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Neuberger Berman Funds (NBSRX)

General Fund Information

Neuberger Berman Funds
605 Third Avenue 2nd Floor
New York NY 10158-0180
(800) 877-9700
www.nb.com

Category:

Domestic Equity Funds

Style:

Growth

Assets: ($ millions)	$623.6

Account min.:

$1,000

Reinvest. min.:

$100

IRA account min.:

IRA reinvest min.:

Type:

Large-Cap

Expenses:

0.89%

Max. defer. load:

0.00%

Max. front load:

0.00%

Avg. P/E:

Avg. P/B:

Avg. YTM:

Avg. Coupon Rate:

Fund Description

The Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Inv Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund mainly invests in common stocks of mid- to large-cap companies across many different industries. Social criteria include leadership in environmental concerns, diversity in the work force, progressive employment and workplace practices, and community relations.

Social Issues

01/31/10

Shareholder activism:

YES

Community investment:

Environment:

Human rights:

Employment:

Products and Services:

Weapons:

Animal testing:

Nuclear power:

Alcohol, tobacco & gambling:

X/X/X

Other:

P =	Positive screen: fund seeks companies with a positive record or achievement.
R =	Restricted investment: the fund has minimum criteria related to this issue.
X =	Exclusionary screen: fund avoids companies involved with this issue.
"-"	Fund does not screen for this criteria.

Fund Performance

01/31/10

Fund Return

Percentile Rank *

Year to date:

-2.65%

1 Year:

35.11%

Annualized returns:

3 Year:

-6.45%

5 Year:

1.26%

10 Year:

3.23%

Since inception:

7.55%

Inception date:

03/16/94

Bear Market:

-47.85%

Bear Market Period:

—

* Percentile rank compares the performance of a fund to other funds with similar investing goals and styles. Funds with a percentile rank of 10 performed better than 90 percent of their peers. Funds with a percentile rank of 70 performed worse than 69 percent of their peers.

MPT Statistics

01/31/10

Alpha 3YR:

0.64

Alpha 5YR:

1.05

Beta 3YR:

0.98

Beta 5YR:

0.99

R. Squared 3YR:

92.58

R. Squared 5YR:

90.91

Sharpe 3YR:

-0.38

Sharpe 5YR:

-0.07

Std. Dev. 3YR:

17.37

Std. Dev. 5YR:

17.37

Sector Distribution

Basic Industries

1.83%

Cap. Goods & Tech.

20.04%

Consumer Cyclicals

2.38%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

6.97%

Energy

6.53%

Finance

25.93%

Miscellaneous

10.47%

Non - US

7.02%

Transportation

6.88%

Utilities

11.94%