# Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy Fund (Continued)
## Statement of Significant Purchases and Sales
In accordance with the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations, 2011 as amended, a statement of changes in the composition of the Schedule of Investments during the reporting period is provided to ensure that Shareholders can identify changes in the investments held by the Portfolio. The following statements present the aggregate purchases and sales of transferable securities exceeding one percent of the total value of purchases or sales, respectively, for the period. At a minimum, the largest twenty purchases and twenty sales are presented, if available.
Aggregate purchases greater than one percent of the total value of purchases:
| Units | Security Description | Cost US$ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 38,024 | Nuance Communications Inc | 2,024,629 |
| 30,608 | Sunrun Inc | 2,020,066 |
| 6,400 | Coherent Inc | 1,650,935 |
| 10,200 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,608,708 |
| 8,968 | Proofpoint Inc | 1,542,735 |
| 16,940 | RealPage Inc | 1,468,878 |
| 18,244 | CoreLogic Inc | 1,456,154 |
| 24,176 | Webster Financial Corp | 1,379,659 |
| 6,240 | GW Pharmaceuticals Inc ADR | 1,336,436 |
| 17,344 | State Street Corp | 1,324,353 |
| 71,396 | Hayward Holdings Inc | 1,214,631 |
| 45,576 | Clarivate Analytics Plc | 1,185,524 |
| 32,344 | HMS Holdings Corp | 1,184,514 |
| 50,716 | Change Healthcare Inc | 1,168,030 |
| 31,812 | Luminex Corp | 1,166,618 |
| 17,776 | Talend SA ADR | 1,145,000 |
| 23,988 | BJ's Restaurants Inc | 1,127,698 |
| 15,476 | Cubic Corp | 1,123,688 |
| 9,848 | Acacia Communications Inc Class B | 1,123,528 |
| 38,596 | Perspecta Inc | 1,117,266 |
| 24,096 | PPD Inc | 1,109,263 |
| 10,000 | IHS Markit Ltd | 1,033,258 |
| 3,852 | Kansas City Southern | 1,030,035 |
| 36,292 | Shaw Communications Inc Class B | 1,005,783 |
| 25,472 | At Home Group Inc | 931,751 |
| 16,000 | Cooper Tire & Rubber | 908,064 |
| 6,000 | PRA Health Sciences Inc | 882,724 |
| 16,324 | Viela Bio Inc | 864,202 |
| 6,680 | Woodward Inc | 848,714 |
| 20,612 | Hancock Whitney Corp | 836,621 |
| 4,748 | Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp | 820,437 |
| 61,560 | Paya Holdings Inc Class A | 787,058 |
| 18,000 | Slack Technologies Inc Class A | 769,066 |

INTERIM REPORT 2021  287
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT PURCHASES AND SALES

Translation (ENDE, 2021-06-30):
# Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy Fund (Fortsetzung)
## Bilanz
|  |  | Zum | Zum |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anm. | 30. Juni 2021 | 31. Dezember 2020 |
|  | US$ | US$ |
| Umlaufvermögen |  |  |  |
| Finanzielle Vermögenswerte, erfolgswirksam zum beizulegenden Zeitwert bewertet |  | 26.958.767 | 32.773.005 |
| Barmittel und Barmitteläquivalente | 2 | 25.118.517 | 23.745.113 |
| Forderungen aus Wertpapierverkäufen |  | 520.897 | 497.202 |
| Forderungen aus ausgegebenen Anteilen |  | 1.764 | 134.571 |
| Forderungen gegenüber Brokern |  | 4.802.538 | 3.069.160 |
| Ertragsforderungen und sonstiges Vermögen |  | 55.374 | 117.350 |
| Vermögenswerte insgesamt |  | 57.457.857 | 60.336.401 |
|  |  |  |  |
| Kurzfristige Verbindlichkeiten |  |  |  |
| Finanzielle Verbindlichkeiten, erfolgswirksam zum beizulegenden Zeitwert bewertet |  | 3.231.249 | 1.822.508 |
| Kontenüberziehung | 3 | – | 37 |
| Verbindlichkeiten aus zurückgenommenen Anteilen |  | 3.321 | – |
| Verbindlichkeiten gegenüber dem Makler |  | – | 350.000 |
| Antizipative Passiva |  | 185.765 | 192.941 |
| Verbindlichkeiten aus Wertpapierkäufen |  | 219.929 | 236.509 |
| Sonstige Verbindlichkeiten |  | 148.535 | 95.161 |
| Verbindlichkeiten (ohne das auf Inhaber rückzahlbarer, gewinnberechtigter Anteile entfallende	3.788.799	2.697.156 |
| Nettovermögen) |  |  |
|  |  |  |
| Auf Inhaber rückzahlbarer, gewinnberechtigter Anteile entfallendes Nettovermögen | 53.669.058 | 57.639.245 |

Die Anmerkungen im Anhang sind wesentlicher Bestandteil des Halbjahresabschlusses.
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