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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS
 
   
BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
       
   
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS—98.1%
           
Communication Services—2.7%
           
Gray Television, Inc.
   
197,692
   
$
2,312,996
 
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A(a)
   
51,077
     
2,421,561
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
52,300
     
9,913,988
 
TEGNA, Inc.
   
323,009
     
6,376,198
 
             
21,024,743
 
Consumer Discretionary—13.6%
               
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*
   
199,628
     
2,724,922
 
Buckle, Inc. (The)(a)
   
95,704
     
4,206,191
 
Carriage Services, Inc.
   
155,349
     
3,907,027
 
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*
   
202,661
     
1,321,350
 
Foot Locker, Inc.(a)
   
120,126
     
4,781,015
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(a)
   
312,796
     
14,742,075
 
International Game Technology PLC
   
254,193
     
6,237,896
 
J Jill, Inc.*
   
97,758
     
2,486,964
 
LCI Industries(a)
   
62,448
     
6,173,609
 
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc.*(a)
   
228,974
     
2,527,873
 
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*(a)
   
58,776
     
2,478,584
 
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
   
63,555
     
2,441,148
 
Steven Madden Ltd.(a)
   
182,132
     
6,290,839
 
Stride, Inc.*
   
410,471
     
14,534,778
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)
   
216,530
     
6,879,158
 
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.*(a)
   
553,097
     
11,587,382
 
Travel + Leisure Co.
   
131,098
     
5,095,779
 
TravelCenters of America, Inc.*
   
75,877
     
3,881,109
 
Victoria's Secret & Co.*(a)
   
90,225
     
4,150,350
 
             
106,448,049
 
Consumer Staples—0.8%
               
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.(a)
   
173,451
     
4,801,124
 
Universal Corp.(a)
   
28,085
     
1,598,317
 
             
6,399,441
 
Energy—8.4%
               
Cactus, Inc., Class A
   
66,094
     
3,594,853
 
ChampionX Corp.
   
221,176
     
6,821,068
 
Chord Energy Corp.(a)
   
39,849
     
6,078,168
 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
   
77,398
     
2,397,790
 
Enerplus Corp.(a)
   
444,576
     
8,260,222
 
Kosmos Energy Ltd.*(a)
   
873,026
     
5,805,623
 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*
   
312,926
     
1,999,597
 
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*
   
433,186
     
4,414,165
 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*
   
130,101
     
3,048,266
 
PDC Energy, Inc.
   
38,447
     
2,857,381
 
ProPetro Holding Corp.*(a)
   
374,047
     
4,107,036
 
Viper Energy Partners LP
   
293,935
     
9,708,673
 
World Fuel Services Corp.(a)
   
249,535
     
7,099,271
 
             
66,192,113
 
Financials—28.1%
               
AllianceBernstein Holding LP
   
70,953
     
2,862,954
 
Ameris Bancorp
   
45,016
     
2,380,446
 
AMERISAFE, Inc.
   
55,929
     
3,320,505
 
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.(a)
   
106,076
     
1,321,707
 
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A
   
33
     
1,145
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
   
80,114
     
5,333,189
 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
   
158,168
     
9,104,150
 
BankUnited, Inc.(a)
   
82,553
     
3,031,346
 
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.(a)
   
101,171
     
3,154,512
 
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A
   
303,291
     
1,307,184
 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A(a)
   
184,100
     
4,652,207
 
Blucora, Inc.*
   
97,082
     
2,431,904
 
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
   
14,726
     
2,620,639
 
Employers Holdings, Inc.
   
65,189
     
3,029,333
 
Essent Group Ltd.
   
64,695
     
2,593,623
 
Evercore, Inc., Class A(a)
   
66,796
     
7,693,563
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C
   
49,619
     
6,244,551
 
First Hawaiian, Inc.
   
111,483
     
2,959,874
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
59,715
     
1,550,201
 
First Merchants Corp.
   
118,492
     
5,238,531
 
First Mid Bancshares, Inc.(a)
   
59,558
     
2,063,685
 
FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
   
32,044
     
3,007,650
 
Flushing Financial Corp.
   
59,248
     
1,235,913
 
Hancock Whitney Corp.(a)
   
71,134
     
3,900,989
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., (The)(a)
   
48,475
     
7,140,367
 
Heritage Commerce Corp.
   
249,203
     
3,541,175
 
Heritage Financial Corp.(a)
   
76,260
     
2,508,954
 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.(a)
   
173,433
     
2,362,157
 
James River Group Holdings Ltd.
   
91,831
     
2,205,781
 
Luther Burbank Corp.
   
193,775
     
2,298,171
 
Merchants Bancorp(a)
   
125,604
     
3,214,206
 
Nelnet, Inc., Class A
   
32,539
     
3,206,393
 
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
   
105,780
     
2,471,021
 
PacWest Bancorp
   
210,782
     
5,505,626
 
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.
   
138,260
     
5,699,077
 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(a)
   
44,943
     
2,681,299
 
Perella Weinberg Partners
   
251,173
     
2,403,726
 
PRA Group, Inc.*(a)
   
81,534
     
2,803,139
 
Preferred Bank
   
64,763
     
4,895,435
 
Primis Financial Corp.
   
158,577
     
1,958,426
 
RBB Bancorp
   
153,649
     
3,452,493
 
Renaissance Holdings Ltd.
   
15,550
     
2,937,551
 
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A
   
437,711
     
8,272,738
 
SLM Corp.
   
899,217
     
15,700,329
 
SouthState Corp.
   
53,435
     
4,694,265
 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)
   
157,547
     
3,373,081
 
StoneX Group, Inc.*
   
40,457
     
4,105,172
 
Synovus Financial Corp.
   
64,473
     
2,716,247
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
120,814
     
2,448,900
 
Univest Financial Corp.
   
90,138
     
2,542,793
 
Valley National Bancorp(a)
   
499,615
     
6,325,126
 
Velocity Financial, Inc.*
   
264,848
     
2,693,504
 
Veritex Holdings, Inc.
   
106,826
     
3,488,937
 
Voya Financial, Inc.(a)
   
58,395
     
3,852,902
 
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
   
60,507
     
5,403,880
 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
   
3,827
     
5,200,357
 
Wintrust Financial Corp.(a)
   
74,082
     
6,773,317
 
             
219,916,346
 
Health Care—5.0%
               
Amedisys, Inc.*
   
43,315
     
3,945,563
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*
   
32,344
     
4,000,953
 
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*(a)
   
540,053
     
1,701,167
 
Envista Holdings Corp.*(a)
   
163,075
     
5,564,119
 
Haemonetics Corp.*
   
56,787
     
4,844,499
 
LHC Group, Inc.*
   
24,607
     
4,021,030
 
PetIQ, Inc.*(a)
   
208,729
     
2,477,613
 
QuidelOrtho Corp.*
   
20,837
     
1,825,530
 
R1 RCM, Inc.*
   
320,373
     
2,899,376
 
Sotera Health Co.*(a)
   
400,709
     
3,341,913
 
Syneos Health, Inc.*
   
123,358
     
4,352,070
 
             
38,973,833
 
Industrials—21.8%
               
ABM Industries, Inc.(a)
   
271,087
     
12,789,885
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
16,515
     
3,109,609
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
92,942
     
4,163,802
 
Altra Industrial Motion Corp.
   
84,400
     
4,947,528
 
ASGN, Inc.*(a)
   
73,610
     
6,669,066
 
Brink's Co., (The)(a)
   
89,975
     
5,376,006
 
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
82,105
     
4,999,373
 
CBIZ, Inc.*
   
118,413
     
5,879,205
 
CRA International, Inc.
   
82,126
     
10,122,851
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.(a)
   
62,371
     
11,017,837
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
43,287
     
6,705,156
 
EnerSys(a)
   
48,136
     
3,638,119
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*(a)
   
33,516
     
5,792,235
 
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
   
46,310
     
1,375,407
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.(a)
   
113,594
     
5,679,700
 
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*
   
52,020
     
4,377,483
 
ICF International, Inc.(a)
   
61,523
     
6,667,247
 
Korn/Ferry International
   
101,873
     
5,809,817
 
Landstar System, Inc.
   
11,248
     
1,945,679
 
LSI Industries, Inc.
   
234,578
     
2,784,441
 
Masonite International Corp.*
   
30,381
     
2,286,778
 
Matrix Service Co.*
   
262,066
     
1,341,778
 
NOW, Inc.*
   
222,794
     
2,780,469
 
Resideo Technologies, Inc.*
   
425,966
     
6,900,649
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
87,533
     
9,638,259
 
Terex Corp.
   
68,426
     
3,141,438
 
V2X, Inc.*
   
102,422
     
4,138,873
 
Viad Corp.*
   
118,483
     
3,508,282
 
Wabash National Corp.(a)
   
162,857
     
4,082,825
 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.(a)
   
67,261
     
2,958,139
 
WESCO International, Inc.*(a)
   
122,736
     
15,823,125
 
             
170,451,061
 
Information Technology—9.3%
               
Avnet, Inc.(a)
   
121,918
     
5,507,036
 
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B
   
129,164
     
4,448,408
 
Belden, Inc.
   
126,841
     
10,203,090
 
CommScope Holding Co., Inc.*
   
438,088
     
3,890,221
 
Concentrix Corp.
   
78,833
     
9,647,583
 
IBEX Holdings Ltd.*
   
121,856
     
3,145,103
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*(a)
   
58,337
     
6,061,798
 
InterDigital, Inc.
   
97,049
     
4,868,948
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.(a)
   
28,581
     
2,009,244
 
NCR Corp.*(a)
   
138,331
     
3,301,961
 
OSI Systems, Inc.*
   
37,826
     
3,346,844
 
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*
   
313,461
     
5,300,626
 
TD SYNNEX Corp.(a)
   
26,587
     
2,719,850
 
TTEC Holdings, Inc.
   
56,857
     
2,726,293
 
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*(a)
   
141,139
     
5,028,783
 
Unisys Corp.*
   
64,665
     
278,060
 
             
72,483,848
 
Materials—6.5%
               
Ashland, Inc.(a)
   
29,622
     
3,313,813
 
Cabot Corp.(a)
   
63,175
     
4,650,944
 
Ecovyst, Inc.*
   
344,008
     
3,195,834
 
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
   
775,402
     
17,818,738
 
Ingevity Corp.*
   
58,607
     
4,587,170
 
Mativ Holdings, Inc.
   
162,972
     
3,384,928
 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
   
26,895
     
1,621,500
 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA(a)
   
185,988
     
3,492,855
 
Valvoline, Inc.
   
273,727
     
9,027,516
 
             
51,093,298
 
Real Estate—1.7%
               
BRT Apartments Corp.
   
103,613
     
2,137,536
 
Cousins Properties, Inc.(a)
   
213,843
     
5,641,179
 
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
   
119,166
     
2,028,205
 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
   
89,846
     
3,721,421
 
             
13,528,341
 
Utilities—0.2%
               
Pure Cycle Corp.*
   
181,183
     
1,922,352
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $571,563,899)
           
768,433,425
 
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—21.2%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 4.01%(b)
   
166,355,601
     
166,355,601
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
               
(Cost $166,355,601)
           
166,355,601
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.1%
               
Tri-State Deposit, 3.20%(b)
   
13,607,432
     
13,607,432
 
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 3.50%(b)
   
3,077,688
     
3,077,688
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
               
(Cost $16,685,120)
           
16,685,120
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS—121.4%
               
(Cost $754,604,620)
           
951,474,146
 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(21.4)%
           
(167,925,718
)
NET ASSETS—100.0%
         
$
783,548,428
 

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, 2022, the market value of securities on loan was $165,634,859.
(b)
The rate shown is as of November 30, 2022.
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, 2022, 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, 2022 (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, 2022, 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
 
$
21,024,743
   
$
21,024,743
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
106,448,049
     
106,448,049
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Consumer Staples
   
6,399,441
     
6,399,441
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Energy
   
66,192,113
     
66,192,113
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Financials
   
219,916,346
     
219,916,346
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Health Care
   
38,973,833
     
38,973,833
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Industrials
   
170,451,061
     
170,451,061
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Information Technology
   
72,483,848
     
72,483,848
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Materials
   
51,093,298
     
51,093,298
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Real Estate
   
13,528,341
     
13,528,341
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Utilities
   
1,922,352
     
1,922,352
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Rights
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 **
   
-
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
   
166,355,601
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
166,355,601
 
Short-Term Investments
   
16,685,120
     
3,077,688
     
13,607,432
     
-
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
951,474,146
   
$
771,511,113
   
$
13,607,432
   
$
-
   
$
166,355,601
 

* 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 tota 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, 2022, 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.