UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

August Term 2021 (Argued: March 10, 2022 Decided: November 27, 2023)

Docket Nos. 20-3257-cv (L), 20-3290-cv, 20-3315-cv, 20-3326-cv, 20-3327-cv, 20- 3334-cv, 20-3335-cv, 20-3941-cv, 20-3952-cv, 20-3959-cv, 20-3961-cv, 20-3964-cv, 20-3969-cv, 20-3980-cv, 20-3981-cv, 20-3992-cv, 20-3998-cv

IN RE: NINE WEST LBO SECURITIES LITIGATION

MARC S. KIRSCHNER, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE NWHI LITIGATION TRUST, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE 6.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019, THE 8.25% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019, AND THE 6.125% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034 OF NINE WEST HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants,

ABC, Plaintiff,

v.

ROBECO CAPITAL GROWTH FUNDS - ROBECO BP U.S. PREMIUM EQUITIES, FKA BOSTON PARTNERS U.S. PREMIUM EQUITY FUND, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. CORE EQUITY 1 PORTFOLIO, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. CORE EQUITY 2 PORTFOLIO, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO, DIMENSIONAL FUNDS PLC GLOBAL TARGETED VALUE FUND, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. TARGETED VALUE PORTFOLIO, AKA NATIONWIDE U.S. TARGETED VALUE STRATEGY, DIMENSIONAL FUNDS PLC U.S. SMALL COMPANIES FUND, AKA IRISH U.S. SMALL CAP FUND, DFA AUSTRALIA LIMITED GLOBAL CORE EQUITY TRUST, AKA DEFENDANT TX-1, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. TA U.S. CORE EQUITY 2 PORTFOLIO, AKA DEFENDANT TX-2, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. TAX-MANAGED U.S. SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO, AKA DEFENDANT TX-3, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. TAX-MANAGED U.S. TARGETED VALUE PORTFOLIO, AKA DEFENDANT TX-4, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. SOCIAL CORE EQUITY 2 PORTFOLIO, AKA DEFENDANT TX-5, DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. U.S. VECTOR EQUITY PORTFOLIO, AKA DEFENDANT TX-6, DFA INVESTMENT TRUST COMPANY TAX-MANAGED U.S. MARKETWIDE VALUE SERIES, AKA DEFENDANT TX- 7, DFA U.S. CORE EQUITY FUND, AKA DEFENDANT TX-8, DFA U.S. VECTOR EQUITY FUND, AKA DEFENDANT TX-9, AMERICAN BEACON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, AKA DEFENDANT TX-10, HBK MASTER FUND L.P., AKA DEFENDANT TX-11, HBK QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES MASTER FUND L.P., AKA DEFENDANT TX-12, KENNY ALLAN TROUTT SEPARATE TRUST ESTATE, AKA DEFENDANT TX-13, MICRO CAP SUBTRUST, AKA DEFENDANT TX-14, SMALL CAP VALUE SUBTRUST, AKA DEFENDANT TX-15, TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY SERIES, AKA DEFENDANT TX-16, U.S. SMALL CAP SUBTRUST, AKA DEFENDANT TX-17, USAA EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND, VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY I - SMALL CAP INDEX FUND, VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY I - SMALL CAP SPECIAL VALUES FUND, MARY MARGARET HASTINGS GEORGIADES, FLEXSHARES MORNINGSTAR UNITED STATES MARKET FACTOR TILT INDEX FUND, DEFENDANT IL- 1, TELENDOS, LLC, HFR ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., NORTHERN SMALL CAP CORE FUND, NORTHERN SMALL CAP INDEX FUND, NORTHERN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, NUVEEN SMALL CAP INDEX FUND, PEAK6 INVESTMENTS LLC, FKA PEAK6 INVESTMENTS, L.P., STATE FARM SMALL CAP INDEX FUND, STATE FARM VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST, SMALL CAP EQUITY INDEX FUND, VOYA RUSSELL SMALL CAP INDEX PORTFOLIO, CNH MASTER ACCOUNT, L.P., AQR ABSOLUTE RETURN MASTER ACCOUNT, L.P., AQR DELTA MASTER ACCOUNT, L.P., AQR DELTA SAPPHIRE FUND, L.P., AQR DELTA XN MASTER ACCOUNT, L.P., AQR FUNDS - AQR MULTI- STRATEGY ALTERNATIVE FUND, CNH OPPORTUNISTIC PREMIUM OFFSHORE FUND, L.P., AQR FUNDS - AQR DIVERSIFIED ARBITRAGE FUND, SCHWAB CAPITAL TRUST,