Sterling Capital Corporate Fund

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Sterling Capital Corporate Fund Portfolio Holdings, July 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Security Name MORGAN STANLEY CITIGROUP, INC. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. (THE) JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., SERIES 1 FEDERATED TREASURY OBLIGATIONS FUND GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. AMERICAN TOWER CORP HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP. SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB SBA TOWER TRUST HSBC HOLDINGS PLC XLIT, LTD. SABINE PASS LIQUEFACTION, LLC AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP REALTY INCOME CORP. GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. (THE) JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS L.P. ALLEGHANY CORP. SYMETRA FINANCIAL CORP. ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS, LTD. MACQUARIE GROUP, LTD. CVS HEALTH CORP AT&T INC AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL, LTD. NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENL CITIZENS BANK NA/PROVIDENCE RI LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP, INC. ONEOK, INC. NUCOR CORP GLENCORE FUNDING, LLC SPIRIT REALTY LP ERAC USA FINANCE, LLC JONES LANG LASALLE, INC. ABN AMRO BANK NV KEYCORP SOUTHERN CO/THE CITIGROUP, INC. MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., SERIES D BANK OF AMERICA CORP. CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. AT&T, INC. CARLYLE HOLDINGS FINANCE, LLC TIAA ASSET MANAGEMENT FINANCE CO., LLC NVR, INC. DUKE REALTY L.P. NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC VMWARE INC ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS L.P. / TESORO LOGISTI ATHENE GLOBAL FUNDING BANK OF AMERICA CORP DOMINION ENERGY, INC. BAYER US FINANCE II LLC ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. PRIME SECURITY SERVICES BORROWER, LLC / SAMMONS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. KKR GROUP FINANCE CO LLC MAGELLAN HEALTH, INC. OHIO NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC MPLX LP ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC APPALACHIAN POWER CO CARLISLE COS, INC. DOMINION RESOURCES, INC. KIMCO REALTY CORP. AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT L.P. FIVE CORNERS FUNDING TRUST NXP BV / NXP FUNDING, LLC BECTON DICKINSON AND CO TRI POINTE GROUP INC / TRI POINTE HOMES INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COS., INC. (THE) WEA FINANCE LLC / WESTFIELD UK & EUROPE EXELON CORP ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP.

Security ID 61761JVL0 172967JT9 38141GVR2 46625HHA1 60934N5SC 38141GRD8 029912BC5 440327AK0 86960BAU6 78403DAG5 404280BJ7 98420EAC9 785592AM8 025676AM9 958254AB0 756109AP9 38148LAB2 46625HJY7 743263AS4 29273RBD0 017175AC4 87151QAC0 04530DAD4 55608JAE8 126650CV0 00206RDV1 00772BAN1 63861VAB3 21685WDF1 17401QAM3 53079EBE3 682680AR4 670346AP0 378272AF5 84861TAC2 26884TAK8 48020QAA5 00084DAQ3 49326EED1 842587CM7 172967KB6 608190AJ3 44107TAU0 06051GEU9 22822VAB7 00206RCM2 14309UAA0 87246YAA4 62944TAE5 26441YAZ0 638612AK7 928563AB1 88160QAN3 04685A2C4 06051GGZ6 25746UCT4 07274NAL7 292480AH3 74166MAA4 79588TAC4 960413AT9 573284AQ9 48248NAA8 559079AK4 67740QAF3 25470DAR0 55336VAK6 29364WAM0 037735CR6 142339AG5 25746UBH1 49446RAN9 02666TAA5 33829TAA4 62947QAU2 075887CF4 962178AL3 460690BL3 92890HAB8 30161NAN1 045487AA3

Ticker 61761JVL0 172967JT9 38141GVR2 46625HHA1 TOIXX 38141GRD8 029912BC5 440327AK0 86960BAU6 78403DAG5 404280BJ7 98420EAC9 785592AM8 025676AM9 958254AB0 756109AP9 38148LAB2 46625HJY7 743263AS4 29273RBD0 017175AC4 87151QAC0 04530DAD4 55608JAE8 126650CV0 00206RDV1 00772BAN1 63861VAB3 21685WDF1 17401QAM3 53079EBE3 682680AR4 670346AP0 378272AF5 84861TAC2 26884TAK8 48020QAA5 00084DAQ3 49326EED1 842587CM7 172967KB6 608190AJ3 44107TAU0 06051GEU9 22822VAB7 00206RCM2 14309UAA0 87246YAA4 62944TAE5 26441YAZ0 638612AK7 928563AB1 88160QAN3 04685A2C4 06051GGZ6 25746UCT4 07274NAL7 292480AH3 74166MAA4 79588TAC4 960413AT9 573284AQ9 48248NAA8 559079AK4 67740QAF3 25470DAR0 55336VAK6 29364WAM0 037735CR6 142339AG5 25746UBH1 49446RAN9 02666TAA5 33829TAA4 62947QAU2 075887CF4 962178AL3 460690BL3 92890HAB8 30161NAN1 045487AA3

Shares or Par 475,000 400,000 378,000 370,000 319,167 315,000 300,000 303,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 295,000 272,000 299,000 288,000 265,000 270,000 275,000 275,000 275,000 255,000 270,000 260,000 250,000 260,000 255,000 249,000 260,000 250,000 250,000 245,000 214,000 244,000 246,000 250,000 240,000 233,000 240,000 225,000 235,000 235,000 230,000 233,000 230,000 225,000 230,000 224,000 224,000 220,000 235,000 210,000 225,000 210,000 220,000 225,000 220,000 214,000 223,000 200,000 220,000 225,000 230,000 200,000 217,000 200,000 218,000 213,000 200,000 200,000 214,000 200,000 208,000 210,000 195,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000

Market Value $ 469,865 398,557 375,462 371,628 319,167 314,051 309,723 304,175 300,897 297,974 294,898 291,825 291,591 289,351 285,629 273,754 273,553 272,306 270,788 269,180 266,580 266,084 264,867 264,525 258,548 257,886 251,448 251,221 250,079 248,872 247,812 245,674 244,077 242,898 240,213 240,042 236,492 235,415 234,377 232,953 231,801 230,953 227,761 227,031 225,467 224,204 223,940 223,877 220,809 219,716 217,997 217,344 217,073 216,974 216,930 216,810 216,271 214,592 214,250 213,979 213,828 213,219 212,272 211,869 209,051 208,945 208,879 206,325 205,842 205,492 204,724 204,484 201,514 200,563 200,506 200,370 200,192 199,226 199,141 199,129 198,888

% of Total Coupon Rate Maturity or Market Value* (%) Expiration Date 1.55% 3.70 10/23/2024 1.32% 4.40 6/10/2025 1.24% 4.25 10/21/2025 1.23% 5.81 10/30/2166 1.05% 1.05% 3.63 1/22/2023 1.02% 5.05 9/1/2020 1.00% 4.50 12/1/2025 0.99% 2.80 5/24/2021 0.98% 2.90 10/15/2019 0.97% 3.26 3/13/2023 0.96% 4.45 3/31/2025 0.96% 5.63 3/1/2025 0.96% 5.00 6/15/2027 0.94% 4.00 7/1/2022 0.90% 4.65 8/1/2023 0.90% 3.51 4/23/2020 0.90% 3.88 9/10/2024 0.89% 3.15 4/1/2022 0.89% 4.05 3/15/2025 0.88% 4.95 6/27/2022 0.88% 4.25 7/15/2024 0.87% 4.65 11/15/2023 0.87% 6.25 1/14/2021 0.85% 3.70 3/9/2023 0.85% 3.29 7/15/2021 0.83% 4.25 7/1/2020 0.83% 4.30 3/8/2029 0.83% 3.95 11/9/2022 0.82% 3.13 5/26/2022 0.82% 4.25 6/15/2023 0.81% 7.50 9/1/2023 0.81% 3.95 5/1/2028 0.80% 4.13 5/30/2023 0.79% 4.45 9/15/2026 0.79% 2.80 11/1/2018 0.78% 4.40 11/15/2022 0.78% 2.65 1/19/2021 0.77% 5.10 3/24/2021 0.77% 2.75 6/15/2020 0.77% 2.65 10/26/2020 0.76% 3.85 2/1/2023 0.75% 3.75 10/15/2023 0.75% 3.30 1/11/2023 0.74% 4.45 2/15/2026 0.74% 3.00 6/30/2022 0.74% 3.88 2/1/2023 0.74% 2.95 11/1/2019 0.73% 3.95 9/15/2022 0.73% 3.25 6/30/2026 0.72% 5.38 3/25/2021 0.72% 2.95 8/21/2022 0.72% 5.25 1/15/2025 0.72% 2.75 4/20/2020 0.72% 3.37 1/23/2026 0.72% 2.58 7/1/2020 0.71% 4.38 12/15/2028 0.71% 3.90 5/15/2024 0.71% 9.25 5/15/2023 0.71% 4.45 5/12/2027 0.71% 3.60 8/15/2026 0.70% 3.45 6/1/2027 0.70% 6.38 9/29/2020 0.70% 4.40 9/22/2024 0.69% 6.38 4/30/2020 0.69% 3.95 3/20/2028 0.69% 4.13 3/1/2027 0.68% 4.44 1/15/2026 0.68% 4.60 3/30/2021 0.68% 3.50 12/1/2024 0.68% 5.20 8/15/2019 0.68% 3.40 11/1/2022 0.67% 4.25 2/15/2028 0.66% 4.42 11/15/2023 0.66% 4.13 6/1/2021 0.66% 3.21 12/29/2020 0.66% 4.38 6/15/2019 0.66% 4.20 4/15/2024 0.66% 2.70 9/17/2019 0.66% 3.95 6/15/2025 0.66% 2.75 11/15/2019

The coupon rate represents the rates of the underlying Bonds in the portfolio and does not represent the performance of the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.

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Sterling Capital Corporate Fund Portfolio Holdings, July 31, 2018 (unaudited)

Security Name SPRINT SPECTRUM CO., LLC / SPEC I BAT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE PLC ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LLC / CHEVR CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 2 CELGENE CORP EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA WPP FINANCE 2010 DOLLAR TREE, INC. WESTPAC BANKING CORP YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA ESSEX PORTFOLIO LP CENOVUS ENERGY, INC. LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP CBRE SERVICES, INC. TORONTO-DOMINION BANK (THE) ANGLO AMERICAN CAPITAL PLC BANK OF AMERICA CORP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC TEXTRON, INC. ORIX CORP. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. PHYSICIANS REALTY L.P. ARES FINANCE CO., LLC COTT CORP. VOYA FINANCIAL, INC. INTEL CORP. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST, INC. MORGAN STANLEY IHS MARKIT, LTD. HOLLYFRONTIER CORP. OIL INSURANCE LTD NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FIN HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES LP TESORO CORP. UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BOND US BANCORP RYDER SYSTEM, INC., SERIES MTN TAPESTRY INC ENTEGRIS, INC. FMC CORP. GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL CO, INC. ISTAR, INC. EXPEDIA, INC. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, I NATIONAL CITY CORP. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC VODAFONE GROUP PLC ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP REALOGY GROUP LLC / REALOGY CO-ISSUER CO OLYMPUS MERGER SUB, INC. TRIMBLE INC HESS CORP VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SCENTRE GROUP TRUST 1 / SCENTRE GROUP TR TYSON FOODS INC AXA EQUITABLE HOLDINGS INC NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC. NOVA CHEMICALS CORP VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P. CHENIERE CORPUS CHRISTI HOLDINGS, LLC AMC NETWORKS INC CSC HOLDINGS, LLC JEFFERIES GROUP LLC / JEFFERIES GROUP CA FIDELITY & GUARANTY LIFE HOLDINGS INC ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD. RBS GLOBAL, INC. / REXNORD, LLC MURPHY OIL CORP STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC. ISTAR, INC. * % of Total Market Value may not sum to 100.00% due to rounding.

Security ID 85208NAD2 05530QAL4 015271AC3 166754AM3 17252MAN0 151020AH7 302154CP2 92936MAC1 256746AE8 961214DG5 984851AF2 29717PAE7 15135UAM1 539439AP4 032511BN6 12505BAC4 891160MJ9 034863AS9 06051GGJ2 00751YAA4 883203BT7 686330AH4 25278XAE9 71951QAA0 04015CAA6 221644AA5 929089AE0 458140BC3 14040HBG9 421946AK0 6174467P8 44962LAC1 436106AA6 677879CE6 637432MT9 44409MAA4 881609AZ4 9128283W8 91159JAA4 78355HJU4 189754AB0 29362UAB0 302491AR6 37045XBM7 45031UCD1 30212PAP0 00209TAB1 635405AM5 595017AJ3 92857WBN9 29278N400 75606DAA9 68163PAA2 896239AB6 023551AF1 92343VBR4 80622GAC8 902494AW3 054561AA3 62957HAD7 66977WAQ2 92340LAC3 16412XAG0 00164VAE3 64072TAC9 47233JAG3 315786AC7 780153AX0 75524DAP5 626717AH5 85571BAM7 45031UCC3

Ticker 85208NAD2 05530QAL4 015271AC3 166754AM3 17252MAN0 151020AH7 302154CP2 92936MAC1 256746AE8 961214DG5 984851AF2 29717PAE7 15135UAM1 539439AP4 032511BN6 12505BAC4 891160MJ9 034863AS9 06051GGJ2 00751YAA4 883203BT7 686330AH4 25278XAE9 71951QAA0 04015CAA6 221644AA5 929089AE0 458140BC3 14040HBG9 421946AK0 6174467P8 44962LAC1 436106AA6 677879CE6 637432MT9 44409MAA4 881609AZ4 9128283W8 91159JAA4 78355HJU4 189754AB0 29362UAB0 302491AR6 37045XBM7 45031UCD1 30212PAP0 00209TAB1 635405AM5 595017AJ3 92857WBN9 29278N400 75606DAA9 68163PAA2 896239AB6 023551AF1 92343VBR4 80622GAC8 902494AW3 054561AA3 62957HAD7 66977WAQ2 92340LAC3 16412XAG0 00164VAE3 64072TAC9 47233JAG3 315786AC7 780153AX0 75524DAP5 626717AH5 85571BAM7 45031UCC3

Shares or Par 200,000 200,000 192,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 195,000 200,000 192,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 175,000 180,000 200,000 200,000 185,000 180,000 185,000 190,000 189,000 189,000 190,000 185,000 200,000 175,000 185,000 186,000 157,000 170,000 147,000 165,000 150,000 160,000 146,000 150,000 150,000 146,000 150,000 151,000 140,000 142,000 141,000 145,000 110,000 130,000 130,000 128,000 5,000 125,000 144,000 125,000 89,000 100,000 106,000 100,000 92,000 95,000 86,000 86,000 80,000 69,000 62,000 60,000 60,000 55,000 33,000 20,000 21,000 18,000

Market Value 198,500 198,022 197,531 197,457 197,341 196,792 195,568 195,446 195,398 194,991 194,728 194,307 194,069 190,518 188,996 188,702 188,632 188,435 187,320 186,574 185,627 183,846 183,330 181,927 178,792 178,063 176,250 176,108 173,901 173,777 163,528 161,806 158,197 158,034 151,470 150,007 148,263 147,311 146,639 145,558 145,030 143,073 140,115 139,992 137,475 134,987 134,935 134,100 130,258 128,678 127,200 125,313 125,280 124,425 108,329 107,196 101,690 99,741 91,450 90,013 83,072 80,417 80,240 66,240 64,015 58,562 58,125 53,971 31,680 21,000 20,502 17,843 $ 30,273,378

% of Total Coupon Rate Maturity or Market Value* (%) Expiration Date 0.66% 4.74 3/20/2025 0.65% 3.50 6/15/2022 0.65% 4.60 4/1/2022 0.65% 2.45 5/1/2020 0.65% 3.70 4/1/2027 0.65% 3.25 8/15/2022 0.65% 2.50 11/1/2020 0.65% 3.63 9/7/2022 0.65% 3.04 4/17/2020 0.64% 2.80 1/11/2022 0.64% 4.75 6/1/2028 0.64% 3.25 5/1/2023 0.64% 4.25 4/15/2027 0.63% 2.91 11/7/2023 0.62% 5.55 3/15/2026 0.62% 5.25 3/15/2025 0.62% 3.63 9/15/2031 0.62% 3.63 9/11/2024 0.62% 3.34 4/24/2023 0.62% 5.75 5/1/2020 0.61% 3.65 3/1/2021 0.61% 2.90 7/18/2022 0.61% 4.75 11/1/2024 0.60% 4.30 3/15/2027 0.59% 4.00 10/8/2024 0.59% 5.50 4/1/2025 0.58% 4.70 1/23/2048 0.58% 2.71 5/11/2022 0.57% 3.20 2/5/2025 0.57% 3.63 1/15/2028 0.54% 5.50 7/24/2020 0.53% 4.00 3/1/2026 0.52% 5.88 4/1/2026 0.52% 5.32 12/30/2166 0.50% 4.75 4/30/2043 0.50% 3.95 11/1/2027 0.49% 5.38 10/1/2022 0.49% 2.75 2/15/2028 0.48% 2.95 7/15/2022 0.48% 2.35 2/26/2019 0.48% 3.00 7/15/2022 0.47% 4.63 2/10/2026 0.46% 3.95 2/1/2022 0.46% 3.20 7/6/2021 0.45% 5.25 9/15/2022 0.45% 3.80 2/15/2028 0.45% 9.46 11/15/2022 0.44% 6.88 5/15/2019 0.43% 3.92 6/1/2021 0.43% 3.33 1/16/2024 0.42% 7.63 11/15/2166 0.41% 4.50 4/15/2019 0.41% 8.50 10/15/2025 0.41% 4.15 6/15/2023 0.36% 7.88 10/1/2029 0.35% 5.15 9/15/2023 0.34% 3.75 3/23/2027 0.33% 2.65 8/15/2019 0.30% 3.90 4/20/2023 0.30% 5.75 2/1/2025 0.27% 4.88 6/1/2024 0.27% 3.95 8/15/2027 0.27% 5.13 6/30/2027 0.22% 4.75 8/1/2025 0.21% 6.63 10/15/2025 0.19% 4.85 1/15/2027 0.19% 5.50 5/1/2025 0.18% 2.65 11/28/2020 0.10% 4.88 12/15/2025 0.07% 6.88 8/15/2024 0.07% 3.63 2/1/2021 0.06% 4.63 9/15/2020 99.95%

The coupon rate represents the rates of the underlying Bonds in the portfolio and does not represent the performance of the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.

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