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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.
NGAM Distribution, 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: November 30
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2014
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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
May 31, 2014
Gateway International Fund
Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Portfolio Review page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 18
Financial Statements page 53
Barron’s/Lipper 2013 one-year ranking is based on 64 qualifying U.S. fund companies. Award recipient must have at least three funds in Lipper’s general U.S.-stock category (including at least one world and one mixed-asset/balanced), two taxable bond and one tax-exempt bond fund. Natixis was not ranked for the 5- and 10-year periods. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Managers: | Symbols: | |
Daniel M. Ashcraft, CFA® | Class A GAIAX | |
Michael T. Buckius, CFA® | Class C GAICX | |
Kenneth H. Toft, CFA® | Class Y GAIYX | |
Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC |
Objective:
Over the long term, the Fund seeks to capture the majority of the returns associated with international developed market equity investments, while exposing investors to less risk than such investments generally.
Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20143
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 0.80 | % | 7.80 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -4.99 | 1.61 | -1.43 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 0.44 | 6.91 | 0.62 | |||||||||
With CDSC1 | -0.55 | 5.91 | 0.62 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 1.18 | 8.30 | 1.68 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
MSCI EAFE Index (Net)2 | 5.33 | 18.04 | 14.82 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any Fund distributions or when they redeem their shares. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Unlike a fund, an index is not managed and does not reflect fees and expenses.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | MSCI EAFE Index (Net) (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. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES CAPITAL INCOME FUND
Managers: | Symbols: | |
Arthur J. Barry, CFA® | Class A LSCAX | |
Daniel J. Fuss, CFA®, CIC | Class C LSCCX | |
Warren N. Koontz, CFA®, CIC | Class Y LSCYX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Objective:
The Fund’s investment goal is high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20144
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 7.87 | % | 17.50 | % | 18.91 | % | ||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 1.63 | 10.74 | 15.71 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 7.48 | 16.70 | 18.02 | |||||||||
With CDSC1 | 6.50 | 15.70 | 18.02 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 7.99 | 17.76 | 19.19 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 7.62 | 20.45 | 18.05 | |||||||||
Russell 1000® Value Index3 | 8.20 | 19.60 | 19.83 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any Fund distributions or when they redeem their shares. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Unlike a fund, an index is not managed and does not reflect fees and expenses.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | 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. |
3 | 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. |
4 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Managers: | Symbols: | |||
Elisabeth Colleran, CFA® | Class A | LEOAX | ||
Peter A. Frick, CFA® | Class C | LEOCX | ||
Peter N. Marber | Class N | LEONX | ||
David W. Rolley, CFA® Edgardo Sternberg | Class Y | LEOYX | ||
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Objective
The Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Total Returns — May 31, 20143
Life of Fund | ||||
Class A (Inception 2/10/2014) | ||||
NAV | 5.54 | % | ||
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge | 0.81 | |||
Class C (Inception 2/10/2014) | ||||
NAV | 5.07 | |||
With CDSC1 | 4.07 | |||
Class N (Inception 2/10/2014) | ||||
NAV | 5.60 | |||
Class Y (Inception 2/10/2014) | ||||
NAV | 5.50 | |||
Comparative Performance | ||||
Barclays EM USD Aggregate 10% Country Capped Index2 | 6.17 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any Fund distributions or when they redeem their shares. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Unlike a fund, an index is not managed and does not reflect fees and expenses.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | The Barclays EM USD Aggregate 10% Country Capped Index includes USD denominated debt from sovereign, quasi-sovereign, and corporate EM issuers. The index is broad-based in its coverage by sector and by country, and includes a 10% Country cap. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND
Managers: | Symbols: | |
Kevin J. Perry | Class A LSFAX | |
John R. Bell | Class C LSFCX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | Class Y LSFYX |
Objective:
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.
Average Annual Total Returns—May 31, 20144
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 9/30/11) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 3.27 | % | 5.38 | % | 9.31 | % | ||||||
With 3.50% Maximum Sales Charge | -0.32 | 1.65 | 7.85 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/30/11) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 2.90 | 4.64 | 8.52 | |||||||||
With CDSC2 | 1.90 | 3.65 | 8.52 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 9/30/11)1 | ||||||||||||
NAV | 3.40 | 5.74 | 9.59 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
S&P / LSTA Leveraged Loan Index3 | 2.49 | 4.36 | 7.48 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any Fund distributions or when they redeem their shares. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Unlike a fund, an index is not managed and does not reflect fees and expenses.
1 | 9/30/11 represents the date Class Y shares were first registered for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933. 9/16/11 represents commencement of operations for Class Y shares for accounting and financial reporting purposes only. |
2 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
3 | S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index reflects the market-weighted performance of institutional leveraged loans based upon real-time market weightings, spreads and interest payments. |
4 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
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VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
Managers: | Symbols: | |
Dennis G. Alff, CFA® | Class A VNSAX | |
Chad D. Fargason | Class C VNSCX | |
Chris D. Wallis, CFA® | Class Y VNSYX | |
Scott J. Weber, CFA® | ||
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. |
Objective:
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20143
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 6/29/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 9.38 | % | 26.24 | % | 27.31 | % | ||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 3.07 | 19.00 | 23.44 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 6/29/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 9.02 | 25.32 | 26.39 | |||||||||
With CDSC1 | 8.04 | 24.32 | 26.39 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 6/29/2012) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 9.58 | 26.66 | 27.67 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 7.62 | 20.45 | 22.40 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any Fund distributions or when they redeem their shares. Performance for periods less than one year is cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Unlike a fund, an index is not managed and does not reflect fees and expenses.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized 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. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ADDITIONAL INDEX INFORMATION
This document may contain references to third party copyrights, indexes, and trademarks, each of which is the property of its respective owner. Such owner is not affiliated with Natixis Global Asset Management or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively “NGAM”) and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any NGAM services, funds or other financial products.
The index information contained herein is derived from third parties and is provided on an “as is” basis. The user of this information assumes the entire risk of use of this information. Each of the third party entities involved in compiling, computing or creating index information, disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to such information.
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 ngam.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-months ended June 30, 2013 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 is 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 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 and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the Funds’ prospectus. The following examples 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 December 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. 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 for 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. 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.
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2013 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2014 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2013 – 5/31/2014 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,008.00 | $6.81 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.15 | $6.84 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,004.40 | $10.54 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.41 | $10.60 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,011.80 | $5.52 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.45 | $5.54 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.36%, 2.11% and 1.10% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES CAPITAL INCOME FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2013 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2014 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2013 – 5/31/2014 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,078.70 | $6.22 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.95 | $6.04 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,074.80 | $10.09 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.21 | $9.80 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,079.90 | $4.93 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.19 | $4.78 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.20%, 1.95% and 0.95% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
LOOMIS SAYLES EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/20131 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2014 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD 12/1/20131 – 5/31/2014 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,055.40 | $3.87 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.70 | $6.29 | * | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,050.70 | $6.18 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.96 | $10.05 | * | ||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,056.00 | $2.94 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.19 | $4.78 | * | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,055.00 | $3.10 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.95 | $5.04 | * |
* | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95% and 1.00% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
1 | Fund commenced operations on February 10, 2014. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95% and 1.00% for Class A, C, N and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (110), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2013 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2014 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2013 – 5/31/2014 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,032.70 | $5.57 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.45 | $5.54 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,029.00 | $9.36 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.71 | $9.30 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,034.00 | $4.31 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.69 | $4.28 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio: 1.10%, 1.85% and 0.85% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2013 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2014 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2013 – 5/31/2014 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,093.80 | $7.31 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.95 | $7.04 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,090.20 | $11.20 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.21 | $10.80 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,095.80 | $6.01 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.20 | $5.79 |
* | 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), 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 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, if any, 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 by the Advisers of a questionnaire distributed on behalf of the Trustees. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also considers 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 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 based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group/category,
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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 similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for each Fund or other representatives of the Advisers make periodic presentations to the Contract Review Committee and/or the full Board, 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 most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at its meeting held in June 2014. The Agreements were continued for a one-year period for the Funds. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Board, 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 administrative services provided by NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) and its affiliates to the Funds.
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 that 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 that analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that 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 described above supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. The Trustees noted that the Funds were relatively new and therefore had a limited operating history on which to judge their performance record. In the case of the Gateway International Fund, the performance of which lagged that of its relevant peer group and/or category median for all periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to
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performance supported renewal of the Agreement. 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 Adviser that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s performance had been consistent with its investment objective of earning positive returns while meaningfully reducing equity market volatility and mitigating downside risk, such that its relative performance would be expected to lag in certain periods; and (3) that the Fund had a limited operating history.
The Trustees also considered each Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance of the fund family generally, 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 and other relevant factors 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 and the reasons for any such differences. 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 mutual fund assets and the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of such 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 the Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed, if any, by the Advisers under the cap. The Trustees further noted that management had proposed to reduce the expense cap of the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund. The Trustees noted that certain of the Funds had total advisory fee rates that were above
the median of a peer group of funds. In this regard, the Trustees considered the factors that management believed justified such relatively higher fees. These factors varied from Fund to Fund, but included one or more of the following: (1) that although the Fund’s advisory fee rate was above its peer group median, it is subject to an expense cap, which for its most recent fiscal year resulted in the reduction of the advisory fee; (2) that the Fund’s advisory fee rate was not significantly above its peer group median; (3) that the Fund’s investment
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discipline was capacity restrained; or (4) that management had proposed to reduce the expense cap of the Fund.
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 compensation or profitability were issues, 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 also discussed with management the factors considered with respect to the implementation of breakpoints in investment advisory fees or expense waivers or caps for certain funds. Management explained that a number of factors are taken into account in considering the possible implementation of breakpoints or an expense cap for a fund, including, among other things, factors such as a fund’s assets, the projected growth of a fund, projected profitability and a fund’s fees and performance. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that although the Funds’ management fees were not subject to breakpoints, each Fund was subject to an expense cap. The Trustees considered management’s proposal to institute a lower expense cap for the Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund. 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 events 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 |
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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 benefits to the parent company of NGAM Advisors from the retention of the Adviser. 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, 2015.
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE INITIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR LOOMIS SAYLES EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES 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 agreements for a registered investment company, including a newly formed fund such as the Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the proposed investment advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Fund at an in-person meeting held on December 13, 2013.
In connection with this review, Fund management and other representatives of the Fund’s adviser, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (the “Adviser”), distributed to the Trustees materials including, among other items, (i) information on the proposed advisory fee and other expenses to be charged to the Fund, including information comparing the Fund’s expected expenses to those of a peer group of funds, information on fees charged to other accounts managed by the Adviser, and information on the proposed expense cap, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies, (iii) the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s 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 and the related costs, (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 Adviser’s performance, and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. The Trustees also considered the fact that they oversee other funds advised or sub-advised by the Adviser as well as information about the Adviser they had received in connection with their oversight of those other funds. 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 Adviser.
In considering whether to initially approve the Agreement, 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 Agreement included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.
The nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund, and the resources to be dedicated to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees considered their experience with other funds advised
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or sub-advised by the Adviser, as well as the fact that the Adviser is an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. In this regard, the Trustees considered not only the advisory services proposed to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund, but also the monitoring and oversight services proposed to be provided by NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) to the Fund. The Trustees also considered the administrative services proposed to be provided by NGAM 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 Agreement, that the scope of the services to be provided to the Fund under the Agreement seemed consistent with the Fund’s operational requirements, and that the Adviser had the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to provide the 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 Agreement supported approval of the Agreement.
Investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser. Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, performance information for the Fund was not considered; however, the Board considered the performance of other funds and accounts managed by the Adviser. Based on this and other information, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the Adviser’s performance records and/or other relevant factors supported approval of the Agreement.
The costs of the services to be provided by the Adviser and its 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 Agreement, the Trustees reviewed information comparing the proposed 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 Adviser and of other accounts managed by the Adviser, as well as information about differences in such fees and the reasons for any such differences. In considering the fees charged to such 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 fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund and the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation. 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 Adviser’s affiliates.
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 compensation or profitability were issues, the estimated expense levels of the Fund and that the Fund would be subject to an expense cap.
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After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the advisory fees proposed to be charged to the Fund were fair and reasonable, and supported the approval of the Agreement.
Economies of scale. The Trustees considered the extent to which the Adviser 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 fee or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees noted that the Fund would be subject to an expense cap. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, the extent to which economies of scale might be shared with the Fund supported the approval of the Agreement.
The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following: the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates would provide to the Fund and the potential so-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution and administrative services to the Fund, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the fact that NGAM 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 Agreement should be approved.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks* — 99.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Australia — 8.3% | ||||||||
9,115 | Amcor Ltd.(b) | $ | 90,185 | |||||
27,776 | Aurizon Holdings Ltd.(b) | 127,920 | ||||||
3,992 | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.(c)(d) | 124,716 | ||||||
4,510 | BHP Billiton Ltd.(c)(d) | 153,431 | ||||||
7,146 | Brambles Ltd.(b) | 64,104 | ||||||
2,351 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia(c)(d) | 178,854 | ||||||
1,109 | CSL Ltd.(b) | 72,947 | ||||||
4,062 | National Australia Bank Ltd.(b) | 126,860 | ||||||
3,835 | Newcrest Mining Ltd.(b)(e) | 34,897 | ||||||
1,873 | Orica Ltd.(b) | 34,333 | ||||||
5,088 | Origin Energy Ltd.(b) | 71,581 | ||||||
3,843 | QBE Insurance Group Ltd.(b) | 40,761 | ||||||
937 | Rio Tinto Ltd.(b) | 51,837 | ||||||
6,485 | Suncorp Group Ltd.(b) | 80,776 | ||||||
1,999 | Wesfarmers Ltd.(b) | 80,764 | ||||||
14,244 | Westfield Group(b) | 142,045 | ||||||
1,800 | Woodside Petroleum Ltd.(b) | 70,747 | ||||||
2,316 | Woolworths Ltd.(b) | 81,006 | ||||||
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Euro Zone — 31.6% | ||||||||
2,414 | Accor S.A.(b) | 127,792 | ||||||
1,163 | Airbus Group NV(b) | 83,426 | ||||||
1,095 | Allianz SE, (Registered)(c)(d) | 186,016 | ||||||
1,163 | Alstom S.A.(b) | 45,840 | ||||||
1,265 | Anheuser-Busch InBev NV(c)(d) | 138,905 | ||||||
17,001 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.(c)(d) | 218,175 | ||||||
27,045 | Banco Santander S.A.(c)(d) | 276,931 | ||||||
1,528 | BASF SE(c)(d) | 176,095 | ||||||
1,610 | Bayer AG, (Registered)(c)(d) | 233,049 | ||||||
1,572 | Belgacom S.A.(b) | 52,068 | ||||||
2,336 | BNP Paribas S.A.(c)(d) | 163,544 | ||||||
951 | Bouygues S.A.(b) | 44,227 | ||||||
757 | Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.(b) | 97,506 | ||||||
346 | Continental AG(b) | 81,819 | ||||||
2,367 | Daimler AG, (Registered)(c)(d) | 224,869 | ||||||
1,119 | Danone(b) | 83,443 | ||||||
2,376 | Deutsche Bank AG, (Registered)(b) | 96,231 | ||||||
6,533 | Deutsche Telekom AG(b) | 110,316 | ||||||
4,677 | E.ON AG(b) | 91,115 | ||||||
1,592 | Electricite de France S.A.(b) | 55,893 | ||||||
17,611 | Enel SpA(b) | 99,749 | ||||||
4,604 | ENI SpA(b) | 117,256 | ||||||
10,816 | ING Groep NV(b)(e) | 151,693 | ||||||
51,267 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA(b) | 171,916 | ||||||
1,441 | Kone OYJ, Class B(b) | 59,371 | ||||||
977 | Koninklijke DSM NV(b) | 70,507 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Euro Zone — continued | ||||||||
2,626 | Koninklijke Philips NV(b) | $ | 82,927 | |||||
1,277 | Legrand S.A.(b) | 80,868 | ||||||
656 | Linde AG(b) | 137,146 | ||||||
707 | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.(b) | 140,635 | ||||||
7,369 | Nokia OYJ(b)(e) | 59,786 | ||||||
3,975 | Orange S.A.(b) | 66,494 | ||||||
722 | OSRAM Licht AG(b)(e) | 36,689 | ||||||
738 | Pernod-Ricard S.A.(b) | 90,495 | ||||||
1,867 | Sampo OYJ, A Shares(b) | 94,225 | ||||||
1,768 | Sanofi(c)(d) | 189,022 | ||||||
1,574 | SAP AG(c)(d) | 120,498 | ||||||
219 | Schneider Electric S.A.(b) | 20,445 | ||||||
697 | Schneider Electric S.A.(b) | 65,661 | ||||||
2,683 | SCOR SE(b) | 93,622 | ||||||
2,956 | SES S.A.(b) | 107,385 | ||||||
1,379 | Siemens AG, (Registered)(c)(d) | 183,276 | ||||||
18,974 | Snam SpA(b) | 111,407 | ||||||
1,945 | Societe Generale S.A.(b) | 112,111 | ||||||
1,046 | Sodexo(b) | 112,507 | ||||||
48,700 | Telecom Italia SpA(b) | 46,552 | ||||||
9,209 | Telefonica S.A.(c)(d) | 154,617 | ||||||
944 | Thales S.A.(b) | 56,541 | ||||||
2,618 | ThyssenKrupp AG(b)(e) | 78,735 | ||||||
3,076 | Total S.A.(c)(d) | 215,955 | ||||||
2,066 | Umicore S.A.(b) | 99,342 | ||||||
8,519 | UniCredit SpA(b) | 74,377 | ||||||
3,094 | Unilever NV(b) | 134,212 | ||||||
1,439 | Vinci S.A.(b) | 106,572 | ||||||
425 | Volkswagen AG(b) | 112,046 | ||||||
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27,385 | AIA Group Ltd.(b) | 137,491 | ||||||
69,205 | Bank of China Ltd., Class H(b) | 33,009 | ||||||
13,185 | CLP Holdings Ltd.(b) | 108,644 | ||||||
14,388 | CNOOC Ltd.(b) | 24,661 | ||||||
4,059 | Hang Seng Bank Ltd.(b) | 67,071 | ||||||
6,595 | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.(b) | 122,969 | ||||||
5,408 | Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.(b) | 72,679 | ||||||
3,515 | Tencent Holdings Ltd.(b) | 49,709 | ||||||
13,642 | Wharf Holdings Ltd.(b) | 96,851 | ||||||
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Japan — 19.4% | ||||||||
2,823 | Advantest Corp.(b) | 32,091 | ||||||
1,407 | Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.(b) | 39,814 | ||||||
5,800 | Astellas Pharma, Inc.(b) | 74,617 | ||||||
2,109 | Bridgestone Corp.(b) | 76,607 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Japan — continued | ||||||||
2,080 | Canon, Inc.(c)(d) | $ | 68,567 | |||||
2,491 | Chiyoda Corp.(b) | 29,588 | ||||||
2,536 | Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd.(b) | 42,422 | ||||||
2,309 | Credit Saison Co. Ltd.(b) | 41,805 | ||||||
2,611 | Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.(b) | 44,396 | ||||||
836 | Daikin Industries Ltd.(b) | 50,150 | ||||||
2,222 | Denso Corp.(b) | 102,348 | ||||||
1,780 | Dentsu, Inc.(b) | 70,672 | ||||||
1,238 | Eisai Co. Ltd.(b) | 50,839 | ||||||
385 | FANUC Corp.(c)(d) | 65,810 | ||||||
179 | Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.(b) | 59,496 | ||||||
2,554 | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.(b) | 66,352 | ||||||
1,444 | Hamamatsu Photonics KK(b) | 69,936 | ||||||
8,487 | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.(b) | 47,272 | ||||||
2,591 | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.(b) | 48,201 | ||||||
3,478 | Honda Motor Co. Ltd.(c)(d) | 122,095 | ||||||
3,892 | Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.(b) | 81,010 | ||||||
1,816 | Japan Tobacco, Inc.(b) | 61,687 | ||||||
1,127 | JGC Corp.(b) | 32,534 | ||||||
2,342 | JTEKT Corp.(b) | 36,010 | ||||||
10,868 | Kaneka Corp.(b) | 68,152 | ||||||
1,428 | Kao Corp.(b) | 56,672 | ||||||
1,204 | KDDI Corp.(c)(d) | 71,943 | ||||||
9,391 | Keikyu Corp.(b) | 75,674 | ||||||
1,646 | Komatsu Ltd.(b) | 35,866 | ||||||
1,137 | Konami Corp.(b) | 25,869 | ||||||
3,637 | Kurita Water Industries Ltd.(b) | 79,138 | ||||||
1,236 | Kyocera Corp.(b) | 55,328 | ||||||
493 | Lawson, Inc.(b) | 35,503 | ||||||
3,014 | Mitsubishi Corp.(b) | 59,737 | ||||||
3,240 | Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.(b) | 79,135 | ||||||
22,115 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.(b) | 124,824 | ||||||
12,394 | Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.(b) | 67,295 | ||||||
3,469 | Mitsui & Co. Ltd.(b) | 52,789 | ||||||
2,217 | Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.(b) | 70,619 | ||||||
2,053 | Nikon Corp.(b) | 32,667 | ||||||
8,956 | Nomura Holdings, Inc.(b) | 59,213 | ||||||
780 | NTT Data Corp.(b) | 28,536 | ||||||
4,035 | NTT DOCOMO, Inc.(b) | 67,271 | ||||||
4,369 | Panasonic Corp.(b) | 47,142 | ||||||
2,697 | Ricoh Co. Ltd.(b) | 33,132 | ||||||
940 | Secom Co. Ltd.(b) | 57,542 | ||||||
1,583 | Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.(b) | 63,579 | ||||||
794 | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.(c)(d) | 47,445 | ||||||
2,429 | Shionogi & Co. Ltd.(b) | 48,941 | ||||||
1,707 | Softbank Corp.(c)(d) | 124,088 | ||||||
3,290 | Sumitomo Corp.(b) | 43,240 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Japan — continued | ||||||||
1,794 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.(b) | $ | 27,283 | |||||
1,278 | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.(b) | 55,198 | ||||||
1,956 | Suzuki Motor Corp.(b) | 58,448 | ||||||
4,182 | Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.(b) | 36,821 | ||||||
1,377 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b) | 62,521 | ||||||
897 | TDK Corp.(b) | 38,533 | ||||||
2,200 | Terumo Corp.(b) | 46,923 | ||||||
645 | Tokyo Electron Ltd.(c)(d) | 38,913 | ||||||
1,654 | Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.(b) | 50,427 | ||||||
4,702 | Toyota Motor Corp.(c)(d) | 266,302 | ||||||
1,184 | Toyota Tsusho Corp.(b) | 31,532 | ||||||
1,158 | Trend Micro, Inc.(b) | 36,026 | ||||||
2,359 | Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.(b) | 50,402 | ||||||
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2,417 | Atlas Copco AB, Class A(b) | 70,961 | ||||||
3,252 | Hennes & Mauritz AB, Series B(b) | 137,515 | ||||||
1,945 | Hexagon AB, B Shares(b) | 61,173 | ||||||
7,278 | Nordea Bank AB(b) | 107,503 | ||||||
2,182 | Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, B Shares(b) | 60,752 | ||||||
3,230 | Swedbank AB, A Shares(b) | 86,008 | ||||||
5,831 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B(b) | 72,682 | ||||||
3,699 | Volvo AB, B Shares(b) | 53,849 | ||||||
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4,684 | ABB Ltd., (Registered)(b) | 111,296 | ||||||
1,012 | Aryzta AG(b) | 94,470 | ||||||
1,471 | Baloise Holding AG, (Registered)(b) | 176,744 | ||||||
3,520 | Credit Suisse Group AG, (Registered)(b) | 104,539 | ||||||
455 | Kuehne & Nagel International AG, (Registered)(b) | 62,096 | ||||||
4,089 | Nestle S.A., (Registered)(c)(d) | 321,036 | ||||||
3,115 | Novartis AG, (Registered)(c)(d) | 280,269 | ||||||
1,079 | Roche Holding AG(c)(d) | 318,038 | ||||||
412 | Schindler Holding AG(b) | 63,676 | ||||||
573 | Sonova Holding AG, (Registered)(b) | 87,490 | ||||||
440 | Sulzer AG, (Registered)(b) | 66,903 | ||||||
1,030 | Swatch Group AG (The), (Registered)(b) | 113,141 | ||||||
360 | Swiss Life Holding AG, (Registered)(b) | 86,582 | ||||||
1,492 | Transocean Ltd.(b) | 63,032 | ||||||
7,236 | UBS AG, (Registered)(c)(d) | 145,484 | ||||||
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United Kingdom — 22.2% | ||||||||
3,404 | Anglo American PLC(b) | 83,281 | ||||||
1,707 | Associated British Foods PLC(b) | 86,430 | ||||||
2,389 | AstraZeneca PLC(c)(d) | 172,603 | ||||||
4,415 | Babcock International Group PLC, Rights(b) | 89,915 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
United Kingdom — continued | ||||||||
26,523 | Barclays PLC(b) | $ | 109,721 | |||||
5,753 | BG Group PLC(b) | 117,967 | ||||||
3,054 | BHP Billiton PLC(b) | 95,752 | ||||||
25,568 | BP PLC(c)(d) | 215,527 | ||||||
2,533 | British American Tobacco PLC(c)(d) | 153,375 | ||||||
18,356 | BT Group PLC(b) | 122,254 | ||||||
2,760 | Bunzl PLC(b) | 77,362 | ||||||
20,291 | Centrica PLC(b) | 114,302 | ||||||
1,267 | Croda International PLC(b) | 55,983 | ||||||
3,979 | Diageo PLC(c)(d) | 128,116 | ||||||
7,246 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC(c)(d) | 194,457 | ||||||
17,764 | Glencore PLC(b) | 96,470 | ||||||
26,526 | HSBC Holdings PLC(c)(d) | 279,806 | ||||||
104,482 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC(b)(e) | 136,190 | ||||||
13,229 | Meggitt PLC(b) | 107,422 | ||||||
19,224 | Melrose Industries PLC(b) | 90,300 | ||||||
12,697 | National Grid PLC(b) | 189,762 | ||||||
971 | Next PLC(b) | 108,379 | ||||||
5,802 | Prudential PLC(b) | 134,965 | ||||||
1,278 | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC(b) | 109,400 | ||||||
2,117 | Rio Tinto PLC(c)(d) | 108,569 | ||||||
2,667 | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(b) | 46,547 | ||||||
357,378 | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, C Shares(f)(g) | 599 | ||||||
8,498 | Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares(c)(d) | 334,168 | ||||||
1,384 | SABMiller PLC(b) | 76,934 | ||||||
1,968 | Shire PLC(b) | 113,502 | ||||||
5,102 | Standard Chartered PLC(b) | 114,872 | ||||||
16,145 | Tesco PLC(b) | 82,198 | ||||||
2,245 | Unilever PLC(b) | 100,940 | ||||||
39,357 | Vodafone Group PLC(b) | 137,987 | ||||||
8,996 | WPP PLC(b) | 194,549 | ||||||
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| |||||||
4,380,604 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $15,759,982) | 19,533,579 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Contracts | ||||||||
Purchased Options — 0.2% | ||||||||
440 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Put expiring June 21, 2014 at 59.00 | 660 | ||||||
534 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Put expiring July 19, 2014 at 58.00 | 3,738 | ||||||
440 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Put expiring July 19, 2014 at 59.00 | 3,740 | ||||||
400 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Put expiring July 19, 2014 at 60.00 | 3,600 | ||||||
553 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Put expiring August 16, 2014 at 60.00 | 12,995 | ||||||
398 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, Put expiring September 20, 2014 at 59.00 | 14,129 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Total Purchased Options (Identified Cost $130,735) | 38,862 | |||||||
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Gateway International Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.7% | ||||||||
$ | 542,834 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/30/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $542,834 on 6/02/2014 collateralized by $555,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 11/30/2018 valued at $555,694 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $542,834) | $ | 542,834 | ||||
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| |||||||
Total Investments — 101.9% (Identified Cost $16,433,551)(a) | 20,115,275 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (1.9)% | (382,797 | ) | ||||||
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| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 19,732,478 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Contracts | ||||||||
Written Options — (1.7%) | ||||||||
304 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring June 06, 2014 at 69.00(h) | $ | (17,778 | ) | ||||
486 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring June 13, 2014 at 68.50(h) | (54,143 | ) | |||||
264 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring June 21, 2014 at 68.00(h) | (43,363 | ) | |||||
487 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring June 21, 2014 at 69.00(h) | (42,661 | ) | |||||
367 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring June 27, 2014 at 67.50(h) | (40,612 | ) | |||||
390 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring July 03, 2014 at 67.50(h) | (46,753 | ) | |||||
467 | On iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, OTC Call expiring July 19, 2014 at 67.00(h) | (82,896 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $264,041) | $ | (328,206 | ) | |||||
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| |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
* | Common stocks are grouped by geographical regions that correspond to the markets underlying the iShares MSCI EAFE ETFs on which the Fund writes call options and buys put options. | |||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||||
At May 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $16,433,551 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 | $ | 4,100,950 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (419,226 | ) | ||||||
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| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 3,681,724 | ||||||
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| |||||||
(b) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding call options. | |||||||
(c) | A portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for outstanding call options. | |||||||
(d) | A portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding call options. | |||||||
(e) | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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(f) | Illiquid security. At May 31, 2014, the value of this security amounted to $599 or less than 0.1% of net assets. | |||||
(g) | Fair valued by the Fund’s investment adviser. At May 31, 2014, the value of this security amounted to $599 or less than 0.1% of net assets. | |||||
(h) | Counterparty is UBS AG. | |||||
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund | |||||
OTC | Over-the-Counter |
Industry Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Banks | 12.7 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 9.1 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 6.3 | |||
Insurance | 5.2 | |||
Food Products | 4.4 | |||
Automobiles | 4.0 | |||
Metals & Mining | 3.7 | |||
Chemicals | 3.7 | |||
Machinery | 3.4 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 2.8 | |||
Beverages | 2.6 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing | 2.2 | |||
Capital Markets | 2.1 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 2.0 | |||
Multi-Utilities | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 33.0 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.7 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 101.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options) | (1.9 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Country of Risk Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
United Kingdom | 19.8 | % | ||
Japan | 19.4 | |||
Switzerland | 10.8 | |||
France | 10.4 | |||
Germany | 9.5 | |||
Australia | 8.2 | |||
Netherlands | 3.9 | |||
Sweden | 3.3 | |||
Spain | 3.3 | |||
Italy | 3.1 | |||
Hong Kong | 2.7 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 4.8 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.7 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 101.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options) | (1.9 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
Currency Exposure Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Euro | 31.6 | % | ||
British Pound | 22.2 | |||
Japanese Yen | 19.4 | |||
Swiss Franc | 10.6 | |||
Australian Dollar | 8.3 | |||
Hong Kong Dollar | 3.6 | |||
Swedish Krona | 3.3 | |||
United States Dollar | 2.9 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 101.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options) | (1.9 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 81.8% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9% | ||||||||
1,486 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | $ | 180,623 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Automobiles — 1.6% | ||||||||
9,179 | General Motors Co. | 317,410 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 5.6% | ||||||||
7,856 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 436,558 | ||||||
3,496 | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 298,104 | ||||||
7,649 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 388,416 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,123,078 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Beverages — 1.9% | ||||||||
4,380 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 386,886 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 1.2% | ||||||||
8,357 | Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | 236,252 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 3.6% | ||||||||
4,760 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 329,915 | ||||||
14,466 | Tronox Ltd., Class A | 384,362 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
714,277 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1% | ||||||||
5,025 | Waste Management, Inc. | 224,517 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Communications Equipment — 2.8% | ||||||||
11,478 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 282,589 | ||||||
4,146 | Motorola Solutions, Inc.(b) | 279,523 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
562,112 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.4% | ||||||||
9,118 | H&R Block, Inc. | 271,534 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.1% | ||||||||
8,244 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 411,870 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Electric Utilities — 2.6% | ||||||||
7,942 | Northeast Utilities | 360,567 | ||||||
4,929 | Portland General Electric Co. | 163,002 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
523,569 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.8% | ||||||||
4,977 | Eaton Corp. PLC | 366,755 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0% | ||||||||
2,587 | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 132,092 | ||||||
3,186 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 260,838 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
392,930 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.7% | ||||||||
2,000 | Walgreen Co. | 143,820 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6% | ||||||||
12,127 | General Electric Co. | 324,882 | ||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Insurance — 3.2% | ||||||||
7,366 | MetLife, Inc. | $ | 375,150 | |||||
2,846 | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 265,959 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
641,109 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery — 0.8% | ||||||||
3,890 | Terex Corp. | 149,610 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media — 4.4% | ||||||||
8,338 | CBS Outdoor Americas, Inc.(c) | 270,735 | ||||||
4,581 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 325,938 | ||||||
2,049 | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 289,237 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
885,910 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Multiline Retail — 2.5% | ||||||||
5,065 | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 296,809 | ||||||
3,696 | Kohl’s Corp. | 201,210 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
498,019 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.6% | ||||||||
3,212 | Chevron Corp.(b) | 394,401 | ||||||
2,799 | HollyFrontier Corp. | 137,851 | ||||||
3,135 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 312,528 | ||||||
7,401 | PBF Energy, Inc., Class A | 236,166 | ||||||
9,132 | Regency Energy Partners LP | 253,870 | ||||||
5,381 | Total S.A., Sponsored ADR | 373,710 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,708,526 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 13.0% | ||||||||
5,871 | AbbVie, Inc. | 318,971 | ||||||
6,575 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 327,040 | ||||||
7,808 | Eli Lilly & Co.(b) | 467,387 | ||||||
5,588 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR | 301,417 | ||||||
7,108 | Merck & Co., Inc.(d) | 411,269 | ||||||
13,594 | Pfizer, Inc. | 402,790 | ||||||
7,119 | Sanofi, ADR | 379,443 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,608,317 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 1.5% | ||||||||
9,543 | Weyerhaeuser Co.(d) | 299,841 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Hotels — 1.7% | ||||||||
7,469 | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 344,545 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Office Property — 1.7% | ||||||||
13,007 | Columbia Property Trust, Inc. | 341,954 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Road & Rail — 1.7% | ||||||||
3,322 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 334,692 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Software — 3.3% | ||||||||
10,303 | Microsoft Corp. | 421,805 | ||||||
10,989 | Symantec Corp. | 241,648 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
663,453 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.8% | ||||||||
14,701 | American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | $ | 157,742 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.0% | ||||||||
644 | Apple, Inc.(d) | 407,652 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 1.1% | ||||||||
15,363 | People’s United Financial, Inc. | 220,766 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Tobacco — 2.0% | ||||||||
4,544 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 402,326 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.2% | ||||||||
3,916 | Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC | 240,756 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4% | ||||||||
8,019 | Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR | 280,745 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $13,566,958) | 16,366,478 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount (‡) | ||||||||
Bonds and Notes — 15.5% | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 14.2% | ||||||||
Banking — 3.7% | ||||||||
$ | 300,000 | BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 6/25/2037, variable rate thereafter), 7.195%, 144A(e) | 345,375 | |||||
100,000 | Morgan Stanley, 8.000%, 5/09/2017, (AUD) | 103,144 | ||||||
280,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 4.700%, 7/03/2018 | 295,531 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
744,050 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 0.7% | ||||||||
150,000 | Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 9.200%, 3/15/2021(f) | 144,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services – 0.2% | ||||||||
45,000 | ServiceMaster Co. (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027 | 45,563 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthcare — 1.5% | ||||||||
125,000 | HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023 | 137,813 | ||||||
150,000 | HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033 | 158,062 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
295,875 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Home Construction — 0.4% | ||||||||
50,000 | Pulte Group, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035 | 47,000 | ||||||
30,000 | Pulte Group, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2033 | 29,850 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
76,850 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Non-Cable — 0.1% | ||||||||
22,000 | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.250%, 5/15/2018 | 25,520 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.8% | ||||||||
50,000 | Alcoa, Inc., 5.900%, 2/01/2027 | 52,093 | ||||||
45,000 | Alcoa, Inc., 6.750%, 1/15/2028 | 49,307 | ||||||
75,000 | Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 6.250%, 10/01/2040 | 64,956 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
166,356 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Non-Captive Consumer — 1.3% | ||||||||
$ | 300,000 | SLM Corp., Series A, MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033 | $ | 261,000 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Retailers — 0.4% | ||||||||
95,000 | J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2036 | 75,050 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Supermarkets — 1.8% | ||||||||
400,000 | New Albertson’s, Inc., 8.000%, 5/01/2031 | 350,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Textile — 0.4% | ||||||||
90,000 | Nine West Holdings, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/2034 | 77,400 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
75,000 | APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(f) | 69,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 2.6% | ||||||||
50,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.125%, 7/01/2019 | 54,625 | ||||||
70,000 | Qwest Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/2033 | 70,557 | ||||||
400,000 | Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034 | 395,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
520,182 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $2,564,509) | 2,851,596 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 1.3% | ||||||||
Independent Energy — 1.0% | ||||||||
185,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.750%, 11/15/2035 | 194,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Non-Captive Diversified — 0.3% | ||||||||
60,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 3.875%, 11/01/2029 | 64,275 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $225,974) | 258,525 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $2,790,483) | 3,110,121 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks — 1.0% | ||||||||
REITs – Diversified — 1.0% | ||||||||
3,251 | Weyerhaeuser Co., Series A, 6.375% (Identified Cost $164,115) | 190,639 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount (‡) | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.4% | ||||||||
$ | 274,294 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/30/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $274,294 on 6/02/2014 collateralized by $280,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 11/30/2018 valued at $280,350 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $274,294) | 274,294 | |||||
|
|
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Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund – (continued)
Description | Value (†) | |||||||
Total Investments — 99.7% (Identified Cost $16,795,850)(a) | $ | 19,941,532 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.3% | 67,743 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 20,009,275 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Written Options — (0.0%) | ||||||||
Options on Securities — (0.0%) | ||||||||
2,000 | Pfizer, Inc., Put expiring June 21, 2014 at 28.00 | $ | (140 | ) | ||||
2,500 | Target Corp., Put expiring June 21, 2014 at 55.00 | (688 | ) | |||||
2,000 | Travelers Cos., Inc. (The), Call expiring June 21, 2014 at 92.50 | (2,850 | ) | |||||
1,500 | Waste Management, Inc., Call expiring July 19, 2014 at 45.00 | (675 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $4,203) | $ | (4,353 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. | |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.): | |||||||
At May 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $16,796,265 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 | $ | 3,470,956 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (325,689 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 3,145,267 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | A portion of this security has been pledged as collateral for outstanding options. | |||||||
(c) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
(d) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open outstanding options. | |||||||
(e) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. | |||||||
(f) | Illiquid security. At May 31, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $213,750 or 1.1% of net assets. | |||||||
144A | All 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 May 31, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $345,375 or 1.7% of net assets. | |||||||
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 may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. | |||||||
MTN | Medium Term Note | |||||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts | |||||||
AUD | Australian Dollar |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Pharmaceuticals | 13.0 | % | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 8.6 | |||
Banks | 5.6 | |||
Media | 4.4 | |||
Chemicals | 4.3 | |||
Banking | 3.7 | |||
Software | 3.3 | |||
Insurance | 3.2 | |||
Communications Equipment | 2.8 | |||
Electric Utilities | 2.6 | |||
Wirelines | 2.6 | |||
Multiline Retail | 2.5 | |||
REITs – Diversified | 2.5 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 2.1 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 2.0 | |||
Tobacco | 2.0 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 31.1 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.4 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.7 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options) | 0.3 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 86.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Argentina — 1.2% | ||||||||
$ | 150,000 | Argentina Bonar Bonds, Series X, 7.000%, 4/17/2017 | $ | 136,746 | ||||
200,000 | YPF S.A., 8.750%, 4/04/2024, 144A | 207,760 | ||||||
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344,506 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Barbados — 0.8% | ||||||||
200,000 | Columbus International, Inc., 7.375%, 3/30/2021, 144A | 211,750 | ||||||
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Brazil — 8.6% | ||||||||
135,000 | Banco do Brasil S.A., 6.000%, 1/22/2020, 144A | 147,825 | ||||||
250,000 | Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, 5.750%, 9/26/2023, 144A | 267,900 | ||||||
235,000 | Banco Santander Brasil S.A., 4.625%, 2/13/2017 | 247,925 | ||||||
250,000 | Braskem Finance Ltd., 6.450%, 2/03/2024(b) | 265,000 | ||||||
250,000 | BRF S.A., 5.875%, 6/06/2022(b) | 269,375 | ||||||
245,000 | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 6.200%, 12/21/2021(b) | 262,150 | ||||||
200,000 | Marfrig Holding Europe BV, 9.875%, 7/24/2017, 144A | 221,000 | ||||||
238,361 | Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., 6.750%, 10/01/2022, 144A | 255,046 | ||||||
200,000 | Samarco Mineracao S.A., 5.750%, 10/24/2023, 144A | 208,250 | ||||||
260,000 | Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 5.500%, 10/23/2020(b) | 260,650 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,405,121 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Chile — 1.1% | ||||||||
270,000 | CFR International S.p.A., 5.125%, 12/06/2022(b) | 294,976 | ||||||
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| |||||||
China — 8.2% | ||||||||
215,000 | Baidu, Inc., 3.500%, 11/28/2022 | 208,124 | ||||||
270,000 | Bestgain Real Estate Ltd., 2.625%, 3/13/2018 | 257,658 | ||||||
250,000 | China Resources Gas Group Ltd., 4.500%, 4/05/2022, 144A(b) | 258,543 | ||||||
230,000 | China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd., 10.500%, 4/27/2017(b) | 250,413 | ||||||
280,000 | CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.000%, 5/09/2023(b) | 263,679 | ||||||
255,000 | Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.250%, 4/04/2021, 144A | 240,975 | ||||||
225,000 | ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., 6.000%, 5/13/2021, 144A | 249,630 | ||||||
200,000 | Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 8.875%, 3/19/2018, 144A | 203,000 | ||||||
350,000 | Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.375%, 5/02/2019, 144A | 358,888 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,290,910 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Colombia — 3.7% | ||||||||
250,000 | Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P., 5.375%, 9/27/2022 | 248,750 | ||||||
230,000 | Ecopetrol S.A., 5.875%, 9/18/2023(b) | 256,737 | ||||||
235,000 | Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A. E.S.P., 6.125%, 11/10/2021(b) | 256,150 | ||||||
260,000 | Oleoducto Central S.A., 4.000%, 5/07/2021, 144A | 260,026 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,021,663 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Croatia — 0.8% | ||||||||
200,000 | Agrokor d.d., 8.875%, 2/01/2020 | 224,600 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Hong Kong — 1.5% | ||||||||
175,000 | Noble Group Ltd., 6.750%, 1/29/2020 | 197,094 | ||||||
200,000 | Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd., EMTN, 4.500%, 10/09/2023 | 210,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
407,094 | ||||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Hungary — 1.3% | ||||||||
$ | 350,000 | Hungary Government International Bond, 5.375%, 3/25/2024(b) | $ | 371,875 | ||||
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| |||||||
India — 3.0% | ||||||||
260,000 | Bharti Airtel International, 5.350%, 5/20/2024, 144A | 273,637 | ||||||
115,000 | ICICI Bank Ltd., 5.750%, 11/16/2020 | 126,977 | ||||||
200,000 | NTPC Ltd., EMTN, 5.625%, 7/14/2021 | 216,353 | ||||||
205,000 | Vedanta Resources PLC, 6.000%, 1/31/2019, 144A | 211,919 | ||||||
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| |||||||
828,886 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Indonesia — 4.6% | ||||||||
200,000 | Listrindo Capital BV, 6.950%, 2/21/2019, 144A | 214,000 | ||||||
435,000 | Pertamina Persero PT, EMTN, 4.300%, 5/20/2023(b) | 414,881 | ||||||
385,000 | Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT, 5.125%, 5/16/2024, 144A | 387,406 | ||||||
255,000 | TBG Global Pte Ltd., 4.625%, 4/03/2018, 144A(b) | 256,913 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,273,200 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Israel — 0.9% | ||||||||
230,000 | Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 5.625%, 6/21/2018, 144A | 245,148 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Jamaica — 0.9% | ||||||||
250,000 | Digicel Ltd., 6.000%, 4/15/2021, 144A(b) | 255,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Korea — 3.6% | ||||||||
240,000 | GS Caltex Corp., 3.250%, 10/01/2018, 144A | 245,869 | ||||||
230,000 | Korea Gas Corp., 4.250%, 11/02/2020 | 248,219 | ||||||
200,000 | Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd., 3.375%, 5/09/2017 | 207,915 | ||||||
275,000 | Woori Bank Co. Ltd., 5.875%, 4/13/2021(b) | 311,152 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,013,155 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Lithuania — 0.9% | ||||||||
210,000 | Lithuania Government International Bond, 6.625%, 2/01/2022 | 254,625 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Luxembourg — 0.9% | ||||||||
240,000 | Altice S.A., 7.750%, 5/15/2022, 144A | 252,300 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Malaysia — 1.2% | ||||||||
200,000 | Malayan Banking Bhd, EMTN, (fixed rate to 9/20/2017, variable rate thereafter), 3.250%, 9/20/2022 | 201,877 | ||||||
100,000 | Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875%, 5/22/2022, 144A | 132,586 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
334,463 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Mexico — 11.4% | ||||||||
250,000 | Alfa SAB de CV, 5.250%, 3/25/2024, 144A(b) | 259,375 | ||||||
245,000 | Alpek S.A. de CV, 5.375%, 8/08/2023, 144A(b) | 259,088 | ||||||
195,000 | Axtel SAB de CV, (Step to 9.000% on 1/31/2015), 8.000%, 1/31/2020, 144A(c) | 197,925 | ||||||
225,000 | BBVA Bancomer S.A., 6.750%, 9/30/2022 | 255,938 | ||||||
245,000 | Cemex Finance LLC, 6.000%, 4/01/2024, 144A | 251,431 | ||||||
200,000 | Empresas ICA SAB de CV, 8.875%, 5/29/2024, 144A | 198,500 | ||||||
260,000 | Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV, 6.375%, 3/30/2038, 144A | 270,400 | ||||||
255,000 | Fresnillo PLC, 5.500%, 11/13/2023, 144A(b) | 269,662 | ||||||
245,000 | Grupo Idesa S.A. de CV, 7.875%, 12/18/2020, 144A(b) | 260,925 | ||||||
250,000 | Grupo KUO SAB de CV, 6.250%, 12/04/2022(b) | 258,125 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Mexico — continued | ||||||||
$ | 200,000 | Grupo Televisa SAB, 5.000%, 5/13/2045 | $ | 200,214 | ||||
235,000 | Office Depot de Mexico S.A. de CV, 6.875%, 9/20/2020, 144A | 249,981 | ||||||
250,000 | Tenedora Nemak S.A. de CV, 5.500%, 2/28/2023, 144A(b) | 258,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,190,314 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Morocco — 0.8% | ||||||||
225,000 | OCP S.A., 5.625%, 4/25/2024, 144A | 234,007 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Nigeria — 0.7% | ||||||||
200,000 | GTB Finance BV, EMTN, 6.000%, 11/08/2018 | 196,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Panama — 0.7% | ||||||||
140,000 | Panama Government International Bond, 8.875%, 9/30/2027 | 201,775 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Peru — 1.5% | ||||||||
200,000 | Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 4.750%, 2/08/2022 | 207,750 | ||||||
185,000 | Minsur S.A., 6.250%, 2/07/2024, 144A | 199,338 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
407,088 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Philippines — 1.8% | ||||||||
240,000 | Philippine Government International Bond, 4.200%, 1/21/2024 | 257,100 | ||||||
205,000 | Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp., 7.250%, 5/27/2019 | 247,537 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
504,637 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Poland — 1.3% | ||||||||
200,000 | PKO Finance AB, 4.630%, 9/26/2022 | 210,500 | ||||||
100,000 | Play Finance 1 S.A., 6.500%, 8/01/2019, 144A, (EUR) | 145,346 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
355,846 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Qatar — 1.1% | ||||||||
285,000 | Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 4.750%, 2/16/2021, 144A(b) | 311,006 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Russia — 5.6% | ||||||||
225,000 | Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A., 4.375%, 9/19/2022 | 207,056 | ||||||
420,000 | Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A., 4.950%, 2/06/2028(b) | 381,150 | ||||||
400,000 | Mobile Telesystems OJSC Via MTS International Funding Ltd., 5.000%, 5/30/2023, 144A(b) | 385,000 | ||||||
300,000 | Russian Foreign Bond, 5.000%, 4/29/2020, 144A | 318,750 | ||||||
260,000 | VimpelCom Holdings BV, 6.255%, 3/01/2017 | 268,450 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,560,406 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
South Africa — 1.5% | ||||||||
200,000 | Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., 6.750%, 8/06/2023, 144A | 220,500 | ||||||
175,000 | Standard Bank PLC, GMTN, 8.125%, 12/02/2019 | 205,187 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
425,687 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Sri Lanka — 0.7% | ||||||||
200,000 | Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 5.125%, 4/11/2019, 144A | 204,500 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Thailand — 0.7% | ||||||||
205,000 | PTT Global Chemical PCL, 4.250%, 9/19/2022 | 203,051 | ||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Turkey — 3.9% | ||||||||
$ | 195,000 | Akbank TAS, 3.875%, 10/24/2017 | $ | 198,120 | ||||
230,000 | Arcelik AS, 5.000%, 4/03/2023, 144A | 221,375 | ||||||
240,000 | Coca-Cola Icecek AS, 4.750%, 10/01/2018, 144A | 256,416 | ||||||
370,000 | Turkey Government International Bond, 5.750%, 3/22/2024(b) | 404,225 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,080,136 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Uganda — 1.5% | ||||||||
1,025,000,000 | Republic of Uganda Government Bond, 14.125%, 12/01/2016, (UGX)(b) | 410,693 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Ukraine — 0.7% | ||||||||
200,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond, 9.250%, 7/24/2017 | 197,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
United Arab Emirates — 4.6% | ||||||||
325,000 | Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 3.625%, 1/12/2023(b) | 326,625 | ||||||
275,000 | Dolphin Energy Ltd., 5.500%, 12/15/2021, 144A(b) | 315,562 | ||||||
290,000 | DP World Ltd., EMTN, 6.850%, 7/02/2037(b) | 326,540 | ||||||
260,000 | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 7.375%, 10/21/2020, 144A(b) | 319,150 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,287,877 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United States — 0.9% | ||||||||
225,000 | Central American Bottling Corp., 6.750%, 2/09/2022 | 238,781 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Venezuela — 2.6% | ||||||||
395,000 | Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.500%, 4/12/2037 | 218,237 | ||||||
220,000 | Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 6.000%, 11/15/2026 | 132,000 | ||||||
300,000 | Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., Series 2015, 5.000%, 10/28/2015(b) | 277,125 | ||||||
85,000 | Venezuela Government International Bond, 12.750%, 8/23/2022 | 84,150 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
711,512 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Zambia — 0.8% | ||||||||
200,000 | Zambia Government International Bond, 8.500%, 4/14/2024, 144A | 215,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $23,022,826) | 23,965,338 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds — 3.8% | ||||||||
18,000 | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | 271,980 | ||||||
18,700 | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 795,685 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Exchange Traded Funds (Identified Cost $1,034,327) | 1,067,665 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 6.2% | ||||||||
$ | 1,709,880 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/30/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,709,880 on 6/02/2014 collateralized by $1,745,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 11/30/2018 valued at $1,747,181 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,709,880) | $ | 1,709,880 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 96.0% (Identified Cost $25,767,033)(a) | 26,742,883 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 4.0% | 1,113,654 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 27,856,537 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. | |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.): | |||||||
At May 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $25,790,182 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 | $ | 975,466 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (22,765 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 952,701 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts or swap agreements. | |||||||
(c) | Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate. | |||||||
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 May 31, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $11,387,358 or 40.9% of net assets. | |||||||
EMTN | Euro Medium Term Note | |||||||
ETF | Exchange Traded Fund | |||||||
GMTN | Global Medium Term Note | |||||||
OJSC | Open Joint-Stock Company | |||||||
EUR | Euro | |||||||
UGX | Ugandan Shilling |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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At May 31, 2014, the Fund had the following open bilateral credit default swap agreement:
Sell Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Reference Obligation | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | Expiration Date | Implied Credit Spread^ | Notional Value(‡) | Unamortized Up Front Premium Paid/ (Received) | Market Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Fees Receivable/ (Payable) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | CDX.EM* Series 21, 5-Year | 5.00% | 6/20/2019 | 2.47 | % | $ | 3,050,000 | $ | 328,609 | $ | 353,664 | $ | 25,055 | $ | 30,924 | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
(‡) | Notional value stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
^ | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
* | CDX.EM is an index composed of emerging market credit default swaps. |
At May 31, 2014, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell | Delivery Date | Currency | Units of Currency | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Buy1 | 6/30/2014 | Chilean Peso | 280,000,000 | $ | 508,103 | $ | 6,985 | |||||||||||
Sell1 | 6/30/2014 | Chilean Peso | 280,000,000 | 508,103 | (13,404 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy2 | 6/30/2014 | Chinese Offshore Yuan | 6,200,000 | 990,595 | (6,911 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell2 | 6/18/2014 | Euro | 100,000 | 136,311 | 2,341 | |||||||||||||
Buy1 | 6/30/2014 | Mexican Peso | 6,600,000 | 512,256 | 9,543 | |||||||||||||
Sell1 | 6/30/2014 | Mexican Peso | 6,600,000 | 512,256 | (13,428 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (14,874 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
1 Counterparty is Credit Suisse International.
2 Counterparty is Barclays Bank PLC.
At May 31, 2014, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/19/2014 | 7 | $ | 878,609 | $ | (1,325 | ) | |||||||||
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond | 9/19/2014 | 4 | 549,875 | (1,726 | ) | |||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (3,051 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Industry Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Government Owned – No Guarantee | 23.4 | % | ||
Sovereigns | 9.4 | |||
Banking | 7.1 | |||
Wireless | 5.2 | |||
Food & Beverage | 4.4 | |||
Exchange Traded Funds | 3.8 | |||
Pipelines | 3.7 | |||
Chemicals | 3.6 | |||
Wirelines | 3.3 | |||
Home Construction | 3.2 | |||
Metals & Mining | 3.2 | |||
Technology | 2.1 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 17.4 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 6.2 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 96.0 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 4.0 | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Senior Loans — 87.8% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1% | ||||||||
$ | 2,595,000 | Camp Systems International, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 1, 8.250%, 11/30/2019(b) | $ | 2,640,412 | ||||
598,586 | PRV Aerospace LLC, Term Loan B, 6.500%, 5/09/2018(c) | 597,090 | ||||||
10,435,635 | Sequa Corp., New Term Loan B, 5.250%, 6/19/2017(b) | 10,316,356 | ||||||
3,974,000 | Transdigm, Inc., Term Loan D, 6/04/2021(d) | 3,947,732 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,501,590 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Automotive — 2.9% | ||||||||
4,827,716 | Affinia Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.750%, 4/27/2020(b) | 4,839,786 | ||||||
8,568,000 | American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.750%, 6/01/2018(b) | 8,589,420 | ||||||
9,032,363 | Dayco Products LLC, New Term Loan B, 5.250%, 12/12/2019(b) | 9,054,943 | ||||||
10,944,000 | Grede Holdings LLC, New Term Loan B, 6/02/2021(d) | 10,937,215 | ||||||
8,920,000 | Navistar International Corp., Term Loan B, 5.750%, 8/17/2017(b) | 9,067,715 | ||||||
3,205,620 | TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, Term Loan B, 5.500%, 3/28/2019(b) | 3,221,648 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
45,710,727 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banking — 1.0% | ||||||||
1,269,819 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Extended Term Loan B2, 5.484%, 6/30/2017(b) | 1,273,527 | ||||||
11,599,116 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B3, 7.000%, 5/22/2018(b) | 11,751,412 | ||||||
2,140,538 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B4, 6.000%, 8/04/2019(b) | 2,169,970 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,194,909 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Building Materials — 2.9% | ||||||||
2,260,741 | Air Distribution Technologies, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.250%, 5/09/2020(b) | 2,283,348 | ||||||
6,676,813 | C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.502%, 3/18/2019(c) | 6,687,963 | ||||||
6,079,063 | Contech Construction Products, Inc., New Term Loan, 6.250%, 4/29/2019(b) | 6,128,485 | ||||||
6,009,800 | CPG International, Inc., New Term Loan, 4.750%, 9/30/2020(b) | 6,007,937 | ||||||
8,393,000 | GYP Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 4/01/2021(b) | 8,309,070 | ||||||
8,438,000 | Munters Corp., Term Loan, 7.500%, 4/23/2021(b) | 8,353,620 | ||||||
6,104,100 | Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.000%, 3/26/2021(b) | 6,241,442 | ||||||
991,895 | Roofing Supply Group LLC, Term Loan, 5.000%, 5/31/2019(b) | 990,655 | ||||||
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45,002,520 | ||||||||
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Chemicals — 2.9% | ||||||||
11,000,000 | Arysta LifeScience Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 11/30/2020(b) | 11,110,000 | ||||||
3,877,247 | Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, 6.750%, 4/10/2018(b) | 3,838,475 | ||||||
667,415 | AZ Chem U.S., Inc., Recap Term Loan, 5.250%, 12/22/2017(b) | 666,861 | ||||||
333,310 | Emerald Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, 6.750%, 5/18/2018(b) | 334,977 | ||||||
6,800,000 | Houghton International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.500%, 12/20/2020(b) | 6,936,000 | ||||||
3,739,000 | Kronos Worldwide, Inc., 2014 Term Loan, 4.750%, 2/18/2020(b) | 3,774,072 | ||||||
2,446,374 | Nexeo Solutions LLC, Incremental Term Loan, 5.000%, 9/08/2017(b) | 2,439,230 | ||||||
3,390,400 | Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B, 5.000%, 9/08/2017(b) | 3,380,500 | ||||||
3,311,700 | Nexeo Solutions LLC, Term Loan B3, 5.000%, 9/09/2017(b) | 3,315,840 | ||||||
9,941,087 | Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.000%, 6/30/2017(b) | 9,952,121 | ||||||
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45,748,076 | ||||||||
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Construction Machinery — 0.6% | ||||||||
9,358,000 | Neff Rental LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 5/21/2021(d) | 9,305,408 | ||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 7.1% | ||||||||
$ | 10,183,455 | �� | Affinion Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4/30/2018(d) | $ | 10,205,248 | |||
10,325,000 | AlixPartners LLP, New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.000%, 7/10/2021(b) | 10,522,930 | ||||||
8,764,000 | Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, New Term Loan B, 4.750%, 5/13/2021(b) | 8,795,287 | ||||||
5,181,000 | IMG Worldwide Holdings, LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 5/06/2021(b) | 5,203,019 | ||||||
10,072,000 | IMG Worldwide Holdings, LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 5/01/2022(b) | 10,179,065 | ||||||
4,656,000 | Inmar Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 1/27/2021(b) | 4,617,216 | ||||||
4,155,000 | Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.000%, 1/27/2022(b) | 4,113,450 | ||||||
2,533,000 | Mergermarket USA, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 1/29/2021(b) | 2,495,005 | ||||||
7,522,000 | Mergermarket USA, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.500%, 2/04/2022(b) | 7,456,182 | ||||||
3,284,483 | SGS Cayman LP, Term Loan, 7.250%, 3/06/2019(b) | 3,292,694 | ||||||
11,000,000 | SourceHov LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.750%, 4/30/2019(b) | 11,110,000 | ||||||
6,239,000 | Sterling Infosystems, Inc., Term Loan B, 5/12/2021(d) | 6,262,396 | ||||||
11,113,670 | STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.250%, 2/28/2019(b) | 11,085,886 | ||||||
7,272,783 | Sutherland Global Services Private Ltd., Term Loan, 7.250%, 3/06/2019(b) | 7,290,965 | ||||||
2,968,860 | The Active Network, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 11/13/2020(d) | 2,954,016 | ||||||
3,813,443 | The Active Network, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 11/13/2020(b) | 3,794,375 | ||||||
485,292 | U.S. Security Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan, 6.000%, 7/28/2017(b) | 487,316 | ||||||
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109,865,050 | ||||||||
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Consumer Products — 2.0% | ||||||||
754,286 | Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 6/17/2018(b) | 756,360 | ||||||
3,195,968 | FGI Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan, 5.500%, 4/19/2019(b) | 3,219,938 | ||||||
9,822,000 | NYDJ Apparel LLC, Term Loan, 7.000%, 1/06/2020(b) | 9,834,278 | ||||||
5,627,012 | Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.000%, 6/27/2019(b) | 5,584,810 | ||||||
6,067,793 | Polymer Group, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.250%, 12/19/2019(b) | 6,098,131 | ||||||
6,179,857 | Visant Corp., Term Loan B, 5.250%, 12/22/2016(b) | 6,104,524 | ||||||
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31,598,041 | ||||||||
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Diversified Manufacturing — 1.4% | ||||||||
10,866,000 | Ameriforge Group, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.750%, 12/19/2020(b) | 10,974,660 | ||||||
4,951,798 | Doncasters Finance U.S. LLC, USD Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/09/2020(b) | 4,957,987 | ||||||
391,914 | Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan, 5.750%, 4/18/2018(b) | 390,934 | ||||||
5,120,000 | Electrical Components International, Inc., 2014 Term Loan B, 5/05/2021(d) | 5,128,551 | ||||||
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21,452,132 | ||||||||
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Electric — 0.5% | ||||||||
5,029,000 | Atlantic Power LP, 2014 Term Loan B, 4.750%, 2/24/2021(b) | 5,060,431 | ||||||
2,940,375 | Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, 5.750%, 3/30/2018(b) | 2,940,375 | ||||||
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8,000,806 | ||||||||
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Environmental — 1.7% | ||||||||
10,639,000 | Allflex Holdings III, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.000%, 7/19/2021(b) | 10,708,792 | ||||||
8,418,000 | EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan, 5/29/2020(d) | 8,418,000 | ||||||
3,465,315 | WTG Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 1/15/2021(b) | 3,465,315 | ||||||
3,369,000 | WTG Holdings III Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 1/15/2022(b) | 3,377,422 | ||||||
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25,969,529 | ||||||||
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Financial Other — 2.1% | ||||||||
$ | 3,487,882 | Eze Castle Software, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.250%, 4/04/2021(b) | $ | 3,461,723 | ||||
6,738,000 | Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Term Loan, 6.000%, 4/30/2021(b) | 6,754,845 | ||||||
7,621,000 | Interactive Data Corp., 2014 Term Loan, 4.750%, 5/02/2021(b) | 7,673,432 | ||||||
7,272,462 | ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 5/22/2020(b) | 7,259,736 | ||||||
7,765,000 | Nuveen Investments, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.500%, 2/28/2019(b) | 7,830,537 | ||||||
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32,980,273 | ||||||||
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Food & Beverage — 3.5% | ||||||||
550,000 | CPM Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.250%, 3/01/2018(b) | 556,875 | ||||||
7,412,000 | Del Monte Foods, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 8/18/2021(b) | 7,328,615 | ||||||
5,586,409 | DS Waters of America, Inc., New Term Loan, 5.250%, 8/30/2020(b) | 5,642,273 | ||||||
3,873,933 | High Liner Foods, Inc., Refi Term Loan B, 5.500%, 4/24/2021(b) | 3,869,091 | ||||||
9,582,000 | Lineage Logistics Holdings LLC, 2014 Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/07/2021(b) | 9,498,157 | ||||||
1,430,669 | Milk Specialties Co., New Term Loan B, 7.500%, 11/07/2018(b) | 1,423,516 | ||||||
17,913,000 | New HB Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, 6.750%, 4/09/2020(b) | 18,596,023 | ||||||
2,878,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 6/02/2021(d) | 2,899,585 | ||||||
4,644,616 | Reddy Ice Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.751%, 5/01/2019(c) | 4,551,723 | ||||||
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54,365,858 | ||||||||
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Healthcare — 12.4% | ||||||||
4,528,000 | 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., New Term Loan B, 5/28/2021(d) | 4,525,193 | ||||||
2,457,359 | BioScrip, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 6.500%, 7/31/2020(b) | 2,482,965 | ||||||
4,095,598 | BioScrip, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.500%, 7/31/2020(b) | 4,138,275 | ||||||
6,274,000 | CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B, 5.500%, 3/05/2021(b) | 6,302,735 | ||||||
5,056,000 | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., USD Term Loan B, 5/20/2021(d) | 5,074,960 | ||||||
5,570,652 | CHG Buyer Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.000%, 11/19/2020(b) | 5,636,832 | ||||||
5,794,000 | Connolly Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 5/14/2021(b) | 5,841,105 | ||||||
5,736,623 | CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 10/02/2019(b) | 5,750,964 | ||||||
9,423,958 | Edmentum, Inc., 2013 Term Loan, 5.500%, 5/17/2018(b) | 9,439,696 | ||||||
8,368,945 | Envision Acquisition Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.750%, 11/04/2020(b) | 8,389,867 | ||||||
4,750,000 | Healogics, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.250%, 2/05/2020(b) | 4,841,057 | ||||||
4,611,085 | Herff Jones, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.500%, 6/25/2019(b) | 4,637,046 | ||||||
7,544,000 | Knowledge Universe Education LLC, Term Loan, 5.250%, 3/18/2021(b) | 7,605,333 | ||||||
6,734,000 | Learning Care Group (U.S.) No. 2, Inc., New Term Loan, 6.047%, 5/05/2021(c) | 6,818,175 | ||||||
8,769,023 | McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 6.250%, 12/17/2019(b) | 8,801,906 | ||||||
6,231,225 | MedSolutions Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.500%, 7/08/2019(b) | 6,246,803 | ||||||
8,517,000 | Millennium Laboratories, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.250%, 4/16/2021(b) | 8,564,951 | ||||||
2,529,000 | National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.750%, 1/31/2021(b) | 2,538,484 | ||||||
4,808,000 | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, 5/07/2021(d) | 4,826,655 | ||||||
7,093,000 | Planet Fitness Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4.750%, 3/31/2021(b) | 7,115,201 | ||||||
4,611,000 | PLATO, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.250%, 5/09/2019(b) | 4,611,000 | ||||||
10,107,000 | Sheridan Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 2013, 8.250%, 12/20/2021(b) | 10,321,774 | ||||||
3,794,000 | SkillSoft Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/28/2021(b) | 3,794,000 | ||||||
9,373,000 | SkillSoft Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.750%, 4/28/2022(b) | 9,290,986 | ||||||
7,661,500 | Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH, USD Term Loan B2, 5.000%, 8/14/2020(b) | 7,663,415 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Healthcare — continued | ||||||||
$ | 10,006,695 | Steward Health Care System LLC, Term Loan B, 6.750%, 4/12/2020(b) | $ | 9,856,594 | ||||
7,450,000 | Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.750%, 4/11/2020(b) | 7,450,000 | ||||||
12,628,000 | TriZetto Group, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan D, 8.500%, 3/28/2019(b) | 12,691,140 | ||||||
7,740,700 | Truven Health Analytics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.500%, 6/06/2019(b) | 7,656,868 | ||||||
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192,913,980 | ||||||||
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Industrial Other — 9.2% | ||||||||
3,512,875 | API Heat Transfer ThermaSys Corp., Term Loan, 5.250%, 5/03/2019(b) | 3,490,920 | ||||||
5,200,965 | Aquilex Holdings LLC, New Term Loan, 5.000%, 12/31/2020(c) | 5,207,466 | ||||||
8,564,960 | ARSloane Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, 7.500%, 10/01/2019(b) | 8,618,491 | ||||||
715,000 | Atkore International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/09/2021(b) | 714,557 | ||||||
8,929,073 | Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.750%, 11/26/2020(b) | 8,950,413 | ||||||
10,251,000 | Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.500%, 12/17/2021(b) | 10,425,267 | ||||||
4,195,000 | Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.500%, 3/28/2022(b) | 4,193,700 | ||||||
6,869,000 | Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.000%, 11/22/2021(b) | 6,891,874 | ||||||
7,550,000 | Dexter Axle Co., New Term Loan, 4.500%, 2/28/2020(b) | 7,483,938 | ||||||
9,978,595 | Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan, 7.250%, 9/03/2019(b) | 10,053,434 | ||||||
5,200,000 | Filtration Group Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 11/21/2021(b) | 5,291,000 | ||||||
6,712,000 | Hampton Rubber Co., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 3/27/2021(b) | 6,695,220 | ||||||
2,506,000 | Marine Acquisition Corp., New Term Loan B, 5.250%, 1/30/2021(b) | 2,518,530 | ||||||
5,520,658 | McJunkin Red Man Corp., New Term Loan, 5.000%, 11/08/2019(b) | 5,543,679 | ||||||
7,495,125 | NES Global Talent Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.500%, 10/03/2019(b) | 7,457,649 | ||||||
7,158,474 | New Breed, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.000%, 10/01/2019(b) | 7,158,474 | ||||||
8,500,695 | North American Lifting Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 11/27/2020(b) | 8,575,076 | ||||||
10,664,792 | Nusil Technology LLC, New Term Loan, 5.250%, 4/07/2017(b) | 10,478,158 | ||||||
7,680,000 | Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.000%, 1/17/2020(b) | 7,820,774 | ||||||
5,786,498 | Redtop Acquisitions Ltd., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 6/03/2021(b) | 5,931,160 | ||||||
8,905,680 | Syncreon Global Finance (U.S.), Inc., Term Loan B, 5.250%, 10/28/2020(b) | 8,961,341 | ||||||
415,637 | WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., New Term Loan, 6.000%, 2/15/2017(b) | 417,715 | ||||||
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142,878,836 | ||||||||
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Lodging — 0.6% | ||||||||
8,709,556 | Four Seasons Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.250%, 12/28/2020(b) | 8,818,425 | ||||||
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Media Cable — 1.0% | ||||||||
6,278,265 | ION Media Networks, Inc., Term Loan, 5.000%, 12/18/2020(b) | 6,317,504 | ||||||
9,552,583 | TWCC Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.000%, 6/26/2020(b) | 9,453,045 | ||||||
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15,770,549 | ||||||||
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Media Non-Cable — 5.5% | ||||||||
5,058,936 | Advanstar Communications, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 4/29/2019(b) | 5,082,106 | ||||||
5,795,000 | Advanstar Communications, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.500%, 6/06/2020(b) | 5,881,925 | ||||||
10,093,616 | Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan D, 6.900%, 1/30/2019(b) | 9,969,565 | ||||||
5,869,000 | Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc., Term Loan 2014, 6.500%, 2/28/2020(b) | 5,832,319 |
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Media Non-Cable — continued | ||||||||
$ | 4,685,040 | Dex Media West LLC, New Term Loan, 8.000%, 12/30/2016(b) | $ | 4,230,217 | ||||
11,142,388 | Emerald Expositions Holding, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.500%, 6/17/2020(b) | 11,198,100 | ||||||
7,588,000 | Extreme Reach, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.500%, 1/24/2021(b) | 7,644,910 | ||||||
10,267,551 | Getty Images, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.750%, 10/18/2019(b) | 9,900,486 | ||||||
116,105 | HIBU Connect S.A., Sociedad Unipersonal, EUR Fixed Spanish Term Loan, 1.500%, 3/03/2019, (EUR)(b)(f) | — | ||||||
5,667,531 | Micro Holding LP, Term Loan, 6.250%, 3/18/2019(b) | 5,656,932 | ||||||
5,591,900 | Penton Media, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 10/01/2019(b) | 5,622,208 | ||||||
4,756,000 | Penton Media, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.000%, 10/01/2020(b) | 4,785,725 | ||||||
1,821,887 | YH Ltd., USD Term Loan B2, 1.000%, 3/03/2024(f)(g) | — | ||||||
990,156 | YH Ltd., USD Term Loan A2, 5.254%, 3/03/2019(b)(f) | 816,176 | ||||||
9,047,621 | YP LLC, USD Term Loan B, 8.023%, 6/04/2018(c) | 9,115,478 | ||||||
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85,736,147 | ||||||||
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Metals & Mining — 1.5% | ||||||||
10,816,390 | Arch Coal, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.250%, 5/16/2018(b) | 10,637,920 | ||||||
6,814,275 | Bowie Resource Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.750%, 8/14/2020(b) | 6,865,382 | ||||||
1,181,040 | Metal Services LLC, Term Loan B, 6.000%, 6/30/2017(b) | 1,185,965 | ||||||
4,310,000 | Murray Energy Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 12/05/2019(b) | 4,356,462 | ||||||
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23,045,729 | ||||||||
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Oil Field Services — 2.0% | ||||||||
1,866,800 | FTS International, Inc., New Term Loan B, 5.750%, 4/16/2021(b) | 1,878,934 | ||||||
5,061,000 | Hi-Crush Partners LP, Term Loan B, 4.750%, 4/28/2021(b) | 5,098,958 | ||||||
6,932,000 | KCA Deutag Drilling Ltd., Term Loan, 5/13/2020(d) | 6,914,670 | ||||||
450,000 | Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.500%, 7/24/2020(b) | 455,063 | ||||||
2,605,737 | Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 4.750%, 7/24/2019(b) | 2,595,966 | ||||||
8,387,411 | Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd., Term Loan B, 8.000%, 6/19/2018(b) | 8,530,668 | ||||||
4,563,000 | UTEX Industries, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan 2014, 5/22/2021(d) | 4,587,731 | ||||||
1,859,000 | UTEX Industries, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan 2014, 5/22/2022(d) | 1,876,437 | ||||||
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31,938,427 | ||||||||
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Other Utility — 0.8% | ||||||||
11,973,000 | PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 11/06/2020(b) | 11,868,236 | ||||||
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Packaging — 0.4% | ||||||||
6,736,000 | Anchor Glass Container Corp., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 6/30/2021(d) | 6,746,508 | ||||||
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Paper — 0.4% | ||||||||
5,558,000 | Appvion, Inc., Term Loan, 5.750%, 6/28/2019(b) | 5,590,403 | ||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 2.0% | ||||||||
5,034,700 | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, New Term Loan, 5.753%, 11/01/2019(c) | 5,053,580 | ||||||
6,566,555 | eResearchTechnology, Inc., New Term Loan, 6.000%, 5/02/2018(b) | 6,566,555 | ||||||
4,907,000 | JLL/Delta Dutch Newco BV, USD Term Loan, 4.250%, 3/11/2021(b) | 4,850,913 | ||||||
5,044,000 | Medpace, Inc., New Term Loan, 5.000%, 4/01/2021(b) | 5,044,000 | ||||||
640,003 | Phillips Plastics Corp., Term Loan B, 4.750%, 2/12/2017(b) | 636,803 | ||||||
9,651,301 | PRA Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 9/23/2020(b) | 9,574,863 | ||||||
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31,726,714 | ||||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 2.8% | ||||||||
$ | 7,558,934 | AmWINS Group LLC, New Term Loan, 5.000%, 9/06/2019(b) | $ | 7,562,109 | ||||
12,559,969 | Applied Systems, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.500%, 1/23/2022(b) | 12,767,208 | ||||||
9,625,000 | Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Ltd., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 10/16/2020(b) | 9,288,125 | ||||||
2,969,925 | Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 12/10/2019(b) | 2,951,363 | ||||||
701,591 | Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.250%, 6/10/2020(b) | 698,960 | ||||||
9,375,000 | Mitchell International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 10/11/2021(b) | 9,562,500 | ||||||
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42,830,265 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Restaurants — 0.6% | ||||||||
589,286 | Brasa Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.000%, 1/20/2020(b) | 594,195 | ||||||
8,170,473 | Sagittarius Restaurants LLC, New Term Loan, 5.514%, 10/01/2018(c) | 8,160,260 | ||||||
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| |||||||
8,754,455 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Retailers — 2.5% | ||||||||
10,530,000 | BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 2/12/2021(b) | 9,977,175 | ||||||
10,874,000 | BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 3/26/2020(b) | 11,186,628 | ||||||
2,130,697 | David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B, 5.000%, 10/11/2019(b) | 2,049,027 | ||||||
1,864,525 | Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), Term Loan B, 6/18/2021(d) | 1,869,186 | ||||||
1,344,000 | PFS Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 1/31/2021(b) | 1,342,884 | ||||||
4,921,311 | Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc., First Out Term Loan, 7.250%, 8/16/2019(b) | 4,970,524 | ||||||
4,517,000 | The Talbots, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 3/19/2020(b) | 4,483,123 | ||||||
3,407,000 | The Talbots, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 3/19/2021(b) | 3,389,965 | ||||||
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| |||||||
39,268,512 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Supermarkets — 0.9% | ||||||||
9,886,025 | Checkout Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/09/2021(b) | 9,882,960 | ||||||
4,209,797 | Supervalu, Inc., Refi Term Loan B, 4.500%, 3/21/2019(b) | 4,205,082 | ||||||
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| |||||||
14,088,042 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 9.8% | ||||||||
8,291,000 | Aptean, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 2/26/2020(b) | 8,277,154 | ||||||
3,561,000 | Aptean, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 2/26/2021(b) | 3,565,451 | ||||||
10,000,000 | Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 4/14/2021(b) | 9,987,500 | ||||||
7,450,000 | Blue Coat Systems, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.500%, 6/28/2020(b) | 7,524,500 | ||||||
3,999,975 | BMC Software Finance, Inc., Term Loan, 5.000%, 9/10/2020(b) | 4,008,735 | ||||||
11,456,288 | BMC Software Finance, Inc., USD Term Loan, 5.000%, 9/10/2020(b) | 11,480,117 | ||||||
3,602,307 | DataPipe, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3/15/2019(d) | 3,601,406 | ||||||
3,638,693 | DataPipe, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 3/15/2019(b) | 3,637,783 | ||||||
1,794,000 | DataPipe, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 9/15/2019(b) | 1,798,485 | ||||||
6,395,000 | Deltek, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.000%, 10/10/2019(b) | 6,506,912 | ||||||
7,476,430 | EIG Investors Corp., 2013 Term Loan, 5.000%, 11/09/2019(b) | 7,501,327 | ||||||
3,808,860 | Help/Systems LLC, USD Term Loan B, 5.500%, 6/28/2020(b) | 3,780,294 | ||||||
8,783,985 | Internap Network Services Corp., Term Loan, 6.000%, 11/26/2019(b) | 8,783,985 | ||||||
4,191,000 | IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.750%, 4/01/2022(b) | 3,970,973 | ||||||
7,622,095 | IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B, 6.000%, 4/01/2021(b) | 7,250,518 | ||||||
4,651,000 | MSC Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5/29/2020(d) | 4,651,000 | ||||||
3,135,980 | Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 6.250%, 10/28/2017(b) | 3,159,499 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Technology — continued | ||||||||
$ | 1,359,593 | P2 Upstream Acquisition Co., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 10/30/2020(b) | $ | 1,362,991 | ||||
3,355,000 | Presidio, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 5.000%, 3/31/2017(b) | 3,369,695 | ||||||
4,100,000 | Rocket Software, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.250%, 2/08/2019(b) | 4,137,597 | ||||||
28,354 | Rocket Software, Inc., New Term Loan, 5.750%, 2/08/2018(b) | 28,342 | ||||||
7,065,000 | SafeNet, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 2/28/2020(b) | 7,065,000 | ||||||
4,291,000 | Shield Finance Co. S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan, 5.000%, 1/29/2021(b) | 4,307,091 | ||||||
418,069 | Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.000%, 11/30/2018(b) | 423,295 | ||||||
6,064,643 | SumTotal Systems LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.250%, 11/16/2018(b) | 5,897,866 | ||||||
1,500,000 | SumTotal Systems LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.250%, 5/16/2019(b) | 1,460,625 | ||||||
3,979,341 | SurveyMonkey.com LLC, Term Loan B, 5.500%, 2/05/2019(b) | 3,979,341 | ||||||
4,202,000 | Telx Group, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/09/2020(b) | 4,195,991 | ||||||
2,040,000 | Telx Group, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.500%, 4/09/2021(b) | 2,045,100 | ||||||
3,592,396 | Triple Point Technology, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 7/10/2020(b) | 3,354,400 | ||||||
875,000 | Vision Solutions, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.500%, 7/23/2017(b) | 875,000 | ||||||
10,850,000 | Websense, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.250%, 12/24/2020(b) | 10,894,051 | ||||||
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| |||||||
152,882,024 | ||||||||
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Textile — 0.5% | ||||||||
2,794,000 | Nine West Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.750%, 10/08/2019(b) | 2,802,745 | ||||||
5,022,000 | Stuart Weitzman Acquisition Co. LLC, Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/08/2020(b) | 4,990,613 | ||||||
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7,793,358 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Transportation Services — 1.8% | ||||||||
9,550,435 | FPC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 11/19/2019(b) | 9,423,127 | ||||||
5,033,000 | Road Infrastructure Investment LLC, New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 3/31/2021(b) | 5,007,835 | ||||||
5,370,000 | WP Mustang Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5/29/2021(d) | 5,387,882 | ||||||
7,505,190 | YRC Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, 8.000%, 2/12/2019(b) | 7,520,201 | ||||||
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| |||||||
27,339,045 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless — 1.0% | ||||||||
11,192,000 | Asurion LLC, New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 3/03/2021(b) | 11,485,790 | ||||||
4,155,106 | Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B1, 5.000%, 5/24/2019(b) | 4,168,610 | ||||||
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15,654,400 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Wirelines — 2.4% | ||||||||
3,654,286 | Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Refi Term Loan, 7.500%, 2/14/2019(b) | 3,770,529 | ||||||
4,733,000 | Integra Telecom, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.750%, 2/22/2020(b) | 4,817,532 | ||||||
1,775,070 | Integra Telecom, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.250%, 2/22/2019(b) | 1,780,466 | ||||||
7,990,473 | LTS Buyer LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.000%, 4/12/2021(b) | 8,063,745 | ||||||
436,908 | MegaPath Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 10.500%, 12/20/2017(b) | 401,956 | ||||||
10,597,000 | Nextgen Networks Pty Ltd., USD Term Loan B, 5/20/2021(d) | 10,557,261 | ||||||
7,329,745 | U.S. Telepacific Corp., New Term Loan B, 5.750%, 2/23/2017(b) | 7,341,986 | ||||||
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| |||||||
36,733,475 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Senior Loans (Identified Cost $1,362,487,352) | 1,365,072,449 | |||||||
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 10.4% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3% | ||||||||
$ | 4,000,000 | Ducommun, Inc., 9.750%, 7/15/2018 | $ | 4,470,000 | ||||
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Building Materials — 0.8% | ||||||||
4,950,000 | Atrium Windows & Doors, Inc., 7.750%, 5/01/2019, 144A | 4,987,125 | ||||||
5,000,000 | Building Materials Holding Corp., 9.000%, 9/15/2018, 144A | 5,400,000 | ||||||
1,623,000 | Masonite International Corp., 8.250%, 4/15/2021, 144A | 1,769,070 | ||||||
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| |||||||
12,156,195 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Chemicals — 1.8% | ||||||||
7,920,000 | Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 8.875%, 2/01/2018 | 8,256,600 | ||||||
310,000 | INEOS Group Holdings S.A., 5.875%, 2/15/2019, 144A | 315,812 | ||||||
7,510,000 | INEOS Group Holdings S.A., 6.125%, 8/15/2018, 144A | 7,772,850 | ||||||
2,065,000 | Nexeo Solutions LLC/Nexeo Solutions Finance Corp., 8.375%, 3/01/2018 | 2,085,650 | ||||||
8,325,000 | Perstorp Holding AB, 11.000%, 8/15/2017, 144A | 8,907,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,338,662 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
3,855,000 | ServiceMaster Co. (The), 7.000%, 8/15/2020 | 4,067,025 | ||||||
2,850,000 | ServiceMaster Co. (The), 7.100%, 3/01/2018 | 2,892,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,959,775 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,100,000 | Visant Corp., 10.000%, 10/01/2017 | 2,875,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Financial Other — 0.5% | ||||||||
8,010,000 | Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp., 7.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A | 8,370,450 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,235,000 | Crestview DS Merger Sub II, Inc., 10.000%, 9/01/2021, 144A | 3,590,850 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthcare — 0.4% | ||||||||
5,700,000 | Emdeon, Inc., 11.000%, 12/31/2019 | 6,569,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Home Construction — 0.7% | ||||||||
8,795,000 | K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.000%, 1/15/2019, 144A | 8,948,913 | ||||||
1,000,000 | K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 8.625%, 1/15/2017 | 1,100,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,048,913 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Independent Energy — 0.9% | ||||||||
2,225,000 | Rex Energy Corp., 8.875%, 12/01/2020 | 2,469,750 | ||||||
8,380,000 | Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.750%, 6/15/2021, 144A | 8,966,600 | ||||||
2,350,000 | Ultra Petroleum Corp., 5.750%, 12/15/2018, 144A | 2,479,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,915,600 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Other — 0.5% | ||||||||
7,305,000 | Permian Holdings, Inc., 10.500%, 1/15/2018, 144A | 7,460,231 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Cable — 0.1% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp., 10.250%, 7/15/2019 | 2,245,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Non-Cable — 0.1% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 6.750%, 6/01/2018 | 2,122,500 | ||||||
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Metals & Mining — 1.3% | ||||||||
$ | 2,000,000 | APERAM, 7.750%, 4/01/2018, 144A | $ | 2,130,000 | ||||
10,025,000 | Barminco Finance Pty Ltd., 9.000%, 6/01/2018, 144A | 9,273,125 | ||||||
480,000 | Emeco Pty Ltd., 9.875%, 3/15/2019, 144A | 490,800 | ||||||
5,100,000 | Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., 8.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A | 5,342,250 | ||||||
3,000,000 | Ryerson, Inc./Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., 9.000%, 10/15/2017 | 3,221,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,457,425 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Non-Captive Diversified — 0.5% | ||||||||
7,500,000 | Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 7.375%, 10/01/2017 | 8,118,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Packaging — 0.6% | ||||||||
1,280,000 | Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II S.A./Beverage Packaging Holdings II, 6.000%, 6/15/2017, 144A | 1,305,600 | ||||||
6,600,000 | Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A., 9.875%, 8/15/2019 | 7,268,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,573,850 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.0% | ||||||||
300,000 | White Mountains Re Group Ltd., (fixed rate to 6/30/2017, variable rate thereafter), 7.506%, 144A(e) | 315,681 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 1.0% | ||||||||
10,500,000 | FairPoint Communications, Inc., 8.750%, 8/15/2019, 144A | 11,340,000 | ||||||
4,000,000 | Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 10.125%, 7/01/2020 | 4,620,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,960,000 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $157,833,483) | 161,548,382 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Common Stocks — 0.0% | ||||||||
Software — 0.0% | ||||||||
703,418 | Eagle Topco LP(f) (Identified Cost $0) | — | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount(‡) | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 7.9% | ||||||||
$ | 6,063,548 | Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 5/30/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $6,063,548 on 6/02/2014 collateralized by $6,500,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.080% due 11/02/2022 valued at $6,185,516 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 6,063,548 | |||||
116,314,181 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/30/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $116,314,181 on 6/02/2014 collateralized by $116,090,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 11/30/2018 valued at $116,235,113; $2,350,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750% due 7/31/2015 valued at $2,408,750 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 116,314,181 | ||||||
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Description | Value (†) | |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $122,377,729) | $ | 122,377,729 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 106.1% (Identified Cost $1,642,698,564)(a) | 1,648,998,560 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (6.1)% | (94,410,586 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,554,587,974 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. | |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.): | |||||||
At May 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,644,048,190 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 | $ | 11,149,016 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (6,198,646 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 4,950,370 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | Variable rate security. Rate as of May 31, 2014 is disclosed. | |||||||
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at May 31, 2014. | |||||||
(d) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at May 31, 2014 and does not take effect until settlement date. | |||||||
(e) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. | |||||||
(f) | As part of a financial restructure, the following four securities: HIBU Connect S.A., Sociedad Unipersonal, EUR Fixed Spanish Term Loan; YH Ltd., USD PIK Term Loan B2; YH Ltd., USD Term Loan A2; and Eagle Topco LP are being priced as one contractually bound group of securities. The market value disclosed for YH Ltd., USD Term Loan A2 of $816,176 applies to the four securities in total as the other three securities are not separately tradable. | |||||||
(g) | All interest payments are paid-in-kind. | |||||||
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 May 31, 2014, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $99,166,357 or 6.4% of net assets. | |||||||
EUR | Euro | |||||||
USD | United States Dollar |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Healthcare | 12.8 | % | ||
Technology | 9.8 | |||
Industrial Other | 9.7 | |||
Consumer Cyclical Services | 7.6 | |||
Media Non-Cable | 5.6 | |||
Chemicals | 4.7 | |||
Food & Beverage | 3.7 | |||
Building Materials | 3.7 | |||
Wirelines | 3.4 | |||
Automotive | 2.9 | |||
Metals & Mining | 2.8 | |||
Property & Casualty Insurance | 2.8 | |||
Financial Other | 2.6 | |||
Retailers | 2.5 | |||
Consumer Products | 2.2 | |||
Oil Field Services | 2.0 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 17.4 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 7.9 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 106.1 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (6.1 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 95.9% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 9.8% | ||||||||
15,675 | General Dynamics Corp. | $ | 1,851,531 | |||||
17,950 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,672,042 | ||||||
3,075 | Precision Castparts Corp. | 777,914 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,301,487 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 2.9% | ||||||||
25,175 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,278,386 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Beverages — 3.2% | ||||||||
12,525 | Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sponsored ADR | 1,376,748 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 3.0% | ||||||||
9,725 | Praxair, Inc. | 1,286,034 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Finance — 3.2% | ||||||||
17,575 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,386,492 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 5.7% | ||||||||
21,000 | CME Group, Inc., Class A | 1,512,000 | ||||||
11,350 | Moody’s Corp. | 970,879 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,482,879 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 4.5% | ||||||||
18,975 | Schlumberger Ltd. | 1,974,159 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 5.3% | ||||||||
32,275 | Walgreen Co. | 2,320,895 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.3% | ||||||||
29,125 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,319,224 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 4.6% | ||||||||
37,425 | American International Group, Inc. | 2,023,570 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet Software & Services — 9.5% | ||||||||
44,700 | eBay, Inc.(b) | 2,267,631 | ||||||
1,675 | Google, Inc., Class A(b) | 957,514 | ||||||
1,675 | Google, Inc., Class C(b) | 939,641 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,164,786 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
IT Services — 3.6% | ||||||||
20,575 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 1,572,959 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery — 5.3% | ||||||||
15,175 | Cummins, Inc. | 2,320,713 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 1.5% | ||||||||
18,975 | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 646,099 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.2% | ||||||||
29,775 | Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 1,079,046 | ||||||
41,500 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b) | 2,054,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,133,296 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 2.9% | ||||||||
9,725 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(b) | 1,276,017 | ||||||
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Road & Rail — 3.2% | ||||||||
46,950 | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b) | $ | 1,385,964 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.8% | ||||||||
17,225 | Avago Technologies Ltd. | 1,217,291 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Software — 5.1% | ||||||||
54,375 | Microsoft Corp. | 2,226,112 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 2.9% | ||||||||
20,700 | Cabela’s, Inc.(b) | 1,267,461 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.4% | ||||||||
18,475 | Fossil Group, Inc.(b) | 1,935,441 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $37,624,695) | 41,896,013 | |||||||
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Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.8% | ||||||||
$ | 1,234,236 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/30/2014 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,234,236 on 6/02/2014 collateralized by $1,260,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 11/30/2018 valued at $1,261,575 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,234,236) | 1,234,236 | |||||
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Total Investments — 98.7% (Identified Cost $38,858,931)(a) | 43,130,249 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 1.3% | 581,357 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 43,711,606 | ||||||
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(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||||
At May 31, 2014, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $38,858,931 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 | $ | 4,626,441 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (355,123 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 4,271,318 | ||||||
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(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 may be 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 – as of May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Aerospace & Defense | 9.8 | % | ||
Internet Software & Services | 9.5 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 7.2 | |||
Diversified Financial Services | 5.7 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing | 5.3 | |||
Machinery | 5.3 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 5.3 | |||
Software | 5.1 | |||
Insurance | 4.6 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services | 4.5 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 4.4 | |||
IT Services | 3.6 | |||
Consumer Finance | 3.2 | |||
Road & Rail | 3.2 | |||
Beverages | 3.2 | |||
Chemicals | 3.0 | |||
Banks | 2.9 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 2.9 | |||
Specialty Retail | 2.9 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 2.8 | |||
Metals & Mining | 1.5 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.8 | |||
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Total Investments | 98.7 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 1.3 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund | Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 16,433,551 | $ | 16,795,850 | $ | 25,767,033 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 3,681,724 | 3,145,682 | 975,850 | |||||||||
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Investments at value | 20,115,275 | 19,941,532 | 26,742,883 | |||||||||
Cash | 260 | — | — | |||||||||
Due from brokers (Note 2) | — | — | 100,000 | |||||||||
Foreign currency at value (identified cost $497,836, $0 and $0, respectively) | 496,798 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 32,229 | 49,729 | 400,000 | |||||||||
Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6) | 1,251 | 3,177 | — | |||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 1,500 | — | — | |||||||||
Collateral received for open swap agreements (Notes 2 and 4) | — | — | 300,000 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 80,617 | 103,568 | 294,786 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on bilateral swap agreements (Note 2) | — | — | 25,055 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | — | 18,869 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | 41,920 | 5,904 | — | |||||||||
Unamortized upfront premiums paid on bilateral swap agreements (Note 2) | — | — | 328,609 | |||||||||
Fees receivable on swap agreements (Note 2) | — | — | 30,924 | |||||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS | 20,769,850 | 20,103,910 | 28,241,126 | |||||||||
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Options written, at value (premiums received $264,041, $4,203 and $0, respectively) (Note 2) | 328,206 | 4,353 | — | |||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 531,719 | — | — | |||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 102,921 | 36,836 | — | |||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | — | 33,743 | |||||||||
Due to brokers (Note 2) | — | — | 300,000 | |||||||||
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) | — | — | 1,641 | |||||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | — | — | 21,064 | |||||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 18,521 | 20,549 | 2,861 | |||||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 720 | 725 | 992 | |||||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 98 | 89 | 10 | |||||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 55,187 | 32,083 | 24,278 | |||||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,037,372 | 94,635 | 384,589 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 19,732,478 | $ | 20,009,275 | $ | 27,856,537 | ||||||
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May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund | Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 19,649,901 | $ | 14,922,208 | $ | 26,770,530 | ||||||
Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income | 468,629 | 66,934 | (7,038 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | (4,001,815 | ) | 1,874,601 | 79,733 | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and foreign currency translations | 3,615,763 | 3,145,532 | 1,013,312 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 19,732,478 | $ | 20,009,275 | $ | 27,856,537 | ||||||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 10,668,249 | $ | 6,133,334 | $ | 463,281 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 1,072,218 | 482,028 | 44,440 | |||||||||
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Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 9.95 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 10.42 | ||||||
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Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.56 | $ | 13.50 | $ | 10.91 | ||||||
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Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 6,634,943 | $ | 1,234,930 | $ | 5,545 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 674,553 | 97,381 | 533 | |||||||||
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Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 9.84 | $ | 12.68 | $ | 10.41 | * | |||||
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Net assets | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,056 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | — | — | 101 | |||||||||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10.42 | * | |||||
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Class Y shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 2,429,286 | $ | 12,641,011 | $ | 27,386,655 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 243,016 | 992,625 | 2,628,041 | |||||||||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 10.00 | $ | 12.73 | $ | 10.42 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 1,642,698,564 | $ | 38,858,931 | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 6,299,996 | 4,271,318 | ||||||
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Investments at value | 1,648,998,560 | 43,130,249 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 9,277,843 | 603,593 | ||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 64,168,330 | — | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 14,078,730 | 54,803 | ||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | — | 2,428 | ||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS | 1,736,523,463 | 43,791,073 | ||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 126,024,370 | — | ||||||
Loan payable (Note 8) | 50,000,000 | — | ||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 4,671,140 | 25,000 | ||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 805,054 | 5,633 | ||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 33,902 | 15,458 | ||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 56,303 | 1,554 | ||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 7,391 | 601 | ||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 337,329 | 31,221 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | 181,935,489 | 79,467 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,554,587,974 | $ | 43,711,606 | ||||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,549,103,403 | $ | 37,835,097 | ||||
Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income | (311,855 | ) | 7,503 | |||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | (503,570 | ) | 1,597,688 | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 6,299,996 | 4,271,318 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,554,587,974 | $ | 43,711,606 | ||||
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COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 463,119,578 | $ | 20,417,874 | ||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 43,676,500 | 1,455,843 | ||||||
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Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 10.60 | $ | 14.02 | ||||
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| |||||
Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.98 | $ | 14.88 | ||||
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Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 209,090,490 | $ | 2,069,886 | ||||
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| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 19,769,602 | 149,742 | ||||||
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| |||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 10.58 | $ | 13.82 | ||||
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Class Y shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 882,377,906 | $ | 21,223,846 | ||||
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| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 83,180,503 | 1,510,555 | ||||||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 10.61 | $ | 14.05 | ||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Gateway International Fund | Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (a) | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Interest | $ | — | $ | 131,571 | $ | 403,255 | ||||||
Dividends | 732,406 | (b) | 566,419 | (b) | — | |||||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | (42,306 | ) | �� | (3,433 | ) | (7,305 | ) | |||||
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690,100 | 694,557 | 395,950 | ||||||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 103,242 | 67,837 | 58,619 | |||||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 42,843 | 23,969 | 40 | |||||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 6,018 | 4,940 | 3,400 | |||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 8,070 | 9,878 | 5,231 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7) | 7,371 | 6,607 | 58 | |||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 24,289 | 23,504 | 14,975 | |||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 46,082 | 10,522 | 11,082 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 173 | 125 | 122 | |||||||||
Registration fees | 53,850 | 37,556 | 20,204 | |||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 3,984 | 1,626 | 1,003 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 12,899 | 8,177 | 1,629 | |||||||||
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Total expenses | 308,821 | 194,741 | 116,363 | |||||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (114,016 | ) | (63,107 | ) | (38,141 | ) | ||||||
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Net expenses | 194,805 | 131,634 | 78,222 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Net investment income | 495,295 | 562,923 | 317,728 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN, SWAP AGREEMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 1,169,420 | 1,857,943 | (30,009 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | — | — | 50,396 | |||||||||
Options written | (305,059 | ) | 12,291 | — | ||||||||
Swap agreements | — | — | 67,506 | |||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 8,351 | 108 | (8,160 | ) | ||||||||
Increase from payments by affiliates (Note 6) | 10,567 | — | — | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (1,556,461 | ) | (884,248 | ) | 975,850 | |||||||
Futures contracts | — | — | (3,051 | ) | ||||||||
Options written | (49,589 | ) | (221 | ) | — | |||||||
Swap agreements | — | — | 55,979 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translations | (1,520 | ) | 8 | (15,466 | ) | |||||||
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| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | (724,291 | ) | 985,881 | 1,093,045 | ||||||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (228,996 | ) | $ | 1,548,804 | $ | 1,410,773 | |||||
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(a) | From commencement of operations on February 10, 2014 through May 31, 2014. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends of $226,122 and $267,694 for Gateway International Fund and Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 49,451,576 | $ | — | ||||
Dividends | — | 237,425 | (a) | |||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | — | (3,642 | ) | |||||
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Expenses | ||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 4,569,784 | 139,688 | ||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 1,589,407 | 24,926 | ||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 321,980 | 7,170 | ||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 20,077 | 7,979 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7) | 452,373 | 7,425 | ||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 39,031 | 23,387 | ||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 210,597 | 8,784 | ||||||
Interest expense (Note 9) | 304,637 | — | ||||||
Legal fees | 14,901 | 146 | ||||||
Registration fees | 133,793 | 51,165 | ||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 42,735 | 1,383 | ||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 177,697 | 5,171 | ||||||
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Total expenses | 7,877,012 | 277,224 | ||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | — | (63,160 | ) | |||||
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Net expenses | 7,877,012 | 214,064 | ||||||
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Net investment income | 41,574,564 | 19,719 | ||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized gain on: | ||||||||
Investments | 2,493,468 | 1,635,981 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 4,065,371 | 1,298,464 | ||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 6,558,839 | 2,934,445 | ||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 48,133,403 | $ | 2,954,164 | ||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Gateway International Fund | Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | |||||||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 495,295 | $ | 551,088 | $ | 562,923 | $ | 640,577 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | 883,279 | (3,931,470 | ) | 1,870,342 | 1,497,188 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, options written, swap agreements and foreign currency translations | (1,607,570 | ) | 4,399,596 | (884,461 | ) | 3,189,039 | ||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (228,996 | ) | 1,019,214 | 1,548,804 | 5,326,804 | |||||||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (135,604 | ) | (108,375 | ) | (159,262 | ) | (113,164 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (64,479 | ) | (7,312 | ) | (62,073 | ) | (21,251 | ) | ||||||||
Class N | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Class Y | (289,639 | ) | (434,389 | ) | (368,104 | ) | (534,440 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | (353,619 | ) | (5,207 | ) | ||||||||||
Class C | — | — | (321,318 | ) | (154 | ) | ||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | (836,248 | ) | (33,113 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (489,722 | ) | (550,076 | ) | (2,100,624 | ) | (707,329 | ) | ||||||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 13) | (12,257,820 | ) | 5,079,814 | (4,594,171 | ) | 838,563 | ||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (12,976,538 | ) | 5,548,952 | (5,145,991 | ) | 5,458,038 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of the period | 32,709,016 | 27,160,064 | 25,155,266 | 19,697,228 | ||||||||||||
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End of the period | $ | 19,732,478 | $ | 32,709,016 | $ | 20,009,275 | $ | 25,155,266 | ||||||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 468,629 | $ | 463,056 | $ | 66,934 | $ | 93,450 | ||||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Period Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)(a) | Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 317,728 | $ | 41,574,564 | $ | 38,680,385 | $ | 19,719 | $ | 41,412 | |||||||||
| 79,733 | | 2,493,468 | (668,614 | ) | 1,635,981 | 2,579,520 | |||||||||||
| 1,013,312 | | 4,065,371 | 1,120,957 | 1,298,464 | 2,884,801 | ||||||||||||
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| 1,410,773 | | 48,133,403 | 39,132,728 | 2,954,164 | 5,505,733 | ||||||||||||
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(420 | ) | (12,680,030 | ) | (13,740,965 | ) | (6,348 | ) | — | ||||||||||
(66 | ) | (5,142,723 | ) | (4,935,510 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
(13 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
(324,267 | ) | (24,737,887 | ) | (22,397,382 | ) | (27,302 | ) | (22,881 | ) | |||||||||
— | — | (526,071 | ) | (964,875 | ) | (23,743 | ) | |||||||||||
— | — | (134,855 | ) | (118,489 | ) | (3,873 | ) | |||||||||||
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— | 1,372,717,691 | 149,691,387 | 24,797,716 | 7,695,730 | ||||||||||||||
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$ | 27,856,537 | $ | 1,554,587,974 | $ | 1,372,717,691 | $ | 43,711,606 | $ | 24,797,716 | |||||||||
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(a) | From commencement of operations on February 10, 2014 through May 31, 2014. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | Less Distributions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (a) | Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized capital gains | Total distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(f) | $ | 10.01 | $ | 0.19 | (g) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.14 | ) | — | $ | (0.14 | ) | |||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 9.92 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.28 | (0.19 | ) | — | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(j) | 10.00 | 0.09 | (0.17 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(f) | 9.91 | 0.16 | (g) | (0.12 | ) | 0.04 | (0.11 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 9.88 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.21 | (0.18 | ) | — | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(j) | 10.00 | 0.05 | (0.17 | ) | (0.12 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(f) | 10.04 | 0.17 | (g) | (0.05 | ) | 0.12 | (0.16 | ) | — | (0.16 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 9.94 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.30 | (0.20 | ) | — | (0.20 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(j) | 10.00 | 0.18 | (0.24 | ) | (0.06 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
LOOMIS SAYLES CAPITAL INCOME FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(f) | $ | 12.87 | $ | 0.31 | (k) | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.94 | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (1.09 | ) | ||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.43 | 0.32 | 2.47 | 2.79 | (0.33 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(j) | 10.00 | 0.25 | (l) | 0.34 | 0.59 | (0.16 | ) | — | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(f) | 12.81 | 0.25 | (k) | 0.65 | 0.90 | (0.26 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (1.03 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.42 | 0.25 | 2.45 | 2.70 | (0.29 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(j) | 10.00 | 0.20 | (l) | 0.34 | 0.54 | (0.12 | ) | — | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(f) | 12.88 | 0.32 | (k) | 0.64 | 0.96 | (0.34 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (1.11 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.44 | 0.35 | 2.47 | 2.82 | (0.36 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(j) | 10.00 | 0.26 | (l) | 0.35 | 0.61 | (0.17 | ) | — | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
LOOMIS SAYLES EMERGING MARKETS OPPORTUNITIES FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(m) | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.54 | $ | (0.12 | ) | — | $ | (0.12 | ) | |||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(m) | 10.00 | 0.09 | 0.41 | 0.50 | (0.09 | ) | — | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(m) | 10.00 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 0.55 | (0.13 | ) | — | (0.13 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(m) | 10.00 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 0.55 | (0.13 | ) | — | (0.13 | ) |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | 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. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, if applicable, total returns would have been lower. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period, if applicable. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(f) | For the six months ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited). |
(g) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.13, $0.09 and $0.07 for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, total returns would have been 0.09%, (0.27)% and 0.47% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratios of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.56%, 1.88% and 1.46% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Net asset value, end of the period | Total return (%) (b)(c) | Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | Net expenses (%) (d)(e) | Gross expenses (%) (e) | Net investment income (%) (e) | Portfolio turnover rate (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 9.95 | 0.80 | (g) | $ | 10,668 | 1.36 | (h)(i) | 2.29 | (h) | 3.91 | (g) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
10.01 | 2.85 | 9,276 | 1.35 | 2.17 | 1.72 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9.92 | (0.80 | ) | 5,632 | 1.35 | 2.36 | 1.37 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
9.84 | 0.44 | (g) | 6,635 | 2.11 | (h)(i) | 3.05 | (h) | 3.23 | (g) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
9.91 | 2.13 | 4,935 | 2.10 | 2.78 | 0.85 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9.88 | (1.20 | ) | 241 | 2.10 | 3.13 | 0.73 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10.00 | 1.18 | (g) | 2,429 | 1.10 | (h)(i) | 1.77 | (h) | 3.52 | (g) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
10.04 | 3.08 | 18,497 | 1.10 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9.94 | (0.60 | ) | 21,287 | 1.10 | 2.36 | 2.76 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | 12.72 | 7.87 | (k) | $ | 6,133 | 1.20 | 1.78 | 4.95 | (k) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
12.87 | 27.35 | 5,978 | 1.20 | 1.55 | 2.70 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.43 | 6.01 | (l) | 2,691 | 1.20 | 1.74 | 3.67 | (l) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
12.68 | 7.48 | (k) | 1,235 | 1.95 | 2.46 | 4.00 | (k) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
12.81 | 26.40 | 5,260 | 1.95 | 2.21 | 2.03 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.42 | 5.44 | (l) | 61 | 1.95 | 2.53 | 3.01 | (l) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
12.73 | 7.99 | (k) | 12,641 | 0.95 | 1.52 | 5.23 | (k) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
12.88 | 27.63 | 13,917 | 0.95 | 1.34 | 2.97 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.44 | 6.19 | (l) | 16,945 | 0.95 | 1.53 | 3.88 | (l) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 10.42 | 5.54 | $ | 463 | 1.25 | 1.74 | 4.65 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.41 | 5.07 | 6 | 2.00 | 2.49 | 3.08 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.42 | 5.60 | 1 | 0.95 | 4.07 | 4.20 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.42 | 5.50 | 27,387 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 4.06 | 25 |
(h) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%, 0.01% and less than 0.01% for Class A, Class C and Class Y, respectively. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.35%, 2.10% and 1.10% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(i) | The investment adviser voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this reimbursement, if applicable, expenses would have been higher. |
(j) | From commencement of operations on March 30, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(k) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.16, $0.10 and $0.18 for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, total returns would have been 6.70%, 6.31% and 6.91% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratios of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.63%, 1.62% and 2.85% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(l) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.23, $0.17 and $0.23 for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, total return would have been 5.71%, 5.14% and 5.89% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 3.31%, 2.53% and 3.45% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(m) | From commencement of operations on February 10, 2014 through May 31, 2014. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Net asset value, beginning of the period | Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) | Net realized and unrealized gain | Total from investment operations | Dividends from net investment income | Distributions from net realized capital gains | Total distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATEAND FIXED INCOME FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(g) | $ | 10.56 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.34 | $ | (0.30 | ) | — | $ | (0.30 | ) | |||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.56 | 0.56 | 0.10 | 0.66 | (0.60 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.66 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012 | 10.02 | 0.68 | 0.49 | 1.17 | (0.61 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.63 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2011(j) | 9.83 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.29 | (0.10 | ) | — | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(g) | 10.53 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.31 | (0.26 | ) | — | (0.26 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.54 | 0.48 | 0.10 | 0.58 | (0.53 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.59 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012 | 10.02 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 1.09 | (0.55 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.57 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2011(j) | 9.83 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.28 | (0.09 | ) | — | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(g) | 10.56 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.36 | (0.31 | ) | — | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.57 | 0.59 | 0.09 | 0.68 | (0.63 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.69 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012 | 10.02 | 0.79 | 0.41 | 1.20 | (0.63 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2011(k) | 10.00 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.13 | (0.11 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(g) | $ | 14.22 | $ | 0.00 | (n) | $ | 1.24 | $ | 1.24 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (1.43 | ) | $ | (1.44 | ) | ||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.50 | 0.01 | (o) | 3.94 | 3.95 | — | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(p) | 10.00 | (0.00 | ) | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(g) | 14.07 | (0.05 | )(n) | 1.23 | 1.18 | — | (1.43 | ) | (1.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.47 | (0.08 | )(o) | 3.91 | 3.83 | — | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(p) | 10.00 | (0.03 | ) | 0.50 | 0.47 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5/31/2014(g) | 14.24 | 0.02 | (n) | 1.25 | 1.27 | (0.03 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (1.46 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
11/30/2013 | 10.51 | 0.04 | (o) | 3.94 | 3.98 | (0.02 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.25 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
11/30/2012(p) | 10.00 | (0.00 | ) | 0.51 | 0.51 | — | — | — |
(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. |
(e) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period, if applicable. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(g) | For the six months ended May 31, 2014 (Unaudited). |
(h) | Includes interest expense of 0.04%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.06%, 1.81% and 0.81% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.02% for Class A, C and Y, respectively. |
(j) | From commencement of Class operations on September 30, 2011 through November 30, 2011. |
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 (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 10.60 | 3.27 | $ | 463,120 | 1.10 | (h) | 1.10 | (h) | 5.60 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
10.56 | 6.43 | 421,127 | 1.10 | (i) | 1.10 | (i) | 5.30 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.56 | 12.02 | 80,141 | 1.10 | 1.48 | 6.46 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.02 | 3.00 | 252 | 1.10 | 7.66 | 7.00 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.58 | 2.90 | 209,090 | 1.85 | (h) | 1.85 | (h) | 4.86 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.53 | 5.70 | 190,618 | 1.85 | (i) | 1.85 | (i) | 4.56 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.54 | 11.18 | 22,655 | 1.85 | 2.26 | 5.75 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.02 | 2.87 | 1 | 1.85 | 5.00 | 5.50 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.61 | 3.40 | 882,378 | 0.85 | (h) | 0.85 | (h) | 5.85 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.56 | 6.68 | 760,972 | 0.85 | (i) | 0.85 | (i) | 5.55 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.57 | 12.33 | 46,895 | 0.85 | 1.37 | 7.57 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10.02 | 1.29 | (l) | 40,636 | 1.01 | (m) | 3.60 | 5.17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 14.02 | 9.38 | (n) | $ | 20,418 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 0.03 | (n) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
14.22 | 38.44 | (o) | 9,468 | 1.40 | 1.96 | 0.05 | (o) | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.50 | 5.00 | 777 | 1.40 | 3.36 | (0.11 | ) | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
13.82 | 9.02 | (n) | 2,070 | 2.15 | 2.53 | (0.73 | )(n) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
14.07 | 37.38 | (o) | 1,118 | 2.15 | 2.76 | (0.62 | )(o) | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.47 | 4.70 | 159 | 2.15 | 4.48 | (0.78 | ) | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
14.05 | 9.58 | (n) | 21,224 | 1.15 | 1.52 | 0.26 | (n) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
14.24 | 38.80 | (o) | 14,211 | 1.15 | 1.80 | 0.33 | (o) | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||
10.51 | 5.10 | 6,759 | 1.15 | 3.46 | (0.10 | ) | 72 |
(k) | From commencement of operations on September 16, 2011 through November 30, 2011. |
(l) | For the period September 30, 2011 (the date Class Y shares were first registered under the Securities Act of 1933) through November 30, 2011, the total return for Class Y shares was 3.04%. |
(m) | Prior to September 30, 2011, there was no expense limitation agreement in place for Class Y. |
(n) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01), $(0.06) and $0.01 for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, total return would have been 9.30%, 8.94% and 9.50% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (0.10)%, (0.87)% and 0.11% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(o) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income (loss) per share would have been $(0.01), $(0.09) and $0.02 for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, total return would have been 38.24%, 37.28% and 38.61% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively, and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (0.07)%, (0.75)% and 0.15% for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. |
(p) | From commencement of operations on June 29, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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May 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
1. Organization. Gateway Trust 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 (the “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:
Gateway Trust:
Gateway International Fund
Natixis Funds Trust II:
Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund (the “Capital Income Fund”)
Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (the “Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund”)
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund (the “Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund”)
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund (the “Select Fund”)
The Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund commenced operations on February 10, 2014 via contribution to the Fund by Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”) of $25,003,000.
Capital Income Fund and Gateway International Fund are each a diversified investment company, while Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund and Select Fund are each a non-diversified investment company.
Each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. In addition, Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund offers Class N shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% for Gateway International Fund, Capital Income Fund and Select Fund, 4.50% for Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund and 3.50% for Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares, pay higher Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year of acquisition, except for reinvested distributions. Class N and Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class N shares are offered exclusively through intermediaries and are primarily intended for employer-sponsored retirement plans. Class Y shares are 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 Trusts can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are generally apportioned based on the relative
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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 and, for Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, transfer agent 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 distributions 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 subsequent to period-end through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
a. Valuation. Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:
Equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange or market where traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities 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 an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. In some foreign markets, an official close price and a last sale price may be available from the foreign exchange or market. In those cases, the official close price is used. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) and unlisted equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities, if available, or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and equity securities and senior loans where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a
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reliable price for the security. Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options on exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at the mid price (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Options on ETFs not priced through an independent pricing service are valued based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are valued at the current settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Centrally cleared credit default swap agreements are valued at settlement prices of the clearinghouse on which the contracts were traded or prices obtained from broker-dealers. Bilateral credit default swaps are valued based on mid prices (between the bid price and the ask price) supplied 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).
Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser or subadviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.
As of May 31, 2014, approximately 97% of the market value of Gateway International Fund’s investments was fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of those securities or options.
b. Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily net asset value calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are
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reported 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. 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 values 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.
d. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Funds’ investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected in the Funds’ 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 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. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into
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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 and/or securities as collateral for the Funds’ or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.
e. Futures Contracts. Certain Funds may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.
When a Fund enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by a Fund, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the 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 enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities or interest rates.
Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.
f. 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 are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, the difference between the premium paid and the proceeds of the closing sale transaction is treated as a 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
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current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. If the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the net premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commissions, is treated as a realized gain or, if the net premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. The 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 contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Funds are reduced. OTC options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.
g. Swap Agreements. Certain Funds may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties (the “protection buyer” and “protection seller”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer (“reference obligation”) for a specified time period. The reference obligation may be one or more debt securities or an index of such securities. The Funds may be either the protection buyer or the protection seller. As a protection buyer, the Funds have the ability to hedge the downside risk of an issuer or group of issuers. As a protection seller, the Funds have the ability to gain exposure to an issuer or group of issuers whose bonds are unavailable or in short supply in the cash bond market, as well as realize additional income in the form of fees paid by the protection buyer. The protection buyer is obligated to pay the protection seller a stream of payments (“fees”) over the term of the contract, provided that no credit event, such as a default or a downgrade in credit rating, occurs on the reference obligation. The Funds may also pay or receive upfront premiums. If a credit event occurs, the protection seller must pay the protection buyer the difference between the agreed upon notional value and market value of the reference obligation. Market value in this case is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the value. The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that a Fund as the protection seller could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.
Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, are disclosed in the Portfolio of Investments for those agreements for which the Fund is the protection seller. Implied credit spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s
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credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
The notional amounts of swap agreements are not recorded in the financial statements. Swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded in the Statements of Operations as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement and are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as fees receivable or payable. When received or paid, fees are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gain or loss. Upfront premiums paid or received by the Funds are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability, respectively, and are amortized or accreted over the term of the agreement and recorded as realized gain or loss. Payments made or received by the Funds as a result of a credit event or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.
Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Fund’s counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Fund and the counterparty. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking liquid assets or cash.
h. Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in certain futures and swap agreements are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Fund and the various broker/dealers. Due from brokers’ balances in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent cash pledged as initial margin for futures contracts. Due to brokers’ balances in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represent cash received as collateral for bilateral swap agreements. In certain circumstances the Fund’s use of cash held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.
i. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Trusts treat 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 May 31,
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2014 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three 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.
A Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes on investment income and taxes on capital gains on investments that are accrued and paid based upon the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and regulations that exist in the countries in which the Fund invests. Foreign withholding taxes on dividend and interest income are reflected on the Statements of Operations as a reduction of investment income, net of amounts eligible to be reclaimed. Dividends and interest receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities are net of foreign withholding taxes. Foreign withholding taxes eligible to be reclaimed are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as tax reclaims receivable. Capital gains taxes paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statements of Operations. Accrued but unpaid capital gains taxes are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable, and reduce unrealized gains on investments. In the event that realized gains on investments are subsequently offset by realized losses, taxes paid on realized gains may be returned to a Fund. Such amounts, if applicable, are reflected as foreign tax rebates receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain when received.
j. 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 of items such as distribution redesignations, foreign currency gains and losses, paydown gains and losses, return of capital, capital gain distributions received, partnership basis adjustments, deferred Trustees’ fees and premium amortization. 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, wash sales, passive foreign investment company adjustments, premium amortization, contingent payment debt instruments and futures contract 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 November 30, 2013 was as follows:
2013 Distributions Paid From: | ||||||||||||
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Gateway International Fund | $ | 550,076 | $ | — | $ | 550,076 | ||||||
Capital Income Fund | 698,276 | 9,053 | 707,329 | |||||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 42,007,434 | — | 42,007,434 | |||||||||
Select Fund | 286,876 | — | 286,876 |
Differences between these amounts and those reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are primarily attributable to different book and tax treatment for short-term capital gains.
As of November 30, 2013, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Gateway International Fund | Capital Income Fund | Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Select Fund | |||||||||||||
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Short-term: | ||||||||||||||||
No expiration date | $ | (4,990,857 | ) | $ | — | $ | (1,856,583 | ) | $ | — | ||||||
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No expiration date | — | — | (174,087 | ) | — | |||||||||||
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k. Repurchase Agreements. Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which each Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. 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. As of May 31, 2014, each Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.
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l. Indemnifications. Under the Trusts’ 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.); and |
• | Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when 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 May 31, 2014, at value:
Gateway International Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Australia | $ | — | $ | 1,627,764 | $ | — | $ | 1,627,764 | ||||||||
Euro Zone | 107,385 | 6,134,515 | — | 6,241,900 | ||||||||||||
All Other Common Stocks(a) | — | 11,663,915 | — | 11,663,915 | ||||||||||||
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Total Common Stocks | 107,385 | 19,426,194 | — | 19,533,579 | ||||||||||||
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Purchased Options | 38,862 | — | — | 38,862 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 542,834 | — | 542,834 | ||||||||||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Written Options | $ | — | $ | (328,206 | ) | $ | — | $ | (328,206 | ) | ||||||
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(a) | Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments. |
A common stock valued at $84,562 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the period ended May 31, 2014. At May 31, 2014, this security was fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the security.
A common stock valued at $107,426 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended May 31, 2014. At May 31, 2014, this security was valued at the market price in the foreign market in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.
All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.
Capital Income Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 16,366,478 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 16,366,478 | ||||||||
Bonds and Notes(a) | — | 3,110,121 | — | 3,110,121 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks(a) | 190,639 | — | — | 190,639 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 274,294 | — | 274,294 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 16,557,117 | $ | 3,384,415 | $ | — | $ | 19,941,532 | ||||||||
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Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Written Options(a) | $ | (4,353 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (4,353 | ) | ||||||
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For the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
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Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Bonds and Notes(a) | $ | — | $ | 23,965,338 | $ | — | $ | 23,965,338 | ||||||||
Exchange Traded Funds | 1,067,665 | — | — | 1,067,665 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,709,880 | — | 1,709,880 | ||||||||||||
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Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation) | — | 25,055 | — | 25,055 | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 18,869 | — | 18,869 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,067,665 | $ | 25,719,142 | $ | — | $ | 26,786,807 | ||||||||
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $ | (33,743 | ) | $ | — | $ | (33,743 | ) | ||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (3,051 | ) | — | — | (3,051 | ) | ||||||||||
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For the period ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
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Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Senior Loans(a) | $ | — | $ | 1,365,072,449 | $ | — | $ | 1,365,072,449 | ||||||||
Bonds and Notes(a) | — | 161,548,382 | — | 161,548,382 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a)(b) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 122,377,729 | — | 122,377,729 | ||||||||||||
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(a) | Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments. |
(b) | Security valued at zero. |
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Select Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 41,896,013 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 41,896,013 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,234,236 | — | 1,234,236 | ||||||||||||
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(a) | Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments. |
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
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 Gateway International Fund, Capital Income Fund and Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option contracts and swap agreements.
Gateway International Fund seeks to capture the majority of the returns associated with international developed market equity investments, while exposing investors to less risk than such investments generally. To meet this investment goal, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks of non-U.S. companies, including, but not limited to, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Euro Zone, Hong Kong, Japan and Switzerland, while also writing call options and buying put options on one or more non-U.S. equity indices, including options on ETFs that seek to replicate the performance of such indices. Writing call options can reduce the Fund’s volatility, provide a steady cash flow and be an important source of the Fund’s return, although it also may reduce the Fund’s ability to profit from increases in the value of its equity portfolio. Buying put
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options can protect the Fund from a significant market decline that may occur over a short period of time. The value of a put option generally increases as stock prices (and the value of the index or ETF) decrease and decreases as those stocks (and the index or ETF) increase in price. The Fund typically sells call options and buys put options on market indices or index-tracking ETFs that represent a significant portion of the capitalization in each of the markets in international developed equity markets. The combination of the diversified stock portfolio, the steady cash flow from writing call options and the downside protection from purchased put options is intended to provide the Fund with the majority of the returns associated with international developed equity market investments while exposing investors to less risk than other such investments. During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Fund used written call options and purchased put options in accordance with this objective.
Capital Income Fund 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 Fund may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that they own and may use written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. The Fund may also use purchased call options and written put options for investment purposes. During the six months ended May 31, 2014, the Capital Income Fund engaged in written call option transactions for hedging purposes and written put and purchased call option transactions for investment purposes.
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund seeks to provide high total investment return through a combination of high current income and capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its objective by generally obtaining its long investment exposures through direct cash investments and derivatives and short investment exposures substantially through derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements. During the period ended May 31, 2014, the Fund used forward foreign currency contracts and credit default swap agreements (as a protection seller) to gain investment exposures in accordance with its objective.
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund is subject to the risk that companies in which the Fund invests will fail financially or otherwise be unwilling or unable to meet their obligations to the Fund. The Fund may use credit default swaps, as a protection buyer, to hedge its credit exposure to issuers of bonds they hold without having to sell the bonds. During the period ended May 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in credit default swap transactions as a protection buyer to hedge its credit exposure.
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund is subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Fund’s investments in fixed income securities. The Fund will be subject to increased interest rate risk to the extent that it invests in fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations, as compared to investing in fixed-income securities with shorter maturities or durations. The Fund may use futures contracts to
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hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the period ended May 31, 2014, the Fund engaged in futures contracts to manage duration.
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Gateway International Fund as of May 31, 2014, as reflected within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Investments at value1 | |||
Exchange traded/cleared asset derivatives | ||||
Equity contracts | $ | 38,862 | ||
Liabilities | Options Written at value | |||
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | ||||
Equity contracts | $ | (328,206 | ) |
1 | Represents purchased options, at value. |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Gateway International Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2014, as reflected within the Statement of Operations, were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Investments2 | Options written | ||||||
Equity contracts | $ | (431,441 | ) | $ | (305,059 | ) | ||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Investments2 | Options written | ||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 38,339 | $ | (49,589 | ) |
2 | Represents realized loss and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for purchased options during the period. |
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Capital Income Fund as of May 31, 2014, as reflected within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Liabilities | Options Written at value | |||
Exchange traded/cleared liability derivatives | ||||
Equity contracts | $ | (4,353 | ) |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Capital Income Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2014, as reflected within the Statement of Operations, were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Investments2 | Options written | ||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 1,507 | $ | 12,291 | ||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Investments2 | Options written | ||||||
Equity contracts | $ | — | $ | (221 | ) |
2 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for purchased options during the period. |
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund as of May 31, 2014, as reflected within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Unrealized | Unrealized | Swap | Total | ||||||||||||
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Credit contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 353,664 | $ | 353,664 | ||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | 18,869 | — | — | 18,869 | ||||||||||||
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Foreign exchange contracts | $ | (33,743 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (33,743 | ) | ||||||
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Interest rate contracts | — | (3,051 | ) | — | (3,051 | ) | ||||||||||
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2 | Represents swap agreements, at value. Market value of swap agreements is reported in the Portfolio of Investments along with the unamortized upfront premium paid (received), if any, and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on each individual contract. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and upfront premiums paid (received) are reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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Transactions in derivative instruments for Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund during the period ended May 31, 2014, as reflected in the Statement of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Futures | Swap | Foreign currency | |||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 50,396 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | — | (2,205 | ) | ||||||||
Credit contracts | — | 67,506 | — | |||||||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | (3,051 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | — | (14,874 | ) | ||||||||
Credit contracts | — | 55,979 | — | |||||||||
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As the Funds value their derivatives at fair value and recognize changes in fair value through the Statements of Operations, they do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.
The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of investments in common stocks, for Gateway International Fund, based on month-end market values of underlying securities, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended May 31, 2014:
Gateway International Fund* | Call Options | Put Options | ||||||
Average Market Value of Underlying Securities | 98.27 | % | 98.27 | % | ||||
Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 98.97 | % | 98.97 | % | ||||
Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 97.26 | % | 97.26 | % | ||||
Market Value of Underlying Securities as of May 31, 2014 | 97.26 | % | 97.26 | % |
* | Market value of underlying securities is determined by multiplying option shares by the price of the option’s underlying security, as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Policies and Procedures. |
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The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Capital Income Fund, based on month-end market values of underlying securities at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended May 31, 2014:
Capital Income Fund** | Call Options | Call Options | Put Options | |||||||||
Average Market Value of Underlying Securities | 0.11 | % | 0.98 | % | 0.96 | % | ||||||
Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 0.31 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.36 | % | ||||||
Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 0.00 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.38 | % | ||||||
Market Value of Underlying Securities as of May 31, 2014 | 0.00 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.01 | % |
** | Market value of underlying securities is determined by multiplying option shares by the price of the option’s underlying security, as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Policies and Procedures. |
The volume of forward foreign currency contract, futures contract and swap agreement activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund, based on gross month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the period ended May 31, 2014:
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Forwards | Futures | Swaps | |||||||||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 8.16 | % | 5.94 | % | 12.19 | % | ||||||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 11.79 | % | 8.87 | % | 16.72 | % | ||||||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 0.55 | % | 4.53 | % | 10.40 | % | ||||||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of May 31, 2014 | 11.37 | % | 5.13 | % | 10.95 | % |
The following is a summary of the Gateway International Fund’s written option activity:
Gateway International Fund | Number of | Premiums | ||||||
Outstanding at November 30, 2013 | 4,760 | $ | 572,067 | |||||
Options written | 23,714 | 2,077,091 | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (23,248 | ) | (2,232,386 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (2,461 | ) | (152,731 | ) | ||||
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The following is a summary of the Capital Income Fund’s written option activity:
Capital Income Fund | Number of | Premiums | ||||||
Outstanding at November 30, 2013 | 50 | $ | 2,916 | |||||
Options written | 427 | 22,735 | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (299 | ) | (15,955 | ) | ||||
Options exercised | (25 | ) | (1,293 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (73 | ) | (4,200 | ) | ||||
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Over-the-counter derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, options and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Funds and their counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by a Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreements, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Funds and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Funds or the counterparty. The Funds’ ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of a Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and liabilities, and any related collateral received or pledged, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As of May 31, 2014, gross amounts of over-the-counter derivative assets and liabilities not offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the related net amounts after taking into account master netting arrangements for the Funds, by counterparty, are as follows:
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Counterparty | Gross Amounts | Offset | Net | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | (328,206 | ) | $ | — | $ | (328,206 | ) | $ | 328,206 | $ | — |
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Barclays Bank PLC | $ | 2,341 | $ | (2,341 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse International | 16,528 | (16,528 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | 353,664 | — | 353,664 | (300,000 | ) | 53,664 | ||||||||||||||
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Barclays Bank PLC | $ | (6,911 | ) | $ | 2,341 | $ | (4,570 | ) | $ | — | $ | (4,570 | ) | |||||||
Credit Suisse International | (26,832 | ) | 16,528 | (10,304 | ) | — | (10,304 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Timing differences may exist between when contracts under the ISDA agreements are marked-to-market and when collateral moves. The ISDA agreements include tri-party control agreements under which collateral is held for the benefit of the secured party at a third party custodian, State Street Bank.
Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by each Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The risk of loss to a Fund from counterparty default should be limited to the extent a Fund is under collateralized for over-the-counter derivatives; however, final settlement of a Fund’s claim against any collateral received may be subject to bankruptcy court proceedings. Additionally, cash or securities held at or pledged to counterparties for initial/variation margin for futures contracts or as collateral for over-the-counter derivatives may be subject to bankruptcy court proceedings. Based on the balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, including cash and securities held at or pledged to counterparties for initial/variation margin or as collateral that could be subject to the terms of a final settlement in a bankruptcy court proceeding, the maximum amount of loss that the Funds would incur if counterparties failed to meet their obligations, and the
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amount of loss that the Funds would incur after taking into account master netting arrangements pursuant to ISDA agreements, are as follows as of May 31, 2014:
Fund | Maximum Amount of Loss - Gross | Maximum Amount of Loss - Net | ||||||
Gateway International Fund | $ | 5,275,219 | $ | 4,947,013 | ||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 472,533 | 153,664 |
5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Gateway International Fund | $ | 4,038,541 | $ | 16,581,677 | ||||
Capital Income Fund | 3,587,783 | 9,319,133 | ||||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 29,904,656 | 5,821,328 | ||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 1,073,359,287 | 861,598,032 | ||||||
Select Fund | 24,029,942 | 9,030,718 |
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway Advisers”) serves as investment adviser to Gateway International Fund. Gateway Advisers is a subsidiary of Natixis US, which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.75%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Loomis Sayles serves as investment adviser to Capital Income Fund, Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund and Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, Capital Income Fund and Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund pay a management fee at the annual rate of 0.60% calculated daily and payable monthly, based on Capital Income Fund’s average daily net assets and Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund’s average daily managed assets, which include borrowings used for leverage. Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.75%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on average daily net assets.
NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”), serves as investment adviser to the Select Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.85%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.
NGAM Advisors has entered into subadvisory agreement with Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”). Under the terms of the subadvisory
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agreement, the Fund pays a subadvisory fee at the annual rate of 0.53%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. Payments to NGAM Advisors are reduced by the amount of payments to Vaughan Nelson.
Gateway Advisers, Loomis Sayles and NGAM Advisors have given binding undertakings to the 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 March 31, 2015 and are 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.
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
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Gateway International Fund | 1.35 | % | 2.10 | % | — | 1.10 | % | |||||||||
Capital Income Fund | 1.20 | % | 1.95 | % | — | 0.95 | % | |||||||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 1.10 | % | 1.85 | % | — | 0.85 | % | |||||||||
Select Fund | 1.40 | % | 2.15 | % | — | 1.15 | % |
Effective July 1, 2014, Loomis Sayles has given a binding undertaking to Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses associated with the Fund to limit its operating expenses to 1.05%, 1.80% and 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect until March 31, 2016 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis.
Gateway Advisers, Loomis Sayles and NGAM Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses they have 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 annual operating 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.
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For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Gross Management Fees | Contractual Waivers of Management Fees1 | Net Management Fees | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
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Gateway International Fund | $ | 103,242 | $ | 103,242 | $ | — | 0.75 | % | — | |||||||||||
Capital Income Fund | 67,837 | 63,107 | 4,730 | 0.60 | % | 0.04 | % | |||||||||||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 58,619 | 38,093 | 20,526 | 0.75 | % | 0.26 | % | |||||||||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 4,569,784 | — | 4,569,784 | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | |||||||||||||
Select Fund | 139,688 | 63,160 | 76,528 | 0.85 | % | 0.47 | % |
1 | Contractual management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2015. |
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, expenses have been reimbursed as follows:
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Gateway International Fund | $ | 9,751 | $ | 1,023 | ||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 48 | — |
2 | Contractual expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2015. |
No expenses were recovered for any of the Funds during the six months ended May 31, 2014 under the terms of the expense agreements.
Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trusts. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis US.
b. Service and Distribution Fees. NGAM Distribution has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trusts. Pursuant to this agreement, NGAM Distribution 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 C shares (the “Class C Plans”).
Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays NGAM Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by NGAM Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
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Funds’ Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution 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 NGAM Distribution a monthly distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:
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Gateway International Fund | $ | 12,578 | $ | 7,566 | $ | 22,699 | ||||||
Capital Income Fund | 7,555 | 4,104 | 12,310 | |||||||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 23 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 555,762 | 258,411 | 775,234 | |||||||||
Select Fund | 17,104 | 1,956 | 5,866 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) to serve as sub-administrator. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I, Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”), Hansberger International Series and NGAM Advisors, each Fund pays NGAM 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.
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Administrative | |||
Gateway International Fund | $ | 6,018 | ||
Capital Income Fund | 4,940 | |||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 3,400 | |||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 321,980 | |||
Select Fund | 7,170 |
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Effective July 1, 2014, each Fund pays NGAM 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, 0.0350% of the next $60 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 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.
d. Sub-Transfer Agent Fees. NGAM Distribution has entered into agreements, which include servicing agreements, with financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries that hold positions in the Funds and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Intermediaries transact with the Funds primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Funds. These services would have been provided by the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly at the Funds’ transfer agent. Accordingly, the Funds have agreed to reimburse NGAM Distribution for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries. The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to NGAM Distribution are subject to a current per-account equivalent fee limit approved by the Funds’ Board, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statements of Operations) for each Fund were as follows:
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Gateway International Fund | $ | 5,937 | ||
Capital Income Fund | 5,731 | |||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 11 | |||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 411,626 | |||
Select Fund | 6,591 |
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As of May 31, 2014, the Funds owe NGAM Distribution the following reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor):
Fund | Reimbursements | |||
Gateway International Fund | $ | 98 | ||
Capital Income Fund | 89 | |||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 10 | |||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 7,391 | |||
Select Fund | 601 |
Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y 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 those classes.
e. Commissions. Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by NGAM Distribution during the six months ended May 31, 2014 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | |||
Gateway International Fund | $ | 13,727 | ||
Capital Income Fund | 6,440 | |||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | 858 | |||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 250,071 | |||
Select Fund | 18,635 |
f. Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trusts do not pay any compensation directly to their officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of NGAM Advisors, NGAM Distribution, Natixis US or their affiliates. Effective January 1, 2014, the Chairperson of the Board receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $300,000. 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 $130,000. 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 chairperson (except for the Chairperson of the Governance Committee) receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. Each Contract Review 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 $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. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis
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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.
Prior to January 1, 2014, the Chairperson of the Board received a retainer fee at the annual rate of $285,000 and each Independent Trustee (other than the Chairperson) received, in aggregate, a retainer fee at the annual rate of $115,000. All other Trustee fees remained unchanged.
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.
g. Affiliated Ownership. As of May 31, 2014, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Loomis Sayles Retirement Plan”) and Natixis US held shares of the Funds representing the following percentages of net assets:
Fund | Loomis Sayles | Natixis | Percentage | |||||||||
Capital Income Fund | 7.65 | % | 13.30 | % | 20.95 | % | ||||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | — | 94.66 | % | 94.66 | % | |||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 0.43 | % | — | 0.43 | % |
Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.
h. Payments by Affiliates. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, Gateway Advisers and Natixis US reimbursed the Gateway International Fund $1,023 for overdraft charges and $10,567 for transaction costs, respectively, incurred in conjunction with redemptions by affiliates.
7. Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. For the period ended May 31, 2014, Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses:
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | |||||||||||||
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses | $ | — | * | $ | — | * | $ | 8 | $ | 50 |
* | Amount rounds to less than $1. |
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Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y 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 those classes. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class N are allocated to Class N.
8. Line of Credit. Each Fund, except the Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income 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 0.10% 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.
For the six months ended May 31, 2014, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund has entered into a committed, secured line of credit with the Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Bank”), under which it may borrow for investment or liquidity purposes. The commitment of the Bank to make loans to the Fund shall not exceed $200,000,000 at any one time. Interest is charged to the Fund based upon the terms set forth in the agreement. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum (0.125% per annum for dates upon which the loan balance exceeds 50% of the commitment), payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued by the Fund based on the unused portion of the line of credit.
During the six months ended May 31, 2014, Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund had an average daily balance on the line of credit (for those days on which there were borrowings) of $50,000,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.24%.
9. Interest Expense. The Funds may incur interest expense on cash overdrafts at the custodian or from use of the line of credit. Interest expense incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2014 is reflected on the Statements of Operations.
10. Brokerage Commission Recapture. Certain Funds have 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 on the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended May 31, 2014, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:
Fund | Rebates | |||
Capital Income Fund | $ | 505 |
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11. Concentration of Risk. Each Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.
The Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund, Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund and Select Fund are non-diversified, which means that they are not limited under the 1940 Act to a percentage of assets that they may invest in any one issuer. Because the Funds may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, an investment in the Funds may involve a higher degree of risk than would be present in a diversified portfolio.
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund’s investments in emerging markets companies, which may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets, involves risks in addition to, and greater than, those generally associated with investing in companies in developed foreign markets. Emerging markets investments are subject to greater risks arising from political or economic instability, nationalization or confiscatory taxation, currency exchange restrictions and an issuer’s unwillingness or inability to make principal or interest payments on its obligations.
The senior loans in which Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund expects to invest will generally not be rated investment grade by the rating agencies. Economic downturns generally increase non-payment rates and a senior loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to default. Senior loans are subject to credit risk, and secured loans may not be adequately collateralized. The interest rates of senior loans reset frequently, and thus senior loans are subject to interest rate risk. Senior loans typically have less liquidity than investment grade bonds and there may be less public information available about them as compared to investment grade bonds.
12. Concentration of Ownership. From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of one or more accounts constituting a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities by holders of such accounts could have material impacts on the Funds. As of May 31, 2014, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Funds had accounts representing controlling ownership of more than 5% of the Fund’s total outstanding shares. The number of such accounts, based on accounts that represent more than 5% of an individual class of shares, and the aggregate percentage of net assets represented by such holdings were as follows:
Fund | Number of > 5% Non-Affiliated Account Holders | Percentage of Non-Affiliated | Percentage of Ownership | Total Percentage of | ||||||||||||
Capital Income Fund | 1 | 26.41 | % | 20.95 | % | 47.36 | % | |||||||||
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | — | — | 94.66 | % | 94.66 | % | ||||||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | — | — | 0.43 | % | 0.43 | % |
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Omnibus shareholder accounts for which NGAM Advisors understands that the intermediary has discretion over the underlying shareholder accounts or investment models where a shareholder account may be invested for a non-discretionary customer are included in the table above. For other omnibus accounts, the Fund does not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.
13. 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 May 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | | |||||||||||
Gateway International Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 203,475 | $ | 1,998,761 | 564,298 | $ | 5,537,956 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 13,407 | 132,324 | 11,093 | 108,375 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (71,154 | ) | (700,180 | ) | (216,840 | ) | (2,112,858 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 145,728 | $ | 1,430,905 | 358,551 | $ | 3,533,473 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 218,739 | $ | 2,131,975 | 479,543 | $ | 4,617,656 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 6,306 | 61,738 | 732 | 7,131 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (48,508 | ) | (473,722 | ) | (6,669 | ) | (63,028 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 176,537 | $ | 1,719,991 | 473,606 | $ | 4,561,759 | ||||||||||
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 68,512 | $ | 669,458 | 128,900 | $ | 1,249,083 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 29,200 | 288,496 | 44,266 | 432,920 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,696,492 | ) | (16,366,670 | ) | (472,557 | ) | (4,697,421 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (1,598,780 | ) | $ | (15,408,716 | ) | (299,391 | ) | $ | (3,015,418 | ) | ||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (1,276,515 | ) | $ | (12,257,820 | ) | 532,766 | $ | 5,079,814 | ||||||||
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13. Capital Shares (continued).
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | | |||||||||||
Capital Income Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 61,791 | $ | 761,540 | 272,682 | $ | 3,248,411 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 41,720 | 505,313 | 10,402 | 118,067 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (85,922 | ) | (1,063,347 | ) | (76,573 | ) | (911,223 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 17,589 | $ | 203,506 | 206,511 | $ | 2,455,255 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 77,159 | $ | 955,907 | 451,134 | $ | 5,495,013 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 31,645 | 381,210 | 1,731 | 20,499 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (422,002 | ) | (5,058,041 | ) | (48,187 | ) | (579,149 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (313,198 | ) | $ | (3,720,924 | ) | 404,678 | $ | 4,936,363 | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 173,602 | $ | 2,143,338 | 232,354 | $ | 2,795,946 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 99,281 | 1,203,258 | 50,897 | 567,193 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (360,750 | ) | (4,423,349 | ) | (825,924 | ) | (9,916,194 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (87,867 | ) | $ | (1,076,753 | ) | (542,673 | ) | $ | (6,553,055 | ) | ||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (383,476 | ) | $ | (4,594,171 | ) | 68,516 | $ | 838,563 | ||||||||
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Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 44,399 | $ | 461,267 | |||||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 41 | 420 | ||||||||||||||
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Net change | 44,440 | $ | 461,687 | |||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,529 | $ | 15,367 | |||||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 7 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,003 | ) | (10,195 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net change | 533 | $ | 5,238 | |||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 100 | $ | 1,001 | |||||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
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Net change | 101 | $ | 1,014 | |||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 2,596,756 | $ | 25,984,485 | |||||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 31,285 | 318,106 | ||||||||||||||
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Net change | 2,628,041 | $ | 26,302,591 | |||||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 2,673,115 | $ | 26,770,530 | |||||||||||||
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13. Capital Shares (continued).
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | | |||||||||||
Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 14,609,230 | $ | 154,997,465 | 40,971,441 | $ | 433,135,367 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 990,647 | 10,489,553 | 1,193,068 | 12,581,894 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (11,803,550 | ) | (125,277,787 | ) | (9,870,128 | ) | (104,227,061 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 3,796,327 | $ | 40,209,231 | 32,294,381 | $ | 341,490,200 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 4,778,152 | $ | 50,557,484 | 17,056,300 | $ | 179,991,127 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 291,299 | 3,077,171 | 322,929 | 3,397,992 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,395,522 | ) | (35,969,860 | ) | (1,432,233 | ) | (15,097,113 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 1,673,929 | $ | 17,664,795 | 15,946,996 | $ | 168,292,006 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 29,433,117 | $ | 312,576,390 | 82,968,718 | $ | 878,417,765 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,279,459 | 13,553,886 | 1,274,487 | 13,445,497 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (19,566,284 | ) | (207,706,782 | ) | (16,646,969 | ) | (175,744,458 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 11,146,292 | $ | 118,423,494 | 67,596,236 | $ | 716,118,804 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 16,616,548 | $ | 176,297,520 | 115,837,613 | $ | 1,225,901,010 | ||||||||||
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13. Capital Shares (continued).
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2014 | | | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | | |||||||||||
Select Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 815,099 | $ | 11,017,927 | 615,495 | $ | 7,736,403 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 73,027 | 960,306 | 2,007 | 21,581 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (98,188 | ) | (1,322,819 | ) | (25,578 | ) | (320,636 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 789,938 | $ | 10,655,414 | 591,924 | $ | 7,437,348 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 64,782 | $ | 868,771 | 64,468 | $ | 854,310 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 9,036 | 117,470 | 359 | 3,784 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,508 | ) | (46,779 | ) | (626 | ) | (8,484 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 70,310 | $ | 939,462 | 64,201 | $ | 849,610 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 471,343 | $ | 6,396,548 | 891,911 | $ | 10,500,893 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 108,470 | 1,427,464 | 23,832 | 250,361 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (66,989 | ) | (902,698 | ) | (560,996 | ) | (7,155,083 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 512,824 | $ | 6,921,314 | 354,747 | $ | 3,596,171 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 1,373,072 | $ | 18,516,190 | 1,010,872 | $ | 11,883,129 | ||||||||||
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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: | July 22, 2014 |
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: | July 22, 2014 | |
By: | /s/ Michael C. Kardok | |
Name: | Michael C. Kardok | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
Date: | July 22, 2014 |