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BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
 
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
 
   
   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   
VALUE
 
COMMON STOCKS — 94.5%
           
Bermuda — 2.6%
           
Everest Group Ltd.
   
6,682
   
$
2,743,295
 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (a)
   
12,854
     
2,755,382
 
             
5,498,677
 
Canada — 2.2%
               
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
   
186,257
     
3,303,884
 
Teck Resources Ltd. - Class B
   
41,518
     
1,563,153
 
             
4,867,037
 
Finland — 2.0%
               
Fortum Oyj
   
132,993
     
1,867,998
 
Nordea Bank Abp
   
220,214
     
2,461,863
 
             
4,329,861
 
France — 11.0%
               
Airbus Group SE
   
20,687
     
3,074,338
 
Capgemini SE
   
14,468
     
2,965,338
 
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
   
41,128
     
2,681,366
 
Eiffage SA
   
26,103
     
2,646,326
 
Kering SA
   
2,080
     
894,748
 
Rexel SA
   
136,250
     
3,287,950
 
Sanofi
   
28,971
     
2,701,966
 
TotalEnergies SE
   
71,065
     
4,843,711
 
Worldline SA (b),(c)
   
55,615
     
864,346
 
             
23,960,089
 
Germany — 8.1%
               
Brenntag SE
   
26,571
     
2,298,726
 
Commerzbank AG
   
244,597
     
2,994,243
 
Daimler Truck Holding AG
   
25,925
     
841,935
 
Deutsche Telekom AG
   
127,759
     
3,062,147
 
Infineon Technologies AG
   
27,635
     
1,066,279
 
Rheinmetall AG
   
10,203
     
3,075,995
 
Siemens AG
   
24,982
     
4,196,519
 
             
17,535,844
 
Greece — 0.4%
               
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
   
59,731
     
876,866
 
                 
Ireland — 4.0%
               
AIB Group PLC
   
251,819
     
1,167,564
 
CRH PLC
   
70,043
     
4,429,631
 
Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR (a)(b)
   
26,006
     
3,074,429
 
             
8,671,624
 
Italy — 0.5%
               
Enel SpA
   
152,707
     
1,079,150
 
                 
Japan — 8.2%
               
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.
   
39,100
     
1,447,619
 
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.
   
21,800
     
914,796
 
Hitachi Ltd.
   
14,900
     
1,036,016
 
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.
   
71,100
     
1,078,784
 
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
   
39,500
     
259,009
 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
   
46,800
     
2,629,205
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
   
220,500
     
1,878,807
 
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
   
87,700
     
903,671
 
Renesas Electronics Corp. (b)
   
117,800
     
2,053,132
 
Sony Group Corp.
   
31,800
     
2,734,515
 
Subaru Corp.
   
42,600
     
759,953
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
   
45,500
     
2,238,484
 
             
17,933,991
 
Luxembourg — 0.5%
               
Tenaris SA
   
61,024
     
1,052,829
 
                 
Netherlands — 4.5%
               
Aalberts NV
   
33,536
     
1,327,692
 
ING Groep NV
   
219,345
     
3,081,561
 
Koninklijke Ahold NV
   
97,455
     
2,822,235
 
Stellantis NV
   
125,523
     
2,727,172
 
             
9,958,660
 
Singapore — 1.1%
               
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
   
116,000
     
2,367,476
 
                 
South Korea — 1.4%
               
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
   
54,100
     
3,050,577
 
                 
Spain — 1.5%
               
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
   
178,958
     
1,665,959
 
Bankinter SA
   
201,475
     
1,417,542
 
             
3,083,501
 
Sweden — 1.5%
               
Loomis AB
   
32,214
     
856,729
 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A
   
244,462
     
2,309,984
 
             
3,166,713
 
Switzerland — 2.5%
               
Glencore PLC
   
553,303
     
3,095,286
 
STMicroelectronics NV
   
49,505
     
2,349,956
 
             
5,445,242
 
United Kingdom — 14.7%
               
Barratt Developments PLC
   
125,240
     
814,358
 
BP PLC
   
487,051
     
2,961,113
 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC
   
41,391
     
2,509,951
 
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
   
42,784
     
932,312
 
IMI PLC
   
125,580
     
2,481,995
 
Inchcape PLC
   
215,354
     
1,725,661
 
Informa PLC
   
44,253
     
416,127
 
JD Sports Fashion PLC
   
1,310,576
     
2,608,634
 
NatWest Group PLC
   
694,640
     
1,827,469
 
Nomad Foods Ltd. (b)
   
88,382
     
1,427,369
 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
   
42,959
     
2,932,682
 
Shell PLC
   
144,986
     
4,686,655
 
SSE PLC
   
95,382
     
2,210,049
 
Tesco PLC
   
871,839
     
3,150,836
 
WH Smith PLC
   
87,413
     
1,398,193
 
             
32,083,404
 
United States — 27.8%
               
AGCO Corp.
   
8,860
     
1,005,876
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
2,974
     
801,909
 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)(b)
   
233
     
608,114
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
58,181
     
1,773,939
 
Centene Corp. (b)
   
15,347
     
1,130,767
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
11,799
     
2,707,045
 
Cigna Group, (The)
   
7,167
     
1,884,061
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
49,447
     
2,392,245
 
Dell Technologies, Inc. - Class C
   
15,373
     
1,166,350
 
Discover Financial Services
   
17,232
     
1,602,576
 
Elevance Health, Inc.
   
3,065
     
1,469,637
 
Expedia Group, Inc. (b)
   
11,762
     
1,601,749
 
Fifth Third Bancorp
   
89,180
     
2,581,761
 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (b)
   
3,858
     
927,849
 
Gen Digital, Inc.
   
77,936
     
1,720,827
 
Global Payments, Inc.
   
8,978
     
1,045,398
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
6,587
     
2,249,724
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
   
3,512
     
879,686
 
Henry Schein, Inc. (b)
   
21,970
     
1,466,058
 
Humana, Inc. (a)
   
2,248
     
1,089,965
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   
222,061
     
2,500,407
 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a)
   
28,637
     
880,301
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
10,313
     
1,595,009
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
21,699
     
3,386,780
 
Lamar Advertising Co. - Class A (a)
   
10,343
     
1,047,642
 
LKQ Corp.
   
18,546
     
825,853
 
McKesson Corp.
   
5,234
     
2,462,911
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)
   
14,606
     
841,452
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
   
21,963
     
1,142,955
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
9,008
     
1,057,629
 
Southern Co.
   
17,757
     
1,260,392
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
7,618
     
997,958
 
Textron, Inc.
   
34,692
     
2,659,489
 
United Rentals, Inc.
   
2,388
     
1,136,736
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
2,341
     
1,294,503
 
US Foods Holding Corp. (a)(b)
   
70,474
     
3,088,875
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
42,327
     
1,887,361
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
19,082
     
2,219,427
 
             
60,391,216
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS  (COST $171,211,413)
           
205,352,757
 
                 
   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
         
                 
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 4.8%
               
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC, 5.48% (c)
   
10,406,492
     
10,406,492
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (COST $10,406,492)
           
10,406,492
 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.5%
               
Tri-State Deposit, 5.45% (c)
   
8,153,008
     
8,153,008
 
U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account, 5.20% (c)
   
1,515,122
     
1,515,122
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (COST $9,668,130)
           
9,668,130
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (COST $191,286,034) — 103.8%
           
225,427,379
 
 LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (3.8)%
           
(8,322,926
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
         
$
217,104,453
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
PLC Public Limited Company
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

(a)
All or a portion of this security is on loan.  At November 30, 2023, the market value of securities on loan was $10,244,239.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
The rate shown is as of November 30, 2023.



PORTFOLIO VALUATION - The Fund’s 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 sales 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 are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed 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. Forward currency exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the RBB, Fund, Inc.’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.
 
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the 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 Returns the end of the date range, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value: 
 
BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
 
 
LEVEL 1
 
 
LEVEL 2
 
 
LEVEL 3
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
205,352,757
 
 
$
79,166,873
 
 
$
126,185,884
 
 
$
 –
 
Total Equity Securities
 

205,352,757
   

79,166,873
 
 

126,185,884
 
 

 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
 

10,406,492
 
 

 –
 
 

 –
 
 
 
 –
 
Total Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral
 

10,406,492
 
 

 –
 
 

 –
 
 

 –
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money Market Deposit Accounts
 

9,668,130
 
 

1,515,122
 
 

8,153,008
 
 

 
Total Short-Term Investments
 

9,668,130
 
 

1,515,122
 
 

8,153,008
 
 

 
Total  Assets*
 
$
225,427,379
 
 
$
80,681,995
 
 
$
134,338,892
 
 
$
 

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

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 Levels 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 Level 3 transfers are disclosed if the Fund had an amount of total 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, 2023, the Fund had no Level 3 transfers.       
 
For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual report or prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.