# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0000910472-26-008685
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 19472
**Document Hash:** fdce986dd6d93f993be358c5a7fcc934
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000910472-26-008685.hdr.sgml**: 20260601

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000910472-26-008685

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260331

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260601

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260601

**PERIOD START**: 20260930

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000889284

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 043331055
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-06719
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261048225

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 434 FAYETTEVILLE ST
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 500
- **CITY:** RALEIGH
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27601
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8002281872

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 434 FAYETTEVILLE ST
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 500
- **CITY:** RALEIGH
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 27601

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BB&T FUNDS /
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010419

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BB&T MUTUAL FUNDS GROUP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920929

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### GUARDIAN CAPITAL DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND (Series ID: S000100607)

| Class ID   | Class Name           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000270436 | INSTITUTIONAL SHARES |  |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** Sterling Capital Funds

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-06719

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0000889284

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 54930017VPAACVI5ZX74

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 434 Fayetteville St

  - **City:** Raleigh

  - **State:** NC

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 27601

  - **Telephone number:** 800-228-1872

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** GUARDIAN CAPITAL DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000100607

- **c. LEI of Series:** 529900PN3VJH2L0PTN63

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2026-09-30

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2026-03-31

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $42056903.08

**Total Liabilities:** $57336.39

**Net Assets:** $41999566.69

**Cash Not Reported:** $15471.15

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000270436 | 2.17%                | 3.92%                | -4.80%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-331628.38              | $1237351.34                                |
| Month 2  | $608876.79               | $1055289.02                                |
| Month 3  | $0.00                    | $-2124637.85                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                         | Title                                                                        | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| AbbVie Inc.                                  | AbbVie, Inc.                                                                 | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3244 | NS      | $705537.56    | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.               | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.                                             | CUSIP: 009158106<br>LEI: 7QEON6Y1RL5XR3R1W237 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1077 | NS      | $312857.73    | 0.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                                | Alphabet, Inc.                                                               | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6083 | NS      | $1749227.48   | 4.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amgen Inc.                                   | Amgen, Inc.                                                                  | CUSIP: 031162100<br>LEI: 62QBXGPJ34PQ72Z12S66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1007 | NS      | $354312.95    | 0.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amphenol Corporation                         | Amphenol Corporation                                                         | CUSIP: 032095101<br>LEI: 549300D3L3G0R4U4VT04 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2921 | NS      | $369068.35    | 0.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc.                                   | Apple, Inc.                                                                  | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8959 | NS      | $2273704.61   | 5.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                                 | Broadcom, Inc.                                                               | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7042 | NS      | $2179569.42   | 5.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation                 | Costco Wholesale Corporation                                                 | CUSIP: 22160K105<br>LEI: 29DX7H14B9S6O3FD6V18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2061 | NS      | $2053642.23   | 4.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc.                     | Darden Restaurants, Inc.                                                     | CUSIP: 237194105<br>LEI: CY1NFSCCB5GUXC7WZC70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2842 | NS      | $557145.68    | 1.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Royal Bank of Canada                         | Royal Bank of Canada                                                         | CUSIP: 780087102<br>LEI: ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |     10407 | NS      | $1682017.97   | 4.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Equinix, Inc.                                | Equinix, Inc.                                                                | CUSIP: 29444U700<br>LEI: 549300EVUN2BTLJ3GT74 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1183 | NS      | $1159623.92   | 2.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                           | Meta Platforms, Inc.                                                         | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1484 | NS      | $849040.92    | 2.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| W.w. Grainger Inc.                           | WW Grainger, Inc.                                                            | CUSIP: 384802104<br>LEI: 549300TWZSP6O1IH2V34 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       383 | NS      | $417780.23    | 0.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Hartford Insurance Group Inc.            | Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)                                         | CUSIP: 416515104<br>LEI: IU7C3FTM7Y3BQM112U94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6507 | NS      | $879941.61    | 2.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc.                              | Home Depot, Inc. (The)                                                       | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1956 | NS      | $643308.84    | 1.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ICICI Bank Ltd.                              | ICICI Bank Ltd.                                                              | CUSIP: 45104G104<br>LEI: R7RX8ER1V4666J8D1I38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |     19129 | NS      | $495441.10    | 1.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc.                     | Illinois Tool Works, Inc.                                                    | CUSIP: 452308109<br>LEI: 76NA4I14SZCFAYMNSV04 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1014 | NS      | $263934.06    | 0.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                            | Johnson & Johnson                                                            | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5253 | NS      | $1284043.32   | 3.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Allianz SE                                   | Allianz S.E.                                                                 | CUSIP: D03080112<br>LEI: 529900K9B0N5BT694847 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |      4461 | NS      | $1852562.76   | 4.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co.                              | Eli Lilly & Company                                                          | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       390 | NS      | $358710.30    | 0.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MasterCard Incorporated                      | Mastercard, Inc.                                                             | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1727 | NS      | $862912.82    | 2.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| McDonald's Corp.                             | McDonald's Corporation                                                       | CUSIP: 580135101<br>LEI: UE2136O97NLB5BYP9H04 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2637 | NS      | $819553.23    | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                              | Microsoft Corporation                                                        | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5138 | NS      | $1901933.46   | 4.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund  - Treasury Securities Portfolio | CUSIP: 61747C525<br>LEI: 5493000A332Y142SOW84 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    565566 | PA      | $565566.01    | 1.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Motorola Solutions Inc                       | Motorola Solutions, Inc.                                                     | CUSIP: 620076307<br>LEI: 6S552MUG6KGJVEBSEC55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1057 | NS      | $458706.29    | 1.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp.                                 | Oracle Corporation                                                           | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3824 | NS      | $562548.64    | 1.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp.                        | Parker-Hannifin Corporation                                                  | CUSIP: 701094104<br>LEI: 5493002CONDB4N2HKI23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       551 | NS      | $493277.24    | 1.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Axa SA                                       | AXA S.A.                                                                     | CUSIP: F06106102<br>LEI: F5WCUMTUM4RKZ1MAIE39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     43688 | NS      | $1981411.37   | 4.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Procter & Gamble Co.                     | Procter & Gamble Company (The)                                               | CUSIP: 742718109<br>LEI: 2572IBTT8CCZW6AU4141 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2243 | NS      | $323978.92    | 0.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Republic Services, Inc.                      | Republic Services, Inc.                                                      | CUSIP: 760759100<br>LEI: NKNQHM6BLECKVOQP7O46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5359 | NS      | $1173728.18   | 2.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Shell PLC                                    | Shell plc                                                                    | CUSIP: 780259305<br>LEI: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     13882 | NS      | $1291026.00   | 3.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sanofi SA                                    | Sanofi S.A.                                                                  | CUSIP: 80105N105<br>LEI: 549300E9PC51EN656011 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |      4995 | NS      | $240659.10    | 0.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Schneider Electric SE                        | Schneider Electric S.E.                                                      | CUSIP: 80687P106<br>LEI: 969500A1YF1XUYYXS284 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     17693 | NS      | $963029.99    | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The TJX Companies Inc.                       | TJX Companies, Inc. (The)                                                    | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5769 | NS      | $921309.30    | 2.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Unilever PLC                                 | Unilever plc                                                                 | CUSIP: 904767803<br>LEI: 549300MKFYEKVRWML317 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |      5543 | NS      | $315784.71    | 0.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Vistra Corp                                  | Vistra Corporation                                                           | CUSIP: 92840M102<br>LEI: 549300KP43CPCUJOOG15 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1205 | NS      | $181147.65    | 0.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| WEC Energy Group Inc.                        | WEC Energy Group, Inc.                                                       | CUSIP: 92939U106<br>LEI: 549300IGLYTZUK3PVP70 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4128 | NS      | $477898.56    | 1.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Waste Management, Inc.                       | Waste Management, Inc.                                                       | CUSIP: 94106L109<br>LEI: 549300YX8JIID70NFS41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3987 | NS      | $916172.73    | 2.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Williams Companies Inc. (The)                | Williams Companies, Inc. (The)                                               | CUSIP: 969457100<br>LEI: D71FAKCBLFS2O0RBPG08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29901 | NS      | $2176194.78   | 5.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TotalEnergies SE                             | TotalEnergies S.E.                                                           | CUSIP: F92124100<br>LEI: 529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     20380 | NS      | $1854172.40   | 4.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AstraZeneca PLC                              | AstraZeneca plc                                                              | CUSIP: G0593M107<br>LEI: PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |      5785 | NS      | $1140917.70   | 2.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ASML Holding N.V.                            | ASML Holding NV - NY Reg Shares                                              | CUSIP: N07059210<br>LEI: 724500Y6DUVHQD6OXN27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |      1419 | NS      | $1874257.77   | 4.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2026-03-31

**Name of Applicant:** Sterling Capital Funds

**Signature:** Todd Miller

**Name of Signer:** Todd Miller

**Title:** Treasurer