# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0000910472-26-007809
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 16068
**Document Hash:** 0ceb8938b20342483d730d96803ddab0
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000910472-26-007809.hdr.sgml**: 20260528

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000910472-26-007809

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260331

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260528

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260528

**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:** 261030673

**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

### STERLING CAPITAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (Series ID: S000003543)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000009843 | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | BOPIX           |
| C000009844 | A CLASS             | BOPAX           |
| C000009846 | C CLASS             | BOPCX           |
| C000199531 | Class R6            | STRSX           |

## 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:** Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000003543

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300MT1F16BJKOK631

**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:** $312312517.83

**Total Liabilities:** $318539.54

**Net Assets:** $311993978.29

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000009843 | -0.19%               | -4.62%               | -4.21%               |
| Class ID C000009844 | -5.96%               | -10.17%              | -9.72%               |
| Class ID C000009846 | -1.33%               | -5.61%               | -5.22%               |
| Class ID C000199531 | -0.19%               | -4.61%               | -4.20%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $10964258.98             | $-11335298.75                              |
| Month 2  | $6998065.66              | $-23655409.16                              |
| Month 3  | $-706028.48              | $-13262514.43                              |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Akamai Technologies, Inc.           | Akamai Technologies, Inc.                 | CUSIP: 00971T101<br>LEI: OC1LZNN2LF5WTJ5RIL89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    103741 | NS      | $11914653.85  | 3.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                       | Alphabet, Inc.                            | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     60217 | NS      | $17273848.62  | 5.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com, Inc.                    | Amazon.com, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     66571 | NS      | $13864742.17  | 4.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apollo Global Management Inc        | Apollo Global Management, Inc.            | CUSIP: 03769M106<br>LEI: 254900LMFT1CY9IYB476 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14231 | NS      | $1585618.02   | 0.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CBRE Group Inc.                     | CBRE Group, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 12504L109<br>LEI: 52990016II9MJ2OSWA10 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     45002 | NS      | $6095970.92   | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CACI International Inc.             | CACI International, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 127190304<br>LEI: SYRPI2D1O9WRTS2WX210 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5849 | NS      | $3181095.63   | 1.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coherent Corp                       | Coherent Corporation                      | CUSIP: 19247G107<br>LEI: 549300O5C25A0MMHHU33 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     31424 | NS      | $7485511.04   | 2.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Danaher Corporation                 | Danaher Corporation                       | CUSIP: 235851102<br>LEI: S4BKK9OTCEWQ3YHPFM11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44075 | NS      | $8356620.00   | 2.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Deere & Company                     | Deere & Company                           | CUSIP: 244199105<br>LEI: PWFTNG3EI0Y73OXWDH08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8412 | NS      | $4738479.60   | 1.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DexCom Inc                          | Dexcom, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 252131107<br>LEI: 549300YSK3QDSFR5EU59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     56356 | NS      | $3539156.80   | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Money Market Obligations Trust      | Federated Hermes Treasury Oligations Fund | CUSIP: 31423R500<br>LEI: 25490005VWJDWX717014 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  13951323 | PA      | $13951323.35  | 4.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| F5 Inc                              | F5, Inc.                                  | CUSIP: 315616102<br>LEI: 54930015FPK9KT966303 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11414 | NS      | $3302412.62   | 1.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HCA Healthcare Inc                  | HCA Healthcare, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 40412C101<br>LEI: 529900PH4ZGUH2MNEU89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3400 | NS      | $1609016.00   | 0.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                          | Intuit, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9978 | NS      | $4314287.64   | 1.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lennar Corp.                        | Lennar Corporation                        | CUSIP: 526057104<br>LEI: 529900G61XVRLX5TJX09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    101623 | NS      | $8824941.32   | 2.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eli Lilly & Co.                     | Eli Lilly & Company                       | CUSIP: 532457108<br>LEI: FRDRIPF3EKNDJ2CQJL29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14378 | NS      | $13224453.06  | 4.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marvell Technology Inc              | Marvell Technology, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 573874104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    176179 | NS      | $17450529.95  | 5.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                     | Microsoft Corporation                     | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     35440 | NS      | $13118824.80  | 4.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mueller Industries Inc.             | Mueller Industries, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 624756102<br>LEI: 5493005IZFE4VJLLYG84 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     74125 | NS      | $8213050.00   | 2.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Natera Inc.                         | Natera, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 632307104<br>LEI: 529900CQ3OZ0A0VYVU59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     57403 | NS      | $11480025.97  | 3.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp.                        | NVIDIA Corporation                        | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    125392 | NS      | $21868364.80  | 7.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oneok Inc.                          | ONEOK, Inc.                               | CUSIP: 682680103<br>LEI: 2T3D6M0JSY48PSZI1Q41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     69122 | NS      | $6247937.58   | 2.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp.                        | Oracle Corporation                        | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     78375 | NS      | $11529746.25  | 3.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| S&P Global Inc                      | S&P Global, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 78409V104<br>LEI: Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12438 | NS      | $5290378.92   | 1.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation      | Charles Schwab Corporation (The)          | CUSIP: 808513105<br>LEI: 549300VSGCJ7E698NM85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    110669 | NS      | $10400672.62  | 3.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Servicenow Inc                      | ServiceNow, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 81762P102<br>LEI: 549300HJTQM36M0E1G39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     28431 | NS      | $2972461.05   | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Synopsys Inc                        | Synopsys, Inc.                            | CUSIP: 871607107<br>LEI: QG7T915N9S0NY5UKNE63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     26617 | NS      | $10553108.16  | 3.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| T-Mobile US Inc                     | T-Mobile US, Inc.                         | CUSIP: 872590104<br>LEI: 549300QHIJYOHPACPG31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     31157 | NS      | $6543904.71   | 2.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.       | CUSIP: 874054109<br>LEI: BOMSTHHJK882EWYX3334 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     51266 | NS      | $10125035.00  | 3.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.       | CUSIP: 881624209<br>LEI: 549300BAFGM4RC74ZJ94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IL        |    259087 | NS      | $7803700.44   | 2.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc.             | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 91324P102<br>LEI: 549300GHBMY8T5GXDE41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     28756 | NS      | $7781086.04   | 2.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Universal Display Corp.             | Universal Display Corporation             | CUSIP: 91347P105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16596 | NS      | $1521189.36   | 0.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc.              | Verisk Analytics, Inc.                    | CUSIP: 92345Y106<br>LEI: 549300I1YSWNIRKBWP67 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42215 | NS      | $8010296.25   | 2.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                            | Visa, Inc.                                | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34163 | NS      | $10325425.12  | 3.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CRH PLC                             | CRH plc                                   | CUSIP: G25508105<br>LEI: 549300MIDJNNTH068E74 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     87294 | NS      | $9176345.28   | 2.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NXP Semiconductors NV               | NXP Semiconductors N.V.                   | CUSIP: N6596X109<br>LEI: 724500M9BY5293JDF951 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |     42795 | NS      | $8424623.70   | 2.70%             |  |  |  | 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