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NGDLX | Large Cap Growth Fund

Overview
Fundamentally driven large cap equity strategy with a dynamic approach to growth investing through a quality lens

Why Invest

Proprietary Economic Value Added (“EVA”) Framework

Measures market-based expectations

Integrated Public and Private Market Lens

Informs bottom-up and top-down views for stock selection

Anchored in Active Engagement

Suggestivism drives our philosophy to turn great companies into great stock picks

Fund Facts

Ticker: NGDLX

CUSIP: 641224290

Gross Expense Ratio: 0.66%

Net Expense Ratio: 0.66%

Morningstar Category: Large Growth

Fund Inception Date: 08/02/1993

Performance and Exposure

Performance data quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

Annualized Total Returns with sales charge reflect deduction of current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares of equity funds and alternative funds (except alternatives funds that invest primarily in fixed income instruments), and 4.25% for Class A shares of fixed income funds and alternative funds that primarily invest in fixed income instruments, and 2.50% for Class A shares of short-term fixed income funds and applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) for Class C shares. The maximum CDSC for Class C shares is 1%, which is reduced to 0% after 1 year. Please see each fund’s prospectus for the applicable sales charge. For funds with less than one year of performance, returns shown are cumulative rather than annualized.

GROWTH OF $10K
HISTORICAL DISTRIBUTIONS

Morningstar Rating

As of 04/30/2025
Category: Large Growth
Overall
1027 Funds in Category
3 Yr
1027 Funds in Category
5 Yr
949 Funds in Category
10 Yr
745 Funds in Category

For each retail mutual fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars and the bottom 10% receive one star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a retail mutual fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Ratings are ©2024 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

Top 10 Holdings

As of 03/31/2025

Portfolio holdings are expressed as a percentage and are calculated by taking the market value of each holding and dividing it by the Fund's NAV. Portfolio holdings and other characteristics are current as of the date shown and are subject to change.

Fund Facts
As of 03/31/2025

Key Facts

Ticker
NGDLX
CUSIP
641224290
ISIN
US6412242900
Total Portfolio Assets As of 3/31/2025
$2.2bn
Fund Inception Date
08/02/1993
Benchmark
Russell 1000 Growth Index

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
71
Portfolio Turnover as of 11/30/24
29%
Median Market Capitalization
$733.6bn

Risk Measures

Beta (3 Year)
0.81
Standard Deviation (3 Year)
16.72%
Active Share
43.82%

Expenses

Gross Expense Ratio
0.66%
Net Expense Ratio
0.66%

For Class R6, total (net) expense represents, and for Institutional Class, Class A, Class C, Class R3, Investor, Trust and Advisor Classes, gross expense represents, the total annual operating expenses that shareholders pay (after the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement). The Fund’s Manager has contractually undertaken to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and expenses of the Fund so that the total annual operating expenses are capped (excluding interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes including any expenses relating to tax reclaims, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any, consequently, total (net) expenses may exceed the contractual cap) through 08/31/2027 for Institutional Class at 0.75%, 1.11% for Class A, 1.86% for Class C, 1.36% for Class R3, Advisor and Trust Classes at 1.50% and Class R6 are capped at 0.57% until 12/31/2024 and 0.65% from 1/1/2025 until 8/31/2027 (each as a % of average net assets). Absent such arrangements, which cannot be changed without Board approval, the returns may have been lower. Information as of the most recent prospectuses dated December 18, 2023, as amended and supplemented.

Beta is a measure of market-related risk (expressed between 0-1%) of a portfolio compared to that of the overall market, as represented by an index. The lower the beta the lower the sensitivity to the movements of the market, as represented by the index.

Standard Deviation is a statistical measure of portfolio risk. The Standard Deviation describes the average deviation of the portfolio returns from the mean portfolio return over a certain period of time. Standard Deviation measures how wide this range of returns typically is. The wider the typical range of returns, the higher the Standard Deviation of returns, and the higher the portfolio risk.

Active Share measures the percentage of mutual fund assets that are invested differently from the benchmark, and will range between 0% and 100%, Funds with an active share below 20% are likely to be pure index funds, while those with an active share between 20% and 60% are considered to be closet index funds.

Portfolio Management Team
Charles Kantor
Senior Portfolio Manager
New York
Marc Regenbaum
Portfolio Manager
New York
Raman Gambhir
Portfolio Manager
New York
Charles Kantor, Senior Portfolio Manager

Charles C. Kantor, Managing Director, joined Neuberger Berman in 2000 and currently serves as a member of the firm’s Partnership Committee. Charles is the founder and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Kantor Group, which manages over $10 billion in public equity, fixed income and private market strategies for high net worth and institutional clients. His team is also responsible for managing Neuberger Berman’s Long Short and Large Cap Growth strategy. Prior to joining the firm, Charles was a managing director of Stern Stewart’s Financial Institutions division. There he advised clients on implementing EVA-based financial management systems and co-authored academic papers in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. In addition, Charles is a commentator and contributor to various financial and business news media outlets. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Economics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and an MBA (with honors) from Harvard University Graduate School of Business.

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Marc Regenbaum, Portfolio Manager
Marc Regenbaum, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2007. Marc is a Portfolio Manager for the Kantor Group. Prior to joining the Kantor Group in 2010, he was an Associate Analyst on the Energy team within the Neuberger Berman Research Department primarily focused on climate change-related company research and the Neuberger Berman Climate Change Mutual Fund. Marc helped launch the Fund while working in Neuberger Berman’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer. Marc began his career as an analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston’s Investment Banking division in the Retail group and subsequently worked at Tower Capital, a hedge fund of funds, and Helios Partners Fund Management, a long/short equity hedge fund, where he covered the retail and consumer sectors. Marc earned a BA in Economics (with honors) from Duke University, as well as an MBA (with honors) from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Raman Gambhir, Portfolio Manager
Raman Gambhir, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2015. Raman is a Portfolio Manager for the Kantor Group. Prior to joining the firm, Raman was an analyst at Visium Asset Management, where he focused on a long-biased credit and equity strategy and a long/short fund. Previously, he was a senior credit analyst at Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Limited. Raman began his career as an analyst for Banc of America Securities' Investment Banking division in the Mergers and Acquisitions/General Industrials Group and subsequently worked at Prospect Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, and Goldman Sachs & Co., where he served as an associate in the Leveraged Finance Group. Raman earned a BA in Finance (with honors) from the University of Illinois, as well as an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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