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NLSIX | Long Short Fund

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NLSIX | Long Short Fund

NAV

$19.66

DAILY RETURN

-0.05%

YTD RETURN

-2.14%

As of 04/02/2026

*Prior to February 28, 2026, the Fund included “Neuberger Berman” in place of “Neuberger” in its name.

Overview
Long-biased, fundamentally-driven long/short strategy unconstrained by market cap, sector, or style

Why Invest

Seeks Downside Mitigation Relative to Market Indices

Short positions employed to generate alpha and reduce risk

Reduced Volatility

Seeks to participate in up markets with less volatility than the S&P 500 Index

Tenured Track Record

Investment team has been managing long/short portfolios since 2008

Fund Facts

Ticker: NLSIX

CUSIP: 64128R608

Gross Expense Ratio: 1.27%

Net Expense Ratio: 1.27%

Morningstar Category: Long-Short Equity

Fund Inception Date: 12/29/2011

Quarterly Video Commentary
Associate Portfolio Manager Kelly McMahon provides a Fund update for the fourth quarter of 2025
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. Results are shown on a “total return” basis and include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. 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
Fund Facts
As of 02/28/2026

Key Facts

Ticker
NLSIX
CUSIP
64128R608
ISIN
US64128R6080
Share Class
Institutional
Total Portfolio Assets As of 2/28/2026
$8.2bn
Share Class Inception Date
12/29/2011
Fund Inception Date
12/29/2011
Benchmark
HFRX Equity Hedge Index

Risk Measures

Beta (3 Year)
0.30
Standard Deviation (3 Year)
4.53%
Sharpe Ratio (3 Year)
0.98

Expenses

Gross Expense Ratio
1.27%
Net Expense Ratio
1.27%

 

Total net expense represents the total annual operating expenses that shareholders pay (after the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement). Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (“Manager”) contractually caps certain direct expenses of the Fund (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 10/31/2029 for Institutional Class at 1.70%, 2.06% for Class A and 2.81% for Class C (each as a % of average net assets). As of the Fund’s most recent prospectus, the Manager was not required to waive or reimburse any expenses pursuant to this arrangement. Absent such arrangements, which cannot be changed without Board approval, the returns may have been lower. Information is as of the most recent prospectus dated February 28, 2026, as amended and supplemented.

All exposure information reflects notional value of underlying securities as applicable.

All Risk Measures are calculated using the Fund’s Institutional Share Class.

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.

Sharpe Ratio measures the risk-adjusted performance. The risk-free rate is subtracted from the rate of return for a portfolio and the result is divided by the standard deviation of the portfolio returns.

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.

Portfolio Management Team
Charles Kantor
Senior Portfolio Manager
New York
Marc Regenbaum
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.

Latest Portfolio Manager Insight

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.
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