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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 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: 811-00582

NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY 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 Equity 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: August 31

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2015

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Item 1. Report to Shareholders.

The following is a copy of the semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.
 

 

Neuberger Berman
Equity Funds

Investor Class Shares
Trust Class Shares
Advisor Class Shares
Institutional Class Shares

All Cap Core Fund
(Formerly Select Equities Fund)

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Equity Income Fund

Focus Fund

Genesis Fund

Global Equity Fund

Global Real Estate Fund

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

Greater China Equity Fund

Guardian Fund

International Equity Fund

Class A Shares
Class C Shares
Class R3 Shares
Class R6 Shares

International Select Fund
(Formerly International Large Cap Fund)

Intrinsic Value Fund

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

Large Cap Value Fund

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

Real Estate Fund

Small Cap Growth Fund

Socially Responsive Fund

Value Fund

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

February 28, 2015


Contents

THE FUNDS

President's Letter

   

1

   

PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY

 

All Cap Core Fund (Formerly Select Equities Fund)

   

2

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

4

   

Equity Income Fund

   

7

   

Focus Fund

   

9

   

Genesis Fund

   

11

   

Global Equity Fund

   

13

   

Global Real Estate Fund

   

16

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

   

18

   

Greater China Equity Fund

   

20

   

Guardian Fund

   

22

   

International Equity Fund

   

25

   

International Select Fund

   

27

   

Intrinsic Value Fund

   

29

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

   

31

   

Large Cap Value Fund

   

33

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

35

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

   

37

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

   

39

   

Real Estate Fund

   

41

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

43

   

Socially Responsive Fund

   

45

   

Value Fund

   

47

   

FUND EXPENSE INFORMATION

   

55

   

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS/TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

All Cap Core Fund (Formerly Select Equities Fund)

   

59

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

60

   

Equity Income Fund

   

63

   

Focus Fund

   

65

   
 

Genesis Fund

   

66

   

Global Equity Fund

   

69

   

Global Real Estate Fund

   

72

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

   

75

   

Greater China Equity Fund

   

78

   

Guardian Fund

   

81

   

International Equity Fund

   

82

   

International Select Fund

   

85

   

Intrinsic Value Fund

   

88

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

   

90

   

Large Cap Value Fund

   

92

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

94

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

   

96

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

   

98

   

Real Estate Fund

   

99

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

100

   

Socially Responsive Fund

   

102

   

Value Fund

   

104

   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   

117

   

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (ALL CLASSES)/PER SHARE DATA

 

All Cap Core Fund (Formerly Select Equities Fund)

   

179

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

   

179

   

Equity Income Fund

   

181

   

Focus Fund

   

183

   

Genesis Fund

   

187

   

Global Equity Fund

   

189

   

Global Real Estate Fund

   

191

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

   

191

   

Greater China Equity Fund

   

193

   

Guardian Fund

   

193

   

International Equity Fund

   

197

   

International Select Fund

   

199

   

Intrinsic Value Fund

   

201

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

   

201

   
 

Large Cap Value Fund

   

205

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

   

207

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

   

211

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

   

213

   

Real Estate Fund

   

215

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

219

   

Socially Responsive Fund

   

221

   

Value Fund

   

225

   

Directory

   

230

   

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

   

231

   

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

   

231

   
Board Consideration of the Management and
Sub-Advisory Agreements
   

232

   

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,

U.S. equity markets as represented by the S&P 500® Index returned roughly 6% for the six months ended February 28, 2015. While the period was somewhat volatile—particularly on changing market expectations about higher interest rates and the precipitous drop in oil prices—investor sentiment appeared to remain positive overall, the result of generally improving economic data and strong corporate earnings.

With relatively divergent economic and market performance globally, international equities underperformed. In developed markets outside the U.S., falling oil prices, policy uncertainty, general economic weakness and U.S. dollar strength meant slightly negative returns in dollar terms. Emerging markets (EM) equities fared worse, as geopolitical and local political concerns, as well as increased investor risk aversion, layered atop slower local and global economic growth rates.

The U.S. economy appears to us poised to deliver steady, if subpar, growth for the remainder of 2015. Employment and wage statistics have shown continued improvement, the housing market has been expanding, and consumer spending has been strong, especially on durable goods. Although early 2015 economic data appears to have softened somewhat—with capacity utilization and manufacturing production slightly down—this may be explained to some extent by the winter weather, supply chain disruptions at West Coast ports, and the strong dollar increasing the cost of U.S. exports.

While the decline in the price of oil certainly hurt energy-related names—the only S&P 500 sector to report negative returns this period—in our opinion, low cost oil is positive for both consumer spending and net importer nations, including many EM economies. Certain European sectors look to us poised for recovery as well, and Japan appears to have exited its recession. Both Europe and Japan could benefit from additional monetary easing, as we saw in the U.S.

We believe the much-anticipated rise in U.S. interest rates is likely to begin this year, especially if economic data remains on trend. This could impact higher yielding equities, as we witnessed several times this past period, although the underlying economic strength that forces the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) hand could mean effects are short-lived. We anticipate continuing to see impacts (such as the continuation of a strong dollar) from key central banks moving in opposite directions in the coming months, as the Fed moves toward tightening, while the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan remain accommodative.

Geopolitically, concerns this period included Ukraine, Greece and ISIS, to name a few. While they continue to have the ability to shock the system, we are still guardedly optimistic about the unfolding year, with corporate earnings steady for the most part, balance sheets healthy, management sentiment positive, profits growing, and stock buybacks and dividend increases supporting share prices.

Finally, we anticipate that correlations between equity returns, already low, may widen further, with opportunities judged on company-specific merits and positioning, as well as earnings and valuations. We believe this type of environment plays to the strengths of disciplined, focused, research-driven active management teams like ours.

We thank you for your confidence in Neuberger Berman and look forward to continuing to serve your investment needs.

Sincerely,

ROBERT CONTI
PRESIDENT AND CEO
NEUBERGER BERMAN MUTUAL FUNDS

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All Cap Core Fund Commentary*

Neuberger Berman All Cap Core Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund) Institutional Class generated a –4.24% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, which provided a 6.12% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

During most of calendar year 2014, despite many global challenges, the Fund delivered positive total returns. However, for approximately the last 100-plus days of the year, the Fund sharply underperformed its benchmark—a circumstance that colored our relative performance this period. We always aim to deliver market performance or better with less risk, and as such are disappointed with the portfolio's recent performance. We have investigated the causes and repositioned assets accordingly as we seek a return to the caliber of results our solid long-term track record suggests.

The primary reason for the Fund's recent underperformance has been our Energy and Energy-related holdings—an overweight position as this time period began, and one that we've been unwinding since then—due to the precipitous drop in the price of oil. We also saw underperformance from select holdings within the Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors. On the positive side, stock selection within Information Technology outperformed the benchmark. Having zero weightings within Telecommunication Services and Materials were also helpful, as both sectors underperformed during the period.

During late 2014, we met with companies in a variety of different industries with the intent of further broadening and diversifying the portfolio heading into 2015, and we're optimistic about the future. As of this reporting period's close, we no longer have any exposure to energy exploration and production companies. Instead, we have made new investments in areas such as Information Technology, Health Care, Consumer Discretionary and Financials—businesses that meet our investment criteria and stand to benefit from long-term secular trends, or that are undergoing significant change that we think is underappreciated by the market. Having recently embarked on a very important transition within the portfolio—moving away from our former minimum market capitalization limits—we have more freedom and flexibility in identifying opportunities for the portfolio, something we think could also benefit performance.

We believe that a lot of the broad market's performance over the last couple of years has been driven by the external stimulus of quantitative easing. We think that the "rising tide that lifted all boats" has come to an end, and that, at some point in 2015, interest rates will start moving higher. We believe that a) we are well positioned for that event, and b) that with correlations dissipating, this could become much more of a stock picker's market—an environment that should also benefit the portfolio. We believe we're embarking on a point in time where active managers will have the wherewithal to provide real outperformance, and that our portfolio is well positioned for the period ahead.

Sincerely,

 

MICHAEL KAMINSKY, RICHARD WERMAN, JAMES GARTLAND AND MINDY SCHWARTZAPFEL
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

*  Effective September 2, 2014, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman All Cap Core Fund.

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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All Cap Core Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NBEIX

 

Class A

 

NBEAX

 

Class C

 

NBECX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

15.0

%

 

Energy

   

10.2

   

Financials

   

16.3

   

Health Care

   

9.8

   

Industrials

   

16.7

   

Information Technology

   

19.4

   

Utilities

   

7.5

   

Short-Term Investments

   

5.1

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS26

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
 
5 Year
  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

12/20/2007

   

–4.24

%

   

2.49

%

   

12.03

%

   

5.77

%

 

Class A

 

12/20/2007

   

–4.40

%

   

2.04

%

   

11.53

%

   

5.38

%

 

Class C

 

12/20/2007

   

–4.77

%

   

1.33

%

   

10.71

%

   

4.60

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

           

–9.92

%

   

–3.80

%

   

10.22

%

   

4.52

%

 

Class C

           

–5.56

%

   

0.48

%

   

10.71

%

   

4.60

%

 

Index

 
S&P 500® Index1,16             

6.12

%

   

15.51

%

   

16.18

%

   

7.61

%

 

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 1.04%, 1.41% and 2.16% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.76%, 1.21% and 1.96% 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 February 28, 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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Emerging Markets Equity Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class generated a –7.26% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index, which posted a –8.20% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Emerging markets equities saw weak results during the reporting period as the falling price of oil and a currency crisis in Russia added to pressures in place from slower internal growth rates, slower demand from the developed world for both commodities and exports, and increased risk aversion.

Within the EM Index, all but two sectors (Health Care and Information Technology (IT)) suffered losses. Energy was by far the weakest, down over 28% for the period, followed by Materials. Results by country varied, with only three index members showing positive results—the Philippines, India and China. Particularly weak markets included Greece and Brazil, both impacted by economic weakness and election-related uncertainty, and Colombia.

Within the portfolio, most of our outperformance versus the benchmark resulted from sector allocations, including our overweight to Health Care and IT, and underweight to Energy and Materials. Stock selection within Utilities and Consumer Staples was another positive. From a country perspective, stock selection and an overweight to India, stock selection and an underweight to Brazil, and stock selection within Korea were beneficial to performance.

Top individual contributors included Yes Bank and Cummins India, along with Taiwan Semiconductor. Yes Bank, an Indian private-sector lender, announced better-than-expected earnings as loan growth accelerated and non-interest income was strong. Cummins India, an industrial engine manufacturer, saw growth in both domestic and export businesses, with what we believe is potential for more gains if domestic construction and mining activity continue to pick up. Taiwan Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of integrated circuits (IC), continued to grow as each new generation of ICs has spurred further demand for its products.

Stock selection within Financials, Telecommunication Services and Materials detracted from results, though, due to our underweight in Materials, the impact from that sector was limited. By country, South Africa, Indonesia and Russia were our weakest performers.

Individual detractors included Korean automaker Hyundai, and two Brazilian holdings, Vale and BM&F Bovespa. Hyundai's stock fell as the market considered its purchase of land for a new headquarters to be a poor use of its capital. Though we agree, we believe Hyundai's new product cycle will provide an opportunity for better margins. Vale, an iron-ore giant, fell with the commodity price, on increased supply and potentially lower incremental demand from a slowing Chinese economy. We decided to sell that position after concluding the medium-term price outlook was unclear. Financial exchange BM&F Bovespa lost value after investors grew concerned that post-election trade volumes would not recover with foreign investor interest diminishing. We agreed with that view and liquidated the position.

Emerging markets equities gave up ground in recent months as the price of oil retreated and foreign investors grew concerned with the potential impact of higher U.S. interest rates. We would note that while U.S. monetary policy may tighten, other developed markets, such as Europe and Japan, are offering more supportive actions. Further, weakening oil prices aid a majority of EM countries' economies, as they are consumers—rather than producers—of energy.

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Stepping back, we believe the current environment is one where there is a scarcity of global growth, with the trajectory of individual EM markets diverging. We continue to seek investments in what we view as the more favorable markets and the local companies best positioned to grow in current conditions.

Sincerely,

 

CONRAD SALDANHA
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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Emerging Markets Equity Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NEMIX

 

Class A

 

NEMAX

 

Class C

 

NEMCX

 

Class R3

 

NEMRX

 

Class R6

 

NREMX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.3

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

11.5

   

Energy

   

3.8

   

Financials

   

22.6

   

Health Care

   

5.3

   

Industrials

   

13.2

   

Information Technology

   

23.3

   

Materials

   

2.3

   

Telecommunication Services

   

3.1

   

Utilities

   

1.3

   

Short-Term Investments

   

2.3

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9

   
 

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
 
5 Years
  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

10/08/2008

   

–7.26

%

   

3.11

%

   

3.09

%

   

10.51

%

 

Class A

 

10/08/2008

   

–7.43

%

   

2.86

%

   

2.82

%

   

10.25

%

 

Class C

 

10/08/2008

   

–7.79

%

   

2.09

%

   

2.06

%

   

9.42

%

 
Class R310   

06/21/2010

   

–7.53

%

   

2.43

%

   

2.45

%

   

9.97

%

 
Class R623   

03/15/2013

   

–7.24

%

   

3.19

%

   

3.13

%

   

10.54

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

           

–12.77

%

   

–3.07

%

   

1.61

%

   

9.23

%

 

Class C

           

–8.71

%

   

1.09

%

   

2.06

%

   

9.42

%

 

Index

 
MSCI Emerging Markets Index1,16             

–8.20

%

   

5.38

%

   

3.97

%

   

9.46

%

 

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 1.45%, 1.83%, 2.57%, 2.13% and 1.37% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.25%, 1.50%, 2.25%, 1.91% and 1.18% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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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Equity Income Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund Institutional Class generated a 2.05% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index which posted a 6.12% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

There were several big positives in the economy during the six-month period as U.S. GDP expanded at a faster pace than last year's sluggish level. Jobless claims were lower while new home sales moved slightly higher. Some of the economic tailwind was attributable to lower gas prices. The drop in West Texas Oil this period helped the average cost of U.S. gasoline fall to its lowest level in five years. On the interest rate front, the 30-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield declined modestly for the period, while the U.S. dollar continued higher against a basket of global currencies. We believe historically low rates, subdued inflation, a strong dollar and cheap commodities provide a strong backdrop for the consumer, assuming they continue as we head into the remainder of 2015.

Stock selection among the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Financials sectors were additive, while Energy and stock selection in Health Care were the main culprits of the Fund's underperformance versus the benchmark this period. Top performers included CME Group, a beneficiary of higher trading volume within the futures and options markets, as well as REITs Extra Space Storage and Equity Residential, both of which benefited from undersupply in areas of growing demand.

Within Health Care, our bias toward higher yielding pharmaceuticals over biotechs (which historically have paid little to no dividend), hindered results. However, the most significant detractors came from the Energy space. Golar LNG, a Norwegian floating liquefied natural gas transporter, declined on soft economic data from China and Europe. However, LNG prices remain high in other geographies, so Golar's ability to export is a positive long-term, in our view. ONEOK was another laggard, but its Bakken gas transmission assets are contracted for ten years and we believe prices could recover well before then. Nearer term, we do not expect prices to fall enough to shut down Bakken production completely. We sold Cenovus, a tar sands producer, as the costliest extraction techniques came under the most pressure as prices declined.

We believe energy, interest rates, and the geopolitical arena should likely be hot topics in 2015, but this is not dissimilar to years past. We believe the portfolio is well positioned to participate in several positives that we expect low energy prices to bring to consumers. Similarly, should interest rates move higher, it is our opinion that parts of the portfolio will serve as a buffer, with the balance positioned as a growth engine should the economy continue to improve. We also see value in a select group of European leaders in the event that monetary easing leads to margin expansion, as it has in the United States. Domestically, we believe the majority of our names are poised to benefit from an even stronger U.S. dollar and continued economic improvement, should recent trends continue.

The Fund's strategy strives to own financially healthy companies with a history of growing their businesses in both weak and strong economic environments. It is diversified among dividend-paying companies we believe are capable of sustaining and growing their dividends to shareholders. Going forward, we will continue to strive to provide equity-like returns with less volatility than the S&P 500 Index.

Sincerely,

 

RICHARD LEVINE, TONY GLEASON AND SANDY POMEROY
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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Equity Income Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NBHIX

 

Class A

 

NBHAX

 

Class C

 

NBHCX

 

Class R3

 

NBHRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

4.1

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

3.4

   

Energy

   

11.3

   

Financials

   

38.8

   

Health Care

   

10.6

   

Industrials

   

6.0

   

Information Technology

   

3.4

   

Materials

   

2.0

   

Telecommunication Services

   

1.0

   

Utilities

   

15.1

   

Other

   

3.2

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.1

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9

   
 

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date*
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
 
5 Years
  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 
Institutional Class14   

06/09/2008

   

2.05

%

   

10.14

%

   

11.66

%

   

7.99

%

 
Class A14   

06/09/2008

   

1.91

%

   

9.81

%

   

11.26

%

   

7.65

%

 
Class C14   

06/09/2008

   

1.56

%

   

8.99

%

   

10.44

%

   

7.03

%

 
Class R314   

06/21/2010

   

1.74

%

   

9.41

%

   

10.96

%

   

7.58

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A14             

–3.94

%

   

3.52

%

   

9.96

%

   

6.89

%

 
Class C14             

0.59

%

   

7.99

%

   

10.44

%

   

7.03

%

 

Index

 
S&P 500® Index1,16             

6.12

%

   

15.51

%

   

16.18

%

   

7.60

%

 

*The performance data for each class includes the performance of the Fund's oldest share class, Trust Class, from November 2, 2006 through June 9, 2008. The performance data for Class R3 also includes the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class from June 9, 2008 through June 21, 2010. See endnote 14 for information about the effects of the different fees paid by each class.

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 0.68%, 1.05%, 1.80%, and 1.34% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The total annual operating expense ratio for Class R3 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 February 28, 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.

8

Focus Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Focus Fund Investor Class generated a 3.89% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, which provided a 6.12% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

During the six-month period, investors faced some large swings in the equity market. The Energy sector fell precipitously due to a steep drop in oil prices, while other sectors faltered at times due to global macro concerns, the rising U.S. dollar, and uncertainty surrounding U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate tightening. Still, while most of these issues lingered, investors seemed to show a proclivity towards optimism, as even the slightest improvements in the global macro picture along with a continued moderate tone from the Fed revived confidence and pushed stocks higher by the end of the period.

The best performing sectors of the S&P 500 Index over the six-month period were Health Care, Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary. Health Care benefited in part from a shift towards defensive areas of the market while the Consumer segments rose on expectations that lower fuel prices would spur increased spending. Energy was the weakest segment of the market during the period and was the only sector in the index to post a negative overall return.

Within the Fund, every sector except for Energy contributed positively to absolute performance, and Financials gave the largest boost to relative performance owing in part to a rise in Willis Group Holdings. The company's new management team has worked to optimize its business, and its efforts began to show promise as Willis Group posted its first improvement in margins in two years and confidence in top-line growth appears to us to be building. The Fund also gained some relative ground in Industrials due mainly to our exposure to the airlines, which were strong performers during the period. The greatest detraction from absolute and relative performance came from Energy. Antero Resources and Apache (which we sold) were among our weakest names in this sector. While no Energy stock has been spared in the current oil price environment, we continue to believe our Energy holdings are high-quality companies with solid growth potential over the long term.

Despite the stock market's proven resilience over the past couple of years, our outlook for equities is somewhat cautious. Valuations, in general, are historically high and although corporate earnings are anticipated to grow should the domestic economy continue to improve, we believe the global environment remains tenuous, the rising U.S. dollar presents a challenge, and the impact of Fed rate tightening is a large uncertainty. Within this context, we believe our strategy of conducting in-depth equity research in an attempt to uncover superior risk/reward opportunities in the marketplace could position the portfolio to withstand the market's ups and downs over the long term.

Sincerely,

 

TIMOTHY CREEDON AND DAVID LEVINE
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.

9

Focus Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NBSSX

 

Trust Class

 

NBFCX

 

Advisor Class

 

NBFAX

 

Institutional Class

 

NFALX

 

Class A

 

NFAAX

 

Class C

 

NFACX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

19.9

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

5.9

   

Energy

   

7.3

   

Financials

   

16.4

   

Health Care

   

11.2

   

Industrials

   

9.7

   

Information Technology

   

19.9

   

Materials

   

4.0

   

Utilities

   

3.3

   

Short-Term Investments

   

2.4

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS8

   
 
Six Month
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

 

10/19/1955

   

3.89

%

   

10.18

%

   

14.58

%

   

6.39

%

   

10.61

%

 
Trust Class3   

08/30/1993

   

3.78

%

   

9.96

%

   

14.36

%

   

6.17

%

   

10.60

%

 
Advisor Class4   

09/03/1996

   

3.76

%

   

9.83

%

   

14.18

%

   

5.97

%

   

10.54

%

 
Institutional Class5   

06/21/2010

   

3.96

%

   

10.37

%

   

14.79

%

   

6.49

%

   

10.62

%

 
Class A20   

06/21/2010

   

3.73

%

   

9.95

%

   

14.40

%

   

6.30

%

   

10.59

%

 
Class C20   

06/21/2010

   

3.37

%

   

9.13

%

   

13.62

%

   

5.94

%

   

10.53

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

–2.23

%

   

3.63

%

   

13.05

%

   

5.68

%

   

10.48

%

 
Class C20             

2.69

%

   

8.41

%

   

13.62

%

   

5.94

%

   

10.53

%

 

Index

 
S&P 500® Index1,16             

6.12

%

   

15.51

%

   

16.18

%

   

7.99

%

   

10.23

%

 

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 0.91%, 1.11%, 1.27%, 0.76%, 1.14%, and 1.91% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.75%, 1.11%, and 1.86% 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 February 28, 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.

10


Genesis Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Investor Class posted a 4.85% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index, which provided a 5.70% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The U.S. stock market was choppy during the six-month period. In our view, this was partially due to concerns about global growth and a host of geopolitical issues. However, these factors were largely offset by corporate profits that generally exceeded expectations and overall solid investor demand. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® Index reached a number of new all-time highs during the period. Small-cap stocks also posted strong results, but modestly lagged the overall stock market. Within the small-cap universe, growth stocks significantly outperformed their value counterparts, as the Russell 2000 Growth and Value indexes returned 9.11% and 2.31%, respectively.

While the Fund produced a solid absolute return, its underperformance versus the benchmark was largely due to sector positioning. In particular, a lack of exposure to more speculative biotechnology companies detracted from results. We do not typically own these companies as they do not meet our investment criteria. A modest initial overweight to the Energy sector also detracted slightly from results, as it performed poorly given the sharp decline in the price of oil. On the upside, the Fund's underweight to Financials and overweight to Information Technology (IT) modestly contributed to performance.

Stock selection, overall, was positive for performance. The Fund's holdings in the Consumer Discretionary and IT sectors were the most beneficial for results. The largest contributor to performance was Manhattan Associates, which provides information technology solutions designed to enable efficient movement of goods through the supply chain. The stock benefited from strong quarterly results and expectations for continued robust demand for its offerings. Another standout performer was ICON, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The company's shares rallied after it reported strong operating margins and earnings that exceeded analyst expectations.

Detracting the most from performance were the Fund's holdings in the Financials sector. This was largely driven by poor results from two mortgage service-related companies, Altisource Portfolio Solutions and Altisource Asset Management. Altisource Portfolio Solutions provides a host of services to the real estate and mortgage marketplace. Its shares were negatively impacted by its exit from a high-margin line of business and uncertainty around its growth profile in the coming years due to a settlement with its largest customer, Ocwen Financial. Altisource Asset Management is the management company for Altisource Residential, a single family home rental real estate investment trust. The stock was negatively impacted by uncertainty regarding the company's exposure to Ocwen Financial and its settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services. It is important to note that we significantly reduced our exposure to mortgage service-related companies during the period.

Our investment approach is predominantly driven by bottom-up considerations. With this caveat, we do overlay the portfolio to some degree with a top-down point of view. Given our long-term investment horizon, we try to position the portfolio to capture what we see as very long-term tailwinds and seek to avoid long-term headwinds. In recognition of elevated macroeconomic uncertainty, we do not believe it is appropriate to make significant sector bets at this time. We are much more comfortable focusing on stock-specific analysis, which has always been the backbone of our investment process.

Sincerely,

 

JUDITH M. VALE AND ROBERT D'ALELIO
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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Genesis Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NBGNX

 

Trust Class

 

NBGEX

 

Advisor Class

 

NBGAX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBGIX

 

Class R6

 

NRGSX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

13.4

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

6.1

   

Energy

   

3.4

   

Financials

   

9.5

   

Health Care

   

14.3

   

Industrials

   

21.5

   

Information Technology

   

20.5

   

Materials

   

10.4

   

Utilities

   

0.3

   

Short-Term Investments

   

0.6

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

   
 
Six Month
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
 
5 Years
 
10 Years
  Life of
Fund
 

Investor Class

 

09/27/1988

   

4.85

%

   

4.95

%

   

14.41

%

   

9.48

%

   

12.58

%

 
Trust Class3   

08/26/1993

   

4.82

%

   

4.87

%

   

14.32

%

   

9.41

%

   

12.57

%

 
Advisor Class4   

04/02/1997

   

4.68

%

   

4.59

%

   

14.02

%

   

9.13

%

   

12.36

%

 
Institutional Class5   

07/01/1999

   

4.96

%

   

5.15

%

   

14.62

%

   

9.69

%

   

12.73

%

 
Class R624   

03/15/2013

   

4.98

%

   

5.20

%

   

14.52

%

   

9.53

%

   

12.60

%

 

Index

 
Russell 2000® Index1,16             

5.70

%

   

5.63

%

   

15.97

%

   

8.31

%

   

9.96

%

 

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 1.01%, 1.10%, 1.37%, 0.85% and 0.78% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The total annual operating expense ratio for each of Institutional Class and Class R6 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 February 28, 2015 can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

12


Global Equity Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund Institutional Class generated a 3.44% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed the 1.18% return of its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

From a macroeconomic viewpoint, outside the Energy sector, the U.S. market remained relatively strong during the six-month period on positive economic data. However, the precipitous drop in oil prices, plus policy uncertainty and economic weakness, weighed on developed international markets, while geopolitical concerns and increased risk aversion among foreign investors impacted emerging markets.

The portfolio's outperformance versus the benchmark was due to strong stock selection within the Financials, Materials and Consumer Staples sectors, as well as to our underweight in Energy and overweight in Information Technology (IT). By country, holdings based in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands outperformed.

Three U.S.-based holdings, Apple, Sealed Air and CVS Heath, were our top individual contributors this period. Apple, the large technology company, outperformed on robust sales of the new iPhone 6 and on investor enthusiasm for its electronic payment initiative. Sealed Air, a global leader in food safety and security, facility hygiene, and product protection solutions, reported solid quarterly results and announced a restructuring plan that we think could boost earnings and drive higher returns over the coming years. CVS Health, the retail pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) firm, posted better-than-expected earnings and outlined a positive 2015 outlook. The company projects double-digit PBM revenue growth and continues to morph into a health care operator as it rolls out more Minute Clinics.

Although CVS was a top performer, stock selection within Health Care overall was a large area of relative underperformance as many big-cap pharmaceutical names we do not own outpaced our holdings in the sector. Our slight underweight to the strong Consumer Discretionary sector also detracted from performance and Telecommunication Services was another detractor. By country, being overweighted in underperformers Switzerland and France and underweighted to the stronger Japanese market detracted from relative results.

Individual detractors included ShawCor, a Canadian-based pipeline services firm that fell on fears that a lower oil price would hurt pipeline development. Similarly, U.S.-based Range Resources, a large shale energy player, declined with the price of oil as expensive extraction techniques fell out of favor. Elsewhere, SanDisk, an American multinational company that develops and manufactures flash memory storage solutions and software, declined, as it lost a major customer—a near-term headwind that we believe is a long-term benefit as SanDisk diversifies its customer base for potentially higher margins.

Portfolio activity was limited during the reporting period. We sold our more cyclically oriented names, renewing our focus on profitable companies with what we believe is limited sensitivity to external factors (e.g., interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices). Having consolidated the portfolio to a degree, and more recently seeing the benefits of that, we are not inclined to make knee-jerk trades when we retain conviction in existing holdings and we believe our fundamental approach has been gaining traction.

Our largest underweight remains Financials and our top overweight is IT, where we believe we've found profitable innovators. While we are underweighted in the U.S., we own many multinational companies with underlying revenues that are sourced from America. Our largest overweight is Switzerland, the result of it being the home to many world-class multinationals.

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We remain focused on the quality companies (with what have been predictable and attractive cash flow generation characteristics) that fueled our recent outperformance, and that we believe can continue to benefit the portfolio as the year continues.

Sincerely,

 

BENJAMIN SEGAL AND SAURIN D. SHAH
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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Global Equity Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NGQIX

 

Class A

 

NGQAX

 

Class C

 

NGQCX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.1

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

9.5

   

Energy

   

5.7

   

Financials

   

16.7

   

Health Care

   

10.4

   

Industrials

   

13.3

   

Information Technology

   

17.1

   

Materials

   

6.2

   

Telecommunication Services

   

3.2

   

Short-Term Investments

   

6.8

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9

   
 
Six Month
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

06/30/2011

   

3.44

%

   

7.97

%

   

7.25

%

 

Class A

 

06/30/2011

   

3.35

%

   

7.60

%

   

6.87

%

 

Class C

 

06/30/2011

   

2.96

%

   

6.89

%

   

6.10

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

           

–2.60

%

   

1.43

%

   

5.16

%

 

Class C

           

2.37

%

   

6.27

%

   

6.10

%

 

Index

 
MSCI All Country World Index1,16             

1.18

%

   

8.11

%

   

9.82

%

 

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 6.65%, 7.01% and 7.76% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.15%, 1.51% and 2.26% 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 February 28, 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.

15


Global Real Estate Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund, which was launched on December 30, 2014, seeks total return by normally investing at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. and non-U.S. equity securities issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs) and common stocks and other securities issued by other real estate companies.

The Fund's Institutional Class generated a 3.10% total return for the period from inception through February 28, 2015, performing largely in line with its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, which generated a 3.18% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The global stock market generated a positive return during the reporting period (since the Fund's launch). While the Fund also produced a positive absolute return, its modest underperformance versus the benchmark was partially due to transaction costs. In addition, country allocation, overall, was a small drag on performance, largely driven by a lack of exposure to Switzerland. This was partially offset by an overweight to the UK.

Both stock selection and sector allocation, overall, were additive for results. In terms of stock selection, the Fund's holdings in the Diversified and Industrial & Office sectors were the most beneficial for results. In contrast, stock selection in the Hotel & Lodging and Retail sectors detracted from performance. In terms of sector allocation, an underweight to Hotel & Lodging, along with an overweight to Real Estate Holding & Development, were the largest contributors to results. Conversely, overweights to the timber (classified as Specialty) and Diversified REITs were the largest detractors from performance.

Looking ahead, we think there's reason for optimism regarding the global REIT market. Domestically, we believe the U.S. economy has the potential to expand at a steady pace in 2015. We believe this, in turn, could lead to further improvements for U.S. REIT fundamentals, including rising REIT occupancy and rental rates. Against this backdrop, we believe U.S. REIT cash flows could remain strong and potentially lead to rising dividends from many REITS. We anticipate investor demand will generally be solid, while overall supply remains near a multi-decade low.

Overseas, the economic outlook has continued to brighten in the UK, with solid rental growth in the London office market and the West End. Still, we believe the interest rate picture bears watching. On mainland Europe, we anticipate solid rental growth in key German residential markets. Elsewhere, it appears to us that China and Australia are changing gears to adapt to structurally slower growth, whereas Japan is aggressively trying to foster an inflationary mindset. Interest rates are on a downward trend in China, Australia and Japan, which could support real estate values. Additionally, in our view, office demand shows clear signs of recovery across Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. This could alleviate the supply imbalance that has affected these markets since the financial crisis. We believe the potential normalization of U.S. interest rates, however, may likely create some strain in the markets in Hong Kong and Singapore given how closely aligned their currencies are to the U.S. dollar.

Sincerely,

 

STEVE S. SHIGEKAWA, BRIAN JONES, GILLIAN TILTMAN AND ANTON KWANG
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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Global Real Estate Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NGRIX

 

Class A

 

NGRAX

 

Class C

 

NGRCX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Diversified REITs

   

3.8

%

 

Hotel & Lodging REITs

   

3.7

   

Industrial & Office REITs

   

23.7

   

Real Estate Holding & Development

   

22.7

   

Residential REITs

   

9.1

   

Retail REITs

   

25.3

   

Speciality REITs

   

10.1

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.6

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9

   

Inception Date

  Cumulative Total Return
Ended 02/28/2015
Life of Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

12/30/2014

   

3.10

%

 

Class A

 

12/30/2014

   

3.10

%

 

Class C

 

12/30/2014

   

3.00

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

       

–2.83

%

 

Class C

       

2.00

%

 

Index

 
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index1,16         

3.18

%

 

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 were 1.45%, 1.81% and 2.56% 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 February 28, 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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Global Thematic Opportunities Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund Institutional Class generated a –2.83% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and underperformed the MSCI All Country World Index, which returned 1.18% for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Global markets posted mixed results as diverging central bank policies saw increased volatility. From a regional perspective, stocks in the U.S., Japan and China provided the greatest source of index returns, while stocks in commodity rich Canada and Brazil were the largest detractors overall. During the period, U.S. equities advanced to record highs, in part driven by the strong dollar, robust jobs data, and lower energy prices—which were a tailwind for consumer confidence. Outside the U.S., developed Europe saw structurally strong nations such as Belgium, Netherlands and Germany enjoying positive returns, while peripheral countries like Portugal and Greece suffered.

Thematically, our "Money in Motion" theme was supported by handsome returns from the likes of Aon, BlackRock and CME Group—as these Financials stocks were among our best performers. Within Health Care, Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the U.S., was also among our top contributors. This name falls within our "Self Help" theme and we believe is poised to benefit from competitive pricing due to a large user base that provides leverage over pharmaceutical companies.

Our "Emerging Market Consumer" theme was home to our biggest laggard, Brazil's Via Varejo. This prompted a reevaluation of our investment thesis, resulting in the sale of this security. Within our "Man vs. Machine" theme, SanDisk dampened returns, following disappointing results, but remains one of our highest conviction holdings. Elsewhere, Check Point Software was our top overall contributor. The Israel-based technology company advanced sharply following a series of high profile data breaches, suggesting increased potential demand for its security products. Finally, names within our "Global Energy Arbitrage" theme were soft as Golar LNG, Range Resources and Cenovus Energy (which we sold) declined in the retreat across the Energy sector.

Looking ahead, we believe valuations within the equity markets as reasonable, with international stocks poised to benefit. We are encouraged by recent actions taken by the European Central Bank to fend off deflationary pressures and have positioned the portfolio with the intent to potentially capitalize on names that we think stand to benefit from quantitative easing.

We will continue to seek companies which we believe have resiliency in the face of geopolitical risk, but believe any corrections could create opportunities to add to certain names. As always, we remain dedicated to finding opportunities in what we believe are excellent companies across a broad spectrum of countries and sectors, with the goal of identifying persistent, structural and investable trends before they are recognized by the broader investment community. We believe that this opportunistic, disciplined and patient approach should be rewarded with attractive returns over time.

Sincerely,

 

TONY GLEASON, SANDY POMEROY, WILLIAM HUNTER AND RICHARD LEVINE
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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Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NGHIX

 

Class A

 

NGHAX

 

Class C

 

NGHCX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

15.6

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

2.1

   

Energy

   

8.1

   

Financials

   

19.7

   

Health Care

   

12.5

   

Industrials

   

14.5

   

Information Technology

   

17.5

   

Materials

   

4.4

   

Other

   

3.4

   

Short-Term Investments

   

2.2

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

   
 
Six Month
  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 
1 Year
  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

06/30/2011

   

–2.83

%

   

–4.70

%

   

1.40

%

 

Class A

 

06/30/2011

   

–2.94

%

   

–5.08

%

   

1.03

%

 

Class C

 

06/30/2011

   

–3.42

%

   

–5.77

%

   

0.27

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

       

–8.54

%

   

–10.52

%

   

–0.59

%

 

Class C

       

–4.39

%

   

–6.71

%

   

0.27

%

 

Index

 
MSCI All Country World Index1,16             

1.18

%

   

8.11

%

   

9.82

%

 

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 1.40%, 1.86% and 2.65% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.26%, 1.62% and 2.37% 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 February 28, 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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Greater China Equity Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund Institutional Class generated an 11.10% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI China Index, which generated a 5.97% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

During the six-month period, the Fund's underweight positions in the Energy and Consumer Staples sectors and its overweight in the Utilities sector contributed to outperformance versus the benchmark. In contrast, the Fund's overweight in Consumer Discretionary detracted from performance. Stock selection in Financials and Utilities positively impacted performance, while stock selection in Information Technology had a negative impact on performance relative to the benchmark.

As of February 28, 2015, the Fund's largest sector overweight relative to the benchmark was Utilities, and the largest sector underweight was Telecommunication Services. The Fund also held overweight positions in Health Care and Industrials, as well as underweight positions in Energy and Financials. The Fund's top 10 positions comprised 38.6% of total net portfolio assets at the end of February. We continue to look for companies that have what appears to us to be sustainable top and bottom line growth by looking at recurring operating cash flows from core businesses.

During the reporting period, the China equity markets displayed volatility and performance of the offshore and onshore markets diverged significantly. In September, the offshore Hong Kong market was impacted by protests in Hong Kong, while the onshore China A-shares market rallied due to expectations of the implementation of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Stock Connect) trading program. The China equity markets climbed higher in October, primarily from actions taken by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) to ease mortgage policies and the State Council's announcement of further reform measures focused in sectors such as non-public services, environment protection and resources, investment, agriculture, consumption and small and medium enterprises. Although the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China central Committee held later in the month dampened investor sentiment, better-than-expected third quarter 2014 earnings and additional supportive local policies led both the offshore and onshore markets to end the month in positive territory. China's central bank unexpectedly announced interest rate cuts for the first time in close to three years in November, which led the onshore China A-shares market to surge even higher. On the other hand, the offshore Hong Kong market retreated due to lower-than-expected turnover of southbound trades after the launch of the Stock Connect program. The domestic A-shares market continued to rally strongly in December as investor sentiment remained positive in response to expectations of continued policy easing and the PBoC's announcement to loosen requirements on Chinese banks' loans-to-deposits ratios.

Going into 2015, the offshore Hong Kong market's performance improved and saw valuation levels converge toward those of the onshore market as the European Central Bank announced measures of quantitative easing. Concurrently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission's inspection of several securities firms' margin lending businesses and acceleration of IPO activity prompted a correction in the A-shares market. The PBoC lowered banks' reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points in February, and coupled with anticipation of further interest rate cuts and the government's announcement of supportive policies at the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, investor sentiment improved and led the China equity markets to rebound by the end of February.

Sincerely,

LIHUI TANG AND FRANK YAO
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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Greater China Equity Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NCEIX

 

Class A

 

NCEAX

 

Class C

 

NCECX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

4.0

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

2.8

   

Energy

   

1.6

   

Financials

   

32.9

   

Health Care

   

9.3

   

Industrials

   

12.2

   

Information Technology

   

10.5

   

Telecommunication Services

   

2.4

   

Utilities

   

12.4

   

Short-Term Investments

   

11.9

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

EXCHANGE ALLOCATION

(as a % of Long Term Investments)

 

Mainland China

   

25.9

%

 

Hong Kong

   

66.9

   

United States

   

7.2

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Institutional Class

 

07/17/2013

   

11.10

%

   

25.66

%

   

21.42

%

 

Class A

 

07/17/2013

   

10.83

%

   

25.28

%

   

21.05

%

 

Class C

 

07/17/2013

   

10.45

%

   

24.30

%

   

20.12

%

 

With Sales Charge

 

Class A

           

4.46

%

   

18.02

%

   

16.71

%

 

Class C

           

9.45

%

   

23.30

%

   

20.12

%

 

Index

 
MSCI China Index1,16             

5.97

%

   

19.37

%

   

18.08

%

 

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 1.83%, 2.31% and 2.86% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The estimated expense ratios were 1.50%, 1.86% and 2.61% 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 February 28, 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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Guardian Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund Investor Class generated a 5.63% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but slightly trailed the 6.12% return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Several macroeconomic factors influenced the financial markets during the six-month period and are likely to continue to have an impact as 2015 progresses, in our view. Central bank activity continues to roil the global financial markets as the U.S. Federal Reserve's tightening bias coincides with easing actions at the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan. As of the end of the reporting period, this divergence in policy had thus far supported the U.S. dollar. Also over this period, the price of oil fell dramatically due to what appeared to be a modest imbalance between global supply and demand growth, hurting producer economics while benefiting the budgets of global consumers. Geopolitical factors remain another wildcard that we believe likely to impact the financial markets as the year unfolds.

We believe U.S. economic indicators continue to point to forward momentum for the U.S. economy, despite the severe winter weather in the Northeast during the period and the downshift in spending for the oil and gas sector.

Looking at Fund performance, Energy-related exposure was the main drag on results this period, although our aggregate exposure was underweight versus the benchmark. Within the sector, Noble Energy and Schlumberger detracted. We also saw negative effects within Industrials, particularly in businesses serving the Energy sector, such as NOW.

An underweight to the outperforming Health Care sector was also a headwind. Sanofi detracted, underperforming after making price concessions in its diabetes franchise to maintain market share.

The portfolio's Consumer-related and Information Technology (IT) holdings outperformed. Consumer-related names including Costco and TJX, two best-in-class retailers, were top contributors, along with IT names Texas Instruments, Computer Sciences Corp. and Intuit.

We managed the portfolio fairly actively this period, mostly driven by bottom-up opportunities as we've worked to use periodic market volatility to our advantage. Microchip, a detractor from within IT, was sold in favor of Alliance Data Systems, a new purchase we believe offers better long-term potential.

Premier Inc. is another new opportunity we found compelling. The company was born out of a hospital network purchasing cooperative, and is now one of the largest in the U.S., with a meaningful footprint in consumables and equipment. It became a public company recently, and with the unique insights the company has developed by serving a wide range of hospitals, it now offers consulting and best-practices technologies and services to its hospital partners, helping to manage both costs and patient outcomes.

Other sales during the period included J.B. Hunt, as tightening rail capacity may impact the company's growth, and Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola, which are among global businesses under pressure from a strengthening dollar.

External macro factors have been responsible for a great deal of financial market activity over the past few years, and we anticipate they will continue to have an influence. Our focus has been and will continue to be on identifying high-quality

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businesses with good organic growth that we think is sustainable over the long run, and will try to be opportunistic buyers of their stocks.

Sincerely,

 

ARTHUR MORETTI
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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Guardian Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NGUAX

 

Trust Class

 

NBGTX

 

Advisor Class

 

NBGUX

 

Institutional Class

 

NGDLX

 

Class A

 

NGDAX

 

Class C

 

NGDCX

 

Class R3

 

NGDRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

13.1

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

6.0

   

Energy

   

5.6

   

Financials

   

20.7

   

Health Care

   

8.1

   

Industrials

   

15.7

   

Information Technology

   

19.4

   

Materials

   

4.1

   

Telecommunication Services

   

1.4

   

Utilities

   

2.8

   

Short-Term Investments

   

3.1

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7,12

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

 

06/01/1950

   

5.63

%

   

12.11

%

   

15.21

%

   

8.04

%

   

11.24

%

 
Trust Class3   

08/03/1993

   

5.53

%

   

11.86

%

   

15.01

%

   

7.84

%

   

11.20

%

 
Advisor Class4   

09/03/1996

   

5.42

%

   

11.59

%

   

14.59

%

   

7.37

%

   

11.06

%

 
Institutional Class5   

05/27/2009

   

5.76

%

   

12.28

%

   

15.41

%

   

8.15

%

   

11.26

%

 
Class A20   

05/27/2009

   

5.54

%

   

11.92

%

   

15.00

%

   

7.92

%

   

11.23

%

 
Class C20   

05/27/2009

   

5.13

%

   

11.01

%

   

14.14

%

   

7.46

%

   

11.15

%

 
Class R317   

05/27/2009

   

5.43

%

   

11.60

%

   

14.72

%

   

7.77

%

   

11.20

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

–0.53

%

   

5.47

%

   

13.65

%

   

7.28

%

   

11.12

%

 
Class C20             

4.24

%

   

10.07

%

   

14.14

%

   

7.46

%

   

11.15

%

 

Index

 
S&P 500® Index1,16             

6.12

%

   

15.51

%

   

16.18

%

   

7.99

%

   

11.22

%

 

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 0.88%, 1.06%, 1.28%, 0.71%, 1.09%, 1.86% and 1.38% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratio was 1.36% for Class R3 shares after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The total annual operating expense ratio for each of 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 February 28, 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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International Equity Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund Institutional Class generated a 2.62% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Index, which posted a –1.16% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

International equity markets returns were generally negative in calendar year 2014, plagued late in the year by slow growth, uncertainty about the European Central Bank's (ECB) next moves, the Greek election, and the strength of the U.S. dollar. Some of the uncertainty later abated—with the ECB's announcement of further monetary stimulus in January and post-election Greek debt extension in place—and the markets responded with a sharp rebound through February.

Stock selection was the dominant factor in the portfolio's outperformance versus the benchmark, and sector allocation a secondary benefit. The portfolio's greatest relative strengths came from within the Financials, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors. By country, UK stocks led; holdings from the Netherlands and France were also strong.

Top individual contributors included Synergy Health, Euronext and Nutreco. Synergy, a UK-based health-services outsourcer, accepted a takeover bid from U.S.-based Steris at a 39% premium. Euronext, the European financial exchange operator, delivered solid earnings and promised greater cost efficiencies going forward, with expectations for greater free cash flows and a potential dividend. Nutreco, the Dutch fish-feed provider, received a takeover bid at a 42% premium. We evaluated the offer, waiting for any potential rival bidders, before selling out of the name.

By sector, Energy holdings detracted, although our underweight in this weak sector was helpful. The portfolio also lagged within Telecommunication Services and Consumer Discretionary. By country, our out-of-benchmark allocation to the commodities-driven Canadian market was a source of performance weakness, followed by an opportunistic exposure to Brazil and holdings in Switzerland.

Canadian energy names ShawCor and Cenovus, as well as Brazil's SLC Agricola, were detractors this period. ShawCor, a pipeline services firm, fell on fears that a lower oil price would hurt pipeline development. Cenovus, an oil sands producer, declined as falling oil prices put the costliest extraction techniques out of favor. SLC Agricola, the Brazilian agricultural name, was hurt by weak soft-commodity prices.

After a late 2014 swoon, sentiment toward international markets improved significantly at the onset of 2015 due to a combination of ultra-easy monetary policy, weaker currencies, lower oil prices and gradually improving economic data in some areas. As such, flows into international equities have been strong the first two months of the year. Company earnings are still a mixed bag, however. According to brokerage tallies, many companies have not managed to keep pace with upwardly revised earnings expectations, but others—in particular the exporters and multinational companies we favor—have enjoyed better revenue and earnings figures than their domestic peers, aided by weaker currencies. That fact has driven our outperformance over the six-month period, and we believe it will aid us looking forward into the rest of 2015.

Sincerely,

 

BENJAMIN SEGAL
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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International Equity Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NIQVX

 

Trust Class

 

NIQTX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBIIX

 

Class A

 

NIQAX

 

Class C

 

NIQCX

 

Class R6

 

NRIQX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.3

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

10.5

   

Energy

   

1.8

   

Financials

   

19.1

   

Health Care

   

11.7

   

Industrials

   

22.6

   

Information Technology

   

10.1

   

Materials

   

6.5

   

Telecommunication Services

   

3.6

   

Short-Term Investments

   

3.8

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 
Investor Class13   

01/28/2013

   

2.52

%

   

2.47

%

   

9.23

%

   

5.39

%

 
Trust Class13   

01/28/2013

   

2.46

%

   

2.37

%

   

9.19

%

   

5.37

%

 

Institutional Class

 

06/17/2005

   

2.62

%

   

2.71

%

   

9.33

%

   

5.44

%

 
Class A13   

01/28/2013

   

2.39

%

   

2.25

%

   

9.15

%

   

5.35

%

 
Class C13   

01/28/2013

   

2.04

%

   

1.51

%

   

8.81

%

   

5.18

%

 
Class R623   

09/03/2013

   

2.67

%

   

2.76

%

   

9.36

%

   

5.46

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A13             

–3.48

%

   

–3.64

%

   

7.87

%

   

4.71

%

 
Class C13             

1.04

%

   

0.51

%

   

8.81

%

   

5.18

%

 

Index

 
MSCI EAFE® Index1,16             

–1.16

%

   

0.39

%

   

8.27

%

   

5.87

%

 

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 1.26%, 1.36%, 1.07%, 1.46%, 2.21% and 1.13% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.85%, 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.79% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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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International Select Fund Commentary*

Neuberger Berman International Select Fund (formerly Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund) Trust Class generated a 2.66% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE® Index, which provided a –1.16% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

International equity markets returns were generally negative in calendar year 2014, plagued late in the year by slow growth, uncertainty about the European Central Bank's (ECB) next moves, the Greek election, and the strength of the U.S. dollar. Some of the uncertainty later abated—with the ECB's announcement of further monetary stimulus in January and post-election Greek debt extension in place—and the markets responded with a sharp rebound through February.

Stock selection was the dominant factor in the portfolio's outperformance versus the benchmark, and sector allocation a secondary benefit. The portfolio's greatest relative strengths came from within the Financials, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors. By country, UK stocks led; holdings from Germany and Australia were also strong.

Top individual contributors included Check Point Software, Alimentation Couche-Tard and Toyota. Check Point, an Israeli-based cybersecurity firm, announced accelerating sales growth and raised future earnings guidance. Alimentation Couche-Tard, a Canadian-headquartered convenience store operator, announced an acquisition that was positively received by investors. Toyota, the Japanese car manufacturer, reported solid earnings with strong North American sales and lower costs.

By sector, Energy holdings detracted, although our underweight in this weak sector was helpful. The portfolio also lagged within Telecommunication Services and Health Care. By country, our out-of-benchmark allocation to the commodities-driven Canadian market was a source of weakness, followed by Denmark and Switzerland.

Canadian energy names ShawCor and Cenovus, along with family-owned Swiss construction materials producer, Sika, were detractors this period. ShawCor, a pipeline services firm, fell on fears that a lower oil price would hurt pipeline development. Cenovus, an oil sands producer, declined as falling oil prices put the costliest extraction techniques out of favor. In Sika's case, in a surprise move, the family sold its controlling interest to a larger rival against management's wishes. After much consideration, we believe Sika's business model will be impaired and exited the position, capturing our long-term gains.

After a late 2014 swoon, sentiment toward international markets improved significantly at the onset of 2015 due to a combination of ultra-easy monetary policy, weaker currencies, lower oil prices and gradually improving economic data in some areas. As such, flows into international equities have been strong the first two months of the year. Company earnings are still a mixed bag, however. According to brokerage tallies, many companies have not managed to keep pace with upwardly revised earnings expectations, but others—in particular the exporters and multinational companies we favor—have enjoyed better revenue and earnings figures than their domestic peers, aided by weaker currencies. That fact has driven our outperformance over the six-month period, and we believe it will aid us looking forward into the rest of 2015.

Sincerely,

 

BENJAMIN SEGAL
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

*  Effective June 2, 2014, Neuberger Berman International Large Cap Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman International Select Fund.

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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International Select Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Trust Class

 

NILTX

 

Institutional Class

 

NILIX

 

Class A

 

NBNAX

 

Class C

 

NBNCX

 

Class R3

 

NBNRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

12.0

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

9.1

   

Energy

   

1.9

   

Financials

   

20.0

   

Health Care

   

11.6

   

Industrials

   

19.2

   

Information Technology

   

11.7

   

Materials

   

8.4

   

Telecommunication Services

   

4.2

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.9

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Trust Class

 

08/01/2006

   

2.66

%

   

1.84

%

   

7.81

%

   

3.30

%

 
Institutional Class6   

10/06/2006

   

2.80

%

   

2.16

%

   

8.20

%

   

3.65

%

 
Class A15   

12/20/2007

   

2.55

%

   

1.82

%

   

7.82

%

   

3.30

%

 
Class C15   

12/20/2007

   

2.27

%

   

1.07

%

   

7.00

%

   

2.66

%

 
Class R315   

05/27/2009

   

2.51

%

   

1.59

%

   

7.54

%

   

3.11

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A15             

–3.35

%

   

–4.00

%

   

6.54

%

   

2.59

%

 
Class C15             

1.27

%

   

0.07

%

   

7.00

%

   

2.66

%

 

Index

 
MSCI EAFE® Index1,16             

–1.16

%

   

0.39

%

   

8.27

%

   

3.57

%

 

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 1.33%, 0.93%, 1.31%, 2.05% and 1.55% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.25%, 0.90%, 1.30%, 2.00% and 1.51% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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.

28


Intrinsic Value Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund Institutional Class posted a 5.82% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed the 2.31% return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The major surprise for investors during the last six months was the collapse in crude oil prices. While a handful of market players believed that oil prices could sink dramatically, many investment approaches, including our own strategy, had come to build in an acceptance of a world in which oil traded between $80 and $110 per barrel. Investors have struggled to digest the implications of the startling fall in oil prices. The lower crude price can be viewed either positively, as stimulus for most of the world's consumers, or negatively, inasmuch as it may reflect an ominous deflationary signal resulting from lackluster economic growth.

While the portfolio has a small exposure to the Energy sector (less than 5%), it does have an overweighting to economically sensitive companies. When investors perceive the beginning of an economic slowdown, these companies can tend to underperform as investors move into defensive, yield-oriented stocks. Or, investors may simply prefer owning shares of consumer stocks rather than industrial or technology stocks on the theory that consumption of food, autos and clothing may increase.

Not surprisingly, there has been a great deal of volatility among small-cap stocks as investors rotate out of some sectors and into others, or alternatively short the entire asset class given its economic sensitivity. Early into the oil price slide, the Fund underperformed the benchmark, but as time progressed and economic data continued to reflect solid domestic growth, the Fund subsequently outperformed. Most of the excess return versus the benchmark was realized in January and February of 2015.

The portfolio's Technology investments, which constitute approximately a third of its holdings, drove the lion's share of performance. A combination of favorable earnings reports as well as M&A activity helped. Digital River was acquired by a private equity firm, Spansion merged with Cypress Semiconductor and, at the end of February after a month of speculation, Freescale announced a merger with NXP Semiconductor. M&A activity was not limited to technology companies: Office Depot and Staples also agreed to combine.

Although the price decline in oil took us by surprise, fortunately our exposure was small relative to the benchmark. Nevertheless, our energy-related investments, including TETRA Technologies, KBR and McDermott International, performed poorly. The near-term direction of oil prices remains unclear to us. Our team has spent a great deal of time researching potential investment opportunities and looking for a thesis to support an increase in oil prices, yet we remain unconvinced that there is any urgency to increase our commitment to this sector.

Notwithstanding our uncertainty regarding energy stocks, we continue to add new investments to the portfolio. During the six-month period, we added seven new companies to the portfolio while eliminating eight. Most of these new investments are technology and industrial companies selling at attractive discounts to their intrinsic value.1

The reporting period was marked by a see-saw trading pattern for small company shares. Good news from the domestic economy and positive company earnings reports were a source of underlying investment support, while unsettling economic and political developments overseas seemed to drive shorter-term trading. Against this backdrop, it appears to us that M&A activity remains vibrant and a healthy corporate sector continues to reward shareholders with share repurchases and dividends. So long as the underlying economic data remains healthy, we plan to remain positive on the outlook for our strategy.

Sincerely,

 

BENJAMIN H. NAHUM, JAMES F. MCAREE AND AMIT SOLOMON
PORTFOLIO CO-MANAGERS

1  Intrinsic value reflects the portfolio management team's analysis and estimates of a company's value. There is no guarantee that any intrinsic values will be realized; security prices may decrease regardless of intrinsic values.

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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Intrinsic Value Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NINLX

 

Class A

 

NINAX

 

Class C

 

NINCX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

5.8

%

 

Energy

   

1.3

   

Financial Services

   

10.8

   

Health Care

   

6.7

   

Materials & Processing

   

7.6

   

Producer Durables

   

21.8

   

Technology

   

36.2

   

Utilities

   

4.4

   

Short-Term Investments

   

5.4

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date*
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 
Institutional Class19   

05/10/2010

   

5.82

%

   

7.68

%

   

14.56

%

   

10.12

%

   

12.03

%

 
Class A19   

05/10/2010

   

5.55

%

   

7.22

%

   

14.15

%

   

9.92

%

   

11.91

%

 
Class C19   

05/10/2010

   

5.17

%

   

6.43

%

   

13.35

%

   

9.54

%

   

11.69

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A19             

–0.51

%

   

1.04

%

   

12.80

%

   

9.27

%

   

11.54

%

 
Class C19             

4.18

%

   

5.43

%

   

13.35

%

   

9.54

%

   

11.69

%

 

Index

 
Russell 2000® Value Index1,16         

2.31

%

   

3.96

%

   

13.97

%

   

7.13

%

   

8.97

%

 
Russell 2000® Index1,16             

5.70

%

   

5.63

%

   

15.97

%

   

8.31

%

   

8.04

%

 

*The inception date for Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund Institutional Class, Class A, and Class C shares is May 10, 2010. Performance prior to that date is that of the Fund's predecessor, the DJG Small Cap Value Fund L.P., an unregistered limited partnership ("DJG Fund"); DJG Fund was the successor to The DJG Small Cap Value Fund, an unregistered commingled investment account ("DJG Account"), which had similar investment goals, strategies, and portfolio management team. See endnote 19 for more information.

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 1.14%, 1.52% and 2.26% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.00%, 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 February 28, 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.

30


Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Investor Class generated a 4.20% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed the 8.46% return of its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The market was fairly strong during the six-month period, with equity returns being driven primarily by multiple expansion rather than earnings growth. Earnings growth has stayed in the mid-single digits over the past year, with consensus estimates for more of the same throughout 2015. Still, we saw increased divergence between sector valuations in the six-month reporting period.

While the S&P 500® price/earnings multiple has remained near its historical average, we've seen a massive retrenchment in some cyclical stocks—particularly Energy, down approximately 22% for the reporting period, and Materials, up only 4%. This suggests that other pockets of the market have become expensive. The Health Care, Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors saw double-digit gains over the six-month period. Overall, however, we do not believe the market is overpriced.

Apple was our top contributor this period, an overweight position in a stock that was up 26% during the period. Sherwin-Williams was another solid contributor, helped by an acquisition of part of Mexican competitor Comex, strength in the housing market (and related consumer-spending trends), and an oversupply of titanium dioxide, a key component of paint.

Target also outperformed, with the market reacting positively to recent results and strategic changes under new CEO Brian Cornell—and especially the winding down of the company's expensive and poorly performing Canadian expansion. Also potentially positive for Target is that, after having been one of the first companies hit by a major data breach in late 2013, new management has shown a commitment to spend on critical needs such as cybersecurity.

Detractors included Yelp, which we continue to own. With the stock's high multiple, debate continues about whether the company is growing fast enough. While recognizing that analysts would like faster growth in the immediate term, barring an unforeseen disruption, we believe the company can develop a near monopoly on advertising in its space.

The falling price of oil was a factor behind much of our underperformance this period. Halliburton, which we sold, was a case of bad timing. We bought the stock on expectations for better day rates for drilling services in the U.S. The opposite happened as oversupply drove oil prices down, threatening higher cost U.S. producers. LyondellBasell, another sale, lost the competitive advantage it enjoyed from using cheaper natural gas feedstocks rather than oil in polyethylene production.

Looking ahead, we believe the United States is in the best shape of the major markets. We believe economic growth (though still sub-par in our view), jobs and inflation data are likely at a point where the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to unwind its balance sheet, so we anticipate U.S. interest rates will go up this year. In our opinion, this could impact the equity markets as many stocks currently have higher valuations than we think they would if there were already higher interest rates or higher inflation.

While cognizant of macro factors, our focus as always is purely bottom up. We believe in the longer-term opportunity our holdings represent and anticipate low turnover as we concentrate assets around our highest conviction names.

Sincerely,

 

JOHN J. BARKER
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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Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NBCIX

 

Institutional Class

 

NLDLX

 

Class A

 

NLDAX

 

Class C

 

NLDCX

 

Class R3

 

NLDRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

18.0

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

7.6

   

Energy

   

1.3

   

Financials

   

3.0

   

Health Care

   

16.3

   

Industrials

   

8.1

   

Information Technology

   

33.9

   

Materials

   

6.2

   

Telecommunication Services

   

1.7

   

Utilities

   

2.9

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.0

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS11

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

 

12/06/1999

   

4.20

%

   

9.59

%

   

11.26

%

   

6.74

%

   

0.80

%

 
Institutional Class5   

04/06/2009

   

4.41

%

   

10.05

%

   

11.67

%

   

6.96

%

   

0.93

%

 
Class A20   

04/06/2009

   

4.09

%

   

9.61

%

   

11.25

%

   

6.71

%

   

0.78

%

 
Class C20   

04/06/2009

   

3.58

%

   

8.58

%

   

10.38

%

   

6.25

%

   

0.49

%

 
Class R317   

05/27/2009

   

3.91

%

   

9.19

%

   

10.96

%

   

6.58

%

   

0.70

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

–1.92

%

   

3.34

%

   

9.95

%

   

6.08

%

   

0.39

%

 
Class C20             

3.11

%

   

8.09

%

   

10.38

%

   

6.25

%

   

0.49

%

 

Index

 
Russell 1000® Growth Index1,16             

8.46

%

   

16.24

%

   

17.21

%

   

9.28

%

   

2.89

%

 

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 1.07%, 0.84%, 1.21%, 1.96% and 1.61% for Investor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.75%, 1.11%, 1.86% and 1.36% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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.

32


Large Cap Value Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund Investor Class produced a 1.53% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, which generated a 3.48% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

During the six-month period, the market experienced a number of issues that put downward pressure on stocks, such as declining oil prices, fears about the global economy, a rising dollar and impending U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate tightening. Yet stocks swiftly recovered their losses after each setback amidst positive U.S. economic and corporate data, a still accommodative U.S. Federal Reserve, and supportive monetary policy changes in Europe, China and Japan. In the final few weeks of the reporting period, the market rose into solidly positive territory driven, in our view, by a pause in the oil price decline and mild economic progress in certain parts of the globe.

Within the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors led performance with double-digit positive returns. The defensive nature of the Health Care sector seemed to appeal to investors during the period's volatility, while declining fuel prices were viewed as a boon to various retailers in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Energy and Materials were the only sectors in the index to post overall declines; Energy was by far the weakest area due to the fall in crude prices.

The greatest contributor to Fund performance during the period, in both absolute and relative terms, was the Industrials sector. Our overweight to the area was a positive, and within the sector, our focus on airline stocks produced solid returns. Our initial underweight in Energy was also beneficial to relative performance. We had gradually reduced our ownership in this segment from August to November as we believed that oil prices were unsustainably high given the influx of crude supply to the market, but restored our Energy weighting later. On the downside, Materials hurt both absolute and relative performance due to the Metals & Mining industry, where stocks sold off largely on lower growth expectations in China. Our lighter exposure to Health Care was also a relative detractor. Though the segment did rather well during the period, valuations on the whole did not appeal to us.

While we anticipate that the stock market can continue to advance despite the myriad of global issues, we are looking at 2015 with a careful posture. Macro conditions for certain countries remain rather tenuous, and it is questionable whether the U.S. alone can keep the global economy afloat. Still, the domestic economy remains on solid footing and we believe this can continue. Accordingly, we believe we are finding value in select stocks within the Consumer Discretionary sector where companies can be direct beneficiaries of an expanding consumer wallet. Over the long term, we also remain positive on Industrials, with a particular focus on airline stocks, which we believe can also benefit from the improving economy, particularly if these companies continue to execute with increased discipline. Though the markets may be volatile, we remain bottom-up investors and will seek to take advantage of such movements to purchase desired names at reduced prices, as our core portfolio strategy remains looking for underappreciated stocks with hidden value that we believe can be uncovered as specific catalysts play out over time.

Sincerely,

 

ELI M. SALZMANN
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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Large Cap Value Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NPRTX

 

Trust Class

 

NBPTX

 

Advisor Class

 

NBPBX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBPIX

 

Class A

 

NPNAX

 

Class C

 

NPNCX

 

Class R3

 

NPNRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

20.9

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

3.8

   

Energy

   

7.3

   

Financials

   

21.5

   

Health Care

   

8.4

   

Industrials

   

16.0

   

Information Technology

   

11.0

   

Materials

   

5.2

   

Utilities

   

1.3

   

Short-Term Investments

   

4.6

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

  01/20/19752     

1.53

%

   

9.16

%

   

11.46

%

   

6.13

%

   

12.87

%

 
Trust Class3   

08/30/1993

   

1.44

%

   

8.94

%

   

11.24

%

   

5.94

%

   

12.79

%

 
Advisor Class4   

08/16/1996

   

1.36

%

   

8.77

%

   

11.08

%

   

5.77

%

   

12.66

%

 
Institutional Class5   

06/07/2006

   

1.62

%

   

9.31

%

   

11.63

%

   

6.28

%

   

12.91

%

 
Class A20   

06/21/2010

   

1.40

%

   

8.90

%

   

11.21

%

   

6.01

%

   

12.84

%

 
Class C20   

06/21/2010

   

0.99

%

   

8.06

%

   

10.42

%

   

5.64

%

   

12.74

%

 
Class R317   

06/21/2010

   

1.27

%

   

8.59

%

   

10.94

%

   

5.88

%

   

12.80

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

–4.44

%

   

2.65

%

   

9.90

%

   

5.39

%

   

12.67

%

 
Class C20             

0.20

%

   

7.22

%

   

10.42

%

   

5.64

%

   

12.74

%

 

Index

 
Russell 1000® Value Index1,16             

3.48

%

   

13.49

%

   

15.51

%

   

7.21

%

   

N/A

   

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 0.88%, 1.08%, 1.23%, 0.73%, 1.12%, 1.89% and 1.46% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratio was 1.39% for Class R3 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 February 28, 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.

 

34


Mid Cap Growth Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund Investor Class generated a 10.43% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, which returned 7.99% for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Looking back at a volatile but overall positive six-month period for equities, U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) comments continued to underscore the inevitability of a return to a more normalized rate environment. This "hawkish" tilt, easily digested by the markets, was likely the product of the U.S. economy's continued measured growth, resiliency towards political- and economic-fueled "walls of worry" emanating from Asia and Europe, and a number of positive trends, most notably low inflation, broad stimulus from falling oil prices, strong corporate earnings, continued incremental gains in housing and employment, and the potential for a working truce in Washington with the return of two-party parity. The aforementioned trends and a strengthening dollar also boosted the buying power and sentiment of consumers, a key component to any meaningful economic expansion. Of equal importance, in our opinion, particularly to our higher qualitative and higher growth approach, was the surge in capital reinvestment as companies started to focus more on growing their franchises and expanding market share rather than pursuing the short-term shareholder appeasement (via dividend and share repurchase programs) that had largely defined corporate investment strategy over the last three plus years. The net effect was a long-overdue rotation back towards the importance of fundamentals, which in turn ushered in a change of market leadership that rewarded active management.

During the reporting period, our underweight versus the benchmark in the Energy sector proved strongly additive, as did our overweight to both Health Care and Information Technology (IT), easily overcoming a slight drag from our underweights to Consumer Discretionary and Materials. In regard to stock selection, positive contributions across the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and IT sectors overcame weakness from several of our Consumer Staples, Energy, Health Care and Financials holdings.

Drilling down to our holdings, Avago Technologies was the top contributor to performance during the period, while Oasis Petroleum was the leading detractor. Avago, a designer, developer and supplier of analog semiconductors, consistently delivered strong fundamentals boosted by the integration of recently acquired LSI Logic and its increased participation in Apple's iPhone 6. Oasis, an independent exploration and production company focused on unconventional oil and natural gas resources primarily in Montana and North Dakota, was negatively impacted by the precipitous drop in oil prices. We exited this position in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Looking ahead, we remain confident with the opportunities offered by U.S. equities. We believe that the markets are ready for the long overdue tightening of monetary policy, and we anticipate fundamentals will continue to increase in relevancy as investors re-embrace higher growth and higher expectation stories.

Sincerely,

 

KENNETH J. TUREK
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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Mid Cap Growth Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NMANX

 

Trust Class

 

NBMTX

 

Advisor Class

 

NBMBX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBMLX

 

Class A

 

NMGAX

 

Class C

 

NMGCX

 

Class R3

 

NMGRX

 

Class R6

 

NRMGX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

22.7

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

2.9

   

Energy

   

1.9

   

Financials

   

6.7

   

Health Care

   

19.9

   

Industrials

   

13.4

   

Information Technology

   

25.4

   

Materials

   

1.4

   

Telecommunication Services

   

3.0

   

Other

   

2.3

   

Short-Term Investments

   

0.4

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

  03/01/19792     

10.43

%

   

10.43

%

   

16.88

%

   

10.27

%

   

12.15

%

 
Trust Class3   

08/30/1993

   

10.45

%

   

10.40

%

   

16.81

%

   

10.10

%

   

12.06

%

 
Advisor Class4   

09/03/1996

   

10.25

%

   

10.06

%

   

16.43

%

   

9.80

%

   

11.86

%

 
Institutional Class5   

04/19/2007

   

10.60

%

   

10.68

%

   

17.18

%

   

10.53

%

   

12.22

%

 
Class A20   

05/27/2009

   

10.32

%

   

10.23

%

   

16.74

%

   

10.20

%

   

12.13

%

 
Class C20   

05/27/2009

   

9.95

%

   

9.44

%

   

15.89

%

   

9.73

%

   

12.00

%

 
Class R317   

05/27/2009

   

10.24

%

   

9.96

%

   

16.46

%

   

10.04

%

   

12.09

%

 
Class R624   

03/15/2013

   

10.59

%

   

10.74

%

   

17.02

%

   

10.33

%

   

12.17

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

3.99

%

   

3.90

%

   

15.37

%

   

9.55

%

   

11.95

%

 
Class C20             

8.95

%

   

8.44

%

   

15.89

%

   

9.73

%

   

12.00

%

 

Index

 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index1,16              

7.99

%

   

13.10

%

   

17.92

%

   

9.99

%

   

N/A

   
Russell Midcap® Index1,16             

6.39

%

   

13.31

%

   

17.74

%

   

9.92

%

   

13.77

%

 

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 0.94%, 1.01%, 1.27%, 0.76%, 1.13%, 1.91%, 1.39% and 0.69% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.75%, 1.11%, 1.86%, 1.36% and 0.68% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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.

36



Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Investor Class generated a 6.31% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap® Value Index, which returned 4.68% for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

While economic growth remained sluggish in 2014, it seemed to be accelerating. Many key economic indicators showed improvement. Most central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) continued to be accommodative. In 2015, stocks recorded strong gains in February, reversing the losses from January. In our view, companies benefitted from stabilizing oil prices, an extension of Greece's debt relief package, and strong fourth quarter earnings reports.

During the reporting period, performance benefitted from the Fund's overweight versus the benchmark and stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary, Technology and Producer Durables sectors. In the Consumer Discretionary area, Office Depot was the strongest performer as it received a merger offer from Staples at a significant premium to its market value, and Darden Restaurant Group recently announced the appointment of a new CEO amid pressure from an activist shareholder. In the Technology sector, Skyworks Solutions was the largest contributor to performance as the market reacted positively to the company's growing earnings and cash flow, due in part to its increasing chip content on the new iPhones. Spirit AeroSystems (Producer Durables) announced the divestiture of its Gulfstream business and reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings per share and provided strong 2015 guidance.

An underweight in the Financial Services sector detracted from performance as the sector benefited from the surprising decline in interest rates in 2014. Also detracting from performance during the period were several of our Energy holdings—Cameron International, Devon Energy, Southwestern Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas. In this sector, we have focused on high-quality franchises with strong balance sheets, and our contrarian nature suggests that we will look to add to these positions at the appropriate time. Other lagging investments in the portfolio during the year included Express, a fashion retailer, KBR, an engineering company, and Hertz, a global car and equipment rental company. We continue to hold Express as it sells at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value,1 and KBR as the new CEO has announced a major restructuring we believe may benefit shareholders. While a negative earnings announcement by Hertz hurt the stock price, we viewed the weakness as a buying opportunity as we believe the investment case is still intact despite the short-term disappointment.

The mid-cap value equity space has produced strong compounded returns since the 2008 recession and has outperformed most of the popular indices. Despite the fact that equities in this area are not as cheap as they were several years ago, we continue to identify quality franchises with strong balance sheets and robust free cash flow generation. If the domestic economy continues to accelerate, we think that earnings and cash flow could well continue to improve during 2015, thus providing a solid background for companies in the portfolio. The likelihood of higher interest rates sometime this year is creating a more volatile investing environment which should, in our view, continue to favor our bottom-up stock picking. We believe M&A activity will accelerate due to the availability of inexpensive financing, excess cash on balance sheets, and continued activist activity. Our franchise companies have historically been beneficiaries of this activity. We will also seek out companies that are restructuring their business models to enhance stock valuations. Despite the expectation of higher interest rates during 2015, generally higher equity valuations and an almost universal positive view on domestic equities by leading market strategists, we believe our investment style could produce strong relative returns during the upcoming year.

Sincerely,

 

MICHAEL C. GREENE
PORTFOLIO MANAGER

1  Intrinsic value reflects the team's analysis and estimates of a company's value. There is no guarantee that any intrinsic values will be realized; security prices may decrease regardless of intrinsic values.

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.

37


Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NBRVX

 

Trust Class

 

NBREX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBRTX

 

Class A

 

NBRAX

 

Class C

 

NBRCX

 

Class R3

 

NBRRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

13.8

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

2.4

   

Energy

   

6.7

   

Financial Services

   

17.1

   

Health Care

   

4.4

   

Materials & Processing

   

6.2

   

Producer Durables

   

18.1

   

Technology

   

14.9

   

Utilities

   

6.4

   

Other

   

0.0

   

Short-Term Investments

   

10.0

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

 

06/01/1999

   

6.31

%

   

15.00

%

   

16.39

%

   

8.31

%

   

10.21

%

 
Trust Class3   

06/10/1999

   

6.21

%

   

14.65

%

   

16.22

%

   

8.20

%

   

10.13

%

 
Institutional Class5   

03/08/2010

   

6.45

%

   

15.19

%

   

16.71

%

   

8.46

%

   

10.31

%

 
Class A20   

06/21/2010

   

6.22

%

   

14.79

%

   

16.28

%

   

8.27

%

   

10.18

%

 
Class C20   

06/21/2010

   

5.84

%

   

13.93

%

   

15.49

%

   

7.89

%

   

9.94

%

 
Class R317   

06/21/2010

   

6.08

%

   

14.45

%

   

16.01

%

   

8.14

%

   

10.10

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

0.14

%

   

8.20

%

   

14.92

%

   

7.63

%

   

9.76

%

 
Class C20             

4.90

%

   

12.93

%

   

15.49

%

   

7.89

%

   

9.94

%

 

Index

 
Russell Midcap® Value Index1,16             

4.68

%

   

13.63

%

   

17.53

%

   

9.59

%

   

9.95

%

 
Russell Midcap® Index1,16             

6.39

%

   

13.31

%

   

17.74

%

   

9.92

%

   

9.44

%

 

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 1.31%, 1.56%, 1.14%, 1.54%, 2.27% and 1.81% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.25%, 0.85%, 1.21%, 1.96% and 1.46% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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.

38


Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Institutional Class generated a 2.62% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 6.12% for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.) The market exhibited broad performance gains during the period, with nine of 10 sectors within the Index generating a positive return.

Within the portfolio, stock selection in the Financials and Health Care sectors was beneficial to performance relative to the benchmark, while stock selection in Energy and Consumer Staples detracted from relative performance. Sector positioning positively contributed to performance relative to the benchmark. The overweight in Health Care and underweight in Telecommunication Services were most beneficial from a sector perspective. The portfolio finished the period with an overweight in Financials, Industrials and Materials. The portfolio completed the period with an underweight in Consumer Staples and Information Technology, and had no exposure to Telecommunication Services.

Portfolio construction is an important component of our investment process and consists of three investment categories: Special Situations, Opportunistic and Classic. We believe this balanced approach helps to mitigate risk while seeking to outperform through stock selection in various market environments. We believe our expertise in these areas is a differentiating factor and we are currently finding a large number of opportunities in each category that we find compelling.

At the core of our investment process is an unwavering focus on a company's generation of free cash flow and its use by management. Our analysis considers the stability and sources of free cash flow generation, as well as the potential uses of this capital. This approach enables us to look across sectors, market capitalizations, and risk profiles to find opportunities. We continue to find well-managed franchises generating stable and growing free cash flow that are trading at what we believe are attractive valuations.

We believe the current environment is highly attractive for free cash flow-oriented investing, as free cash flow yields for equities relative to fixed income yields remain at near historical highs. In our opinion, companies with high free cash flow and prudent management teams can do well in a moderate growth environment. In the right circumstances, dividend increases, share repurchase programs, cash accumulation, debt retirement, organic growth initiatives, and selective and highly accretive acquisitions all have the potential to accrue to the benefit of equity holders.

Looking forward, we believe the equity environment will favor active managers with a demonstrated ability to deliver value through stock selection. Reasonable stock valuations, moderate and steady growth in the U.S. economy, and a changing interest rate landscape are all reasons, in our view, that suggest equities could remain a sound long-term investment both in absolute terms and relative to fixed income and other alternatives.

As we evaluate both potential new positions and current portfolio holdings, we will continue to keep a long-term investment perspective in mind. As always, our focus is to grow our investors' assets through the disciplined application of our investment philosophy and process.

Sincerely,

 

RICHARD S. NACKENSON
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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Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NMULX

 

Class A

 

NMUAX

 

Class C

 

NMUCX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

9.0

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

3.4

   

Energy

   

9.5

   

Financials

   

19.8

   

Health Care

   

15.2

   

Industrials

   

21.8

   

Information Technology

   

12.6

   

Materials

   

7.2

   

Utilities

   

1.5

   

Short-Term Investments

   

0.0

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date*
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 
Institutional Class18   

12/21/2009

   

2.62

%

   

9.20

%

   

16.13

%

   

8.44

%

 
Class A18   

12/21/2009

   

2.48

%

   

8.82

%

   

15.73

%

   

8.20

%

 
Class C18   

12/21/2009

   

2.10

%

   

8.02

%

   

14.74

%

   

7.69

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A18             

–3.39

%

   

2.54

%

   

14.37

%

   

7.44

%

 
Class C18             

1.12

%

   

7.02

%

   

14.74

%

   

7.69

%

 

Index

 
S&P 500® Index1,16             

6.12

%

   

15.51

%

   

16.18

%

   

7.60

%

 

*Prior to December 14, 2009, the Fund had different investment goals, strategies, and portfolio management team. The performance data for each class includes the performance of the Fund's oldest share class, Trust Class, from November 2, 2006 through December 21, 2009. See endnote 18 for information about the effects of the different fees paid by each class.

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 0.74%, 1.10% and 1.85% 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 February 28, 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.

40


Real Estate Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund Trust Class generated an 8.57% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index, which generated a 9.74% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

The U.S. stock market generated positive results during the six-month period. The market was choppy at times given concerns about global growth, uncertainties regarding future monetary policy and a host of geopolitical issues. However, these factors were offset by corporate profits that generally exceeded expectations and overall solid investor demand. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® Index reached a number of new all-time highs and ended the period with a 6.12% return. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) posted even stronger results during the period.

While the Fund produced a positive absolute return, its underperformance versus the benchmark was due to sector positioning. In particular, exposure to the Mortgage Home Financing sector (a non-benchmark sector) and a zero weight to the Manufactured Homes sector were negative for results. On the upside, overweights to the Real Estate Operating Company (also non-benchmark) and Office sectors were the largest contributors to performance.

Stock selection, overall, was a modest positive for performance. Contributing the most to results was stock selection in the Free Standing and Office sectors. Simon Property Group, a leading commercial real estate company with both regional malls and discount outlet centers, was the most additive to performance. The company's management team is, in our view, one of the best within the REIT market, steering the company successfully through a wide range of economic and real estate cycles while also expanding the company's portfolio both geographically and by retail segment. Equity Residential, an apartment REIT, was also a key contributor to results.

The sectors that detracted the most from the Fund's performance were Regional Malls and Diversified. Several individual holdings were also negative for results, including Altisource Residential, a single family home rental REIT. Its shares were hurt as the company reported disappointing net operating cash flow. Parkway Properties, an office REIT, was also a drag on performance.

Looking ahead, we think there's reason for optimism regarding the REIT market. In our view, the U.S. economy has the potential to expand at a steady pace in 2015. We believe this, in turn, could lead to further improvements for REIT fundamentals, including rising REIT occupancy and rental rates. Against this backdrop, we believe REIT cash flows could remain strong and potentially lead to rising dividends from many REITS. We anticipate investor demand will generally be solid, while overall supply remains near a multi-decade low.

While REIT prices benefited from falling long-term U.S. Treasury yields during the reporting period, we think rising interest rates would likely negatively impact investor sentiment at first. That being said, we anticipate seeing benign inflation in the coming year, which could help keep interest rates relatively low. In addition, even if rates move higher, we believe this headwind could be more than offset by further improving REIT fundamentals.

Sincerely,

 

STEVE S. SHIGEKAWA AND BRIAN JONES
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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Real Estate Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Trust Class

 

NBRFX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBRIX

 

Class A

 

NREAX

 

Class C

 

NRECX

 

Class R3

 

NRERX

 

Class R6

 

NRREX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Apartments

   

11.8

%

 

Diversified

   

6.3

   

Free Standing

   

2.7

   

Health Care

   

10.3

   

Homebuilders

   

1.1

   

Industrial

   

5.8

   

Infrastructure

   

8.3

   

Lodging/Resorts

   

6.4

   

Mortgage Home Financing

   

0.6

   

Office

   

12.6

   

Real Estate Operating Companies

   

3.4

   

Regional Malls

   

13.6

   

Self Storage

   

4.5

   

Shopping Centers

   

7.4

   

Timber

   

4.0

   

Short-Term Investments

   

1.2

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7,22

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Trust Class

 

05/01/2002

   

8.57

%

   

20.08

%

   

16.18

%

   

10.17

%

   

12.51

%

 
Institutional Class6   

06/04/2008

   

8.66

%

   

20.25

%

   

16.38

%

   

10.31

%

   

12.62

%

 
Class A15   

06/21/2010

   

8.48

%

   

19.80

%

   

15.98

%

   

10.08

%

   

12.43

%

 
Class C15   

06/21/2010

   

8.06

%

   

18.89

%

   

15.17

%

   

9.69

%

   

12.13

%

 
Class R315   

06/21/2010

   

8.30

%

   

19.55

%

   

15.70

%

   

9.95

%

   

12.33

%

 
Class R625   

03/15/2013

   

8.70

%

   

20.34

%

   

16.31

%

   

10.23

%

   

12.56

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A15             

2.22

%

   

12.90

%

   

14.61

%

   

9.43

%

   

11.92

%

 
Class C15             

7.06

%

   

17.89

%

   

15.17

%

   

9.69

%

   

12.13

%

 

Index

 
FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index1,16             

9.74

%

   

21.88

%

   

17.62

%

   

9.26

%

   

11.24

%

 

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 1.41%, 1.05%, 1.43%, 2.20%, 1.67% and 0.98% for Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.85%, 1.21%, 1.96%, 1.46% and 0.78% for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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.

42


Small Cap Growth Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class generated an 11.55% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which returned 9.11% for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Looking back at a volatile but overall positive six-month period for equities, U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) comments continued to underscore the inevitability of a return to a more normalized rate environment. This "hawkish" tilt, easily digested by the markets, was likely the product of the U.S. economy's continued measured growth, resiliency towards political- and economic-fueled "walls of worry" emanating from Asia and Europe, and a number of positive trends, most notably low inflation, broad stimulus from falling oil prices, strong corporate earnings, continued incremental gains in housing and employment, and the potential for a working truce in Washington with the return of two-party parity. The aforementioned trends and a strengthening dollar also boosted the buying power and sentiment of consumers, a key component to any meaningful economic expansion. Of equal importance, in our opinion, particularly to our higher qualitative and higher growth approach, was the surge in capital reinvestment as companies started to focus more on growing their franchises and expanding market share rather than pursuing the short-term shareholder appeasement (via dividend and share repurchase programs) that had largely defined corporate investment strategy over the last three plus years. The net effect was a long-overdue rotation back towards the importance of fundamentals, which in turn ushered in a change of market leadership that rewarded active management.

During the reporting period, our allocation decisions, led by our overweight versus the benchmark to the Health Care sector, proved to be generally additive. Stock selection, again lead by Health Care, was the primary driver of our outperformance. In addition, positive contributions from the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Industrials sectors more than compensated for minor weakness across Financials and Information Technology.

Drilling down to our holdings, IGI Laboratories was the top contributor to performance, while Sanchez Energy was the leading detractor. IGI, a developer and manufacturer of topical products used for the treatment of a variety of skin conditions, bolstered an already strong pipeline by acquiring a number of drug products from AstraZeneca. Sanchez, a domestic exploration and production company focused on unconventional on-shore oil and natural gas resources, was pressured by the continued decline in oil prices. To limit our exposure to the sector, we sold this position.

Looking ahead, we remain confident with the opportunities offered by U.S. equities. We believe that the markets are ready for the long overdue tightening of monetary policy, and we anticipate fundamentals will continue to increase in relevancy as investors re-embrace higher growth and higher expectation stories.

Sincerely,

 

DAVID H. BURSHTAN
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.

43

Small Cap Growth Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NBMIX

 

Trust Class

 

NBMOX

 

Advisor Class

 

NBMVX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBSMX

 

Class A

 

NSNAX

 

Class C

 

NSNCX

 

Class R3

 

NSNRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

17.6

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

2.8

   

Energy

   

2.7

   

Financials

   

5.5

   

Health Care

   

27.9

   

Industrials

   

13.0

   

Information Technology

   

26.7

   

Materials

   

1.7

   

Short-Term Investments

   

2.1

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

 

10/20/1998

   

11.55

%

   

2.89

%

   

16.26

%

   

8.65

%

   

9.21

%

 
Trust Class3   

11/03/1998

   

11.47

%

   

2.73

%

   

15.96

%

   

8.47

%

   

9.07

%

 
Advisor Class4   

05/03/2002

   

11.36

%

   

2.58

%

   

15.75

%

   

8.28

%

   

8.98

%

 
Institutional Class5   

04/01/2008

   

11.75

%

   

3.21

%

   

16.51

%

   

8.86

%

   

9.34

%

 
Class A20   

05/27/2009

   

11.53

%

   

2.84

%

   

16.10

%

   

8.58

%

   

9.17

%

 
Class C20   

05/27/2009

   

11.12

%

   

2.06

%

   

15.23

%

   

8.11

%

   

8.88

%

 
Class R317   

05/27/2009

   

11.44

%

   

2.62

%

   

15.82

%

   

8.43

%

   

9.08

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

5.10

%

   

–3.08

%

   

14.73

%

   

7.94

%

   

8.78

%

 
Class C20             

10.12

%

   

1.06

%

   

15.23

%

   

8.11

%

   

8.88

%

 

Index

 
Russell 2000® Growth Index1,16             

9.11

%

   

7.37

%

   

17.96

%

   

9.40

%

   

8.18

%

 
Russell 2000® Index1,16             

5.70

%

   

5.63

%

   

15.97

%

   

8.31

%

   

9.37

%

 

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 1.67%, 1.95%, 1.97%, 1.48%, 1.81%, 2.57% and 2.16% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 1.30%, 1.40%, 1.60%, 0.90%, 1.26%, 2.01% and 1.51% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 shares, respectively, after expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers. The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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.

44


Socially Responsive Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund Investor Class generated a 6.69% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, and outperformed the 6.12% return of its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

Several macroeconomic factors influenced the financial markets during the six-month period and appear likely to continue to have an impact as 2015 progresses, in our view. Central bank activity continues to roil the global financial markets as the U.S. Federal Reserve's tightening bias coincides with easing actions at the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan. As of the end of the reporting period, this divergence in policy had thus far supported the U.S. dollar. Also over this period, the price of oil fell dramatically due to what appeared to be a modest imbalance between global supply and demand growth, hurting producer economics while benefiting the budgets of global consumers. Geopolitical factors remain another wildcard we believe may impact the financial markets as the year unfolds.

We believe U.S. economic indicators continue to point to forward momentum for the U.S. economy, despite the severe winter weather in the Northeast during the period and the downshift in spending for the oil and gas sector.

Looking at Fund performance, Energy-related exposure was the main drag on results this period, although our aggregate exposure was underweight versus the benchmark. Within the sector, Noble Energy and Schlumberger detracted. We also saw negative effects within Industrials, particularly in businesses serving the Energy sector, such as NOW.

An underweight to the outperforming Health Care sector was also a headwind. While Becton Dickinson was a top contributor, Sanofi detracted, underperforming after making price concessions in its diabetes franchise to maintain market share.

The portfolio's Consumer-related and Information Technology (IT) holdings outperformed. Consumer-related names including Costco and TJX, two best-in-class retailers, were top contributors, along with IT names Texas Instruments and Intuit.

We managed the portfolio fairly actively this period, mostly driven by bottom-up opportunities as we've worked to use periodic market volatility to our advantage. Microchip, a detractor from within IT, was sold in favor of Alliance Data Systems, a new purchase we believe offers better long-term potential.

Manpower is another new opportunity we find compelling. Just as we'd purchased Robert Half earlier to take advantage of a tightening skilled labor market in the U.S., we think Manpower, the global office and light industrial staffing firm, is poised to benefit due to its large European presence. That presence provided our entry point this period, when stock valuations declined over European uncertainty.

Other sales during the period included J.B. Hunt, as tightening rail capacity may impact the company's growth, and Procter & Gamble, which is among global businesses under pressure from a strengthening dollar.

External macro factors have been responsible for a great deal of financial market activity over the past few years, and we anticipate they will continue to have an influence. Our focus has been and will continue to be on identifying high-quality businesses with good organic growth that we think is sustainable over the long run, and we will try to be opportunistic buyers of their stocks.

Sincerely,

 

ARTHUR MORETTI AND INGRID S. DYOTT
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.

45


Socially Responsive Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Investor Class

 

NBSRX

 

Trust Class

 

NBSTX

 

Institutional Class

 

NBSLX

 

Class A

 

NRAAX

 

Class C

 

NRACX

 

Class R3

 

NRARX

 

Class R6

 

NRSRX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

12.1

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

5.8

   

Energy

   

6.3

   

Financials

   

15.3

   

Health Care

   

11.5

   

Industrials

   

20.4

   

Information Technology

   

16.5

   

Materials

   

2.8

   

Telecommunication Services

   

1.4

   

Utilities

   

3.0

   

Short-Term Investments

   

4.9

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS7

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 

Investor Class

 

03/16/1994

   

6.69

%

   

12.67

%

   

15.22

%

   

8.22

%

   

9.53

%

 
Trust Class3   

03/03/1997

   

6.62

%

   

12.47

%

   

15.02

%

   

8.03

%

   

9.35

%

 
Institutional Class5   

11/28/2007

   

6.80

%

   

12.87

%

   

15.42

%

   

8.36

%

   

9.59

%

 
Class A20   

05/27/2009

   

6.62

%

   

12.47

%

   

14.99

%

   

8.11

%

   

9.47

%

 
Class C20   

05/27/2009

   

6.18

%

   

11.62

%

   

14.13

%

   

7.63

%

   

9.24

%

 
Class R317   

05/27/2009

   

6.49

%

   

12.24

%

   

14.74

%

   

7.96

%

   

9.40

%

 
Class R624   

03/15/2013

   

6.81

%

   

12.98

%

   

15.33

%

   

8.27

%

   

9.55

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A20             

0.49

%

   

6.01

%

   

13.64

%

   

7.47

%

   

9.16

%

 
Class C20             

5.28

%

   

10.68

%

   

14.13

%

   

7.63

%

   

9.24

%

 

Index

 
S&P 500® Index1,16             

6.12

%

   

15.51

%

   

16.18

%

   

7.99

%

   

9.54

%

 

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 0.86%, 1.03%, 0.68%, 1.06%, 1.80%, 1.29% and 0.61% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios for the semi-annual period ending February 28, 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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Value Fund Commentary

Neuberger Berman Value Fund Institutional Class produced a 1.03% total return for the six months ended February 28, 2015, but underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, which generated a 3.48% return for the period. (Performance for all share classes is provided in the table immediately following this letter.)

During the six-month period, the market experienced a number of issues that put downward pressure on stocks, such as declining oil prices, fears about the global economy, a rising dollar and impending U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate tightening. Yet stocks swiftly recovered their losses after each setback amidst positive U.S. economic and corporate data, a still accommodative U.S. Federal Reserve, and supportive monetary policy changes in Europe, China and Japan. In the final few weeks of the reporting period, the market rose into solidly positive territory driven, in our view, by a pause in the oil price decline and mild economic progress in certain parts of the globe.

Within the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors led performance with double-digit positive returns. The defensive nature of the Health Care sector seemed to appeal to investors during the period's volatility, while declining fuel prices were viewed as a boon to various retailers in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Energy and Materials were the only sectors in the index to post overall declines; Energy was by far the weakest area due to the fall in crude prices.

The greatest contributor to Fund performance during the period, in both absolute and relative terms, was the Industrials sector. Our overweight to the area was a positive, and within the sector, our focus on airline stocks produced solid returns. Our underweight in Energy was also beneficial to relative performance. We gradually reduced our ownership in this segment from August through November as we believed that oil prices were unsustainably high given the influx of crude supply to the market, but restored our Energy weighting later. On the downside, Materials hurt both absolute and relative performance due to the Metals & Mining industry, where stocks sold off largely on lower growth expectations in China. Our lighter exposure to Health Care was also a relative detractor. Though the segment did rather well during the period, valuations on the whole did not appeal to us.

While we anticipate that the stock market can continue to advance despite the myriad of global issues, we are looking at 2015 with a careful posture. Macro conditions for certain countries remain rather tenuous, and it is questionable whether the U.S. alone can keep the global economy afloat. Still, the domestic economy remains on solid footing and we believe this can continue. Accordingly, we believe we are finding value in select stocks within the Consumer Discretionary sector where companies can be direct beneficiaries of an expanding consumer wallet. Over the long term, we also remain positive on Industrials, with a particular focus on airline stocks which we believe can also benefit from the improving economy, particularly if these companies continue to execute with increased discipline. Though the markets may be volatile, we remain bottom-up investors and will seek to take advantage of such movements to purchase desired names at reduced prices, as our core portfolio strategy remains looking for underappreciated stocks with hidden value that we believe can be uncovered as specific catalysts play out over time.

Sincerely,

 

ELI M. SALZMANN
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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Value Fund

TICKER SYMBOLS

Institutional Class

 

NLRLX

 

Class A

 

NVAAX

 

Class C

 

NVACX

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

(as a % of Total Investments)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

20.3

%

 

Consumer Staples

   

3.8

   

Energy

   

7.2

   

Financials

   

20.9

   

Health Care

   

7.8

   

Industrials

   

15.3

   

Information Technology

   

10.5

   

Materials

   

5.0

   

Utilities

   

1.4

   

Short-Term Investments

   

7.8

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS9

       

Six Month

  Average Annual Total
Return Ended 02/28/2015
 
    Inception
Date*
  Period Ended
02/28/2015
 

1 Year

 

5 Years

  Life of
Fund
 

At NAV

 
Institutional Class21   

04/19/2010

   

1.03

%

   

8.17

%

   

14.29

%

   

8.23

%

 
Class A21   

03/02/2011

   

0.84

%

   

7.67

%

   

13.93

%

   

8.03

%

 
Class C21   

03/02/2011

   

0.44

%

   

6.92

%

   

13.26

%

   

7.64

%

 

With Sales Charge

 
Class A21             

–4.96

%

   

1.46

%

   

12.59

%

   

7.26

%

 
Class C21             

–0.51

%

   

5.92

%

   

13.26

%

   

7.64

%

 

Index

 
Russell 1000® Value Index1,16             

3.48

%

   

13.49

%

   

15.51

%

   

6.10

%

 

*The performance data for each class includes the performance of the Fund's oldest share class, Trust Class, from November 2, 2006 through April 19, 2010. The performance data for Class A and Class C also includes the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class from April 19, 2010 through March 2, 2011. See endnote 21 for information about the effects of the different fees paid by each class.

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 2.44%, 2.83% and 3.60% for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C shares, respectively (before expense reimbursements and/or fee waivers, if any). The expense ratios were 0.78%, 1.14% and 1.89% 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 February 28, 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 "Glossary of Indices" on page 53 for a description of indices. Please note that individuals cannot invest directly in any index. The 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  This date reflects when Management first became the investment manager to the Fund.

3  The performance information for the Trust Class prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than the Trust Class.

4  The performance information for the Advisor Class prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than the Advisor Class.

5  The performance information for the Institutional Class prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than the Institutional Class.

6  The performance information for the Institutional Class prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Trust Class. The performance information for the Trust Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Trust Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than the Institutional Class.

7  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).

8  The Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to September 1998 and investing 90% of its assets in no more than six economic sectors prior to December 17, 2007. As of April 2, 2001, the Fund changed its investment policy to become "non-diversified" under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). Performance prior to these changes might have been different if current policies had been in effect. However, by operation of law under the 1940 Act, the Fund subsequently became, and currently operates as, a diversified fund. Please see the notes to the financial statements for information on a non-diversified fund becoming a diversified fund by operation of law.

9  Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund is relatively small. Each of Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund, Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund, Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund and Neuberger Berman Value Fund was relatively small prior to September 2010, June 2008, August 2013, January 2010 and April 2013, respectively. The same techniques used to produce returns in a small fund may not work to produce similar returns in a larger fund.

49


Endnotes (cont'd)

10  The performance information for Class R3 prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class R3.

11  As of December 17, 2007, the Fund changed its investment policy to become "non-diversified" under the 1940 Act. A non-diversified fund is able to invest larger percentages of its assets in the securities of a single issuer, which could increase the fund's risk of loss. Performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect. Although the Fund has a policy that allows it to operate as a non-diversified fund, on December 5, 2008, the Board adopted a policy, which cannot be changed without a shareholder vote, that the Fund will invest its portfolio so as to meet the standards of a diversified fund.

12  The Fund had a policy of investing mainly in large-cap stocks prior to December 2002. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

13  The performance information for Class A, Class C, Investor Class, and Trust Class prior to the classes' inception date is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A, Class C, Investor Class, and Trust Class.

14  The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 prior to June 9, 2008 is that of the Fund's Trust Class, which had an inception date of November 2, 2006, and converted into the Institutional Class on June 9, 2008. During the period from November 2, 2006 through June 9, 2008, the Trust Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. The performance information for the Trust Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Trust Class had higher expenses and typically lower returns than the Institutional Class. The Trust Class had lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A, Class C and Class R3. The performance information for Class R3 from June 9, 2008 to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Institutional Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class R3.

15  The performance information for Class A, Class C and Class R3 prior to the classes' respective inception dates is that of the Fund's Trust Class. The performance information for the Trust Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Trust Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A, Class C and Class R3.

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

17  The performance information for Class R3 prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Investor Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class R3.

18  Prior to December 14, 2009, the Fund had different investment goals, strategies and portfolio management team The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C prior to December 21, 2009 is that of the Fund's Trust Class, which had an inception date of November 2, 2006, and converted into the Institutional Class on December 21, 2009. During the period from November 2, 2006 through December 21, 2009, the Trust Class had

50


Endnotes (cont'd)

only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. The performance information for the Trust Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). Management had previously capped Trust Class expenses; absent this arrangement, the returns would have been lower. The Trust Class had lower capped expenses and typically higher returns than Class A and Class C. The Trust Class had equivalent capped expenses and typically similar returns to the Institutional Class.

19  The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C prior to the classes' inception date is that of the Fund's predecessor, the DJG Small Cap Value Fund L.P., an unregistered limited partnership ("DJG Fund"); DJG Fund was the successor to The DJG Small Cap Value Fund, an unregistered commingled investment account ("DJG Account"). The performance from July 8, 1997 (the commencement of operations) to September 11, 2008 is that of DJG Account, and the performance from September 12, 2008 to May 10, 2010 is that of DJG Fund. On May 10, 2010, the DJG Fund transferred its assets to the Fund in exchange for the Fund's Institutional Class shares. The investment policies, objectives, guidelines and restrictions of the Fund are in all material respects equivalent to those of DJG Fund and DJG Account (the "Predecessors"). As a mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act, the Fund is subject to certain restrictions under the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") to which the Predecessors were not subject. Had the Predecessors been registered under the 1940 Act and been subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Code, their investment performance may have been adversely affected. The performance information reflects the actual expenses of the Predecessors, which were generally lower than those of the Fund.

20  The performance information for Class A and Class C prior to the classes' inception date is that of the Fund's Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Investor Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A and Class C.

21  The performance information for Institutional Class, Class A and Class C prior to April 19, 2010 is that of the Fund's Trust Class, which had an inception date of November 2, 2006, and converted into the Institutional Class on April 19, 2010. During the period from November 2, 2006 through April 19, 2010, the Trust Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. The performance information for Class A and Class C from April 19, 2010 to the classes' inception date is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. During the period from April 19, 2010 through March 2, 2011, the Institutional Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. The performance information for the Trust Class and the Institutional Class has been adjusted to reflect the appropriate sales charges applicable to Class A and Class C shares, but has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees). The Trust Class had higher expenses and typically lower returns than the Institutional Class. The Trust Class had lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A and Class C. The Institutional Class has lower expenses and typically higher returns than Class A and Class C.

22  As of June 19, 2012, the Fund changed its investment policy to become "non-diversified" under the 1940 Act. A non-diversified fund is able to invest larger percentages of its assets in the securities of a single issuer, which could increase the fund's risk of loss. Performance prior to this change might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

23  The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Institutional Class. The performance information for the Institutional Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Institutional Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than Class R6.

51


Endnotes (cont'd)

24  The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Investor Class. The performance information for the Investor Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Investor Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than Class R6.

25  The performance information for Class R6 prior to the class's inception date is that of the Fund's Trust Class. The performance information for the Trust Class has not been adjusted to take into account differences in class specific operating expenses. The Trust Class has higher expenses and typically lower returns than Class R6.

26  Prior to September 2, 2014, Neuberger Berman All Cap Core Fund was known as Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund. The Fund had a policy of investing mainly in common stocks of companies with a market capitalization greater than $7.5 billion at the time of purchase prior to September 2, 2014. Its performance prior to that date might have been different if current policies had been in effect.

For more complete information on any of the Neuberger Berman Equity 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

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.

 
Russell 1000® Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities in the Russell 3000® Index (which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. public companies based on total market capitalization). The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell 1000® Growth Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell 1000® Value Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell 2000® Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 3000 Index. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell 2000® Growth Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell 2000® Value Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell Midcap® Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000 Index. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell Midcap® Growth Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 
Russell Midcap® Value Index:  

The index is a float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates. The index is rebalanced annually in June.

 

 

53


Glossary of Indices (cont'd)

FTSE EPRA / NAREIT Developed Index:

 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of listed real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs) in developed markets. The index consists of the following 25 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

 
FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs
Index:
 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that tracks the performance of all equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Arca or the NASDAQ National Market List. Equity REITs include all tax-qualified REITs with more than 50% of total assets in qualifying real estate assets other than mortgages secured by real property.

 
MSCI EAFE® Index (Europe,
Australasia, Far East):
 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The index consists of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index:

 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. The index consists of the following 23 emerging market country indexes: 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.

 

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 indexes comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging market country indexes. The developed market country indexes 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 indexes 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.

 

MSCI China Index:

 

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of Chinese securities readily accessible to non-domestic investors. The index includes equity securities issued by companies incorporated in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), and listed in the form of China B shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (in US$) or Shenzhen Stock Exchange (in HK$), or China H shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (in HK$) and other foreign exchanges. It also includes Red-Chips and P-Chips, which are not incorporated in the PRC and are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Red-Chips include companies that are directly or indirectly controlled by organizations or enterprises that are owned by the state, provinces, or municipalities of the PRC. P-Chips include non-state-owned Chinese companies incorporated outside the mainland and traded in Hong Kong. The index does not include China A-shares or securities of US and Singapore-listed overseas companies. (China A-shares are securities listed on the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and traded in Renminbi, with limited accessibility to foreign investors.)

 

 

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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 February 28, 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 2/28/15 (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds

 
   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(4)   
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
2/28/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
9/1/14 - 2/28/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
2/28/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
9/1/14 - 2/28/15
 
Expense
Ratio
 
All Cap Core Fund(2)   

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

957.60

   

$

3.64

     

.75

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.08

   

$

3.76

     

.75

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

956.00

   

$

5.82

     

1.20

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.84

   

$

6.01

     

1.20

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

952.30

   

$

9.44

     

1.95

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.12

   

$

9.74

     

1.95

%

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

927.40

   

$

5.97

     

1.25

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.60

   

$

6.26

     

1.25

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

925.70

   

$

7.16

     

1.50

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.36

   

$

7.50

     

1.50

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

922.10

   

$

10.72

     

2.25

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.64

   

$

11.23

     

2.25

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

924.70

   

$

9.11

     

1.91

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.32

   

$

9.54

     

1.91

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

927.60

   

$

5.64

     

1.18

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.94

   

$

5.91

     

1.18

%

 

Equity Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.50

   

$

3.36

     

.67

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.47

   

$

3.36

     

.67

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.10

   

$

5.26

     

1.05

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.59

   

$

5.26

     

1.05

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.60

   

$

8.95

     

1.79

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.92

   

$

8.95

     

1.79

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.40

   

$

6.50

     

1.30

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.35

   

$

6.51

     

1.30

%

 

Focus Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,038.90

   

$

4.60

     

.91

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.28

   

$

4.56

     

.91

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,037.80

   

$

5.56

     

1.10

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.34

   

$

5.51

     

1.10

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,037.60

   

$

6.37

     

1.26

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.55

   

$

6.31

     

1.26

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,039.60

   

$

3.79

     

.75

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.08

   

$

3.76

     

.75

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,037.30

   

$

5.61

     

1.11

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.29

   

$

5.56

     

1.11

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,033.70

   

$

9.38

     

1.86

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.57

   

$

9.30

     

1.86

%

 

Genesis Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,048.50

   

$

5.18

     

1.02

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.74

   

$

5.11

     

1.02

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,048.20

   

$

5.59

     

1.10

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.34

   

$

5.51

     

1.10

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,046.80

   

$

7.00

     

1.38

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.95

   

$

6.90

     

1.38

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,049.60

   

$

4.32

     

.85

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.58

   

$

4.26

     

.85

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,049.80

   

$

3.96

     

.78

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.93

   

$

3.91

     

.78

%

 

Global Equity Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,034.40

   

$

5.80

     

1.15

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.09

   

$

5.76

     

1.15

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,033.50

   

$

7.61

     

1.51

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.31

   

$

7.55

     

1.51

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,029.60

   

$

11.37

     

2.26

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.59

   

$

11.28

     

2.26

%

 

Global Real Estate Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,031.00

   

$

1.70

(3)

   

1.00

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.84

   

$

5.01

     

1.00

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,031.00

   

$

2.31

(3)

   

1.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.05

   

$

6.80

     

1.36

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,030.00

   

$

3.58

(3)

   

2.11

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.33

   

$

10.54

     

2.11

%

 

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

971.70

   

$

6.11

     

1.25

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.60

   

$

6.26

     

1.25

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

970.60

   

$

7.87

     

1.61

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,016.81

   

$

8.05

     

1.61

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

965.80

   

$

11.50

     

2.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.09

   

$

11.78

     

2.36

%

 

Greater China Equity Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,111.00

   

$

7.85

     

1.50

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.36

   

$

7.50

     

1.50

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,108.30

   

$

9.72

     

1.86

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.57

   

$

9.30

     

1.86

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,104.50

   

$

13.62

     

2.61

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,011.85

   

$

13.02

     

2.61

%

 

 

56


Expense Information as of 2/28/15 (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(4)   
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
2/28/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
9/1/14 - 2/28/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
2/28/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
9/1/14 - 2/28/15
 
Expense
Ratio
 

Guardian Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,056.30

   

$

4.49

     

.88

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.43

   

$

4.41

     

.88

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,055.30

   

$

5.40

     

1.06

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.54

   

$

5.31

     

1.06

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,054.20

   

$

6.83

     

1.34

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.15

   

$

6.71

     

1.34

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,057.60

   

$

3.62

     

.71

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.27

   

$

3.56

     

.71

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,055.40

   

$

5.45

     

1.07

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.49

   

$

5.36

     

1.07

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,051.30

   

$

9.31

     

1.83

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.72

   

$

9.15

     

1.83

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,054.30

   

$

6.93

     

1.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.05

   

$

6.80

     

1.36

%

 

International Equity Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,025.20

   

$

5.07

     

1.01

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.79

   

$

5.06

     

1.01

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,024.60

   

$

5.57

     

1.11

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.29

   

$

5.56

     

1.11

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.20

   

$

4.27

     

.85

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.58

   

$

4.26

     

.85

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,023.90

   

$

6.07

     

1.21

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.79

   

$

6.06

     

1.21

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.40

   

$

9.82

     

1.96

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.08

   

$

9.79

     

1.96

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.70

   

$

3.77

     

.75

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.08

   

$

3.76

     

.75

%

 

International Select Fund

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.60

   

$

6.28

     

1.25

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.60

   

$

6.26

     

1.25

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,028.00

   

$

4.53

     

.90

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.33

   

$

4.51

     

.90

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,025.50

   

$

6.23

     

1.24

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.65

   

$

6.21

     

1.24

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,022.70

   

$

10.03

     

2.00

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.88

   

$

9.99

     

2.00

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,025.10

   

$

7.58

     

1.51

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.31

   

$

7.55

     

1.51

%

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,058.20

   

$

5.10

     

1.00

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.84

   

$

5.01

     

1.00

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,055.50

   

$

6.93

     

1.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.05

   

$

6.80

     

1.36

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,051.70

   

$

10.73

     

2.11

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.33

   

$

10.54

     

2.11

%

 

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,042.00

   

$

5.77

     

1.14

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.14

   

$

5.71

     

1.14

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,044.10

   

$

3.90

     

.77

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.98

   

$

3.86

     

.77

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,040.90

   

$

5.72

     

1.13

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.19

   

$

5.66

     

1.13

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,035.80

   

$

9.54

     

1.89

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.42

   

$

9.44

     

1.89

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,039.10

   

$

7.03

     

1.39

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.90

   

$

6.95

     

1.39

%

 

Large Cap Value Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.30

   

$

4.25

     

.85

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.58

   

$

4.26

     

.85

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.40

   

$

5.24

     

1.05

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.59

   

$

5.26

     

1.05

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,013.60

   

$

5.99

     

1.20

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.84

   

$

6.01

     

1.20

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,016.20

   

$

3.50

     

.70

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.32

   

$

3.51

     

.70

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.00

   

$

5.44

     

1.09

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.39

   

$

5.46

     

1.09

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,009.90

   

$

9.12

     

1.83

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.72

   

$

9.15

     

1.83

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,012.70

   

$

6.79

     

1.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.05

   

$

6.80

     

1.36

%

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,104.30

   

$

4.85

     

.93

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.18

   

$

4.66

     

.93

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,104.50

   

$

5.22

     

1.00

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.84

   

$

5.01

     

1.00

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,102.50

   

$

6.57

     

1.26

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.55

   

$

6.31

     

1.26

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,106.00

   

$

3.92

     

.75

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.08

   

$

3.76

     

.75

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,103.20

   

$

5.79

     

1.11

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.29

   

$

5.56

     

1.11

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,099.50

   

$

9.68

     

1.86

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.57

   

$

9.30

     

1.86

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,102.40

   

$

7.09

     

1.36

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.05

   

$

6.80

     

1.36

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,105.90

   

$

3.55

     

.68

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.42

   

$

3.41

     

.68

%

 

 

57


Expense Information as of 2/28/15 (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   

ACTUAL

  HYPOTHETICAL (5% ANNUAL RETURN BEFORE EXPENSES)(4)   
    Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
2/28/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
9/1/14 - 2/28/15
  Expense
Ratio
  Beginning
Account
Value
9/1/14
  Ending
Account
Value
2/28/15
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period(1)
9/1/14 - 2/28/15
 
Expense
Ratio
 

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,063.10

   

$

5.32

     

1.04

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.64

   

$

5.21

     

1.04

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,062.10

   

$

6.39

     

1.25

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.60

   

$

6.26

     

1.25

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,064.50

   

$

4.35

     

.85

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.58

   

$

4.26

     

.85

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,062.20

   

$

6.19

     

1.21

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.79

   

$

6.06

     

1.21

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,058.40

   

$

10.00

     

1.96

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.08

   

$

9.79

     

1.96

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,060.80

   

$

7.46

     

1.46

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.55

   

$

7.30

     

1.46

%

 

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,026.20

   

$

3.62

     

.72

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.22

   

$

3.61

     

.72

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,024.80

   

$

5.47

     

1.09

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.39

   

$

5.46

     

1.09

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.00

   

$

9.22

     

1.84

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.67

   

$

9.20

     

1.84

%

 

Real Estate Fund

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,085.70

   

$

5.38

     

1.04

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.64

   

$

5.21

     

1.04

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,086.60

   

$

4.40

     

.85

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.58

   

$

4.26

     

.85

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,084.80

   

$

6.25

     

1.21

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.79

   

$

6.06

     

1.21

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,080.60

   

$

10.11

     

1.96

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.08

   

$

9.79

     

1.96

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,083.00

   

$

7.54

     

1.46

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.55

   

$

7.30

     

1.46

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,087.00

   

$

4.04

     

.78

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.93

   

$

3.91

     

.78

%

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,115.50

   

$

6.35

     

1.21

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.79

   

$

6.06

     

1.21

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,114.70

   

$

7.34

     

1.40

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.85

   

$

7.00

     

1.40

%

 

Advisor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,113.60

   

$

7.91

     

1.51

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.31

   

$

7.55

     

1.51

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,117.50

   

$

4.73

     

.90

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.33

   

$

4.51

     

.90

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,115.30

   

$

6.61

     

1.26

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.55

   

$

6.31

     

1.26

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,111.20

   

$

10.52

     

2.01

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,014.83

   

$

10.04

     

2.01

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,114.40

   

$

7.92

     

1.51

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,017.31

   

$

7.55

     

1.51

%

 

Socially Responsive Fund

 

Investor Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,066.90

   

$

4.41

     

.86

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,020.53

   

$

4.31

     

.86

%

 

Trust Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,066.20

   

$

5.28

     

1.03

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.69

   

$

5.16

     

1.03

%

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,068.00

   

$

3.49

     

.68

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.42

   

$

3.41

     

.68

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,066.20

   

$

5.38

     

1.05

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.59

   

$

5.26

     

1.05

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,061.80

   

$

9.20

     

1.80

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.87

   

$

9.00

     

1.80

%

 

Class R3

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,064.90

   

$

6.60

     

1.29

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,018.40

   

$

6.46

     

1.29

%

 

Class R6

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,068.10

   

$

3.08

     

.60

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.82

   

$

3.01

     

.60

%

 

Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,010.30

   

$

3.49

     

.70

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,021.32

   

$

3.51

     

.70

%

 

Class A

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,008.40

   

$

5.33

     

1.07

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,019.49

   

$

5.36

     

1.07

%

 

Class C

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,004.40

   

$

9.19

     

1.85

%

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,015.62

   

$

9.25

     

1.85

%

 

(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 September 2, 2014. Formerly, Select Equities Fund through September 1, 2014.

(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 61/365 (to reflect the period shown of December 30, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to February 28, 2015).

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

58



Schedule of Investments All Cap Core Funda (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

American Tower Corp.

   

5.9

%

 
 

2

   

Calpine Corp.

   

4.6

%

 
 

3

   

Nielsen NV

   

4.5

%

 
 

4

   

Visa, Inc. Class A

   

4.4

%

 
 

5

   

Enbridge Energy Management LLC

   

3.9

%

 
 

6

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

3.8

%

 
 

7

   

IHS, Inc. Class A

   

3.8

%

 
 

8

   

Google, Inc. Class C

   

3.8

%

 
 

9

   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR

   

3.7

%

 
 

10

   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   

3.6

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (93.4%)

 

Auto Components (7.1%)

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

43,801

   

$

2,692

   
Delphi
Automotive PLC
   

34,662

     

2,733

   
     

5,425

   

Banks (3.1%)

 
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

38,717

     

2,373

   

Capital Markets (6.8%)

 

BlackRock, Inc.

   

6,964

     

2,587

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

64,349

     

2,591

   
     

5,178

   

Electric Utilities (2.7%)

 
ITC Holdings
Corp.
   

53,763

     

2,082

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.4%)

 

Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

11,095

     

1,819

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.0%)

 
Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc.
   

37,899

     

1,776

   
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

34,375

     

2,761

   
     

4,537

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (4.6%)

 

Calpine Corp.*

   

165,814

     

3,515

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.7%)

 
Priceline Group,
Inc.*
   

1,050

     

1,299

   

Internet Software & Services (3.8%)

 
Google, Inc.
Class C*
   

5,158

     

2,880

   

IT Services (4.4%)

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

   

12,442

     

3,376

   

Machinery (2.2%)

 

Nordson Corp.

   

21,491

     

1,653

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (10.0%)

 
Enbridge Energy
Management
LLC*
   

80,367

     

2,996

   
MarkWest Energy
Partners LP
   

31,514

     

2,047

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Teekay Corp.

   

58,917

   

$

2,606

   
     

7,649

   

Pharmaceuticals (7.2%)

 

Actavis PLC*

   

9,340

     

2,721

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd.
ADR
   

49,062

     

2,798

   
     

5,519

   

Professional Services (11.2%)

 

IHS, Inc. Class A*

   

24,642

     

2,896

   

Nielsen NV

   

75,632

     

3,420

   
Verisk Analytics,
Inc. Class A*
   

31,083

     

2,232

   
     

8,548

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (6.2%)

 
American Tower
Corp.
   

45,085

     

4,470

   

InfraREIT, Inc.*

   

9,300

     

252

   
     

4,722

   

Software (10.9%)

 
Activision
Blizzard, Inc.
   

114,669

     

2,674

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

29,842

     

2,913

   

Oracle Corp.

   

62,701

     

2,748

   
     

8,335

   

Trading Companies & Distributors (3.1%)

 
United Rentals,
Inc.*
   

25,101

     

2,336

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $63,839)
       

71,246

   

Short-Term Investments (5.0%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $3,843)
   

3,842,703

     

3,843

   
Total Investments## (98.4%)
(Cost $67,682)
       

75,089

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (1.6%)
       

1,221

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

76,310

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

59


Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
1
  Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
  Korea
 
  Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
  4.0
 

%

 
 

2

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

 

China

 

Internet Software & Services

   

3.0

%

 
3
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co. Ltd.
  Taiwan, Province of China
 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment
  2.4
 

%

 
 

4

   

Coway Co. Ltd.

 

Korea

 

Household Durables

   

2.0

%

 
 

5

   

China Everbright International Ltd.

 

China

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

1.8

%

 
6
  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.,
H Shares
  China
 
  Banks
 
  1.7
 

%

 
 

7

   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

 

China

 

Household Durables

   

1.7

%

 
 

8

   

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., H Shares

 

China

 

Banks

   

1.7

%

 
 

9

   

Credicorp Ltd.

 

Peru

 

Banks

   

1.6

%

 
 

10

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

 

Korea

 

Automobiles

   

1.6

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (98.0%)

 

Brazil (7.8%)

 

AMBEV SA ADR

   

975,000

   

$

6,289

   
BB Seguridade
Participacoes SA
   

593,500

     

6,774

   
Brasil Insurance
Participacoes E
Administracao
SA
   

494,200

     

540

   

CCR SA

   

1,096,900

     

6,441

   

Cielo SA

   

403,500

     

6,355

   

Embraer SA

   

151,700

     

1,331

   

Embraer SA ADR

   

70,000

     

2,449

   
Itau Unibanco
Holding SA,
Preference
Shares
   

614,800

     

7,905

   

Qualicorp SA*

   

432,300

     

3,959

   
     

42,043

   

Chile (0.6%)

 

SACI Falabella

   

477,775

     

3,446

   

China (24.9%)

 
AAC
Technologies
Holdings, Inc.
   

900,100

     

5,977

   
Agricultural
Bank of
China Ltd.,
H Shares
   

18,083,600

     

8,977

   
Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd.
ADR*
   

13,600

     

1,158

   

Baidu, Inc. ADR*

   

26,100

     

5,318

   
Bolina Holding
Co. Ltd.
   

3,952,800

     

1,519

   
Changyou.com
Ltd. ADR*
   

169,400

     

4,745

   
China Child Care
Corp. Ltd.
   

7,623,300

     

1,199

   
China Everbright
International
Ltd.
   

6,989,000

     

9,732

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
China Medical
System
Holdings Ltd.
   

2,796,900

   

$

4,609

   
China Mengniu
Dairy Co. Ltd.
   

1,394,140

     

6,327

   
China State
Construction
International
Holdings Ltd.
   

3,649,400

     

5,232

   
China Vanke Co.
Ltd., H Shares*
   

3,630,323

     

8,341

   

CNOOC Ltd.

   

4,881,000

     

7,011

   
Galaxy
Entertainment
Group Ltd.
   

703,600

     

3,565

   
Great Wall
Motor Co. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

295,000

     

1,881

   
Haier Electronics
Group Co. Ltd.
   

3,430,800

     

9,046

   
Hua Hong
Semiconductor
Ltd.ñ*
   

3,183,000

     

3,566

   
Industrial &
Commercial
Bank of China
Ltd., H Shares
   

12,432,900

     

9,121

   
New Oriental
Education &
Technology
Group, Inc.
ADR*
   

184,000

     

3,526

   
PICC Property &
Casualty Co.
Ltd., H Shares
   

2,877,200

     

6,180

   
Sinopec
Engineering
Group Co. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

2,101,900

     

1,705

   
Sunny Optical
Technology
Group Co. Ltd.
   

4,562,000

     

7,564

   
Tencent Holdings
Ltd.
   

925,300

     

16,214

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Zhuzhou CSR
Times Electric
Co. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

223,900

   

$

1,259

   
     

133,772

   

Czech Republic (0.8%)

 
Komercni
Banka A/S
   

20,105

     

4,334

   

India (11.3%)

 

Bank of Baroda

   

1,940,365

     

5,701

   
Cummins India
Ltd.
   

554,215

     

7,981

   

Dabur India Ltd.

   

1,438,389

     

6,150

   
Glenmark
Pharmaceuticals
Ltd.
   

376,005

     

4,738

   
HDFC Bank Ltd.
ADR
   

70,000

     

4,341

   

ITC Ltd.

   

852,655

     

5,422

   
Power Grid Corp.
of India Ltd.
   

2,698,304

     

6,839

   
Prestige Estates
Projects Ltd.
   

995,735

     

4,495

   
Tata Global
Beverages Ltd.
   

1,723,475

     

4,363

   
Tata Motors Ltd.
Class A
   

971,060

     

5,626

   

Yes Bank Ltd.

   

389,158

     

5,182

   
     

60,838

   

Indonesia (4.8%)

 
PT AKR
Corporindo Tbk
   

12,287,400

     

4,630

   
PT Bank Rakyat
Indonesia
Persero Tbk
   

1,158,200

     

1,154

   
PT Gudang
Garam Tbk
   

1,162,900

     

4,807

   

PT Link Net Tbk*

   

8,257,000

     

3,769

   
PT Matahari
Department
Store Tbk
   

4,023,000

     

5,556

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

60


Schedule of Investments Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
PT Semen
Indonesia
(Persero) Tbk
   

4,907,900

   

$

5,648

   
     

25,564

   

Korea (11.8%)

 

Coway Co. Ltd.

   

134,140

     

10,535

   
Hyundai Motor
Co.
   

59,515

     

8,703

   

NAVER Corp.

   

8,400

     

5,059

   

NCSoft Corp.

   

40,785

     

6,633

   
Samsung
Electronics
Co. Ltd.
   

17,208

     

21,276

   
Samsung
Engineering
Co. Ltd.*
   

95,793

     

3,666

   
SFA Engineering
Corp.
   

111,307

     

5,172

   
Sung Kwang
Bend Co. Ltd.*
   

172,582

     

2,319

   
     

63,363

   

Malaysia (1.3%)

 
Axiata Group
Berhad
   

3,310,500

     

6,577

   
Top Glove Corp.
Berhad
   

348,800

     

490

   
     

7,067

   

Mexico (4.8%)

 
Arca Continental
SAB de CV*
   

760,400

     

4,834

   
Corp. Inmobiliaria
Vesta SAB de CV
   

2,868,400

     

5,530

   
Fibra Uno
Administracion
SA de CV
   

1,487,900

     

4,177

   
Grupo Financiero
Banorte SAB de
CV, O Shares
   

1,187,800

     

6,428

   
Grupo Mexico
SAB de CV
Series B
   

1,403,000

     

4,271

   
Infraestructura
Energetica Nova
SAB de CV
   

89,500

     

471

   
     

25,711

   

Peru (1.6%)

 

Credicorp Ltd.

   

60,000

     

8,713

   

Philippines (3.3%)

 

Ayala Corp.

   

340,990

     

5,545

   
International
Container
Terminal
Services, Inc.
   

2,118,650

     

5,387

   
Metropolitan
Bank & Trust Co.
   

130,000

     

273

   

RFM Corp.

   

15,060,800

     

1,981

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
SM Investments
Corp.
   

225,660

   

$

4,504

   
     

17,690

   

Qatar (1.4%)

 
Industries Qatar
QSC
   

174,418

     

7,409

   

Russia (3.9%)

 
LUKOIL OAO
ADR
   

93,415

     

4,521

   
Magnit PJSCf     

41,860

     

7,678

   

QIWI PLC ADR

   

141,700

     

3,339

   
Sberbank of
Russiaf 
   

2,293,325

     

2,825

   
Yandex NV
Class A*
   

164,500

     

2,706

   
     

21,069

   

Singapore (0.9%)

 
Asian Pay
Television Trust
   

7,233,302

     

4,910

   

South Africa (5.8%)

 
Alexander
Forbes Group
Holdings Ltd.*
   

7,191,911

     

6,639

   
Bidvest Group
Ltd.
   

218,499

     

6,025

   
Life Healthcare
Group Holdings
Ltd.
   

1,623,865

     

6,305

   

MTN Group Ltd.

   

348,894

     

6,180

   

Sasol Ltd.

   

97,500

     

3,541

   
Shoprite
Holdings Ltd.
   

185,930

     

2,646

   
     

31,336

   

Taiwan, Province of China (6.1%)

 
China Steel
Chemical Corp.
   

543,400

     

2,537

   
eMemory
Technology, Inc.
   

387,700

     

4,020

   
Hermes
Microvision, Inc.
   

132,440

     

6,597

   

MediaTek, Inc.

   

476,100

     

7,148

   
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co. Ltd.
   

2,676,739

     

12,771

   
     

33,073

   

Thailand (1.3%)

 
Bangkok Dusit
Medical
Services PCLf 
   

4,968,900

     

3,304

   
CP ALL PCLf     

3,144,900

     

3,891

   
     

7,195

   

Turkey (2.5%)

 

Arcelik A/S

   

688,270

     

4,156

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Emlak Konut
Gayrimenkul
Yatirim
Ortakligi A/S
   

3,849,415

   

$

4,803

   
Turkiye Garanti
Bankasi A/S
   

1,187,005

     

4,249

   
     

13,208

   

United Arab Emirates (0.9%)

 

Dragon Oil PLC

   

591,050

     

4,923

   

United Kingdom (2.2%)

 
Hikma
Pharmaceuticals
PLC
   

133,415

     

5,094

   

SABMiller PLC

   

119,225

     

6,748

   
     

11,842

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $493,241)
       

527,506

   

Short-Term Investments (2.3%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $12,556)
   

12,556,381

     

12,556

   
Total Investments## (100.3%)
(Cost $505,797)
       

540,062

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.3%)]
       

(1,757

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

538,305

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

61


SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value
(000's omitted)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Banks

 

$

69,203

     

12.9

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

34,102

     

6.3

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

30,455

     

5.6

%

 

Household Durables

   

23,737

     

4.4

%

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

21,276

     

4.0

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

19,996

     

3.7

%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

18,713

     

3.5

%

 

Real Estate Management & Development

   

18,366

     

3.4

%

 

Industrial Conglomerates

   

17,938

     

3.3

%

 

Beverages

   

17,871

     

3.3

%

 

Automobiles

   

16,210

     

3.0

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

14,441

     

2.7

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

14,215

     

2.6

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

13,568

     

2.5

%

 

Insurance

   

13,494

     

2.5

%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

12,757

     

2.4

%

 

Food Products

   

12,671

     

2.3

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

12,184

     

2.3

%

 

Transportation Infrastructure

   

11,828

     

2.2

%

 

Software

   

11,378

     

2.1

%

 

Construction & Engineering

   

10,603

     

2.0

%

 

Tobacco

   

10,229

     

1.9

%

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

9,732

     

1.8

%

 

IT Services

   

9,694

     

1.8

%

 

Multiline Retail

   

9,002

     

1.7

%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

8,980

     

1.7

%

 

Machinery

   

7,981

     

1.5

%

 

Personal Products

   

7,349

     

1.4

%

 

Electric Utilities

   

6,839

     

1.3

%

 

Construction Materials

   

5,648

     

1.0

%

 

Media

   

4,910

     

0.9

%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

4,630

     

0.9

%

 

Metals & Mining

   

4,271

     

0.8

%

 

Building Products

   

3,838

     

0.7

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

3,780

     

0.7

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

3,769

     

0.7

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

3,565

     

0.7

%

 

Diversified Consumer Services

   

3,526

     

0.6

%

 

Chemicals

   

2,537

     

0.5

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

1,259

     

0.2

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

490

     

0.1

%

 

Gas Utilities

   

471

     

0.1

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

10,799

     

2.0

%

 
   

$

538,305

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

62


Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

2.7

%

 
 

2

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

2.5

%

 
 

3

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

2.4

%

 
 

4

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

2.3

%

 
 

5

   

Hasbro, Inc.

   

2.3

%

 
 

6

   

Koninklijke Philips NV

   

2.3

%

 
 

7

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

2.2

%

 
 

8

   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

   

2.1

%

 
 

9

   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

2.1

%

 
 

10

   

Equity Residential

   

2.1

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (95.1%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.1%)

 
Honeywell
International,
Inc.@ 
   

265,000

   

$

27,237

   

Banks (8.0%)

 
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

800,000

     

49,024

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

270,000

     

32,670

   
PNC Financial
Services Group,
Inc.
   

545,000

     

50,118

   
Wells Fargo &
Co.
   

1,110,000

     

60,817

   
     

192,629

   

Capital Markets (5.4%)

 
BlackRock,
Inc.@ 
   

52,000

     

19,314

   
Blackstone
Group LP
   

1,190,000

     

44,577

   
Carlyle Group
LP
   

459,000

     

11,865

   
FS Investment
Corp.
   

1,180,000

     

11,800

   

KKR & Co. LP

   

1,867,000

     

42,661

   
     

130,217

   

Chemicals (2.0%)

 
E.I. du Pont de
Nemours &
Co.@ 
   

634,000

     

49,357

   

Communications Equipment (1.7%)

 
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
   

1,398,000

     

41,255

   

Diversified Financial Services (2.0%)

 
CME Group,
Inc.@ 
   

514,000

     

49,308

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.0%)

 
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
   

483,000

     

23,884

   

Electric Utilities (5.9%)

 
American
Electric Power
Co., Inc.
   

409,000

     

23,550

   
Edison
International
   

367,000

     

23,580

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Great Plains
Energy, Inc.
   

350,000

   

$

9,313

   
NextEra Energy,
Inc.
   

630,000

     

65,180

   
OGE Energy
Corp.
   

651,000

     

21,164

   
     

142,787

   

Energy Equipment & Services (1.0%)

 
Schlumberger
Ltd.
   

282,000

     

23,733

   

Food Products (1.0%)

 

Unilever NV

   

577,000

     

25,082

   

Household Products (2.3%)

 
Kimberly-Clark
Corp.
   

300,000

     

32,898

   
Procter &
Gamble Co.
   

274,000

     

23,326

   
     

56,224

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (1.0%)

 
TerraForm
Power, Inc.
Class A
   

711,600

     

24,714

   

Industrial Conglomerates (3.9%)

 
General Electric
Co.
   

1,532,000

     

39,817

   
Koninklijke
Philips NV
   

1,856,000

     

55,600

   
     

95,417

   

Insurance (2.0%)

 

MetLife, Inc.

   

953,000

     

48,441

   

Leisure Products (2.3%)

 
Hasbro, Inc.@     

900,000

     

56,083

   

Media (1.0%)

 

Lagardere SCA

   

867,000

     

24,925

   

Multi-Utilities (8.2%)

 
CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
   

1,492,000

     

31,019

   
Dominion
Resources, Inc.
   

615,000

     

44,335

   

DTE Energy Co.

   

465,000

     

38,144

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

800,000

     

34,328

   

Sempra Energy

   

285,200

     

30,859

   
Wisconsin
Energy Corp.
   

400,000

     

20,392

   
     

199,077

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (10.4%)

 

Chevron Corp.

   

205,000

   

$

21,869

   

ConocoPhillips

   

354,000

     

23,081

   

Enbridge, Inc.

   

941,700

     

43,733

   
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

250,000

     

22,135

   

Golar LNG Ltd.

   

760,200

     

23,581

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

650,000

     

28,769

   
Plains GP
Holdings LP
Class A
   

889,000

     

25,461

   
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC ADR
Class A
   

361,000

     

23,599

   
Spectra Energy
Corp.
   

1,082,500

     

38,418

   
     

250,646

   

Pharmaceuticals (10.1%)

 
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co.@ 
   

475,100

     

28,943

   
Eli Lilly & Co.@     

800,000

     

56,136

   
GlaxoSmithKline
PLC ADR
   

520,000

     

24,658

   
Johnson &
Johnson
   

520,000

     

53,305

   
Novartis AG
ADR*
   

350,000

     

35,840

   
Roche Holding
AG ADR
   

1,350,000

     

46,076

   
     

244,958

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (21.4%)

 
AvalonBay
Communities,
Inc.@ 
   

143,000

     

24,073

   
Blackstone
Mortgage
Trust, Inc.
Class A
   

1,096,000

     

31,685

   
Equity
Residential@ 
   

645,000

     

49,684

   
Extra Space
Storage, Inc.@ 
   

700,000

     

46,046

   
Fibra Uno
Administracion
SA de CV
   

6,600,000

     

18,530

   
Host Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

1,300,000

     

27,300

   

Keppel REIT

   

12,422,000

     

11,302

   
Mapletree
Logistics Trust
   

12,280,000

     

11,083

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

63


Schedule of Investments Equity Income Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Outfront
Media, Inc.
   

824,327

   

$

24,689

   
Parkway Life
Real Estate
Investment
Trust
   

5,973,000

     

10,694

   
PLA
Administradora
Industrial S de
RL de CV*
   

5,700,000

     

12,295

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

1,350,000

     

57,659

   
Public Storage@     

60,000

     

11,833

   
Realty Income
Corp.
   

440,000

     

22,026

   
Simon Property
Group, Inc.@ 
   

235,000

     

44,735

   
Starwood
Property Trust,
Inc.
   

2,063,000

     

50,337

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

375,800

     

27,986

   
Weyerhaeuser
Co.
   

1,000,000

     

35,110

   
     

517,067

   

Road & Rail (1.0%)

 
Norfolk
Southern
Corp.@ 
   

210,000

     

22,924

   

Software (1.7%)

 

Microsoft Corp.

   

940,000

     

41,219

   

Specialty Retail (0.7%)

 
Home Depot,
Inc.@ 
   

155,000

     

17,786

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,984,960)
       

2,304,970

   

Preferred Stocks (0.5%)

 
Actavis PLC,
Ser. A, 5.50%*
(Cost $10,865)
   

10,865

     

11,148

   
    Principal
Amount
     

Convertible Bonds (3.2%)

 
Euronet
Worldwide,
Inc., Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 1.50%,
due 10/1/44ñ 
 

$

3,800,000

     

4,019

   
Live Nation
Entertainment,
Inc., Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 2.50%,
due 5/15/19ñ 
   

3,260,000

     

3,492

   
   
Principal
Amount
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Priceline Group
Inc., Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 0.90%,
due 9/15/21ñ 
 

$

12,900,000

   

$

12,569

   
RTI International
Metals, Inc.,
Guaranteed
Notes, 1.63%,
due 10/15/19
   

9,600,000

     

9,462

   
SINA Corp.,
Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 1.00%,
due 12/1/18
   

25,100,000

     

22,904

   
WebMD Health
Corp., Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 2.25%,
due 3/31/16
   

10,000,000

     

10,075

   
WebMD Health
Corp., Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 2.50%,
due 1/31/18
   

13,965,000

     

14,218

   
Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $74,683)
       

76,739

   
    Number
of Shares
     

Short-Term Investments (1.1%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $26,876)
   

26,876,022

     

26,876

   
Total Investments## (99.9%)
(Cost $2,097,384)
       

2,419,733

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities‡‡k (0.1%)
       

3,059

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

2,422,792

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

64


Schedule of Investments Focus Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

4.8

%

 
 

2

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

4.8

%

 
 

3

   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

   

4.7

%

 
 

4

   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR

   

4.2

%

 
 

5

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

4.2

%

 
 

6

   

Comcast Corp. Class A Special

   

3.9

%

 
 

7

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

3.8

%

 
 

8

   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

   

3.3

%

 
 

9

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

3.3

%

 
 

10

   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   

3.3

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (97.5%)

 

Airlines (3.1%)

 
Delta Air Lines,
Inc.
   

590,000

   

$

26,267

   

Automobiles (1.0%)

 
General Motors
Co.
   

225,000

     

8,395

   

Banks (7.4%)

 
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

665,000

     

40,751

   
PNC Financial
Services Group,
Inc.
   

243,000

     

22,346

   
     

63,097

   

Chemicals (2.3%)

 
RPM
International, Inc.
   

386,500

     

19,538

   

Communications Equipment (4.2%)

 
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
   

1,200,000

     

35,412

   

Diversified Consumer Services (2.4%)

 
Service Corp.
International
   

820,000

     

20,377

   

Diversified Financial Services (3.3%)

 
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

117,000

     

27,537

   

Electrical Equipment (2.9%)

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

340,000

     

24,143

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.4%)

 

CDW Corp.

   

538,950

     

20,281

   

Food Products (2.5%)

 
Diamond Foods,
Inc.*
   

116,788

     

3,147

   
Mondelez
International,
Inc. Class A
   

485,000

     

17,914

   
     

21,061

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.1%)

 
HCA Holdings,
Inc.*
   

250,000

     

17,885

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.1%)

 
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

225,000

     

18,074

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Household Durables (3.0%)

 
Newell
Rubbermaid, Inc.
   

643,000

   

$

25,263

   

Household Products (2.1%)

 
Energizer
Holdings, Inc.
   

133,000

     

17,799

   

Insurance (4.7%)

 
Willis Group
Holdings PLC
   

830,000

     

39,608

   

Internet Software & Services (6.2%)

 

eBay, Inc.*

   

410,000

     

23,743

   
Google, Inc.
Class A*
   

26,000

     

14,628

   
Google, Inc.
Class C*
   

26,000

     

14,519

   
     

52,890

   

Machinery (3.8%)

 
Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc.
   

325,000

     

31,961

   

Media (6.4%)

 
Comcast Corp.
Class A Special
   

560,000

     

33,009

   

Time Warner, Inc.

   

257,000

     

21,038

   
     

54,047

   

Metals & Mining (0.5%)

 
Steel Dynamics,
Inc.
   

214,900

     

3,915

   

Multi-Utilities (3.3%)

 

NiSource, Inc.

   

645,000

     

27,677

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.3%)

 
Antero
Resources Corp.*
   

440,100

     

17,362

   
Devon Energy
Corp.
   

257,300

     

15,847

   
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

97,000

     

14,794

   
Royal Dutch
Shell PLC ADR
Class A
   

215,000

     

14,055

   
     

62,058

   

Paper & Forest Products (1.3%)

 
International
Paper Co.
   

192,000

     

10,831

   

Personal Products (1.3%)

 
Estee Lauder
Cos., Inc.
Class A
   

130,000

     

10,747

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Pharmaceuticals (9.0%)

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

584,000

   

$

40,979

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd.
ADR
   

625,000

     

35,638

   
     

76,617

   

Real Estate Management & Development (1.0%)

 
Brookfield
Property
Partners LP
   

350,000

     

8,694

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.0%)

 
Freescale
Semiconductor
Ltd.*
   

480,000

     

17,333

   

Software (2.1%)

 
Activision
Blizzard, Inc.
   

770,000

     

17,956

   

Specialty Retail (3.3%)

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond, Inc.*
   

375,000

     

27,998

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.9%)

 

SanDisk Corp.

   

310,000

     

24,778

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.6%)

 
Ralph Lauren
Corp.
   

101,000

     

13,878

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $663,245)
       

826,117

   

Short-Term Investments (2.4%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $20,197)
   

20,196,844

     

20,197

   
Total Investments## (99.9%)
(Cost $683,442)
       

846,314

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (0.1%)
       

504

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

846,818

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

65


Schedule of Investments Genesis Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Wabtec Corp.

   

2.7

%

 
 

2

   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   

2.6

%

 
 

3

   

ICON PLC

   

2.0

%

 
 

4

   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

   

1.9

%

 
 

5

   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   

1.9

%

 
 

6

   

AptarGroup, Inc.

   

1.8

%

 
 

7

   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

   

1.8

%

 
 

8

   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

   

1.8

%

 
 

9

   

Constellation Software, Inc.

   

1.7

%

 
 

10

   

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

   

1.6

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (97.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.1%)

 
Astronics
Corp.*
   

208,000

   

$

14,468

   

Air Freight & Logistics (0.8%)

 
Forward Air
Corp.^ 
   

1,936,968

     

103,628

   

Airlines (0.3%)

 
Allegiant Travel
Co.
   

178,600

     

32,795

   

Auto Components (0.4%)

 
Drew Industries,
Inc.*
   

255,083

     

15,047

   

Gentex Corp.

   

2,406,798

     

42,408

   
     

57,455

   

Banks (7.4%)

 
Bank of Hawaii
Corp.^ 
   

2,233,712

     

134,604

   
Bank of the
Ozarks, Inc.
   

2,512,300

     

91,950

   
BankUnited,
Inc.
   

2,345,730

     

76,025

   
BOK Financial
Corp.
   

1,432,376

     

84,510

   
Community
Bank System,
Inc.
   

1,129,523

     

40,121

   
Cullen/Frost
Bankers, Inc.
   

1,710,425

     

115,967

   
CVB Financial
Corp.
   

4,142,572

     

64,831

   
First Financial
Bankshares,
Inc.^ 
   

3,286,636

     

86,340

   

FNB Corp.

   

4,023,646

     

51,623

   
LegacyTexas
Financial
Group, Inc.
   

2,221,268

     

51,089

   
PacWest
Bancorp
   

2,084,851

     

95,559

   
Westamerica
Bancorporation
   

1,061,203

     

45,706

   
     

938,325

   

Beverages (0.9%)

 
Boston
Beer Co., Inc.
Class A*
   

419,519

     

112,263

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Building Products (1.0%)

 

AAON, Inc.

   

1,867,681

   

$

42,041

   
Advanced
Drainage
Systems, Inc.
   

88,432

     

2,401

   

AO Smith Corp.

   

1,324,748

     

83,499

   
     

127,941

   

Capital Markets (0.0%)

 
OM Asset
Management
PLC*
   

18,500

     

332

   

Chemicals (4.7%)

 
Balchem Corp.^     

1,725,709

     

101,679

   

Hawkins, Inc.

   

133,051

     

5,188

   
Innophos
Holdings, Inc.^ 
   

1,416,242

     

79,494

   
NewMarket
Corp.
   

169,912

     

80,045

   
Quaker
Chemical Corp.
   

130,350

     

10,582

   
RPM
International,
Inc.
   

1,766,644

     

89,304

   
Sensient
Technologies
Corp.^ 
   

3,601,345

     

229,081

   
     

595,373

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (4.1%)

 
G&K Services,
Inc. Class A
   

418,300

     

30,114

   
Healthcare
Services
Group, Inc.^ 
   

4,180,281

     

140,332

   

Rollins, Inc.

   

4,773,320

     

160,097

   

Team, Inc.*

   

768,106

     

29,495

   

UniFirst Corp.

   

428,850

     

50,960

   
United
Stationers,
Inc.^ 
   

2,518,941

     

101,740

   
     

512,738

   

Communications Equipment (0.7%)

 
NETGEAR,
Inc.*^ 
   

2,792,300

     

90,024

   

Construction & Engineering (0.1%)

 
Primoris
Services Corp.
   

814,500

     

16,820

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Construction Materials (0.4%)

 
Eagle Materials,
Inc.
   

690,300

   

$

54,189

   

Containers & Packaging (2.5%)

 
AptarGroup,
Inc.^ 
   

3,541,100

     

233,252

   
Silgan Holdings,
Inc.
   

1,556,483

     

89,358

   
     

322,610

   

Distributors (1.6%)

 
Pool Corp.^     

2,875,698

     

198,912

   

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%)

 
MarketAxess
Holdings, Inc.
   

569,049

     

45,291

   

Electrical Equipment (0.5%)

 
Franklin Electric
Co., Inc.
   

1,341,172

     

48,926

   
Thermon Group
Holdings, Inc.*
   

683,331

     

16,755

   
     

65,681

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (5.3%)

 
Badger Meter,
Inc.
   

659,101

     

38,491

   

Cognex Corp.*

   

1,188,708

     

53,123

   
FARO
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

537,800

     

32,252

   

FEI Co.

   

1,791,142

     

141,482

   

Littelfuse, Inc.

   

750,153

     

75,255

   
MTS Systems
Corp.
   

453,287

     

32,841

   
Rogers Corp.*^     

1,212,706

     

94,931

   
Zebra
Technologies
Corp. Class A*
   

2,163,224

     

196,962

   
     

665,337

   

Energy Equipment & Services (2.2%)

 
CARBO
Ceramics, Inc.
   

1,028,157

     

37,466

   
Matrix Service
Co.*
   

393,600

     

7,321

   
Natural Gas
Services
Group, Inc.*^ 
   

647,100

     

12,476

   
Oceaneering
International,
Inc.
   

2,014,928

     

109,874

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

66


Schedule of Investments Genesis Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Pason Systems,
Inc.^f 
   

4,475,357

   

$

65,621

   
ShawCor Ltd.f     

1,488,800

     

42,529

   
     

275,287

   

Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%)

 
North West
Co., Inc.
   

1,133,300

     

22,838

   

Food Products (2.3%)

 

B&G Foods, Inc.

   

1,817,700

     

52,077

   
Flowers Foods,
Inc.
   

3,131,400

     

67,764

   
J & J Snack
Foods Corp.^ 
   

985,446

     

99,717

   
Lancaster
Colony Corp.
   

832,356

     

76,077

   
     

295,635

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (7.8%)

 
Abaxis, Inc.^     

1,390,031

     

84,681

   
Cantel Medical
Corp.
   

130,400

     

5,920

   
Cyberonics,
Inc.*
   

918,995

     

62,951

   
Haemonetics
Corp.*^ 
   

3,791,100

     

168,552

   
IDEXX
Laboratories,
Inc.*
   

1,156,862

     

181,431

   
Meridian
Bioscience,
Inc.^ 
   

2,313,997

     

45,817

   

Neogen Corp.*

   

23,000

     

1,176

   
Sirona Dental
Systems, Inc.*
   

1,823,626

     

165,622

   

Thoratec Corp.*

   

729,500

     

29,705

   
West
Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc.^ 
   

4,292,758

     

234,900

   
     

980,755

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%)

 

AmSurg Corp.*

   

1,308,650

     

78,650

   

Chemed Corp.

   

827,500

     

96,387

   
Henry Schein,
Inc.*
   

1,275,940

     

178,695

   
U.S. Physical
Therapy, Inc.
   

46,158

     

1,957

   
     

355,689

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.0%)

 
Brinker
International,
Inc.
   

2,417,200

     

143,727

   
Cheesecake
Factory, Inc.
   

1,327,600

     

63,087

   
Cracker Barrel
Old Country
Store, Inc.
   

751,427

     

113,488

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Papa John's
International,
Inc.
   

1,540,445

   

$

95,261

   
Texas
Roadhouse,
Inc.
   

2,407,200

     

90,607

   
     

506,170

   

Household Products (2.6%)

 
Church &
Dwight Co.,
Inc.
   

3,849,656

     

327,760

   

Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%)

 
Raven
Industries,
Inc.^ 
   

2,796,952

     

58,289

   

Insurance (1.3%)

 
RLI Corp.^     

2,284,914

     

110,567

   
Safety
Insurance
Group, Inc.^ 
   

861,449

     

50,395

   
     

160,962

   

Internet Software & Services (0.5%)

 

j2 Global, Inc.

   

893,301

     

60,075

   

IT Services (0.9%)

 
Jack Henry &
Associates, Inc.
   

1,680,403

     

110,066

   

Leisure Products (1.8%)

 
Polaris
Industries, Inc.
   

1,495,020

     

229,231

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (3.3%)

 
Bio-Techne
Corp.
   

752,400

     

73,382

   
ICON PLC*^     

3,722,500

     

256,890

   
PAREXEL
International
Corp.*
   

1,320,855

     

85,142

   
     

415,414

   

Machinery (11.1%)

 
CIRCOR
International,
Inc.
   

500,000

     

26,835

   
CLARCOR,
Inc.^ 
   

3,099,059

     

203,949

   
Donaldson Co.,
Inc.
   

2,150,650

     

79,660

   

Graco, Inc.

   

685,517

     

51,948

   
Lincoln Electric
Holdings, Inc.
   

491,082

     

33,904

   
Lindsay Corp.^     

791,850

     

69,350

   
Middleby
Corp.*
   

1,363,118

     

145,322

   

Nordson Corp.

   

1,751,886

     

134,773

   
RBC Bearings,
Inc.
   

706,540

     

43,841

   
Tennant Co.^     

928,402

     

60,690

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Toro Co.

   

1,607,688

   

$

108,760

   
Valmont
Industries, Inc.
   

834,504

     

104,021

   

Wabtec Corp.

   

3,596,100

     

341,234

   
     

1,404,287

   

Media (1.8%)

 
Gray Television,
Inc.*
   

131,300

     

1,436

   
Media General,
Inc.*^ 
   

5,837,969

     

87,044

   
Nexstar
Broadcasting
Group, Inc.
Class A^ 
   

2,608,721

     

142,254

   

Rentrak Corp.*

   

8,031

     

440

   
     

231,174

   

Metals & Mining (1.9%)

 
Alamos Gold,
Inc.
   

5,286,700

     

31,984

   
Compass
Minerals
International,
Inc.^ 
   

2,274,673

     

206,245

   
     

238,229

   

Multi-Utilities (0.3%)

 
NorthWestern
Corp.
   

772,100

     

41,840

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.1%)

 
Evolution
Petroleum
Corp.
   

1,038,150

     

7,080

   
Gulfport Energy
Corp.*
   

1,822,100

     

83,470

   
Painted Pony
Petroleum
Ltd.*
   

2,447,850

     

13,463

   
Synergy
Resources
Corp.*
   

3,106,066

     

37,118

   
     

141,131

   

Paper & Forest Products (0.7%)

 
Stella-Jones,
Inc.
   

2,734,000

     

85,924

   

Pharmaceuticals (0.2%)

 
Phibro Animal
Health Corp.
Class A
   

729,500

     

26,459

   

Professional Services (0.8%)

 
Exponent, Inc.^     

1,122,735

     

97,150

   

Real Estate Management & Development (0.3%)

 
Altisource Asset
Management
Corp.*^ 
   

136,417

     

24,152

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

67


Schedule of Investments Genesis Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Altisource
Portfolio
Solutions SA*
   

659,470

   

$

13,282

   
     

37,434

   

Road & Rail (0.2%)

 
Genesee &
Wyoming,
Inc. Class A*
   

223,000

     

22,991

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.2%)

 
Power
Integrations,
Inc.^ 
   

2,677,100

     

146,866

   

Software (11.0%)

 
Advent
Software, Inc.
   

1,564,238

     

69,092

   
Aspen
Technology,
Inc.*
   

766,700

     

29,598

   
Computer
Modelling
Group Ltd.^ 
   

5,983,100

     

60,848

   
Constellation
Software, Inc.
   

626,642

     

213,998

   
Descartes
Systems
Group, Inc.*
   

2,452,550

     

37,034

   
Enghouse
Systems Ltd.f 
   

1,249,300

     

45,141

   
FactSet
Research
Systems, Inc.
   

673,800

     

104,810

   

Fair Isaac Corp.

   

761,958

     

64,858

   
Manhattan
Associates,
Inc.*^ 
   

4,889,828

     

243,758

   
Monotype
Imaging
Holdings, Inc.^ 
   

3,230,106

     

103,396

   
NetScout
Systems, Inc.*^ 
   

2,246,084

     

90,562

   
NICE-Systems
Ltd. ADR
   

103,656

     

6,050

   
Solera Holdings,
Inc.
   

2,516,253

     

140,256

   
Tyler
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

1,556,832

     

185,839

   
     

1,395,240

   

Specialty Retail (3.0%)

 
Hibbett Sports,
Inc.*^ 
   

1,709,069

     

83,591

   
Monro Muffler
Brake, Inc.
   

75,300

     

4,762

   
Sally Beauty
Holdings, Inc.*
   

3,577,693

     

119,924

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Tractor Supply
Co.
   

1,952,482

   

$

172,053

   
     

380,330

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.7%)

 
Electronics For
Imaging, Inc.*
   

2,052,900

     

83,348

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%)

 
Wolverine
World Wide,
Inc.
   

2,148,470

     

65,657

   

Trading Companies & Distributors (1.7%)

 
Applied
Industrial
Technologies,
Inc.^ 
   

2,161,644

     

94,702

   
MSC Industrial
Direct Co., Inc.
Class A
   

513,524

     

37,482

   

NOW, Inc.*

   

333,500

     

7,087

   

Watsco, Inc.

   

697,804

     

81,810

   
     

221,081

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $6,436,122)
       

12,371,494

   

Short-Term Investments (0.6%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury
Money Market
Fund Premier
Class
   

74,998,542

     

74,999

   
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Plus
Fund Premier
Class*
   

1

     

0

   
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $74,999)
       

74,999

   
Total Investments## (98.5%)
(Cost $6,511,121)
       

12,446,493

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (1.5%)
       

184,647

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

12,631,140

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

68


Schedule of Investments Global Equity Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
1
  Apple, Inc.
 
  United States
 
  Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
  2.8
 

%

 
2
  SanDisk Corp.
 
  United States
 
  Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
  2.3
 

%

 
 

3

   

Sealed Air Corp.

 

United States

 

Containers & Packaging

   

2.0

%

 
 

4

   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

United States

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

1.9

%

 
 

5

   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

 

Israel

 

Software

   

1.8

%

 
6
  ASML Holding NV
 
  Netherlands
 
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment
  1.8
 

%

 
 

7

   

CVS Health Corp.

 

United States

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

1.7

%

 
 

8

   

Wabtec Corp.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

1.7

%

 
 

9

   

Pall Corp.

 

United States

 

Machinery

   

1.7

%

 
 

10

   

RPM International, Inc.

 

United States

 

Chemicals

   

1.7

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (94.9%)

 

Australia (0.9%)

 
Insurance Australia
Group Ltd.
   

7,450

   

$

36

   

Brazil (0.6%)

 

SLC Agricola SA

   

4,400

     

22

   

Canada (3.3%)

 
Alimentation
Couche-Tard, Inc.
Class B
   

1,620

     

63

   

ShawCor Ltd.

   

1,080

     

31

   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   

1,235

     

37

   
     

131

   

China (1.8%)

 
Haier Electronics
Group Co. Ltd.
   

19,800

     

52

   
PICC Property &
Casualty Co. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

9,050

     

20

   
     

72

   

France (4.6%)

 

BNP Paribas SA

   

610

     

36

   

Rexel SA

   

2,175

     

42

   

Sanofi

   

505

     

50

   

Sodexo SA

   

510

     

51

   
     

179

   

Germany (4.8%)

 

Continental AG

   

235

     

56

   
Henkel AG & Co.
KGaA, Preference
Shares
   

450

     

53

   

Linde AG

   

207

     

42

   
Volkswagen AG,
Preference Shares
   

150

     

38

   
     

189

   

Israel (2.8%)

 
Bezeq Israeli
Telecommunication
Corp. Ltd.
   

23,880

     

38

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Check Point
Software
Technologies Ltd.*
   

865

   

$

72

   
     

110

   

Japan (6.9%)

 

FANUC Corp.

   

300

     

57

   
Nihon Kohden
Corp.
   

800

     

41

   

SOFTBANK Corp.

   

500

     

31

   
SUGI HOLDINGS
Co. Ltd.
   

900

     

44

   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

   

850

     

42

   
TOYOTA MOTOR
Corp.
   

850

     

57

   
     

272

   

Korea (1.4%)

 
Samsung
Electronics Co. Ltd.
   

43

     

53

   

Netherlands (3.0%)

 
ASML Holding NV    

665

     

72

   
Sensata
Technologies
Holding NV*
   

835

     

45

   
     

117

   

Norway (0.7%)

 

DNB ASA

   

1,780

     

29

   

Sweden (1.0%)

 
Telefonaktiebolaget
LM Ericsson,
B Shares
   

2,955

     

38

   

Switzerland (7.0%)

 
Cie Financiere
Richemont SA
   

210

     

19

   

Givaudan SA*

   

33

     

63

   
Julius Baer
Group Ltd.*
   

1,175

     

54

   

Roche Holding AG

   

191

     

52

   

SGS SA

   

21

     

42

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Sonova Holding AG

   

330

   

$

46

   
     

276

   

United Kingdom (11.6%)

 

Aon PLC

   

510

     

51

   

Barclays PLC

   

12,760

     

51

   
Howden Joinery
Group PLC
   

6,615

     

47

   

Prudential PLC

   

2,370

     

60

   

SABMiller PLC

   

845

     

48

   

Spectris PLC

   

830

     

28

   
St. James's Place
PLC
   

3,730

     

54

   
TalkTalk Telecom
Group PLC
   

11,595

     

61

   

Travis Perkins PLC

   

1,705

     

53

   
     

453

   

United States (44.5%)

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   

120

     

46

   
American Tower
Corp.
   

395

     

39

   

Apple, Inc.

   

863

     

111

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

158

     

59

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

610

     

37

   
Cabot Oil & Gas
Corp.
   

565

     

16

   
Cardinal Health,
Inc.
   

850

     

75

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

650

     

68

   

eBay, Inc.*

   

690

     

40

   
EOG Resources,
Inc.
   

474

     

43

   
Estee Lauder Cos.,
Inc. Class A
   

485

     

40

   

First Republic Bank

   

1,080

     

62

   
Google, Inc.
Class A*
   

40

     

22

   
Google, Inc.
Class C*
   

40

     

22

   

Graco, Inc.

   

660

     

50

   

Henry Schein, Inc.*

   

420

     

59

   
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

230

     

54

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

69


Schedule of Investments Global Equity Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

985

   

$

60

   

Medtronic PLC

   

487

     

38

   
Motorola
Solutions, Inc.
   

740

     

50

   

Nielsen NV

   

1,305

     

59

   

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

505

     

41

   

Pall Corp.

   

655

     

66

   
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

245

     

37

   
Range Resources
Corp.
   

535

     

26

   
RPM International,
Inc.
   

1,290

     

65

   

SanDisk Corp.

   

1,125

     

90

   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

455

     

38

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

1,635

     

77

   
Sirona Dental
Systems, Inc.*
   

580

     

53

   

Teradata Corp.*

   

785

     

35

   

Visa, Inc. Class A

   

180

     

49

   

Wabtec Corp.

   

705

     

67

   
Waste
Connections, Inc.
   

1,065

     

50

   
     

1,744

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,308)
       

3,721

   

Short-Term Investments (6.9%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $269)
   

269,336

     

269

   
Total Investments## (101.8%)
(Cost $3,577)
       

3,990

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(1.8%)]
       

(71

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

3,919

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

70


SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL EQUITY FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value
(000's omitted)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

$

254

     

6.5

%

 

Machinery

   

240

     

6.1

%

 

Banks

   

238

     

6.1

%

 

Insurance

   

221

     

5.6

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

217

     

5.5

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

178

     

4.5

%

 

Chemicals

   

170

     

4.3

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

159

     

4.1

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

134

     

3.4

%

 

Capital Markets

   

113

     

2.9

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

102

     

2.6

%

 

Professional Services

   

101

     

2.6

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

99

     

2.5

%

 

Automobiles

   

95

     

2.4

%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

95

     

2.4

%

 

Auto Components

   

93

     

2.4

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

88

     

2.3

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

84

     

2.1

%

 

IT Services

   

84

     

2.1

%

 

Containers & Packaging

   

77

     

2.0

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

72

     

1.8

%

 

Software

   

72

     

1.8

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

69

     

1.8

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

54

     

1.4

%

 

Household Products

   

53

     

1.4

%

 

Household Durables

   

52

     

1.3

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

51

     

1.3

%

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

50

     

1.3

%

 

Beverages

   

48

     

1.2

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

47

     

1.2

%

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

   

46

     

1.2

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

45

     

1.2

%

 

Multiline Retail

   

41

     

1.0

%

 

Personal Products

   

40

     

1.0

%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

39

     

1.0

%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

31

     

0.8

%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

28

     

0.7

%

 

Food Products

   

22

     

0.6

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

19

     

0.5

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

198

     

5.1

%

 
   

$

3,919

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

71


Schedule of Investments Global Real Estate Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

 

United States

 

Retail REITs

   

5.5

%

 
 

2

   

Boston Properties, Inc.

 

United States

 

Industrial & Office REITs

   

3.5

%

 
 

3

   

Equity Residential

 

United States

 

Residential REITs

   

3.2

%

 
 

4

   

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

 

Japan

 

Real Estate Holding & Development

   

3.2

%

 
 

5

   

Public Storage

 

United States

 

Specialty REITs

   

3.0

%

 
 

6

   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

 

France

 

Retail REITs

   

2.9

%

 
 

7

   

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

 

Japan

 

Real Estate Holding & Development

   

2.8

%

 
 

8

   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

 

United States

 

Residential REITs

   

2.6

%

 
 

9

   

Ventas, Inc.

 

United States

 

Specialty REITs

   

2.5

%

 
 

10

   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

 

Hong Kong

 

Real Estate Holding & Development

   

2.4

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (98.4%)

 

Australia (6.4%)

 

Goodman Group

   

7,517

   

$

37

   

Investa Office Fund

   

7,987

     

25

   

Mirvac Group

   

18,313

     

30

   

Scentre Group

   

16,450

     

49

   

Westfield Corp.

   

6,411

     

49

   
     

190

   

Canada (3.6%)

 
Allied Properties
Real Estate
Investment Trust
   

1,035

     

34

   
Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc.
Class A
   

747

     

40

   
RioCan Real Estate
Investment Trust
   

1,422

     

33

   
     

107

   

France (4.5%)

 

ICADE

   

516

     

46

   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

   

303

     

88

   
     

134

   

Germany (2.7%)

 
Deutsche
Annington
Immobilien SE
   

846

     

33

   
Deutsche Wohnen
AG
   

1,780

     

49

   
     

82

   

Hong Kong (6.8%)

 
Henderson Land
Development Co.
Ltd.
   

5,665

     

39

   
Hongkong Land
Holdings Ltd.
   

3,026

     

23

   

Link REIT

   

6,992

     

44

   
Sun Hung Kai
Properties Ltd.
   

4,612

     

72

   

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

   

3,645

     

27

   
     

205

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Japan (11.6%)

 
Frontier Real Estate
Investment Corp.
   

5

   

$

24

   
Industrial &
Infrastructure
Fund Investment
Corp.
   

7

     

34

   
Kenedix Retail REIT
Corp.*
   

13

     

30

   
Mitsubishi Estate
Co. Ltd.
   

3,612

     

84

   
Mitsui Fudosan Co.
Ltd.
   

3,459

     

95

   
Nippon Building
Fund, Inc.
   

8

     

40

   
Sumitomo Realty &
Development Co.
Ltd.
   

1,147

     

40

   
     

347

   

Singapore (2.8%)

 

CapitaLand Ltd.

   

13,033

     

35

   
City Developments
Ltd.
   

2,431

     

18

   
Mapletree
Commercial Trust
   

27,306

     

31

   
     

84

   

Sweden (1.5%)

 
Hufvudstaden AB,
A Shares
   

3,096

     

45

   

United Kingdom (8.2%)

 
Capital & Counties
Properties PLC
   

9,343

     

58

   
Great Portland
Estates PLC
   

4,412

     

55

   
Land Securities
Group PLC
   

3,293

     

64

   

Segro PLC

   

5,111

     

34

   

Shaftesbury PLC

   

2,810

     

35

   
     

246

   

United States (50.3%)

 
Alexandria Real
Estate Equities, Inc.
   

392

     

38

   
American Homes
4 Rent Class A
   

1,656

     

28

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
American Tower
Corp.
   

461

   

$

46

   
AvalonBay
Communities, Inc.
   

471

     

79

   
Boston Properties,
Inc.
   

758

     

104

   
CBL & Associates
Properties, Inc.
   

1,086

     

22

   
DCT Industrial
Trust, Inc.
   

787

     

28

   
Douglas Emmett,
Inc.
   

1,000

     

29

   

Equity Residential

   

1,245

     

96

   
Essex Property
Trust, Inc.
   

172

     

38

   
Federal Realty
Investment Trust
   

313

     

44

   
Forest City
Enterprises, Inc.
Class A*
   

891

     

22

   
General Growth
Properties, Inc.
   

1,756

     

51

   
Health Care REIT,
Inc.
   

902

     

70

   
Host Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

2,377

     

50

   

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

1,664

     

44

   
LaSalle Hotel
Properties
   

833

     

32

   
National Retail
Properties, Inc.
   

1,290

     

52

   
OMEGA Healthcare
Investors, Inc.
   

968

     

39

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

1,686

     

72

   

Public Storage

   

449

     

89

   
Regency Centers
Corp.
   

444

     

29

   
Simon Property
Group, Inc.
   

863

     

164

   
SL Green Realty
Corp.
   

413

     

52

   
Starwood Hotels &
Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

352

     

28

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

987

     

74

   
Vornado Realty
Trust
   

484

     

53

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

72


Schedule of Investments Global Real Estate Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

941

   

$

33

   
     

1,506

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,872)
       

2,946

   

Short-Term Investments (1.6%)

 
State Street
Institutional Liquid
Reserves Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $49)
   

49,163

     

49

   
Total Investments## (100.0%)
(Cost $2,921)
       

2,995

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (0.0%)
       

0

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

2,995

   

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

73


SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value
(000's omitted)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Retail REITs

 

$

758

     

25.3

%

 

Industrial & Office REITs

   

708

     

23.6

%

 

Real Estate Holding & Development

   

680

     

22.7

%

 

Specialty REITs

   

305

     

10.2

%

 

Residential REITs

   

271

     

9.1

%

 

Diversified REITs

   

114

     

3.8

%

 

Hotel & Lodging REITs

   

110

     

3.7

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

49

     

1.6

%

 
   

$

2,995

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

74


Schedule of Investments Global Thematic Opportunities Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

 

Israel

 

Software

   

4.1

%

 
2
  SanDisk Corp.
 
  United States
 
  Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals
  3.5
 

%

 
 

3

   

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

 

Spain

 

Media

   

3.3

%

 
 

4

   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

 

United States

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

3.2

%

 
 

5

   

BlackRock, Inc.

 

United States

 

Capital Markets

   

3.1

%

 
 

6

   

Aon PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Insurance

   

2.8

%

 
 

7

   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Capital Markets

   

2.6

%

 
 

8

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

United States

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

2.6

%

 
 

9

   

Bayer AG

 

Germany

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

2.6

%

 
 

10

   

Google, Inc. Class C

 

United States

 

Internet Software & Services

   

2.5

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (94.7%)

 

Canada (1.0%)

 
Franco-Nevada
Corp.
   

14,500

   

$

765

   

China (1.0%)

 
Bitauto Holdings
Ltd. ADR*
   

12,300

     

780

   

France (2.7%)

 

Accor SA

   

25,900

     

1,357

   

Lagardere SCA

   

26,900

     

774

   
     

2,131

   

Germany (2.6%)

 

Bayer AG

   

13,500

     

1,995

   

Hong Kong (2.0%)

 
Belle
International
Holdings Ltd.
   

1,463,000

     

1,586

   

India (1.0%)

 
ICICI Bank Ltd.
ADR
   

65,100

     

758

   

Indonesia (1.0%)

 
Kalbe Farma Tbk
PT
   

5,527,900

     

772

   

Israel (4.1%)

 
Check Point
Software
Technologies
Ltd.*
   

38,500

     

3,214

   

Japan (4.6%)

 
Isetan
Mitsukoshi
Holdings Ltd.
   

57,600

     

881

   
Japan Hotel REIT
Investment
Corp.
   

593

     

394

   

LAWSON, Inc.

   

19,200

     

1,255

   
TOYOTA MOTOR
Corp.
   

16,100

     

1,085

   
     

3,615

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Korea (2.0%)

 
Samsung
Electronics Co.
Ltd. GDR
   

2,555

   

$

1,587

   

Mexico (1.5%)

 
Concentradora
Hipotecaria
SAPI de CV
   

204,000

     

356

   
Grupo
Aeroportuario
del Sureste SAB
de CV Class B*
   

60,900

     

837

   
     

1,193

   

Netherlands (4.3%)

 

Akzo Nobel NV

   

19,500

     

1,449

   
Koninklijke
Philips NV
   

63,000

     

1,887

   
     

3,336

   

Norway (1.1%)

 

Golar LNG Ltd.

   

28,200

     

875

   

Philippines (0.5%)

 
Universal Robina
Corp.
   

81,600

     

403

   

Spain (3.3%)

 
Mediaset Espana
Comunicacion
SA*
   

208,700

     

2,578

   

Sweden (1.2%)

 
Atlas Copco AB,
A Shares
   

27,900

     

900

   

Switzerland (2.4%)

 
Roche Holding
AG ADR
   

55,300

     

1,887

   

United Kingdom (7.2%)

 
Aberdeen Asset
Management
PLC
   

280,900

     

2,032

   

Aon PLC

   

22,050

     

2,213

   
GlaxoSmithKline
PLC
   

56,700

     

1,350

   
     

5,595

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

United States (51.2%)

 
Best Buy Co.,
Inc.
   

47,000

   

$

1,791

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

6,500

     

2,414

   
Blackstone
Group LP
   

45,500

     

1,704

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

13,300

     

1,276

   
Continental
Resources, Inc.*
   

10,200

     

454

   

Deere & Co.

   

17,500

     

1,585

   
Diamondback
Energy, Inc.*
   

6,500

     

463

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

   

18,900

     

1,326

   
Express Scripts
Holding Co.*
   

29,100

     

2,467

   
General
Dynamics
Corp.
   

4,400

     

611

   
Google, Inc.
Class A*
   

2,675

     

1,505

   
Google, Inc.
Class C*
   

3,485

     

1,946

   

Halliburton Co.

   

40,500

     

1,739

   
Honeywell
International,
Inc.
   

19,600

     

2,014

   

Invesco Ltd.

   

47,400

     

1,909

   

KKR & Co. LP

   

32,900

     

752

   
LendingClub
Corp.*
   

28,600

     

583

   
Memorial
Resource
Development
Corp.*
   

34,200

     

701

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

31,500

     

1,601

   
Navistar
International
Corp.*
   

43,700

     

1,272

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

60,300

     

1,330

   
Range Resources
Corp.
   

18,000

     

892

   
RSP Permian,
Inc.*
   

15,800

     

429

   
Samsonite
International SA
   

378,500

     

1,198

   

SanDisk Corp.

   

34,100

     

2,726

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

75


Schedule of Investments Global Thematic Opportunities Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Southern Copper
Corp.
   

40,600

   

$

1,209

   
Targa Resources
Corp.
   

8,100

     

807

   

Textron, Inc.

   

27,200

     

1,205

   
TRI Pointe
Homes,
Inc.*
   

61,400

     

975

   
Valmont
Industries, Inc.
   

8,500

     

1,060

   
     

39,944

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $64,126)
       

73,914

   

Exchange Traded Funds (2.4%)

 

United States (2.4%)

 
WisdomTree India
Earnings Fund
(Cost $1,728)
   

77,900

     

1,884

   
    Principal
Amount
     

Convertible Bonds (1.0%)

 

China (1.0%)

 
Home Inns &
Hotels
Management,
Inc., Senior
Unsecured
Notes, 2.00%,
due 12/15/15
(Cost $794)
 

$

800,000

     

775

   
    Number
of Shares
 
 

Short-Term Investments (2.1%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $1,687)
   

1,686,739

     

1,687

   
Total Investments## (100.2%)
(Cost $68,335)
       

78,260

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.2%)]
       

(193

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

78,067

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

76


SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY GLOBAL THEMATIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value
(000's omitted)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Capital Markets

 

$

8,811

     

11.3

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

7,330

     

9.4

%

 

Machinery

   

4,817

     

6.2

%

 

Internet Software & Services

   

4,814

     

6.2

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

4,621

     

5.9

%

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

4,313

     

5.5

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

3,830

     

4.9

%

 

Insurance

   

3,814

     

4.9

%

 

Media

   

3,352

     

4.3

%

 

Software

   

3,214

     

4.1

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

2,784

     

3.6

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

2,467

     

3.2

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

2,132

     

2.7

%

 

Metals & Mining

   

1,974

     

2.5

%

 

Industrial Conglomerates

   

1,887

     

2.4

%

 

Exchange Traded Funds

   

1,884

     

2.4

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

1,791

     

2.3

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

1,739

     

2.2

%

 

Chemicals

   

1,449

     

1.9

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

1,330

     

1.7

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

1,276

     

1.6

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

1,255

     

1.6

%

 

Automobiles

   

1,085

     

1.4

%

 

Household Durables

   

975

     

1.3

%

 

Multiline Retail

   

881

     

1.1

%

 

Transportation Infrastructure

   

837

     

1.1

%

 

Banks

   

758

     

1.0

%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

750

     

0.9

%

 

Food Products

   

403

     

0.5

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

1,494

     

1.9

%

 
   

$

78,067

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

77



Schedule of Investments Greater China Equity Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares

   

5.4

%

 
 

2

   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares

   

4.5

%

 
 

3

   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   

4.3

%

 
 

4

   

China Everbright International Ltd.

   

4.2

%

 
 

5

   

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

   

4.0

%

 
 

6

   

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

   

3.8

%

 
 

7

   

China Power International Development Ltd.

   

3.2

%

 
 

8

   

Baidu, Inc. ADR

   

3.1

%

 
 

9

   

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., H Shares

   

3.1

%

 
 

10

   

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

   

3.0

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (67.1%)

 

Auto Components (0.2%)

 
Weifu
High-Technology
Group Co. Ltd.
Class B
   

70,600

   

$

265

   

Automobiles (1.7%)

 
Brilliance China
Automotive
Holdings Ltd.
   

1,006,000

     

1,977

   

Banks (12.3%)

 
Bank of China
Ltd., H Shares
   

4,638,000

     

2,673

   
China CITIC
Bank Corp. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

3,898,000

     

2,955

   
China
Construction
Bank Corp.,
H Shares
   

4,243,000

     

3,534

   
Industrial &
Commercial
Bank of China
Ltd., H SharesØØ 
   

7,262,000

     

5,328

   
     

14,490

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (4.7%)

 
China Everbright
International
Ltd.
   

3,540,000

     

4,929

   
Dongjiang
Environmental
Co. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

169,000

     

588

   
     

5,517

   

Food Products (0.7%)

 
WH Group
Ltd.ñ*ØØ 
   

1,418,000

     

790

   

Gas Utilities (0.5%)

 
ENN Energy
Holdings Ltd.ØØ 
   

110,000

     

586

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (6.0%)

 
China Power
International
Development
Ltd.
   

7,338,000

     

3,794

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Huadian Fuxin
Energy Corp.
Ltd., H Shares
   

1,648,000

   

$

786

   
Huadian Power
International
Corp. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

2,442,000

     

2,053

   
Huaneng
Renewables
Corp. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

1,488,000

     

518

   
     

7,151

   

Insurance (12.2%)

 
China Life
Insurance Co.
Ltd., H Shares
   

852,000

     

3,653

   
China Taiping
Insurance
Holdings
Co. Ltd.*
   

1,282,400

     

4,464

   
Ping An Insurance
Group Co. of
China Ltd.,
H Shares
   

571,500

     

6,344

   
     

14,461

   

Internet Software & Services (10.8%)

 

Baidu, Inc. ADR*

   

17,976

     

3,663

   
Qihoo 360
Technology Co.
Ltd. ADR*
   

69,310

     

3,169

   
Tencent
Holdings Ltd.ØØ 
   

289,100

     

5,066

   

YY, Inc. ADR*

   

17,402

     

917

   
     

12,815

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.7%)

 

CNOOC Ltd.

   

1,383,000

     

1,986

   

Pharmaceuticals (4.0%)

 
China Medical
System
Holdings Ltd.
   

735,000

     

1,211

   
CSPC
Pharmaceutical
Group Ltd.
   

4,368,000

     

3,571

   
     

4,782

   
Real Estate Management &
Development (4.0%)
 
Sunac China
Holdings Ltd.
   

5,143,000

     

4,755

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Transportation Infrastructure (1.8%)

 
Shenzhen
International
Holdings Ltd.
   

1,499,500

   

$

2,096

   

Water Utilities (4.0%)

 
Beijing
Enterprises
Water
Group Ltd.*
   

4,764,000

     

2,961

   
Kangda
International
Environmental
Co. Ltd.ñ*
   

4,203,000

     

1,739

   
     

4,700

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.5%)

 

China Mobile Ltd.

   

218,500

     

2,978

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $74,314)
       

79,349

   

Participatory Notes (24.2%)

 

Automobiles (2.2%)

 
Chongqing
Changan
Automobile
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
HSBC Bank PLC),
Expiration
Date 2/10/2025
   

272,644

     

936

   
Chongqing
Changan
Automobile
Co. Ltd.,
Class A
(issuer UBS AG),
Expiration
Date 2/17/2016
   

192,200

     

659

   
Chongqing
Changan
Automobile
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Citigroup Global
Markets
Holdings, Inc.),
Expiration
Date 1/15/2016ñ 
   

294,693

     

1,011

   
     

2,606

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

78

 

Schedule of Investments Greater China Equity Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Electrical Equipment (4.0%)

 
Henan Pinggao
Electric Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 1/25/2016
   

335,689

   

$

1,064

   
XJ Electric
Co. Ltd., Class A
(issuer Merrill
Lynch Int'l & Co.),
Expiration
Date 7/4/2019
   

43,795

     

171

   
XJ Electric
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
UBS AG),
Expiration
Date 4/29/2015
   

393,977

     

1,544

   
XJ Electric
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Citigroup Global
Markets
Holdings, Inc.),
Expiration
Date 1/15/2016ñ 
   

117,500

     

460

   
XJ Electric Co.
Ltd., Class A
(issuer HSBC
Bank PLC),
Expiration
Date 7/3/2024
   

174,232

     

683

   
XJ Electric Co.
Ltd., Class A
(issuer Morgan
Stanley Asia
Products),
Expiration
Date 7/30/2015
   

194,426

     

762

   
     

4,684

   

Food Products (2.3%)

 
Inner Mongolia
Yili Industrial
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Macquarie Bank,
Ltd.), Expiration
Date 2/17/2017
   

378,976

     

1,707

   
Inner Mongolia
Yili Industrial
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 12/2/2015
   

215,500

     

970

   
     

2,677

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Health Care Providers & Services (3.4%)

 
Huadong
Medicine Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
HSBC Bank PLC),
Expiration
Date 6/19/2023
   

129,507

   

$

1,102

   
Huadong
Medicine Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 11/12/2018
   

69,990

     

596

   
Huadong
Medicine Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Citigroup Global
Markets
Holdings, Inc.),
Expiration
Date 1/15/2016b 
   

198,218

     

1,687

   
Huadong
Medicine Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer UBS
AG), Expiration
Date 12/17/2015
   

70,322

     

598

   
     

3,983

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (2.3%)

 
SDIC Power
Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
UBS AG),
Expiration
Date 3/30/2015
   

96,984

     

161

   
SDIC Power
Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 11/17/2015
   

108,700

     

181

   
SDIC Power
Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Goldman Sachs
Int'l), Expiration
Date 6/10/2018
   

444,482

     

741

   
SDIC Power
Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Merrill Lynch Int'l &
Co.), Expiration
Date 1/17/2019
   

626,449

     

1,044

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
SDIC Power
Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings,
Inc.), Expiration
Date 1/15/2016ñ 
   

319,200

   

$

532

   
SDIC Power
Holdings Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 7/23/2018
   

42,987

     

72

   
     

2,731

   

Machinery (2.2%)

 
Zhengzhou Yutong
Bus Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
BNP Paribas
Arbitrage),
Expiration
Date 1/13/2017b 
   

370,716

     

1,645

   
Zhengzhou Yutong
Bus Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
HSBC Bank PLC),
Expiration
Date 1/13/2025
   

96,400

     

428

   
Zhengzhou
Yutong Bus
Co. Ltd., Class A
(issuer UBS AG),
Expiration
Date 1/21/2016
   

115,004

     

510

   
Zhengzhou
Yutong Bus
Co. Ltd., Class A
(issuer Morgan
Stanley Asia
Products),
Expiration
Date 12/30/2015
   

8,000

     

35

   
     

2,618

   

Pharmaceuticals (2.2%)

 
Beijing SL
Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd., Class A
(issuer Morgan
Stanley Asia
Products),
Expiration
Date 10/22/2018
   

76,400

     

517

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

79


Schedule of Investments Greater China Equity Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Tasly
Pharmaceutical
Group Co.
Class A (issuer
Citigroup Global
Markets
Holdings, Inc.),
Expiration
Date 1/15/2016ñ 
   

75,046

   

$

527

   
Tasly
Pharmaceutical
Group Co.
Class A (issuer
Goldman Sachs
Int'l), Expiration
Date 10/8/2015
   

54,470

     

382

   
Tasly
Pharmaceutical
Group Co.
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 10/28/2015
   

37,470

     

263

   
Tasly
Pharmaceutical
Group Co.
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 11/17/2015
   

4,100

     

29

   
Tasly
Pharmaceutical
Group Co.
Class A (issuer
BNP Paribas
Arbitrage),
Expiration
Date 11/17/2015b 
   

128,499

     

902

   
     

2,620

   
Real Estate Management &
Development (5.6%)
 
China Vanke
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings,
Inc.), Expiration
Date 1/15/2016b 
   

455,207

     

920

   
China Vanke
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 6/27/2018
   

66,963

     

136

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
China Vanke Co.
Ltd., Class A
(issuer Merrill
Lynch Int'l & Co.),
Expiration
Date 1/7/2019
   

41,500

   

$

84

   
China Vanke
Co. Ltd., Class A
(issuer Goldman
Sachs Int'l),
Expiration
Date 6/30/2015
   

338,947

     

689

   
China Vanke
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
HSBC Bank PLC),
Expiration
Date 2/11/2019
   

184,500

     

375

   
China Vanke
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
UBS AG),
Expiration
Date 9/25/2015
   

284,600

     

579

   
Poly Real
Estate Group
Co. Ltd.,
Class A (Issuer
Goldman Sachs
Int'l), Expiration
Date 2/26/2016Ø 
   

510,511

     

821

   
Poly Real Estate
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
HSBC Bank PLC),
Expiration
Date 9/25/2023
   

1,039,395

     

1,689

   
Poly Real Estate
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
UBS AG),
Expiration
Date 8/4/2015
   

521,000

     

847

   
Poly Real Estate
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 11/17/2015
   

1,316

     

2

   
Poly Real Estate
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
BNP Paribas
Arbitrage),
Expiration
Date 11/17/2015ñ 
   

177,970

     

289

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Poly Real Estate
Group Co. Ltd.,
Class A (issuer
Morgan Stanley
Asia Products),
Expiration
Date 8/7/2015
   

112,700

   

$

183

   
     

6,614

   
Total Participatory Notes
(Cost $25,781)
       

28,533

   

Short-Term Investments (12.4%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Government
Money Market
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $14,624)
   

14,623,792

     

14,624

   
Total Investments## (103.7%)
(Cost $114,719)
       

122,506

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(3.7%)]
       

(4,317

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

118,189

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

80


Schedule of Investments Guardian Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

5.3

%

 
 

2

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B

   

5.3

%

 
 

3

   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   

4.9

%

 
 

4

   

American Express Co.

   

4.5

%

 
 

5

   

Danaher Corp.

   

4.5

%

 
 

6

   

Progressive Corp.

   

4.2

%

 
 

7

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR

   

4.1

%

 
 

8

   

eBay, Inc.

   

3.7

%

 
 

9

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

3.6

%

 
 

10

   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

3.6

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (97.0%)

 

Auto Components (2.3%)

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

563,043

   

$

34,605

   

Banks (3.6%)

 

U.S. Bancorp

   

1,237,974

     

55,226

   

Beverages (4.1%)

 
Anheuser-Busch
InBev NV ADR
   

492,395

     

62,367

   

Chemicals (2.2%)

 

FMC Corp.

   

520,719

     

33,019

   

Consumer Finance (4.5%)

 
American
Express Co.
   

850,635

     

69,403

   

Diversified Financial Services (8.3%)

 
Berkshire
Hathaway,
Inc. Class B*
   

549,135

     

80,948

   
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

195,979

     

46,126

   
     

127,074

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%)

 
Level 3
Communications,
Inc.*
   

389,825

     

20,996

   

Energy Equipment & Services (3.6%)

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

651,867

     

54,861

   

Food & Staples Retailing (1.9%)

 
Costco
Wholesale Corp.
   

196,330

     

28,853

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.5%)

 
Abbott
Laboratories
   

810,001

     

38,370

   

Health Care Providers & Services (1.1%)

 
Premier, Inc.
Class A*
   

474,481

     

17,394

   

Household Durables (4.9%)

 
Newell
Rubbermaid, Inc.
   

1,921,104

     

75,480

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Industrial Conglomerates (7.5%)

 

3M Co.

   

274,351

   

$

46,269

   

Danaher Corp.

   

782,689

     

68,313

   
     

114,582

   

Industrial Gases (2.0%)

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

233,077

     

29,810

   

Insurance (4.2%)

 

Progressive Corp.

   

2,428,730

     

64,726

   

Internet Software & Services (3.7%)

 

eBay, Inc.*

   

980,706

     

56,793

   

IT Services (7.1%)

 
Alliance Data
Systems Corp.*
   

141,158

     

39,314

   
Computer
Sciences
Corp.
   

642,829

     

45,589

   
MasterCard, Inc.
Class A
   

257,618

     

23,219

   
     

108,122

   

Leisure Products (2.9%)

 
Polaris
Industries, Inc.
   

290,144

     

44,488

   

Machinery (2.9%)

 
Lincoln Electric
Holdings, Inc.
   

650,543

     

44,913

   

Multi-Utilities (2.8%)

 
Wisconsin
Energy Corp.
   

853,783

     

43,526

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.0%)

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

   

654,042

     

30,890

   

Pharmaceuticals (4.5%)

 
Roche
Holding AG
   

139,974

     

37,998

   

Sanofi ADR

   

624,007

     

30,489

   
     

68,487

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.3%)

 
Texas
Instruments, Inc.
   

1,382,192

     

81,273

   

Software (3.4%)

 

Intuit, Inc.

   

524,773

     

51,234

   

Specialty Retail (3.0%)

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

674,219

     

46,278

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Trading Companies &
Distributors (5.3%)
 

NOW, Inc.*

   

1,675,667

   

$

35,608

   
W.W. Grainger,
Inc.
   

193,182

     

45,767

   
     

81,375

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,078,544)
       

1,484,145

   

Short-Term Investments (3.1%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $47,403)
   

47,403,050

     

47,403

   
Total Investments## (100.1%)
(Cost $1,125,947)
       

1,531,548

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.1%)]
       

(777

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

1,530,771

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

81


Schedule of Investments International Equity Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

 

Israel

 

Software

   

2.3

%

 
 

2

   

Synergy Health PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

2.0

%

 
 

3

   

TOYOTA MOTOR Corp.

 

Japan

 

Automobiles

   

1.8

%

 
 

4

   

KEYENCE Corp.

 

Japan

  Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components
  1.7

%

 
 

5

   

Sodexo SA

 

France

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

1.7

%

 
 

6

   

Reed Elsevier PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Media

   

1.7

%

 
 

7

   

Givaudan SA

 

Switzerland

 

Chemicals

   

1.7

%

 
 

8

   

Bunzl PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

1.7

%

 
 

9

   

FANUC Corp.

 

Japan

 

Machinery

   

1.6

%

 
 

10

    ASML Holding NV  

Netherlands

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor

   

1.6

%

 
               

Equipment

         
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (96.7%)

 

Australia (2.5%)

 

Brambles Ltd.

   

1,273,185

   

$

11,043

   
Insurance
Australia
Group Ltd.
   

2,141,090

     

10,206

   
Spotless Group
Holdings Ltd.*
   

4,441,953

     

7,254

   
     

28,503

   

Austria (1.1%)

 

Andritz AG

   

224,940

     

12,976

   

Belgium (0.8%)

 

Colruyt SA

   

197,540

     

9,247

   

Brazil (0.6%)

 

SLC Agricola SA

   

1,348,200

     

6,559

   

Canada (6.9%)

 
Alimentation
Couche-Tard, Inc.
Class B
   

399,500

     

15,416

   
ATS Automation
Tooling Systems,
Inc.*
   

848,200

     

9,737

   
Cenovus
Energy, Inc.
   

288,752

     

4,983

   
Corus
Entertainment,
Inc., B Shares
   

623,801

     

10,848

   
Home Capital
Group, Inc.
   

229,400

     

8,331

   
MacDonald,
Dettwiler &
Associates Ltd.
   

176,133

     

13,877

   

ShawCor Ltd.

   

251,700

     

7,190

   
Suncor
Energy, Inc.
   

286,800

     

8,610

   
     

78,992

   

China (0.5%)

 
PICC Property &
Casualty Co.
Ltd., H Shares
   

2,656,400

     

5,706

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Denmark (1.4%)

 

Sydbank A/S*

   

516,156

   

$

16,100

   

France (8.5%)

 

Arkema SA

   

132,912

     

9,953

   

BNP Paribas SA

   

148,475

     

8,655

   

Elis SA*

   

369,595

     

6,163

   

Pernod-Ricard SA

   

93,035

     

11,031

   

Publicis Groupe SA

   

167,210

     

13,635

   

Rexel SA

   

691,137

     

13,504

   

Sanofi

   

151,660

     

14,884

   

Sodexo SA

   

192,825

     

19,433

   
     

97,258

   

Germany (11.0%)

 

Bayer AG

   

100,680

     

14,877

   

Brenntag AG

   

275,285

     

16,096

   

Continental AG

   

59,260

     

14,145

   
Deutsche
Boerse AG
   

153,574

     

12,528

   

Gerresheimer AG

   

135,858

     

7,825

   
Henkel AG &
Co. KgaA,
Preference
Shares
   

122,985

     

14,568

   

Linde AG

   

80,291

     

16,335

   

SAP SE ADR

   

210,900

     

14,803

   
Volkswagen AG,
Preference Shares
   

59,901

     

15,116

   
     

126,293

   

Ireland (1.1%)

 

DCC PLC

   

206,843

     

12,358

   

Israel (3.4%)

 
Bezeq Israeli
Telecommunication
Corp. Ltd.
   

7,766,554

     

12,412

   
Check Point
Software
Technologies
Ltd.*
   

316,100

     

26,391

   
     

38,803

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Italy (1.1%)

 
Azimut
Holding SpA
   

504,685

   

$

13,221

   

Japan (15.4%)

 

FANUC Corp.

   

95,600

     

18,337

   
KANSAI PAINT
Co. Ltd.
   

917,600

     

16,523

   

KEYENCE Corp.

   

38,250

     

19,537

   
MIRACA
HOLDINGS, Inc.
   

155,500

     

7,461

   
Nihon Kohden
Corp.
   

294,500

     

15,140

   

PIGEON Corp.

   

203,900

     

14,147

   
SANTEN
PHARMACEUTICAL
Co. Ltd.
   

152,900

     

10,238

   

SMC Corp.

   

51,000

     

14,186

   

SOFTBANK Corp.

   

184,800

     

11,381

   
SUGI HOLDINGS
Co. Ltd.
   

229,400

     

11,122

   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

   

366,500

     

18,015

   
TOYOTA MOTOR
Corp.
   

312,200

     

21,043

   
     

177,130

   

Korea (1.4%)

 
Samsung
Electronics
Co. Ltd.
   

13,191

     

16,309

   

Netherlands (5.1%)

 

Akzo Nobel NV

   

174,729

     

12,983

   
ASML Holding NV    

168,865

     

18,256

   
Euronext NVñ*    

436,500

     

16,364

   
Koninklijke
Ahold NV
   

579,369

     

10,870

   
     

58,473

   

Norway (1.3%)

 

DNB ASA

   

644,239

     

10,488

   
Norwegian
Property ASA*
   

3,507,312

     

4,895

   
     

15,383

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

82


Schedule of Investments International Equity Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Singapore (1.9%)

 
Jardine
Matheson
Holdings Ltd.
   

176,430

   

$

11,380

   
United Overseas
Bank Ltd.
   

611,700

     

10,355

   
     

21,735

   

Sweden (1.3%)

 
Telefonaktiebolaget
LM Ericsson,
B Shares
   

1,159,760

     

15,038

   

Switzerland (10.1%)

 
Bucher
Industries AG
   

40,880

     

10,763

   
Cie Financiere
Richemont SA
   

63,725

     

5,615

   

Givaudan SA*

   

9,940

     

19,091

   
Julius Baer
Group Ltd.*
   

298,860

     

13,796

   
Partners Group
Holding AG
   

40,785

     

12,524

   
Roche
Holding AG
   

56,839

     

15,430

   

SGS SA

   

6,625

     

13,405

   
Sonova
Holding AG
   

77,740

     

10,772

   

Tecan Group AG

   

124,898

     

14,961

   
     

116,357

   

United Kingdom (19.8%)

 

Amlin PLC

   

1,961,392

     

16,034

   

Aon PLC

   

155,500

     

15,606

   

Barclays PLC

   

3,670,440

     

14,558

   

Bunzl PLC

   

651,886

     

19,082

   

Diploma PLC

   

992,165

     

12,223

   

Mitie Group PLC

   

3,172,384

     

14,815

   

Prudential PLC

   

695,215

     

17,490

   

Reed Elsevier PLC

   

1,123,436

     

19,391

   
RPS Group PLC    

2,763,968

     

11,299

   

SABMiller PLC

   

175,240

     

9,942

   

Spectris PLC

   

210,415

     

7,072

   
St. James's
Place PLC
   

934,434

     

13,676

   
Synergy
Health PLC
   

711,674

     

23,403

   
TalkTalk
Telecom
Group PLC
   

3,467,165

     

18,151

   

Travis Perkins PLC

   

489,265

     

15,228

   
     

227,970

   

United States (1.5%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

377,902

     

17,085

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $935,697)
       

1,111,496

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Short-Term Investments (3.9%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $44,573)
   

44,573,361

   

$

44,573

   
Total Investments## (100.6%)
(Cost $980,270)
       

1,156,069

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.6%)]
       

(7,462

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

1,148,607

   

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

83


SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value
(000's omitted)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Insurance

 

$

78,718

     

6.9

%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

76,133

     

6.6

%

 

Chemicals

   

74,885

     

6.5

%

 

Machinery

   

65,999

     

5.7

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

64,670

     

5.7

%

 

Banks

   

60,156

     

5.2

%

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

55,429

     

4.8

%

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

50,574

     

4.4

%

 

Media

   

43,874

     

3.8

%

 

Software

   

41,194

     

3.6

%

 

Capital Markets

   

39,541

     

3.4

%

 

Automobiles

   

36,159

     

3.1

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

30,864

     

2.7

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

30,563

     

2.7

%

 

Professional Services

   

30,490

     

2.7

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

28,892

     

2.5

%

 

Household Products

   

28,715

     

2.5

%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

26,609

     

2.3

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

25,912

     

2.3

%

 

Industrial Conglomerates

   

23,738

     

2.1

%

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   

22,786

     

2.0

%

 

Beverages

   

20,973

     

1.8

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

19,433

     

1.7

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

18,256

     

1.6

%

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

16,309

     

1.4

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

15,038

     

1.3

%

 

Auto Components

   

14,145

     

1.2

%

 

Aerospace & Defense

   

13,877

     

1.2

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

13,593

     

1.2

%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

11,381

     

1.0

%

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

   

8,331

     

0.7

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

7,190

     

0.6

%

 

Food Products

   

6,559

     

0.6

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

5,615

     

0.5

%

 

Real Estate Management & Development

   

4,895

     

0.4

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

37,111

     

3.3

%

 
   

$

1,148,607

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

84


Schedule of Investments International Select Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

       

Country

 

Industry

     
 

1

   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

 

Israel

 

Software

   

2.7

%

 
 

2

   

Roche Holding AG

 

Switzerland

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

2.4

%

 
 

3

   

Givaudan SA

 

Switzerland

 

Chemicals

   

2.3

%

 
 

4

   

KANSAI PAINT Co. Ltd.

 

Japan

 

Chemicals

   

2.3

%

 
 

5

   

SMC Corp.

 

Japan

 

Machinery

   

2.2

%

 
 

6

   

Novartis AG

 

Switzerland

 

Pharmaceuticals

   

2.1

%

 
 

7

   

TOYOTA MOTOR Corp.

 

Japan

 

Automobiles

   

2.1

%

 
 

8

   

Bunzl PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

2.0

%

 
 

9

   

Reed Elsevier PLC

 

United Kingdom

 

Media

   

2.0

%

 
 

10

    ASML Holding NV  

Netherlands

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment
  2.0

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (97.9%)

 

Australia (1.9%)

 

Brambles Ltd.

   

303,480

   

$

2,632

   
Insurance
Australia
Group Ltd.
   

470,300

     

2,242

   
     

4,874

   

Austria (1.1%)

 

Andritz AG

   

49,945

     

2,881

   

Belgium (0.8%)

 

Colruyt SA

   

41,075

     

1,923

   

Canada (4.5%)

 
Alimentation
Couche-Tard,
Inc. Class B
   

109,600

     

4,229

   
Cenovus
Energy, Inc.
   

64,329

     

1,110

   
Home Capital
Group, Inc.
   

68,000

     

2,470

   

ShawCor Ltd.

   

56,300

     

1,608

   
Suncor
Energy, Inc.
   

64,000

     

1,922

   
     

11,339

   

China (0.5%)

 
PICC Property &
Casualty Co. Ltd.,
H Shares
   

583,300

     

1,253

   

Denmark (1.0%)

 

Jyske Bank A/S*

   

56,340

     

2,439

   

France (10.5%)

 

Arkema SA

   

30,325

     

2,271

   

BNP Paribas SA

   

41,115

     

2,397

   

Pernod-Ricard SA

   

21,130

     

2,505

   

Publicis Groupe SA

   

44,608

     

3,638

   

Rexel SA

   

176,958

     

3,457

   

Sanofi

   

42,025

     

4,124

   

Schneider Electric SE

   

43,589

     

3,511

   

Sodexo SA

   

42,665

     

4,300

   
     

26,203

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Germany (10.9%)

 

Bayer AG

   

22,615

   

$

3,342

   

Brenntag AG

   

61,330

     

3,586

   

Continental AG

   

15,720

     

3,752

   
Deutsche
Boerse AG
   

30,177

     

2,462

   
Henkel AG &
Co. KGaA,
Preference Shares
   

32,510

     

3,851

   

Linde AG

   

17,475

     

3,555

   

SAP SE ADR

   

46,085

     

3,235

   
Volkswagen AG,
Preference Shares
   

13,234

     

3,339

   
     

27,122

   

Ireland (0.8%)

 

DCC PLC

   

34,100

     

2,037

   

Israel (4.0%)

 
Bezeq Israeli
Telecommunication
Corp. Ltd.
   

2,138,975

     

3,419

   
Check Point
Software
Technologies Ltd.*
   

79,200

     

6,612

   
     

10,031

   

Italy (1.2%)

 
Azimut
Holding SpA
   

110,365

     

2,891

   

Japan (16.5%)

 

FANUC Corp.

   

24,400

     

4,680

   
KANSAI PAINT
Co. Ltd.
   

314,800

     

5,668

   

KEYENCE Corp.

   

7,900

     

4,035

   
MIRACA
HOLDINGS, Inc.
   

56,300

     

2,702

   
Nihon Kohden
Corp.
   

47,400

     

2,437

   
SANTEN
PHARMACEUTICAL
Co. Ltd.
   

44,300

     

2,966

   

SMC Corp.

   

19,800

     

5,508

   

SOFTBANK Corp.

   

49,500

     

3,049

   
SUGI HOLDINGS
Co. Ltd.
   

44,200

     

2,143

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

   

50,400

   

$

2,477

   
TOYOTA MOTOR
Corp.
   

79,200

     

5,338

   
     

41,003

   

Korea (1.8%)

 
Samsung
Electronics Co. Ltd.
   

3,686

     

4,557

   

Netherlands (4.7%)

 

Akzo Nobel NV

   

50,396

     

3,745

   
ASML Holding NV    

45,265

     

4,893

   
Koninklijke
Ahold NV
   

160,745

     

3,016

   
     

11,654

   

Norway (0.7%)

 

DNB ASA

   

105,108

     

1,711

   

Singapore (1.8%)

 
Jardine Matheson
Holdings Ltd.
   

42,191

     

2,721

   
United Overseas
Bank Ltd.
   

98,800

     

1,673

   
     

4,394

   

Sweden (2.8%)

 

Nordea Bank AB

   

214,705

     

2,897

   
Telefonaktiebolaget
LM Ericsson,
B Shares
   

308,845

     

4,005

   
     

6,902

   

Switzerland (13.4%)

 
Cie Financiere
Richemont SA
   

13,705

     

1,208

   

Givaudan SA*

   

2,971

     

5,706

   
Julius Baer
Group Ltd.*
   

52,990

     

2,446

   

Novartis AG*

   

52,236

     

5,339

   
Partners Group
Holding AG
   

9,365

     

2,876

   

Roche Holding AG

   

21,676

     

5,884

   

SGS SA

   

2,202

     

4,455

   

Sonova Holding AG

   

17,130

     

2,374

   

UBS Group AG*

   

175,105

     

3,077

   
     

33,365

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

85


Schedule of Investments International Select Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

United Kingdom (17.5%)

 

Amlin PLC

   

532,724

   

$

4,355

   

Aon PLC

   

43,400

     

4,355

   

Barclays PLC

   

804,295

     

3,190

   

Bunzl PLC

   

173,689

     

5,084

   
Howden Joinery
Group PLC
   

447,455

     

3,205

   

Prudential PLC

   

152,675

     

3,841

   

Reed Elsevier PLC

   

291,474

     

5,031

   

SABMiller PLC

   

44,730

     

2,538

   

Spectris PLC

   

47,500

     

1,596

   
St. James's
Place PLC
   

207,145

     

3,032

   
TalkTalk Telecom
Group PLC
   

760,060

     

3,979

   

Travis Perkins PLC

   

107,355

     

3,341

   
     

43,547

   

United States (1.5%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

82,300

     

3,721

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $197,868)
       

243,847

   

Short-Term Investments (1.9%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $4,610)
   

4,609,795

     

4,610

   
Total Investments## (99.8%)
(Cost $202,478)
       

248,457

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (0.2%)
       

548

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

249,005

   

 

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

86


SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS BY INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL SELECT FUND (UNAUDITED)

Industry

  Investments at
Value
(000's omitted)
  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Pharmaceuticals

 

$

21,655

     

8.7

%

 

Chemicals

   

20,945

     

8.4

%

 

Insurance

   

19,078

     

7.7

%

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

   

15,468

     

6.2

%

 

Banks

   

14,307

     

5.7

%

 

Food & Staples Retailing

   

13,788

     

5.5

%

 

Machinery

   

13,069

     

5.2

%

 

Capital Markets

   

11,290

     

4.6

%

 

Software

   

9,847

     

4.0

%

 

Automobiles

   

8,677

     

3.5

%

 

Media

   

8,669

     

3.5

%

 

Professional Services

   

8,176

     

3.3

%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

   

7,398

     

3.0

%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   

5,631

     

2.3

%

 

Beverages

   

5,043

     

2.0

%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   

4,893

     

2.0

%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   

4,811

     

1.9

%

 

Industrial Conglomerates

   

4,758

     

1.9

%

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

   

4,557

     

1.8

%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

4,300

     

1.7

%

 

Communications Equipment

   

4,005

     

1.6

%

 

Household Products

   

3,851

     

1.5

%

 

Auto Components

   

3,752

     

1.5

%

 

Electrical Equipment

   

3,511

     

1.4

%

 

Specialty Retail

   

3,205

     

1.3

%

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

   

3,049

     

1.2

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   

3,032

     

1.2

%

 

Health Care Providers & Services

   

2,702

     

1.1

%

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

   

2,632

     

1.1

%

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

   

2,470

     

1.0

%

 

Diversified Financial Services

   

2,462

     

1.0

%

 

Energy Equipment & Services

   

1,608

     

0.6

%

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   

1,208

     

0.5

%

 

Short-Term Investments and Other Assets—Net

   

5,158

     

2.1

%

 
   

$

249,005

     

100.0

%

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

87


Schedule of Investments Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Verint Systems, Inc.

   

2.8

%

 
 

2

   

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A

   

2.8

%

 
 

3

   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   

2.7

%

 
 

4

   

Rovi Corp.

   

2.3

%

 
 

5

   

CoreLogic, Inc.

   

2.3

%

 
 

6

   

Crown Holdings, Inc.

   

2.1

%

 
 

7

   

ARRIS Group, Inc.

   

2.0

%

 
 

8

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

   

1.9

%

 
 

9

   

Infinera Corp.

   

1.9

%

 
 

10

   

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.

   

1.8

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (95.0%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (6.8%)

 
Aerovironment,
Inc.*
   

65,059

   

$

1,783

   
KEYW Holding
Corp.*
   

293,750

     

2,565

   
Spirit AeroSystems
Holdings, Inc.
Class A*
   

203,890

     

10,033

   
Teledyne
Technologies, Inc.*
   

49,052

     

4,946

   

Textron, Inc.

   

109,439

     

4,849

   
     

24,176

   

Auto Components (1.3%)

 
Dana Holding
Corp.
   

168,300

     

3,677

   
Remy
International, Inc.
   

37,906

     

867

   
     

4,544

   

Banks (8.1%)

 

BankUnited, Inc.

   

115,804

     

3,753

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

79,074

     

3,620

   
First Niagara
Financial Group,
Inc.
   

431,300

     

3,822

   
Huntington
Bancshares, Inc.
   

553,830

     

6,059

   
TCF Financial
Corp.
   

297,400

     

4,666

   
Texas Capital
Bancshares, Inc.*
   

67,000

     

3,111

   
Umpqua
Holdings Corp.
   

246,500

     

4,077

   
     

29,108

   

Building Products (1.3%)

 

Owens Corning

   

120,900

     

4,795

   

Chemicals (3.0%)

 

Chemtura Corp.*

   

234,800

     

6,163

   
Cytec
Industries, Inc.
   

84,500

     

4,439

   
     

10,602

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.0%)

 
Clean
Harbors, Inc.*
   

86,014

     

4,790

   
Covanta
Holding Corp.
   

270,400

     

5,860

   
     

10,650

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Communications Equipment (7.6%)

 
ARRIS
Group, Inc.*
   

240,669

   

$

7,071

   
Aviat
Networks, Inc.*
   

140,957

     

179

   
Brocade
Communications
Systems, Inc.
   

311,559

     

3,860

   
Ceragon
Networks Ltd.*
   

238,693

     

286

   

Ciena Corp.*

   

253,083

     

5,295

   

Infinera Corp.*

   

392,500

     

6,692

   
JDS Uniphase
Corp.*
   

287,300

     

3,956

   
     

27,339

   

Construction & Engineering (1.5%)

 

KBR, Inc.

   

326,400

     

5,317

   

Containers & Packaging (5.0%)

 
Avery Dennison
Corp.
   

128,036

     

6,856

   
Crown
Holdings, Inc.*
   

142,100

     

7,531

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

75,208

     

3,545

   
     

17,932

   

Electrical Equipment (0.7%)

 

Regal-Beloit Corp.

   

31,200

     

2,432

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (5.1%)

 
Dolby Laboratories,
Inc. Class A
   

72,400

     

2,930

   

II-VI, Inc.*

   

202,630

     

3,544

   

Itron, Inc.*

   

94,033

     

3,430

   
Maxwell
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

173,200

     

1,306

   
Mercury
Systems, Inc.*
   

293,760

     

5,000

   

OSI Systems, Inc.*

   

28,500

     

2,065

   
     

18,275

   

Energy Equipment & Services (1.3%)

 
ION Geophysical
Corp.*
   

559,417

     

1,276

   
McDermott
International,
Inc.*
   

226,100

     

565

   
TETRA
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

454,792

     

2,715

   
     

4,556

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.9%)

 

Accuray, Inc.*

   

344,737

   

$

3,096

   

Health Care Technology (1.3%)

 
Allscripts
Healthcare
Solutions, Inc.*
   

402,300

     

4,830

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (3.5%)

 
Atlantic
Power Corp.
   

333,898

     

968

   

Dynegy, Inc.*

   

164,400

     

4,582

   

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

97,265

     

2,333

   
Ormat
Technologies,
Inc.
   

135,956

     

4,636

   
     

12,519

   

Internet Software & Services (0.8%)

 

Bankrate, Inc.*

   

228,000

     

2,909

   

IT Services (6.6%)

 

Acxiom Corp.*

   

222,200

     

4,444

   

Convergys Corp.

   

113,800

     

2,543

   

CoreLogic, Inc.*

   

244,625

     

8,156

   

DST Systems, Inc.

   

33,519

     

3,563

   
MoneyGram
International,
Inc.*
   

191,400

     

1,626

   
VeriFone
Systems, Inc.*
   

89,390

     

3,145

   
     

23,477

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (4.5%)

 

Affymetrix, Inc.*

   

315,000

     

3,685

   

Cambrex Corp.*

   

75,938

     

2,601

   
Charles River
Laboratories
International,
Inc.*
   

126,771

     

9,720

   
     

16,006

   

Machinery (4.2%)

 

Harsco Corp.

   

161,400

     

2,661

   

ITT Corp.

   

74,000

     

3,039

   
Manitowoc
Co., Inc.
   

189,100

     

4,185

   

Meritor, Inc.*

   

238,650

     

3,410

   

Twin Disc, Inc.

   

96,605

     

1,777

   
     

15,072

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

88


Schedule of Investments Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Marine (0.6%)

 

Danaos Corp.*

   

332,383

   

$

2,091

   

Metals & Mining (0.2%)

 
Cliffs Natural
Resources, Inc.
   

107,000

     

732

   

Personal Products (0.5%)

 
Elizabeth
Arden, Inc.*
   

100,420

     

1,682

   

Professional Services (0.7%)

 
FTI Consulting,
Inc.*
   

68,006

     

2,507

   

Road & Rail (1.6%)

 

Ryder System, Inc.

   

60,304

     

5,668

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (10.1%)

 
Alliance
Semiconductor
Corp.*
   

82,370

     

66

   

CEVA, Inc.*

   

85,800

     

1,708

   

FormFactor, Inc.*

   

317,200

     

3,115

   
Freescale
Semiconductor
Ltd.*
   

181,390

     

6,550

   
M/A-COM
Technology
Solutions
Holdings, Inc.*
   

53,300

     

1,797

   
Mellanox
Technologies
Ltd.*
   

73,750

     

3,514

   

Rambus, Inc.*

   

484,772

     

5,817

   
Rudolph
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

101,200

     

1,248

   
Spansion, Inc.
Class A*
   

118,940

     

4,292

   

Ultratech, Inc.*

   

308,194

     

5,560

   
Veeco
Instruments, Inc.*
   

78,100

     

2,381

   
     

36,048

   

Software (10.6%)

 
Cadence Design
Systems, Inc.*
   

186,807

     

3,429

   

Comverse, Inc.*

   

142,935

     

2,564

   

Covisint Corp.*

   

496,499

     

1,241

   

Gigamon, Inc.*

   

114,500

     

2,297

   
Nuance
Communications,
Inc.*
   

356,300

     

5,095

   

Rovi Corp.*

   

334,030

     

8,311

   
Seachange
International, Inc.*
   

356,467

     

2,691

   
Silver Spring
Networks, Inc.*
   

233,100

     

2,294

   
Verint
Systems, Inc.*
   

164,961

     

10,042

   
     

37,964

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Specialty Retail (2.6%)

 

Express, Inc.*

   

199,300

   

$

2,754

   
New York &
Co., Inc.*
   

176,700

     

396

   
Office Depot,
Inc.*
   

349,267

     

3,273

   
Select Comfort
Corp.*
   

88,300

     

2,834

   
     

9,257

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.2%)

 

Quantum Corp.*

   

555,800

     

906

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods (0.5%)
 

Crocs, Inc.*

   

163,700

     

1,825

   
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.9%)
 
Telephone & Data
Systems, Inc.
   

62,100

     

1,580

   
United States
Cellular Corp.*
   

45,000

     

1,707

   
     

3,287

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $260,252)
       

339,602

   

Short-Term Investments (5.4%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $19,194)
   

19,193,876

     

19,194

   
Total Investments## (100.4%)
(Cost $279,446)
       

358,796

   
Liabilities, less
cash, receivables
and other assets [(0.4%)]
       

(1,400

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

357,396

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

89


Schedule of Investments Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund (Unaudited)
2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Apple, Inc.

   

7.5

%

 
 

2

   

Amazon.com, Inc.

   

3.0

%

 
 

3

   

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

   

2.5

%

 
 

4

   

Union Pacific Corp.

   

2.5

%

 
 

5

   

Sherwin-Williams Co.

   

2.5

%

 
 

6

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

2.4

%

 
 

7

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

2.4

%

 
 

8

   

Visa, Inc. Class A

   

2.4

%

 
 

9

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

2.2

%

 
 

10

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

2.2

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (96.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (3.3%)

 
General Dynamics
Corp.
   

8,416

   

$

1,168

   
Precision
Castparts Corp.
   

10,057

     

2,175

   
     

3,343

   

Automobiles (1.6%)

 

General Motors Co.

   

42,894

     

1,600

   

Banks (2.9%)

 

CIT Group, Inc.

   

27,540

     

1,274

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

37,580

     

1,720

   
     

2,994

   

Beverages (2.2%)

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

23,037

     

2,280

   

Biotechnology (3.6%)

 

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

   

2,278

     

933

   

Celgene Corp.*

   

14,288

     

1,736

   
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   

8,557

     

1,022

   
     

3,691

   

Chemicals (2.5%)

 
Sherwin-Williams
Co.
   

8,999

     

2,567

   

Construction Materials (1.0%)

 
Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc.
   

7,469

     

1,063

   
Diversified Telecommunication
Services (1.7%)
 
Level 3
Communications,
Inc.*
   

31,833

     

1,715

   

Electric Utilities (1.0%)

 
NextEra
Energy, Inc.
   

9,833

     

1,017

   

Food & Staples Retailing (3.8%)

 
Costco Wholesale
Corp.
   

15,471

     

2,273

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

15,528

     

1,613

   
     

3,886

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (3.6%)
 
Abbott
Laboratories
   

44,845

     

2,125

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
IDEXX
Laboratories,
Inc.*
   

10,070

   

$

1,579

   
     

3,704

   
Health Care Providers &
Services (1.4%)
 
HCA Holdings,
Inc.*
   

19,858

     

1,421

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.7%)

 

Starbucks Corp.

   

18,880

     

1,765

   
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

25,160

     

2,021

   
     

3,786

   

Household Products (1.4%)

 
Procter &
Gamble Co.
   

16,566

     

1,410

   

Industrial Conglomerates (2.1%)

 

Danaher Corp.

   

24,911

     

2,174

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (3.0%)

 
Amazon.com,
Inc.*
   

8,175

     

3,108

   

Internet Software & Services (5.6%)

 
Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd.
ADR*
   

9,736

     

829

   
Facebook, Inc.
Class A*
   

18,326

     

1,447

   
Google, Inc.
Class A*
   

4,030

     

2,267

   

Yelp, Inc.*

   

24,680

     

1,185

   
     

5,728

   

IT Services (7.1%)

 
Alliance Data
Systems Corp.*
   

7,809

     

2,175

   
FleetCor
Technologies, Inc.*
   

16,843

     

2,584

   
Visa, Inc.
Class A
   

8,973

     

2,435

   
     

7,194

   

Media (3.1%)

 
Comcast Corp.
Class A
   

37,470

     

2,225

   
Twenty-First
Century Fox,
Inc. Class A
   

27,577

     

965

   
     

3,190

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Metals & Mining (2.6%)

 

Alcoa, Inc.

   

116,152

   

$

1,718

   

Goldcorp, Inc.

   

40,097

     

881

   
     

2,599

   

Multi-Utilities (1.8%)

 
Dominion
Resources, Inc.
   

25,366

     

1,829

   

Multiline Retail (2.2%)

 

Target Corp.

   

29,139

     

2,239

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.3%)

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

   

13,584

     

641

   
Range Resources
Corp.
   

14,061

     

697

   
     

1,338

   

Pharmaceuticals (7.4%)

 

Actavis PLC*

   

5,920

     

1,725

   
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co.
   

29,364

     

1,789

   
Johnson &
Johnson
   

11,900

     

1,220

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

64,368

     

2,209

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd.
ADR
   

9,880

     

563

   
     

7,506

   

Road & Rail (2.5%)

 
Union Pacific
Corp.
   

21,367

     

2,569

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.5%)

 
ASML Holding NV    

14,608

     

1,573

   

Software (10.5%)

 
Check Point
Software
Technologies
Ltd.*
   

26,105

     

2,180

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

24,983

     

2,439

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

34,754

     

1,524

   
salesforce.com,
Inc.*
   

22,822

     

1,583

   

Splunk, Inc.*

   

25,570

     

1,720

   
VMware, Inc.
Class A*
   

14,355

     

1,221

   
     

10,667

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Schedule of Investments Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund (Unaudited)
(cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Specialty Retail (2.4%)

 

Home Depot, Inc.

   

21,400

   

$

2,456

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (8.5%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

59,936

     

7,699

   

SanDisk Corp.

   

12,197

     

975

   
     

8,674

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.6%)

 

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

11,877

     

1,632

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $81,259)
       

98,953

   

Short-Term Investments (0.9%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $948)
   

947,547

     

948

   
Total Investments## (97.8%)
(Cost $82,207)
       

99,901

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (2.2%)
       

2,242

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

102,143

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Schedule of Investments Large Cap Value Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

4.9

%

 
 

2

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

4.4

%

 
 

3

   

Carnival Corp.

   

4.1

%

 
 

4

   

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

   

3.9

%

 
 

5

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

3.8

%

 
 

6

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

3.6

%

 
 

7

   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

3.4

%

 
 

8

   

American Airlines Group, Inc.

   

3.4

%

 
 

9

   

Target Corp.

   

3.3

%

 
 

10

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

3.2

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (95.5%)

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.3%)

 
United Parcel
Service, Inc.
Class B
   

202,957

   

$

20,647

   

Airlines (10.4%)

 
American Airlines
Group, Inc.
   

1,149,528

     

55,062

   
Delta Air Lines,
Inc.
   

1,179,904

     

52,529

   
United
Continental
Holdings, Inc.*
   

971,290

     

63,309

   
     

170,900

   

Automobiles (1.7%)

 
General
Motors Co.
   

746,649

     

27,858

   

Banks (9.6%)

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

503,171

     

26,376

   
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

1,170,171

     

71,708

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

204,218

     

24,710

   
Regions
Financial Corp.
   

1,656,344

     

15,918

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

338,309

     

18,536

   
     

157,248

   

Capital Markets (4.3%)

 
Bank of New York
Mellon Corp.
   

462,230

     

18,092

   
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

136,663

     

25,937

   

Morgan Stanley

   

742,561

     

26,576

   
     

70,605

   

Communications Equipment (3.9%)

 
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
   

2,013,216

     

59,410

   
Juniper
Networks, Inc.
   

219,549

     

5,250

   
     

64,660

   

Construction Materials (1.5%)

 
Vulcan
Materials Co.
   

303,292

     

25,173

   

Distributors (0.9%)

 

LKQ Corp.*

   

633,574

     

15,570

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Diversified Financial Services (4.2%)

 

CME Group, Inc.

   

467,385

   

$

44,836

   
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

100,246

     

23,594

   
     

68,430

   

Electric Utilities (1.3%)

 

Exelon Corp.

   

648,802

     

22,007

   

Electrical Equipment (2.0%)

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

451,952

     

32,093

   

Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%)

 
McDermott
International,
Inc.*
   

1,712,026

     

4,280

   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

74,941

     

6,307

   
     

10,587

   

Food & Staples Retailing (3.8%)

 
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
   

742,219

     

62,295

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (2.1%)
 

Hologic, Inc.*

   

623,571

     

20,191

   

Medtronic PLC

   

173,540

     

13,465

   
     

33,656

   
Health Care Providers &
Services (2.9%)
 
Tenet Healthcare
Corp.*
   

480,919

     

22,266

   
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc.
   

228,511

     

25,966

   
     

48,232

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.1%)

 

Carnival Corp.

   

1,514,404

     

66,619

   

Household Durables (0.8%)

 
Lennar Corp.
Class A
   

268,416

     

13,477

   

Insurance (3.5%)

 
Lincoln
National Corp.
   

512,435

     

29,537

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

322,971

     

16,416

   
Willis Group
Holdings PLC
   

221,811

     

10,585

   
     

56,538

   

IT Services (1.0%)

 

Teradata Corp.*

   

371,618

     

16,545

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Machinery (1.8%)

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

121,666

   

$

10,086

   
Illinois Tool
Works, Inc.
   

194,884

     

19,266

   
     

29,352

   

Media (0.7%)

 
Twenty-First
Century Fox,
Inc. Class A
   

316,926

     

11,092

   

Metals & Mining (3.6%)

 
Newmont
Mining Corp.
   

932,088

     

24,542

   
United States
Steel Corp.
   

1,462,624

     

35,030

   
     

59,572

   

Multiline Retail (7.0%)

 
JC Penney Co.,
Inc.*
   

3,948,906

     

33,566

   

Kohl's Corp.

   

356,933

     

26,341

   

Target Corp.

   

708,638

     

54,445

   
     

114,352

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.7%)

 
Antero
Resources
Corp.*
   

43,739

     

1,725

   
Devon Energy
Corp.
   

179,344

     

11,046

   
Exxon Mobil
Corp.
   

914,533

     

80,973

   
Range
Resources
Corp.
   

308,109

     

15,264

   
Valero Energy
Corp.
   

10,204

     

629

   
     

109,637

   

Pharmaceuticals (3.4%)

 

Pfizer, Inc.

   

877,374

     

30,111

   
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Industries
Ltd. ADR
   

436,684

     

24,900

   
     

55,011

   

Professional Services (0.6%)

 
Towers Watson &
Co. Class A
   

74,059

     

9,739

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Schedule of Investments Large Cap Value Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.9%)

 

Intel Corp.

   

943,407

   

$

31,368

   

Software (4.1%)

 

CA, Inc.

   

1,063,890

     

34,598

   

FireEye, Inc.*

   

355,116

     

15,721

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

384,332

     

16,853

   
     

67,172

   

Specialty Retail (2.4%)

 
American
Eagle
Outfitters, Inc.
   

951,014

     

14,237

   
DSW, Inc.
Class A
   

648,764

     

24,452

   
     

38,689

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods (3.4%)
 
Ralph Lauren
Corp.
   

400,949

     

55,094

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,401,565)
       

1,564,218

   

Short-Term Investments (4.6%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $75,069)
   

75,069,029

     

75,069

   
Total Investments## (100.1%)
(Cost $1,476,634)
       

1,639,287

   
Liabilities, less
cash, receivables
and other assets [(0.1%)]
       

(2,121

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

1,637,166

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

93


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Avago Technologies Ltd.

   

2.3

%

 
 

2

   

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF

   

2.2

%

 
 

3

   

SBA Communications Corp. Class A

   

1.9

%

 
 

4

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   

1.7

%

 
 

5

   

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

   

1.6

%

 
 

6

   

Cerner Corp.

   

1.6

%

 
 

7

   

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

   

1.6

%

 
 

8

   

Stericycle, Inc.

   

1.6

%

 
 

9

   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

   

1.6

%

 
 

10

   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

   

1.6

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (94.3%)

 

Airlines (1.4%)

 
Alaska Air
Group, Inc.
   

235,000

   

$

14,958

   

Banks (1.0%)

 
SVB Financial
Group*
   

92,500

     

11,368

   

Biotechnology (4.8%)

 

Alkermes PLC*

   

160,000

     

11,240

   
BioMarin
Pharmaceutical,
Inc.*
   

160,000

     

17,131

   

Incyte Corp.*

   

120,000

     

10,302

   
Puma
Biotechnology,
Inc.*
   

25,000

     

5,325

   
United
Therapeutics
Corp.*
   

62,500

     

9,691

   
     

53,689

   

Capital Markets (3.3%)

 
Affiliated
Managers
Group, Inc.*
   

81,000

     

17,530

   
E*TRADE
Financial
Corp.*
   

300,000

     

7,810

   
Raymond James
Financial, Inc.
   

205,000

     

11,712

   
     

37,052

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.6%)

 

Stericycle, Inc.*

   

130,000

     

17,546

   

Communications Equipment (2.2%)

 

F5 Networks, Inc.*

   

80,000

     

9,449

   
Palo Alto
Networks, Inc.*
   

102,500

     

14,578

   
     

24,027

   

Containers & Packaging (1.4%)

 
Packaging Corp.
of America
   

185,000

     

15,329

   

Distributors (0.9%)

 

LKQ Corp.*

   

425,000

     

10,444

   

Diversified Consumer Services (0.6%)

 
Service Corp.
International
   

250,000

     

6,213

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%)

 
CBOE Holdings,
Inc.
   

170,000

   

$

10,205

   

Electrical Equipment (2.0%)

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

   

52,500

     

8,320

   

AMETEK, Inc.

   

270,000

     

14,348

   
     

22,668

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.9%)

 
Amphenol Corp.
Class A
   

200,000

     

11,292

   

CDW Corp.

   

300,000

     

11,289

   
Zebra
Technologies
Corp. Class A*
   

110,000

     

10,016

   
     

32,597

   

Food & Staples Retailing (1.0%)

 

PriceSmart, Inc.

   

39,306

     

3,122

   

Rite Aid Corp.*

   

1,000,000

     

7,980

   
     

11,102

   

Food Products (1.9%)

 
Pinnacle
Foods, Inc.
   

200,000

     

7,260

   
WhiteWave
Foods Co.*
   

325,000

     

13,309

   
     

20,569

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.6%)

 

Cooper Cos., Inc.

   

52,000

     

8,526

   

Teleflex, Inc.

   

87,500

     

10,648

   
Wright Medical
Group, Inc.*
   

376,700

     

9,278

   
     

28,452

   
Health Care Providers &
Services (5.2%)
 
Acadia
Healthcare Co.,
Inc.*
   

277,500

     

17,546

   
Envision
Healthcare
Holdings, Inc.*
   

315,000

     

11,535

   

Omnicare, Inc.

   

120,000

     

9,209

   
Quest
Diagnostics, Inc.
   

75,000

     

5,261

   
Universal Health
Services, Inc.
Class B
   

125,000

     

14,169

   
     

57,720

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Health Care Technology (2.0%)

 

Cerner Corp.*

   

250,000

   

$

18,015

   
Inovalon
Holdings, Inc.
Class A*
   

9,800

     

304

   
Veeva Systems,
Inc. Class A*
   

115,000

     

3,550

   
     

21,869

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.7%)

 
Bloomin'
Brands, Inc.*
   

300,000

     

7,728

   
Buffalo Wild
Wings, Inc.*
   

50,000

     

9,556

   
MGM Resorts
International*
   

300,000

     

6,519

   
Norwegian
Cruise Line
Holdings Ltd.*
   

112,500

     

5,549

   
     

29,352

   

Household Durables (0.8%)

 

Jarden Corp.*

   

175,000

     

9,287

   

Industrial Conglomerates (1.5%)

 
Roper
Industries, Inc.
   

100,000

     

16,757

   

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.5%)

 
Liberty Interactive
Corp. Class A*
   

180,000

     

5,315

   

Internet Software & Services (3.0%)

 
Akamai
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

115,000

     

7,994

   
CoStar Group,
Inc.*
   

55,000

     

10,954

   
Demandware,
Inc.*
   

150,000

     

9,478

   
HomeAway,
Inc.*
   

170,000

     

5,269

   
     

33,695

   

IT Services (3.4%)

 
Alliance Data
Systems Corp.*
   

65,000

     

18,103

   

Fiserv, Inc.*

   

107,500

     

8,393

   
FleetCor
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

70,000

     

10,740

   
     

37,236

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

94


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Leisure Products (1.0%)

 
Polaris Industries,
Inc.
   

75,000

   

$

11,500

   

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.2%)

 

Illumina, Inc.*

   

70,000

     

13,682

   

Machinery (2.6%)

 

PACCAR, Inc.

   

115,000

     

7,366

   

Pall Corp.

   

119,000

     

11,996

   

Wabtec Corp.

   

95,000

     

9,015

   
     

28,377

   

Media (0.7%)

 
Charter
Communications,
Inc. Class A*
   

45,000

     

8,127

   

Multiline Retail (2.4%)

 
Burlington
Stores, Inc.*
   

150,000

     

8,335

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

   

172,000

     

13,705

   
Tuesday
Morning Corp.*
   

250,000

     

4,745

   
     

26,785

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.8%)

 
Antero Resources
Corp.*
   

155,000

     

6,115

   
Cabot Oil & Gas
Corp.
   

170,000

     

4,930

   
Concho
Resources, Inc.*
   

85,000

     

9,258

   
     

20,303

   

Pharmaceuticals (3.5%)

 

Akorn, Inc.*

   

300,000

     

16,143

   
Endo
International
PLC*
   

145,000

     

12,412

   

Mylan, Inc.*

   

180,000

     

10,318

   
     

38,873

   

Professional Services (1.4%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

110,000

     

4,973

   
WageWorks,
Inc.*
   

177,500

     

10,197

   
     

15,170

   
Real Estate Management &
Development (1.2%)
 
Jones Lang
LaSalle, Inc.
   

80,000

     

12,900

   

Road & Rail (1.9%)

 
J.B. Hunt
Transport Services,
Inc.
   

110,000

     

9,405

   
Old Dominion
Freight Line, Inc.*
   

150,000

     

11,718

   
     

21,123

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (7.3%)

 
Avago
Technologies
Ltd.
   

200,000

   

$

25,524

   

Cavium, Inc.*

   

165,000

     

11,301

   
Freescale
Semiconductor
Ltd.*
   

200,000

     

7,222

   
Lam Research
Corp.
   

130,000

     

10,720

   
Monolithic
Power Systems,
Inc.
   

175,000

     

9,228

   
NXP
Semiconductors
NV*
   

135,000

     

11,461

   

SunEdison, Inc.*

   

275,000

     

6,088

   
     

81,544

   

Software (5.8%)

 
Activision
Blizzard, Inc.
   

300,000

     

6,996

   
Electronic
Arts, Inc.*
   

155,000

     

8,863

   

Fortinet, Inc.*

   

182,500

     

6,134

   
ServiceNow,
Inc.*
   

150,000

     

11,439

   

Splunk, Inc.*

   

87,600

     

5,891

   
Synchronoss
Technologies,
Inc.*
   

250,000

     

11,065

   
Ultimate
Software
Group, Inc.*
   

42,500

     

6,997

   
Workday, Inc.
Class A*
   

82,500

     

7,054

   
     

64,439

   

Specialty Retail (7.9%)

 
Advance Auto
Parts, Inc.
   

72,500

     

11,232

   
Lithia Motors,
Inc. Class A
   

110,000

     

10,391

   
O'Reilly
Automotive,
Inc.*
   

89,500

     

18,628

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

129,000

     

13,650

   
Signet
Jewelers Ltd.
   

60,000

     

7,193

   
Tractor
Supply Co.
   

170,000

     

14,980

   
Williams-Sonoma,
Inc.
   

149,500

     

12,027

   
     

88,101

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods (4.4%)
 

Carter's, Inc.

   

115,000

     

10,209

   
Hanesbrands,
Inc.
   

135,000

     

17,218

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
lululemon
athletica, Inc.*
   

85,000

   

$

5,817

   
Under Armour,
Inc. Class A*
   

200,000

     

15,402

   
     

48,646

   
Trading Companies &
Distributors (0.7%)
 
United Rentals,
Inc.*
   

85,000

     

7,910

   

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.9%)

 
SBA
Communications
Corp. Class A*
   

172,500

     

21,513

   

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

   

335,000

     

11,065

   
     

32,578

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $713,064)
       

1,047,508

   

Exchange Traded Funds (2.2%)

 
iShares Russell
Mid-Cap
Growth ETF
(Cost $22,240)
   

250,000

     

24,490

   

Short-Term Investments (3.6%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $40,022)
   

40,021,783

     

40,022

   
Total Investments## (100.1%)
(Cost $775,326)
       

1,112,020

   
Liabilities, less
cash, receivables
and other assets [(0.1%)]
       

(1,338

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

1,110,682

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

95



Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

ADT Corp.

   

3.5

%

 
 

2

   

Nuance Communications, Inc.

   

2.9

%

 
 

3

   

Ashland, Inc.

   

2.9

%

 
 

4

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

2.9

%

 
 

5

   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

   

2.8

%

 
 

6

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

2.5

%

 
 

7

   

BankUnited, Inc.

   

2.5

%

 
 

8

   

Teradata Corp.

   

2.5

%

 
 

9

   

CVS Health Corp.

   

2.4

%

 
 

10

   

Kohl's Corp.

   

2.4

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (90.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (4.4%)

 
General Dynamics
Corp.
   

14,550

   

$

2,019

   
Spirit AeroSystems
Holdings, Inc.
Class A*
   

47,500

     

2,338

   
     

4,357

   

Auto Components (1.4%)

 

Lear Corp.

   

9,000

     

980

   
TRW Automotive
Holdings Corp.*
   

3,900

     

407

   
     

1,387

   

Banks (7.9%)

 

BankUnited, Inc.

   

75,100

     

2,434

   

BB&T Corp.

   

28,400

     

1,081

   

Comerica, Inc.

   

36,200

     

1,657

   
Huntington
Bancshares, Inc.
   

121,500

     

1,329

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

10,500

     

1,271

   
     

7,772

   

Building Products (1.3%)

 

Owens Corning

   

32,500

     

1,289

   

Capital Markets (1.8%)

 

State Street Corp.

   

24,500

     

1,824

   

Chemicals (2.9%)

 

Ashland, Inc.

   

22,200

     

2,833

   
Commercial Services &
Supplies (7.2%)
 

ADT Corp.

   

88,800

     

3,483

   
Covanta
Holding Corp.
   

108,100

     

2,343

   
Tyco
International PLC
   

29,500

     

1,245

   
     

7,071

   

Construction & Engineering (1.1%)

 

KBR, Inc.

   

65,700

     

1,070

   

Containers & Packaging (1.4%)

 
Avery Dennison
Corp.
   

26,700

     

1,430

   

Electric Utilities (2.0%)

 
Edison
International
   

31,500

     

2,024

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Electrical Equipment (0.9%)

 

Regal-Beloit Corp.

   

10,800

   

$

842

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.8%)

 
Flextronics
International Ltd.*
   

147,500

     

1,796

   

Itron, Inc.*

   

26,800

     

978

   
     

2,774

   

Energy Equipment & Services (1.3%)

 
Cameron
International
Corp.*
   

26,800

     

1,262

   

Food & Staples Retailing (2.4%)

 

CVS Health Corp.

   

22,900

     

2,379

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.0%)

 
Zimmer
Holdings, Inc.
   

16,200

     

1,950

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.4%)

 
Cardinal
Health, Inc.
   

11,600

     

1,021

   

Omnicare, Inc.

   

18,100

     

1,389

   
     

2,410

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.5%)

 
Darden
Restaurants, Inc.
   

38,400

     

2,458

   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (1.8%)

 

AES Corp.

   

139,600

     

1,811

   

IT Services (6.2%)

 

Amdocs Ltd.

   

40,200

     

2,110

   

Teradata Corp.*

   

54,400

     

2,422

   

Western Union Co.

   

84,100

     

1,642

   
     

6,174

   

Machinery (4.4%)

 

Harsco Corp.

   

73,500

     

1,212

   
Manitowoc
Co., Inc.
   

48,900

     

1,082

   
Valmont
Industries, Inc.
   

16,800

     

2,094

   
     

4,388

   

Multi-Utilities (1.7%)

 
CenterPoint
Energy, Inc.
   

82,600

     

1,717

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Multiline Retail (2.4%)

 

Kohl's Corp.

   

32,200

   

$

2,376

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (5.5%)

 
Cabot Oil &
Gas Corp.
   

51,300

     

1,488

   
Devon Energy
Corp.
   

33,600

     

2,070

   
Energy Transfer
Partners L.P.
   

23,825

     

1,417

   
Southwestern
Energy Co.*
   

16,800

     

421

   
     

5,396

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (4.8%)

 
Corrections
Corporation of
America
   

36,404

     

1,452

   
Starwood
Property Trust,
Inc.
   

79,700

     

1,945

   
Starwood
Waypoint
Residential Trust
   

53,360

     

1,343

   
     

4,740

   

Road & Rail (2.8%)

 
Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc.*
   

119,000

     

2,745

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.9%)

 
Skyworks
Solutions, Inc.
   

32,100

     

2,817

   

Software (5.8%)

 
Cadence Design
Systems, Inc.*
   

57,400

     

1,053

   
Check Point
Software
Technologies Ltd.*
   

22,000

     

1,837

   
Nuance
Communications,
Inc.*
   

201,100

     

2,876

   
     

5,766

   

Specialty Retail (4.9%)

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   

47,900

     

1,825

   

Express, Inc.*

   

83,800

     

1,158

   

Office Depot, Inc.*

   

199,600

     

1,870

   
     

4,853

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

96


Schedule of Investments Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Trading Companies &
Distributors (1.1%)
 
AerCap
Holdings NV*
   

23,800

   

$

1,059

   
Wireless Telecommunication
Services (0.9%)
 
Telephone &
Data Systems,
Inc.
   

33,900

     

862

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $70,106)
       

89,836

   

Rights (0.0%)

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%)

 
Safeway, Inc.
(Casa Ley)ñf*
   

21,100

     

6

   
Safeway, Inc.
(Property
Development
Centers)ñf*
   

21,100

     

1

   
Total Rights
(Cost $22)
       

7

   

Short-Term Investments (10.1%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $9,982)
   

9,981,696

     

9,982

   
Total Investments## (101.0%)
(Cost $80,110)
       

99,825

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(1.0%)]
       

(1,016

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

98,809

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

97


Schedule of Investments Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   

4.1

%

 
 

2

   

eBay, Inc.

   

4.0

%

 
 

3

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

3.9

%

 
 

4

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

3.8

%

 
 

5

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

3.7

%

 
 

6

   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   

3.7

%

 
 

7

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B

   

3.7

%

 
 

8

   

3M Co.

   

3.1

%

 
 

9

   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   

3.0

%

 
 

10

   

Sealed Air Corp.

   

3.0

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (99.9%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (4.4%)

 

Boeing Co.

   

515,000

   

$

77,688

   

Raytheon Co.

   

350,000

     

38,069

   
     

115,757

   

Banks (6.7%)

 
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

1,645,000

     

100,806

   
Wells
Fargo & Co.
   

1,345,000

     

73,692

   
     

174,498

   

Capital Markets (3.9%)

 
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

535,000

     

101,538

   

Chemicals (1.6%)

 
Scotts
Miracle-Gro Co.
Class A
   

655,000

     

42,909

   
Commercial Services &
Supplies (2.4%)
 
Covanta
Holding Corp.
   

1,210,000

     

26,221

   
Pitney
Bowes, Inc.
   

1,580,000

     

36,608

   
     

62,829

   

Consumer Finance (1.5%)

 
American
Express Co.
   

490,000

     

39,979

   

Containers & Packaging (3.0%)

 

Sealed Air Corp.

   

1,665,000

     

78,471

   

Diversified Financial Services (7.8%)

 
Berkshire
Hathaway, Inc.
Class B*
   

655,000

     

96,553

   
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

455,000

     

107,089

   
     

203,642

   

Electrical Equipment (2.0%)

 

ABB Ltd. ADR*

   

1,475,000

     

31,550

   
Rockwell
Automation, Inc.
   

180,000

     

21,067

   
     

52,617

   

Energy Equipment & Services (2.8%)

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

880,000

     

74,061

   

Food Products (1.4%)

 
Mondelez
International, Inc.
Class A
   

1,020,000

     

37,674

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Gas Utilities (1.5%)

 
National Fuel
Gas Co.
   

615,000

   

$

39,612

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (1.8%)
 
Hill-Rom
Holdings, Inc.
   

985,000

     

47,201

   
Health Care Providers &
Services (9.6%)
 

Aetna, Inc.

   

670,000

     

66,699

   
Cardinal
Health, Inc.
   

1,105,000

     

97,229

   
HCA
Holdings, Inc.*
   

730,000

     

52,224

   
Henry
Schein, Inc.*
   

265,000

     

37,113

   
     

253,265

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.3%)

 
Hyatt Hotels
Corp. Class A*
   

990,000

     

59,935

   

Household Products (2.0%)

 
Procter &
Gamble Co.
   

600,000

     

51,078

   

Industrial Conglomerates (3.1%)

 

3M Co.

   

475,000

     

80,109

   

Internet Software & Services (6.6%)

 

eBay, Inc.*

   

1,815,000

     

105,107

   
Google, Inc.
Class C*
   

123,000

     

68,683

   
     

173,790

   

Machinery (3.0%)

 
Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc.
   

805,000

     

79,164

   

Media (5.5%)

 
Omnicom
Group, Inc.
   

930,000

     

73,972

   
Twenty-First
Century Fox,
Inc. Class A
   

2,025,000

     

70,875

   
     

144,847

   

Metals & Mining (2.6%)

 
Carpenter
Technology
Corp.
   

1,600,000

     

67,776

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.6%)

 

Apache Corp.

   

710,000

     

46,746

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Cabot Oil &
Gas Corp.
   

1,335,000

   

$

38,715

   
Pioneer Natural
Resources Co.
   

250,000

     

38,130

   
Range
Resources Corp.
   

1,025,000

     

50,779

   
     

174,370

   

Pharmaceuticals (3.7%)

 

Pfizer, Inc.

   

2,850,000

     

97,812

   

Professional Services (2.3%)

 

Nielsen NV

   

1,320,000

     

59,677

   

Road & Rail (4.6%)

 

CSX Corp.

   

2,100,000

     

72,051

   
Hertz Global
Holdings, Inc.*
   

2,140,000

     

49,370

   
     

121,421

   

Software (3.9%)

 
Activision
Blizzard, Inc.
   

2,300,000

     

53,636

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

1,100,000

     

48,235

   
     

101,871

   

Specialty Retail (0.2%)

 
Bed Bath &
Beyond, Inc.*
   

60,000

     

4,480

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.1%)

 

Apple, Inc.

   

438,000

     

56,266

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods (1.0%)
 

Hanesbrands, Inc.

   

210,000

     

26,783

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $2,132,190)
       

2,623,432

   

Short-Term Investments (0.0%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $519)
   

519,469

     

519

   
Total Investments## (99.9%)
(Cost $2,132,709)
       

2,623,951

   
Cash, receivables
and other assets,
less liabilities (0.1%)
       

2,706

   

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

2,626,657

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

98


Schedule of Investments Real Estate Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   

9.0

%

 
 

2

   

Equity Residential

   

5.6

%

 
 

3

   

Boston Properties, Inc.

   

5.5

%

 
 

4

   

American Tower Corp.

   

5.3

%

 
 

5

   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

   

4.5

%

 
 

6

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

4.2

%

 
 

7

   

Public Storage

   

3.6

%

 
 

8

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

3.6

%

 
 

9

   

SL Green Realty Corp.

   

3.0

%

 
 

10

   

Crown Castle International Corp.

   

3.0

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (98.8%)

 

Apartments (11.8%)

 
AvalonBay
Communities,
Inc.
   

291,592

   

$

49,087

   

Equity Residential

   

782,300

     

60,260

   
Essex Property
Trust, Inc.
   

85,100

     

18,929

   
     

128,276

   

Diversified (5.3%)

 
American Homes
4 Rent Class A
   

1,532,200

     

25,572

   
CoreSite Realty
Corp.
   

135,683

     

6,437

   
Vornado Realty
Trust
   

233,223

     

25,664

   
     

57,673

   

Freestanding (2.8%)

 
National Retail
Properties, Inc.
   

450,300

     

18,120

   
Spirit Realty
Capital, Inc.
   

953,303

     

11,678

   
     

29,798

   

Health Care (10.3%)

 

HCP, Inc.

   

395,700

     

16,762

   
Health Care
REIT, Inc.
   

407,040

     

31,387

   
OMEGA
Healthcare
Investors, Inc.
   

436,175

     

17,473

   

Ventas, Inc.

   

615,030

     

45,801

   
     

111,423

   

Homebuilder (1.1%)

 
TRI Pointe
Homes, Inc.*
   

753,180

     

11,960

   

Home Financing (0.6%)

 
Altisource
Residential Corp.
   

306,449

     

6,328

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.9%)

 
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
   

121,100

     

9,728

   

Industrial (5.8%)

 
DCT Industrial
Trust, Inc.
   

452,600

     

16,330

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
EastGroup
Properties, Inc.
   

123,302

   

$

7,768

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

906,038

     

38,697

   
     

62,795

   

Infrastructure (8.3%)

 
American Tower
Corp.
   

582,200

     

57,719

   
Crown Castle
International
Corp.
   

374,700

     

32,341

   
     

90,060

   

Lodging/Resorts (5.5%)

 
Host Hotels &
Resorts, Inc.
   

1,302,843

     

27,360

   
LaSalle Hotel
Properties
   

409,900

     

15,953

   
Sunstone Hotel
Investors, Inc.
   

943,428

     

16,463

   
     

59,776

   

Office (12.6%)

 
Alexandria Real
Estate Equities,
Inc.
   

171,500

     

16,449

   
Boston
Properties, Inc.
   

430,284

     

59,125

   
Douglas
Emmett, Inc.
   

547,725

     

15,813

   
Parkway
Properties, Inc.
   

707,900

     

12,466

   
SL Green
Realty Corp.
   

258,015

     

32,750

   
     

136,603

   

Real Estate Management & Development (4.3%)

 
Brookfield Asset
Management, Inc.
Class A
   

363,377

     

19,724

   
Brookfield
Property
Partners LP
   

412,000

     

10,234

   
Forest City
Enterprises, Inc.
Class A*
   

673,379

     

17,003

   
     

46,961

   

Regional Malls (13.6%)

 
CBL & Associates
Properties, Inc.
   

680,997

     

13,633

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
General Growth
Properties, Inc.
   

683,132

   

$

19,818

   

Macerich Co.

   

200,760

     

16,794

   
Simon Property
Group, Inc.
   

513,248

     

97,702

   
     

147,947

   

Self Storage (4.5%)

 

Public Storage

   

198,100

     

39,069

   
Sovran Self
Storage, Inc.
   

107,100

     

9,856

   
     

48,925

   

Shopping Centers (7.4%)

 

DDR Corp.

   

569,050

     

10,778

   
Federal Realty
Investment Trust
   

164,200

     

23,321

   

Kimco Realty Corp.

   

790,700

     

20,779

   
Regency
Centers Corp.
   

243,957

     

16,011

   
Urstadt Biddle
Properties, Inc.
Class A
   

417,369

     

9,483

   
     

80,372

   

Timber (4.0%)

 
Plum Creek
Timber Co., Inc.
   

319,900

     

13,896

   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   

835,596

     

29,338

   
     

43,234

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $899,418)
       

1,071,859

   

Short-Term Investments (1.2%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $12,846)
   

12,845,998

     

12,846

   
Total Investments## (100.0%)
(Cost $912,264)
       

1,084,705

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.0%)]
       

(87

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

1,084,618

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

99


Schedule of Investments Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Cavium, Inc.

   

2.4

%

 
 

2

   

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

   

2.0

%

 
 

3

   

Carriage Services, Inc.

   

1.9

%

 
 

4

   

comScore, Inc.

   

1.9

%

 
 

5

   

Akorn, Inc.

   

1.8

%

 
 

6

   

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. Class A

   

1.8

%

 
 

7

   

Paylocity Holding Corp.

   

1.8

%

 
 

8

   

HEICO Corp.

   

1.8

%

 
 

9

   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

   

1.7

%

 
 

10

   

Microsemi Corp.

   

1.7

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (98.0%)

 

Aerospace & Defense (1.8%)

 

HEICO Corp.

   

27,437

   

$

1,626

   

Banks (3.3%)

 
Bank of the
Ozarks, Inc.
   

35,700

     

1,307

   
FCB Financial
Holdings, Inc.
Class A*
   

64,900

     

1,648

   
     

2,955

   

Beverages (0.8%)

 
Boston Beer Co.,
Inc. Class A*
   

2,700

     

723

   

Biotechnology (12.2%)

 
ACADIA
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   

33,500

     

1,272

   
Acorda
Therapeutics, Inc.*
   

12,000

     

406

   
Alder
Biopharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   

20,000

     

538

   
AMAG
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   

20,100

     

990

   

Bluebird Bio, Inc.*

   

4,900

     

467

   

Cepheid, Inc.*

   

22,400

     

1,273

   

Dyax Corp.*

   

60,000

     

907

   

Novavax, Inc.*

   

93,100

     

852

   
Portola
Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
   

20,200

     

769

   
PTC Therapeutics,
Inc.*
   

16,500

     

1,177

   

Receptos, Inc.*

   

10,000

     

1,266

   
Sage Therapeutics,
Inc.*
   

23,500

     

1,021

   
     

10,938

   

Building Products (1.1%)

 

Norcraft Cos., Inc.*

   

49,100

     

1,012

   

Capital Markets (1.0%)

 
WisdomTree
Investments, Inc.
   

47,900

     

895

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.5%)

 

Multi-Color Corp.

   

19,200

     

1,311

   

Communications Equipment (2.9%)

 

Infinera Corp.*

   

75,300

     

1,284

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Palo Alto
Networks, Inc.*
   

9,000

   

$

1,280

   
     

2,564

   

Containers & Packaging (1.7%)

 
Graphic Packaging
Holding Co.*
   

101,700

     

1,535

   

Diversified Consumer Services (2.9%)

 
Bright Horizons
Family Solutions,
Inc.*
   

17,900

     

907

   
Carriage Services,
Inc.
   

74,800

     

1,720

   
     

2,627

   

Food Products (2.0%)

 
Diamond Foods,
Inc.*
   

25,100

     

676

   
Hain Celestial
Group, Inc.*
   

18,200

     

1,138

   
     

1,814

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (8.1%)

 

DexCom, Inc.*

   

14,300

     

868

   
Globus Medical,
Inc. Class A*
   

55,800

     

1,355

   

Insulet Corp.*

   

20,600

     

654

   
LDR Holding
Corp.*
   

23,000

     

899

   

Neovasc, Inc.*

   

41,600

     

412

   
Novadaq
Technologies, Inc.*
   

47,000

     

778

   
Spectranetics
Corp.*
   

34,100

     

1,153

   

Tornier NV*

   

46,600

     

1,139

   
     

7,258

   
Health Care Providers &
Services (2.0%)
 
Acadia Healthcare
Co., Inc.*
   

28,795

     

1,821

   

Health Care Technology (1.0%)

 
Veeva Systems,
Inc. Class A*
   

29,600

     

914

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.7%)

 
Bloomin' Brands,
Inc.*
   

34,000

     

876

   
Diamond Resorts
International,
Inc.*
   

34,000

     

1,178

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Kona Grill, Inc.*

   

44,800

   

$

1,096

   
La Quinta
Holdings, Inc.*
   

41,600

     

924

   
Ruth's Hospitality
Group, Inc.
   

69,600

     

1,062

   

Vail Resorts, Inc.

   

9,600

     

843

   
     

5,979

   

Internet Software & Services (8.6%)

 

comScore, Inc.*

   

33,200

     

1,713

   
Constant
Contact, Inc.*
   

32,500

     

1,343

   

Criteo SA ADR*

   

25,500

     

1,157

   

Envestnet, Inc.*

   

22,400

     

1,207

   

MercadoLibre, Inc.

   

6,800

     

890

   

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

   

69,500

     

1,377

   
     

7,687

   

IT Services (1.5%)

 
Blackhawk
Network
Holdings, Inc.*
   

34,900

     

1,293

   

Leisure Products (1.0%)

 

Brunswick Corp.

   

16,000

     

868

   

Machinery (1.0%)

 

NN, Inc.

   

33,400

     

925

   

Media (1.0%)

 
MDC Partners,
Inc. Class A
   

35,100

     

913

   

Multiline Retail (2.1%)

 
Burlington
Stores, Inc.*
   

17,400

     

967

   
Tuesday Morning
Corp.*
   

47,600

     

903

   
     

1,870

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.7%)

 
Diamondback
Energy, Inc.*
   

19,800

     

1,410

   
Synergy Resources
Corp.*
   

84,800

     

1,013

   
     

2,423

   

Pharmaceuticals (4.5%)

 

Akorn, Inc.*

   

30,700

     

1,652

   

Depomed, Inc.*

   

45,300

     

994

   
IGI Laboratories,
Inc.*
   

123,400

     

1,422

   
     

4,068

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

100


Schedule of Investments Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Professional Services (5.1%)

 
Huron Consulting
Group, Inc.*
   

12,000

   

$

800

   
Paylocity Holding
Corp.*
   

54,900

     

1,641

   

TriNet Group, Inc.*

   

29,300

     

1,065

   

WageWorks, Inc.*

   

18,600

     

1,068

   
     

4,574

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.2%)

 
Pebblebrook Hotel
Trust
   

22,300

     

1,083

   

Road & Rail (1.3%)

 
Old Dominion
Freight Line, Inc.*
   

14,571

     

1,138

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.6%)

 

Cavium, Inc.*

   

32,000

     

2,192

   
M/A-COM
Technology
Solutions
Holdings, Inc.*
   

27,900

     

941

   

Microsemi Corp.*

   

45,900

     

1,480

   
Monolithic Power
Systems, Inc.
   

24,700

     

1,302

   
     

5,915

   

Software (6.6%)

 
Barracuda
Networks, Inc.*
   

29,600

     

1,127

   

Fortinet, Inc.*

   

34,000

     

1,143

   

Proofpoint, Inc.*

   

23,600

     

1,337

   
SS&C Technologies
Holdings, Inc.
   

14,800

     

898

   
Ultimate Software
Group, Inc.*
   

8,400

     

1,383

   
     

5,888

   

Specialty Retail (3.0%)

 
Lithia Motors, Inc.
Class A
   

9,700

     

916

   

MarineMax, Inc.*

   

32,700

     

829

   
Restoration
Hardware
Holdings, Inc.*
   

10,100

     

890

   
     

2,635

   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (0.7%)

 
Nimble Storage,
Inc.*
   

24,900

     

629

   
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods (1.0%)
 
G-III Apparel
Group Ltd.*
   

8,600

     

905

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 
Trading Companies &
Distributors (1.1%)
 

Watsco, Inc.

   

8,700

   

$

1,020

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $77,339)
       

87,806

   

Short-Term Investments (2.1%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Liquid Reserves
Fund Premier
Class
(Cost $1,839)
   

1,838,964

     

1,839

   
Total Investments## (100.1%)
(Cost $79,178)
       

89,645

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.1%)]
       

(66

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

89,579

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

101


Schedule of Investments Socially Responsive Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

5.3

%

 
 

2

   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   

4.9

%

 
 

3

   

American Express Co.

   

4.5

%

 
 

4

   

Danaher Corp.

   

4.4

%

 
 

5

   

Progressive Corp.

   

4.2

%

 
 

6

   

eBay, Inc.

   

3.7

%

 
 

7

   

U.S. Bancorp

   

3.6

%

 
 

8

   

Unilever NV

   

3.5

%

 
 

9

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

3.4

%

 
 

10

   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

   

3.4

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (95.2%)

 

Airlines (1.9%)

 
Ryanair Holdings
PLC ADR
   

759,897

   

$

48,139

   

Auto Components (2.2%)

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

   

900,295

     

55,332

   

Banks (3.6%)

 

U.S. Bancorp

   

2,007,845

     

89,570

   

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.6%)

 
Herman Miller,
Inc.
   

1,256,920

     

38,927

   

Consumer Finance (4.5%)

 
American
Express Co.
   

1,381,112

     

112,685

   

Diversified Financial Services (3.0%)

 
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

318,594

     

74,984

   
Diversified Telecommunication
Services (1.4%)
 
Level 3
Communications,
Inc.*
   

640,244

     

34,484

   

Electric Utilities (3.0%)

 
Eversource
Energy
   

1,459,757

     

75,542

   

Energy Equipment & Services (3.3%)

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

976,813

     

82,209

   

Food & Staples Retailing (2.3%)

 
Costco Wholesale
Corp.
   

384,462

     

56,501

   

Food Products (3.5%)

 

Unilever NV

   

2,016,590

     

87,661

   
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies (5.9%)
 
Abbott
Laboratories
   

1,324,342

     

62,734

   
Becton,
Dickinson & Co.
   

577,992

     

84,803

   
     

147,537

   

Health Care Providers & Services (1.1%)

 
Premier, Inc.
Class A*
   

758,747

     

27,816

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Household Durables (4.9%)

 
Newell
Rubbermaid,
Inc.
   

3,123,058

   

$

122,705

   

Industrial Conglomerates (7.5%)

 

3M Co.

   

447,532

     

75,476

   

Danaher Corp.

   

1,268,402

     

110,706

   
     

186,182

   

Industrial Gases (1.9%)

 

Praxair, Inc.

   

371,102

     

47,464

   

Insurance (4.2%)

 
Progressive
Corp.
   

3,936,314

     

104,903

   

Internet Software & Services (3.7%)

 

eBay, Inc.*

   

1,609,540

     

93,208

   

IT Services (4.1%)

 
Alliance Data
Systems Corp.*
   

229,488

     

63,915

   
MasterCard, Inc.
Class A
   

419,289

     

37,790

   
     

101,705

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.0%)

 
Cimarex
Energy Co.
   

186,045

     

20,406

   
Noble Energy,
Inc.
   

1,125,243

     

53,145

   
     

73,551

   

Pharmaceuticals (4.5%)

 
Roche
Holding AG
   

228,062

     

61,911

   

Sanofi ADR

   

997,834

     

48,754

   
     

110,665

   

Professional Services (4.3%)

 
ManpowerGroup,
Inc.
   

369,348

     

29,718

   
Robert Half
International,
Inc.
   

1,240,405

     

76,855

   
     

106,573

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.3%)

 
Texas
Instruments,
Inc.
   

2,246,971

     

132,122

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Software (3.4%)

 

Intuit, Inc.

   

868,935

   

$

84,834

   

Specialty Chemicals (0.9%)

 
Novozymes A/S
B Shares
   

442,723

     

21,478

   

Specialty Retail (5.0%)

 
O'Reilly
Automotive,
Inc.*
   

231,721

     

48,228

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

1,094,758

     

75,144

   
     

123,372

   
Trading Companies &
Distributors (5.2%)
 

NOW, Inc.*

   

2,574,155

     

54,701

   
W.W. Grainger,
Inc.
   

314,209

     

74,439

   
     

129,140

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,740,038)
       

2,369,289

   
    Principal
Amount
     

Short-Term Investments (4.9%)

 

Certificates of Deposit (0.0%)

 
Carver
Federal
Savings Bank
Self Help
Credit Union,
0.25%, due
3/23/15
 

$

100,000

     

100

   
Self Help Credit
Union, 0.25%,
due 4/14/15
   

250,000

     

250

   
Self Help Credit
Union, 0.25%,
due 5/18/15
   

250,000

     

250

   
     

600

#

 

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

102


Schedule of Investments Socially Responsive Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Money Market Fund (4.9%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury
Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
   

120,927,071

   

$

120,927

   
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $121,527)
       

121,527

   
Total Investments## (100.1%)
(Cost $1,861,565)
       

2,490,816

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.1%)]
       

(2,698

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

2,488,118

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

103


Schedule of Investments Value Fund (Unaudited) 2/28/15

TOP TEN EQUITY HOLDINGS

 

1

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

4.7

%

 
 

2

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   

4.4

%

 
 

3

   

Carnival Corp.

   

3.9

%

 
 

4

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   

3.8

%

 
 

5

   

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

   

3.7

%

 
 

6

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

3.4

%

 
 

7

   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

3.3

%

 
 

8

   

American Airlines Group, Inc.

   

3.3

%

 
 

9

   

Target Corp.

   

3.3

%

 
 

10

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

3.0

%

 
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Common Stocks (92.3%)

 

Air Freight & Logistics (1.2%)

 
United Parcel
Service, Inc.
Class B
   

3,252

   

$

331

   

Airlines (10.0%)

 
American Airlines
Group, Inc.
   

19,173

     

919

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

18,830

     

838

   
United Continental
Holdings, Inc.*
   

15,544

     

1,013

   
     

2,770

   

Automobiles (1.6%)

 

General Motors Co.

   

11,923

     

445

   

Banks (9.4%)

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

8,028

     

421

   
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
   

19,601

     

1,201

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

3,421

     

414

   
Regions Financial
Corp.
   

27,239

     

262

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

5,379

     

294

   
     

2,592

   

Capital Markets (4.2%)

 
Bank of New
York Mellon
Corp.
   

7,726

     

302

   
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
   

2,152

     

409

   

Morgan Stanley

   

12,376

     

443

   
     

1,154

   

Communications Equipment (3.7%)

 
Cisco Systems,
Inc.
   

31,878

     

941

   
Juniper Networks,
Inc.
   

3,379

     

81

   
     

1,022

   

Construction Materials (1.5%)

 

Vulcan Materials Co.

   

4,884

     

405

   

Distributors (0.9%)

 

LKQ Corp.*

   

10,626

     

261

   

Diversified Financial Services (4.0%)

 

CME Group, Inc.

   

7,549

     

724

   
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc.
   

1,600

     

377

   
     

1,101

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Electric Utilities (1.4%)

 

Exelon Corp.

   

11,403

   

$

387

   

Electrical Equipment (1.9%)

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

   

7,362

     

523

   

Energy Equipment & Services (0.6%)

 
McDermott
International,
Inc.*
   

27,893

     

70

   

Schlumberger Ltd.

   

1,252

     

105

   
     

175

   

Food & Staples Retailing (3.8%)

 
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc.
   

12,415

     

1,042

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.8%)

 

Hologic, Inc.*

   

9,980

     

323

   

Medtronic PLC

   

2,399

     

186

   
     

509

   

Health Care Providers & Services (2.8%)

 
Tenet Healthcare
Corp.*
   

7,685

     

356

   
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc.
   

3,645

     

414

   
     

770

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.9%)

 

Carnival Corp.

   

24,313

     

1,070

   

Household Durables (0.7%)

 
Lennar Corp.
Class A
   

4,060

     

204

   

Insurance (3.4%)

 
Lincoln National
Corp.
   

8,541

     

492

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

5,153

     

262

   
Willis Group
Holdings PLC
   

3,549

     

170

   
     

924

   

IT Services (1.0%)

 

Teradata Corp.*

   

6,221

     

277

   

Machinery (1.6%)

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

   

1,824

     

151

   
Illinois Tool
Works, Inc.
   

2,951

     

292

   
     

443

   

Media (0.7%)

 
Twenty-First
Century Fox,
Inc. Class A
   

5,175

     

181

   
   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Metals & Mining (3.5%)

 
Newmont Mining
Corp.
   

16,590

   

$

437

   
United States Steel
Corp.
   

21,946

     

525

   
     

962

   

Multiline Retail (6.9%)

 
JC Penney Co.,
Inc.*
   

64,767

     

550

   

Kohl's Corp.

   

5,971

     

441

   

Target Corp.

   

11,832

     

909

   
     

1,900

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.6%)

 
Antero Resources
Corp.*
   

684

     

27

   

Devon Energy Corp.

   

3,743

     

231

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

14,604

     

1,293

   
Range Resources
Corp.
   

5,163

     

256

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

170

     

10

   
     

1,817

   

Pharmaceuticals (3.2%)

 

Pfizer, Inc.

   

14,248

     

489

   
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. ADR
   

6,969

     

397

   
     

886

   

Professional Services (0.5%)

 
Towers Watson &
Co. Class A
   

1,120

     

147

   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.9%)

 

Intel Corp.

   

15,701

     

522

   

Software (4.0%)

 

CA, Inc.

   

16,892

     

549

   

FireEye, Inc.*

   

5,919

     

262

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

6,434

     

282

   
     

1,093

   

Specialty Retail (2.3%)

 
American Eagle
Outfitters, Inc.
   

15,201

     

227

   

DSW, Inc. Class A

   

10,871

     

410

   
     

637

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (3.3%)

 

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   

6,709

     

922

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $23,857)
       

25,472

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

104


Schedule of Investments Value Fund (Unaudited) (cont'd)

   
Number
of Shares
 
Value†
(000's)z
 

Short-Term Investments (7.8%)

 
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Money
Market Fund
Premier Class
(Cost $2,148)
   

2,147,983

   

$

2,148

   
Total Investments## (100.1%)
(Cost $26,005)
       

27,620

   
Liabilities, less cash,
receivables and
other assets [(0.1%)]
       

(36

)

 

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

     

$

27,584

   

See Notes to Schedule of Investments

105


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 All Cap Core Fund ("All Cap Core") (formerly, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund), Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund ("Emerging Markets Equity"), Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund ("Equity Income"), Neuberger Berman Focus Fund ("Focus"), Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund ("Genesis"), Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund ("Global Equity"), Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund ("Global Real Estate"), Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund ("Global Thematic Opportunities"), Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund ("Greater China Equity"), Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund ("Guardian"), Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund ("International Equity"), Neuberger Berman International Select Fund ("International Select"), Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund ("Intrinsic Value"), Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund ("Large Cap Disciplined Growth"), Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund ("Large Cap Value"), Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund ("Mid Cap Growth"), Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund ("Mid Cap Intrinsic Value"), Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund ("Multi-Cap Opportunities"), Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund ("Real Estate"), Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund ("Small Cap Growth"), Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund ("Socially Responsive") and Neuberger Berman Value Fund ("Value") (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 in equity securities, exchange traded funds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, rights 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 convertible bonds 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 such as yields or prices of securities of comparable

See Notes to Financial Statements

106


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

quality, coupon, maturity and type, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions (generally Level 2 inputs).

Other Level 2 inputs used by an independent pricing service to value convertible bonds generally include underlying stock data, dealer quotes, conversion premiums, listed bond and preferred stock prices and other market information which may include benchmark curves, trade execution data, and sensitivity analysis, when available.

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.

Certificates of deposit are valued at amortized cost.

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 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 Equity 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). 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 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements

107


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

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Funds' investments as of February 28, 2015:

Asset Valuation Inputs

(000's omitted)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§§   

Total

 

All Cap Core

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

 

$

71,246

   

$

   

$

   

$

71,246

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

3,843

     

     

3,843

   

Total Investments

   

71,246

     

3,843

     

     

75,089

   

Emerging Markets Equity

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

 

Qatar

   

     

7,409

     

     

7,409

   

Russia

   

10,566

     

10,503

     

     

21,069

   

Taiwan, Province of China

   

     

33,073

     

     

33,073

   

Thailand

   

     

7,195

     

     

7,195

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

458,760

     

     

     

458,760

   

Total Common Stocks

   

469,326

     

58,180

     

     

527,506

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

12,556

     

     

12,556

   

Total Investments

   

469,326

     

70,736

     

     

540,062

   

Equity Income

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

2,304,970

     

     

     

2,304,970

   

Preferred Stocks

   

11,148

     

     

     

11,148

   

Convertible Bonds

   

     

76,739

     

     

76,739

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

26,876

     

     

26,876

   

Total Investments

   

2,316,118

     

103,615

     

     

2,419,733

   

Focus

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

826,117

     

     

     

826,117

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

20,197

     

     

20,197

   

Total Investments

   

826,117

     

20,197

     

     

846,314

   

Genesis

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

12,371,494

     

     

     

12,371,494

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

74,999

     

     

74,999

   

Total Investments

   

12,371,494

     

74,999

     

     

12,446,493

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

108


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

(000's omitted)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§§   

Total

 

Global Equity

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

 

Israel

 

$

72

   

$

38

   

$

   

$

110

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

3,611

     

     

     

3,611

   

Total Common Stocks

   

3,683

     

38

     

     

3,721

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

269

     

     

269

   

Total Investments

   

3,683

     

307

     

     

3,990

   

Global Real Estate

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

2,946

     

     

     

2,946

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

49

     

     

49

   

Total Investments

   

2,946

     

49

     

     

2,995

   

Global Thematic Opportunities

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

73,914

     

     

     

73,914

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

1,884

     

     

     

1,884

   

Convertible Bonds

   

     

775

     

     

775

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

1,687

     

     

1,687

   

Total Investments

   

75,798

     

2,462

     

     

78,260

   

Greater China Equity

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

79,349

     

     

     

79,349

   

Participatory Notes§

   

28,533

     

     

     

28,533

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

14,624

     

     

14,624

   

Total Investments

   

107,882

     

14,624

     

     

122,506

   

Guardian

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

1,484,145

     

     

     

1,484,145

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

47,403

     

     

47,403

   

Total Investments

   

1,484,145

     

47,403

     

     

1,531,548

   

International Equity

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

 

Israel

   

26,391

     

12,412

     

     

38,803

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

1,072,693

     

     

     

1,072,693

   

Total Common Stocks

   

1,099,084

     

12,412

     

     

1,111,496

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

44,573

     

     

44,573

   

Total Investments

   

1,099,084

     

56,985

     

     

1,156,069

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

109


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

(000's omitted)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§§   

Total

 

International Select

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

 

Israel

 

$

6,612

   

$

3,419

   

$

   

$

10,031

   

Other Common Stocksß

   

233,816

     

     

     

233,816

   

Total Common Stocks

   

240,428

     

3,419

     

     

243,847

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

4,610

     

     

4,610

   

Total Investments

   

240,428

     

8,029

     

     

248,457

   

Intrinsic Value

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

339,602

     

     

     

339,602

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

19,194

     

     

19,194

   

Total Investments

   

339,602

     

19,194

     

     

358,796

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

98,953

     

     

     

98,953

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

948

     

     

948

   

Total Investments

   

98,953

     

948

     

     

99,901

   

Large Cap Value

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

1,564,218

     

     

     

1,564,218

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

75,069

     

     

75,069

   

Total Investments

   

1,564,218

     

75,069

     

     

1,639,287

   

Mid Cap Growth

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

1,047,508

     

     

     

1,047,508

   

Exchange Traded Funds

   

24,490

     

     

     

24,490

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

40,022

     

     

40,022

   

Total Investments

   

1,071,998

     

40,022

     

     

1,112,020

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

89,836

     

     

     

89,836

   

Rights§

   

     

     

7

     

7

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

9,982

     

     

9,982

   

Total Investments

   

89,836

     

9,982

     

7

     

99,825

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

110


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

(000's omitted)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

  Level 3§§   

Total

 

Multi-Cap Opportunities

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

 

$

2,623,432

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,623,432

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

519

     

     

519

   

Total Investments

   

2,623,432

     

519

     

     

2,623,951

   

Real Estate

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

1,071,859

     

     

     

1,071,859

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

12,846

     

     

12,846

   

Total Investments

   

1,071,859

     

12,846

     

     

1,084,705

   

Small Cap Growth

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

87,806

     

     

     

87,806

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

1,839

     

     

1,839

   

Total Investments

   

87,806

     

1,839

     

     

89,645

   

Socially Responsive

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

2,369,289

     

     

     

2,369,289

   

Short-Term Investments§

   

     

121,527

     

     

121,527

   

Total Investments

   

2,369,289

     

121,527

     

     

2,490,816

   

Value

 

Investments:

 

Common Stocks§

   

25,472

     

     

     

25,472

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

2,148

     

     

2,148

   

Total Investments

   

25,472

     

2,148

     

     

27,620

   

§  The Schedule of Investments (or Summary Schedule of Investments by Industry for the global/international funds) 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.

See Notes to Financial Statements

111


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:

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

  Beginning
balance, as
of 9/1/14
  Accrued
discounts/
(premiums)
  Realized
gain/
(loss)
  Change
in unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
2/28/15
  Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
from
investments
still held
as of 2/28/15
 

Investments in Securities:

 

Rights

 
Food & Staples
Retailing
 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(15

)

 

$

22

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

7

   

$

(15

)

 

Total

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(15

)

 

$

22

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

7

   

$

(15

)  

As of the period ended February 28, 2015, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value's Level 3 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.

As of the period ended February 28, 2015, certain securities were transferred from one level (as of August 31, 2014) to another. Based on beginning of period market values as of August 31, 2014, approximately $34,649,000 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 for Emerging Markets Equity. Interactive provided adjusted prices for these securities as of February 28, 2015, as stated in the description of the valuation methods of foreign equity securities in footnote † above. In addition, approximately $43,499,000 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 for Emerging Markets Equity due to active market activity on recognized exchanges as of February 28, 2015. These securities had been categorized as Level 2 as of August 31, 2014, due to foreign exchanges having been closed and, therefore, no prices having been readily available for the securities as of that date.

The following is a summary, categorized by Level, of inputs used to value the Fund's derivatives as of February 28, 2015:

Liability Valuation Inputs

(000's omitted)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Equity Income

 

Option Contracts

 

$

(1,301

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(1,301

)

 

#  At cost, which approximates market value.

##  At February 28, 2015, selected fund information on a U.S. federal income tax basis was as follows:

(000's omitted)

 

Cost

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

All Cap Core

 

$

67,688

   

$

8,821

   

$

1,420

   

$

7,401

   

Emerging Markets Equity

   

506,387

     

76,617

     

42,942

     

33,675

   

Equity Income

   

2,101,684

     

365,231

     

47,182

     

318,049

   

Focus

   

684,089

     

175,016

     

12,791

     

162,225

   

Genesis

   

6,527,465

     

6,088,077

     

169,049

     

5,919,028

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

112


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

(000's omitted)

 

Cost

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

Global Equity

 

$

3,610

   

$

530

   

$

150

   

$

380

   

Global Real Estate

   

2,921

     

94

     

20

     

74

   

Global Thematic Opportunities

   

68,145

     

12,358

     

2,243

     

10,115

   

Greater China Equity

   

115,602

     

9,532

     

2,628

     

6,904

   

Guardian

   

1,125,574

     

432,680

     

26,706

     

405,974

   

International Equity

   

982,211

     

202,194

     

28,336

     

173,858

   

International Select

   

202,560

     

50,345

     

4,448

     

45,897

   

Intrinsic Value

   

280,660

     

94,172

     

16,036

     

78,136

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth

   

83,228

     

19,155

     

2,482

     

16,673

   

Large Cap Value

   

1,478,284

     

199,805

     

38,802

     

161,003

   

Mid Cap Growth

   

775,014

     

344,393

     

7,387

     

337,006

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

   

80,056

     

22,044

     

2,275

     

19,769

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities

   

2,132,173

     

560,337

     

68,559

     

491,778

   

Real Estate

   

912,843

     

181,074

     

9,212

     

171,862

   

Small Cap Growth

   

79,447

     

10,781

     

583

     

10,198

   

Socially Responsive

   

1,860,179

     

659,138

     

28,501

     

630,637

   

Value

   

26,085

     

2,219

     

684

     

1,535

   

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

‡‡  At February 28, 2015, Equity Income had outstanding call and put options written as follows:

Name of Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
 

Expiration Date

  Market Value
of Optionsµ 
 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Call

   

100

     

185

   

July 2015

 

$

(9,000

)

 

BlackRock, Inc., Call

   

99

     

410

   

July 2015

   

(37,000

)

 

BlackRock, Inc., Call

   

100

     

430

   

July 2015

   

(11,000

)

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Call

   

115

     

65

   

June 2015

   

(14,000

)

 

Carlyle Group LP, Put

   

390

     

25

   

March 2015

   

(14,000

)

 

Carlyle Group LP, Put

   

400

     

27.5

   

March 2015

   

(71,000

)

 

CME Group, Inc., Call

   

400

     

95

   

June 2015

   

(164,000

)

 

CME Group, Inc., Call

   

400

     

100

   

June 2015

   

(70,000

)

 

CME Group, Inc., Call

   

65

     

105

   

September 2015

   

(11,000

)

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Call

   

500

     

82.5

   

July 2015

   

(65,000

)

 

Eli Lilly & Co., Call

   

300

     

72.5

   

April 2015

   

(35,000

)

 

Equity Residential, Call

   

300

     

77.5

   

July 2015

   

(75,000

)

 

Equity Residential, Call

   

200

     

82.5

   

July 2015

   

(22,000

)

 

Equity Residential, Call

   

200

     

85

   

July 2015

   

(10,000

)

 

Extra Space Storage, Inc., Call

   

50

     

75

   

September 2015

   

(2,000

)

 

Hasbro, Inc., Call

   

300

     

62.5

   

July 2015

   

(86,000

)

 

Hasbro, Inc., Call

   

300

     

70

   

January 2016

   

(42,000

)

 

Home Depot, Inc., Call

   

250

     

110

   

May 2015

   

(156,000

)

 

Honeywell International, Inc., Call

   

61

     

110

   

June 2015

   

(5,000

)

 

Honeywell International, Inc., Call

   

200

     

105

   

June 2015

   

(49,000

)

 

Norfolk Southern Corp., Call

   

400

     

115

   

June 2015

   

(84,000

)

 

        

See Notes to Financial Statements

113


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

Name of Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
 

Expiration Date

  Market Value
of Optionsµ 
 

Norfolk Southern Corp., Call

   

400

     

120

   

June 2015

 

$

(36,000

)

 

Public Storage, Call

   

150

     

220

   

September 2015

   

(21,000

)

 

Simon Property Group, Inc., Call

   

300

     

190

   

April 2015

   

(156,000

)

 

Simon Property Group, Inc., Call

   

100

     

200

   

July 2015

   

(40,000

)

 

Simon Property Group, Inc., Call

   

100

     

210

   

July 2015

   

(16,000

)

 
           

Total

 

$

(1,301,000

)

 

        

  µ  Rounded to the nearest thousand.

At February 28, 2015, Equity Income had deposited $2,178,750 in a segregated account to cover requirements on put options written.

@  All or a portion of this security is pledged in connection with outstanding call options written.

Ø  All or a portion of this security was purchased on a when-issued basis. At February 28, 2015, these securities amounted to $821,000 for Greater China Equity.

ØØ  All or a portion of this security is segregated in connection with obligations for when-issued security purchase commitments.

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 February 28, 2015, these securities amounted to approximately $3,566,000 or 0.7% of net assets for Emerging Markets Equity, approximately $20,080,000 or 0.8% of net assets for Equity Income, approximately $5,348,000 or 4.5% of net assets for Greater China Equity and approximately $7,000 or 0.0% of net assets for Mid Cap Intrinsic Value.

a  Effective September 2, 2014. Formerly, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund through September 1, 2014.

b  These securities have been deemed by the investment manager to be illiquid. Restricted securities subject to restrictions on resale. Securities were purchased under Rule 144A of 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.

At February 28, 2015, these securities amounted to approximately $5,154,000 or 4.4% of net assets for Greater China Equity.

(000's omitted)

 

Restricted Security

  Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
  Acquisition
Cost
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
Acquisition
Date
  Value as of
February 28, 2015
  Fair Value
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
February 28, 2015
 
Greater China
Equity
 
  China Vanke Co. Ltd.,
Class A
 

4/24/2014

 

$

19

     

0.0

%

 

$

29

      0.0

%

 

  China Vanke Co. Ltd.,
Class A
 

8/22/2014

   

32

     

0.0

%

   

43

     

0.0

%

 

  China Vanke Co. Ltd.,
Class A
 

2/16/2015

   

853

     

0.9

%

   

848

     

0.7

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

11/25/2014

   

418

     

0.5

%

   

408

     

0.4

%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

114


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

(000's omitted)

 

Restricted Security

  Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
  Acquisition
Cost
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
Acquisition
Date
  Value as of
February 28, 2015
  Fair Value
Percentage
of Net Assets
as of
February 28, 2015
 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

11/26/2014

 

$

216

     

0.2

%

 

$

213

     

0.2

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

12/8/2014

   

95

     

0.1

%

   

96

     

0.1

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

12/16/2014

   

335

     

0.4

%

   

323

     

0.3

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

12/18/2014

   

211

     

0.2

%

   

202

     

0.2

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

12/22/2014

   

118

     

0.1

%

   

122

     

0.1

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

12/24/2014

   

131

     

0.2

%

   

135

     

0.1

%

 

  Huadong Medicine
Co. Ltd., Class A
 

2/27/2015

   

187

     

0.2

%

   

188

     

0.2

%

 

  Tasly Pharmaceutical
Group Co. Class A
 

11/21/2014

   

273

     

0.3

%

   

291

     

0.2

%

 

  Tasly Pharmaceutical
Group Co. Class A
 

12/15/2014

   

421

     

0.5

%

   

434

     

0.4

%

 

  Tasly Pharmaceutical
Group Co. Class A
 

12/30/2014

   

72

     

0.1

%

   

77

     

0.1

%

 
    Tasly Pharmaceutical
Group Co. Class A
 

2/27/2015

   

101

     

0.1

%

   

100

     

0.1

%

 

  Zhengzhou Yutong
Bus Co. Ltd., Class A
 

1/13/2015

   

472

     

0.5

%

   

494

     

0.4

%

 

  Zhengzhou Yutong
Bus Co. Ltd., Class A
 

1/14/2015

   

472

     

0.5

%

   

504

     

0.4

%

 

  Zhengzhou Yutong
Bus Co. Ltd., Class A
 

1/16/2015

   

485

     

0.5

%

   

523

     

0.4

%

 

  Zhengzhou Yutong
Bus Co. Ltd., Class A
 

2/27/2015

   

125

     

0.1

%

   

124

     

0.1

%

 

z  A zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $1,000.

^  Affiliated issuer (see Note F of Notes to Financial Statements).

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.

k  See Note A-11 in the Notes to Financial Statements for the Fund's open positions in derivatives at February 28, 2015.

See Notes to Financial Statements

115



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116


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted except per share amounts)

    ALL CAP CORE
FUND
  EMERGING
MARKETS
EQUITY FUND
  EQUITY
INCOME FUND
 

FOCUS FUND

 

GENESIS FUND

  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL REAL
ESTATE FUND
  GLOBAL
THEMATIC
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  GREATER
CHINA EQUITY
FUND
  GUARDIAN
FUND
 
    February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

75,089

   

$

540,062

   

$

2,419,733

   

$

846,314

   

$

7,950,017

   

$

3,990

   

$

2,995

   

$

78,260

   

$

122,506

   

$

1,531,548

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

4,496,476

     

     

     

     

     

   
     

75,089

     

540,062

     

2,419,733

     

846,314

     

12,446,493

     

3,990

     

2,995

     

78,260

     

122,506

     

1,531,548

   

Cash

   

     

     

     

     

180,499

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency*

   

     

     

288

     

     

     

     

1

     

     

31

     

   

Cash collateral segregated for open option contracts

   

     

     

2,179

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

56

     

729

     

10,350

     

1,310

     

14,799

     

21

     

2

     

137

     

     

2,659

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

1,487

     

587

     

11,121

     

409

     

59,088

     

     

     

36

     

516

     

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

92

     

465

     

2,540

     

235

     

14,675

     

7

     

     

24

     

4,658

     

470

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

6

     

67

     

     

     

     

25

     

30

     

11

     

     

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

29

     

47

     

47

     

58

     

242

     

13

     

49

     

14

     

15

     

111

   

Total Assets

   

76,759

     

541,957

     

2,446,258

     

848,326

     

12,715,796

     

4,056

     

3,077

     

78,482

     

127,726

     

1,534,788

   

Liabilities

 

Option contracts written, at value** (Note A)

   

     

     

1,301

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Due to custodian

   

     

     

6,825

     

     

     

     

     

35

     

     

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

     

1,839

     

10,875

     

     

56,901

     

68

     

     

199

     

9,358

     

1,931

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

353

     

1,022

     

2,508

     

795

     

17,779

     

     

     

55

     

6

     

839

   

Payable to investment manager—net (Note B)

   

32

     

408

     

869

     

334

     

6,411

     

2

     

2

     

53

     

84

     

572

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

     

     

760

     

192

     

2,155

     

     

     

     

     

335

   

Payable to trustees

   

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

   

Payable for organization costs

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

41

     

     

     

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

59

     

378

     

323

     

182

     

1,405

     

62

     

34

     

68

     

84

     

335

   

Total Liabilities

   

449

     

3,652

     

23,466

     

1,508

     

84,656

     

137

     

82

     

415

     

9,537

     

4,017

   

Net Assets

 

$

76,310

   

$

538,305

   

$

2,422,792

   

$

846,818

   

$

12,631,140

   

$

3,919

   

$

2,995

   

$

78,067

   

$

118,189

   

$

1,530,771

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

66,685

   

$

542,466

   

$

2,029,721

   

$

675,093

   

$

6,320,661

   

$

1,028

   

$

2,907

   

$

71,447

   

$

103,183

   

$

1,084,412

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

(71

)

   

     

     

1,469

     

5,524

     

     

     

     

     

2,251

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   

     

(605

)

   

(1,172

)

   

     

     

(23

)

   

     

(248

)

   

(582

)

   

   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

2,289

     

(37,817

)

   

72,279

     

7,384

     

369,582

     

2,503

     

14

     

(3,055

)

   

7,802

     

38,543

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

7,407

     

34,261

     

321,964

     

162,872

     

5,935,373

     

411

     

74

     

9,923

     

7,786

     

405,565

   

Net Assets

 

$

76,310

   

$

538,305

   

$

2,422,792

   

$

846,818

   

$

12,631,140

   

$

3,919

   

$

2,995

   

$

78,067

   

$

118,189

   

$

1,530,771

   

Net Assets

 

Investor Class

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

686,448

   

$

2,269,142

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,181,518

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

120,650

     

2,521,195

     

     

     

     

     

129,791

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

6,670

     

528,419

     

     

     

     

     

370

   

Institutional Class

   

51,819

     

422,163

     

1,628,116

     

24,256

     

4,323,357

     

3,398

     

2,063

     

77,748

     

114,209

     

130,978

   

Class A

   

12,985

     

16,328

     

343,509

     

5,986

     

     

369

     

675

     

195

     

3,846

     

84,292

   

Class C

   

11,506

     

6,996

     

447,289

     

2,808

     

     

152

     

257

     

124

     

134

     

3,032

   

Class R3

   

     

763

     

3,878

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

790

   

Class R6

   

     

92,055

     

     

     

2,989,027

     

     

     

     

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

117


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

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted except per share amounts)

    ALL CAP CORE
FUND
  EMERGING
MARKETS
EQUITY FUND
  EQUITY
INCOME FUND
 

FOCUS FUND

 

GENESIS FUND

  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL REAL
ESTATE FUND
  GLOBAL
THEMATIC
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  GREATER
CHINA EQUITY
FUND
  GUARDIAN
FUND
 
    February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
 

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

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

26,090

     

60,503

     

     

     

     

     

63,311

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

7,177

     

41,337

     

     

     

     

     

9,875

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

749

     

18,596

     

     

     

     

     

24

   

Institutional Class

   

5,618

     

25,729

     

127,745

     

921

     

74,160

     

505

     

200

     

7,536

     

9,027

     

7,007

   

Class A

   

1,436

     

999

     

27,050

     

359

     

     

55

     

65

     

19

     

305

     

6,484

   

Class C

   

1,367

     

441

     

35,450

     

328

     

     

24

     

25

     

12

     

11

     

198

   

Class R3

   

     

48

     

306

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

51

   

Class R6

   

     

5,607

     

     

     

51,275

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Investor Class

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

26.31

   

$

37.50

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

18.66

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

16.81

     

60.99

     

     

     

     

     

13.14

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

8.91

     

28.42

     

     

     

     

     

15.68

   

Institutional Class

   

9.22

     

16.41

     

12.75

     

26.34

     

58.30

     

6.73

     

10.31

     

10.32

     

12.65

     

18.69

   

Class R3

   

     

16.06

     

12.67

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

15.64

   

Class R6

   

     

16.42

     

     

     

58.29

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

9.04

   

$

16.34

   

$

12.70

   

$

16.66

   

$

   

$

6.67

   

$

10.31

   

$

10.26

   

$

12.60

   

$

13.00

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

9.59

   

$

17.34

   

$

13.47

   

$

17.68

   

$

   

$

7.08

   

$

10.94

   

$

10.89

   

$

13.37

   

$

13.79

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

8.42

   

$

15.87

   

$

12.62

   

$

8.56

   

$

   

$

6.46

   

$

10.30

   

$

10.06

   

$

12.52

   

$

15.30

   

*Cost of Investments:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

67,682

   

$

505,797

   

$

2,097,384

   

$

683,442

   

$

4,073,583

   

$

3,577

   

$

2,921

   

$

68,335

   

$

114,719

   

$

1,125,947

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

2,437,538

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total cost of investments

 

$

67,682

   

$

505,797

   

$

2,097,384

   

$

683,442

   

$

6,511,121

   

$

3,577

   

$

2,921

   

$

68,335

   

$

114,719

   

$

1,125,947

   

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

   

$

   

$

289

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

1

   

$

   

$

31

   

$

   

**Premium received from option contracts written

 

$

   

$

   

$

913

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

  

‡  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

118


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

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted except per share amounts)

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SELECT
FUND
  INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  LARGE CAP
DISCIPLINED
GROWTH FUND
  LARGE CAP
VALUE FUND
  MID CAP
GROWTH
FUND
  MID CAP
INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  MULTI-CAP
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  REAL ESTATE
FUND
  SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
 
    February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,156,069

   

$

248,457

   

$

358,796

   

$

99,901

   

$

1,639,287

   

$

1,112,020

   

$

99,825

   

$

2,623,951

   

$

1,084,705

   

$

89,645

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   
     

1,156,069

     

248,457

     

358,796

     

99,901

     

1,639,287

     

1,112,020

     

99,825

     

2,623,951

     

1,084,705

     

89,645

   

Cash

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency*

   

1,758

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Cash collateral segregated for open option contracts

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

2,861

     

588

     

61

     

111

     

3,750

     

341

     

46

     

4,753

     

661

     

17

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

     

     

     

2,478

     

6,130

     

2,574

     

     

9,274

     

14,236

     

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

2,504

     

218

     

1,945

     

60

     

184

     

1,067

     

71

     

1,139

     

1,703

     

28

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

16

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

63

     

36

     

45

     

42

     

105

     

65

     

32

     

51

     

60

     

39

   

Total Assets

   

1,163,255

     

249,299

     

360,847

     

102,592

     

1,649,456

     

1,116,067

     

99,974

     

2,639,168

     

1,101,365

     

89,745

   

Liabilities

 

Option contracts written, at value** (Note A)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Due to custodian

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

5

     

     

     

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

12,952

     

     

3,018

     

     

8,756

     

3,765

     

898

     

7,578

     

9,790

     

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

544

     

51

     

140

     

283

     

2,233

     

777

     

153

     

3,263

     

5,958

     

28

   

Payable to investment manager—net (Note B)

   

500

     

103

     

216

     

44

     

611

     

420

     

26

     

1,023

     

680

     

57

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

378

     

27

     

14

     

45

     

406

     

211

     

19

     

377

     

119

     

   

Payable to trustees

   

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

     

5

   

Payable for organization costs

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

269

     

108

     

58

     

72

     

279

     

207

     

59

     

265

     

195

     

76

   

Total Liabilities

   

14,648

     

294

     

3,451

     

449

     

12,290

     

5,385

     

1,165

     

12,511

     

16,747

     

166

   

Net Assets

 

$

1,148,607

   

$

249,005

   

$

357,396

   

$

102,143

   

$

1,637,166

   

$

1,110,682

   

$

98,809

   

$

2,626,657

   

$

1,084,618

   

$

89,579

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

1,231,006

   

$

244,654

   

$

271,594

   

$

62,561

   

$

1,383,100

   

$

759,599

   

$

75,059

   

$

2,065,158

   

$

884,085

   

$

82,104

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

     

     

(846

)

   

131

     

5,602

     

(5,265

)

   

     

3,323

     

     

(847

)

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   

(4,745

)

   

(1,180

)

   

     

     

     

     

(40

)

   

     

(843

)

   

   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

(253,200

)

   

(40,412

)

   

7,298

     

21,757

     

85,811

     

19,654

     

4,075

     

66,934

     

28,935

     

(2,145

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

175,546

     

45,943

     

79,350

     

17,694

     

162,653

     

336,694

     

19,715

     

491,242

     

172,441

     

10,467

   

Net Assets

 

$

1,148,607

   

$

249,005

   

$

357,396

   

$

102,143

   

$

1,637,166

   

$

1,110,682

   

$

98,809

   

$

2,626,657

   

$

1,084,618

   

$

89,579

   

Net Assets

 

Investor Class

 

$

123,442

   

$

   

$

   

$

10,809

   

$

1,194,163

   

$

443,236

   

$

46,221

   

$

   

$

   

$

52,930

   

Trust Class

   

61,591

     

12,687

     

     

     

132,777

     

77,709

     

14,199

     

     

319,712

     

5,553

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

200,651

     

11,899

     

     

     

     

2,988

   

Institutional Class

   

870,597

     

219,690

     

319,107

     

71,907

     

99,150

     

418,218

     

27,858

     

2,446,370

     

467,246

     

20,606

   

Class A

   

62,459

     

9,217

     

22,503

     

4,646

     

6,917

     

98,519

     

7,650

     

129,345

     

191,798

     

4,926

   

Class C

   

7,128

     

4,214

     

15,786

     

14,588

     

3,426

     

6,816

     

2,450

     

50,942

     

43,306

     

1,900

   

Class R3

   

     

3,197

     

     

193

     

82

     

9,631

     

431

     

     

27,126

     

676

   

Class R6

   

23,390

     

     

     

     

     

44,654

     

     

     

35,430

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

119


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

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted except per share amounts)

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SELECT
FUND
  INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  LARGE CAP
DISCIPLINED
GROWTH FUND
  LARGE CAP
VALUE FUND
  MID CAP
GROWTH
FUND
  MID CAP
INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  MULTI-CAP
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  REAL ESTATE
FUND
  SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
 
    February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
 

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

 

Investor Class

   

5,862

     

     

     

2,644

     

39,753

     

31,098

     

2,049

     

     

     

1,729

   

Trust Class

   

2,621

     

1,115

     

     

     

6,469

     

3,260

     

745

     

     

21,107

     

168

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

12,511

     

490

     

     

     

     

137

   

Institutional Class

   

76,387

     

19,352

     

21,322

     

17,379

     

3,282

     

28,773

     

1,234

     

152,888

     

30,760

     

660

   

Class A

   

2,665

     

815

     

1,531

     

1,139

     

337

     

4,139

     

402

     

8,136

     

12,668

     

148

   

Class C

   

308

     

377

     

1,115

     

3,896

     

224

     

287

     

130

     

3,292

     

2,861

     

89

   

Class R3

   

     

285

     

     

48

     

5

     

396

     

23

     

     

1,794

     

31

   

Class R6

   

2,034

     

     

     

     

     

3,067

     

     

     

2,333

     

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Investor Class

 

$

21.06

   

$

   

$

   

$

4.09

   

$

30.04

   

$

14.25

   

$

22.56

   

$

   

$

   

$

30.61

   

Trust Class

   

23.50

     

11.38

     

     

     

20.53

     

23.84

     

19.06

     

     

15.15

     

33.13

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

16.04

     

24.28

     

     

     

     

21.86

   

Institutional Class

   

11.40

     

11.35

     

14.97

     

4.14

     

30.21

     

14.54

     

22.58

     

16.00

     

15.19

     

31.20

   

Class R3

   

     

11.22

     

     

4.01

     

16.25

     

24.30

     

19.06

     

     

15.12

     

21.92

   

Class R6

   

11.50

     

     

     

     

     

14.56

     

     

     

15.19

     

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

23.44

   

$

11.30

   

$

14.70

   

$

4.08

   

$

20.53

   

$

23.80

   

$

19.04

   

$

15.90

   

$

15.14

   

$

33.37

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

24.87

   

$

11.99

   

$

15.60

   

$

4.33

   

$

21.78

   

$

25.25

   

$

20.20

   

$

16.87

   

$

16.06

   

$

35.41

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

23.16

   

$

11.18

   

$

14.15

   

$

3.74

   

$

15.33

   

$

23.75

   

$

18.85

   

$

15.48

   

$

15.13

   

$

21.29

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

980,270

   

$

202,478

   

$

279,446

   

$

82,207

   

$

1,476,634

   

$

775,326

   

$

80,110

   

$

2,132,709

   

$

912,264

   

$

79,178

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total cost of investments

 

$

980,270

   

$

202,478

   

$

279,446

   

$

82,207

   

$

1,476,634

   

$

775,326

   

$

80,110

   

$

2,132,709

   

$

912,264

   

$

79,178

   

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

1,756

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

**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.

See Notes to Financial Statements

120


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

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted except per share amounts)

    SOCIALLY
RESPONSIVE
FUND
 

VALUE FUND

 
    February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value* (Notes A & F)—see Schedule of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

2,490,816

   

$

27,620

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

   
     

2,490,816

     

27,620

   

Cash

   

     

   

Foreign currency*

   

     

   

Cash collateral segregated for open option contracts

   

     

   

Dividends and interest receivable

   

6,865

     

61

   

Receivable for securities sold

   

     

101

   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

   

3,376

     

1

   

Receivable from Management—net (Note B)

   

     

21

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

79

     

29

   

Total Assets

   

2,501,136

     

27,833

   

Liabilities

 

Option contracts written, at value** (Note A)

   

     

   

Due to custodian

   

     

   

Payable for securities purchased

   

3,347

     

163

   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

   

7,851

     

15

   

Payable to investment manager—net (Note B)

   

881

     

12

   

Payable to administrator—net (Note B)

   

542

     

   

Payable to trustees

   

5

     

5

   

Payable for organization costs

   

     

   

Accrued expenses and other payables

   

392

     

54

   

Total Liabilities

   

13,018

     

249

   

Net Assets

 

$

2,488,118

   

$

27,584

   

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

1,779,529

   

$

25,655

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

   

8,821

     

53

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   

     

   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) on investments

   

70,575

     

261

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in value of investments

   

629,193

     

1,615

   

Net Assets

 

$

2,488,118

   

$

27,584

   

Net Assets

 

Investor Class

 

$

833,103

   

$

   

Trust Class

   

385,714

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

   

Institutional Class

   

760,987

     

17,238

   

Class A

   

148,220

     

9,673

   

Class C

   

52,405

     

673

   

Class R3

   

32,820

     

   

Class R6

   

274,869

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

121


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

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted except per share amounts)

    SOCIALLY
RESPONSIVE
FUND
 

VALUE FUND

 
    February 28,
2015
  February 28,
2015
 

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

 

Investor Class

   

23,566

     

   

Trust Class

   

17,694

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

   

Institutional Class

   

21,509

     

1,101

   

Class A

   

6,863

     

621

   

Class C

   

2,483

     

44

   

Class R3

   

1,534

     

   

Class R6

   

7,767

     

   

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share

 

Investor Class

 

$

35.35

   

$

   

Trust Class

   

21.80

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

   

Institutional Class

   

35.38

     

15.66

   

Class R3

   

21.40

     

   

Class R6

   

35.39

     

   

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share

 

Class A

 

$

21.60

   

$

15.57

   

Offering Price per share

 

Class A‡

 

$

22.92

   

$

16.52

   

Net Asset Value and offering price per share

 

Class C^

 

$

21.10

   

$

15.38

   

*Cost of Investments:

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

$

1,861,565

   

$

26,005

   

Affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Total cost of investments

 

$

1,861,565

   

$

26,005

   

Total cost of foreign currency

 

$

   

$

   

**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.

See Notes to Financial Statements

122


Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

    ALL CAP CORE
FUND
  EMERGING
MARKETS
EQUITY FUND
  EQUITY
INCOME FUND
 

FOCUS FUND

 

GENESIS FUND

  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL REAL
ESTATE FUND
  GLOBAL
THEMATIC
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  GREATER
CHINA EQUITY
FUND
  GUARDIAN
FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  Period from
December 30, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations) to
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

397

   

$

4,427

   

$

39,908

   

$

6,790

   

$

48,159

   

$

82

   

$

7

   

$

726

   

$

102

   

$

11,699

   

Dividend income—affiliated issuers (Note F)

   

     

     

     

     

42,359

     

     

     

     

     

   

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

   

     

     

1,055

     

     

3

     

     

     

12

     

     

1

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A)

   

(6

)

   

(403

)

   

(175

)

   

(92

)

   

(873

)

   

(11

)

   

(1

)

   

(12

)

   

(7

)

   

(92

)

 

Total income

 

$

391

   

$

4,024

   

$

40,788

   

$

6,698

   

$

89,648

   

$

71

   

$

6

   

$

726

   

$

95

   

$

11,608

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

248

     

2,749

     

5,663

     

2,140

     

42,720

     

41

     

4

     

340

     

471

     

3,665

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

27

     

168

     

729

     

247

     

3,886

     

3

     

     

24

     

26

     

448

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

673

     

2,285

     

     

     

     

     

1,152

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

212

     

4,505

     

     

     

     

     

221

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

11

     

922

     

     

     

     

     

1

   

Institutional Class

   

28

     

204

     

723

     

5

     

2,117

     

5

     

1

     

36

     

37

     

58

   

Class A

   

15

     

18

     

383

     

5

     

     

     

     

     

3

     

78

   

Class C

   

13

     

6

     

439

     

2

     

     

     

     

     

     

3

   

Class R3

   

     

1

     

3

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

1

   

Class R6

   

     

8

     

     

     

277

     

     

     

     

     

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

62

     

     

     

     

     

     

65

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

8

     

678

     

     

     

     

     

   

Class A

   

19

     

22

     

478

     

6

     

     

     

     

     

3

     

97

   

Class C

   

68

     

33

     

2,194

     

9

     

     

1

     

1

     

1

     

1

     

15

   

Class R3

   

     

2

     

9

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

2

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

173

     

716

     

     

     

     

     

385

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

6

     

108

     

     

     

     

     

5

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

1

     

109

     

     

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

3

     

46

     

66

     

1

     

164

     

1

     

1

     

3

     

7

     

5

   

Class A

   

2

     

3

     

44

     

1

     

     

     

     

1

     

1

     

5

   

Class C

   

1

     

1

     

28

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Class R6

   

     

3

     

     

     

99

     

     

     

     

     

   

Organization expense (Note A)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

87

     

     

     

   

Audit fees

   

30

     

29

     

31

     

31

     

31

     

28

     

6

     

28

     

28

     

31

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

27

     

615

     

253

     

107

     

838

     

30

     

12

     

41

     

25

     

166

   

Insurance expense

   

1

     

8

     

37

     

12

     

214

     

1

     

     

1

     

1

     

22

   

Legal fees

   

44

     

41

     

41

     

40

     

37

     

39

     

15

     

39

     

52

     

40

   

Registration and filing fees

   

26

     

47

     

48

     

47

     

124

     

21

     

1

     

22

     

23

     

54

   
Repayment to Management of expenses previously assumed by
Management (Note B)
   

     

     

     

     

9

     

     

     

     

     

   

Shareholder reports

   

5

     

14

     

92

     

28

     

555

     

     

5

     

2

     

1

     

54

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

20

     

19

     

20

     

20

     

19

     

20

     

5

     

20

     

20

     

20

   

Miscellaneous

   

5

     

77

     

87

     

24

     

352

     

4

     

     

6

     

5

     

42

   

Total expenses

   

582

     

4,114

     

11,368

     

3,871

     

60,765

     

194

     

138

     

564

     

704

     

6,635

   

  

See Notes to Financial Statements

123


Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

    ALL CAP CORE
FUND
  EMERGING
MARKETS
EQUITY FUND
  EQUITY
INCOME FUND
 

FOCUS FUND

 

GENESIS FUND

  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL REAL
ESTATE FUND
  GLOBAL
THEMATIC
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  GREATER
CHINA EQUITY
FUND
  GUARDIAN
FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  Period from
December 30, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations) to
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

(128

)

   

(590

)

   

     

(2

)

   

(19

)

   

(131

)

   

(132

)

   

(63

)

   

(55

)

   

   

Investment management fees waived (Note B)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net expenses prior to reimbursement of insurance proceeds

   

454

     

3,524

     

11,368

     

3,869

     

60,746

     

63

     

6

     

501

     

649

     

6,635

   
Reimbursement from insurance proceeds (Note G for International
Equity Fund)
   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total net expenses

   

454

     

3,524

     

11,368

     

3,869

     

60,746

     

63

     

6

     

501

     

649

     

6,635

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(63

)

 

$

500

   

$

29,420

   

$

2,829

   

$

28,902

   

$

8

   

$

   

$

225

   

$

(554

)

 

$

4,973

   

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

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

4,817

     

(11,849

)

   

66,695

     

11,533

     

420,253

     

3,140

     

14

     

313

     

8,841

*

   

66,200

   

Sales of investment securities of affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

166,167

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency

   

     

(251

)

   

(260

)

   

     

(81

)

   

(12

)

   

     

(19

)

   

(3

)

   

(4

)

 

Option contracts written

   

     

     

1,001

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

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

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

(9,513

)

   

(33,994

)**

   

(51,359

)

   

17,166

     

54,588

     

(4,364

)

   

74

     

(2,908

)

   

981

**

   

11,807

   

Affiliated investment securities

   

     

     

     

     

(69,299

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency

   

     

7

     

2

     

     

1

     

(2

)

   

     

(2

)

   

(1

)

   

(30

)

 

Option contracts written

   

     

     

149

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

(4,696

)

   

(46,087

)

   

16,228

     

28,699

     

571,629

     

(1,238

)

   

88

     

(2,616

)

   

9,818

     

77,973

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(4,759

)

 

$

(45,587

)

 

$

45,648

   

$

31,528

   

$

600,531

   

$

(1,230

)

 

$

88

   

$

(2,391

)

 

$

9,264

   

$

82,946

   

  

*  Net of foreign capital gains tax $(4,450).

**  Change in accrued foreign capital gains tax amounted to $92,069 for Emerging Markets Equity and $155,575 for Greater China Equity.

See Notes to Financial Statements

124


Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SELECT
FUND
  INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  LARGE CAP
DISCIPLINED
GROWTH FUND
  LARGE CAP
VALUE FUND
  MID CAP
GROWTH
FUND
  MID CAP
INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  MULTI-CAP
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  REAL ESTATE
FUND
  SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

5,611

   

$

1,165

   

$

846

   

$

959

   

$

15,175

   

$

2,116

   

$

721

   

$

20,447

   

$

17,395

   

$

97

   

Dividend income—affiliated issuers (Note F)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

   

7

     

2

     

2

     

1

     

27

     

16

     

3

     

19

     

4

     

1

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A)

   

(644

)

   

(153

)

   

(1

)

   

(4

)

   

(93

)

   

     

     

(190

)

   

(18

)

   

   

Total income

 

$

4,974

   

$

1,014

   

$

847

   

$

956

   

$

15,109

   

$

2,132

   

$

724

   

$

20,276

   

$

17,381

   

$

98

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

4,318

     

650

     

1,236

     

396

     

4,036

     

2,595

     

239

     

6,773

     

4,167

     

358

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

321

     

71

     

88

     

43

     

500

     

305

     

26

     

793

     

313

     

25

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Investor Class

   

119

     

     

     

11

     

1,188

     

412

     

43

     

     

     

50

   

Trust Class

   

104

     

21

     

     

     

227

     

119

     

23

     

     

534

     

9

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

347

     

18

     

     

     

     

5

   

Institutional Class

   

376

     

94

     

119

     

48

     

60

     

173

     

10

     

1,108

     

205

     

9

   

Class A

   

26

     

9

     

15

     

7

     

3

     

95

     

6

     

130

     

177

     

4

   

Class C

   

6

     

4

     

13

     

19

     

3

     

6

     

2

     

51

     

41

     

2

   

Class R3

   

     

2

     

     

     

     

8

     

1

     

     

25

     

1

   

Class R6

   

2

     

     

     

     

     

3

     

     

     

3

     

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Trust Class

   

     

6

     

     

     

67

     

     

7

     

     

157

     

3

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

255

     

13

     

     

     

     

4

   

Class A

   

33

     

11

     

19

     

9

     

3

     

119

     

7

     

163

     

221

     

5

   

Class C

   

31

     

21

     

66

     

94

     

16

     

31

     

10

     

253

     

207

     

9

   

Class R3

   

     

7

     

     

     

     

21

     

1

     

     

63

     

1

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Investor Class

   

58

     

     

     

10

     

319

     

170

     

15

     

     

     

35

   

Trust Class

   

18

     

4

     

     

     

7

     

4

     

5

     

     

26

     

2

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

10

     

1

     

     

     

     

1

   

Institutional Class

   

32

     

8

     

11

     

2

     

4

     

14

     

1

     

303

     

21

     

1

   

Class A

   

4

     

1

     

3

     

1

     

     

8

     

1

     

22

     

22

     

1

   

Class C

   

1

     

     

1

     

1

     

     

1

     

     

7

     

7

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

1

     

     

     

2

     

   

Class R6

   

1

     

     

     

     

     

1

     

     

     

1

     

   

Organization expense (Note A)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Audit fees

   

32

     

31

     

13

     

13

     

31

     

13

     

13

     

13

     

32

     

13

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

309

     

109

     

55

     

48

     

166

     

132

     

42

     

201

     

123

     

49

   

Insurance expense

   

17

     

4

     

4

     

4

     

26

     

14

     

1

     

36

     

15

     

1

   

Legal fees

   

43

     

42

     

42

     

41

     

42

     

40

     

39

     

40

     

39

     

40

   

Registration and filing fees

   

56

     

44

     

29

     

39

     

58

     

63

     

42

     

50

     

64

     

50

   
Repayment to Management of expenses previously assumed by
Management (Note B)
   

183

     

     

     

     

2

     

16

     

     

     

     

   

Shareholder reports

   

40

     

4

     

12

     

     

53

     

64

     

6

     

67

     

59

     

8

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

19

     

20

     

20

     

19

     

19

     

20

     

20

     

20

     

20

     

20

   

Miscellaneous

   

42

     

18

     

10

     

20

     

53

     

30

     

5

     

68

     

31

     

6

   

Total expenses

   

6,191

     

1,181

     

1,756

     

825

     

7,495

     

4,510

     

565

     

10,098

     

6,575

     

712

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

125


Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SELECT
FUND
  INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  LARGE CAP
DISCIPLINED
GROWTH FUND
  LARGE CAP
VALUE FUND
  MID CAP
GROWTH
FUND
  MID CAP
INTRINSIC
VALUE FUND
  MULTI-CAP
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  REAL ESTATE
FUND
  SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
 
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

     

(48

)

   

(187

)

   

(132

)

   

     

(2

)

   

(7

)

   

     

(1,234

)

   

(212

)

 

Investment management fees waived (Note B)

   

(1,122

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(96

)

   

     

     

   

Net expenses prior to reimbursement of insurance proceeds

   

5,069

     

1,133

     

1,569

     

693

     

7,495

     

4,508

     

462

     

10,098

     

5,341

     

500

   
Reimbursement from insurance proceeds (Note G for International
Equity Fund)
   

(280

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total net expenses

   

4,789

     

1,133

     

1,569

     

693

     

7,495

     

4,508

     

462

     

10,098

     

5,341

     

500

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

185

   

$

(119

)

 

$

(722

)

 

$

263

   

$

7,614

   

$

(2,376

)

 

$

262

   

$

10,178

   

$

12,040

   

$

(402

)

 

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

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

23,866

     

2,534

     

9,754

     

27,579

     

117,067

     

41,458

     

4,587

     

77,016

     

40,558

     

5,415

   

Sales of investment securities of affiliated issuers

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency

   

(226

)

   

(47

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(5

)

   

     

   

Option contracts written

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

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

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

2,349

     

4,573

     

10,865

     

(24,951

)

   

(102,014

)

   

66,222

     

945

     

(21,903

)

   

32,197

     

4,416

   

Affiliated investment securities

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency

   

(198

)

   

(29

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Option contracts written

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

25,791

     

7,031

     

20,619

     

2,628

     

15,053

     

107,680

     

5,532

     

55,108

     

72,755

     

9,831

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

25,976

   

$

6,912

   

$

19,897

   

$

2,891

   

$

22,667

   

$

105,304

   

$

5,794

   

$

65,286

   

$

84,795

   

$

9,429

   

  

See Notes to Financial Statements

126


Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

    SOCIALLY
RESPONSIVE
FUND
 

VALUE FUND

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Investment Income:

 

Income (Note A):

 

Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers

 

$

21,897

   

$

215

   

Dividend income—affiliated issuers (Note F)

   

     

   

Interest income—unaffiliated issuers

   

2

     

   

Foreign taxes withheld (Note A)

   

(221

)

   

(1

)

 

Total income

 

$

21,678

   

$

214

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees (Note B)

   

5,600

     

65

   

Administration fees (Note B)

   

721

     

7

   

Administration fees (Note B):

 

Investor Class

   

811

     

   

Trust Class

   

670

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

   

Institutional Class

   

325

     

7

   

Class A

   

138

     

8

   

Class C

   

47

     

1

   

Class R3

   

32

     

   

Class R6

   

26

     

   

Distribution fees (Note B):

 

Trust Class

   

197

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

   

Class A

   

173

     

11

   

Class C

   

236

     

3

   

Class R3

   

80

     

   

Shareholder servicing agent fees:

 

Investor Class

   

328

     

   

Trust Class

   

21

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

   

Institutional Class

   

30

     

1

   

Class A

   

14

     

1

   

Class C

   

4

     

   

Class R3

   

2

     

   

Class R6

   

10

     

   

Organization expense (Note A)

   

     

   

Audit fees

   

13

     

31

   

Custodian and accounting fees

   

248

     

20

   

Insurance expense

   

35

     

   

Legal fees

   

43

     

39

   

Registration and filing fees

   

72

     

22

   

Repayment to Management of expenses previously assumed by Management (Note B)

   

     

   

Shareholder reports

   

114

     

   

Trustees' fees and expenses

   

20

     

20

   

Miscellaneous

   

67

     

3

   

Total expenses

   

10,077

     

239

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

127

Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

    SOCIALLY
RESPONSIVE
FUND
 

VALUE FUND

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
  For the Six
Months Ended
February 28,
2015
 

Expenses reimbursed by Management (Note B)

   

     

(136

)

 

Investment management fees waived (Note B)

   

     

   

Net expenses prior to reimbursement of insurance proceeds

   

10,077

     

103

   

Reimbursement from insurance proceeds (Note G for International Equity Fund)

   

     

   

Total net expenses

   

10,077

     

103

   

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

11,601

   

$

111

   

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

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Sales of investment securities of unaffiliated issuers

   

99,487

     

297

   

Sales of investment securities of affiliated issuers

   

     

   

Foreign currency

   

     

   

Option contracts written

   

     

   

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

 

Unaffiliated investment securities

   

47,134

     

(17

)

 

Affiliated investment securities

   

     

   

Foreign currency

   

(48

)

   

   

Option contracts written

   

     

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

146,573

     

280

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

158,174

   

$

391

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

128


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

   

ALL CAP CORE FUND

  EMERGING MARKETS
EQUITY FUND
 

EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

FOCUS FUND

 

GENESIS FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss) (Note A)

 

$

(63

)

 

$

(218

)

 

$

500

   

$

5,142

   

$

29,420

   

$

59,668

   

$

2,829

   

$

4,837

   

$

28,902

   

$

38,400

   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (Note A)

   

4,817

     

15,486

     

(12,100

)

   

(278

)

   

67,436

     

168,735

     

11,533

     

139,112

     

586,339

     

1,370,465

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

12

     

     

8

     

     

72

     

     

15

     

     

619

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments (Note A)
   

(9,513

)

   

4,262

     

(33,987

)

   

76,492

     

(51,208

)

   

245,013

     

17,166

     

14,347

     

(14,710

)

   

387,327

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(4,759

)

   

19,542

     

(45,587

)

   

81,364

     

45,648

     

473,488

     

31,528

     

158,311

     

600,531

     

1,796,811

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net investment income:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(3,688

)

   

(4,481

)

   

(7,717

)

   

(14,369

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(975

)

   

(788

)

   

(1,507

)

   

(9,946

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(81

)

   

(78

)

   

(694

)

   

(1,169

)

 

Institutional Class

   

     

(37

)

   

(4,661

)

   

(2,211

)

   

(20,547

)

   

(34,499

)

   

(75

)

   

(63

)

   

(14,769

)

   

(29,067

)

 

Class A

   

     

     

(148

)

   

(44

)

   

(4,067

)

   

(17,649

)

   

(30

)

   

(26

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

     

     

(18

)

   

     

(3,100

)

   

(6,745

)

   

(15

)

   

(8

)

   

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

(4

)

   

(0

)

   

(34

)

   

(58

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class R6

   

     

     

(901

)

   

(322

)

   

     

     

     

     

(10,902

)

   

(11,801

)

 

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(97,071

)

   

(60,554

)

   

(276,734

)

   

(268,282

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(26,590

)

   

(10,218

)

   

(207,811

)

   

(230,081

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(2,190

)

   

(1,196

)

   

(82,457

)

   

(85,753

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(10,035

)

   

(4,589

)

   

     

     

(66,443

)

   

(54,106

)

   

(1,507

)

   

(687

)

   

(386,062

)

   

(405,133

)

 

Class A

   

(2,289

)

   

(2,810

)

   

     

     

(15,513

)

   

(32,919

)

   

(845

)

   

(346

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

(2,258

)

   

(1,393

)

   

     

     

(17,805

)

   

(19,266

)

   

(532

)

   

(156

)

   

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

(152

)

   

(121

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(224,407

)

   

(148,025

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(14,582

)

   

(8,829

)

   

(5,732

)

   

(2,577

)

   

(127,661

)

   

(165,363

)

   

(133,599

)

   

(78,601

)

   

(1,213,060

)

   

(1,203,626

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

5,740

     

7,131

     

106,918

     

326,973

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

17,199

     

80,497

     

99,112

     

326,902

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

960

     

2,124

     

56,799

     

152,697

   

Institutional Class

   

18,784

     

24,829

     

51,894

     

187,999

     

261,826

     

532,610

     

14,849

     

2,677

     

348,817

     

1,138,280

   

Class A

   

1,585

     

5,449

     

3,775

     

16,283

     

36,343

     

124,552

     

4,965

     

2,686

     

     

   

Class C

   

669

     

2,667

     

1,599

     

3,307

     

35,879

     

44,793

     

1,797

     

699

     

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

443

     

591

     

891

     

1,334

     

     

     

     

   

Class R6

   

     

     

15,476

     

45,242

     

     

     

     

     

484,632

     

1,881,331

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

90,410

     

57,841

     

276,966

     

273,964

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

27,462

     

10,913

     

204,115

     

233,324

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

2,257

     

1,253

     

67,182

     

75,501

   

Institutional Class

   

9,084

     

3,966

     

2,815

     

1,376

     

70,465

     

65,965

     

1,390

     

686

     

370,058

     

417,802

   

Class A

   

1,946

     

2,561

     

100

     

24

     

17,118

     

46,131

     

791

     

337

     

     

   

Class C

   

1,897

     

1,139

     

5

     

     

14,230

     

17,727

     

468

     

143

     

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

2

     

     

122

     

116

     

     

     

     

   

Class R6

   

     

     

901

     

322

     

     

     

     

     

235,309

     

159,826

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

129


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

   

ALL CAP CORE FUND

  EMERGING MARKETS
EQUITY FUND
 

EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

FOCUS FUND

 

GENESIS FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(33,841

)

   

(74,233

)

   

(373,168

)

   

(671,817

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(26,708

)

   

(28,246

)

   

(623,129

)

   

(997,456

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(1,579

)

   

(2,419

)

   

(134,117

)

   

(251,670

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(22,190

)

   

(23,483

)

   

(105,421

)

   

(115,052

)

   

(228,030

)

   

(618,006

)

   

(645

)

   

(17,988

)

   

(1,264,481

)

   

(2,820,340

)

 

Class A

   

(13,112

)

   

(16,557

)

   

(5,823

)

   

(6,143

)

   

(159,638

)

   

(840,833

)

   

(3,156

)

   

(1,132

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

(3,545

)

   

(3,385

)

   

(1,021

)

   

(1,261

)

   

(38,565

)

   

(131,062

)

   

(435

)

   

(6

)

   

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

(264

)

   

(197

)

   

(439

)

   

(969

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class R6

   

     

     

(1,073

)

   

(1,841

)

   

     

     

     

     

(335,151

)

   

(357,000

)

 

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

(4,882

)

   

(2,814

)

   

(36,592

)

   

130,650

     

10,202

     

(757,642

)

   

101,924

     

42,963

     

(480,138

)

   

(111,683

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(24,223

)

   

7,899

     

(87,911

)

   

209,437

     

(71,811

)

   

(449,517

)

   

(147

)

   

122,673

     

(1,092,667

)

   

481,502

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

100,533

     

92,634

     

626,216

     

416,779

     

2,494,603

     

2,944,120

     

846,965

     

724,292

     

13,723,807

     

13,242,305

   

End of period

 

$

76,310

   

$

100,533

   

$

538,305

   

$

626,216

   

$

2,422,792

   

$

2,494,603

   

$

846,818

   

$

846,965

   

$

12,631,140

   

$

13,723,807

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

(71

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

4,627

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,469

   

$

3,504

   

$

5,524

   

$

12,211

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period

 

$

   

$

(8

)

 

$

(605

)

 

$

   

$

(1,172

)

 

$

(2,844

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

130

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

   

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

  GLOBAL REAL
ESTATE FUND
  GLOBAL THEMATIC
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  GREATER CHINA
EQUITY FUND
 

GUARDIAN FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Period from
December 30, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations) to
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss) (Note A)

 

$

8

   

$

201

   

$

   

$

225

   

$

621

   

$

(554

)

 

$

534

   

$

4,973

   

$

11,713

   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (Note A)

   

3,128

     

1,112

     

14

     

294

     

1,087

     

8,838

     

4,596

     

66,196

     

205,016

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

     

     

     

2

     

     

     

     

31

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments (Note A)
   

(4,366

)

   

5,186

     

74

     

(2,910

)

   

7,572

     

980

     

6,762

     

11,777

     

61,936

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(1,230

)

   

6,499

     

88

     

(2,391

)

   

9,282

     

9,264

     

11,892

     

82,946

     

278,696

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net investment income:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(8,227

)

   

(5,725

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(1,087

)

   

(769

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(1

)

   

(8

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(226

)

   

(124

)

   

     

(585

)

   

(374

)

   

(634

)

   

     

(1,124

)

   

(704

)

 

Class A

   

(24

)

   

(0

)

   

     

(1

)

   

(1

)

   

(21

)

   

     

(736

)

   

(297

)

 

Class C

   

(7

)

   

     

     

(0

)

   

     

     

     

     

(0

)

 

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(4

)

   

(2

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(147,593

)

   

(104,953

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(22,147

)

   

(17,108

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(53

)

   

(197

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(1,193

)

   

(308

)

   

     

     

     

(4,747

)

   

(798

)

   

(16,293

)

   

(9,818

)

 

Class A

   

(130

)

   

(2

)

   

     

     

     

(165

)

   

(4

)

   

(13,688

)

   

(5,882

)

 

Class C

   

(41

)

   

(1

)

   

     

     

     

(7

)

   

(1

)

   

(454

)

   

(363

)

 

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(110

)

   

(58

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(1,621

)

   

(435

)

   

     

(586

)

   

(375

)

   

(5,574

)

   

(803

)

   

(211,517

)

   

(145,884

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

12,604

     

20,340

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

5,818

     

11,693

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

37

     

1,420

   

Institutional Class

   

81

     

51

     

2,000

     

6,406

     

12,930

     

43,851

     

21,058

     

18,079

     

44,468

   

Class A

   

71

     

281

     

657

     

48

     

34

     

2,431

     

1,495

     

16,860

     

40,412

   

Class C

   

33

     

88

     

250

     

2

     

18

     

     

     

496

     

1,032

   

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

161

     

298

   

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

131

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

   

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

  GLOBAL REAL
ESTATE FUND
  GLOBAL THEMATIC
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  GREATER CHINA
EQUITY FUND
 

GUARDIAN FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Period from
December 30, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations) to
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

147,253

     

104,346

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

22,602

     

17,409

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

45

     

195

   

Institutional Class

   

1,419

     

431

     

     

584

     

372

     

1,518

     

70

     

15,531

     

9,698

   

Class A

   

152

     

2

     

     

1

     

1

     

186

     

4

     

14,308

     

6,099

   

Class C

   

48

     

1

     

     

     

     

7

     

1

     

290

     

219

   

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

73

     

37

   

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(51,407

)

   

(109,604

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(18,967

)

   

(30,736

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(48

)

   

(1,803

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(34,374

)

   

(1,015

)

   

     

(9,077

)

   

(12,391

)

   

(6,891

)

   

(16,343

)

   

(22,170

)

   

(24,298

)

 

Class A

   

(97

)

   

(89

)

   

     

(60

)

   

(500

)

   

(562

)

   

(21

)

   

(10,688

)

   

(10,790

)

 

Class C

   

(47

)

   

(8

)

   

     

(4

)

   

(41

)

   

     

     

(349

)

   

(1,116

)

 

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(66

)

   

(89

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

(32,714

)

   

(258

)

   

2,907

     

(2,100

)

   

423

     

40,540

     

6,264

     

150,462

     

79,230

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(35,565

)

   

5,806

     

2,995

     

(5,077

)

   

9,330

     

44,230

     

17,353

     

21,891

     

212,042

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

39,484

     

33,678

     

     

83,144

     

73,814

     

73,959

     

56,606

     

1,508,880

     

1,296,838

   

End of period

 

$

3,919

   

$

39,484

   

$

2,995

   

$

78,067

   

$

83,144

   

$

118,189

   

$

73,959

   

$

1,530,771

   

$

1,508,880

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

   

$

226

   

$

   

$

   

$

113

   

$

   

$

627

   

$

2,251

   

$

8,457

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period

 

$

(23

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(248

)

 

$

   

$

(582

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

132


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SELECT FUND
 

INTRINSIC VALUE FUND

  LARGE CAP
DISCIPLINED GROWTH FUND
 

LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss) (Note A)

 

$

185

   

$

16,304

   

$

(119

)

 

$

3,849

   

$

(722

)

 

$

(1,235

)

 

$

263

   

$

2,137

   

$

7,614

   

$

16,693

   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (Note A)

   

23,640

     

57,808

     

2,487

     

11,612

     

9,754

     

18,710

     

27,579

     

101,237

     

117,067

     

252,529

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

24

     

     

8

     

     

5

     

     

26

     

     

101

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments (Note A)
   

2,151

     

53,082

     

4,544

     

12,587

     

10,865

     

29,545

     

(24,951

)

   

(34,548

)

   

(102,014

)

   

87,513

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

25,976

     

127,218

     

6,912

     

28,056

     

19,897

     

47,025

     

2,891

     

68,852

     

22,667

     

356,836

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net investment income:

 

Investor Class

   

(885

)

   

(1,141

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(27

)

   

(10,242

)

   

(14,083

)

 

Trust Class

   

(220

)

   

(881

)

   

(131

)

   

(129

)

   

     

     

     

     

(1,406

)

   

(2,047

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(2,555

)

   

(3,265

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(15,333

)

   

(15,790

)

   

(3,070

)

   

(2,764

)

   

     

(425

)

   

(119

)

   

(2,087

)

   

(1,392

)

   

(1,523

)

 

Class A

   

(133

)

   

(155

)

   

(92

)

   

(101

)

   

     

(4

)

   

     

     

(28

)

   

(30

)

 

Class C

   

(6

)

   

(8

)

   

(14

)

   

(13

)

   

     

     

     

     

(29

)

   

(22

)

 

Class R3

   

     

     

(27

)

   

(23

)

   

     

     

     

     

(1

)

   

(2

)

 

Class R6

   

(387

)

   

(1

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(5,509

)

   

(2,434

)

   

(141,931

)

   

(168,785

)

 

Trust Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(21,948

)

   

(27,921

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(41,086

)

   

(46,194

)

 

Institutional Class

   

     

     

     

     

(14,661

)

   

(8,209

)

   

(48,328

)

   

(60,585

)

   

(16,388

)

   

(16,225

)

 

Class A

   

     

     

     

     

(923

)

   

(723

)

   

(3,492

)

   

(5,333

)

   

(433

)

   

(394

)

 

Class C

   

     

     

     

     

(765

)

   

(448

)

   

(10,313

)

   

(3,776

)

   

(675

)

   

(350

)

 

Class R3

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(96

)

   

(20

)

   

(26

)

   

(25

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(16,964

)

   

(17,976

)

   

(3,334

)

   

(3,030

)

   

(16,349

)

   

(9,809

)

   

(67,857

)

   

(74,262

)

   

(238,140

)

   

(280,866

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Investor Class

   

4,867

     

6,504

     

     

     

     

     

723

     

1,319

     

7,694

     

15,524

   

Trust Class

   

3,354

     

15,396

     

242

     

797

     

     

     

     

     

4,470

     

7,321

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

6,995

     

16,068

   

Institutional Class

   

81,369

     

283,123

     

11,227

     

26,904

     

69,314

     

60,529

     

25,784

     

71,898

     

8,620

     

28,473

   

Class A

   

41,301

     

23,348

     

896

     

2,698

     

12,617

     

10,596

     

1,744

     

4,517

     

4,773

     

2,414

   

Class C

   

2,096

     

4,449

     

157

     

1,133

     

3,632

     

3,170

     

6,685

     

3,648

     

867

     

2,187

   

Class R3

   

     

     

1,335

     

814

     

     

     

82

     

21

     

84

     

20

   

Class R6

   

2,429

     

21,390

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Investor Class

   

848

     

1,057

     

     

     

     

     

5,470

     

2,438

     

144,740

     

174,745

   

Trust Class

   

210

     

851

     

127

     

124

     

     

     

     

     

23,101

     

29,591

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

42,453

     

48,458

   

Institutional Class

   

14,223

     

14,839

     

3,011

     

2,645

     

11,950

     

7,037

     

37,610

     

50,883

     

17,318

     

17,308

   

Class A

   

123

     

142

     

84

     

94

     

869

     

702

     

1,578

     

4,387

     

430

     

360

   

Class C

   

4

     

5

     

3

     

2

     

504

     

236

     

3,331

     

1,066

     

438

     

201

   

Class R3

   

     

     

25

     

23

     

     

     

46

     

10

     

10

     

10

   

Class R6

   

387

     

1

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

133


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

    INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SELECT FUND
 

INTRINSIC VALUE FUND

  LARGE CAP
DISCIPLINED GROWTH FUND
 

LARGE CAP VALUE FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Investor Class

   

(8,702

)

   

(22,722

)

   

     

     

     

     

(1,509

)

   

(8,922

)

   

(61,918

)

   

(172,279

)

 

Trust Class

   

(10,773

)

   

(73,369

)

   

(816

)

   

(3,347

)

   

     

     

     

     

(14,194

)

   

(54,387

)

 

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

(23,818

)

   

(48,961

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(117,059

)

   

(260,918

)

   

(9,372

)

   

(40,351

)

   

(17,305

)

   

(31,282

)

   

(129,811

)

   

(340,441

)

   

(53,307

)

   

(23,652

)

 

Class A

   

(5,867

)

   

(11,803

)

   

(1,174

)

   

(3,809

)

   

(4,867

)

   

(14,163

)

   

(8,084

)

   

(34,983

)

   

(591

)

   

(1,706

)

 

Class C

   

(1,217

)

   

(530

)

   

(628

)

   

(927

)

   

(1,080

)

   

(2,667

)

   

(8,556

)

   

(6,948

)

   

(182

)

   

(600

)

 

Class R3

   

     

     

(389

)

   

(1,555

)

   

     

     

(1

)

   

(269

)

   

(119

)

   

   

Class R6

   

(1,521

)

   

(97

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

6,072

     

1,666

     

4,728

     

(14,755

)

   

75,634

     

34,158

     

(64,908

)

   

(251,376

)

   

107,864

     

41,095

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

15,084

     

110,908

     

8,306

     

10,271

     

79,182

     

71,374

     

(129,874

)

   

(256,786

)

   

(107,609

)

   

117,065

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

1,133,523

     

1,022,615

     

240,699

     

230,428

     

278,214

     

206,840

     

232,017

     

488,803

     

1,744,775

     

1,627,710

   

End of period

 

$

1,148,607

   

$

1,133,523

   

$

249,005

   

$

240,699

   

$

357,396

   

$

278,214

   

$

102,143

   

$

232,017

   

$

1,637,166

   

$

1,744,775

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

   

$

12,034

   

$

   

$

2,273

   

$

(846

)

 

$

   

$

131

   

$

   

$

5,602

   

$

13,641

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period

 

$

(4,745

)

 

$

   

$

(1,180

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(124

)

 

$

   

$

(13

)

 

$

   

$

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

134


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

   

MID CAP GROWTH FUND

  MID CAP
INTRINSIC VALUE FUND
  MULTI-CAP
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 

REAL ESTATE FUND

 

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss) (Note A)

 

$

(2,376

)

 

$

(4,179

)

 

$

262

   

$

905

   

$

10,178

   

$

22,465

   

$

12,040

   

$

11,456

   

$

(402

)

 

$

(731

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (Note A)

   

41,458

     

115,249

     

4,587

     

8,719

     

77,011

     

87,642

     

40,558

     

50,573

     

5,415

     

14,211

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

39

     

     

6

     

     

19

     

     

16

     

     

4

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments (Note A)
   

66,222

     

35,520

     

945

     

5,887

     

(21,903

)

   

300,270

     

32,197

     

132,321

     

4,416

     

(3,502

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

105,304

     

146,629

     

5,794

     

15,517

     

65,286

     

410,396

     

84,795

     

194,366

     

9,429

     

9,982

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net investment income:

 

Investor Class

   

     

     

(424

)

   

(578

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Trust Class

   

     

     

(126

)

   

(208

)

   

     

     

(3,874

)

   

(3,764

)

   

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

     

     

(281

)

   

(266

)

   

(22,989

)

   

(12,809

)

   

(6,052

)

   

(5,763

)

   

     

   

Class A

   

     

     

(53

)

   

(67

)

   

(681

)

   

(571

)

   

(1,991

)

   

(1,768

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

     

     

(8

)

   

(16

)

   

(62

)

   

(80

)

   

(321

)

   

(117

)

   

     

   

Class R3

   

     

     

(3

)

   

(5

)

   

     

     

(266

)

   

(153

)

   

     

   

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(379

)

   

(194

)

   

     

   

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Investor Class

   

(49,241

)

   

(27,005

)

   

(3,821

)

   

(1,556

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Trust Class

   

(5,201

)

   

(2,672

)

   

(1,407

)

   

(618

)

   

     

     

(12,076

)

   

(18,399

)

   

     

   

Advisor Class

   

(701

)

   

(469

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

(45,198

)

   

(23,431

)

   

(2,148

)

   

(633

)

   

(80,477

)

   

(26,066

)

   

(17,254

)

   

(23,729

)

   

     

   

Class A

   

(7,034

)

   

(3,978

)

   

(539

)

   

(195

)

   

(4,188

)

   

(1,431

)

   

(6,718

)

   

(9,795

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

(470

)

   

(195

)

   

(212

)

   

(69

)

   

(1,736

)

   

(322

)

   

(1,606

)

   

(2,421

)

   

     

   

Class R3

   

(602

)

   

(289

)

   

(39

)

   

(18

)

   

     

     

(1,014

)

   

(1,051

)

   

     

   

Class R6

   

(3,588

)

   

(391

)

   

     

     

     

     

(1,095

)

   

(564

)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(112,035

)

   

(58,430

)

   

(9,061

)

   

(4,229

)

   

(110,133

)

   

(41,279

)

   

(52,646

)

   

(67,718

)

   

     

   

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Investor Class

   

7,379

     

7,315

     

2,502

     

3,859

     

     

     

     

     

597

     

2,997

   

Trust Class

   

6,922

     

17,099

     

567

     

1,326

     

     

     

33,352

     

71,310

     

151

     

542

   

Advisor Class

   

3,057

     

3,095

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

425

     

914

   

Institutional Class

   

43,242

     

156,573

     

10,003

     

14,710

     

140,716

     

1,018,161

     

78,182

     

181,199

     

1,453

     

4,881

   

Class A

   

5,723

     

27,567

     

3,696

     

3,992

     

22,455

     

129,361

     

42,063

     

72,692

     

1,308

     

7,810

   

Class C

   

816

     

1,931

     

658

     

449

     

10,193

     

40,707

     

3,785

     

5,321

     

102

     

1,059

   

Class R3

   

1,889

     

3,691

     

137

     

50

     

     

     

8,371

     

11,166

     

148

     

261

   

Class R6

   

21,885

     

23,439

     

     

     

     

     

8,342

     

17,458

     

     

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Investor Class

   

46,576

     

25,390

     

4,040

     

2,010

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Trust Class

   

5,194

     

2,663

     

1,451

     

780

     

     

     

15,839

     

21,915

     

     

   

Advisor Class

   

638

     

419

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

45,062

     

23,283

     

2,366

     

872

     

14,388

     

3,824

     

18,420

     

21,360

     

     

   

Class A

   

6,930

     

3,886

     

576

     

236

     

4,327

     

1,823

     

8,102

     

10,171

     

     

   

Class C

   

448

     

182

     

55

     

15

     

1,493

     

344

     

1,637

     

2,086

     

     

   

Class R3

   

551

     

276

     

42

     

23

     

     

     

1,176

     

1,041

     

     

   

Class R6

   

3,408

     

291

     

     

     

     

     

1,474

     

758

     

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

135


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

   

MID CAP GROWTH FUND

  MID CAP
INTRINSIC VALUE FUND
  MULTI-CAP
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 

REAL ESTATE FUND

 

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Investor Class

   

(19,203

)

   

(32,660

)

   

(2,187

)

   

(15,323

)

   

     

     

     

     

(3,953

)

   

(7,503

)

 

Trust Class

   

(6,079

)

   

(12,340

)

   

(1,489

)

   

(2,676

)

   

     

     

(53,817

)

   

(138,623

)

   

(652

)

   

(3,068

)

 

Advisor Class

   

(2,466

)

   

(6,226

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(1,246

)

   

(1,497

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(47,295

)

   

(84,259

)

   

(1,697

)

   

(3,821

)

   

(232,962

)

   

(233,691

)

   

(106,670

)

   

(160,265

)

   

(2,010

)

   

(2,873

)

 

Class A

   

(17,143

)

   

(30,915

)

   

(1,653

)

   

(2,174

)

   

(38,546

)

   

(57,088

)

   

(35,681

)

   

(97,375

)

   

(1,259

)

   

(5,795

)

 

Class C

   

(657

)

   

(1,026

)

   

(48

)

   

(132

)

   

(10,544

)

   

(3,127

)

   

(3,812

)

   

(11,829

)

   

(217

)

   

(482

)

 

Class R3

   

(1,380

)

   

(2,052

)

   

(101

)

   

(567

)

   

     

     

(6,576

)

   

(6,639

)

   

(34

)

   

(223

)

 

Class R6

   

(3,618

)

   

(2,288

)

   

     

     

     

     

(1,593

)

   

(2,582

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

101,879

     

125,334

     

18,918

     

3,629

     

(88,480

)

   

900,314

     

12,594

     

(836

)

   

(5,187

)

   

(2,977

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

95,148

     

213,533

     

15,651

     

14,917

     

(133,327

)

   

1,269,431

     

44,743

     

125,812

     

4,242

     

7,005

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

1,015,534

     

802,001

     

83,158

     

68,241

     

2,759,984

     

1,490,553

     

1,039,875

     

914,063

     

85,337

     

78,332

   

End of period

 

$

1,110,682

   

$

1,015,534

   

$

98,809

   

$

83,158

   

$

2,626,657

   

$

2,759,984

   

$

1,084,618

   

$

1,039,875

   

$

89,579

   

$

85,337

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

(5,265

)

 

$

(2,889

)

 

$

   

$

593

   

$

3,323

   

$

16,877

   

$

   

$

   

$

(847

)

 

$

(445

)

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period

 

$

   

$

   

$

(40

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(843

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

136


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds
(000's omitted)

   

SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE FUND

 

VALUE FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

From Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss) (Note A)

 

$

11,601

   

$

20,990

   

$

111

   

$

147

   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (Note A)

   

99,487

     

339,559

     

297

     

1,387

   

Net increase from payments by affiliates (Note B)

   

     

52

     

     

   
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments (Note A)
   

47,086

     

95,312

     

(17

)

   

1,452

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

158,174

     

455,913

     

391

     

2,986

   

Distributions to Shareholders From (Note A):

 

Net investment income:

 

Investor Class

   

(5,556

)

   

(6,812

)

   

     

   

Trust Class

   

(3,953

)

   

(4,600

)

   

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

(6,267

)

   

(6,382

)

   

(130

)

   

(57

)

 

Class A

   

(1,493

)

   

(1,231

)

   

(49

)

   

(17

)

 

Class C

   

(271

)

   

(86

)

   

(0

)

   

   

Class R3

   

(272

)

   

(204

)

   

     

   

Class R6

   

(2,421

)

   

(2,006

)

   

     

   

Net realized gain on investments:

 

Investor Class

   

(78,302

)

   

(50,122

)

   

     

   

Trust Class

   

(58,788

)

   

(40,943

)

   

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

(69,181

)

   

(40,032

)

   

(748

)

   

   

Class A

   

(21,497

)

   

(11,439

)

   

(433

)

   

   

Class C

   

(7,205

)

   

(3,098

)

   

(32

)

   

   

Class R3

   

(4,908

)

   

(2,602

)

   

     

   

Class R6

   

(24,850

)

   

(11,964

)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(284,964

)

   

(181,521

)

   

(1,392

)

   

(74

)

 

From Fund Share Transactions (Note D):

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

Investor Class

   

34,220

     

71,171

     

     

   

Trust Class

   

29,482

     

71,994

     

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

115,811

     

224,677

     

6,397

     

8,780

   

Class A

   

29,638

     

52,427

     

2,893

     

4,764

   

Class C

   

9,200

     

15,201

     

206

     

230

   

Class R3

   

4,529

     

8,898

     

     

   

Class R6

   

46,153

     

193,825

     

     

   

Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Investor Class

   

80,661

     

54,086

     

     

   

Trust Class

   

62,288

     

45,143

     

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

68,496

     

42,684

     

878

     

29

   

Class A

   

21,325

     

11,025

     

435

     

15

   

Class C

   

6,180

     

2,585

     

31

     

   

Class R3

   

5,038

     

2,739

     

     

   

Class R6

   

27,271

     

13,970

     

     

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont'd)

Neuberger Berman Equity Funds (cont'd)
(000's omitted)

   

SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE FUND

 

VALUE FUND

 
    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
  Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 

Payments for shares redeemed:

 

Investor Class

   

(72,005

)

   

(231,387

)

   

     

   

Trust Class

   

(87,222

)

   

(170,160

)

   

     

   

Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

   

Institutional Class

   

(102,283

)

   

(196,402

)

   

(2,015

)

   

(4,951

)

 

Class A

   

(22,888

)

   

(50,967

)

   

(1,299

)

   

(1,463

)

 

Class C

   

(2,950

)

   

(3,965

)

   

(100

)

   

(55

)

 

Class R3

   

(5,823

)

   

(7,268

)

   

     

   

Class R6

   

(68,381

)

   

(214,722

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) from Fund share transactions

   

178,740

     

(64,446

)

   

7,426

     

7,349

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

51,950

     

209,946

     

6,425

     

10,261

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

2,436,168

     

2,226,222

     

21,159

     

10,898

   

End of period

 

$

2,488,118

   

$

2,436,168

   

$

27,584

   

$

21,159

   

Undistributed net investment income (loss) at end of period

 

$

8,821

   

$

17,453

   

$

53

   

$

121

   

Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

138


Notes to Financial Statements Equity Funds (Unaudited)

Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

1  General: Neuberger Berman Equity 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. The Funds are separate operating series of the Trust, each of which (except All Cap Core, Global Real Estate, Greater China Equity and Real Estate) is diversified. 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 (Multi-Cap Opportunities became diversified in December 2012). Ten Funds offer Investor Class shares, eleven offer Trust Class shares, six offer Advisor Class shares, twenty-two offer Institutional Class shares, twenty-one offer Class A shares, twenty-one offer Class C shares, eleven offer Class R3 shares and six offer Class R6 shares. Global Real Estate had no operations until December 30, 2014, 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. Effective September 2, 2014, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman All Cap Core Fund.

A zero balance, if any, reflects an actual amount rounding to less than $1,000.

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 for Equity Income, accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, 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. Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments are proceeds from the settlements of class action litigation in which the Funds participated as class members. The amounts of such proceeds for the six months ended February 28, 2015 were $187,802, $13,815, $4,637, $2,975, $394,669, $16,263, $434 and $149,248, for

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Guardian, International Equity, International Select, Large Cap Disciplined Growth, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Multi-Cap Opportunities and Socially Responsive, respectively.

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, except Global Real Estate, to continue to, and the intention of Global Real Estate 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 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 February 28, 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. The Funds may also utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of their shares as a part of the dividends-paid deduction for income tax purposes.

As determined on August 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, foreign currency gains/losses, amortization of premium on debt instruments, partnership and grantor trust adjustments, passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") adjustments, non-taxable distributions from real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and other underlying investments, capital gain distributions from REITs and deemed distributions on shareholder redemptions. For the year ended August 31, 2014, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications:

   

Paid-in Capital

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

All Cap Core

 

$

1

   

$

212,637

   

$

(212,638

)

 

Emerging Markets Equity

   

(1

)

   

(464,383

)

   

464,384

   

Equity Income

   

19,762,630

     

6,099,968

     

(25,862,598

)

 

Focus

   

     

(497,159

)

   

497,159

   

Genesis

   

275,992,022

     

(251,189

)

   

(275,740,833

)

 

Global Equity

   

1

     

164,131

     

(164,132

)

 

Global Thematic Opportunities

   

(2

)

   

(213,195

)

   

213,197

   

Greater China Equity

   

1

     

121,665

     

(121,666

)

 

Guardian

   

     

195,639

     

(195,639

)

 

International Equity

   

11,063

     

8,370,939

     

(8,382,002

)

 

International Select

   

1

     

(80,941

)

   

80,940

   

Intrinsic Value

   

1

     

1,265,093

     

(1,265,094

)

 

Large Cap Disciplined Growth

   

28,024,262

     

(21,688

)

   

(28,002,574

)

 

Large Cap Value

   

1

     

(114,364

)

   

114,363

   
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Paid-in Capital

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

Mid Cap Growth

 

$

(3,684,683

)

 

$

3,487,938

   

$

196,745

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

   

(1

)

   

(54,377

)

   

54,378

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities

   

1

     

(77,193

)

   

77,192

   

Real Estate

   

(1

)

   

303,074

     

(303,073

)

 

Small Cap Growth

   

(961,131

)

   

956,741

     

4,390

   

Socially Responsive

   

59,773,446

     

416,901

     

(60,190,347

)

 

Value

   

     

(787

)

   

787

   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 were as follows:

   

Distributions Paid From:

 
   

Ordinary Income

 

Long-Term Capital Gain

 

Return of Capital

 

Total

 
   

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

All Cap Core

 

$

392,027

   

$

543,533

   

$

8,437,994

   

$

4,605,363

   

$

   

$

   

$

8,830,021

   

$

5,148,896

   
Emerging Markets
Equity
   

2,577,895

     

884,719

     

     

     

     

     

2,577,895

     

884,719

   

Equity Income

   

62,522,140

     

90,941,035

     

102,840,935

     

26,180,631

     

     

     

165,363,075

     

117,121,666

   

Focus

   

14,850,876

     

3,819,785

     

63,750,537

     

     

     

     

78,601,413

     

3,819,785

   

Genesis

   

66,351,341

     

50,429,244

     

1,137,274,077

     

529,696,292

     

     

     

1,203,625,418

     

580,125,536

   

Global Equity

   

191,068

     

     

243,211

     

     

     

     

434,279

     

   
Global Thematic
Opportunities
   

375,166

     

280,038

     

     

     

     

     

375,166

     

280,038

   
Greater China
Equity
   

803,283

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

     

(1)

   

803,283

     

(1)

 

Guardian

   

33,366,130

     

15,542,473

     

112,517,878

     

30,564,740

     

     

     

145,884,008

     

46,107,213

   

International Equity

   

17,975,975

     

7,600,707

     

     

     

     

     

17,975,975

     

7,600,707

   

International Select

   

3,029,765

     

2,907,325

     

     

     

     

     

3,029,765

     

2,907,325

   

Intrinsic Value

   

1,071,106

     

     

8,738,393

     

2,542,565

     

     

     

9,809,499

     

2,542,565

   
Large Cap
Disciplined
Growth
   

21,926,193

     

6,805,182

     

52,335,028

     

30,418,426

     

     

     

74,261,221

     

37,223,608

   

Large Cap Value

   

145,323,607

     

20,876,494

     

135,542,504

     

     

     

     

280,866,111

     

20,876,494

   

Mid Cap Growth

   

     

     

58,429,501

     

33,916,496

     

     

     

58,429,501

     

33,916,496

   
Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value
   

1,173,749

     

464,057

     

3,055,247

     

     

     

     

4,228,996

     

464,057

   
Multi-Cap
Opportunities
   

13,459,794

     

9,989,299

     

27,819,682

     

2,536,247

     

     

     

41,279,476

     

12,525,546

   

Real Estate

   

16,336,584

     

12,032,586

     

51,381,659

     

16,029,835

     

     

     

67,718,243

     

28,062,421

   

Small Cap Growth

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive

   

31,881,495

     

14,233,383

     

149,639,493

     

     

     

     

181,520,988

     

14,233,383

   

Value

   

73,519

     

47,274

     

     

     

     

     

73,519

     

47,274

   

(1)  Period from July 17, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2013.

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As of August 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

 

All Cap Core

 

$

2,189,581

   

$

9,870,268

   

$

16,913,948

   

$

   

$

(8,583

)

 

$

28,965,214

   
Emerging Markets
Equity
   

4,670,278

     

     

66,790,316

     

(24,259,481

)

   

(43,592

)

   

47,157,521

   

Equity Income

   

19,196,347

     

87,682,028

     

368,205,976

     

     

     

475,084,351

   

Focus

   

18,257,040

     

111,133,381

     

144,405,582

     

     

     

273,796,003

   

Genesis

   

17,101,275

     

970,748,570

     

5,935,157,949

     

     

     

6,923,007,794

   

Global Equity

   

827,681

     

169,801

     

4,744,184

     

     

     

5,741,666

   
Global Thematic
Opportunities
   

118,524

     

     

13,035,326

     

(3,551,376

)

   

(5,980

)

   

9,596,494

   

Greater China Equity

   

4,722,446

     

418,107

     

6,290,292

     

     

(114,781

)

   

11,316,064

   

Guardian

   

15,565,003

     

165,791,615

     

393,573,387

     

     

     

574,930,005

   

International Equity

   

13,221,714

     

     

171,141,496

     

(275,771,861

)

   

(2,536

)

   

(91,411,187

)

 

International Select

   

2,316,566

     

     

41,315,639

     

(42,816,601

)

   

(43,145

)

   

772,459

   

Intrinsic Value

   

3,270,946

     

11,979,614

     

67,142,155

     

     

(139,668

)

   

82,253,047

   
Large Cap Disciplined
Growth
   

8,818,352

     

53,975,269

     

41,766,697

     

     

(12,997

)

   

104,547,321

   

Large Cap Value

   

104,653,272

     

101,432,852

     

263,453,185

     

     

     

469,539,309

   

Mid Cap Growth

   

     

90,177,231

     

270,525,945

     

(2,888,953

)

   

     

357,814,223

   
Mid Cap Intrinsic
Value
   

1,250,016

     

6,914,691

     

18,851,957

     

     

     

27,016,664

   
Multi-Cap
Opportunities
   

16,876,331

     

77,889,794

     

511,579,310

     

     

     

606,345,435

   

Real Estate

   

     

28,538,542

     

139,845,380

     

     

     

168,383,922

   

Small Cap Growth

   

     

     

5,523,509

     

(7,476,974

)

   

     

(1,953,465

)

 

Socially Responsive

   

26,367,377

     

226,669,999

     

582,340,745

     

     

     

835,378,121

   

Value

   

1,174,201

     

160,006

     

1,595,786

     

     

     

2,929,993

   

The differences between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings are primarily due to: losses disallowed and recognized on wash sales, capital loss carryforwards, post-October capital loss and late-year ordinary loss deferrals, unamortized organization expenses, foreign capital gain taxes on unrealized gains, amortization of premium on debt instruments and basis adjustments related to REITs, PFICs, partnerships, grantor trusts and other investments.

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. The Regulated Investment Company ("RIC") Modernization Act of 2010 (the "Act") became effective for the Funds on September 1, 2011 (July 17, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) for Greater China Equity). The Act modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for RICs to carry forward capital losses indefinitely and to retain the character of capital loss carryforwards as short-term or long-term ("Post-Enactment"). Rules in effect previously limited the carryforward period to eight years and all carryforwards were considered short-term in character ("Pre-Enactment"). As determined at August 31, 2014, the following

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Funds had unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal income tax purposes to offset net realized capital gains, if any, as follows:

   

Pre-Enactment

 
   

Expiring in:

 
   

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 
International Equity(1)   

$

17,546,220

   

$

180,082,720

   

$

78,142,921

   

International Select

   

     

6,656,149

     

36,160,452

   

Small Cap Growth

   

     

     

7,031,490

   

   

Post-Enactment (No Expiration Date)

 
   

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Emerging Markets Equity

 

$

   

$

24,259,481

   

Global Thematic Opportunities

   

     

3,551,376

   

(1)  The capital loss carryforwards shown above for International Equity include $17,546,220 expiring in 2016 and $114,232,268 expiring in 2017, which were acquired on January 25, 2013 in the merger with Neuberger Berman International Fund. Future utilization of these losses may be limited under current tax rules.

Post-Enactment capital loss carryforwards must be fully used before Pre-Enactment capital loss carryforwards; therefore, under certain circumstances, Pre-Enactment capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date may expire unused.

During the year ended August 31, 2014, International Equity, International Select, Small Cap Growth and Value utilized capital loss carryforwards of $48,469,014, $11,609,019, $14,613,672 and $200,078, 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 August 31, 2014, the Funds elected to defer the following late-year ordinary losses and post October capital losses:

    Late-Year
Ordinary Loss
  Post October
Capital Loss
Deferral
 
   

Deferral

 

Long-Term

 

Short-Term

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

$

2,888,953

   

$

   

$

   

Small Cap Growth

   

445,484

     

     

   

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

Emerging Markets Equity accrues deferred capital gains tax on unrealized gains for certain securities of issuers domiciled in India. At February 28, 2015, there were no outstanding balances of accrued deferred capital gains tax for Emerging Markets Equity.

A change in the capital gains tax provision for Greater China Equity for the period ended February 28, 2015 arose due to changes in the tax rules in the People's Republic of China ("PRC") effective November 17, 2014 (the "effective date"). Capital gains derived from the trading of PRC equity investments after the effective date are temporarily exempt from PRC withholding tax. Greater China Equity had accrued deferred capital gains tax on unrealized gains on participatory notes on such investments. Accordingly, a reversal of capital gains tax provisions

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from prior periods attributable to unrealized appreciation in those participatory notes as of the effective date which amounted to $316,202, is included as part of the change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statement of Operations. At February 28, 2015, $34,648 of tax attributable to gains realized through the effective date remained payable and is included as part of the accrued expenses and other payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The tax laws and regulations in the PRC are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect.

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. However, Equity Income, Global Real Estate and Real Estate generally distribute substantially all of their net investment income, if any, at the end of each calendar quarter.

It is the policy of each of Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate to pass through to its shareholders substantially all REIT distributions and other income it receives, less operating expenses. The distributions received from REITs held by Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate are generally composed of income, capital gains, and/or return of REIT capital, but the REITs do not report this information to Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate until the following calendar year. At August 31, 2014, Equity Income, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate estimated these amounts within the financial statements since the information is not available from the REITs until after each Fund's fiscal year-end. At February 28, 2015, Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate estimated these amounts for the period January 1, 2015 to February 28, 2015 within the financial statements since the 2015 information is not available from the REITs until after each Fund's fiscal period. For the year ended August 31, 2014, the character of distributions paid to shareholders of Equity Income, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate 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 Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate together with actual IRS Forms 1099-DIV received to date. Based on past experience it is possible that a portion of Equity Income's, Global Real Estate's, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value's and Real Estate'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 Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate learn the nature of the distributions paid by REITs during that year, distributions previously identified as income are often re-characterized as return of capital and/or capital gain. After all applicable REITs have informed Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate of the actual breakdown of distributions paid to Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate during its fiscal year, estimates previously recorded are adjusted on the books of Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate to reflect actual results. As a result, the composition of Equity Income's, Global Real Estate's, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value's and Real Estate's distributions as reported herein may differ from the final composition determined after calendar year-end and reported to Equity Income, Global Real Estate, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Real Estate shareholders on IRS Form 1099-DIV.

8  Organization expenses: Costs incurred by Global Real Estate in connection with its organization, which amounted to $87,044 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,

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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  Derivative instruments: During the six months ended February 28, 2015, certain of the Funds' use of derivatives, as described below, was limited to 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.

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, the 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, 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 a 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 written options are held in escrow by the custodian bank.

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, the Fund realizes a gain or loss and the asset is eliminated.

Written option transactions were used in an attempt to generate incremental returns for Equity Income for the six months ended February 28, 2015. Written option transactions for Equity Income for the six months ended February 28, 2015 were:

Equity Income

    Number
of Contracts
  Premium
Received
 

Outstanding 8/31/2014

   

11,767

   

$

1,527,000

   

Options written

   

14,484

     

2,187,000

   

Options expired

   

(900

)

   

(129,000

)

 

Options exercised

   

(2,477

)

   

(281,000

)

 

Options closed

   

(16,694

)

   

(2,391,000

)

 

Outstanding 2/28/2015

   

6,180

   

$

913,000

   
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At February 28, 2015, Equity Income had the following derivatives (which did not qualify for hedge accounting under ASC 815), grouped by primary risk exposure:

Liability Derivatives

   

Equity Risk

  Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Option contracts written

 

$

(1,301,000

)

 

Option contracts

 

Total Value

 

$

(1,301,000

)

 

written, at value

 

The impact of the use of these derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was as follows:

Realized Gain (Loss)

Equity Income

 

Equity Risk

  Statements of
Operations Location
 

Option contracts written

 

$

1,001,000

   

Net realized gain

 
Total Realized Gain (Loss)
 

$

1,001,000
  (loss) on: option
contracts written
 

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

Equity Income

 

Equity Risk

  Statements of
Operations Location
 

Option contracts written
 

$

149,000

    Change in net
unrealized appreciation
 

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)
 

$

149,000

    (depreciation) in value of:
option contracts written
 

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, Equity Income had an average market value of $(2,385,000) in written options.

While the Funds may receive rights and warrants in connection with their investments in securities, these rights and warrants are not considered "derivative instruments" under ASC 815. Management has concluded that the Funds, except Equity Income, did not hold any derivative instruments during the six months ended February 28, 2015 that require additional disclosures pursuant to ASC 815.

12  In-kind subscriptions: Under certain circumstances, and when considered to be in the best interest of a Fund, the Fund may accept portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for the purchase of Fund shares (in-kind subscription). For financial reporting and tax purposes, the cost basis of contributed securities is equal to the market value of the securities, less any applicable foreign security taxes, on the date of contribution. In-kind subscriptions result in no gain or loss and no tax consequences for a Fund. During the year ended August 31, 2014, Socially Responsive accepted $8,240,922 of in-kind subscriptions.

13  In-kind redemptions: In accordance with guidelines described in a Fund's prospectus, a Fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payment for a redemption of Fund shares (in-kind redemption). For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recognizes a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent the value of the distributed securities on the date of redemption exceeds the cost of those securities. Gains and losses realized on in-kind redemptions are not recognized for tax purposes and are reclassified from undistributed realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital. During the year ended August 31, 2014, Socially Responsive realized $22,727,127 of net gain on $68,411,909 of in-kind redemptions.

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

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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:

Each Fund retains Management as its investment manager under a Management Agreement. For such investment management services, each Fund pays Management a fee according to the following table:

Investment Management Fee as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets:



  First
$250
million
  Next
$250
million
  Next
$250
million
  Next
$250
million
  Next
$500
million
  Next
$500
million
  Next
$500
million
  Next
$1.5
billion
 

Thereafter

 

For Genesis, Intrinsic Value, and Small Cap Growth:

 
     

0.85

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

 

For Emerging Markets Equity:

 
     

1.00

%

   

0.975

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.925

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.875

%

   

0.875

%

   

0.875

%

   

0.85

%

 

For Global Real Estate and Real Estate:

 
     

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 
For International Equity(1):  
     

0.85

%

   

0.825

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.775

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

 
For All Cap Core, Equity Income, Focus, Guardian, International Select, Large Cap Disciplined Growth, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value(1), Socially Responsive and Value:  
     

0.55

%

   

0.525

%

   

0.50

%

   

0.475

%

   

0.45

%

   

0.425

%

   

0.425

%

   

0.425

%

   

0.40

%

 

For Multi-Cap Opportunities:

 
     

0.60

%

   

0.575

%

   

0.55

%

   

0.525

%

   

0.50

%

   

0.475

%

   

0.475

%

   

0.475

%

   

0.45

%

 

For Global Equity:

 
     

0.75

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.675

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.625

%

   

0.625

%

   

0.625

%

   

0.60

%

 

For Global Thematic Opportunities:

 
     

0.85

%

   

0.825

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.775

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.725

%

   

0.70

%

 

For Greater China Equity:

 
     

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

 

(1)  Effective February 1, 2014, Management has voluntarily agreed to waive its management fee in the amount of 0.21% of the average daily net assets of International Equity (0.18% effective January 28, 2013). Effective March 1, 2015, Management has voluntarily agreed to waive its management fee in the amount of 0.16% of the average daily net assets of Mid Cap Intrinsic Value (0.20% effective October 13, 2014, 0.30% effective February 1, 2014, 0.36% effective May 1, 2013, 0.33% effective February 1, 2013, 0.28% effective December 1, 2012 and 0.25% effective February 1, 2012). Management may, at its sole discretion, modify or terminate these voluntary waivers without notice to International Equity or Mid Cap Intrinsic Value. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, such waived fees amounted to $1,122,153 and $96,254 for International Equity and Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, respectively. These amounts are not subject to recovery by Management.

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Accordingly, for the six months ended February 28, 2015, the management fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annual effective rate of each Fund's average daily net assets, as follows:

    Effective
Rate
      Effective
Rate
 

All Cap Core

   

0.55

%

  International Select    

0.55

%

 

Emerging Markets Equity

   

0.98

%

  Intrinsic Value    

0.84

%

 

Equity Income

   

0.47

%

 

Large Cap Disciplined Growth

   

0.55

%

 

Focus

   

0.52

%

 

Large Cap Value

   

0.48

%

 

Genesis

   

0.66

%

 

Mid Cap Growth

   

0.51

%

 

Global Equity

   

0.75

%

 

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

   

0.55

%(2)   

Global Real Estate

   

0.80

%

 

Multi-Cap Opportunities

   

0.51

%

 

Global Thematic Opportunities

   

0.85

%

 

Real Estate

   

0.80

%

 

Greater China Equity

   

1.10

%

 

Small Cap Growth

   

0.85

%

 

Guardian

   

0.49

%

 

Socially Responsive

   

0.47

%

 

International Equity

   

0.81

%(1)   

Value

   

0.55

%

 

(1)  0.60% annual effective net rate of the Fund's average daily net assets.

(2)  0.33% annual effective net rate of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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, Investor Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3 of each Fund that offers those classes pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of its average daily net assets, Trust Class and Advisor Class of each Fund that offers those classes pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.34% of its average daily net assets, Institutional Class of each Fund pays Management an administration fee at the annual rate of 0.09% of its average daily net assets, and Class R6 of each Fund that offers that class pays Management an administration fee of 0.02% 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 the agreement.

For the Trust Class of Focus, Guardian, International Select, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Real Estate, Small Cap Growth and Socially Responsive, the Advisor Class of each Fund that offers that class, and Class A, Class C and Class R3 of each Fund that offers those classes, Management acts as agent in arranging for the sale of class shares without commission and bears advertising and promotion expenses. The Board has adopted distribution plans (each a "Plan", collectively, the "Plans") with respect to these classes, 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 0.10% of such Trust Class's, 0.25% of such Advisor Class's, 0.25% of such Class A's, 1.00% of such Class C's and 0.50% of such Class R3's average daily net assets. Management receives this amount to provide distribution and shareholder servicing for those 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 could have been 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.

Management has contractually agreed to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Investor Class of each of International Equity, Large Cap Disciplined Growth, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value and Small Cap Growth and the Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3 and Class R6 of each Fund

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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 a Fund's direct expenses and exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses and dividend and interest expenses on 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's 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 February 28, 2015, the following classes repaid Management under their contractual expense limitation agreements as follows:

Class

  Expenses
Repaid to
Management
 

Genesis Fund Institutional Class

 

$

8,658

   

International Equity Fund Institutional Class

   

170,483

   

International Equity Fund Class A

   

9,932

   

International Equity Fund Class C

   

758

   

International Equity Fund Class R6

   

1,490

   

Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Class

   

1,631

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class C

   

168

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class

   

15,597

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R6

   

438

   

At February 28, 2015, contingent liabilities to Management under the agreements were as follows:

            Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending August 31,
 
           

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
            Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1) 
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

All Cap Core Fund Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

 

8/31/18

 

$

109,640

   

$

125,967

   

$

142,102

   

$

94,782

   

All Cap Core Fund Class A

   

1.20

%

 

8/31/18

   

98,482

     

84,083

     

64,707

     

18,099

   

All Cap Core Fund Class C

   

1.95

%

 

8/31/18

   

39,600

     

33,146

     

30,603

     

15,179

   
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Institutional Class
   

1.25

%

 

8/31/18

   

680,473

     

993,712

     

883,793

     

469,802

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

30,719

     

30,312

     

50,749

     

28,849

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C

   

2.25

%

 

8/31/18

   

8,678

     

13,600

     

17,601

     

10,597

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R3

   

1.91

%

 

8/31/18

   

470

     

689

     

937

     

778

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

   

1.18

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

38,968

(4)

   

122,359

     

80,419

   

Equity Income Fund Institutional Class

   

0.80

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Equity Income Fund Class A

   

1.16

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Equity Income Fund Class C

   

1.91

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Equity Income Fund Class R3

   

1.41

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Focus Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Focus Fund Advisor Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Focus Fund Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

 

8/31/18

   

2,815

     

4,649

     

521

     

873

   
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            Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending August 31,
 
           

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
            Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1) 
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Focus Fund Class A

   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

 

$

570

   

$

977

   

$

726

   

$

508

   

Focus Fund Class C

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

322

     

342

     

435

     

301

   

Genesis Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Genesis Fund Advisor Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Genesis Fund Institutional Class

   

0.85

%

 

8/31/22

   

518,291

     

117,849

     

     

   

Genesis Fund Class R6

   

0.78

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

(4)

   

     

18,973

   

Global Equity Fund Institutional Class

   

1.15

%

 

8/31/18

   

268,266

     

261,844

     

210,511

     

123,285

   

Global Equity Fund Class A

   

1.51

%

 

8/31/18

   

7,900

     

6,060

     

2,179

     

5,599

   

Global Equity Fund Class C

   

2.26

%

 

8/31/18

   

4,712

     

2,623

     

967

     

2,096

   

Global Real Estate Fund Institutional Class

   

1.00

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

94,581

(8)

 

Global Real Estate Fund Class A

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

25,618

(8)

 

Global Real Estate Fund Class C

   

2.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

12,160

(8)

 
Global Thematic Opportunities Fund
Institutional Class
   

1.25

%

 

8/31/18

   

229,703

     

188,890

     

111,225

     

62,034

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund Class A

   

1.61

%

 

8/31/18

   

3,105

     

4,219

     

1,094

     

988

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund Class C

   

2.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

885

     

695

     

379

     

191

   

Greater China Equity Fund Institutional Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

160,702

(5)

   

193,960

     

52,939

   

Greater China Equity Fund Class A

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

2,385

(5)

   

1,756

     

2,096

   

Greater China Equity Fund Class C

   

2.61

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

2,350

(5)

   

264

     

125

   

Guardian Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Advisor Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Class A

   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Class C

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Class R3

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

146

     

134

     

114

     

54

   

International Equity Fund Investor Class

   

1.40

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

(3)

   

     

   

International Equity Fund Trust Class

   

2.00

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

(3)

   

     

   

International Equity Fund Institutional Class

   

0.85

%

 

8/31/22

   

1,041,206

     

784,945

     

213,333

     

   

International Equity Fund Class A

   

1.21

%(6)   

8/31/18

   

     

(3)

   

2,888

     

   

International Equity Fund Class C

   

1.96

%(6)   

8/31/18

   

     

651

(3)

   

1,864

     

   

International Equity Fund Class R6

   

0.78

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

(7)

   

   

International Select Fund Trust Class

   

1.25

%

 

8/31/18

   

23,177

     

17,980

     

10,697

     

5,433

   

International Select Fund Institutional Class

   

0.90

%

 

8/31/18

   

151,893

     

126,756

     

58,414

     

37,225

   

International Select Fund Class A

   

1.30

%(2)   

8/31/18

   

6,199

     

6,163

     

430

     

654

   

International Select Fund Class C

   

2.00

%

 

8/31/18

   

3,016

     

3,613

     

2,151

     

1,098

   

International Select Fund Class R3

   

1.51

%

 

8/31/18

   

438

     

1,103

     

1,076

     

754

   

Intrinsic Value Fund Institutional Class

   

1.00

%

 

8/31/18

   

271,075

     

289,297

     

302,070

     

166,056

   
150


            Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending August 31,
 
           

2012

   

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
            Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1) 
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Intrinsic Value Fund Class A

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

 

$

22,387

   

$

20,599

   

$

28,539

   

$

11,926

   

Intrinsic Value Fund Class C

   

2.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

16,110

     

16,477

     

17,391

     

8,844

   
Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund
Investor Class
   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

6,260

   
Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund
Institutional Class
   

0.75

%

 

8/31/18

   

162,865

     

219,810

     

239,882

     

99,488

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class A

   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

28,718

     

29,500

     

32,217

     

7,561

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class C

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

14,075

     

15,074

     

23,600

     

18,637

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class R3

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

260

     

327

     

375

     

293

   

Large Cap Value Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Advisor Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Class

   

0.70

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class A

   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class C

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class R3

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

67

     

83

     

82

     

38

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

 

8/31/18

   

42,181

     

74,654

     

6,497

     

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class A

   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

32,163

     

51,584

     

19,819

     

537

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class C

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

1,973

     

2,985

     

2,522

     

835

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R3

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

1,733

     

3,079

     

1,821

     

756

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R6

   

0.68

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

1,127

(4)

   

250

     

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Investor Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Trust Class

   

1.25

%

 

8/31/22

   

29,878

     

13,066

     

     

1,833

   
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Institutional Class
   

0.85

%

 

8/31/18

   

5,012

     

3,203

     

     

3,187

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class A

   

1.21

%

 

8/31/18

   

5,552

     

5,190

     

     

1,903

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class C

   

1.96

%

 

8/31/18

   

524

     

494

     

     

410

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class R3

   

1.46

%

 

8/31/18

   

383

     

203

     

60

     

153

   
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Institutional Class
   

1.00

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class C

   

2.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Real Estate Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%(2)   

8/31/22

   

     

     

     

   

Real Estate Fund Institutional Class

   

0.85

%

 

8/31/22

   

401,382

     

707,517

     

817,481

     

414,453

   

Real Estate Fund Class A

   

1.21

%

 

8/31/18

   

160,543

     

336,286

     

372,528

     

175,292

   

Real Estate Fund Class C

   

1.96

%

 

8/31/18

   

40,775

     

90,654

     

95,712

     

43,026

   

Real Estate Fund Class R3

   

1.46

%

 

8/31/18

   

6,246

     

24,426

     

40,953

     

24,405

   
151


            Expenses Reimbursed in
Fiscal Period Ending August 31,
 
           

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 
            Subject to Repayment until
August 31,
 

Class

  Contractual
Expense
Limitation(1) 
 

Expiration

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

Real Estate Fund Class R6

   

0.78

%

 

8/31/18

 

$

   

$

5,033

(4)

 

$

29,668

   

$

26,907

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class

   

1.30

%(2)   

8/31/22

   

169,034

     

177,688

     

192,480

     

97,762

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Trust Class

   

1.40

%

 

8/31/22

   

63,093

     

60,615

     

34,116

     

12,066

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class

   

1.60

%(2)   

8/31/22

   

17,513

     

14,942

     

14,620

     

6,106

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class

   

0.90

%

 

8/31/18

   

203,174

     

147,976

     

95,710

     

52,587

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Class A

   

1.26

%

 

8/31/18

   

5,555

     

9,439

     

28,007

     

12,538

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Class C

   

2.01

%

 

8/31/18

   

2,744

     

4,742

     

9,549

     

5,133

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Class R3

   

1.51

%

 

8/31/18

   

1,022

     

1,908

     

3,116

     

1,839

   

Socially Responsive Fund Trust Class

   

1.50

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class A

   

1.11

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class C

   

1.86

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class R3

   

1.36

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class R6

   

0.68

%

 

8/31/18

   

     

(4)

   

     

   

Value Fund Institutional Class

   

0.75

%(2)   

8/31/18

   

217,250

     

122,469

     

156,332

     

79,995

   

Value Fund Class A

   

1.11

%(2)   

8/31/18

   

81,085

     

141,386

     

94,806

     

47,382

   

Value Fund Class C

   

1.86

%(2)   

8/31/18

   

3,750

     

8,538

     

7,238

     

3,508

   

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

(2)  In addition, Management has voluntarily undertaken to waive current payment of fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of Class A of International Select, the Trust Class of Real Estate, the Investor Class of Small Cap Growth, the Advisor Class of Small Cap Growth, the Institutional Class of Value, Class A of Value and Class C of Value, so that their Operating Expenses are limited to 1.24%, 1.04%, 1.21% (1.25% prior to December 1, 2012), 1.51% (1.55% prior to December 1, 2012), 0.70%, 1.08% (effective December 12, 2014; 1.06% from September 12, 2014 to December 11, 2014; 1.08% from June 13, 2014 to September 11, 2014; 1.09% from March 14, 2014 to June 12, 2014; and 1.04% prior to October 12, 2012), and 1.83% (effective December 12, 2014), respectively, per annum of their average daily net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, voluntary reimbursements for Class A of International Select, the Trust Class of Real Estate, the Investor Class of Small Cap Growth, the Advisor Class of Small Cap Growth, the Institutional Class of Value, Class A of Value and Class C of Value amounted to $2,674, $549,854, $22,488, $1,455, $3,668, $1,680 and $43, respectively. These amounts are not subject to recovery by Management. These undertakings, which are terminable by Management upon notice to International Select, Real Estate, Small Cap Growth and Value, are in addition to the contractual undertakings as stated above.

(3)  Period from January 28, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2013.

(4)  Period from March 15, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2013.

(5)  Period from July 17, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2013.

(6)  From January 28, 2013 to June 27, 2013, the contractual expense limitation was 1.51% for Class A and 2.26% for Class C.

(7)  Period from September 3, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2014.

(8)  Period from December 30, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to February 28, 2015.

152


Neuberger Berman LLC ("Neuberger"), as the sub-adviser to each Fund (except Greater China Equity), is retained by Management to furnish it with investment recommendations, research information and related services without added cost to the Funds. Neuberger Berman Asia Limited ("Neuberger Asia"), as the sub-adviser to Greater China Equity, is retained by Management to choose the Fund's investments and handle its day-to-day business. Several individuals who are Officers and/or Trustees of the Trust are also employees of Neuberger and/or Management.

Each class of shares has a distribution agreement with Management. 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 February 28, 2015, Management, acting as underwriter and broker-dealer, received net initial sales charges from the purchase of Class A shares and CDSCs from the redemptions of Class A and Class C shares as follows:

   

Underwriter

 

Broker-Dealer

 

  Net Initial Sales
Charge
 

CDSC

  Net Initial Sales
Charge
 

CDSC

 

All Cap Core Fund Class A

 

$

1,740

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

All Cap Core Fund Class C

   

     

622

     

     

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A

   

1,533

     

     

     

   

Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C

   

     

3,774

     

     

   

Equity Income Fund Class A

   

45,864

     

     

     

   

Equity Income Fund Class C

   

     

8,591

     

     

   

Focus Fund Class A

   

698

     

     

     

   

Focus Fund Class C

   

     

4,902

     

     

   

Global Equity Fund Class A

   

137

     

     

     

   

Global Equity Fund Class C

   

     

     

     

   
Global Real Estate Fund Class A(1)     

     

     

     

   
Global Real Estate Fund Class C(1)     

     

     

     

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund Class A

   

42

     

     

     

   

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund Class C

   

     

     

     

   

Greater China Equity Fund Class A

   

8

     

     

     

   

Greater China Equity Fund Class C

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Class A

   

1,745

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Class C

   

     

174

     

     

   

International Equity Fund Class A

   

1,283

     

     

     

   

International Equity Fund Class C

   

     

3,190

     

     

   

International Select Fund Class A

   

520

     

     

     

   

International Select Fund Class C

   

     

     

     

   

Intrinsic Value Fund Class A

   

8,478

     

     

     

   

Intrinsic Value Fund Class C

   

     

1,697

     

     

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class A

   

1,118

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund Class C

   

     

1,701

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class A

   

2,175

     

     

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class C

   

     

167

     

     

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class A

   

4,584

     

     

     

   
153


   

Underwriter

 

Broker-Dealer

 

  Net Initial Sales
Charge
  CDSC   Net Initial Sales
Charge
 

CDSC

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class C

 

$

   

$

1,007

   

$

   

$

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class A

   

1,462

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class C

   

     

105

     

     

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

   

41,318

     

     

     

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class C

   

     

13,461

     

     

   

Real Estate Fund Class A

   

6,982

     

     

     

   

Real Estate Fund Class C

   

     

1,408

     

     

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Class A

   

3,054

     

     

     

   

Small Cap Growth Fund Class C

   

     

1,962

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class A

   

34,764

     

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class C

   

     

2,679

     

     

   

Value Fund Class A

   

692

     

     

     

   

Value Fund Class C

   

     

372

     

     

   

(1)  Period from December 30, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to February 28, 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
      Contribution
Amount
 

All Cap Core

 

$

11,607

   

Intrinsic Value

 

$

4,946

   

Emerging Markets Equity

   

8,197

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth

   

25,583

   

Equity Income

   

72,008

   

Large Cap Value

   

101,072

   

Focus

   

14,932

   

Mid Cap Growth

   

39,098

   

Genesis

   

619,373

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

   

5,917

   

Global Thematic Opportunities

   

1,536

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities

   

18,804

   

Guardian

   

30,585

   

Real Estate

   

15,705

   

International Equity

   

24,281

   

Small Cap Growth

   

3,827

   

International Select

   

8,356

   

Socially Responsive

   

52,169

   

Note C—Securities Transactions:

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were purchase and sale transactions of long-term securities (excluding option contracts) as follows:

(000's omitted)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

(000's omitted)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

All Cap Core

 

$

44,854

   

$

59,096

   

International Select

 

$

23,129

   

$

22,525

   

Emerging Markets Equity

   

91,415

     

125,061

   

Intrinsic Value

   

83,125

     

30,314

   

Equity Income

   

571,368

     

634,626

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth

   

59,781

     

189,146

   

Focus

   

175,253

     

199,064

   

Large Cap Value

   

1,263,809

     

1,345,711

   

Genesis

   

735,308

     

1,915,865

   

Mid Cap Growth

   

273,541

     

283,091

   

Global Equity

   

968

     

33,679

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value

   

19,467

     

14,586

   
Global Real Estate(1)     

3,108

     

249

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities

   

327,242

     

454,852

   
154


(000's omitted)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

(000's omitted)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Global Thematic Opportunities

 

$

31,734

   

$

29,051

   

Real Estate

 

$

198,192

   

$

233,655

   

Greater China Equity

   

92,227

     

65,758

   

Small Cap Growth

   

134,288

     

140,819

   

Guardian

   

240,297

     

308,356

   

Socially Responsive

   

347,867

     

489,658

   

International Equity

   

123,485

     

139,151

   

Value

   

22,839

     

17,203

   

(1)  Period from December 30, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to February 28, 2015.

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, no brokerage commissions on securities transactions were paid to affiliated brokers.

Note D—Fund Share Transactions:

Share activity for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and for the year ended August 31, 2014 was as follows:

  For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2014

 
(000's omitted)   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

 

All Cap Core:

 

Institutional Class

   

1,745

     

1,031

     

(2,350

)

   

426

     

2,268

     

385

     

(2,201

)

   

452

   

Class A

   

159

     

225

     

(1,229

)

   

(845

)

   

514

     

252

     

(1,533

)

   

(767

)

 

Class C

   

76

     

235

     

(407

)

   

(96

)

   

264

     

118

     

(332

)

   

50

   

Emerging Markets Equity:

 

Institutional Class

   

3,179

     

180

     

(6,404

)

   

(3,045

)

   

11,289

     

84

     

(6,980

)

   

4,393

   

Class A

   

232

     

6

     

(360

)

   

(122

)

   

1,008

     

1

     

(366

)

   

643

   

Class C

   

101

     

0

z

   

(64

)

   

37

     

205

     

     

(79

)

   

126

   

Class R3

   

27

     

0

z

   

(16

)

   

11

     

36

     

0

z

   

(11

)

   

25

   

Class R6

   

933

     

58

     

(65

)

   

926

     

2,745

     

20

     

(108

)

   

2,657

   

Equity Income:

 

Institutional Class

   

20,332

     

5,778

     

(18,037

)

   

8,073

     

42,043

     

5,515

     

(50,330

)

   

(2,772

)

 

Class A

   

2,855

     

1,408

     

(12,421

)

   

(8,158

)

   

10,109

     

3,876

     

(67,276

)

   

(53,291

)

 

Class C

   

2,853

     

1,178

     

(3,042

)

   

989

     

3,640

     

1,500

     

(10,670

)

   

(5,530

)

 

Class R3

   

70

     

10

     

(34

)

   

46

     

107

     

10

     

(78

)

   

39

   

Focus:

 

Investor Class

   

204

     

3,621

     

(1,226

)

   

2,599

     

252

     

2,175

     

(2,610

)

   

(183

)

 

Trust Class

   

878

     

1,721

     

(1,510

)

   

1,089

     

4,036

     

591

     

(1,426

)

   

3,201

   

Advisor Class

   

84

     

267

     

(144

)

   

207

     

165

     

107

     

(188

)

   

84

   

Institutional Class

   

573

     

56

     

(24

)

   

605

     

94

     

26

     

(641

)

   

(521

)

 

Class A

   

287

     

50

     

(169

)

   

168

     

135

     

18

     

(58

)

   

95

   

Class C

   

200

     

58

     

(46

)

   

212

     

56

     

13

     

(1

)

   

68

   
155


    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2014

 
(000's omitted)   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

 

Genesis:

 

Investor Class

   

2,766

     

7,864

     

(9,743

)

   

887

     

7,896

     

6,750

     

(16,221

)

   

(1,575

)

 

Trust Class

   

1,627

     

3,563

     

(10,292

)

   

(5,102

)

   

5,132

     

3,716

     

(15,767

)

   

(6,919

)

 

Advisor Class

   

1,942

     

2,515

     

(4,474

)

   

(17

)

   

4,636

     

2,357

     

(7,666

)

   

(673

)

 

Institutional Class

   

5,978

     

6,762

     

(21,936

)

   

(9,196

)

   

18,630

     

6,939

     

(46,165

)

   

(20,596

)

 

Class R6

   

8,433

     

4,300

     

(5,751

)

   

6,982

     

30,589

     

2,654

     

(5,884

)

   

27,359

   

Global Equity:

 

Institutional Class

   

10

     

225

     

(3,201

)

   

(2,966

)

   

5

     

42

     

(103

)

   

(56

)

 

Class A

   

9

     

24

     

(13

)

   

20

     

27

     

0

z

   

(8

)

   

19

   

Class C

   

5

     

8

     

(4

)

   

9

     

9

     

0

z

   

(1

)

   

8

   

Global Real Estate:

 
Institutional Class(2)     

200

     

     

     

200

     

     

     

     

   
Class A(2)     

65

     

     

     

65

     

     

     

     

   
Class C(2)     

25

     

     

     

25

     

     

     

     

   

Global Thematic Opportunities:

 

Institutional Class

   

623

     

59

     

(886

)

   

(204

)

   

1,211

     

35

     

(1,179

)

   

67

   

Class A

   

5

     

0

z

   

(6

)

   

(1

)

   

3

     

0

z

   

(47

)

   

(44

)

 

Class C

   

0

z

   

0

z

   

(0

)z     

(0

)z     

1

     

     

(4

)

   

(3

)

 

Greater China Equity:

 

Institutional Class

   

3,522

     

129

     

(550

)

   

3,101

     

1,890

     

6

     

(1,521

)

   

375

   

Class A

   

195

     

16

     

(45

)

   

166

     

129

     

0

z

   

(2

)

   

127

   

Class C

   

     

1

     

     

1

     

     

0

z

   

     

0

z

 

Guardian:

 

Investor Class

   

645

     

8,305

     

(2,672

)

   

6,278

     

1,051

     

5,601

     

(5,605

)

   

1,047

   

Trust Class

   

418

     

1,810

     

(1,340

)

   

888

     

794

     

1,254

     

(2,110

)

   

(62

)

 

Advisor Class

   

3

     

3

     

(3

)

   

3

     

81

     

12

     

(110

)

   

(17

)

 

Institutional Class

   

944

     

875

     

(1,131

)

   

688

     

2,275

     

520

     

(1,251

)

   

1,544

   

Class A

   

1,217

     

1,159

     

(789

)

   

1,587

     

2,764

     

443

     

(743

)

   

2,464

   

Class C

   

31

     

20

     

(22

)

   

29

     

62

     

14

     

(68

)

   

8

   

Class R3

   

10

     

5

     

(4

)

   

11

     

18

     

2

     

(5

)

   

15

   

International Equity:

 

Investor Class

   

243

     

43

     

(433

)

   

(147

)

   

316

     

54

     

(1,112

)

   

(742

)

 

Trust Class

   

150

     

10

     

(481

)

   

(321

)

   

688

     

39

     

(3,189

)

   

(2,462

)

 

Institutional Class

   

7,450

     

1,346

     

(10,793

)

   

(1,997

)

   

25,238

     

1,373

     

(23,305

)

   

3,306

   

Class A

   

1,780

     

6

     

(259

)

   

1,527

     

1,030

     

7

     

(518

)

   

519

   

Class C

   

95

     

0

z

   

(55

)

   

40

     

198

     

0

z

   

(23

)

   

175

   

Class R6

   

222

     

36

     

(138

)

   

120

     

1,922

     

0

z

   

(8

)

   

1,914

(1)

 
156


  For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2014

 
(000's omitted)   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

 

International Select:

 

Trust Class

   

22

     

12

     

(75

)

   

(41

)

   

72

     

11

     

(298

)

   

(215

)

 

Institutional Class

   

1,042

     

287

     

(857

)

   

472

     

2,428

     

245

     

(3,581

)

   

(908

)

 

Class A

   

81

     

8

     

(109

)

   

(20

)

   

246

     

8

     

(341

)

   

(87

)

 

Class C

   

15

     

0

z

   

(59

)

   

(44

)

   

105

     

0

z

   

(86

)

   

19

   

Class R3

   

122

     

2

     

(36

)

   

88

     

74

     

2

     

(138

)

   

(62

)

 

Intrinsic Value:

 

Institutional Class

   

4,831

     

887

     

(1,215

)

   

4,503

     

4,235

     

510

     

(2,180

)

   

2,565

   

Class A

   

886

     

66

     

(339

)

   

613

     

750

     

52

     

(984

)

   

(182

)

 

Class C

   

268

     

39

     

(79

)

   

228

     

229

     

17

     

(192

)

   

54

   

Large Cap Disciplined Growth:

 

Investor Class

   

144

     

1,421

     

(265

)

   

1,300

     

161

     

317

     

(1,100

)

   

(622

)

 

Institutional Class

   

5,532

     

9,668

     

(19,895

)

   

(4,695

)

   

8,757

     

6,591

     

(43,021

)

   

(27,673

)

 

Class A

   

408

     

411

     

(1,207

)

   

(388

)

   

561

     

570

     

(4,306

)

   

(3,175

)

 

Class C

   

1,841

     

943

     

(1,741

)

   

1,043

     

480

     

143

     

(893

)

   

(270

)

 

Class R3

   

17

     

12

     

(0

)z     

29

     

3

     

1

     

(31

)

   

(27

)

 

Large Cap Value:

 

Investor Class

   

249

     

4,959

     

(1,964

)

   

3,244

     

479

     

5,792

     

(5,253

)

   

1,018

   

Trust Class

   

202

     

1,157

     

(639

)

   

720

     

306

     

1,354

     

(2,224

)

   

(564

)

 

Advisor Class

   

404

     

2,721

     

(1,356

)

   

1,769

     

821

     

2,701

     

(2,451

)

   

1,071

   

Institutional Class

   

270

     

590

     

(1,783

)

   

(923

)

   

872

     

571

     

(715

)

   

728

   

Class A

   

231

     

21

     

(26

)

   

226

     

102

     

16

     

(71

)

   

47

   

Class C

   

53

     

29

     

(11

)

   

71

     

114

     

11

     

(28

)

   

97

   

Class R3

   

5

     

1

     

(8

)

   

(2

)

   

2

     

0

z

   

     

2

   

Mid Cap Growth:

 

Investor Class

   

524

     

3,591

     

(1,387

)

   

2,728

     

515

     

1,861

     

(2,307

)

   

69

   

Trust Class

   

305

     

239

     

(265

)

   

279

     

766

     

122

     

(552

)

   

336

   

Advisor Class

   

132

     

29

     

(105

)

   

56

     

135

     

19

     

(274

)

   

(120

)

 

Institutional Class

   

3,018

     

3,406

     

(3,339

)

   

3,085

     

10,799

     

1,681

     

(5,863

)

   

6,617

   

Class A

   

250

     

320

     

(752

)

   

(182

)

   

1,231

     

179

     

(1,382

)

   

28

   

Class C

   

36

     

21

     

(29

)

   

28

     

86

     

8

     

(45

)

   

49

   

Class R3

   

82

     

25

     

(59

)

   

48

     

163

     

12

     

(89

)

   

86

   

Class R6

   

1,558

     

257

     

(255

)

   

1,560

     

1,642

     

21

     

(160

)

   

1,503

   
157


    For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2014

 
(000's omitted)   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

 

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value:

 

Investor Class

   

112

     

194

     

(97

)

   

209

     

176

     

97

     

(696

)

   

(423

)

 

Trust Class

   

30

     

82

     

(78

)

   

34

     

70

     

44

     

(142

)

   

(28

)

 

Institutional Class

   

435

     

114

     

(76

)

   

473

     

667

     

42

     

(172

)

   

537

   

Class A

   

195

     

33

     

(83

)

   

145

     

210

     

13

     

(117

)

   

106

   

Class C

   

36

     

3

     

(3

)

   

36

     

24

     

1

     

(7

)

   

18

   

Class R3

   

8

     

2

     

(5

)

   

5

     

3

     

1

     

(31

)

   

(27

)

 

Multi-Cap Opportunities:

 

Institutional Class

   

8,948

     

947

     

(14,787

)

   

(4,892

)

   

67,275

     

258

     

(15,271

)

   

52,262

   

Class A

   

1,430

     

286

     

(2,452

)

   

(736

)

   

8,625

     

124

     

(3,704

)

   

5,045

   

Class C

   

668

     

101

     

(693

)

   

76

     

2,771

     

24

     

(207

)

   

2,588

   

Real Estate:

 

Trust Class

   

2,237

     

1,109

     

(3,619

)

   

(273

)

   

5,241

     

1,742

     

(10,294

)

   

(3,311

)

 

Institutional Class

   

5,200

     

1,286

     

(7,172

)

   

(686

)

   

13,294

     

1,691

     

(11,747

)

   

3,238

   

Class A

   

2,808

     

567

     

(2,408

)

   

967

     

5,346

     

809

     

(7,154

)

   

(999

)

 

Class C

   

252

     

114

     

(256

)

   

110

     

395

     

167

     

(878

)

   

(316

)

 

Class R3

   

559

     

82

     

(446

)

   

195

     

830

     

83

     

(492

)

   

421

   

Class R6

   

550

     

103

     

(108

)

   

545

     

1,282

     

59

     

(189

)

   

1,152

   

Small Cap Growth:

 

Investor Class

   

22

     

     

(141

)

   

(119

)

   

108

     

     

(279

)

   

(171

)

 

Trust Class

   

5

     

     

(21

)

   

(16

)

   

18

     

     

(107

)

   

(89

)

 

Advisor Class

   

22

     

     

(62

)

   

(40

)

   

48

     

     

(78

)

   

(30

)

 

Institutional Class

   

51

     

     

(71

)

   

(20

)

   

178

     

     

(106

)

   

72

   

Class A

   

42

     

     

(41

)

   

1

     

256

     

     

(199

)

   

57

   

Class C

   

6

     

     

(12

)

   

(6

)

   

55

     

     

(25

)

   

30

   

Class R3

   

7

     

     

(1

)

   

6

     

13

     

     

(12

)

   

1

   

Socially Responsive:

 

Investor Class

   

952

     

2,406

     

(2,018

)

   

1,340

     

2,027

     

1,608

     

(6,674

)

   

(3,039

)

 

Trust Class

   

1,311

     

3,011

     

(3,885

)

   

437

     

3,087

     

2,042

     

(7,296

)

   

(2,167

)

 

Institutional Class

   

3,252

     

2,041

     

(2,875

)

   

2,418

     

6,348

     

1,268

     

(5,577

)

   

2,039

   

Class A

   

1,286

     

1,040

     

(1,031

)

   

1,295

     

2,274

     

502

     

(2,180

)

   

596

   

Class C

   

424

     

308

     

(136

)

   

596

     

671

     

119

     

(174

)

   

616

   

Class R3

   

204

     

248

     

(268

)

   

184

     

387

     

126

     

(320

)

   

193

   

Class R6

   

1,298

     

813

     

(1,895

)

   

216

     

5,548

     

415

     

(6,043

)

   

(80

)

 
158


  For the Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
 

For the Year Ended August 31, 2014

 
(000's omitted)   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

 

Value:

 

Institutional Class

   

410

     

58

     

(130

)

   

338

     

560

     

2

     

(310

)

   

252

   

Class A

   

186

     

28

     

(81

)

   

133

     

308

     

1

     

(95

)

   

214

   

Class C

   

13

     

2

     

(6

)

   

9

     

15

     

     

(3

)

   

12

   

(1)  Period from September 3, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) to August 31, 2014.

(2)  Period from December 30, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) to February 28, 2015.

z  A zero balance, if any, may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than 1,000.

Note E—Lines of Credit:

At February 28, 2015, each 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, 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 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 February 28, 2015. During the period from January 9, 2015 (the date of the Credit Facility) through February 28, 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 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 February 28, 2015, none of the Funds utilized either line of credit with State Street.

Note F—Investments In Affiliates(1):

  Balance of
Shares Held
August 31,
2014
  Gross
Purchases
and
Additions
  Gross
Sales
and
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
February 28,
2015
  Value
February 28,
2015
  Distributions
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
 

Genesis

 

Abaxis, Inc.

   

1,162,400

     

227,631

     

     

1,390,031

   

$

84,680,689

   

$

265,970

   

$

   
Altisource Asset
Management Corp.
   

155,717

     

     

19,300

     

136,417

     

24,152,630

     

*

   

2,470,288

   
159


  Balance of
Shares Held
August 31,
2014
  Gross
Purchases
and
Additions
  Gross
Sales
and
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
February 28,
2015
  Value
February 28,
2015
  Distributions
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
 
Altisource Portfolio
Solutions SA(2) 
   

1,595,670

     

122,900

     

1,059,100

     

659,470

   

$

13,281,726

   

$

*

 

$

(75,110,047

)

 
Applied Industrial
Technologies, Inc.
   

2,403,244

     

     

241,600

     

2,161,644

     

94,701,624

     

1,169,905

     

163,756

   

AptarGroup, Inc.

   

3,977,400

     

     

436,300

     

3,541,100

     

233,252,257

     

2,105,824

     

21,511,555

   
Badger Meter, Inc.(2)     

727,301

     

     

68,200

     

659,101

     

38,491,498

     

258,552

     

773,535

   

Balchem Corp.

   

1,643,735

     

167,400

     

85,426

     

1,725,709

     

101,678,774

     

495,009

     

376,075

   

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   

2,393,212

     

3,100

     

162,600

     

2,233,712

     

134,603,485

     

2,043,956

     

1,399,923

   
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.(2)     

1,362,257

     

     

334,100

     

1,028,157

     

37,466,041

     

783,425

     

(4,400,327

)

 

CLARCOR, Inc.

   

3,492,088

     

     

393,029

     

3,099,059

     

203,949,073

     

1,340,135

     

14,833,113

   
Compass Minerals
International, Inc.
   

2,697,873

     

     

423,200

     

2,274,673

     

206,244,601

     

3,013,382

     

28,768,603

   
Computer Modelling
Group Ltd.
   

5,948,400

     

34,700

     

     

5,983,100

     

60,848,127

     

1,071,726

     

   

Exponent, Inc.

   

1,122,035

     

3,400

     

2,700

     

1,122,735

     

97,150,260

     

560,343

     

71,074

   
First Financial
Bankshares, Inc.
    3,628,036      

     

341,400

     

3,286,636

     

86,339,928

     

991,686

     

451,741

   

Forward Air Corp.

   

1,737,200

     

214,900

     

15,132

     

1,936,968

     

103,627,788

     

215,748

     

60,075

   

Haemonetics Corp.

   

4,260,500

     

     

469,400

     

3,791,100

     

168,552,306

     

*

   

4,930,914

   
Healthcare Services
Group, Inc.
   

4,687,081

     

     

506,800

     

4,180,281

     

140,332,033

     

1,531,406

     

8,496,599

   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.

   

1,778,969

     

40,000

     

109,900

     

1,709,069

     

83,590,565

     

*

   

2,771,826

   
Home Loan Servicing
Solutions Ltd.(2) 
   

5,407,600

     

117,900

     

5,525,500

     

     

     

3,851,172

     

(47,004,453

)

 

ICON PLC

   

4,109,500

     

     

387,000

     

3,722,500

     

256,889,725

     

*

   

7,709,356

   
Innophos Holdings,
Inc.
   

1,586,542

     

     

170,300

     

1,416,242

     

79,493,663

     

1,407,160

     

1,254,795

   

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

   

997,646

     

60,600

     

72,800

     

985,446

     

99,717,281

     

658,015

     

5,460,083

   

Lindsay Corp.

   

872,250

     

     

80,400

     

791,850

     

69,350,223

     

442,044

     

(785,884

)

 
Manhattan Associates,
Inc.
   

5,217,228

     

153,500

     

480,900

     

4,889,828

     

243,757,926

     

*

   

8,447,754

   

Media General, Inc.

   

1,626,509

     

4,301,960

     

90,500

     

5,837,969

     

87,044,118

     

*

   

(662,496

)

 
Meridian Bioscience,
Inc.
   

2,537,797

     

     

223,800

     

2,313,997

     

45,817,141

     

962,579

     

(614,504

)

 
Monotype Imaging
Holdings, Inc.
   

2,986,745

     

317,261

     

73,900

     

3,230,106

     

103,395,693

     

488,780

     

34,899

   
MWI Veterinary
Supply, Inc.(2) 
   

1,213,705

     

     

1,213,705

     

     

     

*

   

166,527,336

   
160


    Balance of
Shares Held
August 31,
2014
  Gross
Purchases
and
Additions
  Gross
Sales
and
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
February 28,
2015
  Value
February 28,
2015
  Distributions
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
  Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
from
Investments
in Affiliated
Issuers
 
Natural Gas Services
Group, Inc.
   

713,700

     

     

66,600

     

647,100

   

$

12,476,088

   

$

*

 

$

325,225

   

NETGEAR, Inc.

   

2,893,300

     

152,600

     

253,600

     

2,792,300

     

90,023,752

     

*

   

(766,824

)

 
NetScout
Systems, Inc.
   

766,884

     

1,479,200

     

     

2,246,084

     

90,562,107

     

*

   

   
Nexstar
Broadcasting
Group, Inc.
Class A
   

2,748,021

     

80,100

     

219,400

     

2,608,721

     

142,253,556

     

907,545

     

215,373

   

Pason Systems, Inc.

   

4,710,557

     

47,800

     

283,000

     

4,475,357

     

65,621,385

     

1,402,235

     

(320,783

)

 

Pool Corp.

   

3,049,798

     

103,400

     

277,500

     

2,875,698

     

198,912,031

     

686,840

     

1,989,579

   
Power
Integrations, Inc.
   

2,530,900

     

216,200

     

70,000

     

2,677,100

     

146,865,706

     

637,296

     

(172,872

)

 

Raven Industries, Inc.

   

3,087,352

     

     

290,400

     

2,796,952

     

58,288,480

     

771,863

     

1,285,494

   

RLI Corp.

   

2,522,414

     

     

237,500

     

2,284,914

     

110,566,988

     

8,148,269

     

4,210,644

   

Rogers Corp.

   

856,551

     

368,455

     

12,300

     

1,212,706

     

94,930,626

     

*

   

(20,302

)

 
Safety Insurance
Group, Inc.
   

950,949

     

     

89,500

     

861,449

     

50,394,767

     

1,243,829

     

1,121,686

   
Sensient
Technologies Corp.
   

3,975,245

     

     

373,900

     

3,601,345

     

229,081,555

     

1,876,448

     

5,467,881

   
State Street
Institutional
Treasury Plus Fund
Premier Class(2) 
   

255,161,152

     

905,557,219

     

1,160,718,370

     

1

     

1

     

*

   

   

Tennant Co.

   

948,802

     

8,600

     

29,000

     

928,402

     

60,689,639

     

374,041

     

(3,167

)

 
Tyler
Technologies,
Inc.(2) 
   

1,718,232

     

     

161,400

     

1,556,832

     

185,839,036

     

*

   

1,985,582

   

United Stationers, Inc.

   

2,780,741

     

     

261,800

     

2,518,941

     

101,740,027

     

760,057

     

2,390,014

   
West Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc.
   

4,051,158

     

251,500

     

9,900

     

4,292,758

     

234,899,718

     

944,407

     

168,485

   
Westamerica
Bancorporation(2) 
   

1,566,743

     

     

505,540

     

1,061,203

     

45,706,013

     

949,660

     

355,183

   

Total

             

 

$

4,817,260,650

   

$

42,359,307

   

$

166,166,787

   

(1)  Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act.

(2)  At February 28, 2015, the issuers of these securities were no longer affiliated with Genesis.

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

161

 

Note G—Legal Matters:

Beginning in July 2010, shareholder Benjamin J. Gamoran filed a series of lawsuits naming, along with other defendants, the Trust as a nominal defendant. The suits included derivative claims purportedly on behalf of the Trust alleging that the defendants were liable for losses related to the predecessor to International Equity's investments in shares of certain companies that were alleged to have illegally offered or facilitated online gambling by individuals located in the United States. Gamoran also eventually made a demand on the Trust's board seeking to have the board authorize the Trust to pursue such claims. The board refused Gamoran's demand, and all of Gamoran's lawsuits were dismissed for reasons including Gamoran's initial failure to make demand on the board and his failure to show that the Trust's board improperly refused the demand he eventually made.

On October 28, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered a summary order affirming the dismissal of plaintiff's most recent derivative complaint (which alleged that the board had wrongfully refused Gamoran's demand that the board bring a lawsuit) and directing the District Court to enter a judgment of dismissal with prejudice, which the District Court did on or about November 28, 2013. There has been no further action with respect to any of the Gamoran lawsuits.

For the period ended February 28, 2015, the litigation, demand investigation and related fees recorded in the Statements of Operations were $0. The Trust has filed a claim under its insurance policy for reimbursement of certain litigation expenses. During the period ended February 28, 2015, the Trust received $279,908 in insurance proceeds. The Trust does not anticipate additional payments from its insurance carrier.

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.

162


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 
All Cap Core Fund§§   

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.42

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.57

)

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

   

$

(1.64

)

 

$

   

$

(1.64

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.22

     

(4.24

%)**

 

$

51.8

     

1.06

%*

   

.75

%*

   

.12

%*

   

54

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.18

   

$

0.01

   

$

2.18

   

$

2.19

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.94

)

 

$

   

$

(0.95

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.42

     

22.55

%

 

$

59.3

     

1.03

%

   

.75

%

   

.12

%

   

62

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.34

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.54

   

$

1.58

   

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.18

     

17.97

%

 

$

48.3

     

1.10

%

   

.75

%

   

.40

%

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.05

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.98

   

$

1.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.69

)

 

$

   

$

(0.71

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.34

     

12.21

%

 

$

27.1

     

1.15

%

   

.75

%

   

.26

%

   

93

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

7.91

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.47

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(0.26

)

 

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.05

     

18.62

%

 

$

27.3

     

1.17

%

   

.75

%

   

.67

%

   

150

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.06

   

$

0.06

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.05

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.91

     

.44

%

 

$

17.6

     

1.22

%

   

.75

%

   

.78

%

   

129

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.25

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.55

)

 

$

(0.57

)

 

$

   

$

(1.64

)

 

$

   

$

(1.64

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.04

     

(4.40

%)**

 

$

13.0

     

1.44

%*

   

1.20

%*

   

(.34

%)*

   

54

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.08

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

2.15

   

$

2.11

   

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.25

     

21.95

%

 

$

25.7

     

1.40

%

   

1.20

%

   

(.34

%)

   

62

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.29

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

1.53

   

$

1.53

   

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.08

     

17.50

%

 

$

30.7

     

1.48

%

   

1.20

%

   

(.02

%)

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.03

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.97

   

$

0.95

   

$

   

$

(0.69

)

 

$

   

$

(0.69

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.29

     

11.62

%

 

$

29.2

     

1.53

%

   

1.20

%

   

(.20

%)

   

93

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

7.88

   

$

0.02

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.43

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.26

)

 

$

   

$

(0.28

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.03

     

18.15

%

 

$

30.9

     

1.58

%

   

1.20

%

   

.23

%

   

150

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.05

   

$

0.03

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.88

     

(.11

%)

 

$

38.0

     

1.60

%

   

1.20

%

   

.36

%

   

129

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.64

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.53

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(1.64

)

 

$

   

$

(1.64

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.42

     

(4.77

%)**

 

$

11.5

     

2.18

%*

   

1.95

%*

   

(1.09

%)*

   

54

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.64

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

2.05

   

$

1.94

   

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

10.64

     

21.13

%

 

$

15.6

     

2.15

%

   

1.95

%

   

(1.08

%)

   

62

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.98

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

1.47

   

$

1.40

   

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.64

     

16.60

%

 

$

13.6

     

2.23

%

   

1.95

%

   

(.78

%)

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

8.82

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

0.93

   

$

0.85

   

$

   

$

(0.69

)

 

$

   

$

(0.69

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.98

     

10.71

%

 

$

11.7

     

2.28

%

   

1.95

%

   

(.96

%)

   

93

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

7.74

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

1.39

   

$

1.34

   

$

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.82

     

17.29

%

 

$

13.2

     

2.30

%

   

1.95

%

   

(.53

%)

   

150

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.94

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.74

     

(.75

%)

 

$

11.6

     

2.35

%

   

1.95

%

   

(.41

%)

   

129

%

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.89

   

$

0.02

   

$

(1.33

)

 

$

(1.31

)

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.41

     

(7.26

%)**

 

$

422.2

     

1.46

%*

   

1.25

%*

   

.19

%*

   

17

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

15.34

   

$

0.16

   

$

2.48

   

$

2.64

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.89

     

17.24

%

 

$

514.8

     

1.45

%

   

1.25

%

   

.96

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

14.99

   

$

0.18

   

$

0.24

   

$

0.42

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.34

     

2.77

%

 

$

374.1

     

1.60

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.10

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

15.80

   

$

0.13

   

$

(0.86

)

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.99

     

(4.53

%)

 

$

161.7

     

1.77

%

   

1.25

%

   

.89

%

   

78

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

15.61

   

$

0.18

   

$

0.40

   

$

0.58

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.80

     

3.44

%

 

$

107.7

     

2.56

%

   

1.26

%

   

1.05

%

   

71

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

14.05

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.51

   

$

2.62

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(1.00

)

 

$

   

$

(1.06

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.61

     

18.76

%

 

$

9.0

     

6.65

%

   

1.26

%

   

.72

%

   

81

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

163

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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.80

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(1.32

)

 

$

(1.33

)

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.34

     

(7.43

%)**

 

$

16.3

     

1.82

%*

   

1.50

%*

   

(.07

%)*

   

17

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

15.27

   

$

0.15

   

$

2.44

   

$

2.59

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.80

     

16.99

%

 

$

19.9

     

1.82

%

   

1.50

%

   

.88

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

14.92

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.27

   

$

0.38

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.27

     

2.54

%

 

$

7.3

     

2.00

%

   

1.50

%

   

.69

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

15.74

   

$

0.08

   

$

(0.85

)

 

$

(0.77

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.92

     

(4.84

%)

 

$

4.1

     

2.23

%

   

1.50

%

   

.53

%

   

78

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

15.57

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.50

   

$

0.53

   

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.74

     

3.16

%

 

$

4.9

     

3.22

%

   

1.50

%

   

.19

%

   

71

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

14.02

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.50

   

$

2.59

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.00

)

 

$

   

$

(1.04

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.57

     

18.58

%

 

$

5.5

     

6.71

%

   

1.51

%

   

.61

%

   

81

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.26

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(1.28

)

 

$

(1.35

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.87

     

(7.79

%)**

 

$

7.0

     

2.57

%*

   

2.25

%*

   

(.82

%)*

   

17

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

14.87

   

$

0.00

   

$

2.39

   

$

2.39

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.26

     

16.07

%

 

$

7.0

     

2.56

%

   

2.25

%

   

.01

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

14.61

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.24

   

$

0.26

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.87

     

1.78

%

 

$

4.1

     

2.73

%

   

2.25

%

   

.13

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

15.46

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.83

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.61

     

(5.50

%)

 

$

1.4

     

2.93

%

   

2.25

%

   

(.17

%)

   

78

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

15.41

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.43

   

$

0.41

   

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.46

     

2.41

%

 

$

1.1

     

3.80

%

   

2.26

%

   

(.12

%)

   

71

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

13.96

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

2.55

   

$

2.45

   

$

   

$

(1.00

)

 

$

   

$

(1.00

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.41

     

17.62

%

 

$

0.2

     

7.05

%

   

2.26

%

   

(.63

%)

   

81

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.47

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.28

)

 

$

(1.32

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.06

     

(7.53

%)**

 

$

0.8

     

2.13

%*

   

1.91

%*

   

(.50

%)*

   

17

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

15.02

   

$

0.07

   

$

2.39

   

$

2.46

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.47

     

16.42

%

 

$

0.6

     

2.13

%

   

1.91

%

   

.45

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

14.71

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.28

   

$

0.31

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

15.02

     

2.11

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.31

%

   

1.91

%

   

.22

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

15.52

   

$

0.04

   

$

(0.85

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.71

     

(5.22

%)

 

$

0.3

     

2.49

%

   

1.92

%

   

.28

%

   

78

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

15.42

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.47

   

$

0.46

   

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.52

     

2.73

%

 

$

0.0

     

8.02

%

   

1.91

%

   

(.04

%)

   

71

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

15.10

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.32

   

$

0.32

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

15.42

     

2.12

%**

 

$

0.0

     

39.77

%*

   

1.93

%*

   

(.09

%)*

   

81

%Ø   

Class R6

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.91

   

$

0.02

   

$

(1.33

)

 

$

(1.31

)

 

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.42

     

(7.24

%)**

 

$

92.1

     

1.38

%*

   

1.18

%*

   

.24

%*

   

17

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

15.35

   

$

0.18

   

$

2.47

   

$

2.65

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.91

     

17.35

%

 

$

83.8

     

1.37

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.08

%

   

36

%

 
Period from 3/15/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

16.85

   

$

0.13

   

$

(1.63

)

 

$

(1.50

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

15.35

     

(8.90

%)**

 

$

31.1

     

1.57

%*

   

1.18

%*

   

1.80

%*

   

36

%Ø   

Equity Income Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

13.19

   

$

0.17

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.24

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.52

)

 

$

   

$

(0.68

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.75

     

2.05

%**

 

$

1,628.1

     

.67

%*

   

.67

%*

   

2.69

%*

   

24

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

11.76

   

$

0.33

   

$

1.94

   

$

2.27

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.84

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

13.19

     

20.11

%

 

$

1,578.5

     

.68

%

   

.68

%

   

2.66

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.74

   

$

0.30

   

$

0.25

   

$

0.55

   

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

(0.53

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.76

     

4.79

%

 

$

1,439.4

     

.68

%

   

.68

%

   

2.45

%

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.28

   

$

0.35

   

$

0.57

   

$

0.92

   

$

(0.38

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

(0.46

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.74

     

8.49

%

 

$

1,213.6

     

.71

%

   

.71

%§     

3.10

%

   

42

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.02

   

$

0.33

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.74

   

$

(0.48

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.48

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.28

     

17.70

%

 

$

701.7

     

.80

%

   

.80

%§     

2.93

%

   

22

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.74

   

$

0.40

   

$

1.22

   

$

1.62

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.02

     

18.81

%

 

$

100.9

     

1.01

%

   

.80

%

   

4.09

%

   

29

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

164


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Equity Income Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

13.14

   

$

0.14

   

$

0.08

   

$

0.22

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(0.52

)

 

$

   

$

(0.66

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.70

     

1.91

%**

 

$

343.5

     

1.05

%*

   

1.05

%*

   

2.27

%*

   

24

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

11.71

   

$

0.27

   

$

1.95

   

$

2.22

   

$

(0.28

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

13.14

     

19.72

%

 

$

462.6

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

2.21

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.70

   

$

0.25

   

$

0.25

   

$

0.50

   

$

(0.38

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

(0.49

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.71

     

4.32

%

 

$

1,036.4

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

2.09

%

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.24

   

$

0.30

   

$

0.57

   

$

0.87

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.70

     

8.09

%

 

$

1,012.3

     

1.13

%

   

1.13

%§     

2.70

%

   

42

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.99

   

$

0.28

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.69

   

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.24

     

17.27

%

 

$

567.0

     

1.16

%

   

1.16

%§     

2.50

%

   

22

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.72

   

$

0.36

   

$

1.22

   

$

1.58

   

$

(0.31

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.31

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.99

     

18.36

%

 

$

176.6

     

1.36

%

   

1.16

%

   

3.70

%

   

29

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

13.06

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.17

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.52

)

 

$

   

$

(0.61

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.62

     

1.56

%**

 

$

447.3

     

1.79

%*

   

1.79

%*

   

1.58

%*

   

24

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

11.65

   

$

0.19

   

$

1.92

   

$

2.11

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.70

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

13.06

     

18.77

%

 

$

450.1

     

1.79

%

   

1.79

%

   

1.54

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.64

   

$

0.16

   

$

0.25

   

$

0.41

   

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

(0.40

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.65

     

3.58

%

 

$

465.7

     

1.80

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.34

%

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.18

   

$

0.22

   

$

0.58

   

$

0.80

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.64

     

7.40

%

 

$

380.4

     

1.84

%

   

1.84

%§     

1.98

%

   

42

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.96

   

$

0.20

   

$

1.40

   

$

1.60

   

$

(0.38

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.38

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.18

     

16.31

%

 

$

233.2

     

1.91

%

   

1.91

%§     

1.81

%

   

22

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.70

   

$

0.31

   

$

1.20

   

$

1.51

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.96

     

17.59

%

 

$

44.0

     

2.12

%

   

1.91

%

   

3.15

%

   

29

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

13.12

   

$

0.13

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.19

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.52

)

 

$

   

$

(0.64

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.67

     

1.74

%**

 

$

3.9

     

1.30

%*

   

1.30

%*

   

2.07

%*

   

24

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

11.69

   

$

0.25

   

$

1.93

   

$

2.18

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.75

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

13.12

     

19.42

%

 

$

3.4

     

1.34

%

   

1.34

%§     

2.04

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.69

   

$

0.22

   

$

0.23

   

$

0.45

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

(0.45

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.69

     

3.94

%

 

$

2.6

     

1.41

%

   

1.41

%§     

1.78

%

   

70

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.24

   

$

0.29

   

$

0.55

   

$

0.84

   

$

(0.31

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.69

     

7.78

%

 

$

1.1

     

1.41

%

   

1.41

%§     

2.59

%

   

42

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.99

   

$

0.27

   

$

1.39

   

$

1.66

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.24

     

16.92

%

 

$

0.2

     

4.32

%

   

1.41

%

   

2.44

%

   

22

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.06

   

$

0.11

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.99

     

(.04

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

36.17

%*

   

1.41

%*

   

5.53

%*

   

29

%Ø   

Focus Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

29.77

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.82

   

$

0.92

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(4.22

)

 

$

   

$

(4.38

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.31

     

3.89

%**

 

$

686.4

     

.91

%*

   

.91

%*

   

.72

%*

   

21

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

26.90

   

$

0.18

   

$

5.57

   

$

5.75

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

(2.88

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

29.77

     

22.65

%

 

$

699.4

     

.91

%

   

.91

%

   

.64

%

   

84

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

21.71

   

$

0.18

   

$

5.15

   

$

5.33

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.90

     

24.69

%

 

$

636.9

     

.94

%

   

.94

%

   

.72

%

   

79

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

18.80

   

$

0.14

   

$

2.87

   

$

3.01

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.71

     

16.10

%

 

$

534.3

     

.97

%

   

.97

%

   

.72

%

   

96

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

16.07

   

$

0.13

   

$

2.70

   

$

2.83

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.80

     

17.61

%

 

$

503.8

     

.97

%

   

.97

%

   

.65

%

   

113

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

16.59

   

$

0.11

   

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.07

     

(2.39

%)

 

$

478.8

     

.97

%

   

.97

%

   

.61

%

   

89

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

165


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Focus Fund (cont'd)

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.64

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.49

   

$

0.54

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(4.22

)

 

$

   

$

(4.37

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.81

     

3.78

%**

 

$

120.7

     

1.10

%*

   

1.10

%*

   

.52

%*

   

21

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

19.50

   

$

0.09

   

$

3.94

   

$

4.03

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

(2.89

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.64

     

22.40

%

 

$

125.7

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%

   

.47

%

   

84

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

15.78

   

$

0.10

   

$

3.74

   

$

3.84

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.50

     

24.48

%

 

$

56.3

     

1.14

%

   

1.14

%

   

.53

%

   

79

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

13.70

   

$

0.07

   

$

2.08

   

$

2.15

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.78

     

15.82

%

 

$

15.0

     

1.16

%

   

1.16

%

   

.52

%

   

96

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

11.73

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.98

   

$

2.04

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.70

     

17.39

%

 

$

17.9

     

1.16

%

   

1.16

%

   

.45

%

   

113

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

12.14

   

$

0.05

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

(0.31

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.73

     

(2.61

%)

 

$

18.9

     

1.19

%

   

1.19

%

   

.38

%

   

89

%

 

Advisor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

13.03

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.24

   

$

0.26

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(4.22

)

 

$

   

$

(4.38

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.91

     

3.76

%**

 

$

6.7

     

1.26

%*

   

1.26

%*

   

.37

%*

   

21

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.27

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.57

   

$

2.61

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

(2.85

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

13.03

     

22.21

%

 

$

7.1

     

1.27

%

   

1.27

%

   

.28

%

   

84

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.79

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.55

   

$

2.59

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.27

     

24.22

%

 

$

6.1

     

1.29

%

   

1.29

%

   

.37

%

   

79

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.41

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.42

   

$

1.46

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.79

     

15.68

%

 

$

5.8

     

1.31

%

   

1.31

%

   

.37

%

   

96

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.08

   

$

0.03

   

$

1.36

   

$

1.39

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.41

     

17.20

%

 

$

7.8

     

1.32

%

   

1.32

%

   

.30

%

   

113

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.40

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.08

     

(2.83

%)

 

$

7.7

     

1.42

%

   

1.42

%§     

.15

%

   

89

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

29.83

   

$

0.13

   

$

0.81

   

$

0.94

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(4.22

)

 

$

   

$

(4.43

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.34

     

3.96

%**

 

$

24.3

     

.76

%*

   

.75

%*

   

.94

%*

   

21

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

26.95

   

$

0.21

   

$

5.60

   

$

5.81

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

(2.93

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

29.83

     

22.86

%

 

$

9.4

     

.76

%

   

.75

%

   

.72

%

   

84

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

21.76

   

$

0.24

   

$

5.14

   

$

5.38

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.95

     

24.89

%

 

$

22.6

     

.77

%

   

.75

%

   

.96

%

   

79

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

18.84

   

$

0.19

   

$

2.87

   

$

3.06

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.76

     

16.39

%

 

$

6.9

     

.80

%

   

.75

%

   

.97

%

   

96

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

16.08

   

$

0.21

   

$

2.66

   

$

2.87

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.84

     

17.85

%

 

$

4.9

     

.85

%

   

.75

%

   

1.03

%

   

113

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

17.77

   

$

0.06

   

$

(1.75

)

 

$

(1.69

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.08

     

(9.51

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

36.90

%*

   

.75

%*

   

1.80

%*

   

89

%Ø   

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.50

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.48

   

$

0.53

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(4.22

)

 

$

   

$

(4.37

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.66

     

3.73

%**

 

$

6.0

     

1.13

%*

   

1.11

%*

   

.51

%*

   

21

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

19.38

   

$

0.09

   

$

3.91

   

$

4.00

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

(2.88

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.50

     

22.40

%

 

$

3.9

     

1.13

%

   

1.11

%

   

.47

%

   

84

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

15.71

   

$

0.10

   

$

3.71

   

$

3.81

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.38

     

24.47

%

 

$

1.9

     

1.19

%

   

1.11

%

   

.56

%

   

79

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

13.67

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.07

   

$

2.16

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.71

     

15.96

%

 

$

0.7

     

1.22

%

   

1.11

%

   

.61

%

   

96

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

11.73

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.95

   

$

2.05

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.67

     

17.43

%

 

$

0.4

     

2.20

%

   

1.11

%

   

.66

%

   

113

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

12.97

   

$

0.03

   

$

(1.27

)

 

$

(1.24

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

11.73

     

(9.56

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

37.28

%*

   

1.11

%*

   

1.44

%*

   

89

%Ø   

See Notes to Financial Highlights

166


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Focus Fund (cont'd)

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

12.70

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.21

   

$

0.20

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(4.22

)

 

$

   

$

(4.34

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.56

     

3.37

%**

 

$

2.8

     

1.89

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

(.22

%)*

   

21

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.03

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

2.52

   

$

2.49

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

(2.82

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

12.70

     

21.52

%

 

$

1.5

     

1.91

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.27

%)

   

84

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.62

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

2.51

   

$

2.49

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.03

     

23.61

%

 

$

0.6

     

1.94

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.20

%)

   

79

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.32

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.41

   

$

1.39

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.62

     

15.04

%

 

$

0.3

     

1.97

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.17

%)

   

96

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.07

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.36

   

$

1.34

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.32

     

16.62

%

 

$

0.3

     

2.92

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.16

%)

   

113

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

8.94

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.88

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.07

     

(9.73

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

38.06

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

.69

%*

   

89

%Ø   

Genesis Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

40.89

   

$

0.07

   

$

1.59

   

$

1.66

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(4.91

)

 

$

   

$

(5.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

37.50

     

4.85

%**

 

$

2,269.1

     

1.02

%*

   

1.02

%*

   

.37

%*

   

6

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

40.18

   

$

0.08

   

$

5.37

   

$

5.45

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(4.50

)

 

$

   

$

(4.74

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

40.89

     

13.65

%@@   

$

2,437.6

     

1.01

%

   

1.01

%

   

.20

%

   

14

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

34.65

   

$

0.26

   

$

7.57

   

$

7.83

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(2.11

)

 

$

   

$

(2.30

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

40.18

     

23.91

%

 

$

2,458.7

     

1.02

%

   

1.02

%

   

.71

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

34.28

   

$

0.11

   

$

1.94

   

$

2.05

   

$

(0.53

)

 

$

(1.15

)

 

$

   

$

(1.68

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

34.65

     

6.31

%

 

$

2,256.0

     

1.03

%

   

1.03

%

   

.31

%

   

15

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

26.44

   

$

0.27

   

$

7.57

   

$

7.84

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

34.28

     

29.65

%

 

$

2,157.7

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

.81

%

   

18

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

24.39

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

2.08

   

$

2.05

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

26.44

     

8.41

%

 

$

1,773.6

     

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

(.11

%)

   

16

%

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

63.21

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.64

   

$

2.73

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(4.91

)

 

$

   

$

(4.95

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

60.99

     

4.82

%**

 

$

2,521.2

     

1.10

%*

   

1.10

%*

   

.28

%*

   

6

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

59.83

   

$

0.07

   

$

8.00

   

$

8.07

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(4.50

)

 

$

   

$

(4.69

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

63.21

     

13.55

%@@   

$

2,935.3

     

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

.11

%

   

14

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

50.47

   

$

0.35

   

$

11.23

   

$

11.58

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(2.11

)

 

$

   

$

(2.22

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

59.83

     

23.81

%

 

$

3,192.4

     

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

.63

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

49.13

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.83

   

$

2.94

   

$

(0.45

)

 

$

(1.15

)

 

$

   

$

(1.60

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

50.47

     

6.21

%

 

$

3,037.6

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%

   

.23

%

   

15

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

37.92

   

$

0.35

   

$

10.86

   

$

11.21

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

49.13

     

29.56

%

 

$

3,436.5

     

1.13

%

   

1.13

%

   

.74

%

   

18

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

35.00

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

2.99

   

$

2.92

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

37.92

     

8.34

%

 

$

3,057.6

     

1.12

%

   

1.12

%

   

(.17

%)

   

16

%

 

Advisor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

32.18

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

1.19

   

$

1.19

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(4.91

)

 

$

   

$

(4.95

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

28.42

     

4.68

%**

 

$

528.4

     

1.38

%*

   

1.38

%*

   

(.00

%)*

   

6

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

32.46

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

4.32

   

$

4.27

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(4.50

)

 

$

   

$

(4.55

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

32.18

     

13.24

%@@   

$

598.9

     

1.37

%

   

1.37

%

   

(.16

%)

   

14

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

28.42

   

$

0.11

   

$

6.13

   

$

6.24

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(2.11

)

 

$

   

$

(2.20

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

32.46

     

23.46

%

 

$

626.0

     

1.38

%

   

1.38

%

   

.35

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

28.43

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.58

   

$

1.57

   

$

(0.43

)

 

$

(1.15

)

 

$

   

$

(1.58

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

28.42

     

5.91

%

 

$

579.8

     

1.38

%

   

1.38

%

   

(.04

%)

   

15

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

22.00

   

$

0.12

   

$

6.31

   

$

6.43

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

28.43

     

29.23

%

 

$

601.3

     

1.40

%

   

1.40

%

   

.43

%

   

18

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

20.35

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

1.75

   

$

1.65

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

22.00

     

8.11

%

 

$

440.2

     

1.38

%

   

1.38

%

   

(.42

%)

   

16

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

167


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Genesis Fund (cont'd)

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

60.72

   

$

0.15

   

$

2.53

   

$

2.68

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(4.91

)

 

$

   

$

(5.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

58.30

     

4.96

%**

 

$

4,323.4

     

.85

%*

   

.85

%§*    

.53

%*

   

6

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

57.62

   

$

0.22

   

$

7.70

   

$

7.92

   

$

(0.32

)

 

$

(4.50

)

 

$

   

$

(4.82

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

60.72

     

13.82

%@@   

$

5,061.4

     

.85

%

   

.85

%§     

.36

%

   

14

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

48.71

   

$

0.46

   

$

10.81

   

$

11.27

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(2.11

)

 

$

   

$

(2.36

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

57.62

     

24.12

%

 

$

5,989.3

     

.85

%

   

.85

%

   

.87

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

47.48

   

$

0.24

   

$

2.73

   

$

2.97

   

$

(0.59

)

 

$

(1.15

)

 

$

   

$

(1.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

48.71

     

6.51

%

 

$

5,707.1

     

.86

%

   

.85

%

   

.49

%

   

15

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

36.56

   

$

0.45

   

$

10.47

   

$

10.92

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

47.48

     

29.87

%

 

$

4,975.0

     

.89

%

   

.87

%

   

.97

%

   

18

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

33.64

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.88

   

$

2.92

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

36.56

     

8.68

%

 

$

3,571.8

     

.87

%

   

.85

%

   

.11

%

   

16

%

 

Class R6

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

60.75

   

$

0.18

   

$

2.51

   

$

2.69

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(4.91

)

 

$

   

$

(5.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

58.29

     

4.98

%**

 

$

2,989.0

     

.78

%*

   

.78

%*

   

.61

%*

   

6

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

57.63

   

$

0.28

   

$

7.70

   

$

7.98

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

(4.50

)

 

$

   

$

(4.86

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

60.75

     

13.92

%@@   

$

2,690.7

     

.78

%

   

.78

%§     

.45

%

   

14

%

 
Period from 3/15/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

53.91

   

$

0.18

   

$

3.54

   

$

3.72

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

57.63

     

6.90

%**

 

$

975.9

     

.80

%*

   

.78

%*

   

.67

%*

   

20

%Ø   

Global Equity Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.22

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.08

   

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(3.84

)

 

$

   

$

(4.57

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

6.73

     

3.44

%**

 

$

3.4

     

3.52

%*

   

1.15

%*

   

.16

%*

   

7

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.49

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.80

   

$

1.86

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.22

     

19.67

%

 

$

38.9

     

1.72

%

   

1.15

%

   

.54

%

   

39

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.50

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.93

   

$

0.99

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.49

     

11.65

%

 

$

33.5

     

5.16

%

   

1.15

%

   

.63

%

   

43

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.10

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.18

   

$

(0.32

)

 

$

   

$

(0.46

)

 

$

(0.78

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.50

     

2.82

%

 

$

4.3

     

10.85

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.12

%

   

62

%

 
Period from 6/30/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.10

     

(9.00

%)**

 

$

0.8

     

55.68

%*

   

1.15

%*

   

(.20

%)*

   

8

%**

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.14

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.09

   

$

0.07

   

$

(0.70

)

 

$

(3.84

)

 

$

   

$

(4.54

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

6.67

     

3.35

%**

 

$

0.4

     

4.66

%*

   

1.51

%*

   

(.40

%)*

   

7

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.43

   

$

0.03

   

$

1.77

   

$

1.80

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.14

     

19.18

%

 

$

0.4

     

2.18

%

   

1.51

%

   

.28

%

   

39

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.48

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.92

   

$

0.95

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.43

     

11.20

%

 

$

0.1

     

5.67

%

   

1.51

%

   

.34

%

   

43

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.09

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.15

   

$

(0.30

)

 

$

   

$

(0.46

)

 

$

(0.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.48

     

2.51

%

 

$

0.1

     

11.83

%

   

1.51

%

   

.54

%

   

62

%

 
Period from 6/30/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

(0.91

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.09

     

(9.10

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

69.65

%*

   

1.51

%*

   

(.53

%)*

   

8

%**

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.89

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.08

   

$

0.03

   

$

(0.62

)

 

$

(3.84

)

 

$

   

$

(4.46

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

6.46

     

2.96

%**

 

$

0.2

     

5.55

%*

   

2.26

%*

   

(1.16

%)*

   

7

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.28

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

1.76

   

$

1.70

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.89

     

18.39

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.96

%

   

2.26

%

   

(.54

%)

   

39

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.41

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.90

   

$

0.87

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.28

     

10.34

%

 

$

0.1

     

6.50

%

   

2.26

%

   

(.36

%)

   

43

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.08

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.11

   

$

0.09

   

$

(0.30

)

 

$

   

$

(0.46

)

 

$

(0.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.41

     

1.77

%

 

$

0.0

     

12.88

%

   

2.26

%

   

(.30

%)

   

62

%

 
Period from 6/30/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.90

)

 

$

(0.92

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.08

     

(9.20

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

74.49

%*

   

2.26

%*

   

(1.31

%)*

   

8

%**

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

168


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Global Real Estate Fund

 

Institutional Class

 
Period from 12/30/2014^
to 2/28/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.31

   

$

0.31

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.31

     

3.10

%**

 

$

2.1

     

13.30

%b*    

1.00

%b*    

.15

%b*    

9

%**

 

Class A

 
Period from 12/30/2014^
to 2/28/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.31

   

$

0.31

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.31

     

3.10

%**

 

$

0.7

     

13.61

%b*    

1.36

%b*    

(.05

%)b*    

9

%**

 

Class C

 
Period from 12/30/2014^
to 2/28/2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.32

   

$

0.30

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.30

     

3.00

%**

 

$

0.3

     

15.21

%b*    

2.11

%b*    

(.96

%)b*    

9

%**

 

Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.70

   

$

0.03

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

(0.31

)

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.32

     

(2.83

%)**

 

$

77.7

     

1.41

%*

   

1.25

%*

   

.56

%*

   

38

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.52

   

$

0.08

   

$

1.15

   

$

1.23

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

10.70

     

12.92

%

 

$

82.8

     

1.39

%

   

1.25

%

   

.75

%

   

80

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.74

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.78

   

$

0.83

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.52

     

9.53

%

 

$

73.1

     

1.59

%

   

1.25

%

   

.53

%

   

98

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.44

   

$

0.05

   

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.68

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.74

     

(7.22

%)

 

$

49.8

     

1.84

%

   

1.25

%

   

.56

%

   

57

%

 
Period from 6/30/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.44

     

(5.60

%)**

 

$

27.4

     

4.83

%*

   

1.25

%*

   

(.14

%)*

   

11

%**

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.62

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.32

)

 

$

(0.31

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.26

     

(2.94

%)**

 

$

0.2

     

2.81

%*

   

1.61

%*

   

.22

%*

   

38

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.47

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.13

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

10.62

     

12.40

%

 

$

0.2

     

1.85

%

   

1.61

%

   

.36

%

   

80

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.70

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.78

   

$

0.80

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.47

     

9.20

%

 

$

0.6

     

2.00

%

   

1.61

%

   

.23

%

   

98

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.44

   

$

0.02

   

$

(0.75

)

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.70

     

(7.68

%)

 

$

0.6

     

2.25

%

   

1.61

%

   

.27

%

   

57

%

 
Period from 6/30/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.55

)

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.44

     

(5.60

%)**

 

$

0.2

     

13.72

%*

   

1.61

%*

   

(.50

%)*

   

11

%**

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.44

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.06

     

(3.42

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

2.67

%*

   

2.36

%*

   

(.55

%)*

   

38

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.35

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

1.13

   

$

1.09

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

10.44

     

11.66

%

 

$

0.1

     

2.64

%

   

2.36

%

   

(.37

%)

   

80

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.63

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.77

   

$

0.72

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.35

     

8.34

%

 

$

0.1

     

2.84

%

   

2.36

%

   

(.59

%)

   

98

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.42

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.78

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.63

     

(8.25

%)

 

$

0.1

     

3.11

%

   

2.36

%

   

(.57

%)

   

57

%

 
Period from 6/30/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.42

     

(5.80

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

21.31

%*

   

2.36

%*

   

(1.32

%)*

   

11

%**

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

169


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Greater China Equity Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

12.17

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.36

   

$

1.28

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

   

$

(0.80

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.65

     

11.10

%**

 

$

114.2

     

1.63

%*

   

1.50

%*

   

(1.28

%)*

   

77

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.16

   

$

0.10

   

$

2.06

   

$

2.16

   

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.17

     

21.37

%

 

$

72.1

     

1.83

%

   

1.50

%

   

.90

%

   

171

%

 
Period from 7/17/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.18

   

$

0.16

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.16

     

1.60

%**

 

$

56.4

     

2.80

%b*    

1.50

%b*    

(1.25

%)b*    

20

%**

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

12.14

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

1.36

   

$

1.26

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.71

)

 

$

   

$

(0.80

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.60

     

10.83

%**

 

$

3.8

     

2.00

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

(1.70

%)*

   

77

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.16

   

$

0.13

   

$

2.00

   

$

2.13

   

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.14

     

21.07

%

 

$

1.7

     

2.30

%

   

1.86

%

   

1.19

%

   

171

%

 
Period from 7/17/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.18

   

$

0.16

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.16

     

1.60

%**

 

$

0.1

     

17.58

%b*    

1.86

%b*    

(1.65

%)b*    

20

%**

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

12.03

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

1.34

   

$

1.20

   

$

   

$

(0.71

)

 

$

   

$

(0.71

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.52

     

10.45

%**

 

$

0.1

     

2.81

%*

   

2.61

%*

   

(2.37

%)*

   

77

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.15

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

2.05

   

$

2.03

   

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.03

     

20.09

%

 

$

0.1

     

2.85

%

   

2.61

%

   

(.20

%)

   

171

%

 
Period from 7/17/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.18

   

$

0.15

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.15

     

1.50

%**

 

$

0.1

     

19.16

%b*    

2.61

%b*    

(2.41

%)b*    

20

%**

 

Guardian Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.43

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.94

   

$

1.01

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.78

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.66

     

5.63

%@@**  

$

1,181.5

     

.88

%*

   

.88

%*

   

.68

%*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

18.58

   

$

0.16

   

$

3.70

   

$

3.86

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(2.01

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.43

     

21.87

%

 

$

1,165.1

     

.88

%

   

.88

%

   

.83

%

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

15.80

   

$

0.14

   

$

3.28

   

$

3.42

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.64

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.58

     

22.54

%

 

$

1,040.3

     

.90

%

   

.90

%

   

.85

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

14.49

   

$

0.12

   

$

1.29

   

$

1.41

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.80

     

9.84

%

 

$

939.6

     

.92

%

   

.92

%

   

.79

%

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

11.98

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.45

   

$

2.56

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.49

     

21.35

%

 

$

962.6

     

.92

%

   

.92

%

   

.74

%

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.15

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.84

   

$

0.89

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.98

     

7.99

%

 

$

869.2

     

.95

%

   

.95

%

   

.40

%

   

36

%

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

15.20

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.67

   

$

0.70

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.14

     

5.53

%@@**  

$

129.8

     

1.06

%*

   

1.06

%*

   

.48

%*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

14.30

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.81

   

$

2.90

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(2.00

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

15.20

     

21.61

%

 

$

136.6

     

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

.64

%

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

12.31

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.53

   

$

2.62

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.63

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.30

     

22.36

%

 

$

129.4

     

1.08

%

   

1.08

%

   

.66

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.32

   

$

0.07

   

$

1.01

   

$

1.08

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.31

     

9.68

%

 

$

113.5

     

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

.64

%

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.38

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.92

   

$

1.98

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.32

     

21.08

%

 

$

102.6

     

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

.55

%

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.75

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.66

   

$

0.68

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.38

     

7.75

%

 

$

79.0

     

1.12

%

   

1.12

%

   

.23

%

   

36

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

170


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Guardian Fund (cont'd)

 

Advisor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.55

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.79

   

$

0.81

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.68

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.68

     

5.42

%@@**  

$

0.4

     

1.34

%*

   

1.34

%*

   

.22

%*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

16.27

   

$

0.04

   

$

3.24

   

$

3.28

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(2.00

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.55

     

21.27

%

 

$

0.4

     

1.28

%

   

1.28

%

   

.25

%

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.91

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.87

   

$

2.91

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.55

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.27

     

21.81

%

 

$

0.6

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%§     

.23

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.77

   

$

0.02

   

$

1.16

   

$

1.18

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.91

     

9.27

%

 

$

0.6

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%§     

.19

%

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.59

   

$

0.02

   

$

2.16

   

$

2.18

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.77

     

20.59

%

 

$

0.6

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%§     

.15

%

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.87

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.75

   

$

0.73

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.59

     

7.38

%

 

$

0.5

     

2.59

%

   

1.50

%

   

(.16

%)

   

36

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.47

   

$

0.08

   

$

0.95

   

$

1.03

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.81

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.69

     

5.76

%@@**  

$

131.0

     

.71

%*

   

.71

%*

   

.85

%*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

18.62

   

$

0.20

   

$

3.70

   

$

3.90

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(2.05

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.47

     

22.03

%

 

$

129.4

     

.71

%

   

.71

%

   

1.01

%

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

15.83

   

$

0.17

   

$

3.29

   

$

3.46

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.67

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.62

     

22.80

%

 

$

88.9

     

.73

%

   

.73

%

   

1.00

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

14.52

   

$

0.15

   

$

1.29

   

$

1.44

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.83

     

10.03

%

 

$

60.0

     

.74

%

   

.74

%§     

1.01

%

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

12.01

   

$

0.12

   

$

2.47

   

$

2.59

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.52

     

21.51

%

 

$

33.5

     

.75

%

   

.75

%§     

.77

%

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.16

   

$

0.08

   

$

0.84

   

$

0.92

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.01

     

8.22

%

 

$

4.3

     

.81

%

   

.75

%

   

.65

%

   

36

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

15.08

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.65

   

$

0.69

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.77

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.00

     

5.54

%@@**  

$

84.3

     

1.07

%*

   

1.07

%*

   

.51

%*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

14.21

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.79

   

$

2.88

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(2.01

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

15.08

     

21.62

%

 

$

73.8

     

1.09

%

   

1.09

%§     

.64

%

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

12.24

   

$

0.08

   

$

2.52

   

$

2.60

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.63

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.21

     

22.38

%

 

$

34.6

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%§     

.62

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.28

   

$

0.07

   

$

1.00

   

$

1.07

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.24

     

9.63

%

 

$

17.6

     

1.12

%

   

1.11

%

   

.64

%

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.36

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.91

   

$

1.97

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.28

     

21.06

%

 

$

10.8

     

1.15

%

   

1.11

%

   

.51

%

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

8.75

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.66

   

$

0.68

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.36

     

7.72

%

 

$

3.5

     

1.22

%

   

1.11

%

   

.23

%

   

36

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.18

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.77

   

$

0.75

   

$

   

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.30

     

5.13

%@@**  

$

3.0

     

1.83

%*

   

1.83

%*

   

(.27

%)*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

15.96

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

3.16

   

$

3.13

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(1.91

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.18

     

20.71

%

 

$

2.9

     

1.86

%

   

1.86

%§     

(.15

%)

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.66

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

2.84

   

$

2.82

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.52

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.96

     

21.43

%

 

$

2.6

     

1.86

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.15

%)

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.60

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.13

   

$

1.11

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.66

     

8.83

%

 

$

1.3

     

1.88

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.13

%)

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.51

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

2.15

   

$

2.11

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.60

     

20.11

%

 

$

1.1

     

1.90

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.28

%)

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.86

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.76

   

$

0.70

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.51

     

7.08

%

 

$

0.4

     

2.46

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.51

%)

   

36

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

17.54

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.79

   

$

0.81

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(2.63

)

 

$

   

$

(2.71

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.64

     

5.43

%@@**  

$

0.8

     

1.37

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

.22

%*

   

16

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

16.25

   

$

0.06

   

$

3.21

   

$

3.27

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

(1.91

)

 

$

   

$

(1.98

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

17.54

     

21.29

%

 

$

0.7

     

1.38

%

   

1.36

%

   

.37

%

   

37

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.79

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.89

   

$

2.93

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.44

)

 

$

   

$

(0.47

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.25

     

22.03

%

 

$

0.4

     

1.41

%

   

1.36

%

   

.24

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.72

   

$

0.05

   

$

1.13

   

$

1.18

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.79

     

9.40

%

 

$

0.5

     

1.39

%

   

1.36

%

   

.36

%

   

26

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.57

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.16

   

$

2.20

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.72

     

20.79

%

 

$

0.4

     

1.44

%

   

1.36

%

   

.28

%

   

32

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.88

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.74

   

$

0.74

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.57

     

7.51

%

 

$

0.1

     

3.12

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.02

%)

   

36

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

171

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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

International Equity Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.70

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.52

   

$

0.51

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.06

     

2.52

%@@**  

$

123.4

     

1.27

%*

   

1.01

%*

   

(.08

%)*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

18.62

   

$

0.26

   

$

1.99

   

$

2.25

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.70

     

12.14

%

 

$

124.4

     

1.26

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.29

%

   

34

%

 
Period from 1/28/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

18.03

   

$

0.21

   

$

0.38

   

$

0.59

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

18.62

     

3.27

%**

 

$

125.7

     

1.32

%*

   

1.09

%*

   

1.87

%*

   

44

%Øa   

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.02

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.58

   

$

0.56

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

23.50

     

2.46

%@@**  

$

61.6

     

1.37

%*

   

1.11

%*

   

(.17

%)*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.70

   

$

0.28

   

$

2.20

   

$

2.48

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.02

     

12.02

%

 

$

67.7

     

1.36

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.23

%

   

34

%

 
Period from 1/28/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

20.05

   

$

0.21

   

$

0.44

   

$

0.65

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

20.70

     

3.24

%**

 

$

111.9

     

1.42

%*

   

1.19

%*

   

1.73

%*

   

44

%Øa   

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.32

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.28

   

$

0.28

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.40

     

2.62

%@@**  

$

870.6

     

1.11

%*

   

.85

%§*    

.08

%*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.26

   

$

0.17

   

$

1.09

   

$

1.26

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.32

     

12.38

%

 

$

887.3

     

1.07

%

   

.85

%

   

1.49

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.15

   

$

0.15

   

$

1.10

   

$

1.25

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.26

     

13.82

%

 

$

770.3

     

1.14

%

   

.85

%

   

1.54

%

   

44

%a   

8/31/2012

 

$

9.20

   

$

0.16

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.06

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.15

     

.78

%

 

$

491.6

     

1.16

%

   

.84

%

   

1.88

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.10

   

$

0.16

   

$

1.11

   

$

1.27

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.20

     

15.62

%

 

$

342.6

     

1.23

%

   

.80

%

   

1.67

%

   

46

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.53

   

$

0.12

   

$

0.56

   

$

0.68

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

8.10

     

9.05

%

 

$

168.1

     

1.24

%

   

.80

%

   

1.53

%

   

50

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.01

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.58

   

$

0.54

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

23.44

     

2.39

%@@**  

$

62.5

     

1.54

%*

   

1.21

%§*    

(.34

%)*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.69

   

$

0.28

   

$

2.19

   

$

2.47

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.01

     

11.98

%

 

$

26.2

     

1.45

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.23

%

   

34

%

 
Period from 1/28/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

20.05

   

$

0.19

   

$

0.45

   

$

0.64

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

20.69

     

3.19

%**

 

$

12.8

     

1.55

%*

   

1.28

%*

   

1.57

%*

   

44

%Øa   

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

22.72

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.57

   

$

0.46

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

23.16

     

2.04

%@@**  

$

7.1

     

2.23

%*

   

1.96

%§*    

(1.05

%)*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.50

   

$

0.13

   

$

2.15

   

$

2.28

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

22.72

     

11.16

%

 

$

6.1

     

2.21

%

   

1.96

%

   

.59

%

   

34

%

 
Period from 1/28/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

19.97

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.44

   

$

0.53

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

20.50

     

2.65

%**

 

$

1.9

     

2.51

%*

   

2.08

%*

   

.74

%*

   

44

%Øa   

Class R6

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.42

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.28

   

$

0.29

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.50

     

2.67

%@@**  

$

23.4

     

1.01

%*

   

.75

%§*    

.17

%*

   

12

%**

 
Period from 9/3/2013^
to 8/31/2014
 

$

10.26

   

$

0.08

   

$

1.19

   

$

1.27

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.42

     

12.46

%**

 

$

21.9

     

1.12

%*

   

.79

%*

   

.73

%*

   

34

%Ø   

See Notes to Financial Highlights

172


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

International Select Fund

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.21

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.31

   

$

0.29

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.38

     

2.66

%@@**  

$

12.7

     

1.34

%*

   

1.25

%*

   

(.39

%)*

   

10

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.14

   

$

0.13

   

$

1.04

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.21

     

11.56

%

 

$

13.0

     

1.33

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.19

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.14

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.01

   

$

1.11

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.14

     

12.17

%

 

$

13.9

     

1.37

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.05

%

   

50

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.35

   

$

0.13

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.14

     

(1.05

%)

 

$

14.2

     

1.40

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.47

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.31

   

$

0.09

   

$

1.00

   

$

1.09

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

9.35

     

13.09

%

 

$

18.6

     

1.39

%

   

1.25

%

   

.97

%

   

54

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.93

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.38

   

$

0.47

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

8.31

     

5.87

%

 

$

27.7

     

1.53

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.10

%

   

45

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.21

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.30

   

$

0.30

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.35

     

2.80

%@@**  

$

219.7

     

.94

%*

   

.90

%*

   

(.05

%)*

   

10

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.14

   

$

0.18

   

$

1.03

   

$

1.21

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.21

     

11.98

%

 

$

211.6

     

.93

%

   

.90

%

   

1.58

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.14

   

$

0.14

   

$

1.00

   

$

1.14

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.14

     

12.56

%

 

$

200.6

     

.97

%

   

.90

%

   

1.44

%

   

50

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.36

   

$

0.15

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.14

     

(.65

%)

 

$

172.0

     

.99

%

   

.90

%

   

1.76

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.32

   

$

0.16

   

$

0.96

   

$

1.12

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

9.36

     

13.39

%

 

$

161.5

     

1.01

%

   

.90

%

   

1.60

%

   

54

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.93

   

$

0.12

   

$

0.38

   

$

0.50

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

8.32

     

6.29

%

 

$

129.5

     

1.12

%

   

.90

%

   

1.45

%

   

45

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.14

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.30

   

$

0.28

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.30

     

2.55

%@@**  

$

9.2

     

1.32

%*

   

1.24

%*

   

(.34

%)*

   

10

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.07

   

$

0.14

   

$

1.03

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.14

     

11.69

%

 

$

9.3

     

1.30

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.25

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.09

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.98

   

$

1.09

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.07

     

12.08

%

 

$

9.3

     

1.36

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.16

%

   

50

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.30

   

$

0.14

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.09

     

(.96

%)

 

$

8.3

     

1.39

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.56

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.27

   

$

0.08

   

$

1.00

   

$

1.08

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

9.30

     

13.06

%

 

$

5.2

     

1.39

%

   

1.24

%

   

.81

%

   

54

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.90

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.37

   

$

0.47

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

8.27

     

5.87

%

 

$

9.3

     

1.52

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

   

45

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

10.97

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.31

   

$

0.25

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.18

     

2.27

%@@**  

$

4.2

     

2.05

%*

   

2.00

%*

   

(1.12

%)*

   

10

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

9.93

   

$

0.05

   

$

1.02

   

$

1.07

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

10.97

     

10.79

%

 

$

4.6

     

2.05

%

   

2.00

%

   

.42

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

8.98

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.97

   

$

1.01

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.93

     

11.23

%

 

$

4.0

     

2.09

%

   

2.00

%

   

.36

%

   

50

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.17

   

$

0.06

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.98

     

(1.64

%)

 

$

3.7

     

2.13

%

   

2.00

%

   

.65

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.20

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.95

   

$

1.00

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

9.17

     

12.19

%

 

$

2.1

     

2.14

%

   

2.00

%

   

.57

%

   

54

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.87

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.36

   

$

0.40

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

8.20

     

5.02

%

 

$

1.5

     

2.29

%

   

2.01

%

   

.45

%

   

45

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

11.05

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.31

   

$

0.27

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.22

     

2.51

%@@**  

$

3.2

     

1.56

%*

   

1.51

%*

   

(.71

%)*

   

10

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

10.01

   

$

0.11

   

$

1.02

   

$

1.13

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

11.05

     

11.35

%

 

$

2.2

     

1.55

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.03

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

9.04

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.99

   

$

1.06

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.01

     

11.83

%

 

$

2.6

     

1.60

%

   

1.51

%

   

.74

%

   

50

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.27

   

$

0.12

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.04

     

(1.24

%)

 

$

0.4

     

1.67

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.35

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.26

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.94

   

$

1.05

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

9.27

     

12.71

%

 

$

0.1

     

1.87

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.15

%

   

54

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.90

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.37

   

$

0.44

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

8.26

     

5.57

%

 

$

0.1

     

3.50

%

   

1.51

%

   

.87

%

   

45

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

173


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.98

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.81

   

$

0.78

   

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.97

     

5.82

%**

 

$

319.1

     

1.13

%*

   

1.00

%*

   

(.42

%)*

   

11

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.81

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

2.80

   

$

2.74

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

   

$

(0.57

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.98

     

21.74

%

 

$

252.0

     

1.13

%

   

1.00

%

   

(.40

%)

   

24

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.26

   

$

0.05

   

$

2.68

   

$

2.73

   

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.81

     

26.94

%

 

$

182.6

     

1.18

%

   

1.00

%

   

.42

%

   

25

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

10.26

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.09

   

$

1.08

   

$

   

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.26

     

12.21

%

 

$

134.2

     

1.22

%

   

1.00

%

   

(.14

%)

   

30

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.41

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

1.32

   

$

1.28

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

   

$

(0.43

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.26

     

13.08

%

 

$

114.7

     

1.26

%

   

1.00

%

   

(.35

%)

   

44

%

 
Period from 5/10/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.00

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.60

)

 

$

(0.59

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.41

     

(5.90

%)**

 

$

80.9

     

1.70

%*

   

1.00

%*

   

.33

%*

   

19

%**

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.76

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

0.79

   

$

0.73

   

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.70

     

5.55

%**

 

$

22.5

     

1.52

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

(.80

%)*

   

11

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.65

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

2.76

   

$

2.65

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

   

$

(0.54

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.76

     

21.31

%

 

$

13.5

     

1.51

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.77

%)

   

24

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.16

   

$

0.00

   

$

2.67

   

$

2.67

   

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.65

     

26.61

%

 

$

13.9

     

1.58

%

   

1.36

%

   

.01

%

   

25

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

10.22

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

1.07

   

$

1.02

   

$

   

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.16

     

11.62

%

 

$

8.4

     

1.61

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.51

%)

   

30

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.40

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

1.34

   

$

1.25

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

   

$

(0.43

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.22

     

12.74

%

 

$

8.6

     

1.65

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.73

%)

   

44

%

 
Period from 5/10/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.60

)

 

$

(0.60

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.40

     

(6.00

%)**

 

$

0.6

     

2.11

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

(.02

%)*

   

19

%**

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.29

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

0.75

   

$

0.65

   

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

   

$

(0.79

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.15

     

5.17

%**

 

$

15.8

     

2.24

%*

   

2.11

%*

   

(1.53

%)*

   

11

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.35

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

2.69

   

$

2.48

   

$

   

$

(0.54

)

 

$

   

$

(0.54

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.29

     

20.40

%

 

$

12.7

     

2.26

%

   

2.11

%

   

(1.51

%)

   

24

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

2.61

   

$

2.53

   

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.35

     

25.62

%

 

$

10.3

     

2.31

%

   

2.11

%

   

(.70

%)

   

25

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

10.14

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

1.06

   

$

0.94

   

$

   

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

(1.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.00

     

10.87

%

 

$

6.9

     

2.35

%

   

2.11

%

   

(1.25

%)

   

30

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.38

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

1.34

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.14

     

11.91

%

 

$

5.5

     

2.34

%

   

2.11

%

   

(1.48

%)

   

44

%

 
Period from 5/10/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.00

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.60

)

 

$

(0.62

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.38

     

(6.20

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

3.09

%*

   

2.11

%*

   

(.79

%)*

   

19

%**

 

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.33

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.08

   

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

4.09

     

4.20

%@@**  

$

10.8

     

1.26

%*

   

1.14

%*

   

.26

%*

   

41

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

8.18

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.45

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(1.29

)

 

$

   

$

(1.30

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

8.33

     

19.09

%

 

$

11.2

     

1.07

%

   

1.07

%

   

.44

%

   

61

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

7.68

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.89

   

$

0.92

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

   

$

(0.42

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.18

     

12.76

%

 

$

16.1

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%§     

.42

%

   

66

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

7.38

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.62

   

$

0.63

   

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.68

     

9.12

%

 

$

17.8

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%§     

.08

%

   

116

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

6.18

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.21

   

$

1.20

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.38

     

19.44

%

 

$

15.5

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%§     

(.08

%)

   

101

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

6.04

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.12

   

$

0.14

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

6.18

     

2.37

%

 

$

11.4

     

1.23

%

   

1.11

%

   

.29

%

   

104

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

174


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund (cont'd)

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.38

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.09

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

(4.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

4.14

     

4.41

%@@**  

$

71.9

     

.96

%*

   

.77

%*

   

.54

%*

   

41

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

8.23

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.42

   

$

1.48

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.29

)

 

$

   

$

(1.33

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

8.38

     

19.41

%

 

$

185.0

     

.83

%

   

.75

%

   

.71

%

   

61

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

7.72

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.90

   

$

0.96

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

   

$

(0.45

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.23

     

13.28

%

 

$

409.2

     

.79

%

   

.75

%

   

.77

%

   

66

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

7.41

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.62

   

$

0.65

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.72

     

9.43

%

 

$

601.6

     

.78

%

   

.75

%

   

.44

%

   

116

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

6.20

   

$

0.02

   

$

1.21

   

$

1.23

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.41

     

19.79

%

 

$

565.4

     

.80

%

   

.75

%

   

.29

%

   

101

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

6.05

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.13

   

$

0.17

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

6.20

     

2.76

%

 

$

346.6

     

.87

%

   

.75

%

   

.61

%

   

104

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.33

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.07

   

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

4.08

     

4.09

%@@**  

$

4.6

     

1.36

%*

   

1.13

%*

   

.22

%*

   

41

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

8.17

   

$

0.03

   

$

1.42

   

$

1.45

   

$

   

$

(1.29

)

 

$

   

$

(1.29

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

8.33

     

19.05

%

 

$

12.7

     

1.21

%

   

1.11

%

   

.38

%

   

61

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

7.67

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.89

   

$

0.92

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

   

$

(0.42

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.17

     

12.80

%

 

$

38.4

     

1.16

%

   

1.11

%

   

.42

%

   

66

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

7.37

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.63

   

$

0.63

   

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.67

     

9.13

%

 

$

67.1

     

1.16

%

   

1.11

%

   

.06

%

   

116

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

6.18

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.20

   

$

1.19

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.37

     

19.30

%

 

$

40.2

     

1.19

%

   

1.11

%

   

(.09

%)

   

101

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

6.04

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.12

   

$

0.14

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

6.18

     

2.32

%

 

$

33.0

     

1.30

%

   

1.11

%

   

.35

%

   

104

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.03

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.04

   

$

0.03

   

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

3.74

     

3.58

%@@**  

$

14.6

     

2.08

%*

   

1.89

%*

   

(.53

%)*

   

41

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

7.93

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

1.38

   

$

1.35

   

$

   

$

(1.25

)

 

$

   

$

(1.25

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

8.03

     

18.29

%

 

$

22.9

     

1.96

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.34

%)

   

61

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

7.48

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.87

   

$

0.84

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.93

     

11.93

%

 

$

24.8

     

1.91

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.34

%)

   

66

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

7.26

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

0.60

   

$

0.55

   

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.48

     

8.14

%

 

$

33.4

     

1.90

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.67

%)

   

116

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

6.12

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

1.20

   

$

1.14

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

7.26

     

18.63

%

 

$

37.0

     

1.92

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.83

%)

   

101

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

6.02

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

0.13

   

$

0.10

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

6.12

     

1.66

%

 

$

31.0

     

2.01

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.46

%)

   

104

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

8.27

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.06

   

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

(4.32

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

4.01

     

3.91

%@@**  

$

0.2

     

1.73

%*

   

1.39

%*

   

.05

%*

   

41

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

8.10

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.42

   

$

   

$

(1.25

)

 

$

   

$

(1.25

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

8.27

     

18.82

%

 

$

0.2

     

1.60

%

   

1.36

%

   

.12

%

   

61

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

7.61

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.88

   

$

0.89

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

   

$

(0.40

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.10

     

12.48

%

 

$

0.4

     

1.45

%

   

1.36

%

   

.17

%

   

66

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

7.34

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.61

   

$

0.60

   

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

7.61

     

8.75

%

 

$

0.3

     

1.44

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.18

%)

   

116

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

6.16

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.20

   

$

1.18

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

7.34

     

19.16

%

 

$

0.3

     

1.48

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.29

%)

   

101

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

6.03

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.13

   

$

0.13

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

6.16

     

2.16

%

 

$

0.1

     

3.23

%

   

1.36

%

   

.04

%

   

104

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

175


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Large Cap Value Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

33.92

   

$

0.15

   

$

0.25

   

$

0.40

   

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.28

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

30.04

     

1.53

%@@**  

$

1,194.2

     

.85

%*

   

.85

%*

   

.97

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

32.40

   

$

0.34

   

$

6.62

   

$

6.96

   

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.44

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

33.92

     

23.57

%

 

$

1,238.3

     

.85

%

   

.85

%

   

1.04

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

26.46

   

$

0.36

   

$

5.94

   

$

6.30

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

32.40

     

24.05

%@@   

$

1,149.7

     

.86

%

   

.86

%

   

1.19

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

24.97

   

$

0.30

   

$

1.30

   

$

1.60

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.46

     

6.47

%

 

$

1,057.1

     

.87

%

   

.87

%

   

1.20

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

22.03

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.86

   

$

2.97

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

24.97

     

13.48

%

 

$

1,171.4

     

.85

%

   

.85

%

   

.42

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

21.67

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.45

   

$

0.49

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

22.03

     

2.21

%

 

$

1,189.1

     

.85

%

   

.85

%

   

.19

%

   

42

%

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

24.54

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.15

   

$

0.24

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.25

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.53

     

1.44

%@@**  

$

132.8

     

1.05

%*

   

1.05

%*

   

.77

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

24.80

   

$

0.20

   

$

4.93

   

$

5.13

   

$

(0.37

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.39

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

24.54

     

23.36

%

 

$

141.1

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

.83

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

20.30

   

$

0.23

   

$

4.54

   

$

4.77

   

$

(0.27

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.27

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

24.80

     

23.76

%@@   

$

156.6

     

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.01

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

19.15

   

$

0.19

   

$

1.00

   

$

1.19

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.30

     

6.26

%

 

$

209.6

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

.97

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

16.90

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.21

   

$

2.25

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.15

     

13.32

%

 

$

424.9

     

1.04

%

   

1.04

%

   

.22

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

16.67

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.34

   

$

0.34

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.90

     

2.01

%

 

$

547.6

     

1.03

%

   

1.03

%

   

.01

%

   

42

%

 

Advisor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.12

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.16

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.24

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.04

     

1.36

%@@**  

$

200.7

     

1.20

%*

   

1.20

%*

   

.62

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

21.23

   

$

0.14

   

$

4.12

   

$

4.26

   

$

(0.35

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.37

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.12

     

23.17

%

 

$

216.1

     

1.20

%

   

1.20

%

   

.69

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

17.46

   

$

0.17

   

$

3.89

   

$

4.06

   

$

(0.29

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.29

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.23

     

23.58

%@@   

$

205.3

     

1.21

%

   

1.21

%

   

.86

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.50

   

$

0.14

   

$

0.87

   

$

1.01

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.46

     

6.13

%

 

$

220.0

     

1.20

%

   

1.20

%

   

.84

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.59

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.90

   

$

1.91

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.50

     

13.09

%

 

$

308.9

     

1.19

%

   

1.19

%

   

.07

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

14.42

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.29

   

$

0.27

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.59

     

1.83

%

 

$

341.5

     

1.18

%

   

1.18

%

   

(.14

%)

   

42

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

34.11

   

$

0.17

   

$

0.26

   

$

0.43

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

30.21

     

1.62

%@@**  

$

99.2

     

.70

%*

   

.70

%§*    

1.07

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

32.56

   

$

0.39

   

$

6.65

   

$

7.04

   

$

(0.47

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.49

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

34.11

     

23.74

%

 

$

143.5

     

.70

%

   

.70

%§     

1.18

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

26.59

   

$

0.41

   

$

5.97

   

$

6.38

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

32.56

     

24.26

%@@   

$

113.2

     

.70

%

   

.70

%

   

1.36

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

25.11

   

$

0.34

   

$

1.30

   

$

1.64

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.59

     

6.61

%

 

$

103.0

     

.70

%

   

.70

%

   

1.35

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

22.15

   

$

0.17

   

$

2.87

   

$

3.04

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

25.11

     

13.69

%

 

$

200.6

     

.69

%

   

.69

%

   

.61

%

   

41

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

21.79

   

$

0.08

   

$

0.45

   

$

0.53

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

22.15

     

2.35

%

 

$

148.7

     

.69

%

   

.69

%§     

.35

%

   

42

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

176


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Large Cap Value Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

24.55

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.13

   

$

0.23

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.25

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.53

     

1.40

%@@**  

$

6.9

     

1.09

%*

   

1.09

%*

   

.89

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

24.83

   

$

0.19

   

$

4.94

   

$

5.13

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.41

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

24.55

     

23.31

%

 

$

2.7

     

1.08

%

   

1.08

%§     

.78

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

20.07

   

$

0.22

   

$

4.54

   

$

4.76

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

24.83

     

23.72

%@@   

$

1.6

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%

   

.97

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

19.06

   

$

0.20

   

$

0.97

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.07

     

6.24

%

 

$

2.0

     

1.07

%

   

1.07

%§     

1.03

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

16.90

   

$

0.06

   

$

2.18

   

$

2.24

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.06

     

13.20

%

 

$

1.4

     

1.29

%

   

1.11

%

   

.30

%

   

41

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

18.36

   

$

0.01

   

$

(1.47

)

 

$

(1.46

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.90

     

(7.95

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

35.72

%*

   

1.11

%*

   

.16

%*

   

42

%Ø   

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

19.40

   

$

0.00

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.09

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.33

     

.99

%@@**  

$

3.4

     

1.83

%*

   

1.83

%§*    

.01

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.73

   

$

0.00

   

$

4.01

   

$

4.01

   

$

(0.32

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.34

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

19.40

     

22.37

%

 

$

3.0

     

1.86

%

   

1.86

%§     

.03

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

17.19

   

$

0.02

   

$

3.85

   

$

3.87

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.73

     

22.87

%

 

$

1.2

     

1.86

%

   

1.86

%§     

.10

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.31

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.83

   

$

0.88

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

17.19

     

5.40

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.04

%

   

1.86

%

   

.27

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.57

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

1.90

   

$

1.80

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.31

     

12.32

%

 

$

0.1

     

4.61

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.56

%)

   

41

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

15.85

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(1.26

)

 

$

(1.28

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.57

     

(8.08

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

37.45

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

(.60

%)*

   

42

%Ø   

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.32

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.14

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

(3.99

)

 

$

   

$

(4.21

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.25

     

1.27

%@@**  

$

0.1

     

1.42

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

.42

%*

   

78

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

21.41

   

$

0.11

   

$

4.16

   

$

4.27

   

$

(0.34

)

 

$

(5.02

)

 

$

   

$

(5.36

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.32

     

22.94

%

 

$

0.1

     

1.43

%

   

1.36

%

   

.53

%

   

104

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

17.34

   

$

0.09

   

$

3.98

   

$

4.07

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21.41

     

23.47

%@@   

$

0.1

     

1.42

%

   

1.36

%

   

.46

%

   

159

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.41

   

$

0.15

   

$

0.82

   

$

0.97

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.34

     

5.95

%

 

$

0.6

     

1.39

%

   

1.36

%

   

.93

%

   

171

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.58

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.90

   

$

1.89

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.41

     

12.93

%

 

$

0.0

     

6.07

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.08

%)

   

41

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

15.85

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(1.27

)

 

$

(1.27

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.58

     

(8.01

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

36.96

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

(.09

%)*

   

42

%Ø   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.65

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

1.40

   

$

1.36

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.25

     

10.43

%**

 

$

443.2

     

.93

%*

   

.93

%*

   

(.51

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.35

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

2.34

   

$

2.27

   

$

   

$

(0.97

)

 

$

   

$

(0.97

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.65

     

17.54

%

 

$

415.6

     

.93

%

   

.93

%

   

(.47

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.98

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

2.08

   

$

2.04

   

$

   

$

(0.67

)

 

$

   

$

(0.67

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.35

     

18.03

%

 

$

377.8

     

.98

%

   

.98

%

   

(.30

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

10.84

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

1.22

   

$

1.16

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.98

     

10.73

%

 

$

347.9

     

1.01

%

   

1.01

%

   

(.51

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.43

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

2.46

   

$

2.41

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.84

     

28.59

%

 

$

335.5

     

1.02

%

   

1.02

%

   

(.45

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.43

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

1.05

   

$

1.00

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.43

     

13.46

%

 

$

288.0

     

1.07

%

   

1.07

%

   

(.55

%)

   

70

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

177


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Mid Cap Growth Fund (cont'd)

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.33

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

2.34

   

$

2.27

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

23.84

     

10.45

%**

 

$

77.7

     

1.00

%*

   

1.00

%*

   

(.58

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.75

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

3.66

   

$

3.54

   

$

   

$

(0.96

)

 

$

   

$

(0.96

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.33

     

17.40

%

 

$

69.6

     

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

(.54

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

18.23

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

3.24

   

$

3.17

   

$

   

$

(0.65

)

 

$

   

$

(0.65

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.75

     

18.02

%

 

$

54.9

     

1.04

%

   

1.04

%

   

(.38

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.48

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

1.85

   

$

1.75

   

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.23

     

10.65

%

 

$

39.9

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

(.55

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

12.83

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

3.73

   

$

3.65

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.48

     

28.45

%

 

$

28.1

     

1.07

%

   

1.07

%

   

(.52

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.31

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.60

   

$

1.52

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.83

     

13.44

%

 

$

21.8

     

1.14

%

   

1.14

%

   

(.61

%)

   

70

%

 

Advisor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.77

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

2.37

   

$

2.27

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

24.28

     

10.25

%**

 

$

11.9

     

1.26

%*

   

1.26

%*

   

(.84

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

21.13

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

3.74

   

$

3.56

   

$

   

$

(0.92

)

 

$

   

$

(0.92

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.77

     

17.16

%

 

$

10.3

     

1.26

%

   

1.26

%

   

(.81

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

18.54

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

3.29

   

$

3.17

   

$

   

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.13

     

17.64

%

 

$

11.7

     

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

(.62

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.82

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

1.89

   

$

1.72

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

18.54

     

10.23

%

 

$

10.2

     

1.44

%

   

1.44

%§     

(.95

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

13.14

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

3.84

   

$

3.68

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.82

     

28.01

%

 

$

9.0

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%§     

(.95

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.63

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

1.64

   

$

1.51

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.14

     

12.98

%

 

$

5.4

     

1.50

%

   

1.50

%§     

(.98

%)

   

70

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.89

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.43

   

$

1.41

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.54

     

10.60

%**

 

$

418.2

     

.75

%*

   

.75

%§*    

(.33

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.56

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

2.37

   

$

2.33

   

$

   

$

(1.00

)

 

$

   

$

(1.00

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.89

     

17.74

%

 

$

382.5

     

.75

%

   

.75

%

   

(.29

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

12.16

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

2.11

   

$

2.10

   

$

   

$

(0.70

)

 

$

   

$

(0.70

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.56

     

18.32

%

 

$

258.6

     

.79

%

   

.75

%

   

(.07

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.01

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

1.23

   

$

1.20

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.16

     

10.96

%

 

$

174.2

     

.79

%

   

.75

%

   

(.26

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.54

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

2.49

   

$

2.47

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

11.01

     

28.92

%

 

$

113.8

     

.81

%

   

.75

%

   

(.21

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.50

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.06

   

$

1.04

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.54

     

13.87

%

 

$

121.1

     

.83

%

   

.75

%

   

(.22

%)

   

70

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.32

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

2.32

   

$

2.24

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

23.80

     

10.32

%**

 

$

98.5

     

1.11

%*

   

1.11

%*

   

(.69

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.74

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

3.67

   

$

3.52

   

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

   

$

(0.94

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.32

     

17.33

%

 

$

100.7

     

1.13

%

   

1.11

%

   

(.65

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

18.23

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

3.23

   

$

3.15

   

$

   

$

(0.64

)

 

$

   

$

(0.64

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.74

     

17.91

%

 

$

89.0

     

1.18

%

   

1.11

%

   

(.44

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.49

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

1.86

   

$

1.75

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.23

     

10.61

%

 

$

63.2

     

1.17

%

   

1.11

%

   

(.62

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

12.84

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

3.74

   

$

3.65

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.49

     

28.43

%

 

$

25.2

     

1.19

%

   

1.11

%

   

(.56

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.31

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

1.60

   

$

1.53

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.84

     

13.53

%

 

$

13.6

     

1.28

%

   

1.11

%

   

(.51

%)

   

70

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.35

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

2.32

   

$

2.16

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

23.75

     

9.95

%**

 

$

6.8

     

1.89

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

(1.44

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.81

   

$

(0.31

)

 

$

3.68

   

$

3.37

   

$

   

$

(0.83

)

 

$

   

$

(0.83

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.35

     

16.46

%

 

$

6.0

     

1.91

%

   

1.86

%

   

(1.40

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

18.31

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

3.26

   

$

3.03

   

$

   

$

(0.53

)

 

$

   

$

(0.53

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.81

     

17.05

%

 

$

4.4

     

1.95

%

   

1.86

%

   

(1.20

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.68

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

1.87

   

$

1.63

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

18.31

     

9.77

%

 

$

2.4

     

1.98

%

   

1.86

%

   

(1.36

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

13.09

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

3.82

   

$

3.59

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.68

     

27.43

%

 

$

0.6

     

2.04

%

   

1.86

%

   

(1.36

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.62

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

1.65

   

$

1.47

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.09

     

12.65

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.64

%

   

1.86

%

   

(1.32

%)

   

70

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

178


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Mid Cap Growth Fund (cont'd)

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.79

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

2.38

   

$

2.27

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

24.30

     

10.24

%**

 

$

9.6

     

1.38

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

(.94

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

21.16

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

3.75

   

$

3.54

   

$

   

$

(0.91

)

 

$

   

$

(0.91

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.79

     

17.02

%

 

$

8.3

     

1.38

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.90

%)

   

63

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

18.61

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

3.30

   

$

3.17

   

$

   

$

(0.62

)

 

$

   

$

(0.62

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.16

     

17.63

%

 

$

5.6

     

1.43

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.68

%)

   

46

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.87

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

1.90

   

$

1.74

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

18.61

     

10.31

%

 

$

3.0

     

1.45

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.89

%)

   

40

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

13.17

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

3.86

   

$

3.70

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.87

     

28.09

%

 

$

0.5

     

1.50

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.91

%)

   

49

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.63

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

1.65

   

$

1.54

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.17

     

13.24

%

 

$

0.1

     

3.15

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.84

%)

   

70

%

 

Class R6

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.91

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.43

   

$

1.41

   

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

(1.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.56

     

10.59

%**

 

$

44.7

     

.68

%*

   

.68

%§*    

(.26

%)*

   

27

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.57

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

2.38

   

$

2.35

   

$

   

$

(1.01

)

 

$

   

$

(1.01

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.91

     

17.89

%

 

$

22.5

     

.68

%

   

.68

%

   

(.21

%)

   

63

%

 
Period from 3/15/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

12.77

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

0.81

   

$

0.80

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.57

     

6.26

%**

 

$

0.1

     

7.22

%*

   

.68

%*

   

(.13

%)*

   

46

%Ø   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.56

   

$

0.07

   

$

1.22

   

$

1.29

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

(2.06

)

 

$

   

$

(2.29

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

22.56

     

6.31

%@@**  

$

46.2

     

1.27

%*

   

1.04

%*

   

.63

%*

   

18

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.29

   

$

0.26

   

$

4.20

   

$

4.46

   

$

(0.32

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

(1.19

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.56

     

22.84

%@@   

$

43.4

     

1.31

%

   

.98

%

   

1.21

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

15.90

   

$

0.26

   

$

4.25

   

$

4.51

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.29

     

28.58

%

 

$

45.9

     

1.40

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.45

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

14.18

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.68

   

$

1.78

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.90

     

12.62

%@@   

$

46.0

     

1.39

%

   

1.18

%

   

.69

%

   

118

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

12.26

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.88

   

$

1.94

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.18

     

15.79

%

 

$

46.5

     

1.33

%

   

1.22

%

   

.38

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

11.07

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.26

   

$

1.27

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.26

     

11.51

%

 

$

55.9

     

1.24

%

   

1.22

%

   

.10

%

   

51

%

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.24

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.02

   

$

1.06

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

(2.06

)

 

$

   

$

(2.24

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.06

     

6.21

%@@**  

$

14.2

     

1.50

%*

   

1.25

%*

   

.43

%*

   

18

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.61

   

$

0.18

   

$

3.61

   

$

3.79

   

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

(1.16

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.24

     

22.47

%@@   

$

14.4

     

1.57

%

   

1.25

%§     

.97

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.82

   

$

0.20

   

$

3.70

   

$

3.90

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.61

     

28.45

%

 

$

13.0

     

1.66

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.26

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.34

   

$

0.08

   

$

1.46

   

$

1.54

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.82

     

12.51

%@@   

$

18.4

     

1.60

%

   

1.25

%

   

.61

%

   

118

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.68

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.63

   

$

1.67

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.34

     

15.66

%

 

$

24.1

     

1.54

%

   

1.26

%

   

.33

%

   

27

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.66

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.11

   

$

1.12

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.68

     

11.55

%

 

$

80.5

     

1.42

%

   

1.25

%

   

.07

%

   

51

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.59

   

$

0.09

   

$

1.23

   

$

1.32

   

$

(0.27

)

 

$

(2.06

)

 

$

   

$

(2.33

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

22.58

     

6.45

%@@**  

$

27.9

     

1.10

%*

   

.85

%*

   

.83

%*

   

18

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

20.33

   

$

0.33

   

$

4.17

   

$

4.50

   

$

(0.37

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

(1.24

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.59

     

22.99

%

 

$

18.0

     

1.17

%

   

.85

%§     

1.48

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

15.93

   

$

0.31

   

$

4.26

   

$

4.57

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.33

     

28.96

%

 

$

4.6

     

1.23

%

   

.85

%

   

1.73

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

14.22

   

$

0.15

   

$

1.67

   

$

1.82

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.93

     

12.94

%@@   

$

4.4

     

1.19

%

   

.85

%

   

1.01

%

   

118

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

12.28

   

$

0.11

   

$

1.89

   

$

2.00

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.22

     

16.26

%

 

$

3.5

     

1.16

%

   

.86

%

   

.67

%

   

27

%

 
Period from 3/8/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

13.12

   

$

0.03

   

$

(0.87

)

 

$

(0.84

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.28

     

(6.40

%)**

 

$

0.7

     

1.03

%*

   

.85

%*

   

.48

%*

   

51

%Ø   

See Notes to Financial Highlights

179


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.24

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.02

   

$

1.06

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(2.06

)

 

$

   

$

(2.26

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.04

     

6.22

%@@**  

$

7.7

     

1.49

%*

   

1.21

%*

   

.39

%*

   

18

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.60

   

$

0.18

   

$

3.63

   

$

3.81

   

$

(0.30

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

(1.17

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.24

     

22.60

%

 

$

5.2

     

1.53

%

   

1.21

%§     

.96

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.82

   

$

0.23

   

$

3.67

   

$

3.90

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.60

     

28.43

%

 

$

2.7

     

1.65

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.45

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.34

   

$

0.08

   

$

1.46

   

$

1.54

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.82

     

12.56

%

 

$

3.8

     

1.61

%

   

1.21

%

   

.63

%

   

118

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.68

   

$

0.05

   

$

1.63

   

$

1.68

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.34

     

15.70

%

 

$

1.2

     

1.91

%

   

1.22

%

   

.37

%

   

27

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

11.41

   

$

0.00

   

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.68

     

(6.40

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

37.23

%*

   

1.21

%*

   

.04

%*

   

51

%Ø   

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.00

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

1.02

   

$

0.99

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(2.06

)

 

$

   

$

(2.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.85

     

5.84

%@@**  

$

2.5

     

2.22

%*

   

1.96

%*

   

(.30

%)*

   

18

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.44

   

$

0.05

   

$

3.58

   

$

3.63

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

(1.07

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.00

     

21.64

%

 

$

1.9

     

2.28

%

   

1.96

%§     

.24

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.69

   

$

0.09

   

$

3.67

   

$

3.76

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.44

     

27.51

%

 

$

1.3

     

2.35

%

   

1.96

%

   

.54

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.25

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.45

   

$

1.44

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.69

     

11.76

%

 

$

0.4

     

2.43

%

   

1.96

%

   

(.09

%)

   

118

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.66

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

1.63

   

$

1.59

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.25

     

14.92

%

 

$

0.1

     

3.97

%

   

1.97

%

   

(.31

%)

   

27

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

11.41

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.74

)

 

$

(0.75

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.66

     

(6.57

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

35.88

%*

   

1.96

%*

   

(.64

%)*

   

51

%Ø   

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

20.23

   

$

0.02

   

$

1.02

   

$

1.04

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(2.06

)

 

$

   

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

19.06

     

6.08

%@@**  

$

0.4

     

1.76

%*

   

1.46

%*

   

.20

%*

   

18

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.59

   

$

0.15

   

$

3.61

   

$

3.76

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(0.87

)

 

$

   

$

(1.12

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

20.23

     

22.23

%@@   

$

0.4

     

1.80

%

   

1.46

%

   

.80

%

   

34

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.80

   

$

0.14

   

$

3.73

   

$

3.87

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.59

     

28.22

%

 

$

0.8

     

1.86

%

   

1.46

%

   

.85

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.32

   

$

0.05

   

$

1.46

   

$

1.51

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.80

     

12.25

%@@   

$

0.2

     

1.88

%

   

1.46

%

   

.41

%

   

118

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.67

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.61

   

$

1.65

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.32

     

15.46

%

 

$

0.2

     

6.06

%

   

1.47

%

   

.32

%

   

27

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

11.41

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.74

)

 

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

10.67

     

(6.49

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

37.59

%*

   

1.46

%*

   

(.22

%)*

   

51

%Ø   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

16.27

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.33

   

$

0.39

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.66

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.00

     

2.62

%@@**  

$

2,446.4

     

.72

%*

   

.72

%*

   

.81

%*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.56

   

$

0.16

   

$

2.88

   

$

3.04

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

16.27

     

22.65

%

 

$

2,566.4

     

.74

%

   

.74

%

   

1.06

%

   

17

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.76

   

$

0.17

   

$

2.86

   

$

3.03

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.56

     

28.57

%

 

$

1,430.7

     

.85

%

   

.85

%§     

1.38

%

   

11

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.59

   

$

0.17

   

$

1.27

   

$

1.44

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.25

)

 

$

   

$

(0.27

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.76

     

15.56

%

 

$

465.5

     

1.00

%

   

1.00

%§     

1.70

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.03

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.55

   

$

1.61

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.59

     

20.09

%

 

$

91.0

     

1.21

%

   

1.01

%^^     

.64

%

   

105

%

 
8/31/2010‡‡   

$

7.93

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.16

   

$

0.25

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.03

     

3.02

%†††   

$

47.2

     

1.95

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.10

%

   

62

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

180


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

16.13

   

$

0.03

   

$

0.33

   

$

0.36

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.59

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.90

     

2.48

%@@**  

$

129.3

     

1.09

%*

   

1.09

%*

   

.44

%*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.48

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.85

   

$

2.96

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

(0.31

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

16.13

     

22.17

%

 

$

143.1

     

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

.71

%

   

17

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.70

   

$

0.12

   

$

2.86

   

$

2.98

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.48

     

28.22

%

 

$

51.6

     

1.18

%

   

1.18

%§     

.91

%

   

11

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.56

   

$

0.13

   

$

1.27

   

$

1.40

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.25

)

 

$

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.70

     

15.13

%

 

$

2.8

     

1.36

%

   

1.36

%§     

1.29

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.02

   

$

0.03

   

$

1.53

   

$

1.56

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.56

     

19.48

%

 

$

0.2

     

1.69

%

   

1.37

%^^     

.28

%

   

105

%

 
Period from 12/21/2009^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

8.38

   

$

0.03

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

8.02

     

(4.30

%)**

 

$

0.3

     

3.18

%*

   

1.36

%*

   

.58

%*

   

62

%Ø   

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

15.71

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.32

   

$

0.30

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

(0.53

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.48

     

2.10

%@@**  

$

50.9

     

1.84

%*

   

1.84

%*

   

(.30

%)*

   

12

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.20

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

2.79

   

$

2.79

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

(0.28

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

15.71

     

21.30

%

 

$

50.5

     

1.85

%

   

1.85

%

   

(.01

%)

   

17

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

10.52

   

$

0.01

   

$

2.81

   

$

2.82

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.20

     

27.10

%

 

$

8.3

     

2.05

%

   

2.05

%§     

.04

%

   

11

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.47

   

$

0.07

   

$

1.23

   

$

1.30

   

$

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

10.52

     

14.22

%

 

$

0.4

     

2.14

%

   

2.11

%

   

.70

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

7.97

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

1.55

   

$

1.50

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.47

     

18.82

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.43

%

   

2.12

%^^     

(.50

%)

   

105

%

 
Period from 12/21/2009^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

8.38

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.40

)

 

$

(0.41

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

7.97

     

(4.89

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

6.43

%*

   

2.12

%*

   

(.18

%)*

   

62

%Ø   

Real Estate Fund

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.70

   

$

0.17

   

$

1.04

   

$

1.21

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.76

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.15

     

8.57

%**

 

$

319.7

     

1.39

%*

   

1.04

%*

   

2.30

%*

   

19

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.96

   

$

0.16

   

$

2.56

   

$

2.72

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

(0.98

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.70

     

22.36

%

 

$

314.3

     

1.41

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.19

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.82

   

$

0.15

   

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.35

)

 

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.51

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.96

     

(2.60

%)

 

$

319.9

     

1.43

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.09

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.80

   

$

0.14

   

$

2.12

   

$

2.26

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.82

     

19.53

%

 

$

288.9

     

1.47

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.10

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.23

   

$

0.09

   

$

1.68

   

$

1.77

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

   

$

0.01

   

$

11.80

     

17.53

%

 

$

216.3

     

1.55

%

   

.99

%

   

.75

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.74

   

$

0.16

   

$

2.53

   

$

2.69

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.20

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

10.23

     

35.09

%

 

$

126.7

     

1.75

%

   

.99

%

   

1.73

%

   

70

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.74

   

$

0.18

   

$

1.05

   

$

1.23

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.78

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.19

     

8.66

%**

 

$

467.2

     

1.03

%*

   

.85

%*

   

2.49

%*

   

19

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.99

   

$

0.18

   

$

2.57

   

$

2.75

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

(1.00

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.74

     

22.63

%

 

$

463.5

     

1.05

%

   

.85

%

   

1.35

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.86

   

$

0.17

   

$

(0.51

)

 

$

(0.34

)

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.53

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.99

     

(2.48

%)

 

$

366.4

     

1.07

%

   

.85

%

   

1.23

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.83

   

$

0.15

   

$

2.14

   

$

2.29

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.86

     

19.77

%

 

$

228.6

     

1.10

%

   

.85

%

   

1.21

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.25

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.71

   

$

1.81

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

11.83

     

17.77

%

 

$

117.1

     

1.16

%

   

.85

%

   

.81

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

7.76

   

$

0.17

   

$

2.53

   

$

2.70

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

10.25

     

35.18

%

 

$

22.6

     

1.39

%

   

.85

%

   

1.77

%

   

70

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

181


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Real Estate Fund (cont'd)

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.69

   

$

0.16

   

$

1.04

   

$

1.20

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.75

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.14

     

8.48

%**

 

$

191.8

     

1.41

%*

   

1.21

%*

   

2.12

%*

   

19

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.95

   

$

0.14

   

$

2.55

   

$

2.69

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

(0.95

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.69

     

22.17

%

 

$

171.9

     

1.43

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.02

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.82

   

$

0.12

   

$

(0.51

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.48

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.95

     

(2.82

%)

 

$

164.5

     

1.47

%

   

1.21

%

   

.84

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.80

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.13

   

$

2.24

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.82

     

19.33

%

 

$

78.3

     

1.51

%

   

1.21

%

   

.86

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.23

   

$

0.04

   

$

1.72

   

$

1.76

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

11.80

     

17.33

%

 

$

36.3

     

1.60

%

   

1.21

%

   

.33

%

   

28

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.38

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

10.23

     

(.98

%)**

 

$

0.5

     

12.56

%*

   

1.21

%*

   

.68

%*

   

70

%Ø   

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.68

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.05

   

$

1.15

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.70

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.13

     

8.06

%**

 

$

43.3

     

2.17

%*

   

1.96

%*

   

1.38

%*

   

19

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.94

   

$

0.04

   

$

2.55

   

$

2.59

   

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

(0.85

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.68

     

21.24

%

 

$

40.4

     

2.20

%

   

1.96

%

   

.26

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.81

   

$

0.02

   

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.48

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.94

     

(3.52

%)

 

$

39.7

     

2.24

%

   

1.96

%

   

.11

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.80

   

$

0.01

   

$

2.14

   

$

2.15

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.81

     

18.40

%

 

$

20.7

     

2.28

%

   

1.96

%

   

.09

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.24

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

1.73

   

$

1.68

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

11.80

     

16.44

%

 

$

8.3

     

2.37

%

   

1.96

%

   

(.46

%)

   

28

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.38

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.01

)

 

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

10.24

     

(1.08

%)**

 

$

0.1

     

20.75

%*

   

1.96

%*

   

.66

%*

   

70

%Ø   

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.68

   

$

0.14

   

$

1.04

   

$

1.18

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.12

     

8.30

%**

 

$

27.1

     

1.65

%*

   

1.46

%*

   

1.93

%*

   

19

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.94

   

$

0.10

   

$

2.56

   

$

2.66

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

(0.92

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.68

     

21.89

%

 

$

23.5

     

1.67

%

   

1.46

%

   

.71

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.81

   

$

0.08

   

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.36

)

 

$

   

$

(0.45

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.94

     

(3.04

%)

 

$

15.2

     

1.70

%

   

1.46

%

   

.56

%

   

33

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

11.80

   

$

0.05

   

$

2.17

   

$

2.22

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.81

     

19.07

%

 

$

4.8

     

1.74

%

   

1.46

%

   

.41

%

   

29

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

10.23

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

1.74

   

$

1.73

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

11.80

     

17.00

%

 

$

0.3

     

2.81

%

   

1.46

%

   

(.06

%)

   

28

%

 
Period from 6/21/2010^
to 8/31/2010
 

$

10.38

   

$

0.02

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.11

)

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

10.23

     

(1.04

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

37.36

%*

   

1.46

%*

   

.93

%*

   

70

%Ø   

Class R6

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

14.74

   

$

0.19

   

$

1.04

   

$

1.23

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(0.58

)

 

$

   

$

(0.78

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.19

     

8.70

%**

 

$

35.4

     

.96

%*

   

.78

%*

   

2.53

%*

   

19

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

12.99

   

$

0.18

   

$

2.59

   

$

2.77

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.81

)

 

$

   

$

(1.02

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

14.74

     

22.72

%

 

$

26.3

     

.98

%

   

.78

%

   

1.33

%

   

36

%

 
Period from 3/15/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

14.11

   

$

0.06

   

$

(1.04

)

 

$

(0.98

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

12.99

     

(6.96

%)**

 

$

8.3

     

1.11

%*

   

.78

%*

   

.95

%*

   

33

%Ø   

See Notes to Financial Highlights

182


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

27.44

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

3.31

   

$

3.17

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

30.61

     

11.55

%**

 

$

52.9

     

1.69

%*

   

1.21

%*

   

(.98

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

24.16

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

3.51

   

$

3.28

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

27.44

     

13.58

%

 

$

50.7

     

1.67

%

   

1.21

%

   

(.85

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

19.49

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

4.82

   

$

4.67

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

24.16

     

23.96

%@@   

$

48.8

     

1.64

%

   

1.22

%

   

(.72

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

17.74

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

1.92

   

$

1.75

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

19.49

     

9.86

%

 

$

60.1

     

1.58

%

   

1.21

%

   

(.92

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

13.68

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

4.22

   

$

4.06

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

17.74

     

29.68

%

 

$

63.6

     

1.49

%

   

1.15

%

   

(.88

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

13.15

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.66

   

$

0.53

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.68

     

4.03

%

 

$

75.4

     

1.50

%

   

1.15

%

   

(.89

%)

   

235

%

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

29.72

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

3.59

   

$

3.41

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

33.13

     

11.47

%**

 

$

5.6

     

1.85

%*

   

1.40

%*

   

(1.17

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

26.22

   

$

(0.30

)

 

$

3.80

   

$

3.50

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

29.72

     

13.35

%

 

$

5.5

     

1.95

%

   

1.40

%

   

(1.02

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

21.19

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

5.23

   

$

5.03

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

26.22

     

23.74

%@@   

$

7.2

     

1.83

%

   

1.40

%

   

(.91

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

19.32

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

2.09

   

$

1.87

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21.19

     

9.68

%

 

$

15.8

     

1.77

%

   

1.39

%

   

(1.10

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.93

   

$

(0.21

)

 

$

4.60

   

$

4.39

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

19.32

     

29.40

%

 

$

19.3

     

1.67

%

   

1.37

%

   

(1.10

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

14.43

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

0.68

   

$

0.50

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.93

     

3.47

%

 

$

22.0

     

1.70

%

   

1.37

%

   

(1.11

%)

   

235

%

 

Advisor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

19.63

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

2.36

   

$

2.23

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21.86

     

11.36

%**

 

$

3.0

     

1.98

%*

   

1.51

%*

   

(1.28

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.33

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

2.52

   

$

2.30

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

19.63

     

13.27

%

 

$

3.5

     

1.96

%

   

1.51

%

   

(1.15

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

14.03

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

3.45

   

$

3.30

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

17.33

     

23.52

%@@   

$

3.6

     

1.93

%

   

1.52

%

   

(1.00

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.81

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

1.39

   

$

1.22

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.03

     

9.52

%

 

$

5.9

     

1.87

%

   

1.58

%

   

(1.28

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.92

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

3.06

   

$

2.89

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.81

     

29.13

%

 

$

7.9

     

1.80

%

   

1.60

%

   

(1.33

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.61

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

0.45

   

$

0.31

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.92

     

3.23

%

 

$

9.7

     

1.90

%

   

1.60

%

   

(1.34

%)

   

235

%

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

27.92

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

3.37

   

$

3.28

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

31.20

     

11.75

%**

 

$

20.6

     

1.45

%*

   

.90

%*

   

(.67

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

24.51

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

3.56

   

$

3.41

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

27.92

     

13.91

%

 

$

19.0

     

1.48

%

   

.90

%

   

(.54

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

19.71

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

4.89

   

$

4.80

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

24.51

     

24.35

%@@   

$

14.9

     

1.41

%

   

.90

%

   

(.41

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

17.88

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

1.94

   

$

1.83

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

19.71

     

10.23

%

 

$

33.3

     

1.33

%

   

.90

%

   

(.58

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

13.75

   

$

(0.11

)

 

$

4.24

   

$

4.13

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

17.88

     

30.04

%

 

$

103.0

     

1.26

%

   

.90

%

   

(.63

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

13.23

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

0.61

   

$

0.52

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.75

     

3.93

%

 

$

82.6

     

1.28

%

   

.91

%

   

(.63

%)

   

235

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

29.92

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

3.61

   

$

3.45

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

33.37

     

11.53

%**

 

$

4.9

     

1.84

%*

   

1.26

%*

   

(1.03

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

26.36

   

$

(0.28

)

 

$

3.84

   

$

3.56

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

29.92

     

13.51

%

 

$

4.4

     

1.81

%

   

1.26

%

   

(.96

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

21.27

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

5.28

   

$

5.09

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

26.36

     

23.93

%@@   

$

2.4

     

1.83

%

   

1.26

%

   

(.81

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

19.36

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

2.10

   

$

1.91

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21.27

     

9.87

%

 

$

1.1

     

1.79

%

   

1.26

%

   

(.98

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.95

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

4.61

   

$

4.41

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

19.36

     

29.50

%

 

$

1.2

     

1.78

%

   

1.26

%

   

(1.01

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

14.43

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

0.68

   

$

0.52

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.95

     

3.60

%

 

$

0.5

     

2.05

%

   

1.26

%

   

(1.01

%)

   

235

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

183


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Small Cap Growth Fund (cont'd)

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

19.16

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

2.30

   

$

2.13

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21.29

     

11.12

%**

 

$

1.9

     

2.59

%*

   

2.01

%*

   

(1.78

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.01

   

$

(0.32

)

 

$

2.47

   

$

2.15

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

19.16

     

12.64

%

 

$

1.8

     

2.57

%

   

2.01

%

   

(1.68

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

13.83

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

3.42

   

$

3.18

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

17.01

     

22.99

%@@   

$

1.1

     

2.56

%

   

2.01

%

   

(1.58

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.69

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

1.37

   

$

1.14

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

13.83

     

8.98

%

 

$

0.7

     

2.57

%

   

2.01

%

   

(1.73

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.87

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

3.04

   

$

2.82

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.69

     

28.57

%

 

$

0.3

     

2.52

%

   

2.01

%

   

(1.72

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.60

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

0.46

   

$

0.27

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.87

     

2.81

%

 

$

0.1

     

3.43

%

   

2.01

%

   

(1.76

%)

   

235

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

19.67

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

2.38

   

$

2.25

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

21.92

     

11.44

%**

 

$

0.7

     

2.20

%*

   

1.51

%*

   

(1.28

%)*

   

160

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

17.37

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

2.52

   

$

2.30

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

19.67

     

13.24

%

 

$

0.5

     

2.16

%

   

1.51

%

   

(1.15

%)

   

284

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

14.06

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

3.47

   

$

3.31

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

17.37

     

23.54

%@@   

$

0.4

     

2.15

%

   

1.51

%

   

(1.08

%)

   

249

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

12.83

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

1.40

   

$

1.23

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

14.06

     

9.59

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.12

%

   

1.51

%

   

(1.23

%)

   

294

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

9.93

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

3.06

   

$

2.90

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

12.83

     

29.20

%

 

$

0.1

     

2.05

%

   

1.51

%

   

(1.24

%)

   

185

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

9.61

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.45

   

$

0.32

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.93

     

3.33

%

 

$

0.1

     

4.16

%

   

1.51

%

   

(1.25

%)

   

235

%

 

Socially Responsive Fund

 

Investor Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

36.94

   

$

0.17

   

$

2.10

   

$

2.27

   

$

(0.26

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.86

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

35.35

     

6.69

%@@**  

$

833.1

     

.86

%*

   

.86

%*

   

.94

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

32.66

   

$

0.31

   

$

6.48

   

$

6.79

   

$

(0.30

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.51

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

36.94

     

21.54

%

 

$

821.1

     

.86

%

   

.86

%

   

.87

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

26.48

   

$

0.27

   

$

6.09

   

$

6.36

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.18

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

32.66

     

24.18

%

 

$

825.2

     

.87

%

   

.87

%

   

.91

%

   

35

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

24.61

   

$

0.22

   

$

1.77

   

$

1.99

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.12

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.48

     

8.13

%

 

$

724.3

     

.89

%

   

.89

%

   

.86

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

20.58

   

$

0.18

   

$

3.88

   

$

4.06

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

24.61

     

19.74

%

 

$

648.1

     

.90

%

   

.90

%

   

.69

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

18.74

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.84

   

$

1.90

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.58

     

10.14

%

 

$

582.5

     

.94

%

   

.94

%

   

.27

%

   

41

%

 

Trust Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

24.24

   

$

0.09

   

$

1.31

   

$

1.40

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.84

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.80

     

6.62

%@@**  

$

385.7

     

1.03

%*

   

1.03

%*

   

.75

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

22.20

   

$

0.16

   

$

4.34

   

$

4.50

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.46

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

24.24

     

21.32

%

 

$

418.4

     

1.03

%

   

1.03

%

   

.70

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

18.07

   

$

0.15

   

$

4.14

   

$

4.29

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

22.20

     

23.95

%

 

$

431.3

     

1.04

%

   

1.04

%

   

.76

%

   

35

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.85

   

$

0.11

   

$

1.21

   

$

1.32

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

18.07

     

7.93

%

 

$

488.5

     

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

.66

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.11

   

$

0.09

   

$

2.68

   

$

2.77

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.85

     

19.60

%

 

$

484.7

     

1.08

%

   

1.08

%

   

.50

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

12.88

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.27

   

$

1.28

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.11

     

9.94

%

 

$

356.1

     

1.12

%

   

1.12

%

   

.10

%

   

41

%

 

See Notes to Financial Highlights

184

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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Socially Responsive Fund (cont'd)

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

37.00

   

$

0.20

   

$

2.11

   

$

2.31

   

$

(0.33

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.93

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

35.38

     

6.80

%@@**  

$

761.0

     

.68

%*

   

.68

%*

   

1.14

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

32.70

   

$

0.37

   

$

6.49

   

$

6.86

   

$

(0.35

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.56

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

37.00

     

21.76

%

 

$

706.5

     

.68

%

   

.68

%

   

1.06

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

26.51

   

$

0.33

   

$

6.09

   

$

6.42

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.23

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

32.70

     

24.41

%

 

$

557.7

     

.69

%

   

.69

%

   

1.10

%

   

35

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

24.64

   

$

0.26

   

$

1.77

   

$

2.03

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

26.51

     

8.32

%

 

$

512.4

     

.71

%

   

.71

%

   

1.02

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

20.60

   

$

0.21

   

$

3.91

   

$

4.12

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

24.64

     

19.98

%

 

$

417.7

     

.74

%

   

.74

%§     

.82

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

18.75

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.84

   

$

1.94

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

20.60

     

10.36

%

 

$

166.9

     

.77

%

   

.75

%

   

.49

%

   

41

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

24.06

   

$

0.09

   

$

1.30

   

$

1.39

   

$

(0.25

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.85

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.60

     

6.62

%@@**  

$

148.2

     

1.05

%*

   

1.05

%*

   

.78

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

22.05

   

$

0.16

   

$

4.30

   

$

4.46

   

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.45

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

24.06

     

21.28

%

 

$

134.0

     

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

.68

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

17.95

   

$

0.14

   

$

4.12

   

$

4.26

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.16

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

22.05

     

23.89

%

 

$

109.6

     

1.09

%

   

1.09

%§     

.67

%

   

35

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.77

   

$

0.10

   

$

1.21

   

$

1.31

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.95

     

7.89

%

 

$

83.1

     

1.11

%

   

1.11

%§     

.61

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.08

   

$

0.07

   

$

2.68

   

$

2.75

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.77

     

19.54

%

 

$

75.9

     

1.14

%

   

1.11

%

   

.42

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

12.88

   

$

0.03

   

$

1.26

   

$

1.29

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.08

     

10.03

%

 

$

12.4

     

1.21

%

   

1.11

%

   

.18

%

   

41

%

 

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.57

   

$

0.01

   

$

1.26

   

$

1.27

   

$

(0.14

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.74

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.10

     

6.18

%@@**  

$

52.4

     

1.80

%*

   

1.80

%*

   

.05

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

21.63

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

4.22

   

$

4.21

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.27

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.57

     

20.42

%

 

$

44.5

     

1.80

%

   

1.80

%

   

(.05

%)

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

17.64

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

4.06

   

$

4.04

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.63

     

22.98

%

 

$

27.5

     

1.86

%

   

1.86

%§     

(.10

%)

   

35

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.52

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.19

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.64

     

7.08

%

 

$

16.7

     

1.87

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.12

%)

   

28

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

13.94

   

$

(0.06

)

 

$

2.66

   

$

2.60

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.52

     

18.63

%

 

$

12.9

     

1.89

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.35

%)

   

20

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

12.86

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.25

   

$

1.17

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.09

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.94

     

9.10

%

 

$

3.3

     

1.99

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.57

%)

   

41

%

 

Class R3

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

23.85

   

$

0.06

   

$

1.29

   

$

1.35

   

$

(0.20

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.80

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.40

     

6.49

%@@**  

$

32.8

     

1.29

%*

   

1.29

%*

   

.50

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

21.86

   

$

0.10

   

$

4.27

   

$

4.37

   

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.38

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

23.85

     

21.02

%

 

$

32.2

     

1.29

%

   

1.29

%

   

.45

%

   

36

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

17.81

   

$

0.09

   

$

4.09

   

$

4.18

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

21.86

     

23.64

%

 

$

25.3

     

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

.46

%

   

35

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

16.68

   

$

0.07

   

$

1.19

   

$

1.26

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.81

     

7.65

%

 

$

17.9

     

1.33

%

   

1.33

%§     

.43

%

   

28

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

14.05

   

$

0.01

   

$

2.69

   

$

2.70

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.68

     

19.20

%

 

$

9.7

     

1.36

%

   

1.36

%§     

.08

%

   

20

%

 

8/31/2010

 

$

12.87

   

$

(0.02

)

 

$

1.27

   

$

1.25

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

14.05

     

9.74

%

 

$

0.2

     

2.95

%

   

1.36

%

   

(.11

%)

   

41

%

 

Class R6

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

37.03

   

$

0.22

   

$

2.09

   

$

2.31

   

$

(0.35

)

 

$

(3.60

)

 

$

   

$

(3.95

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

35.39

     

6.81

%@@**  

$

274.9

     

.60

%*

   

.60

%*

   

1.21

%*

   

15

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

32.71

   

$

0.39

   

$

6.51

   

$

6.90

   

$

(0.37

)

 

$

(2.21

)

 

$

   

$

(2.58

)

 

$

0.00

   

$

   

$

37.03

     

21.88

%

 

$

279.6

     

.60

%

   

.60

%

   

1.11

%

   

36

%

 
Period from 3/15/2013^
to 8/31/2013
 

$

31.16

   

$

0.14

   

$

1.41

   

$

1.55

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

32.71

     

4.97

%**

 

$

249.6

     

.62

%*

   

.62

%*

   

.94

%*

   

35

%Ø   

See Notes to Financial Highlights

185


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
  Voluntary
Contribution
from
Management
  Redemption
Feesøø 
  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
 

Value Fund

 

Institutional Class

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

16.51

   

$

0.09

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.15

   

$

(0.15

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

   

$

(1.00

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.66

     

1.03

%**

 

$

17.2

     

1.84

%*

   

.70

%*

   

1.10

%*

   

76

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.52

   

$

0.17

   

$

2.92

   

$

3.09

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.51

     

22.98

%

 

$

12.6

     

2.41

%

   

.70

%

   

1.12

%

   

129

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.18

   

$

0.16

   

$

2.40

   

$

2.56

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.52

     

23.23

%

 

$

6.9

     

5.93

%

   

.71

%

   

1.25

%

   

250

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.95

   

$

0.15

   

$

1.16

   

$

1.31

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.18

     

13.25

%

 

$

2.7

     

9.42

%

   

.73

%

   

1.46

%

   

200

%

 

8/31/2011

 

$

8.30

   

$

0.13

   

$

1.60

   

$

1.73

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.08

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

9.95

     

20.87

%

 

$

2.6

     

18.35

%

   

.75

%c     

1.28

%

   

191

%

 
8/31/2010‡‡‡   

$

8.57

   

$

0.08

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.22

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

8.30

     

(.71

%)††††   

$

1.2

     

15.47

%

   

.92

%c     

.93

%

   

52

%

 

Class A

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

16.40

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.06

   

$

0.12

   

$

(0.10

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

   

$

(0.95

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.57

     

.84

%**

 

$

9.7

     

2.23

%*

   

1.07

%*

   

.72

%*

   

76

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.44

   

$

0.11

   

$

2.90

   

$

3.01

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.05

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

16.40

     

22.43

%

 

$

8.0

     

2.80

%

   

1.10

%

   

.74

%

   

129

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.13

   

$

0.10

   

$

2.40

   

$

2.50

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.19

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.44

     

22.72

%

 

$

3.7

     

6.81

%

   

1.11

%

   

.82

%

   

250

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.93

   

$

0.12

   

$

1.15

   

$

1.27

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.07

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.13

     

12.89

%

 

$

1.6

     

9.88

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.08

%

   

200

%

 
Period from 3/2/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.28

   

$

0.06

   

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.35

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.93

     

(3.40

%)**

 

$

0.3

     

17.08

%*

   

1.12

%*

   

1.22

%*

   

191

%Ø   

Class C

 

2/28/2015 (Unaudited)

 

$

16.18

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.05

   

$

0.05

   

$

(0.00

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

   

$

(0.85

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

15.38

     

.44

%**

 

$

0.7

     

2.99

%*

   

1.85

%*

   

(.06

%)*

   

76

%**

 

8/31/2014

 

$

13.31

   

$

(0.01

)

 

$

2.88

   

$

2.87

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

16.18

     

21.56

%

 

$

0.6

     

3.57

%

   

1.86

%

   

(.05

%)

   

129

%

 

8/31/2013

 

$

11.05

   

$

0.00

   

$

2.39

   

$

2.39

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.13

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

13.31

     

21.82

%

 

$

0.3

     

7.31

%

   

1.87

%

   

.01

%

   

250

%

 

8/31/2012

 

$

9.89

   

$

0.03

   

$

1.16

   

$

1.19

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

(0.03

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

11.05

     

12.07

%

 

$

0.1

     

10.74

%

   

1.87

%

   

.30

%

   

200

%

 
Period from 3/2/2011^
to 8/31/2011
 

$

10.28

   

$

0.01

   

$

(0.40

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

9.89

     

(3.79

%)**

 

$

0.0

     

26.31

%*

   

1.86

%*

   

.26

%*

   

191

%Ø   

See Notes to Financial Highlights

186


Notes to Financial Highlights Equity Funds (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 August 31, 2014.

@@  The class action proceeds listed in Note A-4 of the Notes to Financial Statements had no impact on the Funds' total returns for the six months ended February 28, 2015. Had Genesis not received class action proceeds in 2014, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended August 31, 2014 would have been 13.62%, 13.51%, 13.21%, 13.78% and 13.90% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class and Class R6, respectively. Had Mid Cap Intrinsic Value not received class action proceeds in 2014, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended August 31, 2014 would have been 22.79%, 22.41% and 22.17% for Investor Class, Trust Class and Class R3, respectively. Had Large Cap Value not received class action proceeds in 2013, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended August 31, 2013 would have been 23.93%, 23.61%, 23.46%, 24.11%, 23.57% and 23.41% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A and Class R3, respectively. Had Small Cap Growth not received class action proceeds in 2013, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended August 31, 2013 would have been 23.81%, 23.45%, 23.31%, 24.05%, 23.84%, 22.92% and 23.47% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Advisor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class C and Class R3, respectively. Had Mid Cap Intrinsic Value not received class action proceeds in 2012, total return based on per share NAV for the year ended August 31, 2012 would have been 12.48%, 12.34%, 12.86% and 12.16% for Investor Class, Trust Class, Institutional Class and Class R3, respectively.

‡‡  On December 21, 2009, Multi-Cap Opportunities' Trust Class was converted into the Fund's Institutional Class. The financial information of the Fund's Institutional Class includes the financial information of Trust Class shares. The Trust Class had equivalent capped expenses and, therefore, typically similar returns to the Institutional Class.

‡‡‡  On April 19, 2010, Value's Trust Class was converted into the Fund's Institutional Class. The financial information of the Fund's Institutional Class includes the financial information of Trust Class shares. Because the Trust Class had moderately higher expenses, its performance typically would have been slightly lower than the Institutional Class.

†††  During the period from November 2, 2006 through December 21, 2009, Multi-Cap Opportunities' Trust Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. On December 21, 2009, the Fund's Trust Class was converted into the Fund's Institutional Class and the Institutional Class was opened to the public. The total return of the Fund's Institutional Class includes the performance of the former Trust Class.

††††  During the period from November 2, 2006 through April 19, 2010, Value's Trust Class had only one investor, which could have impacted Fund performance. On April 19, 2010, the Fund's Trust Class was converted into the Fund's Institutional Class and the Fund had only one Institutional Class investor, which could have impacted performance. The total return of the Fund's Institutional Class includes the performance of the former Trust Class.

#  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.

  Prior to January 1, 2013, each Fund had an expense offset arrangement in connection with its custodian contract. The impact of expense reductions related to expense offset arrangements, if any, was less than 0.01%.

^^  After utilization of the Line of Credit by Multi-Cap Opportunities (2011) and/or reimbursement of expenses and/or waiver of a portion of the investment management fee by Management. The Fund is required to calculate

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Notes to Financial Highlights Equity Funds (Unaudited) (cont'd)

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, and had the Fund not utilized the Line of Credit or had Management not undertaken such action, the annualized ratios of net expenses to average daily net assets would have been:

   

Year Ended August 31,

 
   

2011

 
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Institutional Class
   

1.01

%

 

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

   

1.37

%

 

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class C

   

2.12

%

 

§  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:

    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
 

Year Ended August 31,

 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Equity Income Fund Institutional Class

   

     

     

     

.70

%

   

.76

%

   

   

Equity Income Fund Class A

   

     

     

     

1.07

%

   

1.16

%

   

   

Equity Income Fund Class C

   

     

     

     

1.82

%

   

1.90

%

   

   

Equity Income Fund Class R3

   

     

1.32

%

   

1.31

%

   

1.35

%

   

     

   

Focus Fund Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

     

     

1.39

%

 

Genesis Fund Institutional Class

   

.85

%

   

.85

%

   

     

     

     

   

Genesis Fund Class R6

   

     

.78

%

   

     

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Advisor Class

   

     

     

1.30

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.35

%

   

   

Guardian Fund Institutional Class

   

     

     

     

.74

%

   

.74

%

   

   

Guardian Fund Class A

   

     

1.08

%

   

1.10

%

   

     

     

   

Guardian Fund Class C

   

     

1.84

%

   

     

     

     

   
International Equity Fund
Institutional Class
   

.81

%

   

     

     

     

     

   

International Equity Fund Class A

   

1.14

%

   

     

     

     

     

   

International Equity Fund Class C

   

1.94

%

   

     

     

     

     

   

International Equity Fund Class R6

   

.74

%

   

     

     

     

     

   
Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund
Investor Class
   

     

     

1.05

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.08

%

   

   

Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Class

   

.69

%

   

.70

%

   

     

     

     

.68

%

 

Large Cap Value Fund Class A

   

     

1.08

%

   

     

1.05

%

   

     

   

Large Cap Value Fund Class C

   

1.82

%

   

1.82

%

   

1.86

%

   

     

     

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class

   

     

     

     

1.31

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.48

%

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class

   

.74

%

   

     

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R6

   

.68

%

                     

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Trust Class

   

     

1.23

%

   

     

     

     

   
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    Six Months
Ended
February 28,
 

Year Ended August 31,

 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

.82

%

   

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class A

   

     

1.21

%

   

     

     

     

   

Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund Class C

   

     

1.94

%

   

     

     

     

   
Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

     

.82

%

   

.93

%

   

     

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class A

   

     

     

1.16

%

   

1.30

%

   

     

   

Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund Class C

   

     

     

1.92

%

   

     

     

   
Socially Responsive Fund
Institutional Class
   

     

     

     

     

.72

%

   

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class A

   

     

     

1.08

%

   

1.11

%

   

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class C

   

     

     

1.83

%

   

     

     

   

Socially Responsive Fund Class R3

   

     

     

     

1.32

%

   

1.35

%

   

   

^  The date investment operations commenced.

@  Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

ØØ  Prior to June 1, 2011, redemption fees were charged on Emerging Markets Equity, International Equity, International Select, and Real Estate. Calculated based on the average number of shares outstanding during each fiscal period.

*  Annualized.

**  Not annualized.

Ø  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended August 31, 2010 for Emerging Markets Equity, Equity Income, Focus, Large Cap Value, Mid Cap Intrinsic Value, Multi-Cap Opportunities and Real Estate, for the year ended August 31, 2011 for Value, for the year ended August 31, 2013 for Emerging Markets Equity, Genesis, International Equity, Mid Cap Growth, Real Estate and Socially Responsive, and for the year ended August 31, 2014 for International Equity.

a  On January 25, 2013, International Equity acquired all of the net assets of Neuberger Berman International Fund pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization and Dissolution. Portfolio turnover excludes purchases and sales of securities by International (acquired fund) prior to the merger date.

b  Organization expense, which is a non-recurring expense, is included in these ratios on a non-annualized basis.

c  These ratios reflect a reduced fee schedule for certain expenses. If these ratios had not been reduced, the ratios would have been higher.

§§  Effective September 2, 2014, Neuberger Berman Select Equities Fund changed its name to Neuberger Berman All Cap Core Fund.

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Address correspondence to:

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Attn: Intermediary Client Services
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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 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 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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Board Consideration of the Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements

On an annual basis, the Board of Trustees ("Board") of Neuberger Berman Equity Funds ("Trust"), including the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of Neuberger Berman Management LLC ("Management") or the Trust ("Independent Fund Trustees"), considers whether to continue the Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements ("Agreements") with respect to each series of the Trust (each a "Fund"). Throughout the process, the Independent Fund Trustees were advised by counsel that is experienced in Investment Company Act of 1940 matters and that is independent of Management ("Independent Counsel"). At a meeting held on October 6-7, 2014, the Board, including the Independent Fund Trustees, approved the continuation of the Agreements for each Fund and approved Management and Sub-Advisory Agreements for Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund, a new series, which is discussed separately below.

In evaluating the Agreements with respect to each Fund, the Board, including the Independent Fund Trustees, reviewed extensive materials provided by Management in response to questions submitted by the Board and Independent Counsel, and met with senior representatives of Management regarding its personnel, operations and financial condition as they relate to the Funds. The annual contract review extends over at least two regular meetings of the Board to ensure that Management, Neuberger Berman LLC ("Neuberger") and Neuberger Berman Asia Limited ("NB Asia") have time to respond to any questions the Independent Fund Trustees may have on their initial review of the materials and that the Independent Fund Trustees have time to consider those responses. Neuberger is the subadviser to each of the Funds except for Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund, which is subadvised by NB Asia.

In connection with its deliberations, the Board also considered the broad range of information relevant to the annual contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year, including investment performance reports and related portfolio information for each Fund, as well as 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 annual 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 annual contract review, such as Fund performance and compliance matters.

The Independent Fund Trustees received from Independent Counsel a memorandum discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Agreements. During the course of the year and during their deliberations regarding the annual contract review, the Contract Review Committee and the Independent Fund Trustees met with Independent Counsel separately from representatives of Management, Neuberger and NB Asia.

In connection with its approval of the continuation of the Agreements, the Board evaluated the terms of the Agreements, the overall fairness of the Agreements to each Fund and whether the Agreements were in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders. The Board considered all factors it deemed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the following factors: (1) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Management and either Neuberger or NB Asia; (2) the investment performance of each Fund compared to an appropriate market index and a peer group of investment companies; (3) the costs of the services provided as compared to a peer group of investment companies and the profit or loss realized by Management and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (4) the extent to which economies of scale have been or might be realized as each Fund grows; and (5) whether fee levels reflect any such potential economies of scale for the benefit of each Fund's shareholders. While each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors, the Board's determination to approve the continuation of the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board throughout the year and specifically in connection with the annual contract review. 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 each Fund and, through the Funds, their shareholders.

With respect to the nature, extent and quality of the services provided, the Board considered the investment philosophy and decision-making processes of Management, Neuberger and NB Asia, and the qualifications, experience, capabilities of and resources available to the portfolio management personnel of Management, Neuberger and NB Asia who perform

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services for the Funds. The Board noted that Management also provides certain administrative services, including fund accounting and compliance oversight. The Board also considered Management's, Neuberger's and NB Asia's policies and practices regarding brokerage and allocation of portfolio transactions and reviewed the quality of the execution services that Management and Neuberger had provided. The Board also reviewed whether Management or Neuberger used brokers to execute Fund transactions that provide research and other services to Management, or Neuberger and the types of benefits potentially derived from such services by Management, Neuberger, the Fund and other clients of Management and Neuberger. The Board also considered that Management's responsibilities include daily management of investment, operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory and compliance risks as they relate to the Funds, and considered information regarding Management's processes for managing risk. As applicable, the Board considered the nature of the markets in which the Funds invest and the geographic location of the adviser, and whether these factors suggested the need for special research, trading, valuation and/or compliance elements. In addition, the Board noted the positive compliance history of Management, Neuberger, and NB Asia 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 provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the Funds. As in past years, the Board also considered the manner in which Management addressed various non-routine matters that arose during the year, some of them a result of developments in the broader fund industry or the regulations governing it. In addition, the Board considered actions taken by Management, Neuberger and NB Asia in response to recent market conditions and considered the overall performance of Management, Neuberger and NB Asia in this context.

With respect to investment performance, the Board considered information regarding each Fund's short-, intermediate- and long-term performance, as applicable, both on an absolute basis and relative to an appropriate market index (or benchmark) and the average performance of a composite peer group (as constructed by an independent organization) of investment companies pursuing broadly similar strategies. For most of the Funds, the Board also reviewed performance in relation to certain measures of the degree of investment risk undertaken by the portfolio managers. The Board factored into its evaluation of the Funds' performance the limitations inherent in the methodology for constructing peer groups and determining which investment companies should be included in which peer groups. In the case of those Funds that had significantly underperformed their appropriate market indices and/or peer groups, the Board discussed with Management each Fund's performance and steps that Management had taken, or intended to take, to improve performance. The Board also considered Management's responsiveness with respect to the Funds that experienced lagging performance. In this regard, the Board noted that performance, especially short-term performance, is only one of the factors that it deems relevant to its consideration of a Fund's Agreements and that, after considering all relevant factors, it may be appropriate to approve the continuation of the Agreements notwithstanding a Fund's underperformance.

With respect to the overall fairness of the Agreements, the Board considered the fee structure for each Fund under the Agreements as compared to a peer group of comparable funds and any fall-out benefits likely to accrue to Management, Neuberger or NB Asia or their affiliates from their relationship with each Fund. The Board also considered the profitability of Management and its affiliates from their association with the Funds, and profitability broken out between the investment management and administrative portions of the services provided, and year-over-year changes in each of Management's reported expense categories. The Board reviewed a comparison of each Fund's management fee and overall expense ratio to a peer group of comparable funds. The Board noted that the comparative management fee analysis includes, in each 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 each peer group. Where a Fund's management fee was higher than the peer group mean and/or median, the Board considered whether specific portfolio management or administration needs contributed to the size of the management fee. In addition, the Board considered the contractual limit on expenses of certain classes of each Fund. The Board noted that Management incurred a loss on certain of the Funds during the review period. The Board noted that for two Funds, Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund and Neuberger Berman Value Fund, because of small asset levels, the overall expense ratio of each Fund is maintained through expense reimbursements by Management that exceed the fees that Management receives from the Funds.

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With regard to the investment performance of each Fund and the costs of the services provided to each Fund, the Board considered the following information. Where a Fund has more than one class of shares outstanding, information for a single class has been provided as identified below:

  Neuberger Berman All Cap Core Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1, and 5-year periods and the same as the median for the 3-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1, 3, and 5-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was higher than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 3-year period and higher than the median for the 1 and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 3-year period and higher for the 1 and 5-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Equity Income Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was the same as the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for 1, 3 and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmarks, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1, 3 and 5-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Focus Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1 and 3-year periods, the same as the median for the 5-year period and lower than the median for the 10-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1 and 3-year periods, the same for the 5-year period and lower for the 10-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee and actual management fee net of fees waived by Management were both higher than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 3 and 5-year periods and higher than the median for the 1 and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1 and 5-year periods and higher for the 3 and 10-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Global Equity Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was the same as the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1-year period and lower than the median for the 3-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was the same as the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1 and 3-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Greater China Equity Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was the same as the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was higher than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to

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its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1, 5 and 10-year periods and lower for the 3-year period.

  Neuberger Berman International Equity Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was higher than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1, 3 and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1 and 3-year periods and higher for the 5-year period.

  Neuberger Berman International Select (formerly Neuberger Berman International Large Cap) (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1, 3 and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1 and 3-year periods and higher for the 5-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Intrinsic Value Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was higher than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1-year period and lower for the 3-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmarks, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1-year period and lower for the 3-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Large Cap Disciplined Growth Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1 and 3-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmarks, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1 and 3-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1 and 5-year periods, lower than the median for the 3-year period and the same as the median for the 10-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1, 3 and 10-year periods and higher for the 5-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was the same as the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was higher than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1, 3 and 5-year periods and higher than the median for the 10-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmarks, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1, 3, and 5-year periods and higher for the 10-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 3-year period and higher than the median for the 1, 5 and 10-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmarks, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1 and 5-year periods and lower for the 3 and 10-year periods.

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  Neuberger Berman Multi-Cap Opportunities Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was higher than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1, 3 and 5-year periods. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1 and 3-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Real Estate Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was higher than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1 and 3-year periods and higher than the median for the 5-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was lower for the 1, 3 and 5-year periods.

  Neuberger Berman Small Cap Growth Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was higher than the median, but net of fees waived by Management, the actual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1, 3 and 10-year periods and lower than the median for the 5-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to both of its benchmarks, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1 and 10-year periods, lower for the 5-year period, and higher than one and lower than the other for the 3-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Fund (Investor Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was higher than the median for the 1 and 5-year periods, lower than the median for the 3-year period and the same as the median for the 10-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was higher for the 1, 5 and 10-year periods and lower for the 3-year period.

  Neuberger Berman Value Fund (Institutional Class)—The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's contractual management fee was lower than the median. The Board considered that, as compared to its peer group, the Fund's performance was lower than the median for the 1-year period and the same as the median for the 3-year period. The Board also considered that, as compared to its benchmark, the Fund's performance was higher for the 3-year period and lower for the 1 and 5-year periods.

The Board also considered whether there were other funds or separate accounts that were advised or sub-advised by Management or its affiliates with investment objectives, policies and strategies that were similar to those of any of the Funds. In the cases where such funds or separate accounts exist, the Board compared the fees charged to the comparable Fund to the fees charged to any such funds and/or separate accounts. The Board considered the appropriateness and reasonableness of any differences between the fees charged to a comparable Fund and any such funds and/or separate accounts, including any breakpoints, and determined that differences in fees and fee structures were consistent with the management and other services provided. The Board also evaluated any apparent or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services Management provides to each Fund. The Board considered whether each Fund's fee structure provides for a reduction of payments resulting from the use of breakpoints and whether any such breakpoints are set at appropriate asset levels. In concluding that the benefits accruing to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with each Fund were reasonable in light of the costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits accruing to each Fund, the Board reviewed specific data as to Management's profit or loss on each Fund for a recent period. The Board also considered Management's cost allocation methodology. The Board recognized that Management should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for services it provides to the Funds and, based on its review, concluded that Management's reported level of profitability was reasonable.

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Conclusions

In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board concluded that the terms of each Agreement are fair and reasonable to each Fund and that approval of the continuation of the Agreements is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders. In reaching this determination, the Board considered that Management, Neuberger and NB Asia could be expected to provide a high level of service to each Fund; that the performance of each Fund was satisfactory over time, or, in the case of significantly underperforming Funds, that it retained confidence in Management's, Neuberger's and NB Asia's capabilities to manage the Funds; that each Fund's fee structure appeared to the Board to be reasonable given the nature, extent and quality of services provided; and that the benefits accruing to Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the Funds were reasonable in light of the costs of providing the investment advisory and other services and the benefits accruing to each Fund. The Board's conclusions may be based in part on its consideration of materials prepared in connection with the approval or continuance of the Agreements in prior years and on the Board's ongoing regular review of Fund performance and operations throughout the year, in addition to material prepared specifically for the most recent annual review of the Agreements.

Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Fund: Initial Consideration of the Management and Subadvisory Agreements

At a meeting held on October 6-7, 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 Neuberger (the "Sub-Advisory Agreement" and collectively with the Management Agreement, the "Agreements") with respect to Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate 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 annual contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year and for the annual consideration of continuance of contracts for other series of the Trust that were approved at the same meeting. 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 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.

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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 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 considered the scope and depth of the compliance programs of Management and Neuberger.

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 and determined that, for all but one class, the total expense ratio, net of the contractual limit, was below the median total expense ratio of the peer group. In addition, the Board considered the proposed contractual limit on expenses of each class of the Fund. Noting that the management fee being proposed was a flat fee, the Board considered that the fee structures for similar funds also did not include breakpoints. The Board also considered whether it would be appropriate to evaluate any anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services Management would provide to the Fund, noting that it may be too soon to anticipate 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 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.

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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.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of Neuberger Berman Equity 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 semi-annual report, which is 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 are 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 Equity Funds


By:
/s/ Robert Conti
 
Robert Conti
 
Chief Executive Officer and President



Date: April 30, 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: April 30, 2015



By:
/s/ John M. McGovern
 
John M. McGovern
 
Treasurer and Principal Financial
 
and Accounting Officer



Date: April 30, 2015