# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0000910472-26-007797
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 14975
**Document Hash:** 27390d74021c8c01c598122c3516597c
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000910472-26-007797.hdr.sgml**: 20260528

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000910472-26-007797

**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:** 261030660

**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 EQUITY INCOME FUND (Series ID: S000003555)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000009883 | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | BEGIX           |
| C000009884 | A CLASS             | BAEIX           |
| C000009886 | C CLASS             | BCEGX           |
| C000199533 | Class R6            | STREX           |

## 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 Equity Income Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000003555

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300OY0KEDTULD2318

**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:** $629450915.42

**Total Liabilities:** $857849.18

**Net Assets:** $628593066.24

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000009883 | 3.57%                | 1.89%                | -5.74%               |
| Class ID C000009884 | -2.35%               | -4.01%               | -11.15%              |
| Class ID C000009886 | 2.54%                | 0.77%                | -6.76%               |
| Class ID C000199533 | 3.62%                | 1.89%                | -5.72%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $16740698.00             | $9522738.27                                |
| Month 2  | $12832488.75             | $-35009.32                                 |
| Month 3  | $15656097.63             | $-57534266.18                              |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Aflac Incorporated               | Aflac, Inc.                               | CUSIP: 001055102<br>LEI: 549300N0B7DOGLXWPP39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    185677 | NS      | $20370623.67  | 3.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Abbott Laboratories              | Abbott Laboratories                       | CUSIP: 002824100<br>LEI: HQD377W2YR662HK5JX27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     99725 | NS      | $10238765.75  | 1.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AbbVie Inc.                      | AbbVie, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     96085 | NS      | $20897526.65  | 3.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group, Inc.               | Altria Group, Inc.                        | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    107493 | NS      | $7093463.07   | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Express Company         | American Express Company                  | CUSIP: 025816109<br>LEI: R4PP93JZOLY261QX3811 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     70367 | NS      | $21284610.16  | 3.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc.       | Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                | CUSIP: 03076C106<br>LEI: 6ZLKQF7QB6JAEKQS5388 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     53585 | NS      | $23813174.00  | 3.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Analog Devices Inc.              | Analog Devices, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 032654105<br>LEI: GYVOE5EZ4GDAVTU4CQ61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     83303 | NS      | $26502016.42  | 4.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Elevance Health Inc.             | Elevance Health, Inc.                     | CUSIP: 036752103<br>LEI: 8MYN82XMYQH89CTMTH67 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     19480 | NS      | $5702770.00   | 0.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc.  | Automatic Data Processing, Inc.           | CUSIP: 053015103<br>LEI: HGBOLILQXWER4SAL2I23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     92382 | NS      | $18770174.76  | 2.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coterra Energy Inc               | Coterra Energy, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 127097103<br>LEI: FCNMH6O7VWU7LHXMK351 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    410940 | NS      | $14440431.60  | 2.30%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| D.R. Horton, Inc.                | DR Horton, Inc.                           | CUSIP: 23331A109<br>LEI: 529900ZIUEYVSB8QDD25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    134155 | NS      | $18408749.10  | 2.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Deere & Company                  | Deere & Company                           | CUSIP: 244199105<br>LEI: PWFTNG3EI0Y73OXWDH08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     35737 | NS      | $20130652.10  | 3.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dominos Pizza Inc.               | Domino's Pizza, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 25754A201<br>LEI: 25490005ZWM1IF9UXU57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     50254 | NS      | $18030632.66  | 2.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Money Market Obligations Trust   | Federated Hermes Treasury Oligations Fund | CUSIP: 31423R500<br>LEI: 25490005VWJDWX717014 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  15022832 | PA      | $15022831.66  | 2.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc         | Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.                | CUSIP: 31488V107<br>LEI: 2138003JYQMRP3SLX189 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    100287 | NS      | $23392945.62  | 3.72%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.        | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)           | CUSIP: 38141G104<br>LEI: 784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11300 | NS      | $9559687.00   | 1.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc.                  | Home Depot, Inc. (The)                    | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     49165 | NS      | $16169876.85  | 2.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Honeywell International Inc.     | Honeywell International, Inc.             | CUSIP: 438516106<br>LEI: ISRPG12PN4EIEOEMW547 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     90695 | NS      | $20499790.85  | 3.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co.             | JPMorgan Chase & Company                  | CUSIP: 46625H100<br>LEI: 8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     85350 | NS      | $25106556.00  | 3.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.          | CUSIP: 571748102<br>LEI: 549300XMP3KDCKJXIU47 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    115860 | NS      | $20095917.00  | 3.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MetLife Inc.                     | MetLife, Inc.                             | CUSIP: 59156R108<br>LEI: C4BXATY60WC6XEOZDX54 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    162652 | NS      | $11502749.44  | 1.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                  | Microsoft Corporation                     | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     60326 | NS      | $22330875.42  | 3.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Motorola Solutions Inc           | Motorola Solutions, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 620076307<br>LEI: 6S552MUG6KGJVEBSEC55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     61159 | NS      | $26541171.23  | 4.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nasdaq Inc                       | Nasdaq, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 631103108<br>LEI: 549300L8X1Q78ERXFD06 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    114046 | NS      | $9681364.94   | 1.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pepsico Inc                      | PepsiCo, Inc.                             | CUSIP: 713448108<br>LEI: FJSUNZKFNQ5YPJ5OT455 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    147430 | NS      | $22894404.70  | 3.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Raymond James Financial Inc.     | Raymond James Financial, Inc.             | CUSIP: 754730109<br>LEI: RGUZHJ05YTITL6D76949 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     95339 | NS      | $13804133.81  | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rockwell Automation, Inc.        | Rockwell Automation, Inc.                 | CUSIP: 773903109<br>LEI: VH3R4HHBHH12O0EXZJ88 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     51663 | NS      | $18540817.44  | 2.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation   | Charles Schwab Corporation (The)          | CUSIP: 808513105<br>LEI: 549300VSGCJ7E698NM85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    278056 | NS      | $26131702.88  | 4.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Southern Co.                     | Southern Company (The)                    | CUSIP: 842587107<br>LEI: 549300FC3G3YU2FBZD92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    275658 | NS      | $26606510.16  | 4.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Vici Properties Inc              | VICI Properties, Inc.                     | CUSIP: 925652109<br>LEI: 254900RKH6RY9KCJQH63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    109466 | NS      | $2990611.12   | 0.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Waste Management, Inc.           | Waste Management, Inc.                    | CUSIP: 94106L109<br>LEI: 549300YX8JIID70NFS41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    127963 | NS      | $29404617.77  | 4.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corporation PLC            | Eaton Corp plc                            | CUSIP: G29183103<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |     64869 | NS      | $23201695.23  | 3.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Linde PLC                        | Linde plc                                 | CUSIP: G54950103<br>LEI: 5299003QR1WT0EF88V51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     58046 | NS      | $28776884.96  | 4.58%             |  |  |  | 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