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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
   
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
       
   
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS—96.9%
           
Communication Services—2.9%
           
Gray Television, Inc.(a)
   
150,674
   
$
3,106,898
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
47,246
     
7,063,277
 
TEGNA, Inc.
   
456,549
     
9,016,843
 
Yelp, Inc.*(a)
   
175,316
     
6,009,832
 
             
25,196,850
 
Consumer Discretionary—12.8%
               
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*
   
116,824
     
2,294,423
 
Callaway Golf Co.*(a)
   
309,851
     
8,353,583
 
Carriage Services, Inc.(a)
   
93,138
     
4,818,960
 
Carter's, Inc.(a)
   
25,778
     
2,604,351
 
Foot Locker, Inc.
   
179,455
     
8,190,326
 
Frontdoor, Inc.*
   
129,385
     
4,471,546
 
H&R Block, Inc.
   
85,760
     
2,030,797
 
Hanesbrands, Inc.(a)
   
295,857
     
4,778,091
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(a)
   
277,309
     
10,157,829
 
International Game Technology PLC
   
146,885
     
3,968,833
 
LCI Industries(a)
   
59,887
     
9,118,993
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*(a)
   
45,192
     
5,100,369
 
Nautilus, Inc.*(a)
   
242,891
     
1,663,803
 
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*(a)
   
266,179
     
5,214,447
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*(a)
   
94,027
     
4,223,693
 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
   
39,037
     
1,953,411
 
Steven Madden Ltd.
   
148,584
     
7,050,311
 
Stride, Inc.*(a)
   
305,511
     
10,427,090
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
   
106,353
     
4,556,163
 
Toll Brothers, Inc.(a)
   
47,368
     
3,006,447
 
Travel + Leisure Co.
   
108,306
     
5,330,821
 
TravelCenters of America, Inc.*
   
41,836
     
2,184,676
 
             
111,498,963
 
Consumer Staples—3.5%
               
Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
186,972
     
6,953,489
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
186,553
     
4,619,052
 
Nomad Foods Ltd.*(a)
   
324,110
     
7,742,988
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
57,492
     
5,754,949
 
Turning Point Brands, Inc.(a)
   
70,595
     
2,682,610
 
Universal Corp.(a)
   
60,589
     
2,821,630
 
             
30,574,718
 
Energy—7.4%
               
Cactus, Inc., Class A(a)
   
101,502
     
3,704,823
 
ChampionX Corp.*
   
358,777
     
7,322,639
 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.*(a)
   
206,104
     
3,231,711
 
Enerplus Corp.
   
525,956
     
4,965,025
 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
   
168,927
     
3,792,411
 
HollyFrontier Corp.(a)
   
220,977
     
7,141,977
 
Kosmos Energy Ltd.*(a)
   
1,582,947
     
5,793,586
 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*(a)
   
336,568
     
3,335,389
 
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*
   
393,889
     
1,418,000
 
PDC Energy, Inc.(a)
   
85,550
     
4,314,286
 
ProPetro Holding Corp.*
   
331,588
     
2,725,653
 
Viper Energy Partners LP
   
280,030
     
6,037,447
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
   
53,288
     
3,447,201
 
World Fuel Services Corp.
   
268,353
     
6,706,141
 
             
63,936,289
 
Financials—27.9%
               
AllianceBernstein Holding LP
   
76,311
     
3,824,707
 
Ameris Bancorp(a)
   
48,417
     
2,356,455
 
AMERISAFE, Inc.
   
43,746
     
2,322,475
 
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.(a)
   
114,090
     
1,679,405
 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A
   
121,594
     
5,438,900
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
   
239,563
     
11,731,400
 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
   
170,115
     
8,451,313
 
BankUnited, Inc.(a)
   
155,242
     
6,153,793
 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a)
   
198,006
     
5,940,180
 
Bright Health Group, Inc.*(a)
   
513,748
     
1,710,781
 
Columbia Banking System, Inc.(a)
   
76,260
     
2,505,904
 
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
   
15,838
     
3,042,321
 
Employers Holdings, Inc.(a)
   
70,112
     
2,707,024
 
Essent Group Ltd.
   
110,704
     
4,603,072
 
Evercore, Inc., Class A
   
71,841
     
9,964,347
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C(a)
   
53,367
     
6,495,831
 
First American Financial Corp.
   
37,097
     
2,751,855
 
First Hawaiian, Inc.
   
303,510
     
7,967,138
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
65,897
     
2,853,999
 
First Merchants Corp.(a)
   
87,211
     
3,478,847
 
First Mid Bancshares, Inc.(a)
   
64,058
     
2,692,358
 
Flushing Financial Corp.
   
63,724
     
1,505,161
 
Greenhill & Co., Inc.(a)
   
154,008
     
2,627,377
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., (The)
   
52,137
     
6,347,680
 
Heritage Financial Corp.(a)
   
82,021
     
1,921,752
 
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.
   
93,613
     
623,463
 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
   
131,218
     
1,882,978
 
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
   
292,304
     
4,352,407
 
James River Group Holdings Ltd.
   
98,769
     
2,611,452
 
Luther Burbank Corp.
   
204,973
     
2,826,578
 
Merchants Bancorp
   
90,061
     
4,107,682
 
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
   
98,528
     
2,344,966
 
Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*
   
121,739
     
4,780,691
 
Navient Corp.
   
359,440
     
7,091,751
 
Nelnet, Inc., Class A(a)
   
34,996
     
3,016,655
 
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*
   
123,006
     
2,410,918
 
PacWest Bancorp
   
133,278
     
5,962,858
 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
   
105,775
     
6,698,731
 
Perella Weinberg Partners
   
270,150
     
3,220,188
 
PRA Group, Inc.*(a)
   
87,692
     
3,723,402
 
Preferred Bank(a)
   
41,458
     
2,825,363
 
Primis Financial Corp.(a)
   
168,448
     
2,573,885
 
ProAssurance Corp.
   
185,424
     
4,264,752
 
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A
   
264,881
     
2,484,584
 
RBB Bancorp
   
128,498
     
3,143,061
 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A
   
361,897
     
5,822,923
 
SLM Corp.
   
737,327
     
13,109,674
 
SouthState Corp.(a)
   
39,006
     
3,047,929
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
   
169,449
     
4,229,447
 
State Auto Financial Corp.
   
53,313
     
2,743,487
 
Synovus Financial Corp.
   
49,972
     
2,263,232
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
183,605
     
3,499,511
 
Valley National Bancorp(a)
   
468,825
     
6,301,008
 
Velocity Financial, Inc.*
   
279,044
     
3,370,852
 
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
   
65,076
     
9,155,542
 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
   
4,116
     
4,127,936
 
Wintrust Financial Corp.
   
30,842
     
2,699,600
 
             
242,391,581
 
Health Care—6.2%
               
Change Healthcare, Inc.*
   
552,518
     
11,205,065
 
Envista Holdings Corp.*(a)
   
268,815
     
10,430,022
 
Haemonetics Corp.*
   
44,512
     
2,281,240
 
Hanger, Inc.*
   
72,332
     
1,220,241
 
LHC Group, Inc.*(a)
   
26,464
     
3,035,950
 
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC*
   
434,057
     
8,307,851
 
PetIQ, Inc.*
   
224,494
     
4,483,145
 
R1 RCM, Inc.*
   
125,622
     
2,992,316
 
Syneos Health, Inc.*
   
105,311
     
10,232,017
 
             
54,187,847
 
Industrials—18.0%
               
ABM Industries, Inc.
   
245,771
     
11,059,695
 
ACCO Brands Corp.
   
354,910
     
2,931,557
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
99,962
     
3,457,686
 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
   
42,625
     
2,246,764
 
ASGN, Inc.*
   
79,171
     
9,633,527
 
BrightView Holdings, Inc.*
   
262,473
     
3,569,633
 
Brink's Co., (The)(a)
   
96,772
     
5,918,575
 
CBIZ, Inc.*
   
127,358
     
4,588,709
 
CRA International, Inc.
   
88,328
     
8,132,359
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
   
67,081
     
8,440,131
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
23,281
     
2,778,355
 
EnerSys
   
62,427
     
4,625,216
 
Ennis, Inc.(a)
   
50,786
     
965,950
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*(a)
   
37,582
     
5,490,354
 
GrafTech International Ltd.(a)
   
296,366
     
3,452,664
 
Harsco Corp.*
   
241,358
     
3,519,000
 
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
   
49,807
     
2,150,168
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
75,137
     
3,351,110
 
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*
   
39,305
     
3,052,819
 
ICF International, Inc.
   
66,170
     
6,401,286
 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.*(a)
   
467,459
     
7,007,210
 
Korn/Ferry International
   
35,849
     
2,607,656
 
L B Foster Co., Class A*
   
156,872
     
2,376,611
 
Landstar System, Inc.
   
12,099
     
2,039,286
 
Masonite International Corp.*
   
32,676
     
3,496,332
 
Matrix Service Co.*
   
281,866
     
2,449,416
 
Resideo Technologies, Inc.*(a)
   
143,362
     
3,740,315
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
94,146
     
7,897,908
 
Terex Corp.
   
51,740
     
2,192,741
 
Vectrus, Inc.*
   
66,615
     
2,787,172
 
Viad Corp.*(a)
   
38,914
     
1,646,451
 
Wabash National Corp.
   
175,160
     
2,925,172
 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.(a)
   
53,666
     
2,420,873
 
WESCO International, Inc.*
   
140,870
     
17,486,193
 
             
156,838,894
 
Information Technology—10.8%
               
Avnet, Inc.
   
109,763
     
3,981,104
 
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B
   
136,970
     
1,649,119
 
Belden, Inc.
   
124,332
     
7,667,554
 
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*
   
279,696
     
2,785,772
 
Concentrix Corp.
   
68,868
     
11,432,088
 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*(a)
   
182,261
     
1,478,137
 
EVERTEC, Inc.
   
137,686
     
5,781,435
 
IBEX Holdings Ltd.*
   
129,382
     
1,711,077
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*(a)
   
76,665
     
7,560,702
 
InterDigital, Inc.(a)
   
104,381
     
7,088,514
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.(a)
   
30,740
     
2,319,333
 
NCR Corp.*
   
212,537
     
8,267,689
 
Rackspace Technology, Inc.*
   
112,395
     
1,602,753
 
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*
   
113,373
     
6,464,528
 
TD SYNNEX Corp.
   
93,582
     
9,681,994
 
TTEC Holdings, Inc.
   
61,151
     
5,160,533
 
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*
   
72,494
     
3,973,396
 
Unisys Corp.*
   
290,638
     
5,277,986
 
             
93,883,714
 
Materials—5.3%
               
Ecovyst, Inc.
   
144,349
     
1,381,420
 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
   
960,600
     
18,962,244
 
Ingevity Corp.*
   
63,034
     
4,532,775
 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
   
28,925
     
1,899,505
 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA
   
146,314
     
2,567,811
 
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
   
142,125
     
4,078,987
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
377,691
     
12,867,932
 
             
46,290,674
 
Real Estate—1.8%
               
Cousins Properties, Inc.(a)
   
229,996
     
8,684,649
 
Realogy Holdings Corp.*
   
312,080
     
4,740,495
 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
   
58,567
     
2,609,746
 
             
16,034,890
 
Utilities—0.3%
               
Pure Cycle Corp.*(a)
   
194,873
     
2,837,351
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $591,119,655)
           
843,671,771
 
RIGHTS—0.0%
               
Consumer Discretionary—0.0%
               
Evercel, Inc., CVR*‡
   
284,149
     
0
 
TOTAL RIGHTS
               
(Cost $0)
           
0
 
                 
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—16.4%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 0.10%(b)
   
142,333,540
     
142,333,540
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
               
(Cost $142,333,540)
           
142,333,540
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—3.9%
               
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 0.01%(b)
   
33,906,694
     
33,906,694
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
(Cost $33,906,694)
           
33,906,694
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—117.2%
               
(Cost $767,359,889)
           
1,019,912,005
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(17.2)%
           
(149,563,876
)
NET ASSETS—100.0%
         
$
870,348,129
 

PLC
Public Limited Company
LP
Limited Partnership
CVR
Contingent Value Right
*
Non-income producing.
(a)
All or a portion of the security is on loan. At November 30, 2021, the market value of securities on loan was $136,802,792.
(b)
The rate shown is as of November 30, 2021.
Security has been valued at fair market value using significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of November 30, 2021, these securities amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets.
             
Industry classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes.


 
BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II
 
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
 

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund's (the "Fund") net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter ("OTC") market are valued at their closing prices.  If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market.  Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates.  Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close.  Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim.  To account for this, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:
 
             
• Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
       
• Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
 
• Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
 
             
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
             
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2021, in valuing the Fund's investments carried at fair value:
   

   
TOTAL
   
LEVEL 1
   
LEVEL 2
   
LEVEL 3
   
INVESTMENTS
MEASURED AT NET
ASSET VALUE*
 
Common Stock
                             
Communication Services
 
$
25,196,850
   
$
25,196,850
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
111,498,963
     
111,498,963
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Consumer Staples
   
30,574,718
     
30,574,718
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Energy
   
63,936,289
     
63,936,289
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Financials
   
242,391,581
     
242,391,581
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Health Care
   
54,187,847
     
54,187,847
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Industrials
   
156,838,894
     
156,838,894
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Information Technology
   
93,883,714
     
93,883,714
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Materials
   
46,290,674
     
46,290,674
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Real Estate
   
16,034,890
     
16,034,890
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Utilities
   
2,837,351
     
2,837,351
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Rights
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
**
   
-
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
   
142,333,540
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
142,333,540
 
Short-Term Investments
   
33,906,694
     
33,906,694
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
1,019,912,005
   
$
877,578,465
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
142,333,540
 
                                         

* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy included to reconcile to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments.
 
** Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period.
 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and  the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period.  A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total Level 3 transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the period ended November 30, 2021, the Fund had no significant Level 3 transfers.
       
             
For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent semi-annual or annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.