# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000889284
**File Stem:** 0000910472-25-005216
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 15501
**Document Hash:** c3925c3bc2b7fe0ecb4041d2c9872ffc
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000910472-25-005216.hdr.sgml**: 20251201

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000910472-25-005216

**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:** 251537316

**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:** 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:** $393316650.26

**Total Liabilities:** $381599.63

**Net Assets:** $392935050.63

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000009844 | -4.06%               | -4.75%               | -2.35%               |
| Class ID C000009846 | 0.76%                | -0.04%               | 2.56%                |
| Class ID C000009843 | 1.86%                | 1.03%                | 3.61%                |
| Class ID C000199531 | 1.89%                | 1.03%                | 3.64%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $7545299.97              | $-277663.43                                |
| Month 2  | $5230008.88              | $-1264112.51                               |
| Month 3  | $4240611.95              | $9709398.35                                |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Lennar Corp.                                    | Lennar Corp.                              | CUSIP: 526057104<br>LEI: 529900G61XVRLX5TJX09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     99437 | NS      | $12533039.48  | 3.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                                 | Microsoft Corp.                           | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     42003 | NS      | $21755453.85  | 5.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NXP Semiconductors NV                           | NXP Semiconductors NV                     | CUSIP: N6596X109<br>LEI: 724500M9BY5293JDF951 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |     50723 | NS      | $11551148.79  | 2.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coherent Corp                                   | Coherent Corp.                            | CUSIP: 19247G107<br>LEI: 549300O5C25A0MMHHU33 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    109884 | NS      | $11836704.48  | 3.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CBRE Group Inc.                                 | CBRE Group, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 12504L109<br>LEI: 52990016II9MJ2OSWA10 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     53347 | NS      | $8405353.32   | 2.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                                      | Intuit, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     18738 | NS      | $12796367.58  | 3.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp.                                    | NVIDIA Corp.                              | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    139046 | NS      | $25943202.68  | 6.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DexCom Inc                                      | DexCom, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 252131107<br>LEI: 549300YSK3QDSFR5EU59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    207122 | NS      | $13937239.38  | 3.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com, Inc.                                | Amazon.com, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     78892 | NS      | $17322316.44  | 4.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc.                       | Akamai Technologies, Inc.                 | CUSIP: 00971T101<br>LEI: OC1LZNN2LF5WTJ5RIL89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    104731 | NS      | $7934420.56   | 2.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HCA Healthcare Inc                              | HCA Healthcare, Inc.                      | CUSIP: 40412C101<br>LEI: 529900PH4ZGUH2MNEU89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     19825 | NS      | $8449415.00   | 2.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Universal Display Corp.                         | Universal Display Corp.                   | CUSIP: 91347P105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     26248 | NS      | $3770000.24   | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Copart Inc                                      | Copart, Inc.                              | CUSIP: 217204106<br>LEI: 549300KVYX3JWMYEHU61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    258078 | NS      | $11605767.66  | 2.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Brown & Brown Inc                               | Brown & Brown, Inc.                       | CUSIP: 115236101<br>LEI: 549300PC8KTJ71XKFY89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     67204 | NS      | $6303063.16   | 1.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.             | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.       | CUSIP: 881624209<br>LEI: 549300BAFGM4RC74ZJ94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IL        |    846634 | NS      | $17102006.80  | 4.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CACI International Inc.                         | CACI International, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 127190304<br>LEI: SYRPI2D1O9WRTS2WX210 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24904 | NS      | $12421617.12  | 3.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apollo Global Management Inc                    | Apollo Global Management Inc.             | CUSIP: 03769M106<br>LEI: 254900LMFT1CY9IYB476 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     87419 | NS      | $11650330.13  | 2.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| S&P Global Inc                                  | S&P Global, Inc.                          | CUSIP: 78409V104<br>LEI: Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14746 | NS      | $7177025.66   | 1.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marvell Technology Inc                          | Marvell Technology, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 573874104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    208777 | NS      | $17551882.39  | 4.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oracle Corp.                                    | Oracle Corp.                              | CUSIP: 68389X105<br>LEI: 1Z4GXXU7ZHVWFCD8TV52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     66509 | NS      | $18704991.16  | 4.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                                        | Visa, Inc.                                | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     40489 | NS      | $13822134.82  | 3.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| T-Mobile US Inc                                 | T-Mobile US, Inc.                         | CUSIP: 872590104<br>LEI: 549300QHIJYOHPACPG31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     36933 | NS      | $8841021.54   | 2.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc.                         | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 91324P102<br>LEI: 549300GHBMY8T5GXDE41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34070 | NS      | $11764371.00  | 2.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Danaher Corporation                             | Danaher Corp.                             | CUSIP: 235851102<br>LEI: S4BKK9OTCEWQ3YHPFM11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     52239 | NS      | $10356904.14  | 2.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Oneok Inc.                                      | ONEOK, Inc.                               | CUSIP: 682680103<br>LEI: 2T3D6M0JSY48PSZI1Q41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     81929 | NS      | $5978359.13   | 1.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation                  | Charles Schwab Corp./The                  | CUSIP: 808513105<br>LEI: 549300VSGCJ7E698NM85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    131161 | NS      | $12521940.67  | 3.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.              | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.       | CUSIP: 874054109<br>LEI: BOMSTHHJK882EWYX3334 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     28992 | NS      | $7490373.12   | 1.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                                   | Alphabet, Inc.                            | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     64900 | NS      | $15806395.00  | 4.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| F5 Inc                                          | F5, Inc.                                  | CUSIP: 315616102<br>LEI: 54930015FPK9KT966303 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24760 | NS      | $8002184.40   | 2.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Deere & Company                                 | Deere & Co.                               | CUSIP: 244199105<br>LEI: PWFTNG3EI0Y73OXWDH08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14478 | NS      | $6620210.28   | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mueller Industries Inc.                         | Mueller Industries, Inc.                  | CUSIP: 624756102<br>LEI: 5493005IZFE4VJLLYG84 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     87855 | NS      | $8883019.05   | 2.26%             |  |  |  | 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        |   6201274 | PA      | $6201273.52   | 1.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CRH PLC                                         | CRH PLC                                   | CUSIP: G25508105<br>LEI: 549300MIDJNNTH068E74 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |    151274 | NS      | $18137752.60  | 4.62%             |  |  |  | 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