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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-00242
Natixis Funds Trust II
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.
Natixis Distributors, L.P.
399 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2010
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The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2010
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund
Absolute Asia Asset Management Limited
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund
Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership
Hansberger International Fund
Hansberger Global Investors, Inc.
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund
Harris Associates L.P.
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P.
Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Harris Associates L.P.
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Management Discussion and Performance page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 26
Financial Statements page 43
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ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND
Objective:
Seeks to maximize total return
Strategy:
Invests in a concentrated portfolio of equity securities of issuers domiciled or principally operating throughout Asia, excluding Japan. May invest in companies with any market capitalization although, at times, it may focus its investment in small-capitalization companies
Inception Date:
February 26, 2010
Managers:
Bill Sung
Joyce Toh
Symbols:
Class A: | DEFAX | |
Class C: | DEFCX | |
Class Y: | DEFYX |
What You Should Know:
The fund invests in foreign and emerging market securities, which have special risks. These may include political, economic, regulatory and currency risks. Emerging markets may be more subject to these risks than developed markets. Investors should be aware that small-cap companies are more volatile than the overall market. These risks affect your investment’s value. Because the fund is non-diversified, the performance of each holding will have a greater impact on the fund’s total return, and may make the fund’s returns more volatile than a more diversified fund.
Market Conditions
During the period, investor sentiment was dominated by concerns about the euro zone debt crisis, a potential economic slowdown in China and increasing uncertainty about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery. In this environment, Asian financial markets generally declined, with Southeast Asian markets outperforming Northern Asia and defensive stocks doing better than cyclical stocks.
Performance Results
For the period beginning February 26, 2010 (the date of the fund’s inception) through June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund returned -5.30% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI All Country Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (Net), which returned -2.04% for the period from March 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. The fund’s return was lower than the -0.08% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock category.
Explanation of Fund Performance
Stock selection in China, Korea and, to a lesser extent, Taiwan was largely responsible for the shortfall relative to the benchmark. Most of the underperformance occurred during the period immediately following the fund’s launch. The fund’s main exposure was to natural resources and consumption-related stocks. As concerns arose about the prospects for global economic growth, the euro zone debt crisis and a tighter monetary policy in China, materials and natural resources stocks declined.
Rio Tinto, a mining and exploration company in Australia, and POSCO, a steel company in Korea, were among the detractors from fund performance. Their relatively large weights in the portfolio, and sharp declines in the Australian and Korean currencies, were largely responsible for their negative impact on fund performance. Both stocks remain in the portfolio, as their valuations continue to be attractive and our long-term outlook for the natural resources sector remains positive. Weakness in these positions was partially offset by good performance from Newcrest Mining, an Australian gold mining company.
The fund’s position in stocks related to domestic consumption did well, as macroeconomic data in Asia was strong. China was the exception to this trend. The best performers in the portfolio included Astra International, a diversified corporation engaged in a variety of industries in Indonesia, and Parkway Holdings, a provider of healthcare services in Singapore. Astra International was aided by an environment of low interest rates, a strong economy and robust domestic consumption. Parkway Holdings was buoyed by a “medical tourism” boom in Singapore – the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain healthcare – and a takeover tussle between two large shareholders, which helped bid up the share price.
Outlook
Even though the overall outlook for growth in Asia remains encouraging, we have become slightly more cautious because of ongoing concerns about the European sovereign debt crisis and the somewhat fragile state of the U.S. recovery. While problems in Europe are likely to lead to a postponement of interest rate hikes in most markets, the level of risk and investor caution on the growth outlook for the second half may keep the natural resources sector under pressure in the near term. We remain positive in our view of the domestic consumption sector, as we see rising affluence among Asian consumers over the long term and supportive government incentives in the short term. Industrial companies that will benefit from infrastructure spending will be another area of focus for the fund, as we expect infrastructure spending to be strong over the next few years, helping support the rapid growth of Asian economies. Although resources may face near-term pressure, we intend to maintain our position in the sector since a global economic recovery and significant ongoing expenditure on infrastructure in Asia should foster good medium- to long-term demand.
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ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The table comparing the fund’s performance to an index provides a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Total Returns — June 30, 20106
Since Inception7 | |||
Class A (Inception 2/26/10) | |||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.30 | % | |
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -10.74 | ||
Class C (Inception 2/26/10) | |||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.30 | ||
With CDSC3 | -6.25 | ||
Class Y (Inception 2/26/10) | |||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.00 | ||
Comparative Performance | |||
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (Net)4 | -2.04 | % | |
Morningstar Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock Fund Avg.5 | -0.08 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those noted. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table does not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Common Stocks | 87.5 | |
Warrants | 0.0 | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 12.5 | |
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 5.2 | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 4.6 | |
Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 4.5 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 4.5 | |
PT Astra International Tbk | 4.2 | |
Hyundai Motor Co. | 3.9 | |
POSCO | 3.5 | |
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. | 3.4 | |
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 3.3 | |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 3.3 | |
Five Largest Countries | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Australia | 17.8 | |
China | 15.2 | |
Hong Kong | 13.2 | |
Korea | 13.1 | |
Singapore | 7.9 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio8 | Net Expense Ratio9 | ||||
A | 6.63 | % | 1.75 | % | ||
C | 7.38 | 2.50 | ||||
Y | 6.38 | 1.50 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Class C shares performance assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | MSCI All Country (AC) Asia Pacific ex Japan Index (Net) is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance in the developed and emerging markets of the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan. The index calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. |
5 | Morningstar Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
6 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
7 | The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 3/1/10. |
8 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND
Management Discussion
Objective:
Seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of companies whose earnings are expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall U.S. economy
Strategy:
Generally invests in a focused portfolio of common stocks of large-cap companies
Inception Date:
November 27, 1968
Manager:
G. Kenneth Heebner
Symbols:
Class A | NEFGX | |
Class B | NEBGX | |
Class C | NEGCX | |
Class Y | NEGYX |
What You Should Know:
The fund invests in a small number of securities, which may result in greater volatility than more diversified funds. Growth stocks can be more sensitive to market movements because their prices are based in part on future expectations. The fund may invest in foreign securities that involve risks not associated with domestic securities.
Market Conditions
An economic recovery, albeit a fragile one, was underway early in the year. However, U.S. economic data seemed to take a turn for the worse after months of improvement. Stock markets around the world fell as fears of slowing worldwide economic growth and talk of a possible double-dip recession in the United States sparked substantial selling. At mid-year, we entered a time of lackluster growth and uncertainty in the financial markets.
Performance Results
Faced with volatility in the global equity markets during the period, Class A shares of CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund returned -10.48% at net asset value for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned -6.65% and also underperformed the average return of funds in Morningstar’s Large Growth category, which returned -8.24% for the same period.
Explanation of Fund Performance
The fund entered 2010 fully invested in companies positioned to benefit from a continued recovery in global economies. The fund had significant concentrations in banks, as well as mining, technology and transportation companies.
During the first half of the period, the fund maintained its exposure to global economies but shifted positions slightly. New holdings were established in airlines, agricultural equipment and entertainment. We also increased the fund’s weight in technology. Sales of shares of banks, mining, tobacco and drug companies provided funds for these purchases.
Goldman Sachs, a full-service global investment banking and securities firm, proved disappointing. The company’s stock declined sharply with the announcement of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fraud allegations, as well as initiation of a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. We sold the stock because of uncertainties created by these events. Freeport-McMoRan, a global leader in the copper mining industry, also hampered fund results. The company saw its stock price decline as copper prices were pressured by a slowdown in global growth. We sold the issue. We reduced our position in Banco Bradesco, one of Brazil’s largest banks, selling at a loss to provide funds for other investments. The stock price fell due to concerns over a slowdown in the Brazilian economy.
One of the top contributors to fund performance was smartphone and computer maker Apple. A new addition to the fund’s portfolio, Apple has benefited from its continued leadership in innovative products. Initial sales of the iPad have vastly exceeded expectations, the iPhone has been a spectacular success and Macintosh computers have continued to gain market share. Baidu, a leading Chinese internet search company, also performed strongly. Baidu saw its stock price rise due to increased use of internet search in China, as well as a decision by its major competitor, Google, to withdraw from the Chinese market. We sold the stock to capture gains. Hotel giant Marriott experienced a cyclical recovery in its global hotel operations, aiding fund results. The hotel industry, which suffered a major decline in 2009 due to the global recession, is now rebounding. Marriott is benefiting from its leadership position in this industry.
Although it was not one of the fund’s biggest gainers this period, Ford remains the fund’s largest position. Despite slowing automobile sales, the company continues to gain market share because of its innovative products and consolidation by competitors. In addition, the company has posted significant and growing earnings at the bottom of the worst recession in 30 years.
Outlook
Looking ahead, we believe that the global economy will continue to grow at a moderate rate, providing opportunities for profits in well-positioned companies. In the near term, we expect to continue to emphasize companies in the airline, agriculture, entertainment and technology industries and maintain our focus on those firms we believe can significantly grow their earnings.
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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares
June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 2010
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
Class A (Inception 11/27/68) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -10.48 | % | 11.49 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.17 | % | ||||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -15.61 | 5.08 | 0.79 | 0.58 | ||||||||
Class B (Inception 2/28/97) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -10.80 | 10.83 | 1.23 | 0.41 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -15.26 | 5.83 | 0.89 | 0.41 | ||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/1/98) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -10.85 | 10.76 | 1.25 | 0.41 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -11.74 | 9.76 | 1.25 | 0.41 | ||||||||
Class Y (Inception 6/30/99) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -10.43 | 11.78 | 2.25 | 1.53 | ||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index4 | -6.65 | % | 14.43 | % | -0.79 | % | -1.59 | % | ||||
Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg5 | -8.24 | 12.41 | -0.18 | -3.37 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those noted. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Common Stocks | 99.0 | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 1.0 | |
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Ford Motor Co. | 9.7 | |
Apple, Inc. | 7.2 | |
FedEx Corp. | 6.3 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 6.2 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 5.9 | |
Intel Corp. | 5.5 | |
3M Co. | 5.5 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 5.5 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 5.4 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 5.2 | |
Five Largest Industries | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Air Freight & Logistics | 12.4 | |
Automobiles | 9.7 | |
Commercial Banks | 9.0 | |
Computers & Peripherals | 8.2 | |
Media | 7.7 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio | Net Expense Ratio | ||||
A | 1.19 | % | 1.19 | % | ||
B | 1.94 | 1.94 | ||||
C | 1.95 | 1.95 | ||||
Y | 0.94 | 0.94 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. |
5 | Morningstar Large Growth Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
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HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND
Management Discussion
Objective:
Seeks long-term growth of capital
Strategy:
Invests in common stocks of small-, mid- and large-cap companies located outside the United States. Assets are invested across developed and emerging markets
Inception Date:
December 29, 1995
Managers:
Growth:
Trevor Graham
Barry A. Lockhart
Patrick H. Tan
Thomas R.H. Tibbles
Value:
Ronald Holt
Lauretta Reeves
Symbols:
Class A | NEFDX | |
Class B | NEDBX | |
Class C | NEDCX |
What You Should Know:
Foreign securities involve risks not associated with domestic securities, such as currency fluctuations, differing political and economic conditions and different accounting standards. Growth stocks can be more sensitive to market movements because their prices are based in part on future expectations. Value stocks may fall out of favor and underperform the overall market during any given period.
Market Conditions
After a positive start to the year, international stock markets plunged in the second quarter as equity markets were hit by a European sovereign debt crisis, a possible slowdown in Chinese economic growth and increased concerns of a faltering global economic recovery. International equity markets underperformed the U.S. market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, which returned -6.65% for the six month period. The United Kingdom, France, Spain and Australia were the weakest performers of the major markets, and U.S. investors who owned internationally diversified portfolios were also negatively impacted by a strengthening U.S. dollar.
Performance Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Hansberger International Fund returned -14.13% at net asset value. By comparison the fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, returned -12.93%, expressed in U.S. dollars. The average performance of the fund’s Morningstar peer group, the Foreign Large Blend category, was -12.23%. Neither the fund nor its benchmark include U.S. stocks, and the Morningstar category has only limited exposure to domestic equities.
Two teams of Hansberger’s international equity specialists manage the fund. One team focuses on value and the other seeks growth potential. Growth investors fared better than value investors in the first half of 2010.
Explanation of Fund Performance
In the first half of the year, the value portfolio’s holdings in the three sectors which had performed best in 2009 all produced significant negative returns. Financials were weak, with AXA and Banco Santander the most significant losers as attention returned to the European debt crisis. AXA was sold. Materials investments also hampered the portfolio as commodity prices decreased after China took steps to cool down its economy. ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company, was the leading detractor in the portfolio for the period. Energy stocks, such as Total and ENI, also gave back some of last year’s gains as the crude oil price fell in the second quarter.
The value portfolio’s holdings in the information technology sector made a positive contribution to return for the period, with good performance from Nintendo and Ericsson.
After a very strong year in 2009, the growth portfolio gave up some of its gains in the first half of 2010. Financials were one of the key contributors to underperformance, with European banks and financial institutions such as BNP Paribas and Prudential hit badly in the period. Energy holding Cameco and materials stock Vedanta Resources also detracted from performance. However, growth holdings in the information technology sector outperformed, led by ARM Holdings and Autonomy Corp of the United Kingdom.
Outlook
We believe that the recent decline in international equity markets has been caused primarily by concerns over the sustainability of global economic growth. This has led to increased volatility and a de-risking shift to more defensive areas of the market in the second quarter.
In our opinion, while the pace of economic growth is slowing, the long-term outlook for many economies – especially the emerging markets ��� is still very much alive. Although China is slowing down, it is from a very high annual growth rate of 10%. The slowdown is mainly due to policy measures by the Chinese government to engineer an economic soft landing. Inflation worldwide is still not an issue at this point, although Central Banks in Australia and Canada have been proactive in raising interest rates. As government economic stimulus packages gradually phase out, it will be up to the private sector to continue to drive growth. Corporate earnings have been recovering and the upcoming earnings season is eagerly awaited. Maintaining a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality international companies should prove beneficial as investors return to equities and risk aversion subsides.
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HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares 7
June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20107
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/29/95) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -14.13 | % | 6.33 | % | 2.04 | % | 2.18 | % | ||||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -19.09 | 0.23 | 0.83 | 1.57 | ||||||||
Class B (Inception 12/29/95) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -14.44 | 5.60 | 1.29 | 1.42 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -18.71 | 0.60 | 0.99 | 1.42 | ||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/29/95) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -14.46 | 5.55 | 1.28 | 1.41 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -15.31 | 4.55 | 1.28 | 1.41 | ||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index4 | -12.93 | % | 6.38 | % | 1.35 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||
MSCI ACWI ex USA5 | -10.80 | 10.87 | 3.84 | 2.29 | ||||||||
Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Fund Avg.6 | -12.23 | 7.05 | 1.13 | -0.39 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net 6/30/10 | |
Common Stocks | 98.0 | |
Preferred Stocks | 0.5 | |
Exchange Traded Funds | 0.5 | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 1.0 | |
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net 6/30/10 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | 1.7 | |
Nestle SA, (Registered) | 1.7 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | 1.6 | |
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 1.5 | |
Roche Holding AG | 1.5 | |
BNP Paribas | 1.5 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 1.5 | |
Canon, Inc. | 1.4 | |
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR | 1.4 | |
ABB Ltd., (Registered) | 1.4 | |
Five Largest Countries | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
United Kingdom | 16.0 | |
Japan | 13.2 | |
China | 9.9 | |
Switzerland | 8.4 | |
France | 7.3 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio | Net Expense Ratio | ||||
A | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | ||
B | 2.45 | 2.45 | ||||
C | 2.45 | 2.45 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. |
5 | MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. |
6 | Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
7 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
Management Discussion
Objective:
Seeks opportunities for long-term capital growth and income
Strategy:
Invests primarily in common stock of large- and mid-cap companies in any industry
Inception Date:
May 6, 1931
Managers:
Edward S. Loeb
Michael J. Mangan
Diane L. Mustain
Symbols:
Class A | NEFOX | |
Class B | NEGBX | |
Class C | NECOX | |
Class Y | NEOYX |
What You Should Know:
Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period.
Market Conditions
The stock market rally that began in March of 2009 faltered in the second quarter of 2010. Investors were shaken by the European sovereign debt crisis, the Gulf oil spill and the uncertain impact of new financial regulations under consideration by the U.S. Congress. In addition, indications of a slowing economic recovery amid stubborn unemployment and a stagnant housing market kept investors off balance, leading to profit-taking and a renewed flight to bonds.
Performance Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund returned -8.34% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned -5.12% and also lagged the - -7.07% average return of funds in its peer group, Morningstar’s Large Blend category.
Explanation of Fund Performance
A weak stock market generally accounted for the fund’s negative performance. Stock selection was the primary reason the fund underperformed its benchmark. Results in financials, energy, healthcare and technology were especially weak. We purchased shares of Transocean Ltd. just days before a disastrous explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; shares have fallen dramatically since that time. However, even after taking into account insurance recovery and the potential for very large sums for liability losses, Transocean’s recently low prices seem to anticipate a much greater financial impact than is likely to be the case. Baxter International was another notable disappointment. Shares fell over investor concerns that the commoditization of the blood plasma business was a significant threat to margins. We believe this view is overstated. We sold Monsanto after a brief holding period, based on disappointing earnings reports. Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft, both large positions, hurt results as capital expenditures for technology lagged. Investment manager Franklin Resources came under pressure as individual savings trends seem to be changing. We sold American Express when shares reached our price target, but the holding had a negative impact on the fund’s return.
The fund’s performance leaders for the past six months were found in a variety of sectors. Hotel operators Marriott International and Starwood Hotels were among the period’s top five contributors. Both companies benefited as business and leisure travel bounced back from the recession, bringing higher room occupancy rates and firmer prices. We bought shares of Boeing when doubt about the much-delayed 787 airliner was at its peak and the price of its stock was greatly depressed. Boeing’s shares recovered as investors grew more confident that the plane would soon be in production. We took profits in Union Pacific, a long-time holding, and locked in sizeable gains. Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar continued to prosper amid continued global growth. Caterpillar boosted its dividend during the period. Sara Lee also contributed positively to the fund’s return. However, shares rose too quickly for us to establish a meaningful position and we eliminated the holding.
Outlook
After several quarters of low interest rates, cost cuts and cautious spending, corporate America is now cash-rich and buttressed by strong balance sheets. Although earnings have been coming in at exceptional levels, we believe there is room for them to expand further. We are finding extremely attractive investment opportunities and most of the fund’s holdings are modestly valued by historical standards. Purchases during the first half of 2010 include MasterCard, Allstate, Lockheed, Boston Scientific and Calpine – strong businesses that we believe are selling at prices that understate their earnings potential. And, we think the market has already factored in the potential impact of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. On the cautionary side, individual investors have left the equity markets in large numbers, and the massive debt overhang in the United States remains a long-term concern.
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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares 6
June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20106
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
Class A (Inception 5/6/31) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -8.34 | % | 17.59 | % | -1.59 | % | -1.80 | % | ||||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -13.62 | 10.83 | -2.75 | -2.38 | ||||||||
Class B (Inception 9/13/93) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -8.66 | 16.68 | -2.34 | -2.53 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -13.22 | 11.68 | -2.73 | -2.53 | ||||||||
Class C (Inception 5/1/95) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -8.60 | 16.74 | -2.34 | -2.53 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -9.52 | 15.74 | -2.34 | -2.53 | ||||||||
Class Y (Inception 11/18/98) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -8.23 | 17.84 | -1.27 | -1.40 | ||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
Russell 1000 Value Index4 | -5.12 | % | 16.92 | % | -1.64 | % | 2.38 | % | ||||
Morningstar Large Blend Fund Avg.5 | -7.07 | 13.43 | -0.85 | -0.78 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Common Stocks | 97.4 | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 2.6 | |
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets as of | |
Intel Corp. | 6.2 | |
Carnival Corp. | 5.1 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 4.4 | |
Boeing Co. (The) | 3.7 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 3.6 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.4 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 3.4 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | 3.3 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 3.3 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. | 3.2 | |
Five Largest Industries | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 11.4 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 9.5 | |
Media | 7.0 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | 6.9 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 6.8 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio7 | Net Expense Ratio8 | ||||
A | 1.50 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
B | 2.25 | 2.05 | ||||
C | 2.25 | 2.05 | ||||
Y | 1.25 | 1.05 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. |
5 | Morningstar Large Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
6 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
7 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
8 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Management Discussion
Objective:
Seeks capital appreciation
Strategy:
Invests in small-cap companies with a focus on absolute return, using a bottom-up value-oriented investment process.
Inception Date:
December 31, 1996
Managers:
Chris D. Wallis
Scott J. Weber
Symbols:
Class A | NEFJX | |
Class B | NEJBX | |
Class C Class Y | NEJCX NEJYX |
What You Should Know:
Investing in small-cap stocks carries special risk, including narrower markets, limited financial and management resources, less liquidity and greater volatility than large company stocks. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period.
Effective July 31, 2009, the Fund was closed to new investors.
Market Conditions
After an extended rebound from the March 2009 lows, stocks began to move erratically over the six-month period ended June 30, 2010. Europe’s sovereign debt crisis and China’s apparent slowdown compounded domestic concerns over a wavering economic recovery and the potential consequences of the Gulf oil spill. Profit-taking also pressured prices, as investors headed for low-risk havens such as Treasury bills. The possible impact of pending financial legislation added to investor concerns. We reduced the fund’s exposure to the economic cycle as we seek a clearer sense of the economy’s direction.
Performance Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund returned -2.48% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, which returned -1.64% and was in line with the -2.24% average return of the funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Small Blend category.
Explanation of Fund Performance
While sector results over this period were not very different from those in the fund’s benchmark, stock selection was disappointing. Results in materials were positive, but financials were notably weak. Energy exposures brought a mixed picture, and there were some positive results among information technology holdings.
Disappointing performance from Assured Guaranty, a credit guarantee company, depressed results in the financial sector. Assured proved unable to build market share as aggressively as expected, and we eliminated the stock. We also sold Mississippi-based BancorpSouth when it had to restate its earnings and loan loss reserves. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) were underrepresented in the portfolio because we believed that valuations were high and the outlook for real estate prices was uncertain. Our below-benchmark weight, combined with lower performance from the REITs we held, hurt results when the sector surged higher.
In May, Sybase, a provider of enterprise and mobile software, agreed to be acquired by SAP (not in the portfolio) at a substantial premium, making it one of the fund’s top performers relative to the benchmark for the period. In materials, results got a boost from the announcement that Airgas was the target of a takeover bid from a competitor. We took profits in Airgas when the price neared our sell target. Kraton Performance Polymers, maker of specialty thermoplastics for a range of products was a positive contributor to results. The company enjoys good earnings leverage as it continues to gain market share under a skilled management team. In the energy sector, Concho Resources rose based on increased production and reserve growth. We sold Arena Resources, an onshore driller that announced a reduction in its proved reserve levels. Our emphasis in this sector is on land-based oil drillers as well as on shale and other unconventional approaches. In consumer stocks, clothing manufacturer Phillips-Van Heusen, which licenses the Calvin Klein brand, rose on solid earnings amid a pickup in retail spending, combined with positive expectations from the recent acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger.
We have attempted to temper the portfolio’s sensitivity to economic swings as a halting recovery continues. We pared back consumer discretionary stocks after prices rose in the spring. In addition, we added selectively in the industrial sector; and in materials, we discovered attractive opportunities among producers of food packaging and fragrances and flavoring. Overall, we continue to position the portfolio in companies that have better pricing power, lower earnings variability, higher profitability and stronger balance sheets than the broader investment universe.
Outlook
In our opinion the U.S. economic recovery remains sluggish. Without better employment trends, the durability of the rebound is questionable. We believe consumer confidence will waver as long as job creation lags and foreclosures continue. This will constrain consumer spending, a major economic driver. However, as long as credit is available and financial markets are functioning, a repeat of the recent global crisis seems unlikely.
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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares 6
June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20106
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception7 | |||||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/31/96) | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -2.48 | % | 21.49 | % | 5.69 | % | 1.00 | % | — | ||||||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -8.09 | 14.53 | 4.44 | 0.40 | — | ||||||||||
Class B (Inception 12/31/96) | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -2.86 | 20.58 | 4.90 | 0.24 | — | ||||||||||
With CDSC3 | -7.69 | 15.58 | 4.57 | 0.24 | — | ||||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/31/96) | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -2.86 | 20.57 | 4.90 | 0.25 | — | ||||||||||
With CDSC3 | -3.83 | 19.57 | 4.90 | 0.25 | — | ||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 8/31/06) | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -2.38 | 21.77 | — | — | 3.95 | ||||||||||
Comparative Performance | |||||||||||||||
Russell 2000 Value Index4 | -1.64 | % | 25.07 | % | -0.51 | % | 7.48 | % | -4.53 | % | |||||
Morningstar Small Blend Fund Avg.5 | -2.24 | 21.97 | 0.16 | 5.08 | -2.89 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Common Stocks | 93.2 | |
Exchange Traded Funds | 4.1 | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 2.7 | |
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund | 4.1 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 2.7 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | 2.4 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 2.3 | |
Unit Corp. | 2.1 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | 2.0 | |
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 1.9 | |
WESCO International, Inc. | 1.9 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A | 1.9 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. | 1.8 | |
Five Largest Industries | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Insurance | 8.5 | |
Capital Markets | 5.5 | |
Commercial Banks | 5.3 | |
Machinery | 5.2 | |
REITs | 4.8 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Exp ense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio8 | Net Expense Ratio9 | ||||
A | 1.51 | % | 1.47 | % | ||
B | 2.26 | 2.22 | ||||
C | 2.26 | 2.22 | ||||
Y | 1.20 | 1.20 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. |
5 | Morningstar Small Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
6 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
7 | The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 9/1/06. |
8 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Management Discussion
Objective:
Seeks long-term capital appreciation
Strategy:
Invests in medium capitalization companies with a focus on absolute return, using a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process
Inception Date:
October 31, 2008
Managers:
Dennis G. Alff
Chris D. Wallis
Scott J. Weber
Symbols:
Class A | VNVAX | |
Class C Class Y | VNVCX VNVYX |
What You Should Know:
Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market during any given period.
Market Conditions
After a vigorous year-long rally, Europe’s sovereign debt crisis tipped the balance for a market that was vulnerable to bad news. Funds flowed back into lower-risk assets such as Treasury bills, as the strength and sustainability of the recovery came into question. Profit-taking accounted for some of the pullback. However, the Gulf oil spill, China’s efforts to control growth and contentious debate over financial regulation all added to investor discomfort. As uncertainties multiplied, we eased back on the fund’s sensitivity to the economic cycle until a clearer picture emerges of the recovery’s durability.
Performance Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund returned -7.14% at net asset value. The fund underperformed both its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value Index, which returned -0.88%, and the -3.16% average return of the funds in its peer group, Morningstar’s Mid-Cap Blend category.
Explanation of Fund Performance
There were bright spots despite the fund’s disappointing returns over this period. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp was a positive contributor to performance, thanks to our timely purchase in the summer of 2009 when valuations appeared unduly depressed. A sharp rally into 2010 allowed us to book solid gains, and the fund now holds a reduced position. We also took profits in Darden Restaurants, operators of Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other chains. Apparel manufacturer Phillips-Van Heusen, which licenses the Calvin Klein brand, rose on solid earnings amid a pickup in consumer spending and positive expectations from the recent acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger. The absence of stocks in the weak utilities sector for most of the period was also beneficial to performance.
In broad terms, the fund underperformed its benchmark because it had higher exposure to companies that are linked to global growth. Stock selection in the financials, consumer discretionary and energy sectors also detracted from relative returns, while results in telecommunications and healthcare were favorable. In financials, we have avoided Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) because of concerns about real estate values and the valuations of many of the stocks; we are beginning to see better values develop. That underexposure hurt results when REIT stocks climbed. Credit guarantee company Assured Guaranty suffered increasing loss levels and failed to gain market share as aggressively as expected, leading us to eliminate the stock. The fund’s consumer discretionary holdings trailed lower-quality, highly leveraged companies such as hotel, leisure and media companies that stood out in the index. Retailer Collective Brands, which owns Payless Shoes, had a disappointing first quarter. Payless enjoys good cash flow, and we expect year-to-year sales figures to improve. Gaming machine maker Bally Technologies weakened as the doubtful economy caused casinos to postpone an anticipated cycle of replacing and updating machines. However, we continue to own the stock and expect improved results.
Outlook
With the economy moving ahead fitfully, we continue to seek companies that can prosper in the slow growth environment that we anticipate. An example is utilities, where we have raised our exposure to a sizeable commitment, although still lower than the benchmark’s. We favor those whose major capital outlays are behind them, with good cash flows and dividends, operating in favorable regulatory settings. The fund has come from under- to overweight in consumer staples, reducing exposure to consumer discretionary and materials companies and maintaining an overweight in healthcare. Overall, we continue to position the portfolio in companies that we believe have better pricing power, lower earnings variability, higher profitability and stronger balance sheets than the broader investment universe.
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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares6
October 31, 2008 (inception) through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20106
6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception7 | |||||||
Class A (Inception 10/31/08) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -7.14 | % | 15.14 | % | 9.94 | % | |||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -12.48 | 8.50 | 6.09 | ||||||
Class C (Inception 10/31/08) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -7.42 | 14.27 | 9.15 | ||||||
With CDSC3 | -8.34 | 13.27 | 9.15 | ||||||
Class Y (Inception 10/31/08) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -6.96 | 15.48 | 10.28 | ||||||
Comparative Performance | |||||||||
Russell Midcap Value Index4 | -0.88 | % | 28.91 | % | 14.54 | % | |||
Morningstar Mid-Cap Blend Fund Avg.5 | -3.16 | 21.26 | 14.26 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Common Stocks | 95.7 | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 4.3 | |
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets as of | |
XL Capital Ltd., Class A | 2.6 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | 2.1 | |
Apollo Investment Corp. | 2.0 | |
DaVita, Inc. | 2.0 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. | 2.0 | |
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. | 1.9 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | 1.9 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | 1.8 | |
EQT Corp. | 1.8 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 1.8 | |
Five Largest Industries | % of Net Assets as of | |
Insurance | 8.6 | |
Machinery | 5.7 | |
Capital Markets | 4.8 | |
Multi Utilities | 4.7 | |
Containers & Packaging | 4.6 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Exp ense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio8 | Net Expense Ratio9 | ||||
A | 4.69 | % | 1.40 | % | ||
C | 5.44 | 2.15 | ||||
Y | 4.44 | 1.15 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | Russell Midcap Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. |
5 | Morningstar Mid-Cap Blend Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
6 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
7 | The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 11/1/08. |
8 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
9 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
Management Discussion
Objective:
Seeks long-term growth of capital
Strategy:
Features growth and value investments through a diversified portfolio of complementary equity investment disciplines provided by specialized money managers
Inception Date:
July 7, 1994
Subadvisors:
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Harris Associates L.P.
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Symbols:
Class A | NEFSX | |
Class B | NESBX | |
Class C | NECCX | |
Class Y | NESYX |
What You Should Know:
Growth stocks can be more sensitive to market movements because their values are based on future expectations. Value stocks may fall out of favor with investors and underperform the overall market. Small-cap stocks carry special risks, including narrower markets, limited financial and management resources, less liquidity and greater volatility than large-cap stocks.
Market Conditions
While prices of most stocks declined during the six months ended June 30, 2010, the market is still significantly above its March 2009 lows. Skepticism about higher-risk assets, such as common stocks, is understandable given the geopolitical events of recent months, including an economic crisis in Europe, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and ongoing conflict in the Middle East. During the second quarter, many investors ignored the fact that some common stocks offered higher dividend yields than bonds, turning instead to low-yielding Treasury securities in pursuit of safety. Basic materials companies were hardest hit, followed by financials.
Performance Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio returned -5.51% at net asset value. For the same period the S&P 500 Index returned -6.65% and the S&P MidCap 400 Index returned -1.36%. The Wilshire 4500 Index returned -1.11% and the average return of the funds in Morningstar’s Large Growth category was -8.24%.
Explanation of Portfolio Performance
Each of Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s four segments uses a distinct investment style, providing shareholders with exposure to a spectrum of stocks and strategies. BlackRock seeks long-term growth of capital in companies of any size, with an emphasis on those with capitalizations greater than $2 billion. The segment managed by Harris Associates invests primarily in common stocks of large- and mid-cap companies that the manager believes are trading at a substantial discount to their “true business value.” Loomis Sayles manages two segments. One invests in mid-cap growth stocks; the other focuses on small-cap value stocks.
BlackRock Segment
Stock selection in certain sectors detracted from performance. Wireless telecommunications company QUALCOMM traded lower on earnings disappointments, and the position was eliminated. Palm fell sharply on poor sales expectations from its new smartphone and the company’s downward revision of its earnings forecast. The stock was sold. A recently added position in rating agency Moody’s fell in price in response to Congressional investigations of the company’s role in rating certain debt obligations, combined with the acceleration of the financial reform debate in Congress. BlackRock believes that fears about the outcome of financial reform are overblown and that the anticipated wave of debt refinancing will create increased demand for Moody’s services, so the stock remains in the portfolio.
Positive performers during the period included Baidu, China’s leading search engine. The stock performed exceptionally well after Google, Baidu’s closest competitor, announced its intention to exit the Chinese market and the company’s advertising platform proved more successful than anticipated. Cummins, which makes truck engines, appreciated sharply during the period, as the company continued to benefit from a truck replacement cycle. Shares of Apple rose sharply and the stock remains the segment’s largest holding. In addition to benefiting from the spring launch of the iPad, Apple continues to benefit from sales strength of the iPhone.
Harris Associates Segment
Stock selection detracted from performance. The world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, Transocean, leases the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to British Petroleum and its stock declined on concerns about its potential liability. Although Harris Associates is concerned about the risk/reward factors, they believe Transocean’s long-term outlook remains sound in light of the continued increase in deep-water drilling globally. Baxter International declined on worries about its revenue growth and market share. Although Harris Associates expects Baxter to face continued obstacles in its plasma business, they believe the company has long-term advantages over its competition. Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) shares fell on concerns about the growth of the global technology market, despite HP’s double-digit revenue increase. Harris Associates believes strongly in the company’s management and global growth potential.
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Management Discussion
Two industrial holdings, Union Pacific and Boeing, were top performers during the period. Boeing responded to an increase in demand for commercial aircraft. Union Pacific did well in 2009 and was sold in the second quarter. Two hotel chains, Marriott International and Starwood Hotels, also provided strong returns for the period. Harris Associates believes revenue generated by Marriott’s range of brands, from Courtyard to Ritz-Carlton, should allow the company to profit in a range of economic scenarios. They took profits on Sara Lee and a portion of the fund’s Starwood holdings, both long-term success stories.
Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth Segment
Strong stock selection, coupled with an emphasis on the technology sector, contributed to the segment’s positive performance for the first half of 2010. The segment’s consumer discretionary and producer durables holdings also performed well. The strongest individual performer, Netflix, exceeded earnings and revenue expectations. Baidu, the leading Chinese language internet search platform, has been in the fast lane ever since Google announced it would leave the Chinese market. Internet services provider Akamai Technologies exceeded Wall Street’s estimates for both earnings and revenues and was another positive selection.
Consumer staples, energy and healthcare were among this segment’s weakest sectors, although two stocks were responsible for most of the poor performance. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which makes the Keurig coffee brewers, and NBTY, which makes vitamins and nutritional supplements, were both above-average performers in the first quarter but fell on disappointing results in April. Both stocks were sold. This portfolio’s weak showing in healthcare is attributable to its biotech holdings, which were trimmed. In energy, Brigham Exploration, one of the leading onshore oil plays in the United States, fell when oil prices corrected sharply and the portfolio manager’s sell discipline forced the sale of the stock. Shares of Alpha Natural Resources declined on lower prices for metallurgical coal and steel when prices of both commodities fell. And Varian Semiconductor, which designs and manufactures equipment used to make integrated circuits, fell on fears that bookings were decelerating. Both stocks were sold.
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Segment
Three of this segment’s largest holdings at the start of 2010 were utility companies, led by Questar Corporation. The stock of this diversified energy utility advanced after the company announced a plan to split into two companies. The segment’s three best-performing stocks were Perrigo, PHH and HSN. Perrigo, which provides over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, is benefiting from the attractive value its products offer consumers, as well as from a growing pipeline of new drugs that are switching to over-the-counter status. Perrigo also recently announced it would acquire a private label infant formula producer. PHH provides outsourced residential mortgage services and fleet management. Positive earnings announcements and its low valuations helped the stock rally sharply during the period. HSN operates the Home Shopping Network. The company was able to leverage its unique retailing format to post strong earnings.
Poor results from technology, materials and processing, and financial services detracted from performance, primarily as a result of its sensitivity to the worldwide economy. Brocade Communications, a dominant provider of switching equipment, declined on disappointing earnings and was sold. ON Semiconductor, an international provider of semiconductors, declined late in the second quarter on concerns about surplus inventory, but it remains in the portfolio. This segment had a relatively small position in the materials and processing sector, although the largest holding was Reliance Steel and Aluminum, a leading national steel service center operator. Reliance reacted negatively to the market’s concerns about slowing global economic activity. However, the stock remains in the portfolio. Within financial services, Lender Processing Services, an outsourcer of document processing primarily for mortgages, hurt performance. Slowing foreclosure rates threatened to reduce demand for Lender’s services, but Loomis expects demand to remain positive and the stock remains in the portfolio.
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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, the index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares 8
June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20108
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||
Class A (Inception 7/7/94) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.51 | % | 18.71 | % | 1.52 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -10.94 | 11.91 | 0.32 | -0.53 | ||||||||
Class B (Inception 7/7/94) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.83 | 17.88 | 0.77 | -0.69 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -10.54 | 12.88 | 0.38 | -0.69 | ||||||||
Class C (Inception 7/7/94) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.82 | 17.87 | 0.77 | -0.69 | ||||||||
With CDSC3 | -6.76 | 16.87 | 0.77 | -0.69 | ||||||||
Class Y (Inception 11/15/94) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -5.39 | 18.97 | 1.84 | 0.50 | ||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index4 | -6.65 | % | 14.43 | % | -0.79 | % | -1.59 | % | ||||
S&P MidCap 400 Index5 | -1.36 | 24.93 | 2.21 | 5.30 | ||||||||
Wilshire 4500 Index6 | -1.11 | 23.76 | 1.63 | 1.62 | ||||||||
Morningstar Large Growth Fund Avg.7 | -8.24 | 12.41 | -0.18 | -3.37 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | ||
Common Stocks | 98.0 | ||
Put Options | 0.4 | ||
Put Options Written | (0.2 | ) | |
Call Options Written | (0.0 | ) | |
Short-Term Investments and Other | 1.8 | ||
Ten Largest Holdings | % of Net Assets as of | ||
Intel Corp. | 2.0 | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 1.8 | ||
Carnival Corp. | 1.6 | ||
Microsoft Corp. | 1.4 | ||
UGI Corp. | 1.2 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.2 | ||
Discover Financial Services | 1.2 | ||
Apple, Inc. | 1.2 | ||
Boeing Co. (The) | 1.1 | ||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 1.1 | ||
Five Largest Industries | % of Net Assets as of | ||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 6.0 | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 6.0 | ||
Machinery | 5.8 | ||
Software | 4.5 | ||
Media | 4.5 |
Portfolio holdings and asset allocations will vary.
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio9 | Net Expense Ratio10 | ||||
A | 1.56 | % | 1.40 | % | ||
B | 2.31 | 2.15 | ||||
C | 2.31 | 2.15 | ||||
Y | 1.22 | 1.15 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | S&P 500 Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. |
5 | S&P MidCap 400 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equities market. |
6 | Wilshire 4500 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. small- and mid-cap stocks. |
7 | Morningstar Large Growth Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc. |
8 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
9 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
10 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the funds are actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.
Before investing, consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Visit www.ga.natixis.com or call 800-225-5478 for a prospectus and/or a summary prospectus, both of which contain this and other information. Read it carefully
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on the funds’ website at www.ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010 is available from the funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE |
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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES
As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, each fund may assess a minimum balance fee of $20 on an annual basis for accounts that fall below the required minimum to establish an account. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the funds’ prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first line in the table of each class of fund shares shows the actual account values and actual fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.
The second line in the table of each class of fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line in the table of each fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.
ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/20101 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD 1/1/20101 – 6/30/2010 | ||||
Class A | |||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $947.00 | $5.79 | 1 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.12 | $8.75 | * | |||
Class C | |||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $947.00 | $8.27 | 1 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.40 | $12.47 | * | |||
Class Y | |||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $950.00 | $4.97 | 1 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.36 | $7.50 | * |
* | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.75%, 2.50% and 1.50% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
1 | Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2010. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.75%, 2.50% and 1.50% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (124), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial period). |
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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $895.20 | $5.45 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.04 | $5.81 | |||
Class B | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $892.00 | $8.96 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.32 | $9.54 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $891.50 | $8.96 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.32 | $9.54 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $895.70 | $4.23 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.33 | $4.51 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.16%, 1.91%, 1.91% and 0.90% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $858.70 | $7.65 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.56 | $8.30 | |||
Class B | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $855.60 | $11.09 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.84 | $12.03 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $855.40 | $11.09 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.84 | $12.03 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.66%, 2.41% and 2.41% for Class A, B and C, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $916.60 | $6.18 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.35 | $6.51 | |||
Class B | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $913.40 | $9.73 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.63 | $10.24 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $914.00 | $9.73 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.63 | $10.24 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $917.70 | $4.99 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.59 | $5.26 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05%, 2.05% and 1.05% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $975.20 | $6.86 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.85 | $7.00 | |||
Class B | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $971.40 | $10.51 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.13 | $10.74 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $971.40 | $10.51 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.13 | $10.74 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $976.20 | $5.63 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.09 | $5.76 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio : 1.40%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 1.15% for Class A, B, C, and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $928.60 | $6.69 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.85 | $7.00 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $925.80 | $10.27 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.13 | $10.74 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $930.40 | $5.50 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.09 | $5.76 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15% and 1.15%, for Class A, C and Y respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $944.90 | $6.75 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.85 | $7.00 | |||
Class B | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $941.70 | $10.35 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.13 | $10.74 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $941.80 | $10.35 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.13 | $10.74 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $946.10 | $5.55 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.09 | $5.76 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.40%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 1.15% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE INITIAL ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND
The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) requires that both the full Board of Trustees of the Trust and a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, initially approve for a two-year term any new investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements for a registered investment company, including a newly formed fund such as the Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the proposed investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements (together, the “Agreements”) for the Fund at an in-person meeting held on November 20, 2009.
In connection with this review, Fund management and other representatives of the Fund’s adviser, Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), and the Fund’s subadviser, Absolute Asia Asset Management Limited (“Absolute Asia” and, together with Natixis Advisors, the “Advisers”) distributed to the Trustees materials including, among other items, (i) information on the proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees and other expenses to be charged to the Fund, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to those of peer groups and categories of funds and information on fees charged to other accounts sub-advised by Absolute Asia and the proposed expense cap, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies, (iii) the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ investment staff and the investment strategies proposed to be used in managing the Fund, (iv) proposed arrangements for the distribution of the Fund’s shares, (v) the procedures proposed to be employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (vi) the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about the Advisers’ performance, and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Because the Fund is newly formed and had not commenced operations at the time of the Trustees’ review, certain information, including data relating to Fund performance, was not available, and therefore could not be distributed to the Trustees. Throughout the process, the Trustees were afforded the opportunity to ask questions of, and request additional materials from, the Advisers.
In considering whether to initially approve the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the following:
The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisers and their respective affiliates to the Fund, and the resources to be dedicated to the Fund by the Advisers and their respective affiliates. The Trustees considered the fact that both Advisers are affiliates of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. In this regard, the Trustees considered not only the advisory and sub-advisory services proposed to be provided by the Advisers to the Fund, but also the monitoring and oversight services proposed to be provided to the Fund, as well as the administrative services proposed to be provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Fund.
The Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the scope of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreements seemed consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements, and that the Advisers had the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the advisory and sub-advisory services that would be required by the Fund. The Trustees determined that the nature, extent and quality of services proposed to be provided under the Agreements supported approval of the Agreements.
Investment performance of the Fund and the Advisers. Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, performance information for the Fund was not considered, although the Board considered the performance of other funds and accounts managed by the Advisers. Based on this and other information, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the Advisers’ performance record and/or other relevant factors supported approval of the Agreements.
The costs of the services to be provided by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. Although the Fund had not yet commenced operations at the time of the Trustees’ review of the Agreements, the Trustees reviewed information comparing the proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees and estimated total expenses of the Fund’s share classes with the fees and expenses of comparable share classes of comparable funds identified by the Advisers and information about fees charged to other accounts sub-advised by Absolute Asia. In evaluating the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage mutual fund assets. In evaluating the Fund’s proposed advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the Fund would have an expense cap in place. In addition, the Trustees considered information regarding the administrative and distribution fees to be paid by the Fund to the Advisers’ affiliates.
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Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, historical profitability information with respect to the Fund was not considered. However, the Trustees noted the information provided in court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the estimated expense level of the Fund, and that the Fund was subject to an expense cap.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the advisory and sub-advisory fees proposed to be charged to the Fund were fair and reasonable, and supported the approval of the Agreements.
Economies of scale. The Trustees considered the extent to which the Advisers may realize economies of scale or other efficiencies in managing the Fund, and whether those economies could be shared with the Fund through breakpoints in the advisory and sub-advisory fees or other means. The Trustees noted that the Fund was subject to an expense cap. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale might be shared with the Fund supported the approval of the Agreements.
The Trustees also considered other factors, including but not limited to the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their respective affiliates would provide to the Fund and the potential so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution and administrative services to the Fund and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company would benefit from the retention of affiliated advisers. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest.
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Agreements should be approved.
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND, HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND, HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND, VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO
The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, the Contract Review and Governance Committee of the Board meets to review the Agreements to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements, typically for an additional one-year period. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements.
In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Funds’ investment advisers and sub-advisers (collectively, the “Advisers”) believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Funds and the performance of peer groups and categories of funds and the Funds’ performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Funds’ advisory and sub-advisory fees, if any, and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Advisers and to those of peer groups of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Funds, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the Advisers and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Advisers (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) each Adviser’s financial results and/or financial condition, (ii) each Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ respective investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Funds’ assets, (v) the allocation of the Funds’ brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Funds’ portfolio managers in the Funds or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers.
In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about the Funds’ investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund (and segment, in the case of Funds managed by multiple sub-advisers) based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s category of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against its category. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Advisers make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and Funds identified as presenting possible performance concerns may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about each Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.
The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at their meeting held in June 2010. The Agreements were continued for a one-year period for the Funds. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.
The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates to the Funds and the resources dedicated to the Funds by the Advisers and their affiliates.
The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Advisers to the Funds, but also the monitoring and oversight services provided by Natixis Advisors with respect to sub-advised Funds. They also considered the administrative services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds.
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For each Fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreements.
Investment performance of the Funds and the Advisers. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Funds over various time periods, including information which compared the performance of the Funds to the performance of peer groups and categories of funds and the Funds’ respective performance benchmarks. In addition, the Trustees also reviewed data prepared by an independent third party which analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics which also measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis.
With respect to each Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group and/or category for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the long term; (3) that the Fund’s more recent performance was competitive when compared to relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; (4) that the Fund had a limited operating history; and (5) that although the Fund’s performance lagged that of its relevant peer group for certain periods, performance was stronger when compared to the Fund’s relevant performance benchmark or on an absolute basis.
The Trustees also considered each Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance of the fund family generally (as noted by certain financial publications), and the historical responsiveness of the Advisers to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Advisers to take steps intended to improve performance.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of the Funds and the Advisers supported the renewal of the Agreements.
The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and sub-advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Funds’ advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Advisers to comparable accounts (such as institutional separate accounts), as well as information about differences in such fees. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund and the need for the Advisers to offer competitive compensation. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. They noted that, as of December 31, 2009, four of the six Natixis Equity Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisers under these caps. The Trustees noted that several Funds had total expense ratios or advisory fee rates that were above the median of a peer group of Funds. The Trustees considered the circumstances that accounted for such relatively higher expenses. These factors varied from Fund to Fund, but included one or more of the following: (1) that the Fund’s advisory fee rate and/or total expense ratio was only slightly above its peer group median; (2) that although the Fund’s advisory fee rate was above its peer group median, it is subject to an expense cap which resulted in the reduction of the advisory fee; (3) that the Fund’s investment discipline was capacity restrained and (4) that the Fund’s relatively higher total expense ratio in relation to the median for its peer group of funds resulted to a significant extent from relatively higher expenses relating to items other than advisory fees or resulting from the Fund’s asset size. The Trustees further noted that Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s advisory fees and gross expense ratio were above the median of a peer group of funds, noting that the Fund employs a more complex multiple manager structure, whereas its peer group consists of mostly Large Cap Growth strategies.
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The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Advisers’ and their affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the relevant Funds, the expense levels of the Funds, and whether the Advisers had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to such Funds.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each of the Funds were fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that four Funds had breakpoints in their advisory fees and that the remaining Funds were subject to an expense cap. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Advisers and their affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.
The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:
· | the effect of recent market and economic turmoil on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of each Fund. |
· | whether each Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance programs of the Funds and the Advisers. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Funds. |
· | the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Advisers and their affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements covering administrative services. |
· | so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention of affiliated Advisers. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest. |
· | the Trustees’ review and discussion of the Funds’ advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years. |
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that each of the existing Agreements should be continued through June 30, 2011.
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Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund
Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Common Stocks — 87.5% of Net Assets | |||||
Australia — 17.8% | |||||
3,447 | BHP Billiton Ltd. | $ | 107,235 | ||
25,639 | Incitec Pivot Ltd. | 57,984 | |||
2,695 | Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 78,631 | |||
23,497 | Paladin Energy Ltd.(b) | 69,966 | |||
2,008 | Rio Tinto Ltd. | 110,429 | |||
424,245 | |||||
China — 15.2% | |||||
70,000 | Ausnutria Dairy Corp. Ltd. | 42,729 | |||
24,000 | China Resources Land Ltd. | 45,065 | |||
32,000 | CNOOC Ltd. | 54,227 | |||
31,000 | Digital China Holdings Ltd. | 47,125 | |||
30,400 | Shanghai Friendship Group, Inc., Co., Class B | 39,439 | |||
27,300 | Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development Co. Ltd., Class B | 35,517 | |||
52,000 | Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd. | 34,335 | |||
10,000 | Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H | 64,381 | |||
362,818 | |||||
Hong Kong — 13.2% | |||||
11,163 | Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 65,382 | |||
4,000 | Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd. | 53,786 | |||
4,500 | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 70,299 | |||
30,000 | Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. | 58,045 | |||
5,000 | Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 68,443 | |||
315,955 | |||||
India — 4.5% | |||||
1,800 | Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 107,838 | |||
Indonesia — 6.5% | |||||
19,000 | PT Astra International Tbk | 100,386 | |||
27,000 | PT United Tractors Tbk | 55,341 | |||
155,727 | |||||
Korea — 13.1% | |||||
787 | Hyundai Motor Co. | 92,086 | |||
1,620 | Korea Electric Power Corp.(b) | 41,804 | |||
278 | Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 79,827 | |||
222 | POSCO | 84,118 | |||
190 | Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 16,093 | |||
313,928 | |||||
Malaysia — 3.2% | |||||
15,300 | Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad | 77,298 | |||
Singapore — 7.9% | |||||
25,000 | Parkway Holdings Ltd. | 63,270 | |||
12,000 | Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 124,429 | |||
187,699 | |||||
Taiwan — 6.1% | |||||
15,000 | Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. | 81,296 | |||
25,000 | Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 65,407 | |||
146,703 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $2,217,832) | 2,092,211 | ||||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||||
Warrants — 0.0% | |||||||
Hong Kong — 0.0% | |||||||
2,200 | Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd., Expiration on 6/1/2011(b) (Identified Cost $0) | $ | 373 | ||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 13.4% | |||||||
$ | 318,652 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $318,652 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $295,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.125% due 4/15/2014 valued at $325,385 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $318,652) | 318,652 | ||||
Total Investments — 100.9% (Identified Cost $2,536,484)(a) | 2,411,236 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.9)% | (20,613 | ) | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 2,390,623 | |||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | ||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | ||||||
At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $2,536,484 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | |||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 79,340 | |||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (204,588 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (125,248 | ) | ||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | ||||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Metals & Mining | 15.9 | % | |
Automobiles | 8.1 | ||
Real Estate Management & Development | 7.5 | ||
Multiline Retail | 5.8 | ||
Airlines | 5.2 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 5.2 | ||
Chemicals | 5.1 | ||
Food Products | 5.0 | ||
Machinery | 5.0 | ||
IT Services | 4.5 | ||
Computers & Peripherals | 3.4 | ||
Diversified Financial Services | 2.9 | ||
Health Care Providers & Services | 2.7 | ||
Transportation Infrastructure | 2.3 | ||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 2.0 | ||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 6.9 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 13.4 | ||
Total Investments | 100.9 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.9 | ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
Currency Exposure at June 30, 2010 as a Percentage of Net Assets (Unaudited)
Hong Kong Dollar | 25.3 | % | |
United States Dollar | 21.0 | ||
Australian Dollar | 17.8 | ||
South Korean Won | 13.1 | ||
Singapore Dollar | 7.9 | ||
Indonesian Rupiah | 6.5 | ||
New Taiwan Dollar | 6.1 | ||
Malaysian Ringgit | 3.2 | ||
Total Investments | 100.9 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.9 | ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund
Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||||
Common Stocks — 99.0% of Net Assets | |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 12.4% | |||||||
720,000 | FedEx Corp. | $ | 50,479,200 | ||||
875,000 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 49,778,750 | |||||
100,257,950 | |||||||
Airlines — 5.5% | |||||||
3,750,000 | Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b) | 44,062,500 | |||||
Automobiles — 9.7% | |||||||
7,800,000 | Ford Motor Co.(b) | 78,624,000 | |||||
Commercial Banks — 9.0% | |||||||
2,098,880 | Banco Bradesco SA, Sponsored ADR | 33,288,237 | |||||
2,206,705 | Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR | 39,742,757 | |||||
73,030,994 | |||||||
Communications Equipment — 4.9% | |||||||
1,850,000 | Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | 39,423,500 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals — 8.2% | |||||||
230,000 | Apple, Inc.(b) | 57,851,900 | |||||
200,000 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 8,656,000 | |||||
66,507,900 | |||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 4.4% | |||||||
2,450,000 | Bank of America Corp. | 35,206,500 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.9% | |||||||
1,598,110 | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 47,847,413 | |||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 5.5% | |||||||
560,000 | 3M Co. | 44,234,400 | |||||
Insurance — 5.4% | |||||||
810,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc. | 43,464,600 | |||||
Machinery — 5.0% | |||||||
720,000 | Deere & Co. | 40,089,600 | |||||
Media — 7.7% | |||||||
1,600,000 | CBS Corp., Class B | 20,688,000 | |||||
1,330,000 | Walt Disney Co. (The) | 41,895,000 | |||||
62,583,000 | |||||||
Multiline Retail — 5.2% | |||||||
850,000 | Target Corp. | 41,794,500 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.7% | |||||||
960,000 | Peabody Energy Corp. | 37,564,800 | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.5% | |||||||
2,300,000 | Intel Corp. | 44,735,000 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $767,948,385) | 799,426,657 | ||||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.3% | |||||||
$ | 10,695,000 | American Express Credit Corp., Commercial Paper, 0.050%, 7/01/2010, (Identified Cost $10,695,000) | 10,695,000 | ||||
Total Investments — 100.3% (Identified Cost $778,643,385)(a) | 810,121,657 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.3)% | (2,589,443 | ) | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 807,532,214 | |||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||
At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $778,643,385 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 79,082,127 | ||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (47,603,855 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 31,478,272 | ||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Air Freight & Logistics | 12.4 | % | |
Automobiles | 9.7 | ||
Commercial Banks | 9.0 | ||
Computers & Peripherals | 8.2 | ||
Media | 7.7 | ||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 5.9 | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 5.5 | ||
Industrial Conglomerates | 5.5 | ||
Airlines | 5.5 | ||
Insurance | 5.4 | ||
Multiline Retail | 5.2 | ||
Machinery | 5.0 | ||
Communications Equipment | 4.9 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 4.7 | ||
Diversified Financial Services | 4.4 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 1.3 | ||
Total Investments | 100.3 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.3 | ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Common Stocks — 98.0% of Net Assets | |||||
Australia — 4.6% | |||||
23,925 | BHP Billiton Ltd. | $ | 744,296 | ||
182,293 | BlueScope Steel Ltd.(b) | 316,910 | |||
12,131 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 490,426 | |||
20,438 | CSL Ltd. | 558,028 | |||
14,681 | Macquarie Group Ltd. | 451,242 | |||
13,799 | Rio Tinto Ltd. | 758,868 | |||
32,538 | Westpac Banking Corp. | 573,530 | |||
3,893,300 | |||||
Belgium — 0.9% | |||||
15,611 | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | 750,596 | |||
Brazil — 5.7% | |||||
80,724 | Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored Preference ADR | 1,184,221 | |||
39,341 | Gafisa SA, ADR | 476,419 | |||
37,113 | Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference ADR | 668,405 | |||
16,861 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR | 578,670 | |||
13,220 | Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored Preference ADR | 393,956 | |||
33,059 | Vale SA, Sponsored ADR | 804,987 | |||
32,408 | Vale SA, Sponsored Preference ADR | 681,216 | |||
4,787,874 | |||||
Canada — 5.7% | |||||
28,742 | Bank of Nova Scotia | 1,323,685 | |||
32,659 | Cameco Corp. | 694,983 | |||
7,893 | Canadian National Railway Co. | 452,900 | |||
41,924 | Manulife Financial Corp. | 611,252 | |||
41,441 | Suncor Energy, Inc. | 1,220,023 | |||
17,481 | Teck Resources Ltd., Class B | 517,088 | |||
4,819,931 | |||||
Chile — 0.5% | |||||
13,588 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Sponsored ADR | 443,105 | |||
China — 9.9% | |||||
728,000 | Agile Property Holdings Ltd. | 746,477 | |||
533,000 | China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H | 483,603 | |||
581,000 | China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | 467,712 | |||
223,000 | China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H | 533,483 | |||
165,000 | China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H | 595,271 | |||
1,363,200 | China State Construction International Holdings Ltd. | 414,276 | |||
1,188,410 | Denway Motors Ltd. | 559,591 | |||
1,400,000 | GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.(b) | 420,706 | |||
1,353,000 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | 985,154 | |||
8,368 | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b) | 779,814 | |||
416,000 | PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H | 459,074 | |||
60,000 | Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd., Class H(c) | 492,596 | |||
35,500 | Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 588,137 | |||
121,600 | Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H | 782,869 | |||
8,308,763 | |||||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Denmark — 1.3% | |||||
6,802 | Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | $ | 549,552 | ||
13,270 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S(b) | 552,245 | |||
1,101,797 | |||||
France — 7.3% | |||||
18,282 | ArcelorMittal | 490,356 | |||
33,988 | AXA SA | 519,238 | |||
22,687 | BNP Paribas, 144A | 1,220,577 | |||
12,128 | Carrefour SA | 481,087 | |||
13,722 | Electricite de France | 522,075 | |||
11,754 | GDF Suez | 334,408 | |||
9,796 | Groupe Danone | 525,165 | |||
7,777 | Iliad SA | 603,913 | |||
3,792 | PPR | 471,053 | |||
13,222 | Total SA | 590,214 | |||
9,429 | Total SA, Sponsored ADR | 420,911 | |||
6,178,997 | |||||
Germany — 5.5% | |||||
22,798 | Adidas AG | 1,103,762 | |||
17,979 | Aixtron AG | 425,047 | |||
6,449 | Bayer AG | 360,379 | |||
8,247 | Deutsche Boerse AG | 501,034 | |||
15,728 | SAP AG | 699,380 | |||
8,607 | Siemens AG, (Registered) | 769,807 | |||
5,440 | Wacker Chemie AG | 787,999 | |||
4,647,408 | |||||
Hong Kong — 2.0% | |||||
185,673 | Esprit Holdings Ltd. | 999,666 | |||
158,000 | Li & Fung Ltd. | 708,899 | |||
1,708,565 | |||||
India — 0.9% | |||||
5,343 | HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | 763,889 | |||
Israel — 0.7% | |||||
10,896 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 566,483 | |||
Italy — 1.3% | |||||
30,656 | ENI SpA | 562,723 | |||
16,652 | Saipem SpA | 507,190 | |||
1,069,913 | |||||
Japan — 13.2% | |||||
97,000 | Bank of Yokohama (The) Ltd. | 443,723 | |||
32,100 | Canon, Inc. | 1,196,349 | |||
6,800 | FANUC Ltd. | 767,873 | |||
3,800 | Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | 574,995 | |||
46,500 | Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 542,459 | |||
29,000 | NGK Insulators Ltd. | 451,676 | |||
2,500 | Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 734,023 | |||
86,000 | Nomura Holdings, Inc., 144A | 469,860 | |||
24,900 | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | 1,157,730 | |||
4,300 | SMC Corp. | 575,218 | |||
219 | Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | 730,531 | |||
55,100 | Sumitomo Corp. | 550,284 | |||
87,000 | Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. | 442,931 | |||
27,300 | THK Co. Ltd. | 564,810 | |||
19,100 | Toyota Motor Corp. | 656,250 | |||
19,610 | Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 1,281,313 | |||
11,140,025 | |||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Korea — 2.4% | |||||
13,353 | KB Financial Group, Inc., ADR | $ | 505,945 | ||
1,257 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 788,408 | |||
2,354 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR, (Registered), 144A | 745,629 | |||
2,039,982 | |||||
Mexico — 1.4% | |||||
13,826 | America Movil SAB de CV, Series L, ADR | 656,735 | |||
25,271 | Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV, Series V, Sponsored ADR | 557,984 | |||
1,214,719 | |||||
Norway — 0.6% | |||||
35,256 | Subsea 7, Inc.(b) | 528,581 | |||
Russia — 2.4% | |||||
51,334 | Gazprom, Sponsored ADR | 965,592 | |||
8,946 | LUKOIL, Sponsored ADR | 460,719 | |||
39,198 | MMC Norilsk Nickel, ADR | 569,155 | |||
1,995,466 | |||||
Singapore — 0.7% | |||||
60,000 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 582,293 | |||
South Africa — 1.1% | |||||
73,623 | MTN Group Ltd. | 964,840 | |||
Spain — 1.6% | |||||
87,901 | Banco Santander Central Hispano SA | 921,745 | |||
7,500 | Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Inditex) | 427,660 | |||
1,349,405 | |||||
Sweden — 3.1% | |||||
41,717 | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | 609,930 | |||
10,370 | Millicom International Cellular SA | 840,696 | |||
49,897 | Sandvik AB | 608,641 | |||
48,891 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | 542,309 | |||
2,601,576 | |||||
Switzerland — 8.4% | |||||
67,757 | ABB Ltd., (Registered)(b) | 1,179,690 | |||
23,994 | Credit Suisse Group, (Registered) | 902,108 | |||
37,744 | Logitech International SA, (Registered)(b) | 506,147 | |||
6,313 | Lonza Group AG, (Registered) | 420,316 | |||
29,879 | Nestle SA, (Registered) | 1,440,730 | |||
19,198 | Novartis AG, (Registered) | 930,395 | |||
9,091 | Roche Holding AG | 1,251,300 | |||
1,737 | Syngenta AG, (Registered) | 401,275 | |||
7,031,961 | |||||
Taiwan — 0.8% | |||||
336,927 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 629,731 | |||
United Kingdom — 16.0% | |||||
11,892 | Anglo American PLC(b) | 414,379 | |||
191,078 | ARM Holdings PLC | 790,850 | |||
42,998 | Autonomy Corp. PLC(b) | 1,172,055 | |||
153,889 | Barclays PLC | 614,249 | |||
41,404 | BG Group PLC | 615,795 | |||
26,070 | BHP Billiton PLC | 675,957 | |||
78,468 | British Sky Broadcasting PLC | 819,346 | |||
1,101,548 | DSG International PLC(b) | 404,117 | |||
45,163 | Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. | 574,693 | |||
55,976 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 513,207 | |||
12,084 | HSBC Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR | 550,910 |
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||
United Kingdom — (continued) | ||||||
111,171 | ICAP PLC | $ | 666,328 | |||
194,227 | Man Group PLC | 643,845 | ||||
88,772 | Prudential PLC | 669,572 | ||||
56,212 | Smith & Nephew PLC | 531,066 | ||||
59,776 | Standard Chartered PLC | 1,455,570 | ||||
171,515 | Tesco PLC | 967,587 | ||||
28,001 | Vedanta Resources PLC | 879,774 | ||||
251,575 | Vodafone Group PLC | 518,368 | ||||
13,477,668 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $87,258,544) | 82,596,868 | |||||
Preferred Stocks — 0.5% | ||||||
Germany — 0.5% | ||||||
9,040 | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Identified Cost $325,970) | 441,430 | ||||
Exchange Traded Funds — 0.5% | ||||||
United States — 0.5% | ||||||
6,562 | iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund | 305,199 | ||||
2,816 | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index | 105,093 | ||||
Total Exchange Traded Funds (Identified Cost $406,667) | 410,292 | |||||
Principal Amount | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 0.6% | ||||||
$ | 471,302 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $471,302 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $485,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $485,606 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $471,302) | 471,302 | |||
Total Investments — 99.6% (Identified Cost $88,462,483)(a) | 83,919,892 | |||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.4% | 338,714 | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 84,258,606 | ||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||
At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $88,673,990 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 8,056,179 | ||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (12,810,277 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (4,754,098 | ) | |||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||
(c) | Fair valued security by the Fund’s investment adviser. At June 30, 2010 the value of this security amounted to $492,596 or 0.6% of net assets. | |||||
144A | All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $405,391 or 0.5% of net assets. | |||||
ADR/GDR | An American Depositary Receipt or Global Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs and GDRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Commercial Banks | 15.5 | % | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 9.0 | ||
Metals & Mining | 8.8 | ||
Machinery | 5.1 | ||
Specialty Retail | 4.9 | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 4.3 | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 4.0 | ||
Capital Markets | 3.8 | ||
Insurance | 3.6 | ||
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 3.5 | ||
Chemicals | 3.4 | ||
Software | 3.1 | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 2.4 | ||
Food Products | 2.3 | ||
Electrical Equipment | 2.1 | ||
Electric Utilities | 2.0 | ||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 21.2 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 0.6 | ||
Total Investments | 99.6 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.4 | ||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
Currency Exposure at June 30, 2010 as a Percentage of Net Assets (Unaudited)
United States Dollar | 22.6 | % | |
Euro | 16.6 | ||
British Pound | 14.7 | ||
Japanese Yen | 13.2 | ||
Hong Kong Dollar | 11.6 | ||
Swiss Franc | 7.8 | ||
Australian Dollar | 4.6 | ||
Swedish Krona | 2.1 | ||
Other, less than 2% each | 6.4 | ||
Total Investments | 99.6 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.4 | ||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Common Stocks — 97.4% of Net Assets | |||||
Aerospace & Defense — 6.2% | |||||
71,900 | Boeing Co. (The) | $ | 4,511,725 | ||
17,800 | General Dynamics Corp. | 1,042,368 | |||
25,800 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,922,100 | |||
7,476,193 | |||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7% | |||||
12,200 | FedEx Corp. | 855,342 | |||
Capital Markets — 6.5% | |||||
176,200 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 4,350,378 | |||
40,800 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 3,516,552 | |||
7,866,930 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals — 4.4% | |||||
123,700 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 5,353,736 | |||
Consumer Finance — 2.2% | |||||
190,550 | Discover Financial Services | 2,663,889 | |||
Diversified Financial Services — 4.4% | |||||
4,300 | CME Group, Inc., Class A | 1,210,665 | |||
113,100 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4,140,591 | |||
5,351,256 | |||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.7% | |||||
41,300 | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 2,027,417 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.5% | |||||
58,900 | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 1,947,823 | |||
48,900 | Transocean Ltd.(b) | 2,265,537 | |||
4,213,360 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 6.9% | |||||
179,400 | Kroger Co. (The) | 3,532,386 | |||
168,500 | Safeway, Inc. | 3,312,710 | |||
57,000 | Walgreen Co. | 1,521,900 | |||
8,366,996 | |||||
Food Products — 1.1% | |||||
38,400 | General Mills, Inc. | 1,363,968 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.8% | |||||
99,800 | Baxter International, Inc. | 4,055,872 | |||
158,200 | Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | 917,560 | |||
90,200 | Medtronic, Inc. | 3,271,554 | |||
8,244,986 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 9.5% | |||||
205,700 | Carnival Corp. | 6,220,368 | |||
82,000 | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 2,455,080 | |||
20,400 | McDonald’s Corp. | 1,343,748 | |||
37,100 | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 1,537,053 | |||
11,556,249 | |||||
Household Products — 1.6% | |||||
25,200 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,984,752 | |||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.8% | |||||
79,500 | Calpine Corp.(b) | 1,011,240 | |||
Insurance — 2.5% | |||||
104,600 | Allstate Corp. (The) | 3,005,158 | |||
IT Services — 1.1% | |||||
6,900 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 1,376,757 | |||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||||
Machinery — 6.2% | |||||||
66,700 | Caterpillar, Inc. | $ | 4,006,669 | ||||
85,600 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 3,533,568 | |||||
7,540,237 | |||||||
Media — 7.0% | |||||||
213,600 | Comcast Corp., Special Class A | 3,509,448 | |||||
107,800 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 3,697,540 | |||||
41,600 | Walt Disney Co. (The) | 1,310,400 | |||||
8,517,388 | |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.6% | |||||||
35,200 | Apache Corp. | 2,963,488 | |||||
211,000 | Williams Cos., Inc. | 3,857,080 | |||||
6,820,568 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9% | |||||||
23,600 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,104,008 | |||||
20,900 | Johnson & Johnson | 1,234,354 | |||||
2,338,362 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 11.4% | |||||||
342,600 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 4,118,052 | |||||
386,900 | Intel Corp. | 7,525,205 | |||||
94,800 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 2,206,944 | |||||
13,850,201 | |||||||
Software — 2.0% | |||||||
105,100 | Microsoft Corp. | 2,418,351 | |||||
Specialty Retail — 2.6% | |||||||
92,500 | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 3,132,050 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8% | |||||||
14,500 | NIKE, Inc., Class B | 979,475 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $136,921,243) | 118,314,861 | ||||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 3.4% | |||||||
$ | 4,099,339 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $4,099,339 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $4,180,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $4,185,225 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $4,099,339) | 4,099,339 | ||||
Total Investments — 100.8% (Identified Cost $141,020,582)(a) | 122,414,200 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.8)% | (946,729 | ) | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 121,467,471 | |||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||
At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $141,020,582 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 1,448,711 | ||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (20,055,093 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (18,606,382 | ) | |||
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 11.4 | % | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 9.5 | ||
Media | 7.0 | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 6.9 | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 6.8 | ||
Capital Markets | 6.5 | ||
Machinery | 6.2 | ||
Aerospace & Defense | 6.2 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 5.6 | ||
Computers & Peripherals | 4.4 | ||
Diversified Financial Services | 4.4 | ||
Energy Equipment & Services | 3.5 | ||
Specialty Retail | 2.6 | ||
Insurance | 2.5 | ||
Consumer Finance | 2.2 | ||
Software | 2.0 | ||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 9.7 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 3.4 | ||
Total Investments | 100.8 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.8 | ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Common Stocks — 93.2% of Net Assets | |||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1% | |||||
372,850 | Hexcel Corp.(b) $ | $ | 5,782,903 | ||
88,350 | TransDigm Group, Inc. | 4,508,501 | |||
10,291,404 | |||||
Auto Components — 1.5% | |||||
346,850 | Tenneco, Inc.(b) | 7,304,661 | |||
Building Products — 1.1% | |||||
116,875 | A.O. Smith Corp. | 5,632,206 | |||
Capital Markets — 5.5% | |||||
817,250 | Apollo Investment Corp. | 7,624,942 | |||
619,850 | Ares Capital Corp. | 7,766,720 | |||
466,000 | Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 5,139,980 | |||
620,250 | Gleacher & Co., Inc.(b) | 1,581,638 | |||
871,500 | MF Global Holdings Ltd.(b) | 4,976,265 | |||
27,089,545 | |||||
Chemicals — 4.4% | |||||
254,875 | Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.(b) | 4,789,101 | |||
207,900 | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A | 9,232,839 | |||
289,250 | Sensient Technologies Corp. | 7,500,253 | |||
21,522,193 | |||||
Commercial Banks — 5.3% | |||||
615,250 | Associated Banc-Corp | 7,542,965 | |||
111,050 | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | 5,369,268 | |||
194,325 | Danvers Bancorp, Inc. | 2,807,996 | |||
250,280 | FirstMerit Corp. | 4,287,296 | |||
176,250 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 6,124,688 | |||
26,132,213 | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.2% | |||||
63,125 | Consolidated Graphics, Inc.(b) | 2,729,525 | |||
320,925 | Corrections Corp. of America(b) | 6,123,249 | |||
334,752 | Waste Connections, Inc.(b) | 11,679,497 | |||
20,532,271 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals — 1.2% | |||||
341,575 | QLogic Corp.(b) | 5,676,977 | |||
Construction & Engineering — 0.7% | |||||
208,175 | MYR Group, Inc.(b) | 3,474,441 | |||
Consumer Finance — 1.4% | |||||
303,500 | First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b) | 6,616,300 | |||
Containers & Packaging — 4.3% | |||||
446,250 | Packaging Corp. of America | 9,826,425 | |||
399,950 | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 11,350,581 | |||
21,177,006 | |||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.7% | |||||
216,750 | Regis Corp. | 3,374,798 | |||
Electric Utilities — 2.9% | |||||
258,525 | Cleco Corp. | 6,827,645 | |||
375,750 | El Paso Electric Co.(b) | 7,270,763 | |||
14,098,408 | |||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.0% | |||||
332,875 | GrafTech International Ltd.(b) | 4,866,633 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.4% | |||||
162,075 | Oil States International, Inc.(b) | 6,414,928 | |||
251,325 | Unit Corp.(b) | 10,201,282 | |||
16,616,210 | |||||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.3% | |||||
152,475 | Teleflex, Inc. | $ | 8,276,343 | ||
86,625 | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 3,160,946 | |||
11,437,289 | |||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8% | |||||
161,600 | MEDNAX, Inc.(b) | 8,986,576 | |||
Insurance — 8.5% | |||||
223,475 | Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 5,528,772 | |||
1,533,850 | CNO Financial Group, Inc.(b) | 7,592,557 | |||
298,500 | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 12,984,750 | |||
384,487 | HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 9,519,898 | |||
275,050 | Tower Group, Inc. | 5,921,827 | |||
41,547,804 | |||||
IT Services — 2.5% | |||||
159,000 | CACI International, Inc., Class A(b) | 6,754,320 | |||
284,850 | SRA International, Inc., Class A(b) | 5,602,999 | |||
12,357,319 | |||||
Machinery — 5.2% | |||||
452,425 | Actuant Corp., Class A | 8,519,162 | |||
111,950 | Kaydon Corp. | 3,678,677 | |||
112,225 | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 5,722,353 | |||
104,250 | Valmont Industries, Inc. | 7,574,805 | |||
25,494,997 | |||||
Media — 2.6% | |||||
174,975 | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | 6,766,283 | |||
449,750 | Regal Entertainment Group, Class A | 5,864,740 | |||
12,631,023 | |||||
Metals & Mining — 0.9% | |||||
483,975 | Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.(b) | 4,200,903 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.9% | |||||
279,775 | Brigham Exploration Co.(b) | 4,302,940 | |||
46,775 | Comstock Resources, Inc.(b) | 1,296,603 | |||
89,450 | Concho Resources, Inc.(b) | 4,949,268 | |||
285,464 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b) | 4,139,228 | |||
368,950 | Resolute Energy Corp.(b) | 4,515,948 | |||
19,203,987 | |||||
Paper & Forest Products — 0.3% | |||||
231,775 | Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b) | 1,550,575 | |||
Professional Services — 1.8% | |||||
221,100 | Towers Watson & Co., Class A | 8,589,735 | |||
REITs — 4.8% | |||||
742,008 | DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(b) | 6,099,306 | |||
233,550 | Government Properties Income Trust | 5,960,196 | |||
115,300 | Kilroy Realty Corp. | 3,427,869 | |||
281,700 | LaSalle Hotel Properties | 5,794,569 | |||
48,225 | Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 2,482,141 | |||
23,764,081 | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.3% | |||||
150,825 | Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b) | 6,117,462 | |||
489,400 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b) | 8,217,026 | |||
1,078,575 | TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.(b) | 6,590,093 | |||
20,924,581 | |||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||
Software — 0.8% | ||||||
39,725 | Nice Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b) | $ | 1,012,590 | |||
192,675 | Tyler Technologies, Inc.(b) | 2,990,316 | ||||
4,002,906 | ||||||
Specialty Retail — 2.6% | ||||||
386,847 | Aaron Rents, Inc. | 6,603,478 | ||||
141,650 | Gymboree Corp. (The)(b) | 6,049,872 | ||||
12,653,350 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.0% | ||||||
174,346 | Carter’s, Inc.(b) | 4,576,582 | ||||
232,950 | Hanesbrands, Inc.(b) | 5,604,777 | ||||
109,400 | Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | 5,061,938 | ||||
181,700 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 4,582,474 | ||||
19,825,771 | ||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 4.2% | ||||||
76,525 | Capitol Federal Financial | 2,537,569 | ||||
577,230 | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 6,620,828 | ||||
82,025 | Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | 1,554,374 | ||||
143,500 | United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | 1,958,775 | ||||
502,275 | Washington Federal, Inc. | 8,126,809 | ||||
20,798,355 | ||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.9% | ||||||
279,175 | WESCO International, Inc.(b) | 9,399,822 | ||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | ||||||
262,900 | Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b) | 5,376,305 | ||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $433,499,809) | 457,150,645 | |||||
Exchange Traded Funds — 4.1% | ||||||
349,350 | iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund (Identified Cost $22,466,228) | 19,926,924 | ||||
Principal Amount | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.4% | ||||||
$ | 7,048,682 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $7,048,682 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $6,350,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.750%, due 11/17/2015 valued at $7,191,375 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $7,048,682) | 7,048,682 | |||
Total Investments — 98.7% (Identified Cost $463,014,719)(a) | 484,126,251 | |||||
Other assets less liabilities — 1.3% | 6,329,681 | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 490,455,932 | ||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $463,014,719 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: |
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Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 38,947,502 | ||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (17,835,970 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 21,111,532 | ||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. | |||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Insurance | 8.5 | % | |
Capital Markets | 5.5 | ||
Commercial Banks | 5.3 | ||
Machinery | 5.2 | ||
REITs | 4.8 | ||
Chemicals | 4.4 | ||
Containers & Packaging | 4.3 | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 4.3 | ||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 4.2 | ||
Commercial Services & Supplies | 4.2 | ||
Exchange Traded Funds | 4.1 | ||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 4.0 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 3.9 | ||
Energy Equipment & Services | 3.4 | ||
Electric Utilities | 2.9 | ||
Specialty Retail | 2.6 | ||
Media | 2.6 | ||
IT Services | 2.5 | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 2.3 | ||
Aerospace & Defense | 2.1 | ||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 16.2 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 1.4 | ||
Total Investments | 98.7 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | 1.3 | ||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Common Stocks — 95.7% of Net Assets | |||||
Auto Components — 1.6% | |||||
7,275 | Autoliv, Inc.(b) | $ | 348,109 | ||
10,475 | Tenneco, Inc.(b) | 220,603 | |||
568,712 | |||||
Beverages — 1.0% | |||||
9,175 | Hansen Natural Corp.(b) | 358,834 | |||
Capital Markets — 4.8% | |||||
73,600 | Apollo Investment Corp. | 686,688 | |||
91,825 | MF Global Holdings Ltd.(b) | 524,321 | |||
30,225 | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(b) | 462,442 | |||
1,673,451 | |||||
Chemicals — 2.4% | |||||
12,700 | Cabot Corp. | 306,197 | |||
20,500 | Celanese Corp., Series A | 510,655 | |||
816,852 | |||||
Commercial Banks — 3.6% | |||||
43,475 | Associated Banc-Corp | 533,003 | |||
26,300 | Fifth Third Bancorp | 323,227 | |||
11,750 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 408,313 | |||
1,264,543 | |||||
Communications Equipment — 1.6% | |||||
18,050 | Polycom, Inc.(b) | 537,709 | |||
Computers & Peripherals — 1.1% | |||||
30,225 | Seagate Technology(b) | 394,134 | |||
Consumer Finance — 1.0% | |||||
25,325 | Discover Financial Services | 354,044 | |||
Containers & Packaging — 4.6% | |||||
18,050 | Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b) | 477,423 | |||
27,775 | Packaging Corp. of America | 611,605 | |||
18,702 | Pactiv Corp.(b) | 520,851 | |||
1,609,879 | |||||
Electric Utilities — 1.5% | |||||
16,525 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 533,758 | |||
Electrical Equipment — 2.5% | |||||
12,175 | Cooper Industries PLC | 535,700 | |||
22,125 | GrafTech International Ltd.(b) | 323,467 | |||
859,167 | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.5% | |||||
14,550 | Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b) | 459,052 | |||
30,225 | Superior Energy Services, Inc.(b) | 564,301 | |||
14,550 | Weatherford International Ltd.(b) | 191,187 | |||
1,214,540 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9% | |||||
32,600 | Kroger Co. (The) | 641,894 | |||
Food Products — 2.6% | |||||
8,100 | J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 487,782 | |||
7,275 | Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(b) | 398,670 | |||
886,452 | |||||
Gas Utilities — 1.8% | |||||
16,900 | EQT Corp. | 610,766 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.1% | |||||
13,325 | Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b) | 720,216 | |||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.4% | |||||
10,875 | DaVita, Inc.(b) | $ | 679,035 | ||
3,400 | Emergency Medical Services Corp. Class A(b) | 166,702 | |||
12,175 | MEDNAX, Inc.(b) | 677,052 | |||
1,522,789 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.7% | |||||
7,700 | Bally Technologies, Inc.(b) | 249,403 | |||
Household Durables — 1.4% | |||||
17,750 | Jarden Corp. | 476,943 | |||
Household Products — 1.2% | |||||
8,425 | Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b) | 423,609 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0% | |||||
16,150 | McDermott International, Inc.(b) | 349,809 | |||
Insurance — 8.6% | |||||
9,650 | ACE Ltd. | 496,782 | |||
17,675 | Allstate Corp. (The) | 507,803 | |||
13,325 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 609,086 | |||
15,675 | Willis Group Holdings PLC | 471,034 | |||
55,475 | XL Capital Ltd., Class A | 888,154 | |||
2,972,859 | |||||
IT Services — 1.5% | |||||
19,275 | Amdocs Ltd.(b) | 517,534 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.5% | |||||
10,875 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b) | 533,419 | |||
Machinery — 5.7% | |||||
18,050 | Actuant Corp., Class A | 339,882 | |||
1,975 | Barnes Group, Inc. | 32,370 | |||
3,525 | Eaton Corp. | 230,676 | |||
5,975 | Flowserve Corp. | 506,680 | |||
12,175 | Kennametal, Inc. | 309,610 | |||
5,975 | SPX Corp. | 315,540 | |||
7,350 | WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b) | 231,378 | |||
1,966,136 | |||||
Media — 1.3% | |||||
13,325 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 457,048 | |||
Multi Utilities — 4.7% | |||||
36,275 | CMS Energy Corp. | 531,429 | |||
12,925 | PG&E Corp. | 531,218 | |||
10,875 | Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 551,797 | |||
1,614,444 | |||||
Multiline Retail — 1.1% | |||||
12,400 | Big Lots, Inc.(b) | 397,916 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.3% | |||||
8,425 | Concho Resources, Inc.(b) | 466,155 | |||
53,100 | El Paso Corp. | 589,941 | |||
10,875 | Range Resources Corp. | 436,631 | |||
1,492,727 | |||||
Paper & Forest Products — 0.6% | |||||
5,975 | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 210,320 | |||
Professional Services — 1.1% | |||||
9,650 | Towers Watson & Co., Class A | 374,903 | |||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||||
REITs — 4.0% | |||||||
31,375 | Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | $ | 538,081 | ||||
42,939 | DiamondRock Hospitality Co.(b) | 352,959 | |||||
38,023 | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 512,550 | |||||
1,403,590 | |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.0% | |||||||
21,725 | Altera Corp. | 538,997 | |||||
29,000 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b) | 486,910 | |||||
1,025,907 | |||||||
Software — 1.9% | |||||||
4,975 | Intuit, Inc.(b) | 172,981 | |||||
2,450 | Nice Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b) | 62,450 | |||||
28,300 | Nuance Communications, Inc.(b) | 423,085 | |||||
658,516 | |||||||
Specialty Retail — 2.1% | |||||||
24,100 | Collective Brands, Inc.(b) | 380,780 | |||||
8,275 | Gymboree Corp. (The)(b) | 353,425 | |||||
734,205 | |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1% | |||||||
8,425 | Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | 389,825 | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.0% | |||||||
5,300 | Capitol Federal Financial | 175,748 | |||||
38,625 | People’s United Financial, Inc. | 521,437 | |||||
697,185 | |||||||
Tobacco — 1.7% | |||||||
8,425 | Lorillard, Inc. | 606,431 | |||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.3% | |||||||
13,325 | WESCO International, Inc.(b) | 448,653 | |||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9% | |||||||
32,600 | Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b) | 666,670 | |||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $36,092,058) | 33,235,792 | ||||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 4.4% | |||||||
$ | 1,529,618 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,529,618 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $1,560,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $1,561,950 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,529,618) | 1,529,618 | ||||
Total Investments — 100.1% (Identified Cost $37,621,676)(a) | 34,765,410 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.1)% | (40,878 | ) | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 34,724,532 | |||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||
At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $37,621,676 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 308,709 | ||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (3,164,975 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (2,856,266 | ) | |||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. | |||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Insurance | 8.6 | % | |
Machinery | 5.7 | ||
Capital Markets | 4.8 | ||
Multi Utilities | 4.7 | ||
Containers & Packaging | 4.6 | ||
Health Care Providers & Services | 4.4 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 4.3 | ||
REITs | 4.0 | ||
Commercial Banks | 3.6 | ||
Energy Equipment & Services | 3.5 | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3.0 | ||
Food Products | 2.6 | ||
Electrical Equipment | 2.5 | ||
Chemicals | 2.4 | ||
Specialty Retail | 2.1 | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 2.1 | ||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 2.0 | ||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 30.8 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 4.4 | ||
Total Investments | 100.1 | ||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.1 | ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Common Stocks — 98.0% of Net Assets | |||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5% | |||||
55,200 | Boeing Co. (The) | $ | 3,463,800 | ||
13,800 | General Dynamics Corp. | 808,128 | |||
62,176 | GeoEye, Inc.(b) | 1,936,161 | |||
19,900 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,482,550 | |||
7,690,639 | |||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6% | |||||
9,600 | FedEx Corp. | 673,056 | |||
19,750 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 1,123,578 | |||
1,796,634 | |||||
Airlines — 0.5% | |||||
94,750 | Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b) | 1,113,313 | |||
19,700 | UAL Corp.(b) | 405,032 | |||
1,518,345 | |||||
Auto Components — 0.6% | |||||
28,530 | Lear Corp.(b) | 1,888,686 | |||
Beverages — 1.2% | |||||
17,908 | Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 1,024,875 | |||
26,500 | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1,328,180 | |||
38,409 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 1,436,112 | |||
3,789,167 | |||||
Biotechnology — 0.9% | |||||
15,398 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | 788,224 | |||
10,950 | Amgen, Inc.(b) | 575,970 | |||
23,268 | Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(b) | 527,253 | |||
28,392 | Incyte Corp. Ltd.(b) | 314,299 | |||
15,170 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | 499,093 | |||
2,704,839 | |||||
Building Products — 0.3% | |||||
25,159 | Armstrong World Industries, Inc.(b) | 759,299 | |||
20,700 | Masco Corp. | 222,732 | |||
982,031 | |||||
Capital Markets — 3.2% | |||||
105,302 | Ares Capital Corp. | 1,319,434 | |||
136,800 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 3,377,592 | |||
30,800 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2,654,652 | |||
26,585 | Legg Mason, Inc. | 745,178 | |||
61,739 | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1,524,336 | |||
17,514 | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.(b) | 327,862 | |||
9,949,054 | |||||
Chemicals — 0.3% | |||||
10,375 | Ecolab, Inc. | 465,941 | |||
17,042 | Quaker Chemical Corp. | 461,668 | |||
927,609 | |||||
Commercial Banks — 1.7% | |||||
57,204 | Comerica, Inc. | 2,106,823 | |||
36,094 | Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 1,299,023 | |||
96,376 | First Horizon National Corp.(b) | 1,103,506 | |||
30,650 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 784,640 | |||
5,293,992 | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | |||||
23,651 | Rollins, Inc. | 489,339 | |||
20,266 | Stericycle, Inc.(b) | 1,329,044 | |||
1,818,383 | |||||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Communications Equipment — 1.9% | |||||
49,650 | Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | $ | 1,058,042 | ||
26,488 | Comtech Telecommunications Corp.(b) | 792,786 | |||
42,253 | F5 Networks, Inc.(b)(c) | 2,897,288 | |||
38,073 | Riverbed Technology, Inc.(b) | 1,051,576 | |||
5,799,692 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals — 4.4% | |||||
14,200 | Apple, Inc.(b) | 3,571,726 | |||
130,375 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 5,642,630 | |||
72,471 | NetApp, Inc.(b) | 2,703,893 | |||
31,950 | Seagate Technology(b) | 416,628 | |||
45,871 | Teradata Corp.(b) | 1,398,148 | |||
13,733,025 | |||||
Consumer Finance — 1.3% | |||||
7,225 | American Express Co. | 286,833 | |||
260,194 | Discover Financial Services | 3,637,512 | |||
3,924,345 | |||||
Diversified Financial Services — 2.8% | |||||
21,865 | CBOE Holdings, Inc.(b) | 711,706 | |||
3,300 | CME Group, Inc., Class A | 929,115 | |||
11,869 | IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(b) | 1,341,553 | |||
100,125 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,665,576 | |||
39,025 | Moody’s Corp. | 777,378 | |||
69,559 | PHH Corp.(b) | 1,324,403 | |||
8,749,731 | |||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.1% | |||||
22,518 | Baldor Electric Co. | 812,449 | |||
51,441 | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 2,525,239 | |||
3,337,688 | |||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.5% | |||||
39,029 | Amphenol Corp., Class A | 1,533,059 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6% | |||||
51,915 | Nabors Industries Ltd.(b) | 914,742 | |||
45,300 | National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 1,498,071 | |||
14,650 | Schlumberger Ltd. | 810,731 | |||
37,300 | Transocean Ltd.(b) | 1,728,109 | |||
4,951,653 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.1% | |||||
11,559 | BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.(b) | 427,799 | |||
137,800 | Kroger Co. (The) | 2,713,282 | |||
129,500 | Safeway, Inc. | 2,545,970 | |||
23,975 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 1,152,478 | |||
43,800 | Walgreen Co. | 1,169,460 | |||
44,207 | Whole Foods Market, Inc.(b) | 1,592,336 | |||
9,601,325 | |||||
Food Products — 1.5% | |||||
17,293 | Corn Products International, Inc. | 523,978 | |||
29,500 | General Mills, Inc. | 1,047,840 | |||
11,919 | J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 717,762 | |||
49,245 | Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A | 2,468,159 | |||
4,757,739 | |||||
Gas Utilities — 2.2% | |||||
65,147 | Questar Corp. | 2,963,537 | |||
146,164 | UGI Corp. | 3,718,412 | |||
6,681,949 | |||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 4.5% | |||||
76,200 | Baxter International, Inc. | $ | 3,096,768 | ||
122,200 | Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | 708,760 | |||
35,828 | DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 1,071,615 | |||
22,010 | Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b) | 1,233,000 | |||
29,015 | Haemonetics Corp.(b) | 1,552,883 | |||
4,085 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b) | 1,289,308 | |||
13,846 | Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.(b) | 369,134 | |||
69,200 | Medtronic, Inc. | 2,509,884 | |||
21,041 | Teleflex, Inc. | 1,142,106 | |||
15,600 | Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b) | 843,180 | |||
13,816,638 | |||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7% | |||||
7,796 | CorVel Corp.(b) | 263,427 | |||
25,650 | Express Scripts, Inc.(b) | 1,206,063 | |||
19,946 | HMS Holdings Corp.(b) | 1,081,472 | |||
22,612 | Lincare Holdings, Inc.(b) | 735,116 | |||
15,364 | MEDNAX, Inc.(b) | 854,392 | |||
45,965 | WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(b) | 1,091,209 | |||
5,231,679 | |||||
Health Care Technology — 0.7% | |||||
9,375 | Cerner Corp.(b) | 711,469 | |||
19,207 | SXC Health Solutions Corp.(b) | 1,406,913 | |||
2,118,382 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.0% | |||||
157,800 | Carnival Corp. | 4,771,872 | |||
7,072 | CEC Entertainment, Inc.(b) | 249,359 | |||
9,762 | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b) | 1,335,539 | |||
46,718 | Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR(b) | 1,754,728 | |||
11,175 | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 434,149 | |||
60,822 | Interval Leisure Group, Inc.(b) | 757,234 | |||
34,225 | Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b) | 757,741 | |||
62,866 | Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 1,882,208 | |||
15,700 | McDonald’s Corp. | 1,034,159 | |||
110,439 | O’Charleys, Inc.(b) | 585,327 | |||
14,376 | Panera Bread Co., Class A(b) | 1,082,369 | |||
28,750 | Starbucks Corp. | 698,625 | |||
39,825 | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 1,649,950 | |||
73,045 | Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 1,471,126 | |||
18,464,386 | |||||
Household Durables — 0.9% | |||||
65,047 | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 1,304,843 | |||
36,515 | Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.(b) | 1,122,836 | |||
4,500 | Whirlpool Corp. | 395,190 | |||
2,822,869 | |||||
Household Products — 1.0% | |||||
19,400 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,527,944 | |||
24,375 | Procter & Gamble Co. | 1,462,012 | |||
2,989,956 | |||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2% | |||||
60,800 | Calpine Corp.(b) | 773,376 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6% | |||||
81,980 | McDermott International, Inc.(b) | 1,775,687 | |||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Insurance — 1.1% | |||||
80,300 | Allstate Corp. (The) | $ | 2,307,019 | ||
92,797 | Old Republic International Corp. | 1,125,628 | |||
3,432,647 | |||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.6% | |||||
12,425 | Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | 1,357,555 | |||
34,268 | HSN, Inc.(b) | 822,432 | |||
24,263 | NetFlix, Inc.(b)(c) | 2,636,175 | |||
4,816,162 | |||||
Internet Software & Services — 3.4% | |||||
45,297 | Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)(c) | 1,837,699 | |||
23,040 | AOL, Inc.(b) | 479,001 | |||
39,785 | Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b) | 2,708,563 | |||
2,600 | Google, Inc., Class A(b) | 1,156,870 | |||
27,086 | GSI Commerce, Inc.(b) | 780,077 | |||
68,393 | IAC/InterActiveCorp(b) | 1,502,594 | |||
24,260 | MercadoLibre, Inc.(b) | 1,274,863 | |||
18,342 | OpenTable, Inc.(b) | 760,643 | |||
10,500,310 | |||||
IT Services — 2.9% | |||||
23,515 | Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b) | 1,399,613 | |||
76,715 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,461,421 | |||
44,712 | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b) | 2,238,283 | |||
20,411 | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 547,423 | |||
38,386 | Lender Processing Services, Inc. | 1,201,865 | |||
5,200 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 1,037,556 | |||
39,465 | Wright Express Corp.(b) | 1,172,110 | |||
9,058,271 | |||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.9% | |||||
19,250 | Covance, Inc.(b) | 987,910 | |||
12,800 | Illumina, Inc.(b) | 557,184 | |||
33,028 | Life Technologies Corp.(b) | 1,560,573 | |||
12,353 | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b) | 1,378,966 | |||
53,403 | Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. | 1,356,970 | |||
5,841,603 | |||||
Machinery — 5.8% | |||||
76,252 | Actuant Corp., Class A | 1,435,825 | |||
51,200 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 3,075,584 | |||
41,203 | Cummins, Inc. | 2,683,551 | |||
40,600 | Danaher Corp. | 1,507,072 | |||
29,527 | Harsco Corp. | 693,885 | |||
66,200 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 2,732,736 | |||
72,430 | John Bean Technologies Corp. | 1,104,557 | |||
21,950 | Joy Global, Inc. | 1,099,476 | |||
29,641 | Kadant, Inc.(b) | 516,346 | |||
13,343 | Middleby Corp. (The)(b) | 709,714 | |||
29,500 | PACCAR, Inc. | 1,176,165 | |||
20,134 | SPX Corp. | 1,063,277 | |||
17,798,188 | |||||
Marine — 0.4% | |||||
30,992 | Kirby Corp.(b) | 1,185,444 | |||
Media — 4.5% | |||||
42,058 | Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A | 1,009,813 | |||
51,050 | CBS Corp., Class B | 660,076 | |||
26,875 | Comcast Corp., Class A | 466,819 | |||
164,000 | Comcast Corp., Special Class A | 2,694,520 | |||
27,815 | Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(b) | �� | 993,274 | ||
72,298 | E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Class A(b) | 537,174 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
Media — continued | |||||
36,874 | Liberty Media-Starz, Series A(b) | $ | 1,911,548 | ||
41,896 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b) | 437,813 | |||
56,191 | Madison Square Garden, Inc., Class A(b) | 1,105,277 | |||
82,700 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 2,836,610 | |||
10,371 | SuperMedia, Inc.(b) | 189,686 | |||
31,900 | Walt Disney Co. (The) | 1,004,850 | |||
13,847,460 | |||||
Metals & Mining — 2.3% | |||||
27,346 | Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | 1,662,090 | |||
106,606 | Eldorado Gold Corp. | 1,914,644 | |||
4,925 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 291,215 | |||
10,411 | Randgold Resources Ltd, ADR | 986,443 | |||
49,401 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 1,785,846 | |||
9,575 | United States Steel Corp. | 369,116 | |||
7,009,354 | |||||
Multiline Retail — 1.5% | |||||
34,877 | Big Lots, Inc.(b) | 1,119,203 | |||
35,643 | Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | 1,483,818 | |||
25,730 | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 969,764 | |||
20,850 | Kohl’s Corp.(b) | 990,375 | |||
4,563,160 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.7% | |||||
27,000 | Apache Corp. | 2,273,130 | |||
60,943 | Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(b) | 808,104 | |||
32,479 | Concho Resources, Inc.(b) | 1,797,063 | |||
12,075 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1,187,818 | |||
17,000 | Massey Energy Co. | 464,950 | |||
58,024 | Penn Virginia Corp. | 1,166,863 | |||
43,950 | Rosetta Resources, Inc.(b) | 870,649 | |||
161,900 | Williams Cos., Inc. | 2,959,532 | |||
11,528,109 | |||||
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4% | |||||
35,931 | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 1,264,771 | |||
Personal Products — 0.4% | |||||
25,950 | Avon Products, Inc. | 687,675 | |||
84,975 | Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(b) | 601,623 | |||
1,289,298 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals — 2.0% | |||||
44,100 | Abbott Laboratories | 2,062,998 | |||
16,100 | Johnson & Johnson | 950,866 | |||
43,285 | Perrigo Co. | 2,556,845 | |||
11,025 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 573,190 | |||
6,143,899 | |||||
Professional Services — 0.3% | |||||
45,739 | CBIZ, Inc.(b) | 290,900 | |||
12,025 | Manpower, Inc. | 519,240 | |||
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810,140 | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.6% | |||||
81,705 | CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A(b) | 1,112,005 | |||
48,839 | Forestar Group, Inc.(b) | 877,148 | |||
1,989,153 | |||||
Shares | Description | Value (†) | |||
REITs — 1.0% | |||||
276,433 | Chimera Investment Corp. | $ | 997,923 | ||
60,249 | Potlatch Corp. | 2,152,697 | |||
3,150,620 | |||||
Road & Rail — 0.3% | |||||
61,421 | Celadon Group, Inc.(b) | 868,493 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.0% | |||||
22,600 | Altera Corp. | 560,706 | |||
262,800 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 3,158,856 | |||
68,345 | ARM Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR | 847,478 | |||
19,450 | Broadcom Corp., Class A | 641,266 | |||
32,030 | Cree, Inc.(b)(c) | 1,922,761 | |||
311,350 | Intel Corp. | 6,055,757 | |||
16,400 | Lam Research Corp.(b) | 624,184 | |||
82,125 | Micron Technology, Inc.(b) | 697,241 | |||
218,539 | ON Semiconductor Corp.(b) | 1,394,279 | |||
72,700 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,692,456 | |||
28,222 | Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(b) | 808,843 | |||
18,403,827 | |||||
Software — 4.5% | |||||
27,250 | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b) | 803,330 | |||
38,791 | McAfee, Inc.(b) | 1,191,659 | |||
48,248 | MICROS Systems, Inc.(b) | 1,537,664 | |||
193,250 | Microsoft Corp. | 4,446,682 | |||
25,050 | Oracle Corp. | 537,573 | |||
36,925 | Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | 3,168,903 | |||
44,907 | SuccessFactors, Inc.(b) | 933,617 | |||
22,335 | VMware, Inc., Class A(b) | 1,397,948 | |||
14,017,376 | |||||
Specialty Retail — 2.3% | |||||
5,297 | AutoZone, Inc.(b) | 1,023,486 | |||
70,700 | Best Buy Co., Inc. | 2,393,902 | |||
19,400 | CarMax, Inc.(b) | 386,060 | |||
25,500 | Home Depot, Inc. | 715,785 | |||
24,440 | J. Crew Group, Inc.(b) | 899,637 | |||
140,265 | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.(b) | 1,150,173 | |||
95,786 | Stein Mart, Inc.(b) | 596,747 | |||
7,165,790 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.3% | |||||
64,123 | Fossil, Inc.(b) | 2,225,068 | |||
26,497 | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b) | 986,218 | |||
11,100 | NIKE, Inc., Class B | 749,805 | |||
3,961,091 | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.5% | |||||
40,121 | MGIC Investment Corp.(b) | 276,434 | |||
102,530 | People’s United Financial, Inc. | 1,384,155 | |||
1,660,589 | |||||
Water Utilities — 0.8% | |||||
117,854 | American Water Works Co., Inc. | 2,427,792 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||
11,575 | NII Holdings, Inc.(b) | 376,419 | |||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $276,834,384) | 302,532,524 | ||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Contracts | Description | Value (†) | |||||
Put Options — 0.4% | |||||||
238 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. expiring November 20, 2010 at 44 | $ | 170,170 | ||||
69 | Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR expiring December 18, 2010 at 68 | 73,830 | |||||
167 | Cree, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 65 | 200,400 | |||||
264 | F5 Networks, Inc. expiring January 22, 2011 at 70 | 278,520 | |||||
139 | NetFlix, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 115 | 299,197 | |||||
Total Put Options (Identified Cost $762,236) | 1,022,117 | ||||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.1% | |||||||
$ | 6,544,259 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $6,544,259 on 7/01/2010, collateralized by $3,350,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.000% due 12/16/2013 valued at $3,354,188; $2,940,000, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.750% due 11/17/2015 valued at $3,329,550 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $6,544,259) | 6,544,259 | ||||
Total Investments — 100.5% (Identified Cost $284,140,879)(a) | 310,098,900 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.5)% | (1,428,717 | ) | |||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 308,670,183 | |||||
Contracts | |||||||
Put Options Written — (0.2%) | |||||||
238 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. expiring November 20, 2010 at 36 | (78,540 | ) | ||||
69 | Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR expiring December 18, 2010 at 55 | (34,845 | ) | ||||
167 | Cree, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 55 | (115,648 | ) | ||||
264 | F5 Networks, Inc. expiring January 22, 2011 at 55 | (116,160 | ) | ||||
139 | NetFlix, Inc. expiring December 18, 2010 at 90 | (139,000 | ) | ||||
Total Put Options Written (Premiums Received $321,367) | (484,193 | ) | |||||
Call Options Written — (0.0%) | |||||||
238 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 50 | (12,733 | ) | ||||
69 | Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR expiring August 21, 2010 at 80 | (16,215 | ) | ||||
167 | Cree, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 80 | (6,847 | ) | ||||
264 | F5 Networks, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 85 | (19,140 | ) | ||||
139 | NetFlix, Inc. expiring August 21, 2010 at 135 | (29,468 | ) | ||||
Total Call Options Written (Premiums Received $181,028) | (84,403 | ) | |||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||
At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $284,143,607 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 42,892,412 | ||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (16,937,119 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 25,955,293 | ||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||
(c) | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for outstanding options. | |||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. | |||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 6.0 | % | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 6.0 | ||
Machinery | 5.8 | ||
Software | 4.5 | ||
Media | 4.5 | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 4.5 | ||
Computers & Peripherals | 4.4 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 3.7 | ||
Internet Software & Services | 3.4 | ||
Capital Markets | 3.2 | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 3.1 | ||
IT Services | 2.9 | ||
Diversified Financial Services | 2.8 | ||
Aerospace & Defense | 2.5 | ||
Specialty Retail | 2.3 | ||
Metals & Mining | 2.3 | ||
Gas Utilities | 2.2 | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 2.0 | ||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 32.3 | ||
Short-Term Investments | 2.1 | ||
Total Investments | 100.5 | ||
Other assets less liabilities (including options written) | (0.5 | ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund | CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Hansberger International Fund | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 2,217,832 | $ | 778,643,385 | $ | 87,991,181 | ||||||
Repurchase agreement(s) at cost | 318,652 | — | 471,302 | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (125,248 | ) | 31,478,272 | (4,542,591 | ) | |||||||
Investments at value | 2,411,236 | 810,121,657 | 83,919,892 | |||||||||
Cash | — | 3,645 | 32,053 | |||||||||
Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $0, $104,185, $0, $0, $0 and $0) | — | — | 104,409 | |||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | — | 1,023,754 | 43,333 | |||||||||
Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6) | 18,259 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | — | 4,222,975 | 443,509 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 4,248 | 674,432 | 292,703 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | — | — | 95,497 | |||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 2,433,743 | 816,046,463 | 84,931,396 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Options written, at value (premiums received $0, $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $502,395) (Note 2) | — | — | — | |||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | — | 5,290,720 | 333,999 | |||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | — | 1,949,069 | 96,422 | |||||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | — | 494,649 | 57,742 | |||||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 2,408 | 586,908 | 109,143 | |||||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 8,377 | 38,536 | 5,292 | |||||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 32,335 | 154,367 | 70,192 | |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 43,120 | 8,514,249 | 672,790 | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,390,623 | $ | 807,532,214 | $ | 84,258,606 | ||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,518,356 | $ | 914,827,925 | $ | 108,448,640 | ||||||
Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income/Accumulated net investment (loss) | (402 | ) | (31,129 | ) | 40,060 | |||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions | (2,094 | ) | (138,742,854 | ) | (19,689,216 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations | (125,237 | ) | 31,478,272 | (4,540,878 | ) | |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,390,623 | $ | 807,532,214 | $ | 84,258,606 | ||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 2,084 | $ | 603,669,510 | $ | 66,613,688 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 220 | 70,659,772 | 4,908,071 | |||||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 9.47 | $ | 8.54 | $ | 13.57 | ||||||
Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.05 | $ | 9.06 | $ | 14.40 | ||||||
Class B shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | — | $ | 8,942,454 | $ | 6,256,448 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | — | 1,164,843 | 519,180 | |||||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | — | $ | 7.68 | $ | 12.05 | ||||||
Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 13,218 | $ | 65,895,330 | $ | 11,388,470 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 1,396 | 8,624,672 | 951,066 | |||||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 9.47 | $ | 7.64 | $ | 11.97 | ||||||
Class Y shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 2,375,321 | $ | 129,024,920 | $ | — | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 250,000 | 14,726,951 | — | |||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 9.50 | $ | 8.76 | $ | — | ||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | |||||||||||
$ | 136,921,243 | $ | 455,966,037 | $ | 36,092,058 | $ | 277,596,620 | |||||||
4,099,339 | 7,048,682 | 1,529,618 | 6,544,259 | |||||||||||
(18,606,382 | ) | 21,111,532 | (2,856,266 | ) | 25,958,021 | |||||||||
122,414,200 | 484,126,251 | 34,765,410 | 310,098,900 | |||||||||||
— | — | — | 37,114 | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||
40,261 | 363,244 | 277,691 | 205,833 | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | |||||||||||
105,275 | 14,263,962 | 359,376 | 1,932,115 | |||||||||||
150,621 | 523,488 | 68,291 | 300,195 | |||||||||||
— | — | — | 5,258 | |||||||||||
122,710,357 | 499,276,945 | 35,470,768 | 312,579,415 | |||||||||||
— | — | — | 568,596 | |||||||||||
770,271 | 7,461,949 | 692,727 | 2,327,493 | |||||||||||
33,448 | 764,531 | 7,628 | 316,515 | |||||||||||
67,559 | 387,003 | 16,508 | 216,940 | |||||||||||
303,053 | 116,945 | 12,782 | 338,810 | |||||||||||
6,371 | 22,500 | 1,432 | 14,779 | |||||||||||
62,184 | 68,085 | 15,159 | 126,099 | |||||||||||
1,242,886 | 8,821,013 | 746,236 | 3,909,232 | |||||||||||
$ | 121,467,471 | $ | 490,455,932 | $ | 34,724,532 | $ | 308,670,183 | |||||||
$ | 184,788,375 | $ | 393,151,615 | $ | 37,759,465 | $ | 342,976,666 | |||||||
(146,373 | ) | (665,202 | ) | (9,458 | ) | (1,029,502 | ) | |||||||
(44,568,149 | ) | 76,857,987 | (169,209 | ) | (59,168,801 | ) | ||||||||
(18,606,382 | ) | 21,111,532 | (2,856,266 | ) | 25,891,820 | |||||||||
$ | 121,467,471 | $ | 490,455,932 | $ | 34,724,532 | $ | 308,670,183 | |||||||
$ | 101,329,425 | $ | 247,381,209 | $ | 7,253,008 | $ | 254,168,490 | |||||||
8,798,146 | 11,432,078 | 627,756 | 13,006,354 | |||||||||||
$ | 11.52 | $ | 21.64 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 19.54 | |||||||
$ | 12.22 | $ | 22.96 | $ | 12.25 | $ | 20.73 | |||||||
$ | 5,802,388 | $ | 8,227,074 | $ | — | $ | 27,849,942 | |||||||
545,815 | 424,703 | — | 1,656,941 | |||||||||||
$ | 10.63 | $ | 19.37 | $ | — | $ | 16.81 | |||||||
$ | 6,609,445 | $ | 34,159,492 | $ | 433,100 | $ | 25,093,079 | |||||||
623,823 | 1,762,550 | 37,826 | 1,492,208 | |||||||||||
$ | 10.60 | $ | 19.38 | $ | 11.45 | $ | 16.82 | |||||||
$ | 7,726,213 | $ | 200,688,157 | $ | 27,038,424 | $ | 1,558,672 | |||||||
648,477 | 9,197,182 | 2,331,976 | 73,974 | |||||||||||
$ | 11.91 | $ | 21.82 | $ | 11.59 | $ | 21.07 | |||||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund (a) | CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Hansberger International Fund | Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 13,675 | $ | 6,417,688 | $ | 1,474,838 | $ | 1,113,932 | ||||||||
Interest | — | 6,955 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | (897 | ) | (152,497 | ) | (142,984 | ) | — | |||||||||
12,778 | 6,272,146 | 1,331,854 | 1,113,932 | |||||||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 8,740 | 3,332,325 | 384,460 | 481,765 | ||||||||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 69 | 1,284,427 | 198,001 | 216,395 | ||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 4,665 | 25,806 | 9,793 | 13,522 | ||||||||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 33,972 | 234,996 | 23,238 | 33,278 | ||||||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 15,724 | 22,293 | 76,877 | 12,092 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6) | 59 | 533,903 | 106,594 | 144,499 | ||||||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 22,143 | 23,000 | 27,368 | 21,419 | ||||||||||||
Legal fees | 18 | 8,141 | 867 | 1,136 | ||||||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 480 | 177,351 | 17,034 | 24,197 | ||||||||||||
Registration fees | 11,326 | 31,815 | 22,302 | 29,833 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 2,750 | 16,830 | 9,625 | 5,802 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 99,946 | 5,690,887 | 876,159 | 983,938 | ||||||||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (86,766 | ) | — | — | (44,895 | ) | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 13,180 | 5,690,887 | 876,159 | 939,043 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (402 | ) | 581,259 | 455,695 | 174,889 | |||||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | — | 134,823,103 | 1,369,050 | 513,799 | ||||||||||||
Options written | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (2,094 | ) | — | (14,188 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (125,248 | ) | (223,860,715 | ) | (15,939,744 | ) | (11,786,479 | ) | ||||||||
Options written | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translations | 11 | — | (2,924 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions | (127,331 | ) | (89,037,612 | ) | (14,587,806 | ) | (11,272,680 | ) | ||||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (127,733 | ) | $ | (88,456,353 | ) | $ | (14,132,111 | ) | $ | (11,097,791 | ) | ||||
(a) | From commencement of operations on February 26, 2010 through June 30, 2010. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | ||||||||
$ | 3,437,955 | $ | 165,714 | $ | 1,963,379 | |||||
— | — | — | ||||||||
— | — | (1,311 | ) | |||||||
3,437,955 | 165,714 | 1,962,068 | ||||||||
2,626,409 | 109,230 | 1,549,110 | ||||||||
624,001 | 9,618 | 659,399 | ||||||||
14,024 | 7,370 | 15,925 | ||||||||
141,105 | 6,599 | 83,228 | ||||||||
18,680 | 18,687 | 27,140 | ||||||||
386,226 | 6,063 | 353,111 | ||||||||
20,473 | 19,793 | 26,964 | ||||||||
4,946 | 140 | 3,143 | ||||||||
82,909 | 1,721 | 50,179 | ||||||||
53,034 | 24,432 | 29,374 | ||||||||
13,029 | 4,374 | 10,807 | ||||||||
3,984,836 | 208,027 | 2,808,380 | ||||||||
— | (41,391 | ) | �� | (169,110 | ) | |||||
3,984,836 | 166,636 | 2,639,270 | ||||||||
(546,881 | ) | (922 | ) | (677,202 | ) | |||||
81,828,143 | (156,179 | ) | 19,876,415 | |||||||
— | — | 47,618 | ||||||||
— | — | 74 | ||||||||
(86,202,050 | ) | (3,458,499 | ) | (36,843,983 | ) | |||||
— | — | (77,404 | ) | |||||||
— | — | — | ||||||||
(4,373,907 | ) | (3,614,678 | ) | (16,997,280 | ) | |||||
$ | (4,920,788 | ) | $ | (3,615,600 | ) | $ | (17,674,482 | ) | ||
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Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund | CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Hansberger International Fund | ||||||||||||||||||
Period Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) (a) | Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (402 | ) | $ | 581,259 | $ | 5,551,317 | $ | 455,695 | $ | 474,846 | |||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions | (2,094 | ) | 134,823,103 | (131,349,648 | ) | 1,354,862 | (14,907,900 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations | (125,237 | ) | (223,860,715 | ) | 340,263,229 | (15,942,668 | ) | 46,126,182 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (127,733 | ) | (88,456,353 | ) | 214,464,898 | (14,132,111 | ) | 31,693,128 | ||||||||||||
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | (21,668 | ) | (3,442,148 | ) | (186,097 | ) | (56,901 | ) | |||||||||||
Class B | — | (375 | ) | — | (21,344 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Class C | — | (2,612 | ) | (24,644 | ) | (35,852 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | (4,413 | ) | (2,130,058 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class B | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class C | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions | — | (29,068 | ) | (5,596,850 | ) | (243,293 | ) | (56,901 | ) | |||||||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 12) | 2,518,356 | (150,308,643 | ) | (76,443,252 | ) | (7,754,854 | ) | (6,383,119 | ) | |||||||||||
Increase from regulatory settlements (Note 7) | — | — | — | 93,153 | 613,370 | |||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 2,390,623 | (238,794,064 | ) | 132,424,796 | (22,037,105 | ) | 25,866,478 | |||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of the period | — | 1,046,326,278 | 913,901,482 | 106,295,711 | 80,429,233 | |||||||||||||||
End of the period | $ | 2,390,623 | $ | 807,532,214 | $ | 1,046,326,278 | $ | 84,258,606 | $ | 106,295,711 | ||||||||||
UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME/ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT (LOSS) | $ | (402 | ) | $ | (31,129 | ) | $ | (583,320 | ) | $ | 40,060 | $ | (172,342 | ) | ||||||
(a) | From commencement of operations on February 26, 2010 through June 30, 2010. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 174,889 | $ | 516,160 | $ | (546,881 | ) | $ | 1,443,633 | $ | (922 | ) | $ | 30,415 | $ | (677,202 | ) | $ | (606,271 | ) | |||||||||||
513,799 | (6,269,463 | ) | 81,828,143 | 24,060,952 | (156,179 | ) | 128,499 | 19,924,107 | (41,536,585 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
(11,786,479 | ) | 48,393,988 | (86,202,050 | ) | 121,362,923 | (3,458,499 | ) | 630,349 | (36,921,387 | ) | 138,842,435 | |||||||||||||||||||
(11,097,791 | ) | 42,640,685 | (4,920,788 | ) | 146,867,508 | (3,615,600 | ) | 789,263 | (17,674,482 | ) | 96,699,579 | |||||||||||||||||||
(120,840 | ) | (440,347 | ) | — | (570,459 | ) | (441 | ) | (9,290 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
(7,875 | ) | (5,383 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
(8,448 | ) | (4,285 | ) | — | — | (28 | ) | (7 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
(8,515 | ) | (42,386 | ) | — | (994,314 | ) | (1,683 | ) | (27,753 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (1,837,109 | ) | — | (13,079 | ) | (19,482 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (59,969 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (246,630 | ) | — | (823 | ) | (1,919 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | (1,306,941 | ) | — | (51,747 | ) | (47,246 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
(145,678 | ) | (492,401 | ) | (3,450,649 | ) | (1,564,773 | ) | (67,801 | ) | (105,697 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
(3,121,600 | ) | (12,340,877 | ) | (107,398,828 | ) | 183,337,945 | 25,767,687 | 10,938,928 | (25,873,024 | ) | (43,650,516 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8,806 | 493,744 | — | — | — | 61,116 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(14,365,069 | ) | 29,816,213 | (115,276,521 | ) | 328,640,680 | 22,084,286 | 11,622,494 | (43,486,390 | ) | 53,049,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||
135,832,540 | 106,016,327 | 605,732,453 | 277,091,773 | 12,640,246 | 1,017,752 | 352,156,573 | 299,107,510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 121,467,471 | $ | 135,832,540 | $ | 490,455,932 | $ | 605,732,453 | $ | 34,724,532 | $ | 12,640,246 | $ | 308,670,183 | $ | 352,156,573 | |||||||||||||||
$ | (146,373 | ) | $ | (175,584 | ) | $ | (665,202 | ) | $ | (118,321 | ) | $ | (9,458 | ) | $ | (6,384 | ) | $ | (1,029,502 | ) | $ | (352,300 | ) | |||||||
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income (b) | Distributions from net realized capital gains | Total distributions (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||
ABSOLUTE ASIA DYNAMIC EQUITY FUND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | $ | 10.00 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.51 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 10.00 | (0.03 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.53 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Class Y | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 10.00 | (0.00 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.50 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | $ | 9.54 | $ | 0.01 | $ | (1.01 | ) | $ | (1.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||
12/31/2009 | 7.66 | 0.05 | 1.88 | 1.93 | (0.05 | ) | — | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 13.01 | 0.09 | (4.94 | ) | (4.85 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.50 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 10.70 | 0.05 | 3.54 | 3.59 | (0.13 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.28 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 10.22 | 0.08 | 0.78 | 0.86 | (0.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 9.05 | 0.07 | 1.12 | 1.19 | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 8.61 | (0.03 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (0.00 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 6.92 | (0.01 | ) | 1.70 | 1.69 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 11.81 | (0.00 | ) | (4.45 | ) | (4.45 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.44 | ) | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 9.84 | (0.04 | ) | 3.24 | 3.20 | (0.08 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 9.48 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 0.74 | (0.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 8.45 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 1.04 | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 8.57 | (0.03 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (0.00 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 6.89 | (0.01 | ) | 1.69 | 1.68 | (0.00 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 11.79 | 0.02 | (4.46 | ) | (4.44 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.46 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 9.84 | (0.03 | ) | 3.22 | 3.19 | (0.09 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.24 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 9.48 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 0.74 | (0.07 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 8.45 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 1.04 | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 9.78 | 0.02 | (1.04 | ) | (1.02 | ) | (0.00 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 7.84 | 0.06 | 1.96 | 2.02 | (0.08 | ) | — | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 13.32 | 0.13 | (5.09 | ) | (4.96 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.52 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 10.93 | 0.09 | 3.61 | 3.70 | (0.16 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 10.42 | 0.11 | 0.82 | 0.93 | (0.11 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 9.23 | 0.10 | 1.14 | 1.24 | (0.05 | ) | — | (0.05 | ) |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
(d) | A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized. |
(e) | The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Redemption fees (b) | Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (c)(d) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses (%) (e)(f) | Gross expenses (%) (f) | Net investment income (loss) (%) (f) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | |||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 9.47 | (5.30 | ) | $ | 2 | 1.75 | 11.39 | (0.64 | ) | 0 | ||||||||
— | 9.47 | (5.30 | ) | 13 | 2.50 | 12.88 | (0.78 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
— | 9.50 | (5.00 | ) | 2,375 | 1.50 | 11.43 | (0.03 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 8.54 | (10.48 | ) | $ | 603,670 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.12 | 80 | |||||||||
— | 9.54 | 25.19 | 693,386 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0.69 | 170 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 7.66 | (38.36 | ) | 796,146 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.83 | 211 | |||||||||||
0.00 | 13.01 | 34.42 | 826,867 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.45 | 179 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 10.70 | 8.52 | 679,897 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 0.76 | 171 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 10.22 | 13.19 | 694,121 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 0.78 | 196 | |||||||||||||
— | 7.68 | (10.80 | ) | 8,942 | 1.91 | 1.91 | (0.62 | ) | 80 | |||||||||||
— | 8.61 | 24.42 | 12,401 | 1.94 | 1.94 | (0.11 | ) | 170 | ||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 6.92 | (38.90 | ) | 13,971 | 1.85 | 1.85 | (0.03 | ) | 211 | ||||||||||
0.00 | 11.81 | 33.41 | 32,297 | 1.92 | 1.92 | (0.34 | ) | 179 | ||||||||||||
0.00 | 9.84 | 7.83 | 43,032 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 0.02 | 171 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 9.48 | 12.35 | 53,005 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 0.03 | 196 | |||||||||||||
— | 7.64 | (10.85 | ) | 65,895 | 1.91 | 1.91 | (0.63 | ) | 80 | |||||||||||
— | 8.57 | 24.42 | 75,098 | 1.95 | 1.95 | (0.14 | ) | 170 | ||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 6.89 | (38.85 | ) | 59,544 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 0.17 | 211 | |||||||||||
0.00 | 11.79 | 33.47 | 19,753 | 1.93 | 1.93 | (0.24 | ) | 179 | ||||||||||||
0.00 | 9.84 | 7.72 | 8,688 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 0.04 | 171 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 9.48 | 12.35 | 5,133 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 0.03 | 196 | |||||||||||||
— | 8.76 | (10.43 | ) | 129,025 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.45 | 80 | ||||||||||||
— | 9.78 | 25.75 | 265,441 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.64 | 170 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 7.84 | (38.28 | ) | 44,240 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.21 | 211 | |||||||||||
0.00 | 13.32 | 34.75 | 17,520 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 179 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 10.93 | 8.99 | 11,714 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 1.05 | 171 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 10.42 | 13.41 | 11,181 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 196 |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(g) | For the period February 26, 2010 (inception) through June 30, 2010. |
(h) | For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited). |
(i) | Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated. |
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized capital gains | Distributions from paid-in capital | Total distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HANSBERGER INTERNATIONAL FUND |
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Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(e) | $ | 15.84 | $ | 0.08 | $ | (2.32 | ) | $ | (2.24 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 10.88 | 0.09 | 4.79 | 4.88 | (0.01 | ) | — | — | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 22.17 | 0.26 | (10.63 | ) | (10.37 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.92 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 21.50 | 0.18 | 3.29 | 3.47 | (0.40 | ) | (2.40 | ) | — | (2.80 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 19.88 | 0.16 | 4.51 | 4.67 | (0.35 | ) | (2.70 | ) | — | (3.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 17.12 | 0.11 | 2.65 | 2.76 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(e) | 14.12 | 0.02 | (2.06 | ) | (2.04 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | — | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.76 | 0.00 | 4.27 | 4.27 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 19.88 | 0.12 | (9.48 | ) | (9.36 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.76 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 19.51 | 0.01 | 2.98 | 2.99 | (0.22 | ) | (2.40 | ) | — | (2.62 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 18.27 | 0.01 | 4.11 | 4.12 | (0.18 | ) | (2.70 | ) | — | (2.88 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 15.85 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 2.42 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(e) | 14.03 | 0.03 | (2.06 | ) | (2.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | — | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.70 | (0.00 | ) | 4.24 | 4.24 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 19.81 | 0.11 | (9.43 | ) | (9.32 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.79 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 19.48 | 0.01 | 2.97 | 2.98 | (0.25 | ) | (2.40 | ) | — | (2.65 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 18.28 | 0.00 | 4.11 | 4.11 | (0.21 | ) | (2.70 | ) | — | (2.91 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 15.86 | (0.02 | ) | 2.44 | 2.42 | — | — | — | — |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Increase from regulatory settlements | Redemption fees (b) | Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (c) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses (%) (d) | Gross expenses (%) (d) | Net investment income (loss) (%) (d) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | |||||||||||||||
$ | 0.01 | $ | — | $ | 13.57 | (14.13 | ) | $ | 66,614 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.11 | 20 | ||||||||||
0.09 | — | 15.84 | 45.82 | 83,183 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 0.71 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | (f) | 10.88 | (47.63 | ) | 60,091 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 47 | |||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 22.17 | 16.38 | 128,224 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 0.79 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 21.50 | 24.08 | 112,814 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 0.75 | 49 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 19.88 | 16.12 | 89,663 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 0.62 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
0.01 | — | 12.05 | (14.44 | ) | 6,256 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 0.30 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
0.09 | — | 14.12 | 44.67 | 9,157 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 0.01 | 46 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | (f) | 9.76 | (48.03 | ) | 9,328 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 0.72 | 47 | |||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 19.88 | 15.63 | 29,770 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.06 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 19.51 | 23.15 | 33,016 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 0.03 | 49 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 18.27 | 15.27 | 33,388 | 2.55 | 2.55 | (0.02 | ) | 45 | ||||||||||||||
0.01 | — | 11.97 | (14.46 | ) | 11,388 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 0.38 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
0.09 | — | 14.03 | 44.64 | 13,956 | 2.44 | 2.44 | (0.03 | ) | 46 | ||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | (f) | 9.70 | (48.00 | ) | 11,010 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 0.73 | 47 | |||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 19.81 | 15.54 | 26,414 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.04 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 19.48 | 23.14 | 23,541 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 0.01 | 49 | |||||||||||||||
— | 0.00 | 18.28 | 15.26 | 19,388 | 2.56 | 2.56 | (0.11 | ) | 45 |
(d) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited). |
(f) | Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated. |
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Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (loss) (a) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Increase from regulatory settlements (b) | |||||||||||||||||
HARRIS ASSOCIATES LARGE CAP VALUE FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | $ | 12.58 | $ | 0.02 | $ | (1.07 | ) | $ | (1.05 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
12/31/2009 | 8.77 | 0.05 | (h) | 3.81 | 3.86 | (0.05 | ) | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 14.97 | 0.13 | (6.20 | ) | (6.07 | ) | (0.13 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 15.49 | 0.05 | (0.48 | )(i) | (0.43 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 13.33 | 0.06 | 2.13 | 2.19 | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 13.37 | 0.05 | (0.08 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 11.65 | (0.03 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 8.16 | (0.02 | )(h) | 3.52 | 3.50 | (0.01 | ) | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 13.84 | 0.03 | (5.70 | ) | (5.67 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 14.39 | (0.06 | ) | (0.45 | )(i) | (0.51 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 12.48 | (0.04 | ) | 1.98 | 1.94 | (0.03 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 12.62 | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 11.61 | (0.03 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 8.13 | (0.02 | )(h) | 3.51 | 3.49 | (0.01 | ) | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 13.82 | 0.03 | (5.69 | ) | (5.66 | ) | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 14.37 | (0.06 | ) | (0.45 | )(i) | (0.51 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 12.46 | (0.04 | ) | 1.98 | 1.94 | (0.03 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 12.60 | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 12.99 | 0.04 | (1.11 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.05 | 0.08 | (h) | 3.93 | 4.01 | (0.07 | ) | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 15.47 | 0.19 | (6.42 | ) | (6.23 | ) | (0.19 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 16.01 | 0.12 | (0.51 | )(i) | (0.39 | ) | (0.15 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 13.72 | 0.12 | 2.20 | 2.32 | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 13.74 | 0.09 | (0.10 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (c)(d) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses (%) (e)(f) | Gross expenses (%) (f) | Net investment income (loss) (%) (f) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | ||||||||||||
$ | 11.52 | (8.34 | ) | $ | 101,329 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 0.32 | 16 | |||||||||
12.58 | 44.03 | 113,309 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 0.53 | 131 | ||||||||||||
8.77 | (40.45 | ) | 85,761 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 38 | |||||||||||
14.97 | (2.94 | ) | 172,468 | 1.28 | (j)(k) | 1.28 | (j) | 0.35 | 30 | |||||||||
15.49 | 16.50 | 195,714 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 0.44 | 23 | ||||||||||||
13.33 | (0.19 | ) | 188,763 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 0.40 | 39 | |||||||||||
10.63 | (8.66 | ) | 5,802 | 2.05 | 2.11 | (0.43 | ) | 16 | ||||||||||
11.65 | 42.88 | 7,864 | 2.05 | 2.25 | (0.22 | ) | 131 | |||||||||||
8.16 | (40.87 | ) | 8,191 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 0.25 | 38 | |||||||||||
13.84 | (3.68 | ) | 23,916 | 2.04 | (j)(k) | 2.04 | (j) | (0.44 | ) | 30 | ||||||||
14.39 | 15.61 | 42,894 | 2.05 | 2.07 | (0.33 | ) | 23 | |||||||||||
12.48 | (0.99 | ) | 59,035 | 2.05 | 2.21 | (0.35 | ) | 39 | ||||||||||
10.60 | (8.60 | ) | 6,609 | 2.05 | 2.12 | (0.43 | ) | 16 | ||||||||||
11.61 | 42.91 | 7,208 | 2.05 | 2.25 | (0.22 | ) | 131 | |||||||||||
8.13 | (40.90 | ) | 6,222 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 0.26 | 38 | |||||||||||
13.82 | (3.69 | ) | 15,616 | 2.04 | (j)(k) | 2.04 | (j) | (0.41 | ) | 30 | ||||||||
14.37 | 15.64 | 18,089 | 2.05 | 2.06 | (0.32 | ) | 23 | |||||||||||
12.46 | (0.99 | ) | 20,308 | 2.05 | 2.21 | (0.35 | ) | 39 | ||||||||||
11.91 | (8.23 | ) | 7,726 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 0.57 | 16 | |||||||||||
12.99 | 44.39 | 7,450 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 131 | ||||||||||||
9.05 | (40.18 | ) | 5,842 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1.47 | 38 | |||||||||||
15.47 | (2.59 | ) | 11,840 | 0.91 | (k) | 0.91 | 0.72 | 30 | ||||||||||
16.01 | 16.97 | 14,057 | 0.91 | (j) | 0.91 | (j) | 0.82 | 23 | ||||||||||
13.72 | (0.04 | ) | 14,226 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 0.65 | 39 |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(g) | For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited). |
(h) | Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.01 per share. |
(i) | Includes a litigation payment of $0.02 per share. |
(j) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.01% and 0.04% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively. |
(k) | Effect of voluntary waiver of expenses by adviser was less than 0.005%. |
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Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income (b) | Distributions from net realized capital gains | Total distributions | Increase from regulatory settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | $ | 22.31 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (0.56 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.02 | |||||||||
12/31/2009 | 17.42 | 0.05 | (h) | 4.88 | 4.93 | (0.04 | ) | — | (0.04 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 22.11 | 0.03 | (4.69 | ) | (4.66 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 20.90 | (0.02 | ) | 1.23 | 1.21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 17.69 | (0.05 | ) | 3.26 | 3.21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 16.07 | (0.08 | ) | 1.70 | 1.62 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 20.06 | (0.10 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.58 | ) | — | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 15.76 | (0.09 | )(h) | 4.39 | 4.30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 20.15 | (0.14 | ) | (4.22 | ) | (4.36 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 19.19 | (0.17 | ) | 1.13 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 16.36 | (0.20 | ) | 3.03 | 2.83 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 14.97 | (0.19 | ) | 1.58 | 1.39 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 20.07 | (0.10 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.58 | ) | — | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 15.76 | (0.08 | )(h) | 4.39 | 4.31 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 20.16 | (0.13 | ) | (4.24 | ) | (4.37 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 19.19 | (0.17 | ) | 1.14 | 0.97 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 16.37 | (0.19 | ) | 3.01 | 2.82 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 14.98 | (0.19 | ) | 1.58 | 1.39 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 22.47 | 0.00 | (0.54 | ) | (0.54 | ) | — | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 17.55 | 0.12 | (h) | 4.90 | 5.02 | (0.10 | ) | — | (0.10 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 22.20 | 0.12 | (4.74 | ) | (4.62 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 20.91 | 0.04 | 1.25 | 1.29 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006(l) | 19.02 | 0.02 | 1.87 | 1.89 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | $ | 12.46 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.88 | ) | $ | (0.89 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | — | ||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.60 | 0.09 | 2.88 | 2.97 | (0.04 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008(m) | 10.00 | 0.03 | (0.41 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 12.39 | (0.06 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.59 | (0.02 | ) | 2.89 | 2.87 | (0.00 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008(m) | 10.00 | 0.02 | (0.41 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 12.49 | 0.00 | (0.88 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.60 | 0.10 | 2.90 | 3.00 | (0.04 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008(m) | 10.00 | 0.03 | (0.40 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.03 | ) | — | (0.03 | ) | — |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Redemption fees (b) | Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (c)(d) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses (%) (e)(f) | Gross expenses (%) (f) | Net investment income (loss) (%) (f) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | |||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 21.64 | (2.48 | ) | $ | 247,381 | 1.40 | 1.40 | (0.23 | ) | 50 | ||||||||||
— | 22.31 | 28.30 | 322,961 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 0.27 | 102 | |||||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 17.42 | (21.11 | ) | 171,875 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 0.13 | 124 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 22.11 | 5.84 | 103,719 | 1.49 | 1.57 | (0.11 | ) | 78 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | 20.90 | 18.09 | 85,285 | 1.59 | 1.59 | (0.28 | ) | 88 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | 17.69 | 10.08 | 58,963 | 1.92 | 1.92 | (0.47 | ) | 80 | ||||||||||||||
— | 19.37 | (2.86 | ) | 8,227 | 2.15 | 2.15 | (0.99 | ) | 50 | |||||||||||||
— | 20.06 | 27.28 | 10,630 | 2.20 | 2.24 | (0.56 | ) | 102 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 15.76 | (21.67 | ) | 11,788 | 2.20 | 2.26 | (0.78 | ) | 124 | ||||||||||||
0.00 | 20.15 | 5.06 | 25,076 | 2.24 | 2.31 | (0.84 | ) | 78 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | 19.19 | 17.24 | 32,606 | 2.37 | 2.37 | (1.10 | ) | 88 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | 16.36 | 9.28 | 38,732 | 2.66 | 2.66 | (1.24 | ) | 80 | ||||||||||||||
— | 19.38 | (2.86 | ) | 34,159 | 2.15 | 2.15 | (0.97 | ) | 50 | |||||||||||||
— | 20.07 | 27.35 | 39,238 | 2.20 | 2.24 | (0.48 | ) | 102 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 15.76 | (21.71 | ) | 21,861 | 2.20 | 2.26 | (0.68 | ) | 124 | ||||||||||||
0.00 | 20.16 | 5.05 | 21,765 | 2.24 | 2.32 | (0.85 | ) | 78 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | 19.19 | 17.23 | 18,186 | 2.35 | 2.35 | (1.04 | ) | 88 | ||||||||||||||
0.00 | 16.37 | 9.28 | 13,667 | 2.67 | 2.67 | (1.23 | ) | 80 | ||||||||||||||
— | 21.82 | (2.38 | ) | 200,688 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.03 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
— | 22.47 | 28.61 | 232,903 | 1.18 | (j) | 1.18 | (j) | 0.60 | 102 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | (i) | 17.55 | (20.81 | ) | 71,568 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 0.65 | 124 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 22.20 | 6.12 | 1,241 | 1.19 | (k) | 1.19 | (k) | 0.17 | 78 | |||||||||||||
0.00 | 20.91 | 9.94 | 427 | 1.35 | 1.90 | 0.35 | 88 | |||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | 11.55 | (7.14 | ) | $ | 7,253 | 1.40 | 1.73 | (0.21 | ) | 81 | ||||||||||
— | 12.46 | 30.98 | 3,645 | 1.40 | 5.24 | 0.79 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
— | 9.60 | (3.75 | ) | 16 | 1.40 | 39.61 | 1.92 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
— | 11.45 | (7.42 | ) | 433 | 2.15 | 2.51 | (0.99 | ) | 81 | |||||||||||||
— | 12.39 | 30.01 | 370 | 2.15 | 8.54 | (0.14 | ) | 45 | ||||||||||||||
— | 9.59 | (3.90 | ) | 41 | 2.15 | 40.36 | 1.62 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
— | 11.59 | (6.96 | ) | 27,038 | 1.15 | 1.44 | 0.07 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
— | 12.49 | 31.37 | 8,626 | 1.15 | 7.22 | 0.90 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
— | 9.60 | (3.74 | ) | 960 | 1.15 | 38.91 | 1.41 | 12 |
(g) | For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited). |
(h) | Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.03 per share. |
(i) | Effective June 2, 2008, redemption fees were eliminated. |
(j) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(k) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.04%. |
(l) | From commencement of Class operations on August 31, 2006 through December 31, 2006. |
(m) | For the period October 31, 2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008. |
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NATIXIS U.S. DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | $ | 20.68 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (1.11 | ) | $ | (1.14 | ) | $ | — | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
12/31/2009 | 15.16 | (0.01 | ) | 5.53 | 5.52 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 25.76 | 0.02 | (h) | (10.20 | ) | (10.18 | ) | (0.42 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 22.94 | (0.06 | ) | 3.19 | 3.13 | (0.31 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 20.17 | 0.04 | 2.73 | 2.77 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 18.75 | (0.11 | ) | 1.53 | 1.42 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 17.85 | (0.09 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (1.04 | ) | — | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 13.19 | (0.12 | ) | 4.78 | 4.66 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 22.63 | (0.13 | )(h) | (8.89 | ) | (9.02 | ) | (0.42 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 20.33 | (0.22 | ) | 2.83 | 2.61 | (0.31 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 18.01 | (0.11 | ) | 2.43 | 2.32 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 16.87 | (0.22 | ) | 1.36 | 1.14 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 17.86 | (0.09 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (1.04 | ) | — | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 13.19 | (0.12 | ) | 4.79 | 4.67 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 22.65 | (0.13 | )(h) | (8.91 | ) | (9.04 | ) | (0.42 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 20.36 | (0.22 | ) | 2.82 | 2.60 | (0.31 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 18.03 | (0.11 | ) | 2.44 | 2.33 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 16.89 | (0.22 | ) | 1.36 | 1.14 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(g) | 22.27 | (0.01 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (1.20 | ) | — | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 16.29 | 0.04 | 5.94 | 5.98 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008 | 27.58 | 0.07 | (h) | (10.94 | ) | (10.87 | ) | (0.42 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
12/31/2007 | 24.45 | 0.03 | 3.41 | 3.44 | (0.31 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 21.41 | 0.14 | 2.90 | 3.04 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2005 | 19.82 | (0.03 | ) | 1.62 | 1.59 | — | — |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
(d) | A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class B and Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (c)(d) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses (%) (e)(f) | Gross expenses (%) (e) | Net investment income (loss) (%) (e) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | ||||||||||
$ | 19.54 | (5.51 | ) | $ | 254,168 | 1.40 | 1.50 | (0.26 | ) | 43 | ||||||
20.68 | 36.41 | 280,846 | 1.40 | 1.56 | (0.05 | ) | 115 | |||||||||
15.16 | (40.05 | ) | 228,549 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.08 | 110 | |||||||||
25.76 | 13.69 | 407,228 | 1.47 | 1.47 | (0.24 | ) | 82 | |||||||||
22.94 | 13.68 | 393,430 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 0.17 | 83 | ||||||||||
20.17 | 7.57 | 386,084 | 1.73 | 1.73 | (0.57 | ) | 97 | |||||||||
16.81 | (5.83 | ) | 27,850 | 2.15 | 2.25 | (1.02 | ) | 43 | ||||||||
17.85 | 35.33 | 37,406 | 2.15 | 2.31 | (0.80 | ) | 115 | |||||||||
13.19 | (40.47 | ) | 40,868 | 2.18 | 2.19 | (0.70 | ) | 110 | ||||||||
22.63 | 12.83 | 119,028 | 2.21 | 2.21 | (1.00 | ) | 82 | |||||||||
20.33 | 12.88 | 147,819 | 2.22 | 2.22 | (0.60 | ) | 83 | |||||||||
18.01 | 6.76 | 174,745 | 2.48 | 2.48 | (1.32 | ) | 97 | |||||||||
16.82 | (5.82 | ) | 25,093 | 2.15 | 2.25 | (1.01 | ) | 43 | ||||||||
17.86 | 35.41 | 28,580 | 2.15 | 2.31 | (0.80 | ) | 115 | |||||||||
13.19 | (40.53 | ) | 24,079 | 2.18 | 2.18 | (0.68 | ) | 110 | ||||||||
22.65 | 12.82 | 47,239 | 2.22 | 2.22 | (0.99 | ) | 82 | |||||||||
20.36 | 12.87 | 46,064 | 2.22 | 2.22 | (0.59 | ) | 83 | |||||||||
18.03 | 6.75 | 48,262 | 2.48 | 2.48 | (1.32 | ) | 97 | |||||||||
21.07 | (5.39 | ) | 1,559 | 1.15 | 1.24 | (0.09 | ) | 43 | ||||||||
22.27 | 36.71 | 5,325 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 0.20 | 115 | ||||||||||
16.29 | (39.89 | ) | 5,611 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 0.31 | 110 | |||||||||
27.58 | 14.02 | 16,649 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.10 | 82 | ||||||||||
24.45 | 14.20 | 21,155 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.60 | 83 | ||||||||||
21.41 | 8.02 | 20,445 | 1.32 | 1.32 | (0.16 | ) | 97 |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(f) | The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Portfolio’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher. |
(g) | For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited). |
(h) | Includes a non-recurring dividend of $0.02 per share. |
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1. Organization. Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. Each Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trusts are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:
Natixis Funds Trust I:
Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund (the “Dynamic Equity Fund”)
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund (the “Targeted Equity Fund”)
Hansberger International Fund (the “International Fund”)
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)
Natixis U.S. Diversified Portfolio (the “U.S. Diversified Portfolio”)
Natixis Funds Trust II:
Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund (the “Large Cap Value Fund”)
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund (the “Value Opportunity Fund”)
The Dynamic Equity Fund commenced operations on February 26, 2010 via contribution by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”) and its affiliates of $2,502,000.
Each Fund offers Class A and Class C shares. Dynamic Equity Fund, Targeted Equity Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Value Opportunity Fund and U.S. Diversified Portfolio also offer Class Y shares. Effective October 12, 2007, Class B shares are no longer offered. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends into Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other Natixis Funds subject to existing exchange privileges as described in the Prospectus.
Effective July 31, 2009, the Small Cap Value Fund was closed to new investors.
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, but pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares for eight years (at which point they automatically convert to Class A shares), and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if those shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares and pay higher ongoing Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year. Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Y shares are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectuses.
Most expenses of the Trusts can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in the Trusts. Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate dividends from net investment income on each class of shares.
2. Significant Accounting Policies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued, and noted no items requiring recognition in the financial statements or additional disclosures in the Notes to Financial Statements.
a. Valuation. Equity securities, including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and subadvisers and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities
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traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and the subadvisers and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Funds may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day.
Certain Funds may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Funds may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Funds calculate their net asset values. As of June 30, 2010, the following percentages of the Funds’ total market value of investments were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees:
Fund | Percentage | ||
Dynamic Equity Fund | 82 | % | |
International Fund | 76 | % |
b. Security Transactions and Related Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as a Fund is notified, and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.
c. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions.
Since the values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period, it is not practical to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in exchange rates from fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. Such changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding
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taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, at the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Each Fund may use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated investments. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.
d. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The International Fund and the U.S. Diversified Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell generally are used to hedge a Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. Also, a contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Funds’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency a Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Certain contracts may require the movement of cash or securities to or from the counterparty as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.
At June 30, 2010, there were no open forward foreign currency contracts.
e. Option Contracts. Certain Funds may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid.
When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value until the option expires or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. When a written option expires on its stipulated expiration date or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid at expiration or on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. A Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option.
Exchange-traded options have standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are limited. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option. The Funds do not hold any over-the-counter options at June 30, 2010.
f. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. Each Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2010 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.
A Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and gains on investments that are accrued based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign governments may also impose taxes or other payments on investments with respect to foreign securities. Such taxes are accrued as applicable.
g. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which
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may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes for items such as net operating losses, distribution redesignations, return of capital & capital gain distributions from REITs, foreign currency transactions, non-deductible expenses, gains realized from passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”), expiring capital loss carryforwards and regulatory settlements. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, securities lending collateral gain/loss adjustments, straddle loss deferrals, wash sales, return of capital distributions from REITs and PFIC unrealized gains. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:
2009 Distributions Paid From: | |||||||||
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gains | Total | ||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 5,596,850 | $ | — | $ | 5,596,850 | |||
International Fund | 56,901 | — | 56,901 | ||||||
Large Cap Value Fund | 492,401 | — | 492,401 | ||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 1,564,773 | — | 1,564,773 | ||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 105,697 | — | 105,697 | ||||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | — | — | — |
As of December 31, 2009, capital loss carryforwards and post-October losses were as follows:
Targeted | International | Large Cap | Small Cap | Value | U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Capital loss carryforward: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Expires December 31, 2010 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (24,633,843 | )* | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Expires December 31, 2011 | — | — | (9,965,466 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Expires December 31, 2016 | (81,851,673 | ) | — | — | — | — | (11,926,148 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Expires December 31, 2017 | (187,561,344 | ) | (18,831,362 | ) | (9,203,027 | ) | — | — | (62,968,578 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total capital loss carryforward | $ | (269,413,017 | ) | $ | (18,831,362 | ) | $ | (43,802,336 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (74,894,726 | ) | ||||||
Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009) | $ | (29,753 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (335,580 | ) | ||||||||
* Some of the Large Cap Value Fund carryforward losses expiring in 2010 were obtained in the Fund’s merger with the Nvest Balanced Fund on June 7, 2003. The losses obtained in this merger are subject to limitations.
h. Repurchase Agreements. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.
i. Securities Lending. The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional
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collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.
As of June 30, 2010, there were no securities on loan.
j. Indemnifications. Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
3. Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); |
• | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs for situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2010, at value:
Dynamic Equity Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 424,245 | $ | — | $ | 424,245 | ||||
China | — | 362,818 | — | 362,818 | ||||||||
Hong Kong | — | 315,955 | — | 315,955 | ||||||||
India | 107,838 | — | — | 107,838 | ||||||||
Indonesia | — | 155,727 | — | 155,727 | ||||||||
Korea | 16,093 | 297,835 | — | 313,928 | ||||||||
Malaysia | — | 77,298 | — | 77,298 | ||||||||
Singapore | — | 187,699 | — | 187,699 | ||||||||
Taiwan | — | 146,703 | — | 146,703 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 123,931 | 1,968,280 | — | 2,092,211 | ||||||||
Warrants(a) | 373 | — | — | 373 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 318,652 | — | 318,652 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 124,304 | $ | 2,286,932 | $ | — | $ | 2,411,236 | ||||
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.
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Targeted Equity Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 799,426,657 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 799,426,657 | ||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 10,695,000 | — | 10,695,000 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 799,426,657 | $ | 10,695,000 | $ | — | $ | 810,121,657 | ||||
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.
International Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 3,893,300 | $ | — | $ | 3,893,300 | ||||
Belgium | — | 750,596 | — | 750,596 | ||||||||
Brazil | 4,787,874 | — | — | 4,787,874 | ||||||||
Canada | 4,819,931 | — | — | 4,819,931 | ||||||||
Chile | 443,105 | — | — | 443,105 | ||||||||
China | 779,814 | 7,528,949 | — | 8,308,763 | ||||||||
Denmark | — | 1,101,797 | — | 1,101,797 | ||||||||
France | 420,911 | 5,758,086 | — | 6,178,997 | ||||||||
Germany | — | 4,647,408 | — | 4,647,408 | ||||||||
Hong Kong | — | 1,708,565 | — | 1,708,565 | ||||||||
India | 763,889 | — | — | 763,889 | ||||||||
Israel | 566,483 | — | — | 566,483 | ||||||||
Italy | — | 1,069,913 | — | 1,069,913 | ||||||||
Japan | — | 11,140,025 | — | 11,140,025 | ||||||||
Korea | 1,251,574 | 788,408 | — | 2,039,982 | ||||||||
Mexico | 1,214,719 | — | — | 1,214,719 | ||||||||
Norway | — | 528,581 | — | 528,581 | ||||||||
Russia | 1,995,466 | — | — | 1,995,466 | ||||||||
Singapore | — | 582,293 | — | 582,293 | ||||||||
South Africa | — | 964,840 | — | 964,840 | ||||||||
Spain | — | 1,349,405 | — | 1,349,405 | ||||||||
Sweden | 840,696 | 1,760,880 | — | 2,601,576 | ||||||||
Switzerland | 506,147 | 6,525,814 | — | 7,031,961 | ||||||||
Taiwan | — | 629,731 | — | 629,731 | ||||||||
United Kingdom | 550,910 | 12,926,758 | — | 13,477,668 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks | 18,941,519 | 63,655,349 | — | 82,596,868 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks(a) | — | 441,430 | — | 441,430 | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds(a) | 410,292 | — | — | 410,292 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 471,302 | — | 471,302 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 19,351,811 | $ | 64,568,081 | $ | — | $ | 83,919,892 | ||||
(a) Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments.
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Large Cap Value Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 118,314,861 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 118,314,861 | ||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 4,099,339 | — | 4,099,339 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 118,314,861 | $ | 4,099,339 | $ | — | $ | 122,414,200 | ||||
(a) | Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments. |
Small Cap Value Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 457,150,645 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 457,150,645 | ||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 19,926,924 | — | — | 19,926,924 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 7,048,682 | — | 7,048,682 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 477,077,569 | $ | 7,048,682 | $ | — | $ | 484,126,251 | ||||
(a) | Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments. |
Value Opportunity Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 33,235,792 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,235,792 | ||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,529,618 | — | 1,529,618 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 33,235,792 | $ | 1,529,618 | $ | — | $ | 34,765,410 | ||||
(a) | Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included in the Portfolio of Investments. |
U.S. Diversified Portfolio
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 302,532,524 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 302,532,524 | ||||
Put Options | 1,022,117 | — | — | 1,022,117 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 6,544,259 | — | 6,544,259 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 303,554,641 | $ | 6,544,259 | $ | — | $ | 310,098,900 | ||||
Liability Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||
Put Options Written | $ | (484,193 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (484,193 | ) | ||||
Call Options Written | (84,403 | ) | — | — | (84,403 | ) | ||||||||
Total | $ | (568,596 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (568,596 | ) | ||||
(a) | Major categories of the Portfolio’s investments and option contracts are included in the Portfolio of Investments. |
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4. Derivatives. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Funds currently use include options contracts.
The U.S. Diversified Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Portfolio may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns. The Portfolio may also write put options to offset the cost of option contracts used for hedging purposes. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Portfolio engaged in written call option transactions and purchased and written put option transactions in accordance with these objectives.
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the U.S. Diversified Portfolio as of June 30, 2010:
Asset Derivatives | Purchased Options | |
Equity contracts | $1,022,117 | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | Included in Investments at value | |
Liability Derivatives | Options Written | |
Equity contracts | $(568,596) | |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | Options written, at value |
Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:
Realized Gain (Loss) | Purchased Options | Options Written | ||
Equity contracts | $(6,643) | $47,618 | ||
Statements of Operations Location | Included in Net realized gain (loss) on investments | Net realized gain (loss) on options written | ||
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | Purchased Options | Options Written | ||
Equity contracts | $259,881 | $(77,404) | ||
Statements of Operations Location | Included in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written |
The following is a summary of U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s purchased option activity:
Contracts | Number of | Premiums | |||||
Outstanding at 12/31/2009 | — | $ | — | ||||
Options purchased | 1,367 | 902,533 | |||||
Options terminated in closing sale transactions | (490 | ) | (140,297 | ) | |||
Options expired | — | — | |||||
Options exercised | — | — | |||||
Outstanding at 6/30/2010 | 877 | $ | 762,236 | ||||
The following is a summary of U.S. Diversified Portfolio’s written option activity:
Contracts | Number of | Premiums | |||||
Outstanding at 12/31/2009 | 34 | $ | 16,898 | ||||
Options written | 2,421 | 547,375 | |||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (701 | ) | (61,878 | ) | |||
Options expired | — | — | |||||
Options exercised | — | — | |||||
Outstanding at 6/30/2010 | 1,754 | $ | 502,395 | ||||
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5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | 2,217,832 | $ | — | ||
Targeted Equity Fund | 753,122,150 | 863,512,930 | ||||
International Fund | 19,153,165 | 27,012,356 | ||||
Large Cap Value Fund | 25,240,735 | 20,178,330 | ||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 281,715,330 | 389,888,423 | ||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 45,818,822 | 20,946,466 | ||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 140,761,323 | 161,714,961 |
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund except the Targeted Equity Fund. Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”) is the investment adviser to the Targeted Equity Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||
Fund | First $200 million | Next $300 million | Next $500 million | Next $1 billion | Over $2 billion | |||||
Dynamic Equity Fund | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | |||||
Targeted Equity Fund | 0.75% | 0.70% | 0.65% | 0.65% | 0.60% | |||||
International Fund | 0.80% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% | |||||
Large Cap Value Fund | 0.70% | 0.65% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.60% | |||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | |||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | |||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
Natixis Advisors has entered into subadvisory agreements for each Fund as listed below.
Dynamic Equity Fund | Absolute Asia Asset Management Ltd. (“Absolute Asia”) | |
International Fund | Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (“Hansberger”) | |
Large Cap Value Fund | Harris Associates L.P. (“Harris”) | |
Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”) | |
Value Opportunity Fund | Vaughan Nelson | |
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | Harris | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) | ||
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”) |
Payments to Natixis Advisors are reduced by the amount of payments to the subadvisers.
Natixis Advisors has given binding undertakings to certain Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
Expense limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class Y | ||||
Dynamic Equity Fund | 1.75% | — | 2.50% | 1.50% | ||||
Large Cap Value Fund | 1.30% | 2.05% | 2.05% | 1.05% | ||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 1.45% | 2.20% | 2.20% | 1.20% | ||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 1.40% | — | 2.15% | 1.15% | ||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 1.40% | 2.15% | 2.15% | 1.15% |
Natixis Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each fund were as follows:
Fund | Gross Management Fees | Waivers of Management Fees1 | Net Management Fees | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | |||||||||
Gross | Net | ||||||||||||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | 8,740 | $ | 8,740 | $ | — | 1.00% | — | |||||
Targeted Equity Fund | 3,332,325 | — | 3,332,325 | 0.69% | 0.69% | ||||||||
International Fund | 384,460 | — | 384,460 | 0.80% | 0.80% | ||||||||
Large Cap Value Fund | 481,765 | 44,895 | 436,870 | 0.70% | 0.63% | ||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 2,626,409 | — | 2,626,409 | 0.90% | 0.90% | ||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 109,230 | 41,391 | 67,839 | 0.80% | 0.50% | ||||||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 1,549,110 | 169,110 | 1,380,000 | 0.90% | 0.80% |
1 Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2011.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:
Fund | Reimbursement2 | ||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | 78,026 |
2 Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2011.
No expenses were recovered during the six months ended June 30, 2010 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.
Certain officers and directors of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates are also officers or Trustees of the Funds. Natixis Advisors, Absolute Asia, CGM, Hansberger, Harris, Loomis Sayles and Vaughan Nelson are subsidiaries of Natixis US, which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.
b. Administrative Fees. Natixis Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0425% of the next $30 billion and 0.0375% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is
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reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers. For the period February 26, 2010 to June 30, 2010, the Dynamic Equity Fund was subject to the new fund fee.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, each Fund paid the following for administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:
Fund | Administrative | ||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | 33,972 | |
Targeted Equity Fund | 234,996 | ||
International Fund | 23,238 | ||
Large Cap Value Fund | 33,278 | ||
Small Cap Value Fund | 141,105 | ||
Value Opportunity Fund | 6,599 | ||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 83,228 |
Effective July 1, 2010, each Fund will pay Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion and 0.0350% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.
c. Service and Distribution Fees. Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trusts. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of the funds of the Trusts.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trusts have adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class B, if applicable, and Class C shares (the “Class B and Class C Plans”).
Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Under the respective Class B (if applicable) and Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Also under the respective Class B (if applicable) and Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | ||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class B | Class C | ||||||||||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | 41 | $ | — | $ | 7 | $ | — | $ | 21 | |||||
Targeted Equity Fund | 857,761 | 13,845 | 92,822 | 41,534 | 278,465 | ||||||||||
International Fund | 94,191 | 9,792 | 16,160 | 29,377 | 48,481 | ||||||||||
Large Cap Value Fund | 143,643 | 8,911 | 9,277 | 26,733 | 27,831 | ||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 382,031 | 12,199 | 48,293 | 36,599 | 144,879 | ||||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 7,494 | — | 531 | — | 1,593 | ||||||||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 349,984 | 42,307 | 35,047 | 126,921 | 105,140 |
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d. Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. Natixis Distributors has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide certain recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain services would be provided by the Funds if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds agreed to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by the intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not exceeding what the Funds would have paid their transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations:
Fund | Sub-Transfer | ||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | — | |
Targeted Equity Fund | 264,318 | ||
International Fund | 19,483 | ||
Large Cap Value Fund | 20,012 | ||
Small Cap Value Fund | 265,709 | ||
Value Opportunity Fund | 4,534 | ||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 51,706 |
e. Commissions. Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | ||
Dynamic Equity Fund | $ | — | |
Targeted Equity Fund | 245,302 | ||
International Fund | 29,997 | ||
Large Cap Value Fund | 16,846 | ||
Small Cap Value Fund | 44,335 | ||
Value Opportunity Fund | 6,769 | ||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 107,514 |
f. Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Funds do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at an annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each member of the ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments received a one-time fee of $10,000. The ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments is not a standing committee. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.
A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Hansberger International Series, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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7. Regulatory Settlements. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, International Fund, Small Cap Value Fund and U.S. Diversified Portfolio received payments of $93,153, $493,744 and $61,116, respectively, relating to a regulatory settlement. The payments have been included in “Increase from Regulatory Settlements” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
8. Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
Prior to March 10, 2010, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and the Hansberger International Series, participated in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participated in the line of credit. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 0.75%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.
9. Brokerage Commission Recapture. Each Fund has entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Funds under such agreements and are included in realized gains on investments in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:
Fund | Rebates | ||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 256,918 | |
International Fund | 1,977 | ||
Small Cap Value Fund | 43,472 | ||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | 20,984 |
10. Concentration of Risk. Each Fund may purchase investments of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and the risk of expropriation. Moreover, the markets for securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and the price of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.
Dynamic Equity Fund invests principally in issuers domiciled or principally operating in Asia. Social, political, and economic conditions in one Asian country could significantly affect the markets or economy of the entire region.
11. Concentration of Ownership. From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders having a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of June 30, 2010, Natixis US owned shares equating to 99.35% of Dynamic Equity Fund’s net assets and one shareholder individually owned more than 5% of the Value Opportunity Fund’s total outstanding shares, representing 11.05% of the Fund’s net assets. Such ownership may be beneficially held by individuals or entities other than the owner of record.
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12. Capital Shares. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Period Ended June 30, 2010* | |||||||
Dynamic Equity Fund | Shares | Amount | |||||
Class A | |||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 7,992 | $ | 80,644 | ||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | |||||
Redeemed | (7,772 | ) | (76,792 | ) | |||
Net change | 220 | $ | 3,852 | ||||
Class C | |||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 1,396 | $ | 14,502 | ||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | |||||
Redeemed | — | — | |||||
Net change | 1,396 | $ | 14,502 | ||||
Class Y | |||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 250,000 | $ | 2,500,002 | ||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | |||||
Redeemed | — | — | |||||
Net change | 250,000 | $ | 2,500,002 | ||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 251,616 | $ | 2,518,356 | ||||
* From commencement of operations on February 26, 2010 through June 30, 2010.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 8,338,434 | $ | 80,895,220 | 18,532,079 | $ | 148,049,113 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,953 | 20,298 | 335,999 | 3,222,227 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (10,328,330 | ) | (98,656,582 | ) | (50,204,318 | ) | (374,589,222 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (1,987,943 | ) | $ | (17,741,064 | ) | (31,336,240 | ) | $ | (223,317,882 | ) | ||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 14,954 | $ | 128,466 | 45,025 | $ | 305,649 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 38 | 356 | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (290,698 | ) | (2,522,020 | ) | (623,545 | ) | (4,417,340 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (275,706 | ) | $ | (2,393,198 | ) | (578,520 | ) | $ | (4,111,691 | ) | ||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 1,297,515 | $ | 11,343,930 | 2,873,972 | $ | 20,208,835 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 170 | 1,588 | 1,791 | 15,423 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,438,783 | ) | (12,308,756 | ) | (2,754,130 | ) | (19,801,078 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (141,098 | ) | $ | (963,238 | ) | 121,633 | $ | 423,180 | ||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 3,373,049 | $ | 33,337,917 | 34,268,943 | $ | 265,786,478 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 112 | 1,192 | 36,234 | 355,815 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (15,797,356 | ) | (162,550,252 | ) | (12,796,087 | ) | (115,579,152 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (12,424,195 | ) | $ | (129,211,143 | ) | 21,509,090 | $ | 150,563,141 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (14,828,942 | ) | $ | (150,308,643 | ) | (10,284,037 | ) | $ | (76,443,252 | ) | ||||
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
International Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 272,968 | $ | 4,073,302 | 814,057 | $ | 11,422,735 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 10,542 | 172,471 | 3,394 | 53,003 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (627,988 | ) | (9,689,092 | ) | (1,090,297 | ) | (13,377,887 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (344,478 | ) | $ | (5,443,319 | ) | (272,846 | ) | $ | (1,902,149 | ) | ||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 15,609 | $ | 208,480 | 30,044 | $ | 349,812 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,404 | 20,429 | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (146,458 | ) | (1,986,768 | ) | (337,051 | ) | (3,628,763 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (129,445 | ) | $ | (1,757,859 | ) | (307,007 | ) | $ | (3,278,951 | ) | ||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 74,845 | $ | 1,043,435 | 142,702 | $ | 1,676,028 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,974 | 28,544 | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (120,515 | ) | (1,625,655 | ) | (283,079 | ) | (2,878,047 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (43,696 | ) | $ | (553,676 | ) | (140,377 | ) | $ | (1,202,019 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (517,619 | ) | $ | (7,754,854 | ) | (720,230 | ) | $ | (6,383,119 | ) | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
Large Cap Value Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 413,916 | $ | 5,382,520 | 623,676 | $ | 6,353,749 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 7,381 | 101,856 | 31,832 | 375,612 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (633,374 | ) | (8,147,422 | ) | (1,427,850 | ) | (13,903,194 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (212,077 | ) | $ | (2,663,046 | ) | (772,342 | ) | $ | (7,173,833 | ) | ||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 6,366 | $ | 75,722 | 32,413 | $ | 261,331 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 582 | 7,425 | 614 | 5,027 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (136,086 | ) | (1,632,087 | ) | (362,222 | ) | (3,281,480 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (129,138 | ) | $ | (1,548,940 | ) | (329,195 | ) | $ | (3,015,122 | ) | ||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 69,125 | $ | 842,686 | 65,110 | $ | 686,066 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 321 | 4,092 | 250 | 2,040 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (66,356 | ) | (779,374 | ) | (210,113 | ) | (1,879,456 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 3,090 | $ | 67,404 | (144,753 | ) | $ | (1,191,350 | ) | ||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 114,269 | $ | 1,557,653 | 156,901 | $ | 1,620,029 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 461 | 6,582 | 3,026 | 37,260 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (39,654 | ) | (541,253 | ) | (231,953 | ) | (2,617,861 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 75,076 | $ | 1,022,982 | (72,026 | ) | $ | (960,572 | ) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (263,049 | ) | $ | (3,121,600 | ) | (1,318,316 | ) | $ | (12,340,877 | ) | ||||
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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
12. Capital Shares (continued).
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 779,824 | $ | 18,137,138 | 13,418,177 | $ | 227,959,553 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 50,804 | 1,262,996 | 17,598 | 385,045 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,874,505 | ) | (92,613,118 | ) | (8,824,221 | ) | (161,488,021 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (3,043,877 | ) | $ | (73,212,984 | ) | 4,611,554 | $ | 66,856,577 | ||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 11,434 | $ | 240,074 | 27,360 | $ | 440,020 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 2,610 | 58,203 | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (119,271 | ) | (2,500,918 | ) | (245,583 | ) | (3,963,943 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (105,227 | ) | $ | (2,202,641 | ) | (218,223 | ) | $ | (3,523,923 | ) | ||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 56,478 | $ | 1,194,832 | 1,072,330 | $ | 17,045,402 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 7,973 | 177,891 | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (256,892 | ) | (5,362,413 | ) | (504,071 | ) | (8,535,298 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (192,441 | ) | $ | (3,989,690 | ) | 568,259 | $ | 8,510,104 | ||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 760,188 | $ | 17,719,175 | 8,388,651 | $ | 151,130,799 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 40,943 | 1,026,454 | 36,429 | 795,531 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,968,812 | ) | (46,739,142 | ) | (2,138,814 | ) | (40,431,143 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (1,167,681 | ) | $ | (27,993,513 | ) | 6,286,266 | $ | 111,495,187 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (4,509,226 | ) | $ | (107,398,828 | ) | 11,247,856 | $ | 183,337,945 | ||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 503,342 | $ | 6,432,709 | 301,420 | $ | 3,594,480 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 944 | 12,906 | 2,267 | 27,711 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (169,057 | ) | (2,105,432 | ) | (12,871 | ) | (155,426 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 335,229 | $ | 4,340,183 | 290,816 | $ | 3,466,765 | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 13,505 | $ | 167,747 | 26,838 | $ | 319,636 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 63 | 851 | 159 | 1,926 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (5,575 | ) | (69,740 | ) | (1,428 | ) | (17,122 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 7,993 | $ | 98,858 | 25,569 | $ | 304,440 | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 1,827,182 | $ | 23,633,403 | 589,511 | $ | 7,153,109 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 3,002 | 41,166 | 4,238 | 51,875 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (188,958 | ) | (2,345,923 | ) | (3,074 | ) | (37,261 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 1,641,226 | $ | 21,328,646 | 590,675 | $ | 7,167,723 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 1,984,448 | $ | 25,767,687 | 907,060 | $ | 10,938,928 | ||||||||
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
12. Capital Shares (continued).
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
U.S. Diversified Portfolio | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 417,583 | $ | 8,919,653 | 954,429 | $ | 15,643,678 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (993,728 | ) | (21,178,895 | ) | (2,447,076 | ) | (40,145,823 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (576,145 | ) | $ | (12,259,242 | ) | (1,492,647 | ) | $ | (24,502,145 | ) | ||||
Class B | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 13,968 | $ | 250,010 | 46,129 | $ | 679,074 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (452,425 | ) | (8,303,143 | ) | (1,050,033 | ) | (14,851,816 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (438,457 | ) | $ | (8,053,133 | ) | (1,003,904 | ) | $ | (14,172,742 | ) | ||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 33,388 | $ | 604,518 | 82,914 | $ | 1,237,018 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (141,437 | ) | (2,583,269 | ) | (307,653 | ) | (4,431,727 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (108,049 | ) | $ | (1,978,751 | ) | (224,739 | ) | $ | (3,194,709 | ) | ||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 6,622 | $ | 156,781 | 68,960 | $ | 1,240,211 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (171,756 | ) | (3,738,679 | ) | (174,356 | ) | (3,021,131 | ) | ||||||
Net change | (165,134 | ) | $ | (3,581,898 | ) | (105,396 | ) | $ | (1,780,920 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (1,287,785 | ) | $ | (25,873,024 | ) | (2,826,686 | ) | $ | (43,650,516 | ) | ||||
13. Special Meeting of Shareholders. A special meeting of shareholders of the Trusts was held on May 27, 2010 to consider a proposal to elect four Trustees to the Board of Trustees. The proposal was approved by shareholders of the Trusts. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:
Natixis Funds Trust I
Nominee | Voted | Withheld* | ||
Kenneth A. Drucker | 134,327,075 | 2,191,679 | ||
Wendell J. Knox | 134,206,797 | 2,311,957 | ||
Erik R. Sirri | 134,310,617 | 2,208,138 | ||
Peter J. Smail | 134,368,549 | 2,150,205 |
* Trust-wide voting results.
Natixis Funds Trust II
Nominee | Voted | Withheld* | ||
Kenneth A. Drucker | 39,528,680 | 972,493 | ||
Wendell J. Knox | 39,484,056 | 1,017,117 | ||
Erik R. Sirri | 39,520,418 | 980,754 | ||
Peter J. Smail | 39,531,012 | 970,160 |
* Trust-wide voting results.
In addition to the Trustees named above, the following also serve as Trustees of the Trusts: Graham T. Allison, Jr., Edward A. Benjamin, Daniel M. Cain, Sandra O. Moose, Cynthia L. Walker, Robert J. Blanding and John T. Hailer.
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2010
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC
Management Discussion and Performance page 1
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments page 11
Consolidated Financial Statements page 16
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ASG DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND
Management Discussion
PORTFOLIO PROFILE
Objective:
Pursues an absolute return strategy that seeks to provide capital appreciation while maintaining a low or negative correlation over time with the returns of major equity indices.
Strategy:
Seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time rather than track the performance of any particular index by using multiple quantitative investment models and strategies.
Inception Date:
August 3, 2009
Managers:
Andrew Lo
Jeremiah Chafkin
Philippe Lüdi
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC
(Adviser)
Robert Rickard
Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC
(Subadviser)
Symbols:
Class A | DSFAX | |
Class C | DSFCX | |
Class Y | DSFYX |
What You Should Know:
Derivatives, primarily futures and forward contracts, generally have implied leverage (a small amount of money to make an investment of greater value). Because of this, the fund’s extensive use of derivatives may magnify any gains or losses on those investments as well as risk to the fund. The fund can invest in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, and political and economic developments.
Market Conditions
Although the year began on a strong note, global equity markets experienced difficulty as the second quarter of 2010 wore on and mounting concerns about global growth and the level of debt in the euro zone fueled investor anxiety. The cost of protecting the sovereign debt of Greece and Hungary surged during this period, and several European equity markets suffered double-digit losses. In the United States, employment and housing data showed renewed weakness, and a retreat from risky assets pushed the S&P 500 Index into negative territory for the year. Adding further pressure to global markets, concern mounted that growth in China’s economy would slow from its levels of 2009. During this period, the U.S. dollar, Swiss franc and Japanese yen proved to be safe haven currencies, showing strength against the euro and the Canadian dollar.
Performance Results
The fund follows an absolute return strategy. Although it does not seek to track an index, its most appropriate benchmark is the 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund returned -0.61% at net asset value. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the 3-month LIBOR, which returned 0.18%.
Explanation of Fund Performance
The fund uses multiple quantitative investment models and strategies that may involve a broad range of market exposures including exposures to the returns of equity and fixed income securities, currencies, and commodities. The fund typically makes extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture these exposures while also managing volatility and correlation. The hedge fund consensus model hampered the fund’s performance in the second half of the period, as it was positioned to benefit from global growth, in accordance with the overall hedge fund universe. Although the hedge fund consensus model maintained long positions in bonds, which benefited from the prevailing flight to quality, those gains failed to offset losses in commodities, short-term interest rates and currencies. Losses among currencies were primarily attributable to the rapid decline of the euro and were only partially offset by gains from the appreciating Japanese yen. Because of low short-term interest rates, returns from the underlying cash portion of the portfolio were positive but did not have a significant impact on fund performance.
The fund’s equity hedging component benefited the fund’s performance, especially during the months of January and May, when short equity positions benefitted from falling global stock markets. The fund’s higher-frequency fixed-income relative value model benefited from the price appreciation of government bonds, as did the maturity-spread model, which also profited early in the period from rising yields in Australia.
Addition to Management Team
On May 1st, Dr. Philippe Lüdi, a senior research scientist at AlphaSimplex who has been working with the portfolio since inception, was promoted to portfolio manager.
Outlook
Going forward, we believe that the performance of financial markets – and the fund – will depend in large part on how skillfully governments can phase out their fiscal stimulus programs. On the one hand, we believe that the recent euro zone unease has demonstrated that public borrowing must be kept within certain bounds to maintain confidence in sovereign balance sheets. On the other hand, we believe that rapid fiscal retrenchment could endanger a still-fragile recovery or even initiate deflation. It appears that the ideal long-term scenario is one in which the financial reforms being crafted around the world mitigate systemic risk and help restore confidence in the financial system, thereby stimulating growth. As the outcomes of government actions and economic developments remain highly uncertain, we believe that our multi-strategy approach to portfolio construction puts the fund in a strong position to weather periods of volatility as they arise. The fund enters the third quarter overweight in government bonds, gold and the U.S. dollar. The net equity exposure is only marginally long.
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ASG DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, an index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares5
August 3, 2009 (inception) through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20105
6 Months | Since Inception | |||||
Class A (Inception 8/3/09) | ||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -0.61 | % | 6.60 | % | ||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -6.31 | 0.47 | ||||
Class C (Inception 8/3/09) | ||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -1.01 | 5.82 | ||||
With CDSC3 | -2.00 | 4.82 | ||||
Class Y (Inception 8/3/09) | ||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -0.52 | 6.74 | ||||
Comparative Performance | 6 Months | Since Inception | 4 | |||
3-Month LIBOR | 0.18 | % | 0.30 | % | ||
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index | -1.39 | 2.92 | ||||
Morningstar Long-Short Fund Avg. | -3.17 | 1.39 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
PORTFOLIO FACTS
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Certificates of Deposit | 56.0 | |
Commercial Paper | 19.7 | |
Time Deposits | 6.8 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | 0.5 | |
Futures Contracts | 2.4 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities | 14.6 |
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio6 | Net Expense Ratio7 | ||||
A | 2.46 | % | 1.72 | % | ||
C | 3.21 | 2.47 | ||||
Y | 2.21 | 1.47 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
See | page 5 for a description of indexes. |
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 8/1/09. |
5 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
6 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
7 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND
Management Discussion
PORTFOLIO PROFILE
Objective:
Seeks capital appreciation consistent with the return and risk characteristics of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds.
Strategy:
Seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency, and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments.
Inception Date:
September 30, 2008
Managers:
Andrew Lo
Jeremiah Chafkin
Peter Lee
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC
(Adviser)
Robert Rickard
Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC
(Subadviser)
Symbols:
Class A | GAFAX | |
Class C | GAFCX | |
Class Y | GAFYX |
What You Should Know:
Derivatives, primarily futures and forward contracts, generally have implied leverage (a small amount of money to make an investment of greater value). Because of this, the fund’s extensive use of derivatives may magnify any gains or losses on those investments as well as risk to the fund. The fund can invest in foreign securities and the value of the fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates, and political and economic developments.
Market Conditions
The investment environment was challenging for global investors in the first half of 2010. The financial markets oscillated between seemingly better global growth prospects and an unfolding sovereign debt crisis in Europe. The U.S. dollar rallied strongly, bond yields remained steady and hedge fund indices eked out modest gains in the first quarter of the year. However, as the second quarter progressed, mounting concerns about global growth and euro zone debt fueled investor anxiety, resulting in a significant increase in volatility across asset classes. Equity markets staged large declines and safe-haven currencies rallied, while bond yields in the G-7 countries plummeted. Bond yields of countries with credit risk rose strongly, as ratings of many European countries were downgraded. Hedge fund indices reported losses.
Performance Results
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, Class A shares of ASG Global Alternatives Fund returned -3.27% at net asset value. Although the fund does not seek to track an index, the closest benchmark is the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index which returned -1.39%. While the fund’s return was lower than that of its benchmark, it was in line with our expectations as there are important differences between the benchmark and the fund. For example, the benchmark’s returns reflect the illiquidity premium, hedge fund incentive fees, hedge fund alpha, and biases associated with the construction of non-investable hedge fund indices.
Explanation of Fund Performance
The fund typically makes extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. Fund performance was influenced primarily by an investor flight to quality. In January and in May, two months of sharply increasing volatility, the fund experienced losses, as investors sold off commodities and equities and bid up the U.S. dollar. During less volatile months within the six-month period, the fund generally earned positive returns.
The fund benefited from long positions in bonds, gold and the Japanese yen, as investor uncertainty increased. Long exposure to U.S. Treasury notes was the single largest positive contributor to performance. However, these positions did not fully offset losses resulting from the fund’s pro-growth positioning (long stocks, long oil and long base metals). In addition, the fund’s forward currency positions resulted in long exposure to European currencies and the Canadian dollar and short exposure to the U.S. dollar. Overall, these exposures detracted from performance as investors bid up the U.S. dollar and especially as the euro’s value plummeted. Because of low short-term rates, returns from the underlying cash portion of the portfolio were positive but did not have a significant impact on fund performance.
We made minor adjustments to the portfolio. We increased long exposure to equities, sovereign debt and interest rates, while long commodity and short U.S. dollar positions were pared back.
Addition to Management Team
On May 1st, Peter Lee, a senior research scientist at AlphaSimplex who has worked with the portfolio since its inception, was promoted to portfolio manager.
Outlook
Going forward, we believe that the performance of financial markets – and the fund – will depend in large part on how skillfully governments can phase out their fiscal stimulus programs. On the one hand, we believe that recent euro zone unease has demonstrated that public borrowing must be kept within certain bounds to maintain confidence in sovereign balance sheets. On the other hand, we believe that rapid fiscal retrenchment could endanger a still-fragile recovery or even initiate deflation. It appears that the ideal long-term scenario is one in which financial reforms mitigate systemic risk and help restore confidence in the financial system, thereby stimulating growth. Against this backdrop, we believe that the fund will continue to keep pace with the broad liquid market exposures found in the hedge fund industry, and we plan to actively manage the risks of the fund by adapting to changes in market volatility.
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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND
Investment Results through June 30, 2010
PERFORMANCE IN PERSPECTIVE
The charts comparing the fund’s performance to an index provide a general sense of how it performed. The fund’s total return for the period shown below appears with and without sales charges and includes fund expenses and fees. An index measures the performance of a theoretical portfolio. Unlike a fund, an index is unmanaged and does not have expenses that affect the results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Investors would incur transaction costs and other expenses if they purchased the securities necessary to match the index.
Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Class A Shares5
September 30, 2008 (inception) through June 30, 2010
Average Annual Returns — June 30, 20105
6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception | |||||||
Class A (Inception 9/30/08) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -3.27 | % | 2.32 | % | 1.43 | % | |||
With Maximum Sales Charge2 | -8.80 | -3.58 | -1.95 | ||||||
Class C (Inception 9/30/08) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -3.58 | 1.49 | 0.69 | ||||||
With CDSC3 | -4.55 | 0.49 | 0.69 | ||||||
Class Y (Inception 9/30/08) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value1 | -3.07 | 2.68 | 1.71 | ||||||
Comparative Performance | 6 Months | 1 Year | Since Inception4 | | |||||
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index | -1.39 | % | 4.50 | % | -0.65 | % | |||
Morningstar Long-Short Fund Avg. | -3.17 | 3.65 | -0.50 |
All returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Periods of less than one year are not annualized. Share price and return will vary and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current returns may be higher or lower than those shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.ga.natixis.com. All results include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Class Y shares are only available to certain investors, as outlined in the prospectus.
The table and graph do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
PORTFOLIO FACTS
Fund Composition | % of Net Assets as of 6/30/10 | |
Certificates of Deposit | 71.6 | |
Commercial Paper | 12.3 | |
Time Deposits | 6.1 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | 0.8 | |
Futures Contracts | -0.1 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities | 9.3 |
Expense Ratios
as stated in the most recent prospectus
Share Class | Gross Expense Ratio6 | Net Expense Ratio7 | ||||
A | 1.95 | % | 1.61 | % | ||
C | 2.70 | 2.36 | ||||
Y | 1.70 | 1.36 |
NOTES TO CHARTS
See | page 5 for a description of indexes. |
1 | Does not include a sales charge. |
2 | Includes the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
3 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
4 | The since-inception comparative performance figures shown are calculated from 10/1/08. |
5 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which performance would have been lower. |
6 | Before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
7 | After fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Waivers/reimbursements are contractual and are set to expire on 4/30/11. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the funds are actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.
Before investing, consider each Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Visit www.ga.natixis.com or call 800-225-5478 for a prospectus and/or a summary prospectus, both of which contain this and other information. Read it carefully.
INDEX/AVERAGE DESCRIPTIONS
3-month LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, represents the average rate a leading bank, for a given currency (in this case U.S. dollars), can obtain unsecured funding, and is representative of short-term interest rates.
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is an unmanaged, equally-weighted hedge fund index including over 800 domestic and offshore funds of funds. Funds included within the index have either at least $50 million in assets under management or have been actively trading for at least twelve (12) months. Performance information is submitted by the funds of funds to the index provider, which does not audit the information submitted. The index is rebalanced monthly. Performance data is net of all fees charged by the hedge funds. Index returns are calculated three times each month and are subject to periodic recalculation by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. The funds do not expect to update the index returns provided if subsequent recalculations cause such returns to change. In addition, because of these recalculations, the HFRI Index returns reported by the funds may differ from the index returns for the same period published by others.
Morningstar Long-Short Fund Average is the average performance without sales charges of funds with similar investment objectives, as calculated by Morningstar, Inc.
PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on the funds’ website at www.ga.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the funds voted proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2010 is available on the funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES
As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. In addition, each fund may assess a minimum balance fee of $20 on an annual basis for accounts that fall below the required minimum to establish an account. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the funds’ prospectus. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first line in the table of each Class of fund shares shows the actual account values and actual fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the fund from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your Class.
The second line in the table of each Class of fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown reflect ongoing costs only, and do not include any transaction costs, such as sales charges or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line in the table of each fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included, total costs would be higher.
ASG DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $993.90 | $8.60 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.17 | $8.70 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $989.90 | $12.33 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.40 | $12.47 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $994.80 | $7.37 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.41 | $7.45 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement), including expenses of the Subsidiary (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) and interest expense: 1.74%, 2.50% and 1.49%, for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2010 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2010 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2010 – 6/30/2010 | |||
Class A | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $967.30 | $7.85 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.81 | $8.05 | |||
Class C | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $964.20 | $11.49 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,013.09 | $11.78 | |||
Class Y | ||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $969.30 | $6.64 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.05 | $6.80 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement), including expenses of the Subsidiary (see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) and interest expense: 1.61%, 2.36% and 1.36% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND
The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) at most of its meetings throughout the year. Each year, usually in the spring, the Contract Review and Governance Committee of the Board meets to review the Agreements to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements, typically for an additional one-year period. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements.
In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser (collectively, the “Advisers”) believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Fund and the performance of peer groups and categories of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Advisers and to those of peer groups of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Fund, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreements to the Advisers and (v) information obtained through the completion of a questionnaire by the Advisers (the Trustees are consulted as to the information requested through that questionnaire). The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, also consider other matters such as (i) each Adviser’s financial results and/or financial condition, (ii) the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ respective investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Fund’s shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (v) the allocation of the Fund’s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Advisers and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Fund’s portfolio managers in the Fund or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers.
In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees that provide detailed information about the Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Fund for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for the Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing performance and fee differentials against the Fund’s category of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing the Fund against its category. The portfolio management team for the Fund or other representatives of the Advisers make periodic presentations to the Contract Review and Governance Committee and/or the full Board of Trustees, and if the Fund is identified as presenting possible performance concerns it may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about the Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.
The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at their meeting held in June 2010. The Agreements were continued for a one-year period. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. Matters considered by the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, in connection with their approval of the Agreements included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.
The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisers and their affiliates to the Fund and the resources dedicated to the Fund by the Advisers and their affiliates.
The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Advisers to the Fund, but also the administrative services provided by Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) and its affiliates to the Fund.
The Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreements.
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Investment performance of the Fund and the Advisers. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including information which compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a peer group and category of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmark(s). In addition, the Trustees also reviewed data prepared by an independent third party which analyzed the performance of the Fund using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics which also measured the performance of the Fund on a risk adjusted basis.
With respect to the Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreements.
The Trustees also considered each Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance as a fund family generally (as noted by certain financial publications), and the historical responsiveness of the Advisers to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Advisers to take steps intended to improve performance.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of the Fund and the Advisers supported the renewal of the Agreements.
The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisers and their affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Fund for advisory and sub-advisory services as well as the total expense level of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fees and total expense levels to those of their peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by the Advisers to comparable accounts (such as institutional separate accounts), as well as information about differences in such fees. In considering the fees charged to comparable accounts, the Trustees considered, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including the additional resources required to effectively manage and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of mutual fund assets. In evaluating the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund and the need for the Advisers to offer competitive compensation. The Trustees considered that over the past several years, management had made recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense caps for various funds in the fund family. The Trustees noted that management had instituted an expense cap for the Fund, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed under the cap.
The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Advisers’ and their affiliates’ relationships with the Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue, the performance of the Fund, the expense levels of the Fund, and whether the Advisers had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund were fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreements.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies are shared with the Fund through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that the Fund was subject to an expense cap. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to the Advisers and their affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreements.
The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:
· | the effect of recent market and economic turmoil on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of the Fund. |
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· | whether the Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objectives and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance programs of the Fund and the Advisers. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Fund. |
· | the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Advisers and their affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements covering administrative services. |
· | so-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Fund. The Trustees also considered the fact that Natixis Advisors’ parent company benefits from the retention of affiliated Advisers. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest. |
· | the Trustees’ review and discussion of the Fund’s advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years. |
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that each of the existing Agreements should be continued through June 30, 2011.
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ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||
Certificates of Deposit — 56.0% of Net Assets | ||||||
$ | 1,200,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY), 0.680%, 7/01/2010 | $ | 1,200,000 | ||
500,000 | Societe Generale (NY), 0.250%, 7/02/2010 | 499,998 | ||||
650,000 | Rabobank Nederland NV (NY), 0.230%, 7/06/2010(b) | 649,989 | ||||
1,700,000 | Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, 0.380%, 7/06/2010 | 1,700,000 | ||||
800,000 | CALYON (NY), 0.320%, 7/07/2010(b) | 799,982 | ||||
500,000 | UniCredit Bank AG (NY), 0.320%, 7/08/2010 | 499,991 | ||||
200,000 | CALYON (NY), 0.970%, 7/09/2010 | 200,023 | ||||
700,000 | UniCredit Bank AG (NY), 0.340%, 7/12/2010 | 699,986 | ||||
700,000 | Societe Generale (NY), 0.295%, 7/13/2010(b) | 699,986 | ||||
1,300,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.340%, 7/13/2010 | 1,299,970 | ||||
1,400,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 0.240%, 7/14/2010 | 1,399,973 | ||||
400,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston), 0.270%, 7/16/2010 | 399,978 | ||||
100,000 | Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (NY), 0.280%, 7/19/2010 | 99,994 | ||||
1,500,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland (CT), 0.345%, 7/21/2010 | 1,499,968 | ||||
1,400,000 | Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (NY), 0.345%, 7/22/2010 | 1,399,952 | ||||
400,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.305%, 7/27/2010 | 399,972 | ||||
1,350,000 | Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY), 0.305%, 7/29/2010(b) | 1,349,896 | ||||
100,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 0.420%, 7/30/2010 | 100,001 | ||||
500,000 | CALYON (NY), 0.300%, 8/02/2010 | 499,876 | ||||
700,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston), 0.290%, 8/03/2010(b) | 699,993 | ||||
800,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.300%, 8/03/2010 | 799,970 | ||||
300,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY), 0.660%, 8/03/2010 | 300,051 | ||||
1,700,000 | KBC Bank NV (NY), 0.600%, 8/09/2010 | 1,700,018 | ||||
1,500,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.470%, 8/17/2010 | 1,499,979 | ||||
1,200,000 | Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.630%, 9/13/2010(b) | 1,200,197 | ||||
500,000 | Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.750%, 9/27/2010 | 500,247 | ||||
850,000 | Rabobank Nederland NV (NY), 0.500%, 9/30/2010 | 850,173 | ||||
200,000 | Rabobank Nederland NV (NY), 0.340%, 11/15/2010 | 199,839 | ||||
600,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.700%, 12/03/2010(b) | 599,896 | ||||
500,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY), 0.377%, 1/24/2011(c) | 499,897 |
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | |||||
Certificates of Deposit — continued | |||||||
$ | 250,000 | Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY), 0.350%, 6/17/2011(e) | $ | 249,882 | |||
1,700,000 | Dexia Credit Local SA (NY), 0.447%, 6/29/2011(e) | 1,699,172 | |||||
Total Certificates of Deposit (Identified Cost $26,199,950) | 26,198,849 | ||||||
Commercial Paper — 19.7% | |||||||
Banking — 13.8% | |||||||
1,200,000 | Nordea North America, Inc., 0.280%, 7/16/2010(d) | 1,199,888 | |||||
1,600,000 | ING (US) Funding LLC, 0.310%, 7/19/2010(d) | 1,599,752 | |||||
1,500,000 | GE Capital Corp., 0.430%, 9/01/2010(b)(d) | 1,499,331 | |||||
500,000 | Nordea North America, Inc., 0.440%, 9/10/2010(d) | 499,550 | |||||
1,700,000 | ICICI Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong), (Credit Support: Bank of America), 0.690%, 9/27/2010(d) | 1,697,659 | |||||
6,496,180 | |||||||
Education — 5.9% | |||||||
350,000 | Tennessee State School Bond Authority, 0.300%, 7/07/2010 | 350,000 | |||||
1,300,000 | Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C, 0.350%, 8/18/2010 | 1,300,000 | |||||
100,000 | Tennessee State School Bond Authority, 0.380%, 8/18/2010 | 100,011 | |||||
1,000,000 | Tennessee State School Bond Authority, 0.350%, 8/19/2010 | 1,000,070 | |||||
2,750,081 | |||||||
Total Commercial Paper (Identified Cost $9,245,200) | 9,246,261 | ||||||
Time Deposits — 6.8% | |||||||
1,700,000 | Citibank, 0.100%, 7/01/2010 | 1,700,000 | |||||
1,500,000 | National Bank of Canada, 0.100%, 7/01/2010 | 1,500,000 | |||||
Total Time Deposits (Identified Cost $3,200,000) | 3,200,000 | ||||||
Total Investments — 82.5% (Identified Cost $38,645,150)(a) | 38,645,110 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 17.5% | 8,181,733 | ||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 46,826,843 | |||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information: At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on short term investments based on a cost of $38,645,150 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: |
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Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 1,660 | |||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (1,700 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (40 | ) | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Only short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued at other than amortized cost. | ||||
(b) | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures and forward foreign currency contracts. | |||
(c) | Security changes rate monthly based upon 1 Month Libor +3 BP and the rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement. | |||
(d) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||
(e) | Security payable on demand at par including accrued interest with seven days notice. The interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 Month Libor. The spread to 1 Month Libor changes each month. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement. |
At June 30, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell(1) | Delivery Date | Currency | Units | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Australian Dollar | 500,000 | $ | 417,215 | $ | 12,200 | ||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Australian Dollar | 800,000 | 667,545 | (16,706 | ) | |||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Australian Dollar | 1,500,000 | 1,251,646 | 20,214 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | British Pound | 187,500 | 280,133 | 10,821 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Canadian Dollar | 5,600,000 | 5,257,881 | (146,097 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Euro | 4,375,000 | 5,352,118 | 131,212 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Japanese Yen | 1,350,000,000 | 15,287,764 | 417,901 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Japanese Yen | 150,000,000 | 1,698,640 | (58,357 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | New Zealand Dollar | 1,500,000 | 1,023,221 | (28,620 | ) | |||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | New Zealand Dollar | 1,300,000 | 886,791 | 14,542 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | New Zealand Dollar | 300,000 | 204,644 | (7,787 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Norwegian Krone | 8,000,000 | 1,224,687 | (24,601 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Norwegian Krone | 6,000,000 | 918,515 | 739 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Swedish Krona | 4,000,000 | 512,980 | 18,765 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Swedish Krona | 12,000,000 | 1,538,939 | (24,803 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Swiss Franc | 1,625,000 | 1,509,699 | 44,004 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Swiss Franc | 2,125,000 | 1,974,222 | (123,697 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | 239,730 | |||||||||||
(1) Counterparty is UBS.
At June 30, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
ASX SPI 200 | 9/16/2010 | 13 | $ | 1,165,950 | $ | (26,536 | ) | ||||
CAC 40 | 7/16/2010 | 11 | 462,995 | (17,927 | ) | ||||||
E-Mini Dow | 9/17/2010 | 12 | 582,960 | (32,260 | ) | ||||||
E-Mini NASDAQ 100 | 9/17/2010 | 24 | 834,240 | (32,754 | ) | ||||||
E-Mini S&P 500 | 9/17/2010 | 14 | 718,620 | (40,705 | ) | ||||||
EURIBOR | 12/13/2010 | 24 | 7,259,692 | (2,201 | ) | ||||||
Euro Dollar | 12/13/2010 | 792 | 196,475,400 | 313,150 | |||||||
Euro Schatz | 9/8/2010 | 74 | 9,911,466 | (9,893 | ) | ||||||
Euro STOXX 50 | 9/17/2010 | 4 | 125,611 | (2,641 | ) | ||||||
FTSE 100 | 9/17/2010 | 22 | 1,604,231 | (37,965 | ) | ||||||
FTSE JSE Top 40 | 9/16/2010 | 14 | 425,472 | (21,561 | ) | ||||||
German Euro BOBL | 9/8/2010 | 29 | 4,287,788 | 15,420 | |||||||
German Euro Bund | 9/8/2010 | 121 | 19,145,167 | 228,012 | |||||||
OMXS30 | 7/16/2010 | 23 | 297,332 | (1,321 | ) | ||||||
Russell 2000 Mini | 9/17/2010 | 5 | 303,150 | (23,750 | ) | ||||||
S&P TSE 60 | 9/16/2010 | 6 | 743,075 | (32,464 | ) | ||||||
Sterling | 12/15/2010 | 96 | 17,758,879 | 6,537 | |||||||
UK Long Gilt | 9/28/2010 | 95 | 17,181,783 | 176,483 | |||||||
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2010 | 56 | 12,254,375 | 35,875 | |||||||
3 Year Australia Government Bond | 9/15/2010 | 57 | 4,989,664 | 46,209 | |||||||
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2010 | 20 | 2,367,031 | 29,687 | |||||||
10 Year Canada Government Bond | 9/21/2010 | 23 | 2,675,393 | 26,359 | |||||||
10 Year Japan Government Bond | 9/9/2010 | 36 | 57,679,806 | 264,322 | |||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/21/2010 | 79 | 9,681,203 | 149,359 | |||||||
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond | 9/21/2010 | 1 | 127,500 | 2,687 | |||||||
Total | $ | 1,012,122 | |||||||||
Commodity Futures(2) | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Aluminum | 9/15/2010 | 5 | $ | 246,687 | $ | 15,112 | |||||
Brent Crude Oil | 7/15/2010 | 15 | 1,125,150 | 9,450 | |||||||
Coffee | 9/20/2010 | 7 | 435,356 | 638 | |||||||
Copper | 9/15/2010 | 4 | 651,100 | 45,500 | |||||||
Cotton | 12/8/2010 | 11 | 420,090 | (13,200 | ) | ||||||
Gas Oil | 8/12/2010 | 12 | 776,400 | (52,800 | ) | ||||||
Gasoline | 7/30/2010 | 6 | 519,221 | (27,040 | ) | ||||||
Gold | 8/27/2010 | 19 | 2,367,210 | 45,520 | |||||||
Heating Oil | 7/30/2010 | 14 | 1,184,408 | (68,065 | ) | ||||||
Light Sweet Crude Oil | 7/20/2010 | 39 | 2,949,570 | 20,280 | |||||||
Natural Gas | 7/28/2010 | 24 | 1,107,840 | (113,050 | ) | ||||||
Nickel | 9/15/2010 | 11 | 1,302,774 | 99,990 | |||||||
Silver | 9/28/2010 | 4 | 374,160 | (6,140 | ) | ||||||
Soybean Meal | 12/14/2010 | 24 | 622,560 | (9,980 | ) | ||||||
Zinc | 9/15/2010 | 14 | 625,713 | 54,425 | |||||||
Total | $ | 640 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
At June 30, 2010, open futures contracts sold were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Dax | 9/17/2010 | 2 | $ | 364,501 | $ | 2,568 | |||||
FTSE MIB | 9/17/2010 | 3 | 354,859 | 23,185 | |||||||
Hang Seng | 7/29/2010 | 8 | 1,031,425 | 40,375 | |||||||
IBEX 35 | 7/16/2010 | 1 | 112,539 | 9,233 | |||||||
MSCI Singapore | 7/29/2010 | 15 | 720,574 | 15,179 | |||||||
MSCI Taiwan | 7/29/2010 | 34 | 857,480 | 21,170 | |||||||
Nikkei 225 | 9/10/2010 | 3 | 317,593 | 25,448 | |||||||
SGX CNX Nifty | 7/29/2010 | 15 | 159,570 | (270 | ) | ||||||
TOPIX | 9/10/2010 | 2 | 189,674 | 11,084 | |||||||
10 Year Australia Government Bond | 9/15/2010 | 12 | 1,080,218 | (16,178 | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | 131,794 | |||||||||
Commodity Futures(2) | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Cocoa | 9/15/2010 | 3 | $ | 88,320 | $ | — | |||||
Copper High Grade | 9/28/2010 | 1 | 73,762 | (662 | ) | ||||||
Corn | 12/14/2010 | 22 | 410,850 | (7,325 | ) | ||||||
Live Cattle | 8/31/2010 | 2 | 72,020 | (780 | ) | ||||||
Sugar | 9/30/2010 | 3 | 53,962 | (840 | ) | ||||||
Soybean | 11/12/2010 | 5 | 225,625 | (1,188 | ) | ||||||
Soybean Oil | 12/14/2010 | 27 | 602,154 | 15,079 | |||||||
KC Wheat | 12/14/2010 | 5 | 128,313 | (2,313 | ) | ||||||
Wheat | 9/14/2010 | 6 | 144,075 | (75 | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,896 | |||||||||
(2) Commodity futures are held by ASG Diversifying Strategies Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Banking (including Certificates of Deposit and Time Deposits) | 76.6 | % | |
Education | 5.9 | ||
Total Investments | 82.5 | ||
Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 17.5 | ||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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ASG Global Alternatives Fund
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||
Certificates of Deposit — 71.6% of Net Assets | ||||||
$ | 2,000,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.265%, 7/01/2010(b) | $ | 1,999,992 | ||
11,100,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY), 0.680%, 7/01/2010 | 11,100,000 | ||||
5,000,000 | Societe Generale (NY), 0.250%, 7/02/2010 | 4,999,978 | ||||
12,500,000 | Rabobank Nederland NV (NY), 0.230%, 7/06/2010 | 12,499,788 | ||||
10,000,000 | Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, 0.380%, 7/06/2010 | 10,000,000 | ||||
5,300,000 | CALYON (NY), 0.320%, 7/07/2010(b) | 5,299,878 | ||||
9,500,000 | UniCredit Bank AG (NY), 0.320%, 7/08/2010 | 9,499,829 | ||||
6,500,000 | UniCredit Bank AG (NY), 0.340%, 7/12/2010 | 6,499,870 | ||||
4,000,000 | Societe Generale (NY), 0.295%, 7/13/2010(b) | 3,999,920 | ||||
14,000,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.340%, 7/13/2010 | 13,999,692 | ||||
14,400,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 0.240%, 7/14/2010 | 14,399,770 | ||||
7,300,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston), 0.270%, 7/16/2010 | 7,299,604 | ||||
2,000,000 | Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (NY), 0.280%, 7/19/2010 | 1,999,874 | ||||
10,000,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland (CT), 0.345%, 7/21/2010 | 9,999,790 | ||||
14,150,000 | Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (NY), 0.345%, 7/22/2010 | 14,149,519 | ||||
7,000,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.305%, 7/27/2010 | 6,999,503 | ||||
1,000,000 | Nordea Bank Finland (NY), 0.300%, 7/28/2010 | 999,922 | ||||
7,150,000 | Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY), 0.305%, 7/29/2010(b) | 7,149,449 | ||||
2,100,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 0.420%, 7/30/2010 | 2,100,017 | ||||
7,500,000 | CALYON (NY), 0.300%, 8/02/2010 | 7,498,140 | ||||
6,000,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston), 0.290%, 8/03/2010(b) | 5,999,940 | ||||
8,000,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.300%, 8/03/2010(b) | 7,999,696 | ||||
2,000,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY), 0.660%, 8/03/2010(b) | 2,000,340 | ||||
3,000,000 | Dexia Credit Local SA (NY), 0.395%, 8/09/2010 | 2,999,715 | ||||
15,400,000 | KBC Bank NV (NY), 0.600%, 8/09/2010 | 15,400,166 | ||||
16,000,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.470%, 8/17/2010 | 15,999,776 | ||||
6,000,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland, CT, 0.580%, 9/13/2010 | 6,000,000 | ||||
7,600,000 | Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.630%, 9/13/2010(b) | 7,601,246 | ||||
9,000,000 | Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.750%, 9/27/2010(b) | 9,004,446 | ||||
3,850,000 | Rabobank Nederland NV (NY), 0.340%, 11/15/2010 | 3,846,893 |
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | |||||
Certificates of Deposit — continued | |||||||
$ | 3,500,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.700%, 12/03/2010(b) | $ | 3,499,391 | |||
9,000,000 | Nordea Bank Finland (NY), 0.670%, 12/13/2010 | 8,997,093 | |||||
12,000,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY), 0.377%, 1/24/2011(c) | 11,997,528 | |||||
8,750,000 | Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY), 0.350%, 6/17/2011(e) | 8,750,000 | |||||
10,000,000 | Dexia Credit Local SA (NY), 0.447%, 6/29/2011(e) | 9,995,130 | |||||
Total Certificates of Deposit (Identified Cost $272,598,657) | 272,585,895 | ||||||
Commercial Paper — 12.3% | |||||||
Banking — 8.1% | |||||||
7,000,000 | Nordea North America, Inc., 0.280%, 7/16/2010(d) | 6,999,349 | |||||
16,500,000 | GE Capital Corp., 0.430%, 9/01/2010(d) | 16,492,641 | |||||
2,200,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.330%, 9/21/2010(b)(d) | 2,198,733 | |||||
5,100,000 | ICICI Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong), (Credit Support: Bank of America), 0.690%, 9/27/2010(d) | 5,092,977 | |||||
30,783,700 | |||||||
Education — 4.2% | |||||||
8,000,000 | Tennessee State School Bond Authority, 0.380%, 8/18/2010 | 8,000,880 | |||||
8,000,000 | Tennessee State School Bond Authority, 0.350%, 8/19/2010 | 8,000,560 | |||||
16,001,440 | |||||||
Total Commercial Paper (Identified Cost $46,776,709) | 46,785,140 | ||||||
Time Deposits — 6.1% | |||||||
7,500,000 | National Bank of Canada, 0.100%, 7/01/2010 | 7,500,000 | |||||
16,000,000 | Citibank, 0.100%, 7/01/2010 | 16,000,000 | |||||
Total Time Deposits (Identified Cost $23,500,000) | 23,500,000 | ||||||
Total Investments — 90.0% (Identified Cost $342,875,366)(a) | 342,871,035 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 10.0% | 37,903,817 | ||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 380,774,852 | |||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information: At June 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on short term investments based on a cost of $342,875,366 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: |
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Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 14,153 | |||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (18,484 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (4,331 | ) | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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ASG Global Alternatives Fund
Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (continued)
Investments as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Only short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued at other than amortized cost. | ||||
(b) | All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures and forward foreign currency contracts. | |||
(c) | Security changes rate monthly based upon 1 Month Libor +3 BP and the rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement. | |||
(d) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||
(e) | Security payable on demand at par including accrued interest with seven days notice. The interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 Month Libor. The spread to 1 Month Libor changes each month. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement. |
At June 30, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell(1) | Delivery Date | Currency | Units | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | British Pound | 7,125,000 | $ | 10,645,052 | $ | 411,201 | ||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Canadian Dollar | 19,200,000 | 18,027,021 | (346,230 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Euro | 23,625,000 | 28,901,437 | 708,543 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Euro | 5,500,000 | 6,728,377 | 22,532 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Japanese Yen | 4,075,000,000 | 46,146,398 | 1,382,052 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Japanese Yen | 637,500,000 | 7,219,222 | (159,896 | ) | |||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Swedish Krona | 48,000,000 | 6,155,755 | 225,177 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Swedish Krona | 20,000,000 | 2,564,898 | 18,489 | ||||||||
Buy | 9/15/2010 | Swiss Franc | 16,500,000 | 15,329,252 | 968,138 | ||||||||
Sell | 9/15/2010 | Swiss Franc | 3,875,000 | 3,600,052 | (85,809 | ) | |||||||
Total | $ | 3,144,197 | |||||||||||
(1) Counterparty is UBS.
At June 30, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Dax | 9/17/2010 | 83 | $ | 15,126,788 | $ | (552,820 | ) | ||||
Euro Dollar | 12/13/2010 | 2,938 | 728,844,350 | 1,209,263 | |||||||
FTSE 100 | 9/17/2010 | 403 | 29,386,590 | (1,970,913 | ) | ||||||
German Euro Bund | 9/8/2010 | 283 | 44,777,539 | 391,508 | |||||||
S&P 500 E Mini | 9/17/2010 | 788 | 40,448,040 | (1,993,580 | ) | ||||||
TOPIX | 9/10/2010 | 236 | 22,381,496 | (812,916 | ) | ||||||
UK Long Gilt | 9/28/2010 | 184 | 33,278,400 | 600,120 | |||||||
10 Year Japan Government Bond | 9/9/2010 | 42 | 67,293,106 | 445,173 | |||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/21/2010 | 258 | 31,617,094 | 552,352 | |||||||
Total | $ | (2,131,813 | ) | ||||||||
Commodity Futures(2) | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Aluminum | 9/15/2010 | 75 | $ | 3,700,313 | $ | 174,363 | |||||
Brent Crude Oil | 7/15/2010 | 29 | 2,175,290 | 18,270 | |||||||
Copper | 9/15/2010 | 26 | 4,232,150 | 295,750 | |||||||
Gas Oil | 8/12/2010 | 10 | 647,000 | (44,000 | ) | ||||||
Gold | 8/27/2010 | 47 | 5,855,730 | 153,970 | |||||||
Heating Oil | 7/30/2010 | 25 | 2,115,015 | (121,603 | ) | ||||||
Light Sweet Crude Oil | 7/20/2010 | 84 | 6,352,920 | 42,340 | |||||||
Natural Gas | 7/28/2010 | 30 | 1,384,800 | (147,650 | ) | ||||||
Nickel | 9/15/2010 | 88 | 10,422,192 | 799,920 | |||||||
Zinc | 9/15/2010 | 119 | 5,318,556 | 462,612 | |||||||
Total | $ | 1,633,972 | |||||||||
At June 30, 2010, open futures contracts sold were as follows:
Commodity Futures(2) | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||
Nickel | 9/15/2010 | 35 | $ | 4,145,190 | $ | (49,182 | ) | ||||
Zinc | 9/15/2010 | 74 | 3,307,338 | 8,695 | |||||||
Total | $ | (40,487 | ) | ||||||||
(2) Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Industry Summary at June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Banking (including Certificates of Deposit and Time Deposits) | 85.8 | % | |
Education | 4.2 | ||
Total Investments | 90.0 | ||
Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 10.0 | ||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Diversifying Strategies Fund | Global Alternatives Fund | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 38,645,150 | $ | 342,875,366 | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (40 | ) | (4,331 | ) | ||||
Investments at value | 38,645,110 | 342,871,035 | ||||||
Cash | 1,800,646 | 15,183,660 | ||||||
Due from brokers (including variation margin on futures contracts) (Note 2) | 3,869,302 | 16,800,758 | ||||||
Foreign currency due from broker at value | 74,670 | 33,357 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 1,165,263 | 4,292,189 | ||||||
Collateral received on open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | 388,450 | ||||||
Receivable from custodian | 2,349 | — | ||||||
Interest receivable | 21,195 | 186,667 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | 670,398 | 3,736,132 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (Note 2) | 1,748,336 | 5,154,336 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 47,997,269 | 388,646,584 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 66,254 | 778,296 | ||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | 430,668 | 591,935 | ||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (Note 2) | 601,884 | 5,692,664 | ||||||
Due to brokers (including variation margin on futures contracts) (Note 2) | — | 388,450 | ||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 3,267 | 303,684 | ||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 8,261 | 15,967 | ||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 29,193 | 34,391 | ||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 30,899 | 66,345 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,170,426 | 7,871,732 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 46,826,843 | $ | 380,774,852 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 47,610,375 | $ | 393,143,770 | ||||
Accumulated net investment (loss) | (247,901 | ) | (2,077,140 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | (1,924,132 | ) | (12,893,165 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations | 1,388,501 | 2,601,387 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 46,826,843 | $ | 380,774,852 | ||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 6,566,419 | $ | 140,600,992 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 651,200 | 13,984,275 | ||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 10.08 | $ | 10.05 | ||||
Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.69 | $ | 10.66 | ||||
Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 1,096,635 | $ | 49,018,343 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 109,507 | 4,920,293 | ||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 10.01 | $ | 9.96 | ||||
Class Y shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 39,163,789 | $ | 191,155,517 | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 3,879,869 | 18,951,567 | ||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 10.09 | $ | 10.09 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Diversifying Strategies Fund | Global Alternatives Fund | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 42,034 | $ | 399,458 | ||||
Expenses | ||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 231,080 | 1,800,285 | ||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 8,391 | 340,536 | ||||||
Trustees’ and directors’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 14,955 | 17,921 | ||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 118,331 | 110,693 | ||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 46,486 | 31,114 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6) | 8,962 | 161,907 | ||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 31,736 | 35,710 | ||||||
Legal fees | 1,241 | 3,398 | ||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 881 | 42,045 | ||||||
Federal excise taxes (Note 6) | 6,638 | — | ||||||
Registration fees | 42,051 | 66,209 | ||||||
Interest expense (Note 9) | 7,753 | 9,600 | ||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 3,128 | 8,464 | ||||||
Total expenses | 521,633 | 2,627,882 | ||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (237,436 | ) | (164,369 | ) | ||||
Net expenses | 284,197 | 2,463,513 | ||||||
Net investment loss | (242,163 | ) | (2,064,055 | ) | ||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 2,688 | 23,119 | ||||||
Futures contracts | 1,155,034 | (2,255,827 | ) | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | (2,629,475 | ) | (11,654,902 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (1,027 | ) | (12,648 | ) | ||||
Futures contracts | 1,122,712 | (1,848,092 | ) | |||||
Foreign currency translations | 320,770 | 4,585,486 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | (29,298 | ) | (11,162,864 | ) | ||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (271,461 | ) | $ | (13,226,919 | ) | ||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Diversifying Strategies Fund | Global Alternatives Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2009 (a) | Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (242,163 | ) | $ | (78,189 | ) | $ | (2,064,055 | ) | $ | (721,343 | ) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | (1,471,753 | ) | 936,829 | (13,887,610 | ) | 5,844,782 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations | 1,442,455 | (53,954 | ) | 2,724,746 | (260,618 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (271,461 | ) | 804,686 | (13,226,919 | ) | 4,862,821 | ||||||||||
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (252 | ) | (24,740 | ) | (1,247 | ) | (851,729 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (35 | ) | (1,059 | ) | (405 | ) | (205,899 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (1,718 | ) | (173,245 | ) | (1,590 | ) | (1,254,138 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (20,207 | ) | (118,746 | ) | — | (363,497 | ) | |||||||||
Class C | (3,334 | ) | (5,435 | ) | — | (99,464 | ) | |||||||||
Class Y | (164,968 | ) | (804,546 | ) | — | (496,990 | ) | |||||||||
Total distributions | (190,514 | ) | (1,127,771 | ) | (3,242 | ) | (3,271,717 | ) | ||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11) | 24,721,990 | 22,889,913 | 176,886,501 | 190,998,420 | ||||||||||||
Net increase in net assets | 24,260,015 | 22,566,828 | 163,656,340 | 192,589,524 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of the period | 22,566,828 | — | 217,118,512 | 24,528,988 | ||||||||||||
End of the period | $ | 46,826,843 | $ | 22,566,828 | $ | 380,774,852 | $ | 217,118,512 | ||||||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT (LOSS) | $ | (247,901 | ) | $ | (3,733 | ) | $ | (2,077,140 | ) | $ | (9,843 | ) | ||||
(a) | From commencement of operations on August 3, 2009 through December 31, 2009. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financials statements.
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | Less Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (loss) (a) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income (b) | Distributions from net realized capital gains | Total distributions (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||
ASG DIVERSIFYING STRATEGIES FUND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | $ | 10.19 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||
12/31/2009(i) | 10.00 | (0.07 | ) | 0.80 | 0.73 | (0.10 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 10.16 | (0.11 | ) | 0.01 | (0.10 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2009(i) | 10.00 | (0.10 | ) | 0.79 | 0.69 | (0.09 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.53 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Class Y | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 10.19 | (0.06 | ) | 0.01 | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2009(i) | 10.00 | (0.05 | ) | 0.78 | 0.73 | (0.10 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | $ | 10.39 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.34 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.69 | (0.14 | ) | 1.01 | 0.87 | (0.12 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008(j) | 10.00 | 0.03 | (0.30 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Class C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 10.33 | (0.11 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.00 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.70 | (0.22 | ) | 1.01 | 0.79 | (0.11 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008(j) | 10.00 | 0.02 | (0.31 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Class Y* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6/30/2010(h) | 10.41 | (0.06 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.00 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||
12/31/2009 | 9.70 | (0.09 | ) | 0.98 | 0.89 | (0.13 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/2008(j) | 10.00 | 0.04 | (0.30 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | (0.04 | ) |
* | Prior to December 1, 2008, the Fund offered Institutional Class shares. On December 1, 2008, Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class Y shares. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share, if applicable. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares are not reflected in total return calculations. Periods less than one year, if applicable, are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (c)(d) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses, excluding interest expense (%) (e)(f) | Gross expenses, excluding interest expense (%) (f) | Net expenses including interest expense (%) (e)(f) | Gross expenses including interest expense (%) (f) | Net investment income (loss) (%) (f) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) (g) | ||||||||||||
$ | 10.08 | (0.61 | ) | $ | 6,566 | 1.70 | 2.99 | 1.74 | 3.03 | (1.51 | ) | — | ||||||||
10.19 | 7.26 | 2,887 | 1.70 | 4.87 | 1.71 | 4.88 | (1.48 | ) | — | |||||||||||
10.01 | (1.01 | ) | 1,097 | 2.45 | 3.78 | 2.50 | 3.83 | (2.25 | ) | — | ||||||||||
10.16 | 6.90 | 131 | 2.45 | 5.75 | 2.47 | 5.76 | (2.23 | ) | — | |||||||||||
10.09 | (0.52 | ) | 39,164 | 1.45 | 2.73 | 1.49 | 2.77 | (1.26 | ) | — | ||||||||||
10.19 | 7.29 | 19,549 | 1.45 | 5.09 | 1.47 | 5.11 | (1.22 | ) | — | |||||||||||
$ | 10.05 | (3.27 | ) | $ | 140,601 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.61 | 1.71 | (1.35 | ) | — | ||||||||
10.39 | 8.95 | 82,160 | 1.60 | 1.92 | 1.61 | 1.92 | (1.33 | ) | — | |||||||||||
9.69 | (2.73 | ) | 6 | 1.60 | 61.52 | 1.62 | 61.54 | 1.36 | — | |||||||||||
9.96 | (3.58 | ) | 49,018 | 2.35 | 2.46 | 2.36 | 2.46 | (2.10 | ) | — | ||||||||||
10.33 | 8.09 | 22,367 | 2.35 | 2.64 | 2.36 | 2.65 | (2.08 | ) | — | |||||||||||
9.70 | (2.88 | ) | 1 | 2.35 | 62.35 | 2.39 | 62.38 | 0.62 | — | |||||||||||
10.09 | (3.07 | ) | 191,156 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.46 | (1.10 | ) | — | ||||||||||
10.41 | 9.10 | 112,591 | 1.35 | 1.98 | 1.36 | 2.00 | (0.90 | ) | — | |||||||||||
9.70 | (2.60 | ) | 24,523 | 1.35 | 4.43 | 1.39 | 4.46 | 1.59 | — |
(e) | The investment adviser and/or administrator agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(g) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
(h) | For the six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited). |
(i) | For the period August 3, 2009 (inception) through December 31, 2009. |
(j) | For the period September 30, 2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008. |
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1. Organization. Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. The following funds’ consolidated financial statements (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:
ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund (the “Diversifying Strategies Fund”)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (the “Global Alternatives Fund”)
Each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, however Class C pays higher ongoing Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if Class C shares are redeemed within one year. Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Y shares are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Funds’ prospectus.
Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in the Trust. Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate dividends from net investment income on each class of shares.
The Diversifying Strategies Fund and Global Alternatives Fund each invests in commodity-related derivatives through investment in the ASG Diversifying Strategies Cayman Fund Ltd. and ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., respectively, each a wholly-owned subsidiary (individually, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”). A subscription agreement was entered into between Diversifying Strategies Fund and its Subsidiary on August 3, 2009 (the commencement date of the Subsidiary), with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and primary beneficiary of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is governed by a separate Board of Directors that is independent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2010, the value of the Diversifying Strategies Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary was $3,599,818 representing 7.7% of net assets of the Fund. A subscription agreement was entered into between Global Alternatives Fund and its Subsidiary on January 29, 2009 (the commencement date of the Subsidiary), with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and primary beneficiary of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is governed by a separate Board of Directors that is independent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2010, the value of the Global Alternatives Fund’s investment in its Subsidiary was $20,117,184, representing 5.3% of net assets of the Fund.
2. Significant Accounting Policies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. The Funds’ consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued, and noted no items requiring recognition in the financial statements or additional disclosures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
a. Consolidation. The financial statements have been consolidated and include all accounts of the Funds and the Subsidiaries. Accordingly, all inter-fund transactions and balances have been eliminated.
b. Valuation. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser or sub-adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Funds may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Futures contracts are valued at their most recent settlement price.
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Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds’ investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.
The Funds may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Funds may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Funds calculate their net asset values.
c. Security Transactions and Related Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld when applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.
d. Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions.
Since the values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period, it is not practical to isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in exchange rates from fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. Such changes are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, at the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Each Fund may use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated investments. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.
e. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies and may also use forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates. A contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Funds’ Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.
f. Futures Contracts. The Funds and the Subsidiaries may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular security or commodity or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets for a specified price on a specified future date.
When a Fund or a Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as “initial margin” an amount of cash, foreign currency, or short-term high-quality securities. This initial margin, if any, is reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as part of “Due from brokers”. As the value of the contract changes, the value of the
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futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, are made or received by a Fund or a Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of the collateral held. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses). Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When a Fund or a Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’s or a Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.
Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures are standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds and the Subsidiaries are limited.
g. Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in futures and forward foreign currency contracts are primarily maintained, cleared and held by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Funds or the Subsidiaries and the broker/dealers. Due from brokers’ balances in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent cash, foreign currency, and any initial and/or variation margin applicable to open futures and forward foreign currency contracts. Due to brokers’ balances in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent securities received as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts. In certain circumstances the Funds’ or the Subsidiaries’ use of cash and foreign currency held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.
h. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2010 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Diversifying Strategies Fund’s federal tax return for the prior fiscal year and Global Alternatives Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior two fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.
Each Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. As a U.S. shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation, each Fund will include in its taxable income its share of each Subsidiary’s current earnings and profits. Any deficit generated by either Subsidiary will be disregarded for purposes of computing the Funds’ taxable income in the current period and also disregarded for all future periods.
A Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income and gains on investments that are accrued based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign governments may also impose taxes or other payments on investments with respect to foreign securities. Such taxes are accrued as applicable.
i. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes for items such as net realized gains on commodity futures, disallowance of start-up expenses, dividend redesignations, distributions in excess of earnings, foreign currency transactions and excise tax payments. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income, and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, post-October capital loss deferrals, unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures commissions, futures contracts mark to market and forward contracts mark to market. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.
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The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2009 was as follows:
2009 Distributions Paid From: | |||||||||
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital Gains | Total | ||||||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 771,542 | $ | 356,229 | $ | 1,127,771 | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | 2,697,103 | 574,614 | 3,271,717 |
As of December 31, 2009, the post-October losses were as follows:
Diversifying | Global | |||||||
Deferred net capital losses (post-October 2009) | $ | (355,846 | ) | $ | (703,795 | ) |
j. Repurchase Agreements. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.
k. Indemnifications. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
3. Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); |
• | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs for situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2010, at value:
Diversifying Strategies Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Investments in Securities | $ | — | $ | 38,645,110 | $ | — | $ | 38,645,110 | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 670,398 | — | 670,398 | ||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 1,748,336 | — | — | 1,748,336 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 1,748,336 | $ | 39,315,508 | $ | — | $ | 41,063,844 | ||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $ | (430,668 | ) | $ | — | $ | (430,668 | ) | |||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (601,884 | ) | — | — | (601,884 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | (601,884 | ) | $ | (430,668 | ) | $ | — | $ | (1,032,552 | ) | ||||
(a) | Major categories of the Fund’s investments, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts are included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
Global Alternatives Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Investments in Securities | $ | — | $ | 342,871,035 | $ | — | $ | 342,871,035 | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 3,736,132 | — | 3,736,132 | ||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 5,154,336 | — | — | 5,154,336 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 5,154,336 | $ | 346,607,167 | $ | — | $ | 351,761,503 | ||||
Liability Valuation Inputs
Description(a) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $ | (591,935 | ) | $ | — | $ | (591,935 | ) | |||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (5,692,664 | ) | — | — | (5,692,664 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | (5,692,664 | ) | $ | (591,935 | ) | $ | — | $ | (6,284,599 | ) | ||||
(a) | Major categories of the Fund’s investments, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts are included in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. |
4. Derivatives. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Funds currently use include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.
The Diversifying Strategies Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time rather than track the performance of any particular index. The Fund uses multiple quantitative investment models and strategies, each of which has an absolute return objective and may involve a broad range of market exposures. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to the returns of equity and fixed income securities, currencies and commodities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of a variety of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by their absolute return strategies while also adding value through volatility management and correlation management. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies, commodities, and short-term interest rates to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models. The Fund also used short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices to hedge correlation to the global equity markets.
The Global Alternatives Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies,
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commodities and other instruments. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. government bonds, foreign currencies, and short-term interest rates, and long and short contracts on foreign government bonds and commodities.
Each Fund is party to an agreement with a counterparty that governs transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreements contain contingent features that allow the counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of a Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such contingent features were to be triggered, the counterparty could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value.
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Diversifying Strategies Fund as of June 30, 2010:
Asset Derivatives | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $670,398 | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | 148,243 | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | 1,294,100 | ||
Commodity contracts | — | 305,993 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts |
Liability Derivatives | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $(430,668) | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | (270,155) | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | (28,272) | ||
Commodity contracts | — | (303,457) | ||
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts |
Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:
Realized Gain (Loss) | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $(2,601,969) | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | (354,351) | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | 2,526,285 | ||
Commodity contracts | — | (1,016,900) | ||
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location | Included in Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $318,291 | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | (116,448) | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | 1,311,082 | ||
Commodity contracts | — | (71,922) | ||
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location | Included in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts |
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Alternatives Fund as of June 30, 2010:
Asset Derivatives | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $3,736,132 | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | — | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | 3,198,416 | ||
Commodity contracts | — | 1,955,920 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts |
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Liability Derivatives | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $(591,935) | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | (5,330,229) | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | — | ||
Commodity contracts | — | (362,435) | ||
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts |
Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:
Realized Gain (Loss) | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $(11,642,117) | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | (1,261,937) | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | 3,688,578 | ||
Commodity contracts | — | (4,682,468) | ||
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location | Included in Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation | Forwards | Futures | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $4,588,232 | $ — | ||
Equity contracts | — | (5,916,520) | ||
Interest rate contracts | — | 4,394,038 | ||
Commodity contracts | — | (325,610) | ||
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location | Included in Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts |
Volume of derivative activity for Diversifying Strategies Fund and Global Alternatives Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2010:
Diversifying Strategies Fund | Percentage of Net Assets Forwards | Percentage of Net Assets Futures | ||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 258.76% | 838.34% | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 482.44% | 935.85% | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 85.44% | 648.53% | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2010 | 85.44% | 834.47% |
Global Alternatives Fund | Forwards | Futures | ||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 39.89% | 239.22% | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 61.49% | 279.12% | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 29.15% | 219.42% | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2010 | 38.16% | 279.12% |
Unrealized gain and/or loss on open forwards and futures are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of forward and futures contracts are not recorded in the financial statements, and therefore are not included in the Funds’ net assets. Derivative positions are scaled to achieve a target level of volatility for the overall portfolio.
5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, purchases and proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term obligations were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Maturities/Sales | ||||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 487,803,842 | $ | 467,811,805 | ||
Global Alternatives Fund | 4,158,523,181 | 4,008,860,580 |
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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (“AlphaSimplex”), which is a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), serves as investment adviser to each Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, less the net asset value of each Subsidiary:
Fund | Percentage of | |
Diversifying Strategies Fund | 1.25% | |
Global Alternatives Fund | 1.15% |
AlphaSimplex also serves as investment adviser to the Subsidiaries. The ASG Diversifying Strategies Cayman Fund Ltd. pays AlphaSimplex a management fee at the annual rate of 1.25% of its average daily net assets. The ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd. pays AlphaSimplex a management fee at the annual rate of 1.15% of its average daily net assets.
AlphaSimplex has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC (“Reich & Tang”) on behalf of each Fund. Payments to AlphaSimplex are reduced by the amount of payments to Reich & Tang.
AlphaSimplex has given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses, including expenses of each Subsidiary, to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payables, as reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, are net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to these undertakings.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class Y | |||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | 1.70% | 2.45% | 1.45% | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | 1.60% | 2.35% | 1.35% |
AlphaSimplex shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Gross Management Fees | Waivers of Management Fees1 | Net Management Fees | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||
Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 231,080 | $ | 230,798 | $ | 282 | 1.25% | 0.00% | |||||
Global Alternatives Fund | 1,800,285 | 164,369 | 1,635,916 | 1.15% | 1.05% |
1 | Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2011. |
No expenses were recovered during the six months ended June 30, 2010 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.
In addition to fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense limitation agreement noted above, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) reimbursed the Diversifying Strategies Fund for federal excise taxes paid by the fund in the amount of $6,638 for the period ended June 30, 2010.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
b. Administrative Fees. Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Natixis Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Natixis Cash Management Trust, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and Natixis Advisors, each Fund pays Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0425% of the next $30 billion and 0.0375% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Diversifying Strategies Fund was subject to the new fund fee.
Natixis Advisors also provides certain administrative services to each Subsidiary for which each Subsidiary pays Natixis Advisors fees equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of each Subsidiary. Payments by the Funds are reduced by the amount of payments to Natixis Advisors by each Subsidiary. In addition, Natixis Advisors and each Subsidiary contract with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, each Fund paid the following for administrative fees to Natixis Advisors:
Fund | Administrative | ||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 87,805 | |
Global Alternatives Fund | 75,684 |
Effective July 1, 2010, each Fund will pay Natixis Advisors monthly its pro rata portion of fees equal to an annual rate of 0.0575% of the first $15 billion of the average daily net assets of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion and 0.0350% of such assets in excess of $60 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis. New funds are subject to a fee for the first twelve months of operations of $75,000 plus $12,500 per additional class and an additional $75,000 if managed by multiple subadvisers.
c. Service and Distribution Fees. Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, Natixis Distributors serves as principal underwriter of the funds of the Trust.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plans”).
Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Under the Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in providing personal services to investors in Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Also under the Class C Plans, each Fund pays Natixis Distributors a monthly distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by Natixis Distributors in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds paid the following service and distribution fees:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | ||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class C | ||||||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 5,319 | $ | 768 | $ | 2,304 | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | 149,381 | 47,789 | 143,366 |
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June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
d. Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. Natixis Distributors has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide certain recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Certain services would be provided by the Funds if the shares of those customers were registered directly with the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds agreed to pay a portion of the intermediary fees attributable to shares of the Fund held by the intermediaries (which generally are a percentage of the value of shares held) not exceeding what the Funds would have paid their transfer agent had each customer’s shares been registered directly with the transfer agent instead of held through the intermediaries. Natixis Distributors pays the remainder of the fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds paid the following sub-transfer agent fees, which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Fund | Sub-Transfer | ||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 5,847 | |
Global Alternatives Fund | 134,862 |
e. Commissions. Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by Natixis Distributors during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | ||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 5,857 | |
Global Alternatives Fund | 263,111 |
f. Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Funds do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of Natixis Advisors, Natixis Distributors, Natixis US or their affiliates. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $250,000. The Chairperson does not receive any meeting attendance fees for Board of Trustees meetings or committee meetings that she attends. Each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) receives, in the aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $80,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives a meeting attendance fee of $10,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends in person and $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees that he or she attends telephonically. In addition, each committee chairman receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $15,000. Each Contract Review and Governance Committee member is compensated $6,000 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,000 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each Audit Committee member is compensated $7,500 for each Committee meeting that he or she attends in person and $3,750 for each meeting that he or she attends telephonically. Each member of the ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments received a one-time fee of $10,000. The ad hoc Committee on Alternative Investments is not a standing committee. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.
A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series as designated by the participating Trustees. Changes in the value of participants’ deferral accounts are allocated pro rata among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Hansberger International Series, and are normally reflected as Trustees’ fees and expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Funds under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
7. Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participates in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participates in the line of credit. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
Prior to March 10, 2010, each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts and Hansberger International Series, participated in a $200,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank, with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each fund that participated in the line of credit. Interest was charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 0.75%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.125% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds had no borrowings under these agreements.
8. Concentration of Risk. Each Fund may purchase investments of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and the risk of expropriation. Moreover, the markets for securities of many foreign issuers may be less liquid and the price of such securities may be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. Government.
9. Interest Expense. Each Fund is charged interest expense on cash and foreign currency overdrafts, if any, for accounts held at the brokers. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Funds incurred the following in interest expense:
Fund | Interest | ||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | $ | 7,753 | |
Global Alternatives Fund | 9,600 |
10. Concentration of Ownership. From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds. As of June 30, 2010, Natixis US owned shares equating to 27.38% of Diversifying Strategies Fund.
11. Capital Shares. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Period Ended December 31, 2009* | |||||||||||||
Diversifying Strategies Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 563,468 | $ | 5,688,921 | 275,175 | $ | 2,988,629 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,834 | 18,919 | 13,465 | 137,208 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (197,453 | ) | (1,950,541 | ) | (5,289 | ) | (56,424 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 367,849 | $ | 3,757,299 | 283,351 | $ | 3,069,413 | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 100,566 | $ | 1,018,673 | 12,256 | $ | 131,708 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 97 | 1,010 | 639 | 6,494 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (4,051 | ) | (40,921 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net change | 96,612 | $ | 978,762 | 12,895 | $ | 138,202 | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 2,203,154 | $ | 22,396,163 | 1,870,950 | $ | 19,221,874 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 9,225 | 95,435 | 90,199 | 919,124 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (250,833 | ) | (2,505,669 | ) | (42,826 | ) | (458,700 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 1,961,546 | $ | 19,985,929 | 1,918,323 | $ | 19,682,298 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 2,426,007 | $ | 24,721,990 | 2,214,569 | $ | 22,889,913 | ||||||||
* | From commencement of operations on August 3, 2009 through December 31, 2009. |
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11. Capital Shares (continued).
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 8,488,840 | $ | 87,781,727 | 8,049,151 | $ | 83,594,129 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 103 | 1,084 | 100,163 | 1,040,672 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,412,200 | ) | (24,651,775 | ) | (242,351 | ) | (2,527,671 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 6,076,743 | $ | 63,131,036 | 7,906,963 | $ | 82,107,130 | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 3,013,767 | $ | 31,016,917 | 2,181,898 | $ | 22,642,073 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 20 | 209 | 16,139 | 166,706 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (257,799 | ) | (2,627,100 | ) | (33,832 | ) | (351,167 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 2,755,988 | $ | 28,390,026 | 2,164,205 | $ | 22,457,612 | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 14,939,822 | $ | 155,083,801 | 9,656,549 | $ | 100,827,613 | ||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 72 | 762 | 96,520 | 1,002,799 | ||||||||||
Redeemed | (6,801,711 | ) | (69,719,124 | ) | (1,468,738 | ) | (15,396,734 | ) | ||||||
Net change | 8,138,183 | $ | 85,365,439 | 8,284,331 | $ | 86,433,678 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 16,970,914 | $ | 176,886,501 | 18,355,499 | $ | 190,998,420 | ||||||||
12. Special Meeting of Shareholders. A special meeting of shareholders of the Trust was held on May 27, 2010 to consider a proposal to elect four Trustees to the Board of Trustees. The proposal was approved by shareholders of the Trust. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:
Nominee | Voted “FOR”* | Withheld* | ||
Kenneth A. Drucker | 39,528,680 | 972,493 | ||
Wendell J. Knox | 39,484,056 | 1,017,117 | ||
Erik R. Sirri | 39,520,418 | 980,754 | ||
Peter J. Smail | 39,531,012 | 970,160 |
* Trust-wide voting results.
In addition to the Trustees named above, the following also serve as Trustees of the Trust: Graham T. Allison, Jr., Edward A. Benjamin, Daniel M. Cain, Sandra O. Moose, Cynthia L. Walker, Robert J. Blanding and John T. Hailer.
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
Not applicable.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Not applicable.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed as Item 1 herewith.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders. |
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
(a) | (1) | Not applicable | ||
(a) | (2) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(2)(1) and (a)(2)(2), respectively. | ||
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. | ||
(b) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Natixis Funds Trust II | ||
By: | /S/ DAVID L. GIUNTA | |
Name: | David L. Giunta | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: August 23, 2010 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /S/ DAVID L. GIUNTA | |
Name: | David L. Giunta | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: August 23, 2010 | ||
By: | /S/ MICHAEL C. KARDOK | |
Name: | Michael C. Kardok | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
Date: August 23, 2010 |