Item A.1. Reporting period covered.

a. Report for period ending:	2023-12-31
b. Does this report cover a period of less than 12 months?	Yes No

Item B.1. Background information.

Item B.2. Address and telephone number of Registrant.

Item B.3. Location of books and records.

Item B.4. Initial of final filings.

a. Is this the first filing on this form by the Registrant?	Yes No
b. Is this the last filing on this form by the Registrant?	Yes No

Item B.5. Family of investment companies.

a. Is the Registrant part of a family of investment companies?

Yes No

Item B.6. Organization.

Item B.7. Securities Act registration.

Is the Registrant the issuer of a class of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act")?

Yes No

Item B.8. Directors.

Director Record: 1
a. Full Name	Mark E. Stoeckle
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-02736
Director Record: 2
a. Full Name	Kenneth J. Dale
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-02736
Director Record: 3
a. Full Name	Frederic A. Escherich
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-02736
Director Record: 4
a. Full Name	Jane Musser Nelson
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-02736
Director Record: 5
a. Full Name	Mary Chris Jammet
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-02736
Director Record: 6
a. Full Name	James P. Haynie
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-02736
Director Record: 7
a. Full Name	Lauriann C. Kloppenburg
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-04556
File Number Record: 2
File Number Record:	811-02736

Item B.9. Chief compliance officer.

Chief compliance officer Record: 1
a. Full Name	Janis F. Kerns
b. CRD Number, if any	N/A
c. Street Address 1	500 East Pratt Street
Street Address 2	Suite 1300
d. City	Baltimore
e. State, if applicable	MARYLAND
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	21202
h. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	XXXXXX
i. Has the chief compliance officer changed since the last filing?	Yes No

Item B.10. Matters for security holder vote.

Were any matters submitted by the Registrant for its security holders' vote during the reporting period?	Yes No
a. If yes, and to the extent the response relates only to certain series of the Registrant, indicate the series involved:
Security Matter Series info Record: 1
1. Series name	N/A
2. Series identification number	N/A

Item B.11. Legal proceeding.

a. Have there been any material legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries was a party or of which any of their property was the subject during the reporting period?

Yes No

b. Has any proceeding previously reported been terminated?

Yes No

Item B.12. Fidelity bond and insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Were any claims with respect to the Registrant filed under a fidelity bond (including, but not limited to, the fidelity insuring agreement of the bond) during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item B.13. Directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Are the Registrant's officers or directors covered in their capacities as officers or directors under any directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policy owned by the Registrant or anyone else?	Yes No
i. If yes, were any claims filed under the policy during the reporting period with respect to the Registrant?	Yes No

Item B.14. Provision of financial support.

Did an affiliated person, promoter, or principal underwriter of the Registrant, or an affiliated person of such a person, provide any form of financial support to the Registrant during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.15. Exemptive orders.

a. During the reporting period, did the Registrant rely on any orders from the Commission granting an exemption from one or more provisions of the Act, Securities Act or Exchange Act?	Yes No
Release number Record: 1
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-26780

Item B.16. Principal underwriters.

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number (e.g., 8-)
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the principal underwriter an affiliated person of the Registrant, or its investment adviser(s) or depositor?	Yes No
b. Have any principal underwriters been hired or terminated during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item B.17. Independent public accountant.

f. Has the independent public accountant changed since the last filing?

Yes No

Item B.18. Report on internal control (management investment companies only).

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant's report on internal control note any material weaknesses?

Yes No

Item B.19. Audit opinion.

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant issue an opinion other than an unqualified opinion with respect to its audit of the Registrant's financial statements?

Yes No

Item B.20. Change in valuation methods.

Have there been material changes in the method of valuation (e.g., change from use of bid price to mid price for fixed income securities or change in trigger threshold for use of fair value factors on international equity securities) of the Registrant's assets during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.21. Change in accounting principles and practices.

Have there been any changes in accounting principles or practices, or any change in the method of applying any such accounting principles or practices, which will materially affect the financial statements filed or to be filed for the current year with the Commission and which has not been previously reported?

Yes No

Item B.23. Rule 19a-1 notice (management investment companies only).

During the reporting period, did the Registrant pay any dividend or make any distribution in the nature of a dividend payment, required to be accompanied by a written statement pursuant to section 19(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-19(a)) and rule 19a-1 thereunder (17 CFR 270.19a-1)?

Yes No

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.
b. Series identication number, if any
c. LEI	5493005W7G81BNPP7M23
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

Item C.3. Type of fund.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

1. The Fund (or its securities lending agent) liquidated collateral pledged to secure the loaned securities?	Yes No
2. The Fund was otherwise adversely impacted?	Yes No

Securities Lending Record: 1
i. Full name of securities lending agent	The Northern Trust Company
ii. LEI, if any	6PTKHDJ8HDUF78PFWH30
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	60,847,299.000000000000
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities	78,460.000000000000

Item C.7. Reliance on certain statutory exemption and rules.

Did the Fund rely on the following statutory exemption or any of the rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   k. Rule 6c-11 (17 CFR 270.6c-11)   l. Rule 12d1-4 (17 CFR 270.12d1-4)   m. Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the Act (15 USC 80a-12(d)(1)(G))   n. Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4)   i. Is the Fund excepted from the rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4) program requirement and limit on fund leverage risk under rule 18f-4(c)(4) (17CFR 270.18f-4(c)(4))?   ii. Is the Fund a leveraged/inverse fund that, under rule 18f-4(c)(5) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(c)(5)), is excepted from the requirement to comply with the limit on fund leverage risk described in rule 18f-4(c)(2) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(c)(2))?   iii. Did the Fund enter into any reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions under rule 18f-4(d)(i) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(i))?   iv. Did the Fund enter into any reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions under rule 18f-4(d)(ii) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(ii))?   v. Did the Fund enter into any unfunded commitment agreements under rule 18f-4(e) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(e))?   vi. Did the Fund invest in a security on a when-issued or forward-settling basis, or with a non-standard settlement cycle, in reliance on rule 18f-4(f) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(f))?   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii.CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No
1. If the investment adviser was hired during the reporting period, indicate the investment adviser's start date:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-00416
iii. LEI, if any	N/A
iv. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	ICE Data Pricing & Reference Data, LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000NQ9LYLDBCTL34
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW JERSEY
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	LSEG US Fin Corp.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	2138007FV67QQ13CGJ43
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	TEXAS
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	The Northern Trust Company
ii. LEI, if any	6PTKHDJ8HDUF78PFWH30
iii. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	084-00416
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

i. Full name
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Item C.16. Brokers.

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Item D.1. Securities issued by Registrant.

Item D.2. Rights offerings.

a. Did the Fund make a rights offering with respect to any type of security during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item D.3. Secondary offerings.

a. Did the Fund make a secondary offering during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item D.4. Repurchases.

a. Did the Fund repurchase any outstanding securities issued by the Fund during the reporting period?

Yes No

i. Common stock    ii. Preferred stock    iii. Warrants    iv. Convertible securities   v. Bonds    vi. Other

Item D.5. Default on long-term debt.

Instruction . The term "long-term debt" means debt with a period of time from date of initial issuance to maturity of one year or greater.
a. Were any issues of the Fund's long-term debt in default at the close of the reporting period with respect to the payment of principal, interest, or amortization?	Yes No

Item D.6. Dividends in arrears.

Instruction . The term "dividends in arrears" means dividends that have not been declared by the board of directors or other governing body of the Fund at the end of each relevant dividend period set forth in the constituent instruments establishing the rights of the stockholders.
a. Were any accumulated dividends in arrears on securities issued by the Fund at the close of the reporting period?	Yes No

Item D.7. Modification of securities.

Have the terms of any constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of any class of the Registrant's securities been materially modified?

Yes No

Item D.8. Management fee (closed-end companies only).

Item D.9. Net annual operating expense.

Item D.10. Market price.

Item D.11. Net asset value.

Item G.1a. Attachments.

Attachments applicable to all Registrants. All Registrants shall file the following attachments, as applicable, with the current report. Indicate the attachments filed with the current report by checking the applicable items below:

i. Legal proceedings    ii. Provision of financial support    iii. Independent public accountant's report on internal control (management investment companies other than small business investment companies only)    iv. Change in accounting principles and practices    v. Information required to be filed pursuant to exemptive orders    vi. Other information required to be included as an attachment pursuant to Commission rules and regulations

Item G.1b. Attachments.

Attachments to be filed by closed-end management investment companies and small business investment companies. Registrants shall file the following attachments, as applicable, with the current report. Indicate the attachments filed with the current report by checking the applicable items below:

i. Material amendments to organizational documents    ii. Instruments defining the rights of the holders of any new or amended class of securities    iii. New or amended investment advisory contracts    iv. Information called for by Item 405 of Regulation S-K    v. Code of ethics (small business investment companies only)