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Andrew DiZio, CFA®

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Shawn Gallagher, CFA®

Overview

R6
Shares

SCREX

Inception
Date

02.03.2020

Investment
Min.

N/A

Subsequent
Investment Min.1

N/A

Max. Up Front
Sales Charge

N/A

Max. Deferred
Sales Charge

N/A

1If subsequent investments are made as part of an AIP, the minimum is $25.

Philosophy & Process

Under normal circumstances, the fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities of real estate and real estate related companies, or in companies which own significant real estate assets at the time of purchase ("real estate companies") including Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs").

REITs were created to enable investors to participate in the benefits of owning income-producing real estate. REITs own many different types of properties, including apartment complexes, office buildings, hotels, health care facilities, shopping centers and shopping malls.

Investment Considerations

Real Estate Funds may be subject to a higher degree of market risk because of concentration in a specific industry or geographic sector. Risks include declines in value of real estate, general and economic conditions, changes in the value of the underlying property and defaults by borrowers.

Fund Facts

Term Class A Shares Class C Shares Class I Shares Class R6 Shares
Ticker STMMXSTMOXSTMDXSCREX
Inception Date 11.16.201511.16.201505.30.198002.03.2020
Investment Min. $1,000$1,000$1,000,000N/A
Subsequent Investment Min.2 N/AN/AN/AN/A
Max. Up Front Sales Charge 5.75%N/AN/AN/A
Max. Deferred Sales Charge N/A1%N/AN/A

2If subsequent investments are made as part of an AIP, the minimum is $25.

Real Estate Fund

Management

View professional designations disclosures

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Andrew DiZio, CFA®

Co-Portfolio Manager

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Shawn Gallagher, CFA®

Co-Portfolio Manager

Performance

Fund Performance as of 12.31.2023

Term QTR YTD 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Since Inception
A Shares with 5.75% Sales Charge 10.17% 6.26% 6.26% 2.64% 6.29% 7.35% 9.37%
A Shares without Sales Charge 16.88% 12.75% 12.75% 4.69% 7.56% 7.99% 9.52%
Institutional Shares 16.94% 13.00% 13.00% 4.94% 7.83% 8.21% 9.57%
Lipper Real Estate Median 16.30% 11.91% 11.91% 5.36% 7.25% 7.21% N/A

The total expense ratios for Class A, C and I Shares are 1.08%, 1.83% and 0.83%, respectively. The gross expense ratio for Class R6 Shares is 0.83%. The net expense ratio for Class R6 Shares is 0.74%.

The Fund Administrator, Sterling Capital Management LLC, has contractually agreed to waive its administrative fees, pay Fund operating expenses, and/or reimburse the Fund .09% of the Class R6 average daily net assets for the period February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022. Performance would have been lower without limitations in effect.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. 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 the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit the performance summary.

The inception date for Class A Shares is 11.16.2015. The inception date for Class C Shares is 11.16.2015. The inception date for Class Inst'l Shares is 05.30.1980. The inception date for Class R6 Shares is 02.03.2020. Because Class A Shares and Class C Shares do not have a full calendar year of performance, the historical performance shown is that of Institutional Shares. Class A Shares and Class C Shares and Institutional Shares of the Fund would have substantially similar performance because the Shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the performance would differ only to the extent that the Classes have different expenses. The inception date for Institutional Shares was 5/30/1980.

The performance shown prior to November 16, 2015 is that of the Stratton Real Estate Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") which reorganized into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund Institutional Shares (the Fund). Because the Fund had no investment operations prior to the closing of the reorganization, and based on the similarity of the Fund to the Predecessor Fund, the Predecessor Fund is treated as the survivor of the reorganization for accounting and performance reporting purposes. The inception date of the Predecessor Fund is 5/30/1980.

Effective November 16, 2015, Sterling Capital Management changed the name of the Stratton Real Estate Fund to the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund. The name was changed as a result of the Stratton Fund being reorganized into the Sterling Capital Funds.

Characteristics

Top Ten Holdings as of 12.31.2023

# Company Name Value
1 American Tower Corp. 9.59%
2 Prologis, Inc. 9.10%
3 Equinix, Inc. 7.18%
4 Welltower, Inc. 4.74%
5 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 4.31%
6 Extra Space Storage Inc 4.05%
7 Vici Properties, Inc. 3.88%
8 SBA Communication 3.84%
9 Invitation Homes, Inc. 3.68%
10 Essex Property Trust, Inc. 3.25%

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk. Based on Market Value of securities.

Sector Allocation as of 12.31.2023

Allocations are based on the current weight to funds in the cited Sector. The composition of the fund's holdings is subject to change.

Growth of $10,000 as of 12.31.2023

The Growth of $10,000 is hypothetical based upon the performance of net A Shares at NAV for the period ended 12.31.2023. It includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

Statistics

Risk/Return Statistics vs. FTSE NAREIT All Equity REIT Index 3 as of 12.31.2023

Term Value
Alpha 0.29
Beta 0.97
R-Squared 98.58
Standard Deviation 16.90
Sharpe Ratio 0.47

3The Funds composition is subject to change. Annual Turnover Ratio is 12 month rolling calculation. Alpha, Beta, R-Squared, Standard Deviation, and Sharpe Ratio are based on a 10-year calculation.

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Summary Statistics as of 12.31.2023

Term Value
Weighted Median P/E 47.04
Weighted Average P/B 2.39
Weighted Average Market Cap $39.94B
Annual Turnover 7%

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