# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0000910472-25-005227
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 19875
**Document Hash:** c292277e673da83cee3a22046e49b3ea
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000910472-25-005227.hdr.sgml**: 20251201

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000910472-25-005227

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250930

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251201

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251201

**PERIOD START**: 20250930

**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:** 251537327

**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 Small Cap Value Fund (Series ID: S000049657)

| Class ID   | Class Name           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000157002 | A Shares             | STSNX           |
| C000157003 | C Shares             | STSOX           |
| C000157004 | Institutional Shares | STSCX           |
| C000217820 | R6 Shares            | SCSIX           |

## 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 Small Cap Value Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000049657

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493006HLS4RP425YN02

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

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2025-09-30

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-09-30

**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:** $175257846.96

**Total Liabilities:** $187789.07

**Net Assets:** $175070057.89

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000157004 | 3.76%                | 4.34%                | 0.85%                |
| Class ID C000157002 | -2.23%               | -1.70%               | -4.96%               |
| Class ID C000157003 | 2.67%                | 3.25%                | -0.24%               |
| Class ID C000217820 | 3.79%                | 4.34%                | 0.86%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $1020437.06              | $5278685.59                                |
| Month 2  | $2646745.18              | $4467127.42                                |
| Month 3  | $6481761.18              | $-4965286.88                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Eplus Inc                                       | Eplus, Inc.                               | CUSIP: 294268107<br>LEI: 529900FFY8AAFJ21NE91 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44300 | NS      | $3145743.00   | 1.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Herc Holdings Inc                               | HERC HOLDINGS IN                          | CUSIP: 42704L104<br>LEI: 549300TP80QLITMSBP82 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10381 | NS      | $1211047.46   | 0.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tanger Inc.                                     | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.       | CUSIP: 875465106<br>LEI: UKEW8YSXE4Y581KYOL30 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     83581 | NS      | $2828381.04   | 1.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.             | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.       | CUSIP: 32054K103<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     95638 | NS      | $4922487.86   | 2.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastec, Inc.                                    | MasTec, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 576323109<br>LEI: 549300TMDIT8WREDOF45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34868 | NS      | $7420259.08   | 4.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oshkosh Corporation                             | Oshkosh Corp.                             | CUSIP: 688239201<br>LEI: 549300FEKNPCFSA2B506 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44441 | NS      | $5763997.70   | 3.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ON Semiconductor Corp.                          | ON Semiconductor Corporation              | CUSIP: 682189105<br>LEI: ZV20P4CNJVT8V1ZGJ064 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     55743 | NS      | $2748687.33   | 1.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Qorvo Inc                                       | Qorvo, Inc.                               | CUSIP: 74736K101<br>LEI: 254900YAUJV2EUEVBR11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20856 | NS      | $1899564.48   | 1.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.                 | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.           | CUSIP: 008252108<br>LEI: 2JE75BUE3T1BLCYYGK54 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21984 | NS      | $5241645.12   | 2.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BJ Wholesale Club Holdings Inc                  | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.        | CUSIP: 05550J101<br>LEI: 549300UCIWH1C93V0J03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     48243 | NS      | $4498659.75   | 2.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Northern Oil And Gas, Inc.                      | Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.                | CUSIP: 665531307<br>LEI: OKFF0PIZDDMNH4UCYE51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     75552 | NS      | $1873689.60   | 1.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Select Water Solutions Inc                      | Select Energy Services, Inc.              | CUSIP: 81617J301<br>LEI: 54930094OK8LA3QDW486 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    222950 | NS      | $2383335.50   | 1.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Garrett Motion Inc                              | Garret Motion, Inc.                       | CUSIP: 366505105<br>LEI: 549300LS5WT7EMBNV724 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    215732 | NS      | $2938269.84   | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Highwoods Properties, Inc.                      | Highwoods Properties, Inc.                | CUSIP: 431284108<br>LEI: ZIIGTYKL9T0X3HLTDX53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     80892 | NS      | $2573983.44   | 1.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Performance Food Group Co.                      | Performance Food Group Co.                | CUSIP: 71377A103<br>LEI: 549300EUK8GR9IT1YK57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     56735 | NS      | $5902709.40   | 3.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crane NXT Co                                    | Crane NXT Co.                             | CUSIP: 224441105<br>LEI: 549300EXNPSXEWUD3N21 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44566 | NS      | $2989041.62   | 1.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Selective Insurance Group Inc.                  | Selective Insurance Group, Inc.           | CUSIP: 816300107<br>LEI: 549300R3WGJWLE40R258 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27899 | NS      | $2261771.93   | 1.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated       | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.        | CUSIP: 955306105<br>LEI: 5493007NKRGM1RJQ1P16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13772 | NS      | $3612808.76   | 2.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Avient Corporation                              | Avient Corp.                              | CUSIP: 05368V106<br>LEI: SM8L9RZYIB34LNTWO040 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    109866 | NS      | $3620084.70   | 2.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp                  | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.           | CUSIP: 591774104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     28540 | NS      | $2135362.80   | 1.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PTC Inc                                         | PTC, Inc.                                 | CUSIP: 69370C100<br>LEI: 54930050SSMU8SKDJ030 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     17652 | NS      | $3583709.04   | 2.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trustmark Corp                                  | Trustmark Corp.                           | CUSIP: 898402102<br>LEI: 5493000HPQ4D2RZ79739 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     55010 | NS      | $2178396.00   | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust | Federated Hermes Treasury Oligations Fund | CUSIP: 31423R500<br>LEI: 25490005VWJDWX717014 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |   1198736 | PA      | $1198735.65   | 0.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Casey'S General Stores Inc.                     | Casey's General Stores, Inc.              | CUSIP: 147528103<br>LEI: 549300CAFWSI86V66Q65 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12376 | NS      | $6996400.32   | 4.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Old National Bancorp                            | Old National Bancorp                      | CUSIP: 680033107<br>LEI: 549300MMK90CL5KMVX16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    112542 | NS      | $2470296.90   | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crane Co.                                       | Crane Co.                                 | CUSIP: 224408104<br>LEI: 5493000CQRQOTHUODL75 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34826 | NS      | $6412859.64   | 3.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| QCR Holdings Inc.                               | QCR Holdings, Inc.                        | CUSIP: 74727A104<br>LEI: 549300MWKWM7KWJVQO33 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     28790 | NS      | $2177675.60   | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Webster Financial Corp.                         | Webster Financial Corp.                   | CUSIP: 947890109<br>LEI: KMRURHT0VWKYS6Z5KU67 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     71398 | NS      | $4243897.12   | 2.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc.                            | Glacier Bancorp, Inc.                     | CUSIP: 37637Q105<br>LEI: 549300SMJAUKZB5D7V74 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     83104 | NS      | $4044671.68   | 2.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Matador Resources Company                       | Matador Resources Co.                     | CUSIP: 576485205<br>LEI: 549300CI3Q2UUK5R4G79 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     40311 | NS      | $1811173.23   | 1.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dorman Products Inc.                            | Dorman Products, Inc.                     | CUSIP: 258278100<br>LEI: 2549000O0BBUX740XR59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24755 | NS      | $3858809.40   | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Columbia Banking System Inc.                    | Columbia Banking System, Inc.             | CUSIP: 197236102<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     83469 | NS      | $2148492.06   | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Bankshares Inc                           | United Bankshares, Inc.                   | CUSIP: 909907107<br>LEI: 5299005O3BAMJ9Z92V62 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     58950 | NS      | $2193529.50   | 1.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CACI International Inc.                         | CACI International, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 127190304<br>LEI: SYRPI2D1O9WRTS2WX210 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12356 | NS      | $6162925.68   | 3.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Moog Inc.                                       | Moog, Inc.                                | CUSIP: 615394202<br>LEI: 549300WM2I4U7OBAHG07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34546 | NS      | $7174167.82   | 4.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Portland General Electric Company               | Portland General Electric Co.             | CUSIP: 736508847<br>LEI: GJOUP9M7C39GLSK9R870 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     82140 | NS      | $3614160.00   | 2.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Community Financial System Inc                  | Community Bank System, Inc.               | CUSIP: 203607106<br>LEI: 5299008N6YHE6GCP1E80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     67224 | NS      | $3942015.36   | 2.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| EnerSys                                         | EnerSys                                   | CUSIP: 29275Y102<br>LEI: 7ZS3DE5PN30BYUJFWP05 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     46120 | NS      | $5209715.20   | 2.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meritage Homes Corp                             | Meritage Homes Corp.                      | CUSIP: 59001A102<br>LEI: 52990044W9UMFJO2FB97 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     57544 | NS      | $4167911.92   | 2.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chord Energy Corp.                              | Chord Energy Corp.                        | CUSIP: 674215207<br>LEI: 529900FA4V2YNIKZ0M71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16549 | NS      | $1644474.13   | 0.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.               | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.             | CUSIP: 410867105<br>LEI: JJYR6MFKFF6CF8DBZ078 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     17061 | NS      | $3098789.43   | 1.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Wintrust Financial Corporation                  | Wintrust Financial Corp.                  | CUSIP: 97650W108<br>LEI: Q774KI4AW80FHFW33O61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     47360 | NS      | $6272358.40   | 3.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Rentals, Inc.                            | United Rentals, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 911363109<br>LEI: 5323X5O7RN0NKFCDRY08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      6035 | NS      | $5761373.10   | 3.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.              | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.       | CUSIP: 874054109<br>LEI: BOMSTHHJK882EWYX3334 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16312 | NS      | $4214368.32   | 2.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Belden Inc.                                     | Belden, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 077454106<br>LEI: 68BKYO1JC791TTJHUE82 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     51692 | NS      | $6216996.84   | 3.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Southwest Gas Holdings Inc                      | Southwest Gas Corp.                       | CUSIP: 844895102<br>LEI: 254900LKF9EV0CUKNE09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     54250 | NS      | $4249945.00   | 2.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-09-30

**Name of Applicant:** Sterling Capital Funds

**Signature:** Todd Miller

**Name of Signer:** Todd Miller

**Title:** Treasurer