# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0000910472-25-005230
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 15825
**Document Hash:** 9f1acbedd34f9a92773a0475d76244d1
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000910472-25-005230.hdr.sgml**: 20251201

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000910472-25-005230

**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:** 251537330

**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:** 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:** $1073866775.73

**Total Liabilities:** $1047062.39

**Net Assets:** $1072819713.34

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000199533 | -0.72%               | 2.83%                | -0.87%               |
| Class ID C000009884 | -6.48%               | -3.12%               | -6.60%               |
| Class ID C000009886 | -1.78%               | 1.70%                | -1.95%               |
| Class ID C000009883 | -0.73%               | 2.83%                | -0.86%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $29939838.45             | $-38687094.16                              |
| Month 2  | $21154842.34             | $9819856.52                                |
| Month 3  | $23532800.73             | $-35237742.71                              |

### 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        |    313177 | NS      | $34981870.90  | 3.26%             |  |  |  | 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        |  22381632 | PA      | $22381632.36  | 2.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Analog Devices Inc.                             | Analog Devices, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 032654105<br>LEI: GYVOE5EZ4GDAVTU4CQ61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    220885 | NS      | $54271444.50  | 5.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                      | Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                | CUSIP: 03076C106<br>LEI: 6ZLKQF7QB6JAEKQS5388 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     90400 | NS      | $44409000.00  | 4.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                                 | Microsoft Corp.                           | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    101791 | NS      | $52722648.45  | 4.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Waste Management, Inc.                          | Waste Management, Inc.                    | CUSIP: 94106L109<br>LEI: 549300YX8JIID70NFS41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    167195 | NS      | $36921671.85  | 3.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Everest Group Ltd                               | Everest Group, Ltd.                       | CUSIP: G3223R108<br>LEI: 549300N24XF2VV0B3570 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | BM        |    111239 | NS      | $38959234.97  | 3.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CubeSmart (Maryland)                            | CubeSmart                                 | CUSIP: 229663109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    359847 | NS      | $14631379.02  | 1.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MetLife Inc.                                    | MetLife, Inc.                             | CUSIP: 59156R108<br>LEI: C4BXATY60WC6XEOZDX54 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    274339 | NS      | $22597303.43  | 2.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Johnson & Johnson                               | Johnson & Johnson                         | CUSIP: 478160104<br>LEI: 549300G0CFPGEF6X2043 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     17823 | NS      | $3304740.66   | 0.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nasdaq Inc                                      | Nasdaq, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 631103108<br>LEI: 549300L8X1Q78ERXFD06 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    192292 | NS      | $17008227.40  | 1.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Linde PLC                                       | New Linde PLC                             | CUSIP: G54950103<br>LEI: 5299003QR1WT0EF88V51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |    101992 | NS      | $48446200.00  | 4.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Abbott Laboratories                             | Abbott Laboratories                       | CUSIP: 002824100<br>LEI: HQD377W2YR662HK5JX27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    168244 | NS      | $22534601.36  | 2.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Raymond James Financial Inc.                    | Raymond James Financial, Inc.             | CUSIP: 754730109<br>LEI: RGUZHJ05YTITL6D76949 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    160832 | NS      | $27759603.20  | 2.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Elevance Health Inc.                            | Elevance Health, Inc.                     | CUSIP: 036752103<br>LEI: 8MYN82XMYQH89CTMTH67 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     86242 | NS      | $27866515.04  | 2.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Honeywell International Inc.                    | Honeywell International, Inc.             | CUSIP: 438516106<br>LEI: ISRPG12PN4EIEOEMW547 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    152963 | NS      | $32198711.50  | 3.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.                       | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc./The             | CUSIP: 38141G104<br>LEI: 784F5XWPLTWKTBV3E584 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24368 | NS      | $19405456.80  | 1.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coterra Energy Inc                              | Coterra Energy, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 127097103<br>LEI: FCNMH6O7VWU7LHXMK351 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1483723 | NS      | $35090048.95  | 3.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc.                 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc.           | CUSIP: 053015103<br>LEI: HGBOLILQXWER4SAL2I23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    155882 | NS      | $45751367.00  | 4.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc.                         | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 91324P102<br>LEI: 549300GHBMY8T5GXDE41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     46749 | NS      | $16142429.70  | 1.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AbbVie Inc.                                     | AbbVie, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 00287Y109<br>LEI: FR5LCKFTG8054YNNRU85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    162077 | NS      | $37527308.58  | 3.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ferguson Enterprises Inc                        | Ferguson Enterprises Inc                  | CUSIP: 31488V107<br>LEI: 2138003JYQMRP3SLX189 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    208667 | NS      | $46862434.86  | 4.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.                | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.               | CUSIP: 571748102<br>LEI: 549300XMP3KDCKJXIU47 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    166246 | NS      | $33503556.38  | 3.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pepsico Inc                                     | PepsiCo, Inc.                             | CUSIP: 713448108<br>LEI: FJSUNZKFNQ5YPJ5OT455 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    248655 | NS      | $34921108.20  | 3.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Accenture PLC                                   | Accenture PLC                             | CUSIP: G1151C101<br>LEI: 5493000EWHDSR3MZWH98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |    121487 | NS      | $29958694.20  | 2.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation                  | Charles Schwab Corp./The                  | CUSIP: 808513105<br>LEI: 549300VSGCJ7E698NM85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    469049 | NS      | $44780108.03  | 4.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Altria Group, Inc.                              | Altria Group, Inc.                        | CUSIP: 02209S103<br>LEI: XSGZFLO9YTNO9VCQV219 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    181130 | NS      | $11965447.80  | 1.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.               | Booz Allen Hamilton Corp.                 | CUSIP: 099502106<br>LEI: 529900JPV47PIUWMA015 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    375546 | NS      | $37535822.70  | 3.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rockwell Automation, Inc.                       | Rockwell Automation, Inc.                 | CUSIP: 773903109<br>LEI: VH3R4HHBHH12O0EXZJ88 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    112035 | NS      | $39159593.55  | 3.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| D.R. Horton, Inc.                               | D.R. Horton, Inc.                         | CUSIP: 23331A109<br>LEI: 529900ZIUEYVSB8QDD25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    160721 | NS      | $27237387.87  | 2.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Avery Dennison Corporation                      | Avery Dennison Corp.                      | CUSIP: 053611109<br>LEI: 549300PW7VPFCYKLIV37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     60235 | NS      | $9768309.95   | 0.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Home Depot Inc.                                 | Home Depot, Inc./The                      | CUSIP: 437076102<br>LEI: QEKMOTMBBKA8I816DO57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     94389 | NS      | $38245478.91  | 3.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dominos Pizza Inc.                              | Domino's Pizza, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 25754A201<br>LEI: 25490005ZWM1IF9UXU57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     84780 | NS      | $36600373.80  | 3.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Deere & Company                                 | Deere & Co.                               | CUSIP: 244199105<br>LEI: PWFTNG3EI0Y73OXWDH08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     60264 | NS      | $27556316.64  | 2.57%             |  |  |  | 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