# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0001398344-26-003268
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 3241
**Document Hash:** ae41a32046c75b7a72f2d8c10e6be317
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001398344-26-003268.hdr.sgml**: 20260217

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001398344-26-003268

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260217

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260217

**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:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-49098
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26639400

**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 |  |

Filed pursuant to Rule 497(j)

**Sterling Capital Funds**

**434 Fayetteville St., Suite 500**

**Raleigh, North Carolina 27601**

February 17, 2026

**VIA EDGAR**

Filing Desk

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Sterling Capital Funds (the "Trust"): File Nos. 33-49098 and 811-06719

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by the Trust pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). The Trust hereby certifies that the following form of prospectus and form of statement of additional information that would have been filed by the Trust pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from those contained in the Trust's Post-Effective Amendment No. 167 to its Registration Statement on Form N-lA under the 1933 Act and Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as filed by electronic transmission on EDGAR with the SEC on February 10, 2026 and effective February 11, 2026:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Prospectus, dated February 11, 2026, relating to the Institutional Shares of the Guardian Capital
Dividend Growth Fund ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Statement of Additional Information, dated February 11, 2026, relating
to the Institutional Shares of the Guardian Capital Dividend Growth Fund .

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS | STERLING CAPITAL FUNDS |
| Registrant | Registrant |
|  | */s/* James T. Gillespie |
|  | \*James T. Gillespie |
|  | President |
| \*By: | */s/* Thomas R. Hiller |

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Thomas R. Hiller, solely in his capacity as Attorney-in-fact,

pursuant to power of attorney filed previously