealized)
  Total From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
  Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
  Total
Distributions
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
  Total Return††   Net Assets,
End of Period
(in millions)
  Ratio of Gross
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets#
  Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/
(Loss) to
Average Net
Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.39

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(1.03

)

 

$

(1.06

)

 

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

7.33

     

(12.62

%)**

 

$

28.0

     

1.44

%*

   

1.10

%*

   

(.72

%)*

   

15

%**

 

10/31/2014

 

$

9.01

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(0.55

)

 

$

(0.62

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.39

     

(6.88

%)

 

$

20.5

     

1.62

%

   

1.10

%

   

(.73

%)

   

21

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

9.84

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.74

)

 

$

(0.83

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.01

     

(8.43

%)

 

$

9.6

     

3.69

%

   

1.10

%

   

(.94

%)

   

5

%

 
Period from 8/27/2012^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.84

     

(1.60

%)**

 

$

5.0

     

25.60

%*    

1.10

%*    

(.99

%)*    

0

%**

 

Class A

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.32

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.02

)

 

$

(1.06

)

 

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

7.26

     

(12.73

%)**

 

$

76.7

     

1.81

%*

   

1.46

%*

   

(1.08

%)*

   

15

%**

 

10/31/2014

 

$

8.97

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.55

)

 

$

(0.65

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.32

     

(7.25

%)

 

$

66.8

     

1.98

%

   

1.46

%

   

(1.09

%)

   

21

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

9.84

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.75

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.97

     

(8.84

%)

 

$

35.0

     

3.81

%

   

1.46

%

   

(1.27

%)

   

5

%

 
Period from 8/27/2012^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.84

     

(1.60

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

33.04

%*    

1.46

%*    

(1.36

%)*    

0

%**

 

Class C

 

4/30/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.19

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(1.01

)

 

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.00

)

 

$

7.11

     

(13.18

%)**

 

$

4.0

     

2.66

%*

   

2.21

%*

   

(1.83

%)*

   

15

%**

 

10/31/2014

 

$

8.88

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.53

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.19

     

(7.77

%)

 

$

4.2

     

2.84

%

   

2.21

%

   

(1.84

%)

   

21

%

 

10/31/2013

 

$

9.83

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

(0.77

)

 

$

(0.95

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.88

     

(9.66

%)

 

$

3.6

     

4.69

%

   

2.21

%

   

(2.03

%)

   

5

%

 
Period from 8/27/2012^
to 10/31/2012
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.83

     

(1.70

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

35.12

%*    

2.21

%*    

(2.11

%)*    

0

%**

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Highlights


27




28


 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

†† Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the performance of the Fund during each fiscal period. Returns assume income dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested, but do not reflect the effect of sales charges. Results represent past performance and do not indicate future results. Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment returns and principal may fluctuate and shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return would have been lower if Management had not reimbursed and/or waived certain expenses.

# Represents the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets if Management had not reimbursed certain expenses and/or waived a portion of the investment management fee.

@ Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

^ The date investment operations commenced.

Organization expense, which is a non-recurring expense, is included in these ratios on a non-annualized basis.

* Annualized.

** Not annualized.


29



Directory

Investment Manager, Administrator and Distributor

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158-0180
800.877.9700 or 212.476.8800
Intermediary Client Services 800.366.6264

Sub-Adviser

Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC
190 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603

Custodian and Shareholder Servicing Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111

For Institutional Class Shareholders
Address correspondence to:

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, Mail Drop 2-7
New York, NY 10158-0180
Attn: Intermediary Client Services
800.366.6264

For Class A and Class C Shareholders:

Please contact your investment provider

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
1601 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1600

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116


30



Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website, at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is also available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free), on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on Management's website at www.nb.com.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of the fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trust's Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is available upon request, without charge, by calling 800-877-9700 (toll-free).


31




Investment manager: Neuberger Berman Management LLC

Sub-adviser: Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC

Neuberger Berman Management LLC
605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10158–0180
Shareholder Services
800.877.9700
Institutional Services
800.366.6264
www.nb.com

Statistics and projections in this report are derived from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of shareholders and is not an offer of shares of the Fund. Shares are sold only through the currently effective prospectus, which must precede or accompany this report.

N0088 06/15


Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (“Registrant”) has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions (“Code of Ethics”). During the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics and there were no waivers from the Code of Ethics granted to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
The Code of Ethics is filed with the Registrant’s annual report on Form N-CSR. The Code of Ethics is also available, without charge, by calling 1-800-877-9700 (toll-free).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The complete schedule of investments for each series is disclosed in the Registrant’s applicable semi-annual report included as Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board.


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable for the period covered by this Form N-CSR.

(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) are filed herewith.

(a)(3) Not applicable to the Registrant.

(b) The certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is furnished herewith.

The certification furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds
By:
/s/ Robert Conti
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer and President
                           
 
Date: July 1, 2015


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By:
/s/ Robert Conti
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer and President
                           
 
Date: July 1, 2015

By:
/s/ John M. McGovern
John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
                           

Date: July 1, 2015
 
EX-99.CERT 2 exh99-cert.htm
EXHIBIT 99-CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Robert Conti, certify that:
1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (“Registrant”);
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.  The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.  The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
July 1, 2015
           
By:
/s/ Robert Conti
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer and President
 

I, John M. McGovern, certify that:
1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (“Registrant”);
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.  The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:
a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.  The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
July 1, 2015
           
By:
/s/ John M. McGovern
John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
 
 
EX-99.906 CERT 3 exh99-906cert.htm
EXHIBIT – 99.906CERT
Section 906 Certification
We, Robert Conti, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John M. McGovern, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of Neuberger Berman Alternative Funds (“Registrant”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 enacted under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to our knowledge:

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2015, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

2. The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: July 1, 2015
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert Conti
Robert Conti
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
     
 
By:
/s/ John M. McGovern
John M. McGovern
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
     

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.
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