Item A.1. Reporting period covered.

a. Report for period ending:	2023-09-30
b. Does this report cover a period of less than 12 months?	Yes No

Item B.1. Background information.

a. Full name of Registrant	Sterling Capital Funds
b. Investment Company Act file number ( e.g., 811-)	811-06719
c. CIK	0000889284
d. LEI	54930017VPAACVI5ZX74

Item B.2. Address and telephone number of Registrant.

a. Street 1	434 Fayetteville St.
Street 2	Suite 500
b. City	Raleigh
c. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
d. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
e. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	27601
f. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	800-228-1872
g. Public Website, if any	www.sterlingcapitalfunds.com

Item B.3. Location of books and records.

Instruction. Provide the requested information for each person maintaining physical possession of each account, book, or other document required to be maintained by section 31(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-30(a)) and the rules under that section.

Location books Record: 1
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	Sterling Capital Distributors, LLC
b. Street 1	Three Canal Plaza
Street 2	Suite 100
c. City	Portland
d. State, if applicable	MAINE
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	04101
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	866-251-6920
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its functions as distributor
Location books Record: 2
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	Ropes & Gray LLP
b. Street 1	Prudential Tower
Street 2	800 Boylston Street
c. City	Boston
d. State, if applicable	MASSACHUSETTS
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	02199-3600
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	617-951-7000
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its functions as counsel
Location books Record: 3
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	U.S. Bank National Association
b. Street 1	425 Walnut Street
Street 2
c. City	Cincinnati
d. State, if applicable	OHIO
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	45202
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	513-632-4234
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its functions as custodian
Location books Record: 4
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	Sterling Capital Management LLC
b. Street 1	4350 Congress Street
Street 2	Suite 1000
c. City	Charlotte
d. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	28209
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	704-372-8670
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its function as investment adviser
Location books Record: 5
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	The Bank of New York Mellon
b. Street 1	301 Bellevue Parkway
Street 2
c. City	Wilmington
d. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	19809
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	1 800 441 9800
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its function as fund accountant and sub-administrator
Location books Record: 6
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
b. Street 1	301 Bellevue Parkway
Street 2
c. City	Wilmington
d. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	19809
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	1-302-791-1700
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its functions as transfer agent
Location books Record: 7
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	Sterling Capital Management LLC
b. Street 1	434 Fayetteville St.
Street 2	Suite 500
c. City	Raleigh
d. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	27601
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	919-716-9070
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its function as administrator
Location books Record: 8
a. Name of person (e.g., a custodian of records)	Sterling Capital Funds
b. Street 1	434 Fayetteville St.
Street 2	Suite 500
c. City	Raleigh
d. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
f. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	27601
g. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	800-228-1872
h. Briefly describe the books and records kept at this location:	Records related to its function as registrant

Item B.4. Initial of final filings.

Instruction. Respond "yes" to Item B.4.b only if the Registrant has filed an application to deregister or will file an application to deregister before its next required filing on this form.

a. Is this the first filing on this form by the Registrant?	Yes No
b. Is this the last filing on this form by the Registrant?	Yes No

Item B.5. Family of investment companies.

Instruction. "Family of investment companies" means, except for insurance company separate accounts, any two or more registered investment companies that (i) share the same investment adviser or principal underwriter; and (ii) hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment and investor services.In responding to this item, all Registrants in the family of investment companies should report the name of the family of investment companies identically.

Insurance company separate accounts that may not hold themselves out to investors as related companies (products) for purposes of investment and investor services should consider themselves part of the same family if the operational or accounting or control systems under which these entities function are substantially similar.

a. Is the Registrant part of a family of investment companies?

Yes No

Item B.6. Organization.

Instruction. For Item B.6.a.i., the Registrant should include all Series that have been established by the Registrant and have shares outstanding (other than shares issued in connection with an initial investment to satisfy section 14(a) of the Act).

Indicate the classification of the Registrant by checking the applicable item below.

 a. Open-end management investment company registered under the Act on Form N-1A 
 b. Closed-end management investment company registered under the Act on Form N-2  
 c. Separate account offering variable annuity contracts which is registered under the Act as a management investment company on Form N-3 
 d. Separate account offering variable annuity contracts which is registered under the Act as a unit investment trust on Form N-4 
 e. Small business investment company registered under the Act on Form N-5 
 f. Separate account offering variable insurance contracts which is registered under the Act as a unit investment trust on Form N-6 
 g. Unit investment trust registered under the Act on Form N-8B-2 

i. Total number of Series of the Registrant

20

Item B.7. Securities Act registration.

Is the Registrant the issuer of a class of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act")?

Yes No

Item B.8. Directors.

Provide the information requested below about each person serving as director of the Registrant (management investment companies only):

Director Record: 1
a. Full Name	Douglas R. Van Scoy
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	N/A
Director Record: 2
a. Full Name	Alan G. Priest
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	N/A
Director Record: 3
a. Full Name	Laura C. Bingham
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	N/A
Director Record: 4
a. Full Name	Drew T. Kagan
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	N/A
Director Record: 5
a. Full Name	David L. Wedding
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	N/A
Director Record: 6
a. Full Name	Scott A. Haenni
b. CRD number, if any	N/A
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	N/A
Director Record: 7
a. Full Name	Kimberly R. Storms
b. CRD number, if any	004125621
c. Is the person an "interested person" of the Registrant as that term is defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19))?	Yes No
d. Investment Company Act file number of any other registered investment company for which the person also serves as a director (e.g., 811-)
File Number Record: 1
File Number Record:	811-23812

Item B.9. Chief compliance officer.

Provide the information requested below about each person serving as chief compliance officer of the Registrant for purposes of rule 38a-1 (17 CFR 270.38a- 1):

Chief compliance officer Record: 1
a. Full Name	Charles A. Durham
b. CRD Number, if any	004645491
c. Street Address 1	4350 Congress Street
Street Address 2	Suite 1000
d. City	Charlotte
e. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Zip code and zip code extension, or foreign postal code	28209
h. Telephone number (including country code if foreign)	XXXXXX
i. Has the chief compliance officer changed since the last filing?	Yes No

If the chief compliance officer is compensated or employed by any person other than the Registrant, or an affiliated person of the Registrant, for providing chief compliance officer services, provide:

CCO employer Record: 1
i. Name of the person	N/A
ii. Person's IRS Employer Identification Number	N/A

Item B.10. Matters for security holder vote.

Instruction. Registrants registered on Forms N-3, N-4 or N-6, should respond "yes" to this Item only if security holder votes were solicited on contract-level matters.

Were any matters submitted by the Registrant for its security holders' vote during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.11. Legal proceeding.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, the following proceedings should be described: (1) any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding with respect to the Registrant or any of its significant subsidiaries; (2) any proceeding to which any director, officer or other affiliated person of the Registrant is a party adverse to the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries; and (3) any proceeding involving the revocation or suspension of the right of the Registrant to sell securities.

a. Have there been any material legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries was a party or of which any of their property was the subject during the reporting period?

Yes No

b. Has any proceeding previously reported been terminated?

Yes No

Item B.12. Fidelity bond and insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Were any claims with respect to the Registrant filed under a fidelity bond (including, but not limited to, the fidelity insuring agreement of the bond) during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item B.13. Directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance (management investment companies only).

a. Are the Registrant's officers or directors covered in their capacities as officers or directors under any directors and officers/errors and omissions insurance policy owned by the Registrant or anyone else?	Yes No
i. If yes, were any claims filed under the policy during the reporting period with respect to the Registrant?	Yes No

Item B.14. Provision of financial support.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, a provision of financial support includes any (1) capital contribution, (2) purchase of a security from a Money Market Fund in reliance on rule 17a-9 under the Act (17 CFR 270.17a-9), (3) purchase of any defaulted or devalued security at fair value reasonably intended to increase or stabilize the value or liquidity of the Registrant's portfolio, (4) execution of letter of credit or letter of indemnity, (5) capital support agreement (whether or not the Registrant ultimately received support), (6) performance guarantee, or (7) other similar action reasonably intended to increase or stabilize the value or liquidity of the Registrant's portfolio. Provision of financial support does not include any (1) routine waiver of fees or reimbursement of Registrant's expenses, (2) routine inter-fund lending, (3) routine inter-fund purchases of Registrant's shares, or (4) action that would qualify as financial support as defined above, that the board of directors has otherwise determined not to be reasonably intended to increase or stabilize the value or liquidity of the Registrant's portfolio.

Did an affiliated person, promoter, or principal underwriter of the Registrant, or an affiliated person of such a person, provide any form of financial support to the Registrant during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.15. Exemptive orders.

a. During the reporting period, did the Registrant rely on any orders from the Commission granting an exemption from one or more provisions of the Act, Securities Act or Exchange Act?	Yes No
Release number Record: 1
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-29852
Release number Record: 2
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-26419
Release number Record: 3
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-29172
Release number Record: 4
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-27845
Release number Record: 5
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-27742
Release number Record: 6
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-27543
Release number Record: 7
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-29738
Release number Record: 8
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-27386
Release number Record: 9
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-30433
Release number Record: 10
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-28021
Release number Record: 11
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-29524
Release number Record: 12
i. If yes, provide below the release number for each order	IC-27743

Item B.16. Principal underwriters.

a. Provide the information requested below about each principal underwriter:

Principal underwriter Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Distributors, LLC
ii. SEC file number (e.g., 8-)	008-52396
iii. CRD number	000103934
iv. LEI, if any	N/A
v. State, if applicable	MAINE
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Is the principal underwriter an affiliated person of the Registrant, or its investment adviser(s) or depositor?	Yes No
b. Have any principal underwriters been hired or terminated during the reporting period?	Yes No

Item B.17. Independent public accountant.

Provide the following information about eachthe independent public accountant:

Public accountant Record: 1
a. Full Name	Cohen & Company, Ltd.
b. PCAOB Number	925
c. LEI, if any	N/A
d. State, if applicable	WISCONSIN
e. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

f. Has the independent public accountant changed since the last filing?

Yes No

Item B.18. Report on internal control (management investment companies only).

Instruction. Small business investment companies are not required to respond to this item.

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant's report on internal control note any material weaknesses?

Yes No

Item B.19. Audit opinion.

For the reporting period, did an independent public accountant issue an opinion other than an unqualified opinion with respect to its audit of the Registrant's financial statements?

Yes No

Item B.20. Change in valuation methods.

Instruction. Responses to this item need not include changes to valuation techniques used for individual securities (e.g., changing from market approach to income approach for a private equity security). In responding to Item B.20.c., provide the applicable "asset type" category specified in Item C.4.a. of Form N-PORT. In responding to Item B.20.d., provide a brief description of the type of investments involved. If the change in valuation methods applies only to certain sub-asset types included in the response to Item B.20.c., please provide the sub-asset types in the response to Item B.20.d. The responses to Item B.20.c. and Item B.20.d. should be identical only if the change in valuation methods applies to all assets within that category.

Have there been material changes in the method of valuation (e.g., change from use of bid price to mid price for fixed income securities or change in trigger threshold for use of fair value factors on international equity securities) of the Registrant's assets during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item B.21. Change in accounting principles and practices.

Have there been any changes in accounting principles or practices, or any change in the method of applying any such accounting principles or practices, which will materially affect the financial statements filed or to be filed for the current year with the Commission and which has not been previously reported?

Yes No

Item B.22. Net asset value error corrections (open-end management investment companies only).

a. During the reporting period, were any payments made to shareholders or shareholder accounts reprocessed as a result of an error in calculating the Registrant's net asset value (or net asset value per share)?

Yes No

Item B.23. Rule 19a-1 notice (management investment companies only).

During the reporting period, did the Registrant pay any dividend or make any distribution in the nature of a dividend payment, required to be accompanied by a written statement pursuant to section 19(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-19(a)) and rule 19a-1 thereunder (17 CFR 270.19a-1)?

Yes No

General Instruction. Management investment companies that offer multiple series must complete Part C as to each series separately, even if some information is the same for two or more series. To begin this section or add an additional series(s), click on the bar labeled "Add a New Series" below.

Management Investment Record: 1

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003547
c. LEI	549300P0GHWWG707JA78
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009858
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BSGAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009857
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBSGX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000225245
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SHTRX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000112497
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBSCX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 3
i. Full name	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41562
iii. CRD number	000019585
iv. LEI, if any	CYYGQCGNHMHPSMRL3R97
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	19,347,448.59000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00129
iii. CRD number	000000361
iv. LEI, if any	FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	15,832,470.51000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	24,795,467.14000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	12,747,221.13000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	173,539,647.90000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	11,784,448.44000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	15,231,438.94000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	MILLENNIUM ADVISORS, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-68349
iii. CRD number	000151236
iv. LEI, if any	254900E1P6Z2XZYSA163
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	11,218,916.35000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-08177
iii. CRD number	000007059
iv. LEI, if any	MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	19,573,545.29000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	14,340,999.89000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

411,441,840.41000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	128,662,864.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 2

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003555
c. LEI	549300OY0KEDTULD2318
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009886
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BCEGX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199533
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STREX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009884
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BAEIX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009883
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BEGIX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	79,193.20000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	28,494.63000000
Brokers Record: 3
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	130,246.73000000
Brokers Record: 4
i. Full name of broker	SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52942
iii. CRD number	000104474
iv. LEI, if any	549300I7JYZHT7D5CO04
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	34,375.41000000
Brokers Record: 5
i. Full name of broker	Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-10999
iii. CRD number	000000705
iv. LEI, if any	U4ONQX15J3RO8XCKE979
v. State, if applicable	FLORIDA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	61,098.09000000
Brokers Record: 6
i. Full name of broker	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	29,010.30000000
Brokers Record: 7
i. Full name of broker	Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-00497
iii. CRD number	000008158
iv. LEI, if any	549300772UJAHRD6LO53
v. State, if applicable	WISCONSIN
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	27,261.09000000
Brokers Record: 8
i. Full name of broker	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	78,977.96000000
Brokers Record: 9
i. Full name of broker	JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-26089
iii. CRD number	000006888
iv. LEI, if any	2138008JJ5PA8H5UIL69
v. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	25,813.24000000
Brokers Record: 10
i. Full name of broker	Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-01447
iii. CRD number	000000793
iv. LEI, if any	5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
v. State, if applicable	MISSOURI
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	27,051.06000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	713,107.23000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	998,162,257.11000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

998,162,257.11000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	2,079,764,444.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 3

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003557
c. LEI	5493004IIF8E6ZHYLY36
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009893
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BIUCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009891
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BGVAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009890
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBGVX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	MILLENNIUM GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	000138880
iv. LEI, if any	549300919UMG84ROIT89
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	260,592.40000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	7,329,505.47000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	STONEX FINANCIAL INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-51269
iii. CRD number	000045993
iv. LEI, if any	549300LNKU6K5TJCRG93
v. State, if applicable	FLORIDA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	409,691.60000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41562
iii. CRD number	000019585
iv. LEI, if any	CYYGQCGNHMHPSMRL3R97
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	223,574.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	FHN FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORP
ii. SEC file number	008-51393
iii. CRD number	000046346
iv. LEI, if any	PHDL2C07HIPM5DUL8S59
v. State, if applicable	TENNESSEE
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	292,556.25000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-45123
iii. CRD number	000006220
iv. LEI, if any	549300IXU82PMU6XZT45
v. State, if applicable	TEXAS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	206,715.71000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-30177
iii. CRD number	000000566
iv. LEI, if any	2EQWV0180Z211YVAD813
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	388,680.43000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	628,392.18000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	INSPEREX LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52081
iii. CRD number	000101420
iv. LEI, if any	254900XF92VANF1UCI97
v. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	278,567.21000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00129
iii. CRD number	000000361
iv. LEI, if any	FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,158,561.37000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

12,254,107.44000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	16,881,927.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 4

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000049656
c. LEI	549300NX7G6OIGTOXO24
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000156999
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STMMX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000217819
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCREX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000157001
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STMDX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000157000
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STMOX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	30,121.82000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	30,121.82000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	21,829,383.34000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

21,829,383.34000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	74,321,946.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 5

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003552
c. LEI	5493007WQB2TXE5EX752
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009873
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	OWVAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000112499
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BWVCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009874
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BWVAX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	FHN FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORP
ii. SEC file number	008-51393
iii. CRD number	000046346
iv. LEI, if any	PHDL2C07HIPM5DUL8S59
v. State, if applicable	TENNESSEE
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,357,295.75000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	Fifth Third Bank, National Association
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	QFROUN1UWUYU0DVIWD51
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	9,580,215.55000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00462
iii. CRD number	000000463
iv. LEI, if any	549300QQRY1JCFQHYS08
v. State, if applicable	PENNSYLVANIA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	7,763,324.05000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	5,751,356.75000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	67,106,689.77000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	JEFFERIES LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15074
iii. CRD number	000002347
iv. LEI, if any	58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	5,763,426.50000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,158,622.25000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	PIPER SANDLER & CO.
ii. SEC file number	008-15204
iii. CRD number	000000665
iv. LEI, if any	549300GRQCWQ3XGH0H10
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	4,344,679.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-08177
iii. CRD number	000007059
iv. LEI, if any	MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,613,849.80000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-45411
iii. CRD number	000031194
iv. LEI, if any	549300LCO2FLSSVFFR64
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,317,710.00000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

128,021,234.22000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	84,976,171.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 6

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003545
c. LEI	549300K27C4VU3PLU623
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009852
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BASCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000112496
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BSCCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009851
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BSCIX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-45411
iii. CRD number	000031194
iv. LEI, if any	549300LCO2FLSSVFFR64
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,646,586.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,221,878.20000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,240,760.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,294,590.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	Fifth Third Bank, National Association
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	QFROUN1UWUYU0DVIWD51
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,313,205.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-30177
iii. CRD number	000000566
iv. LEI, if any	2EQWV0180Z211YVAD813
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,381,490.25000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	Mesirow Financial Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-28816
iii. CRD number	000002764
iv. LEI, if any	549300BIV46SUHPOFE54
v. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,882,666.20000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	27,060,145.65000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	MURIEL SIEBERT & CO INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-14900
iii. CRD number	000005376
iv. LEI, if any	254900ILZFIE2ULRPV24
v. State, if applicable	NEW JERSEY
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,409,293.60000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00462
iii. CRD number	000000463
iv. LEI, if any	549300QQRY1JCFQHYS08
v. State, if applicable	PENNSYLVANIA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,056,640.00000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

55,603,888.35000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	36,647,268.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 7

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000049657
c. LEI	5493006HLS4RP425YN02
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000157003
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STSOX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000157004
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STSCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000157002
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STSNX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000217820
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCSIX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	105,630.18000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	PIPER SANDLER & CO.
ii. SEC file number	008-15204
iii. CRD number	000000665
iv. LEI, if any	549300GRQCWQ3XGH0H10
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	2,349.50000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	107,979.68000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	185,688,575.38000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

185,688,575.38000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	316,914,459.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 8

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000033166
c. LEI	549300DHP01HRO3TZD61
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000123269
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCCNX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000123270
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCCPX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000234127
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRFX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000123268
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCCMX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	23,958,932.19000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	Jane Street Execution Services, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-69254
iii. CRD number	000167280
iv. LEI, if any	549300HXJLXCPDWAH070
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,491,762.90000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-08177
iii. CRD number	000007059
iv. LEI, if any	MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,731,341.95000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,640,474.20000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	862,193.43000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00129
iii. CRD number	000000361
iv. LEI, if any	FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,335,887.69000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
ii. SEC file number	008-34344
iii. CRD number	000016686
iv. LEI, if any	RUC0QBLBRPRCU4W1NE59
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,576,108.32000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	Jane Street Financial Limited
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	549300ZHEHX8M31RP142
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,192,210.90000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,534,175.54000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,613,771.44000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

46,579,667.48000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	28,378,909.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 9

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003551
c. LEI	549300UXC5B6ULFYCE96
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009871
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BVATX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009872
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BVAAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000112498
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BVACX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-01447
iii. CRD number	000000793
iv. LEI, if any	5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
v. State, if applicable	MISSOURI
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	7,091,069.50000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	SumRidge Partners, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-68454
iii. CRD number	000152437
iv. LEI, if any	529900ECMK8VI6Q1FG89
v. State, if applicable	NEW JERSEY
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	5,260,980.20000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,329,805.95000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	4,597,930.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	PNC Capital Markets LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-32493
iii. CRD number	000015647
iv. LEI, if any	7OGNSSLOQJ8U3B9Y5F18
v. State, if applicable	PENNSYLVANIA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,226,560.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	Roosevelt & Cross, Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-09363
iii. CRD number	000006964
iv. LEI, if any	549300EG9JLHGB0PKJ38
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	1,901,020.10000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	HILLTOP SECURITIES INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-45123
iii. CRD number	000006220
iv. LEI, if any	549300IXU82PMU6XZT45
v. State, if applicable	TEXAS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,565,528.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	55,801,900.27000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,206,160.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	INSPEREX LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52081
iii. CRD number	000101420
iv. LEI, if any	254900XF92VANF1UCI97
v. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,310,050.00000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

98,559,157.37000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	71,252,522.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 10

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000012930
c. LEI	549300PK01KOCOIROV16
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000084355
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SPSDX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000084353
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SPSAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000034900
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SPSCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199534
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRBX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-07221
iii. CRD number	000007691
iv. LEI, if any	8NAV47T0Y26Q87Y0QP81
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	38.91000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	225,245.53000000
Brokers Record: 3
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	75.00000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	225,359.44000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	213,523,229.60000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

213,523,229.60000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	122,092,851.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 11

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000033167
c. LEI	549300912JEZXXK10112
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000123271
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCSSX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000123273
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCSPX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000123272
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SCSTX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-43026
iii. CRD number	000019685
iv. LEI, if any	K5HU16E3LMSVCCJJJ255
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,056,382.57000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-08177
iii. CRD number	000007059
iv. LEI, if any	MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,012,713.62000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	64,421,159.74000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-00497
iii. CRD number	000008158
iv. LEI, if any	549300772UJAHRD6LO53
v. State, if applicable	WISCONSIN
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	4,688,000.29000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,190,349.09000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-30177
iii. CRD number	000000566
iv. LEI, if any	2EQWV0180Z211YVAD813
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,465,311.24000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	STONEX FINANCIAL INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-51269
iii. CRD number	000045993
iv. LEI, if any	549300LNKU6K5TJCRG93
v. State, if applicable	FLORIDA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	3,942,420.94000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	HSBC SECURITIES (USA), INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41562
iii. CRD number	000019585
iv. LEI, if any	CYYGQCGNHMHPSMRL3R97
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,604,645.25000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,007,289.57000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	4,507,601.72000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

103,355,766.83000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	84,144,561.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 12

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003541
c. LEI	549300SF50E7DIQZMX77
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009837
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBNTX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000112495
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBNCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009838
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BNCAX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00462
iii. CRD number	000000463
iv. LEI, if any	549300QQRY1JCFQHYS08
v. State, if applicable	PENNSYLVANIA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	9,267,312.25000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-10999
iii. CRD number	000000705
iv. LEI, if any	U4ONQX15J3RO8XCKE979
v. State, if applicable	FLORIDA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	8,188,739.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	INSPEREX LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52081
iii. CRD number	000101420
iv. LEI, if any	254900XF92VANF1UCI97
v. State, if applicable	ILLINOIS
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	7,029,294.50000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	11,023,064.40000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	113,506,601.74000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-00497
iii. CRD number	000008158
iv. LEI, if any	549300772UJAHRD6LO53
v. State, if applicable	WISCONSIN
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	5,874,427.80000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	Fifth Third Bank, National Association
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	QFROUN1UWUYU0DVIWD51
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	9,337,359.80000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	8,036,553.50000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	8,650,476.80000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	6,347,309.30000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

239,765,886.39000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	143,144,741.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 13

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003539
c. LEI	5493003AXSW9FCIQHS49
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009831
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	OVEIX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009834
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	OVECX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199530
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRMX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009832
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	OVEAX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	PIPER SANDLER & CO.
ii. SEC file number	008-15204
iii. CRD number	000000665
iv. LEI, if any	549300GRQCWQ3XGH0H10
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,340.32000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	10.69000000
Brokers Record: 3
i. Full name of broker	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,291.91000000
Brokers Record: 4
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,229.14000000
Brokers Record: 5
i. Full name of broker	SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52942
iii. CRD number	000104474
iv. LEI, if any	549300I7JYZHT7D5CO04
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	904.72000000
Brokers Record: 6
i. Full name of broker	Strategas Securities, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-68138
iii. CRD number	000149326
iv. LEI, if any	254900D5NQ2O9DJLKH96
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,879.98000000
Brokers Record: 7
i. Full name of broker	Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-10999
iii. CRD number	000000705
iv. LEI, if any	U4ONQX15J3RO8XCKE979
v. State, if applicable	FLORIDA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,256.80000000
Brokers Record: 8
i. Full name of broker	JEFFERIES LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15074
iii. CRD number	000002347
iv. LEI, if any	58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	979.35000000
Brokers Record: 9
i. Full name of broker	Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-01447
iii. CRD number	000000793
iv. LEI, if any	5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
v. State, if applicable	MISSOURI
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,148.01000000
Brokers Record: 10
i. Full name of broker	B. RILEY SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41426
iii. CRD number	000025027
iv. LEI, if any	2549005CLOSQO0MJEA57
v. State, if applicable	CALIFORNIA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	1,736.06000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	17,214.98000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	18,836,142.16000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

18,836,142.16000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	48,203,113.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 14

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003536
c. LEI	5493008GELKJAG3YEH65
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009822
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BCVCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009819
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBISX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199529
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009820
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BBTGX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	JEFFERIES LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15074
iii. CRD number	000002347
iv. LEI, if any	58PU97L1C0WSRCWADL48
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	594.07000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	5,609.97000000
Brokers Record: 3
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	34.38000000
Brokers Record: 4
i. Full name of broker	MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	GGDZP1UYGU9STUHRDP48
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	16.88000000
Brokers Record: 5
i. Full name of broker	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	8,214.02000000
Brokers Record: 6
i. Full name of broker	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	2,770.68000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	17,240.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	7,178,932.40000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

7,178,932.40000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	31,510,059.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 15

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000039047
c. LEI	5493003CGWDU62832881
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	2
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000119975
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BUSIX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000119973
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BUSRX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 3
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	MARKETAXESS CORPORATION
ii. SEC file number	008-50727
iii. CRD number	000044542
iv. LEI, if any	GPSMMRI21JE7ZCVYF972
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	7,391,414.47000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	123,899,336.22000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00129
iii. CRD number	000000361
iv. LEI, if any	FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	10,395,400.24000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	5,243,111.47000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	6,184,037.79000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-08177
iii. CRD number	000007059
iv. LEI, if any	MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	10,484,044.50000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,445,139.58000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	2,500,072.41000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
ii. SEC file number	008-34344
iii. CRD number	000016686
iv. LEI, if any	RUC0QBLBRPRCU4W1NE59
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	17,707,120.13000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	5,368,082.85000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

205,256,263.12000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	30,476,862.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 16

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000047433
c. LEI	549300OJI06JGL750I66
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199535
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRCX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000148909
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SBIDX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000148908
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SBIAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000148910
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SBIIX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Spain)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	SPAIN
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 2
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Austria)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	AUSTRIA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 3
i. Full name	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Denmark Branch
ii. LEI, if any	F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	DENMARK
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 4
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Netherlands)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	NETHERLANDS
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 5
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 6
i. Full name	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Finland Branch
ii. LEI, if any	F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	FINLAND
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 7
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Belgium)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	BELGIUM
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 8
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Switzerland)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	SWITZERLAND
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 9
i. Full name	BNP Paribas, London Branch
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 10
i. Full name	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (SEB)
ii. LEI, if any	F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	SWEDEN
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 11
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Ireland)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	IRELAND
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 12
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Germany)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	GERMANY
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 13
i. Full name	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Norway Branch
ii. LEI, if any	F3JS33DEI6XQ4ZBPTN86
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	NORWAY
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 14
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (Italy)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	ITALY
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other
Custodians Record: 15
i. Full name	BNP Paribas (France)
ii. LEI, if any	R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
iii. State, if applicable
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	FRANCE
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-07221
iii. CRD number	000007691
iv. LEI, if any	8NAV47T0Y26Q87Y0QP81
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	71,274.92000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	57,244.92000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	128,519.84000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	9,816,336.10000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

9,816,336.10000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	122,484,845.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 17

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000055235
c. LEI	549300QVPIPKEN43VO20
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000173693
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SMDQX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000173692
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SMDPX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000173694
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	SMDOX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	2,175.16000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	B. RILEY SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41426
iii. CRD number	000025027
iv. LEI, if any	2549005CLOSQO0MJEA57
v. State, if applicable	CALIFORNIA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	135.63000000
Brokers Record: 3
i. Full name of broker	KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-10888
iii. CRD number	000000481
iv. LEI, if any	549300OM47DQV01G4854
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	234.03000000
Brokers Record: 4
i. Full name of broker	EVERCORE GROUP L.L.C.
ii. SEC file number	008-49830
iii. CRD number	000042405
iv. LEI, if any	5493008F0LRLS5N8LZ81
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	2,188.34000000
Brokers Record: 5
i. Full name of broker	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	388.53000000
Brokers Record: 6
i. Full name of broker	Strategas Securities, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-68138
iii. CRD number	000149326
iv. LEI, if any	254900D5NQ2O9DJLKH96
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	182.10000000
Brokers Record: 7
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	3,111.60000000
Brokers Record: 8
i. Full name of broker	Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-01447
iii. CRD number	000000793
iv. LEI, if any	5WUVMA08EYG4KEUPW589
v. State, if applicable	MISSOURI
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	201.83000000
Brokers Record: 9
i. Full name of broker	SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52942
iii. CRD number	000104474
iv. LEI, if any	549300I7JYZHT7D5CO04
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	116.36000000
Brokers Record: 10
i. Full name of broker	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	25.93000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	8,789.03000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	6,336,102.39000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

6,336,102.39000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	6,274,879.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 18

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000049655
c. LEI	549300OHQQ7VE4KFSS91
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	3
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000156998
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRGX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000156997
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRNX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000156996
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRLX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	12,592.05000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	12,592.05000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	17,961,230.42000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

17,961,230.42000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	46,039,557.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 19

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003543
c. LEI	549300MT1F16BJKOK631
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009844
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BOPAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009843
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BOPIX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199531
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRSX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009846
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BOPCX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

Brokers Record: 1
i. Full name of broker	INSTINET, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-23669
iii. CRD number	000007897
iv. LEI, if any	549300MGMN3RKMU8FT57
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	51,595.61000000
Brokers Record: 2
i. Full name of broker	Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
ii. SEC file number	008-00497
iii. CRD number	000008158
iv. LEI, if any	549300772UJAHRD6LO53
v. State, if applicable	WISCONSIN
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	7,354.17000000
Brokers Record: 3
i. Full name of broker	KEEFE, BRUYETTE & WOODS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-10888
iii. CRD number	000000481
iv. LEI, if any	549300OM47DQV01G4854
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	6,453.45000000
Brokers Record: 4
i. Full name of broker	Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-10999
iii. CRD number	000000705
iv. LEI, if any	U4ONQX15J3RO8XCKE979
v. State, if applicable	FLORIDA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	6,816.85000000
Brokers Record: 5
i. Full name of broker	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
ii. SEC file number	N/A
iii. CRD number	N/A
iv. LEI, if any	7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97
v. State, if applicable	OHIO
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	22,514.09000000
Brokers Record: 6
i. Full name of broker	PIPER SANDLER & CO.
ii. SEC file number	008-15204
iii. CRD number	000000665
iv. LEI, if any	549300GRQCWQ3XGH0H10
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	8,058.93000000
Brokers Record: 7
i. Full name of broker	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	11,973.50000000
Brokers Record: 8
i. Full name of broker	SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-52942
iii. CRD number	000104474
iv. LEI, if any	549300I7JYZHT7D5CO04
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	12,750.60000000
Brokers Record: 9
i. Full name of broker	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	17,804.83000000
Brokers Record: 10
i. Full name of broker	JONESTRADING INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-26089
iii. CRD number	000006888
iv. LEI, if any	2138008JJ5PA8H5UIL69
v. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period	9,710.72000000
b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	191,092.93000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	283,962,929.73000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

283,962,929.73000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	493,933,557.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No

Management Investment Record: 20

Item C.1. Background information.

a. Full Name of the Fund	Sterling Capital Total Return Bond Fund
b. Series identication number, if any	S000003549
c. LEI	549300C78F4HQ4ZBDC92
d. Is this the first filing on this form by the Fund?	Yes No

Item C.2. Classes of open-end management investment companies.

a. How many Classes of shares of the Fund (if any) are authorized?	4
b. How many new Classes of shares of the Fund were added during the reporting period?	0
c. How many Classes of shares of the Fund were terminated during the reporting period?	0
d. For each Class with shares outstanding, provide the information requested below:
Shares Outstanding Record: 1
i. Full name of Class	Institutional
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009863
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BIBTX
Shares Outstanding Record: 2
i. Full name of Class	Class A
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009864
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BICAX
Shares Outstanding Record: 3
i. Full name of Class	Class R6
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000199532
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	STRDX
Shares Outstanding Record: 4
i. Full name of Class	Class C
ii. Class identification number, if any	C000009866
iii. Ticker symbol, if any	BICCX

Item C.3. Type of fund.

Instructions. 1. "Fund of Funds" means a fund that acquires securities issued by any other investment company in excess of the amounts permitted under paragraph (A) of section 12(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(A)), but, for purposes of this Item, does not include a fund that acquires securities issued by another company solely in reliance on rule 12d1-1 under the Act (CFR 270.12d1-1). 2. "Index Fund" means an investment company, including an Exchange-Traded Fund, that seeks to track the performance of a specified index. 3. "Interval Fund" means a closed-end management investment company that makes periodic repurchases of its shares pursuant to rule 23c-3 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-3). 4. "Master-Feeder Fund" means a two-tiered arrangement in which one or more funds (each a feeder fund) holds shares of a single Fund (the master fund) in accordance with section 12(d)(1)(E) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(E)) or pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Commission. 5. "Target Date Fund" means an investment company that has an investment objective or strategy of providing varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation through a mix of equity and fixed income exposures that changes over time based on an investor's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy.

Indicate if the Fund is any one of the types listed below. Check all that apply.

a. Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund or offers a Class that itself is an Exchange-Traded Fund or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund        i.     Exchange-Traded Fund        ii.    Exchange-Traded Managed Fund   b.   Index Fund   c.    Seeks to achieve performance results that are a multiple of a benchmark, the inverse of a benchmark, or a multiple of the inverse of a benchmark   d.    Interval Fund   e.    Fund of Funds   f.     Master-Feeder Fund   g.    Money Market Fund   h.    Target Date Fund   i.     Underlying fund to a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract          N/A

Item C.4. Diversification.

Does the Fund seek to operate as a “non-diversified company” as such term is defined in section 5(b)(2) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a- 5(b) (2))?

Yes No

Item C.5. Investments in certain foreign corporations.

Instruction. "Controlled foreign corporation" has the meaning provided in section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code [26 U.S.C. 957].

a. Does the fund invest in a controlled foreign corporation for the purpose of investing in certain types of instruments such as, but not limited to, commodities?

Yes No

Item C.6. Securities lending.

Instruction. For purposes of this Item, other adverse impacts would include, for example, (1) a loss to the Fund if collateral and indemnification were not sufficient to replace the loaned securities or their value, (2) the Fund's ineligibility to vote shares in a proxy, or (3) the Fund's ineligibility to receive a direct distribution from the issuer.

a. Is the Fund authorized to engage in securities lending transactions?	Yes No
b. Did the Fund lend any of its securities during the reporting period?	Yes No

c. Provide the information requested below about each securities lending agent, if any, retained by the Fund:

i. Full name of securities lending agent
ii. LEI, if any
iii. Is the securities lending agent an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Does the securities lending agent or any other entity indemnify the fund against borrower default on loans administered by this agent?	Yes No

v. If the entity providing the indemnification is not the securities lending agent, provide the following information:

1. Name of person providing indemnification
2. LEI, if any, of person providing indemnification

vi. Did the Fund exercise its indemnification rights during the reporting period?

Yes No

d. If a person providing cash collateral management services to the Fund in connection with the Fund's securities lending activities does not also serve as securities lending agent, provide the following information about each cash collateral manager:

i. Full name of cash collateral manager:
ii. LEI, if any:
iii. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of a securities lending agent retained by the Fund?	Yes No
iv. Is the cash collateral manager an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of an affiliated person, of the Fund?	Yes No

e. Types of payments made to one or more securities lending agents and cash collateral managers (check all that apply):	i. Revenue sharing split   ii. Non-revenue sharing split (other than administrative fee)    iii. Administrative fee   iv. Cash collateral reinvestment fee   v. Indemnification fee   vi. Other     N/A
f. Provide the monthly average of the value of portfolio securities on loan during the reporting period	N/A
g. Provide the net income from securities lending activities

Item C.7. Reliance on certain rules.

Did the Fund rely on any of the following rules under the Act during the reporting period? (check all that apply)

a. Rule 10f-3 (17 CFR 270.10f-3)    b. Rule 12d1-1 (17 CFR 270.12d1-1)   c. Rule 15a-4 (17 CFR 270.15a-4)    d. Rule 17a-6 (17 CFR 270.17a-6)    e. Rule 17a-7 (17 CFR 270.17a-7)   f. Rule 17a-8 (17 CFR 270.17a-8)   g. Rule 17e-1 (17 CFR 270.17e-1)   h. Rule 22d-1 (17 CFR 270.22d-1)   i. Rule 23c-1 (17 CFR 270.23c-1)    j. Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4)   N/A

Item C.8. Expense limitations.

Instruction. Provide information concerning any direct or indirect limitations, waivers or reductions, on the level of expenses incurred by the fund during the reporting period. A limitation, for example, may be applied indirectly (such as when an adviser agrees to accept a reduced fee pursuant to a voluntary fee waiver) or it may apply only for a temporary period such as for a new fund in its start-up phase.

a. Did the Fund have an expense limitation arrangement in place during the reporting period?	Yes No
b. Were any expenses of the Fund reduced or waived pursuant to an expense limitation arrangement during the reporting period?	Yes No
c. Are the fees waived subject to recoupment?	Yes No
d. Were any expenses previously waived recouped during the period?	Yes No

Item C.9. Investment advisers.

a. Provide the following information about each investment adviser (other than a sub-adviser) of the Fund:

Investment Advisers Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )	801-64257
iii.CRD number	000135405
iv. LEI, if any	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Was the investment adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

b. If an investment adviser (other than a sub- adviser) to the Fund was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to each investment adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

c. For each sub-adviser to the Fund, provide the information requested:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- ), if applicable
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Is the sub-adviser an affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
viii. Was the sub-adviser hired during the reporting period?	Yes No

d. If a sub-adviser was terminated during the reporting period, provide the following with respect to such sub-adviser:

i. Full name
ii. SEC file number ( e.g., 801- )
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Termination date

Item C.10. Transfer agents.

a. Provide the following information about each person providing transfer agency services to the Fund:

Transfer Agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii.SEC file number ( e.g., 84- or 85- )	084-01761
iii. LEI, if any	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
iv. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
v. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vi. Is the transfer agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vii. Is the transfer agent a sub-transfer agent?	Yes No

b. Has a transfer agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.11. Pricing services.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided pricing services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Pricing Services Record: 1
i. Full name	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	5493000F4ZO33MV32P92
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 2
i. Full name	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	8I5DZWZKVSZI1NUHU748
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
Pricing Services Record: 3
i. Full name	S&P Global Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the pricing service an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No

b. Was a pricing service hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.12. Custodians.

a. Provide the following information about each person that provided custodial services to the Fund during the reporting period:

Custodians Record: 1
i. Full name	U.S. Bank National Association
ii. LEI, if any	6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02
iii. State, if applicable	OHIO
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the custodian an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the custodian a sub-custodian?	Yes No
vii. With respect to the custodian, check below to indicate the type of custody:	1.Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) 2.Member national securities exchange - rule 17f-1 (17 CFR 270.17f-1) 3.Self - rule 17f-2 (17 CFR 270.17f-2) 4.Securities depository - rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) 5.Foreign custodian - rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) 6.Futures commission merchants and commodity clearing organizations - rule 17f-6 (17 CFR 270.17f-6) 7.Foreign securities depository - rule 17f-7 (17 CFR 270.17f-7) 8.Insurance company sponsor - rule 26a-2 (17 CFR 270.26a-2) 9.Other

b. Has a custodian been hired or terminated during the reporting period?*

Yes No

Item C.13. Shareholder servicing agents.

a. Provide the following information about each shareholder servicing agent of the Fund:

Shareholder servicing agents Record: 1
i. Full name	BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
ii. LEI, if any, or provide and describe other identifying number	549300CFZQLI9QMJ1Z03
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the shareholder servicing agent an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the shareholder servicing agent a sub-shareholder servicing agent?	Yes No

b. Has a shareholder servicing agent been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.14. Administrators.

a. Provide the following information about each administrator of the Fund:

Administrators Record: 1
i. Full name	Sterling Capital Management LLC
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	549300H8QJNF9O127E84
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No
Administrators Record: 2
i. Full name	The Bank of New York Mellon
ii. LEI, if any, or other identifying number	HPFHU0OQ28E4N0NFVK49
Description of other identifying number
iii. State, if applicable	DELAWARE
iv. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. Is the administrator an affiliated person of the Fund or its investment adviser(s)?	Yes No
vi. Is the administrator a sub-administrator?	Yes No

b.Has a third-party administrator been hired or terminated during the reporting period?

Yes No

Item C.15. Affiliated broker-dealers.

Provide the following information about each affiliated broker-dealer:

Broker Dealers Record: 1
a. Full name	Truist Investment Services, Inc.
b. SEC file number	008-35355
c. CRD number	000017499
d. LEI, if any	0001386103
e. State, if applicable	GEORGIA
f. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
g. Total commissions paid to the affiliated broker-dealer for the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.16. Brokers.

Instructions to Item C.16 and Item C.17. To help Registrants distinguish between agency and principal transactions, and to promote consistent reporting of the information required by these items, the following criteria should be used: 1. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies the amount of the commission to be paid by the Registrant, the transaction should be considered an agency transaction and included in determining the answers to Item C.16. 2. If a security is purchased or sold in a transaction for which the confirmation specifies only the net amount to be paid or received by the Registrant and such net amount is equal to the market value of the security at the time of the transaction, the transaction should be considered a principal transaction and included in determining the amounts in Item C.17. 3. If a security is purchased by the Registrant in an underwritten offering, the acquisition should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the underwriters are receiving from the issuer. 4. If a security is sold by the Registrant in a tender offer, the sale should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17 even though the Registrant has knowledge of the amount the offeror is paying to soliciting brokers or dealers. 5. If a security is purchased directly from the issuer (such as a bank CD), the purchase should be considered a principal transaction and included in answering Item C.17. 6. The value of called or maturing securities should not be counted in either agency or principal transactions and should not be included in determining the amounts shown in Item C.16 and Item C.17. This means that the acquisition of a security may be included, but it is possible that its disposition may not be included. Disposition of a repurchase agreement at its expiration date should not be included. 7. The purchase or sales of securities in transactions not described in paragraphs (1) through (6) above should be evaluated by the Fund based upon the guidelines established in those paragraphs and classified accordingly. The agents considered in Item C.16 may be persons or companies not registered under the Exchange Act as securities brokers. The persons or companies from whom the investment company purchased or to whom it sold portfolio instruments on a principal basis may be persons or entities not registered under the Exchange Act as securities dealers.

a. For each of the ten brokers that received the largest dollar amount of brokerage commissions (excluding dealer concessions in underwritings) by virtue of direct or indirect participation in the Fund’s portfolio transactions, provide the information below:

i. Full name of broker
ii. SEC file number
iii. CRD number
iv. LEI, if any
v. State, if applicable
vi. Foreign country, if applicable
vii. Gross commissions paid by the Fund for the reporting period

b. Aggregate brokerage commissions paid by Fund during the reporting period:	0.00000000

Item C.17. Principal transactions.

a. For each of the ten entities acting as principals with which the Fund did the largest dollar amount of principal transactions (include all short-term obligations, and U.S. government and tax-free securities) in both the secondary market and in underwritten offerings, provide the information below:

Principal Transactions Record: 1
i. Full name of dealer	BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-69787
iii. CRD number	000283942
iv. LEI, if any	549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	49,927,665.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 2
i. Full name of dealer	CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.
ii. SEC file number	008-08177
iii. CRD number	000007059
iv. LEI, if any	MBNUM2BPBDO7JBLYG310
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	73,718,515.44000000
Principal Transactions Record: 3
i. Full name of dealer	BARCLAYS CAPITAL, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-41342
iii. CRD number	000019714
iv. LEI, if any	AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	144,274,551.99000000
Principal Transactions Record: 4
i. Full name of dealer	GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-00129
iii. CRD number	000000361
iv. LEI, if any	FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	87,872,269.00000000
Principal Transactions Record: 5
i. Full name of dealer	U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.
ii. SEC file number	008-35359
iii. CRD number	000017868
iv. LEI, if any	H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89
v. State, if applicable	MINNESOTA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	815,273,472.59000000
Principal Transactions Record: 6
i. Full name of dealer	BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.
ii. SEC file number	008-32682
iii. CRD number	000015794
iv. LEI, if any	RCNB6OTYUAMMP879YW96
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	46,986,884.92000000
Principal Transactions Record: 7
i. Full name of dealer	BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
ii. SEC file number	008-34344
iii. CRD number	000016686
iv. LEI, if any	RUC0QBLBRPRCU4W1NE59
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	88,600,075.90000000
Principal Transactions Record: 8
i. Full name of dealer	WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-65876
iii. CRD number	000126292
iv. LEI, if any	VYVVCKR63DVZZN70PB21
v. State, if applicable	NORTH CAROLINA
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	59,154,357.19000000
Principal Transactions Record: 9
i. Full name of dealer	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-35008
iii. CRD number	000000079
iv. LEI, if any	ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	112,251,403.99000000
Principal Transactions Record: 10
i. Full name of dealer	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
ii. SEC file number	008-15869
iii. CRD number	000008209
iv. LEI, if any	9R7GPTSO7KV3UQJZQ078
v. State, if applicable	NEW YORK
vi. Foreign country, if applicable	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vii. Total value of purchases and sales (excluding maturing securities) with Fund:	47,752,569.84000000

b. Aggregate value of principal purchase/sale transactions of Fund during the reporting period:

1,851,824,380.88000000

Item C.18. Payments for brokerage and research.

During the reporting period, did the Fund pay commissions to broker-dealers for "brokerage and research services" within the meaning of section 28(e) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78bb)?

Yes No

Item C.19. Average net assets.

a. Provide the Fund's (other than a money market fund's) monthly average net assets during the reporting period	1,032,609,478.00000000
b. Provide the money market fund's daily average net assets during the reporting period	0.00000000

Item C.20. Lines of credit, interfund lending and interfund borrowing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Does the Fund have available a line of credit?

Yes No

If yes, for each line of credit, provide the information requested below:

Line of Credit details Record: 1
i. Is the line of credit a committed or uncommitted line of credit?	Committed Uncommitted
ii. What size is the line of credit?	100,000,000.00000000
iii. With which institution(s) is the line of credit?
Line Institutions Record: 1
Name of institution	U.S. Bank N.A.
iv. Is the line of credit just for the Fund, or is it shared among multiple funds?	Sole Shared

1. If shared, list the names of other funds that may use the line of credit.

Shared Credit Users Record: 1

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Large Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 2

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 3

Name of fund	Sterling Capital North Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 4

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Short Duration Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 5

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Long Duration Corporate Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 6

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Ultra Short Bond Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 7

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Real Estate Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 8

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 9

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral International Equity
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 10

Name of fund	Sterling Capital South Carolina Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 11

Name of fund	Sterling Capital West Virginia Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 12

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Special Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 13

Name of fund	Sterling Capital SMID Opportunities Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 14

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Intermediate U.S. Government Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 15

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Cap Relative Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 16

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Quality Income Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 17

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Mid Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 18

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Behavioral Small Cap Value Equity Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

Shared Credit Users Record: 19

Name of fund	Sterling Capital Small Cap Value Fund
SEC File number( e.g., 811- )	811-06719

v. Did the Fund draw on the line of credit this period? Yes No vi. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the average amount outstanding when the line of credit was in use? vii. If the fund drew on the line of credit during this period, what was the number of days that the line of credit was in use?

b. Did the Fund engage in interfund lending?	Yes No

c.Did the Fund engage in interfund borrowing?	Yes No

Item C.21. Swing pricing.

For open-end management investment companies, respond to the following:

a. Did the Fund (if not a Money Market Fund, Exchange-Traded Fund, or Exchange-Traded Managed Fund) engage in swing pricing?	Yes No