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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: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2015
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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
June 30, 2015
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Portfolio Review page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 15
Financial Statements page 33
Notes to Financial Statements page 62
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CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND
Manager | Symbols | |
G. Kenneth Heebner, CFA® | Class A NEFGX | |
Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership | Class B NEBGX | |
Class C NEGCX | ||
Class Y NEGYX |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments in equity securities of companies whose earnings are expected to grow at a faster rate than that of the overall U.S. economy.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 2015
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 11/27/68) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.58 | % | 4.94 | % | 12.87 | % | 7.29 | % | ||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -3.28 | -1.12 | 11.54 | 6.66 | ||||||||||||
Class B (Inception 2/28/97) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.18 | 4.20 | 12.02 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | -2.82 | -0.29 | 11.76 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/1/98) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.20 | 4.13 | 12.02 | 6.50 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 1.20 | 3.23 | 12.02 | 6.50 | ||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 6/30/99) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.75 | 5.29 | 13.15 | 7.56 | ||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 1.23 | 7.42 | 17.34 | 7.89 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) does 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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
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. |
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NATIXIS OAKMARK FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
William C. Nygren, CFA® | Class A NEFOX | |
Kevin G. Grant, CFA® | Class B NEGBX | |
M. Colin Hudson, CFA® | Class C NECOX | |
Michael J. Mangan, CFA® | Class Y NEOYX | |
Harris Associates L.P. |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20153
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 5/6/31) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.44 | % | 3.19 | % | 16.58 | % | 7.11 | % | ||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -6.18 | -2.76 | 15.21 | 6.48 | ||||||||||||
Class B (Inception 9/13/93) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.77 | 2.43 | 15.72 | 6.31 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | -5.71 | -2.05 | 15.49 | 6.31 | ||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 5/1/95) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.77 | 2.45 | 15.71 | 6.30 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | -1.76 | 1.55 | 15.71 | 6.30 | ||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 11/18/98) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.33 | 3.47 | 16.88 | 7.42 | ||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 1.23 | 7.42 | 17.34 | 7.89 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) does 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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
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 | 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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NATIXIS OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
David G. Herro, CFA® | Class A NOIAX | |
Robert A. Taylor, CFA® | Class C NOICX | |
Harris Associates L.P. |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20153
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/15/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 5.10 | % | -3.04 | % | 7.94 | % | ||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -0.95 | -8.60 | 6.54 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/15/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 4.69 | -3.73 | 7.15 | |||||||||
With CDSC1 | 3.69 | -4.66 | 7.15 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
MSCI World ex USA Index (Net)2 | 4.34 | -5.28 | 5.08 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) does 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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | MSCI World ex USA Index (Net) is an unmanaged index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States. The index calculates reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes using Luxembourg tax rates. |
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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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Dennis G. Alff, CFA® | Class A NEFJX | |
Chad D. Fargason | Class B NEJBX | |
Chris D. Wallis, CFA® | Class C NEJCX | |
Scott J. Weber, CFA® | Class Y NEJYX | |
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. |
Effective July 31, 2009, the fund was closed to new investors.
Objective
The Fund seeks capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/31/96) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 8.16 | % | 10.53 | % | 18.07 | % | 11.71 | % | ||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 1.94 | 4.15 | 16.68 | 11.05 | ||||||||||||
Class B (Inception 12/31/96) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.83 | 9.77 | 17.20 | 10.88 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 2.83 | 5.24 | 17.02 | 10.88 | ||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/31/96) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.78 | 9.72 | 17.19 | 10.88 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 6.78 | 8.82 | 17.19 | 10.88 | ||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 8/31/06)2 | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 8.31 | 10.81 | 18.37 | 11.97 | ||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||
Russell 2000® Value Index3 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 14.81 | 6.87 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) does 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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | Prior to the inception of Class Y shares (8/31/06), performance is that of Class A shares and reflects the higher net expenses of that share class. |
3 | Russell 2000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. |
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 VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Dennis G. Alff, CFA® | Class A VNVAX | |
Chad D. Fargason | Class C VNVCX | |
Chris D. Wallis, CFA® | Class N VNVNX | |
Scott J. Weber, CFA® | Class Y VNVYX | |
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20153
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Fund | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 10/31/08) | Class A/C/Y | Class N | ||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.47 | % | 10.41 | % | 19.59 | % | 17.10 | % | — | % | ||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 1.29 | 4.04 | 18.19 | 16.07 | — | |||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 10/31/08) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.08 | 9.59 | 18.70 | 16.24 | — | |||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 6.08 | 8.59 | 18.70 | 16.24 | — | |||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 5/1/13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.64 | 10.80 | — | — | 20.35 | |||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 10/31/08) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.58 | 10.69 | 19.87 | 17.40 | — | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||
Russell Midcap® Value Index2 | 0.41 | 3.67 | 17.73 | 16.96 | 14.83 |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The table(s) does 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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | Russell Midcap® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. |
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, 2015 is available from the Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room may be obtained by calling 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 January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. 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 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.
CGM ADVISOR TARGETED EQUITY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,025.80 | $5.73 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.14 | $5.71 | |||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,021.80 | $9.47 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.42 | $9.44 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,022.00 | $9.48 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.42 | $9.44 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,027.50 | $4.47 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.38 | $4.46 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio: 1.14%, 1.89%, 1.89% and 0.89% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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NATIXIS OAKMARK FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $995.60 | $5.64 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.14 | $5.71 | |||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $992.30 | $9.29 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.47 | $9.39 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $992.30 | $9.34 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | �� | $1,015.42 | $9.44 | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $996.70 | $4.41 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.38 | $4.46 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio: 1.14%, 1.88%, 1.89% and 0.89% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
NATIXIS OAKMARK INTERNATIONAL FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,051.00 | $6.56 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.40 | $6.46 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,046.90 | $10.35 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.68 | $10.19 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio: 1.29% and 2.04% for Class A and C, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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VAUGHAN NELSON SMALL CAP VALUE FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,081.60 | $7.02 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.05 | $6.80 | |||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,078.30 | $10.82 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.38 | $10.49 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,077.80 | $10.87 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.33 | $10.54 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,083.10 | $5.73 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.29 | $5.56 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio: 1.36%, 2.10%, 2.11% and 1.11% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
VAUGHAN NELSON VALUE OPPORTUNITY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,074.70 | $6.28 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.74 | $6.11 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,070.80 | $10.11 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.03 | $9.84 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,076.40 | $4.58 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.38 | $4.46 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,075.80 | $4.99 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.98 | $4.86 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio: 1.22%, 1.97%, 0.89% and 0.97% 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 half-year (181), 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 Trusts (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/or 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 (and segment, in the case of Funds managed by multiple subadvisers) based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and
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fee differentials against each Fund’s peer group/category, 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 2015. 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 the monitoring and oversight services provided by NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) with respect to sub-advised Funds. They also considered the administrative services provided by 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 supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. In the case of each Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant peer group and/or category for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other
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factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain periods, was stronger over the long term; and (3) that the Fund’s more recent performance, although lagging in certain periods, had shown improvement when compared to relevant performance benchmarks and categories.
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 four of the five Natixis Equity Funds included in this report have expense caps in place. The Trustees noted that several Funds had total advisory fee rates that were above the median of a peer group of funds. The Trustees considered the factors which management believed justified such relatively higher fees. These factors varied from Fund to Fund, but included one or more of the following: (1) that the Fund’s net expense ratio was near, at, or below the median of a peer group of funds; (2) that the Fund’s advisory fee rate was not significantly above its peer group median; and (3) that the Fund’s investment discipline was capacity constrained. The Trustees also considered management’s proposal to add a breakpoint to the advisory fee for the Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund.
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The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Advisers’ and their affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser 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 two Funds had breakpoints in their advisory fees and that four of the Funds were subject to an expense cap. With respect to the CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund, which does not have an expense cap, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s assets have been declining over time. The Trustees also noted that management had proposed the implementation of a breakpoint for the Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity 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 programs of the Funds and the Advisers. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Funds. |
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· | 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. |
· | Plans for maintaining continuity of portfolio management where that was thought to be a potential issue. |
· | 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, with the addition of the breakpoint with respect to the Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund described above, should be continued through June 30, 2016.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 98.3% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Banks — 16.6% | ||||||||
1,370,000 | Bank of America Corp. | $ | 23,317,400 | |||||
620,000 | Citigroup, Inc. | 34,248,800 | ||||||
380,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 25,748,800 | ||||||
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83,315,000 | ||||||||
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Biotechnology — 2.5% | ||||||||
110,000 | Celgene Corp.(b) | 12,730,850 | ||||||
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Capital Markets — 17.6% | ||||||||
150,000 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 18,739,500 | ||||||
750,000 | Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 24,487,500 | ||||||
1,170,000 | Morgan Stanley | 45,384,300 | ||||||
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88,611,300 | ||||||||
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Household Durables — 23.2% | ||||||||
1,470,000 | DR Horton, Inc. | 40,219,200 | ||||||
810,000 | Lennar Corp., Class A | 41,342,400 | ||||||
920,000 | Toll Brothers, Inc.(b) | 35,134,800 | ||||||
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116,696,400 | ||||||||
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Insurance — 9.8% | ||||||||
430,000 | MetLife, Inc. | 24,075,700 | ||||||
285,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc. | 24,943,200 | ||||||
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49,018,900 | ||||||||
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IT Services — 5.6% | ||||||||
420,000 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 28,203,000 | ||||||
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Leisure Products — 5.5% | ||||||||
185,000 | Polaris Industries, Inc. | 27,400,350 | ||||||
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Media — 8.2% | ||||||||
360,000 | Walt Disney Co. (The) | 41,090,400 | ||||||
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Specialty Retail — 4.9% | ||||||||
220,000 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 24,448,600 | ||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.4% | ||||||||
320,000 | VF Corp. | 22,316,800 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $408,304,808) | 493,831,600 | |||||||
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Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.6% | ||||||||
$ | 8,105,000 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $8,105,002 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $8,180,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125% due 6/30/2021 valued at $8,272,025 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $8,105,000) | $ | 8,105,000 | ||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund – (continued)
Description | Value (†) | |||||||
Total Investments — 99.9% (Identified Cost $416,409,808)(a) | $ | 501,936,600 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.1% | 483,063 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 502,419,663 | ||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $416,409,808 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 | $ | 87,943,585 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (2,416,793 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 85,526,792 | ||||||
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(b) | Non-income producing security. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Household Durables | 23.2 | % | ||
Capital Markets | 17.6 | |||
Banks | 16.6 | |||
Insurance | 9.8 | |||
Media | 8.2 | |||
IT Services | 5.6 | |||
Leisure Products | 5.5 | |||
Specialty Retail | 4.9 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 4.4 | |||
Biotechnology | 2.5 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.6 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.1 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 94.9% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.1% | ||||||||
16,350 | Precision Castparts Corp. | $ | 3,267,875 | |||||
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Air Freight & Logistics — 1.9% | ||||||||
32,700 | FedEx Corp. | 5,572,080 | ||||||
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Automobiles — 3.2% | ||||||||
201,700 | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV(b) | 2,930,701 | ||||||
128,400 | General Motors Co. | 4,279,572 | ||||||
35,300 | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 1,989,155 | ||||||
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9,199,428 | ||||||||
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Banks — 10.1% | ||||||||
586,800 | Bank of America Corp. | 9,987,336 | ||||||
138,000 | Citigroup, Inc. | 7,623,120 | ||||||
101,600 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 6,884,416 | ||||||
87,000 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 4,892,880 | ||||||
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29,387,752 | ||||||||
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Beverages — 1.5% | ||||||||
36,400 | Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR | 4,223,856 | ||||||
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Capital Markets — 7.9% | ||||||||
104,600 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 4,390,062 | ||||||
88,000 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 4,314,640 | ||||||
28,100 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 5,866,999 | ||||||
72,000 | State Street Corp. | 5,544,000 | ||||||
38,000 | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 2,953,740 | ||||||
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23,069,441 | ||||||||
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Chemicals — 2.0% | ||||||||
55,800 | Monsanto Co. | 5,947,722 | ||||||
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Communications Equipment — 1.5% | ||||||||
70,400 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 4,409,152 | ||||||
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Consumer Finance — 3.3% | ||||||||
48,500 | American Express Co. | 3,769,420 | ||||||
66,500 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 5,850,005 | ||||||
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9,619,425 | ||||||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.8% | ||||||||
82,800 | TE Connectivity Ltd. | 5,324,040 | ||||||
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Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4% | ||||||||
10,300 | Baker Hughes, Inc. | 635,510 | ||||||
81,000 | Halliburton Co. | 3,488,670 | ||||||
58,400 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 2,819,552 | ||||||
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6,943,732 | ||||||||
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Food Products — 3.3% | ||||||||
95,600 | General Mills, Inc. | 5,326,832 | ||||||
57,000 | Nestle S.A., Sponsored ADR | 4,113,120 | ||||||
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9,439,952 | ||||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Natixis Oakmark Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7% | ||||||||
68,300 | Medtronic PLC | $ | 5,061,030 | |||||
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Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8% | ||||||||
42,200 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 5,148,400 | ||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1% | ||||||||
60,900 | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 3,201,513 | ||||||
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Household Durables — 1.1% | ||||||||
17,850 | Whirlpool Corp. | 3,088,943 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4% | ||||||||
259,400 | General Electric Co. | 6,892,258 | ||||||
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Insurance — 7.4% | ||||||||
84,100 | Aflac, Inc. | 5,231,020 | ||||||
118,700 | American International Group, Inc. | 7,338,034 | ||||||
51,000 | Aon PLC | 5,083,680 | ||||||
76,100 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 3,903,169 | ||||||
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21,555,903 | ||||||||
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Internet & Catalog Retail — 4.2% | ||||||||
16,910 | Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | 7,340,462 | ||||||
176,800 | Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b) | 4,906,200 | ||||||
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12,246,662 | ||||||||
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Internet Software & Services — 2.5% | ||||||||
13,530 | Google, Inc., Class A(b) | 7,306,741 | ||||||
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IT Services — 7.7% | ||||||||
33,200 | Accenture PLC, Class A | 3,213,096 | ||||||
69,400 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 5,567,962 | ||||||
83,200 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 7,777,536 | ||||||
87,120 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 5,850,108 | ||||||
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22,408,702 | ||||||||
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Machinery — 2.6% | ||||||||
46,200 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 3,918,684 | ||||||
31,700 | Parker Hannifin Corp. | 3,687,661 | ||||||
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7,606,345 | ||||||||
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Media — 4.1% | ||||||||
65,200 | Comcast Corp., Special Class A | 3,908,088 | ||||||
342,200 | News Corp., Class A(b) | 4,992,698 | ||||||
44,800 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 3,113,152 | ||||||
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12,013,938 | ||||||||
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Metals & Mining — 1.0% | ||||||||
740,200 | Glencore PLC | 2,968,350 | ||||||
|
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0% | ||||||||
110,700 | Apache Corp. | 6,379,641 | ||||||
197,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 2,200,490 | ||||||
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8,580,131 | ||||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Natixis Oakmark Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Personal Products — 1.4% | ||||||||
91,300 | Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR | $ | 3,922,248 | |||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 1.6% | ||||||||
93,100 | Sanofi, ADR | 4,611,243 | ||||||
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Road & Rail — 0.9% | ||||||||
27,800 | Union Pacific Corp. | 2,651,286 | ||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.4% | ||||||||
120,000 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,306,400 | ||||||
191,100 | Intel Corp. | 5,812,306 | ||||||
91,400 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 4,708,014 | ||||||
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12,826,720 | ||||||||
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Software — 3.8% | ||||||||
108,600 | Microsoft Corp. | 4,794,690 | ||||||
155,500 | Oracle Corp. | 6,266,650 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,061,340 | ||||||||
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Specialty Retail — 0.2% | ||||||||
5,100 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 566,763 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.0% | ||||||||
46,600 | Apple, Inc. | 5,844,805 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $245,509,528) | 275,967,776 | |||||||
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Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 5.2% | ||||||||
$ | 15,300,046 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $15,300,050 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $15,650,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500% due 7/05/2022 valued at $15,610,875 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $15,300,046) | 15,300,046 | |||||
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Total Investments — 100.1% (Identified Cost $260,809,574)(a) | 291,267,822 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.1)% | (383,145 | ) | ||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 290,884,677 | ||||||
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Natixis Oakmark Fund – (continued)
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $260,809,574 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 | $ | 41,757,847 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (11,299,599 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 30,458,248 | ||||||
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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. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Banks | 10.1 | % | ||
Capital Markets | 7.9 | |||
IT Services | 7.7 | |||
Insurance | 7.4 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 4.4 | |||
Internet & Catalog Retail | 4.2 | |||
Media | 4.1 | |||
Software | 3.8 | |||
Consumer Finance | 3.3 | |||
Food Products | 3.3 | |||
Automobiles | 3.2 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 3.0 | |||
Machinery | 2.6 | |||
Internet Software & Services | 2.5 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services | 2.4 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates | 2.4 | |||
Chemicals | 2.0 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 18.6 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 5.2 | |||
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Total Investments | 100.1 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.1 | ) | ||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 95.2% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Australia — 3.1% | ||||||||
3,502,768 | AMP Ltd. | $ | 16,253,928 | |||||
1,393,962 | Orica Ltd. | 22,881,691 | ||||||
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39,135,619 | ||||||||
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France — 14.6% | ||||||||
915,500 | BNP Paribas S.A. | 55,555,032 | ||||||
210,000 | Bureau Veritas S.A. | 4,840,911 | ||||||
32,600 | Christian Dior SE | 6,382,064 | ||||||
432,123 | Danone | 27,990,501 | ||||||
209,600 | Kering | 37,473,765 | ||||||
107,700 | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 18,934,762 | ||||||
147,400 | Pernod-Ricard S.A. | 17,039,788 | ||||||
52,376 | Publicis Groupe S.A. | 3,882,262 | ||||||
207,800 | Safran S.A. | 14,121,956 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
186,221,041 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Germany — 11.7% | ||||||||
89,600 | Adidas AG | 6,855,681 | ||||||
324,450 | Allianz SE, (Registered) | 50,598,303 | ||||||
387,800 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 42,469,677 | ||||||
432,600 | Daimler AG, (Registered) | 39,407,954 | ||||||
130,000 | SAP SE | 9,109,916 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
148,441,531 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Hong Kong — 1.5% | ||||||||
998,600 | Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 19,602,518 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Ireland — 2.1% | ||||||||
1,433,531 | Experian PLC | 26,073,616 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Israel — 0.2% | ||||||||
27,900 | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b) | 2,219,445 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Italy — 4.9% | ||||||||
250,300 | Exor SpA | 11,956,804 | ||||||
7,633,200 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 27,719,837 | ||||||
4,847,800 | Prada SpA | 23,304,722 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
62,981,363 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Japan — 15.3% | ||||||||
4,858,000 | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | 36,341,266 | ||||||
1,495,400 | Honda Motor Co. Ltd.(c) | 48,331,077 | ||||||
377,500 | Komatsu Ltd. | 7,573,896 | ||||||
131,400 | Meitec Corp. | 4,898,665 | ||||||
4,799,900 | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 32,408,195 | ||||||
266,600 | Olympus Corp. | 9,204,367 | ||||||
115,500 | Omron Corp. | 5,017,119 | ||||||
65,000 | Secom Co. Ltd. | 4,222,760 | ||||||
711,100 | Toyota Motor Corp. | 47,584,871 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
195,582,216 | ||||||||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark International Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Korea — 3.4% | ||||||||
38,405 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | $ | 43,573,744 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Netherlands — 6.4% | ||||||||
66,731 | Akzo Nobel NV | 4,871,967 | ||||||
4,271,900 | CNH Industrial NV | 38,980,836 | ||||||
72,500 | Heineken Holding NV | 5,081,486 | ||||||
1,286,344 | Koninklijke Philips NV | 32,830,657 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
81,764,946 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Sweden — 2.8% | ||||||||
245,800 | Atlas Copco AB, B Shares | 6,123,032 | ||||||
127,000 | Hennes & Mauritz AB, Series B | 4,888,066 | ||||||
790,800 | SKF AB, Series B | 18,044,481 | ||||||
250,811 | Swedish Match AB | 7,130,714 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
36,186,293 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Switzerland — 16.5% | ||||||||
127,600 | Adecco S.A., (Registered) | 10,355,688 | ||||||
517,700 | Cie Financiere Richemont S.A., (Registered) | 42,077,518 | ||||||
2,272,957 | Credit Suisse Group AG, (Registered)(c) | 62,705,133 | ||||||
4,198,500 | Glencore PLC | 16,836,827 | ||||||
332,600 | Holcim Ltd., (Registered) | 24,541,069 | ||||||
145,800 | Kuehne & Nagel International AG, (Registered) | 19,359,774 | ||||||
234,900 | Nestle S.A., (Registered) | 16,948,176 | ||||||
68,300 | Schindler Holding AG | 11,170,539 | ||||||
16,700 | Swatch Group AG (The) | 6,507,621 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
210,502,345 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United Kingdom — 12.7% | ||||||||
1,300,800 | Diageo PLC(c) | 37,670,873 | ||||||
574,600 | G4S PLC | 2,422,817 | ||||||
671,600 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 13,963,864 | ||||||
21,326,300 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 28,624,113 | ||||||
1,203,604 | Meggitt PLC | 8,813,661 | ||||||
304,000 | Schroders PLC | 15,168,614 | ||||||
100 | Schroders PLC, (Non Voting) | 3,824 | ||||||
922,300 | Smiths Group PLC | 16,348,361 | ||||||
514,200 | Willis Group Holdings PLC | 24,115,980 | ||||||
46,496 | Wolseley PLC | 2,965,251 | ||||||
522,200 | WPP PLC | 11,721,392 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
161,818,750 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $1,257,857,122) | 1,214,103,427 | |||||||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark International Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 4.8% | ||||||||
$ | 60,853,900 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $60,853,917 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $63,020,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750% due 3/31/2022 valued at $62,074,700 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $60,853,900) | $ | 60,853,900 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 100.0% (Identified Cost $1,318,711,022)(a) | 1,274,957,327 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.0% | 146,688 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,275,104,015 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,318,711,022 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 | $ | 32,684,279 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (76,437,974 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (43,753,695 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
(c) | A portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligation under open forward foreign currency contracts. | |||||||
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. |
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell1 | Delivery Date | Currency | Units of Currency | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Sell | 3/16/2016 | Australian Dollar | 8,984,000 | $ | 6,841,176 | $ | (32,562 | ) | ||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 11,035,000 | 11,837,614 | 789,111 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 43,799,000 | 46,984,653 | (1,578,267 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (821,718 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
1 Counterparty is State Street Bank and Trust Company.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark International Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Automobiles | 13.9 | % | ||
Capital Markets | 11.5 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 11.1 | |||
Banks | 8.8 | |||
Insurance | 7.2 | |||
Machinery | 6.4 | |||
Beverages | 4.7 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates | 3.9 | |||
Professional Services | 3.7 | |||
Food Products | 3.6 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 3.4 | |||
Chemicals | 2.2 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 14.8 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 4.8 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 100.0 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency contracts) | 0.0 | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
Currency Exposure Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Euro | 35.8 | % | ||
Japanese Yen | 15.3 | |||
Swiss Franc | 15.2 | |||
British Pound | 14.2 | |||
United States Dollar | 8.4 | |||
South Korean Won | 3.4 | |||
Australian Dollar | 3.1 | |||
Swedish Krona | 2.8 | |||
Hong Kong Dollar | 1.8 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 100.0 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency contracts) | 0.0 | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 97.7% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.5% | ||||||||
99,400 | Engility Holdings, Inc. | $ | 2,500,904 | |||||
27,475 | Esterline Technologies Corp.(b) | 2,619,467 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,120,371 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Auto Components — 1.6% | ||||||||
95,175 | Tenneco, Inc.(b) | 5,466,852 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 9.5% | ||||||||
141,025 | Capital Bank Financial Corp., Class A(b) | 4,099,597 | ||||||
380,255 | FirstMerit Corp. | 7,920,712 | ||||||
90,375 | Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 5,218,252 | ||||||
223,000 | Union Bankshares Corp. | 5,182,520 | ||||||
251,300 | Webster Financial Corp. | 9,938,915 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,359,996 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Biotechnology — 0.9% | ||||||||
45,675 | AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | 3,154,316 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Building Products — 1.6% | ||||||||
51,450 | Lennox International, Inc. | 5,540,650 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 1.6% | ||||||||
40,225 | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,870,060 | ||||||
241,150 | TCP Capital Corp. | 3,687,184 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,557,244 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.4% | ||||||||
217,225 | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | 8,124,215 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Finance — 1.4% | ||||||||
105,325 | First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(b) | 4,801,767 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Containers & Packaging — 4.1% | ||||||||
513,400 | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 7,151,662 | ||||||
127,225 | Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 6,712,391 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,864,053 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.9% | ||||||||
179,250 | ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b) | 6,483,472 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Electrical Equipment — 1.1% | ||||||||
149,700 | Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.(b) | 3,603,279 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.6% | ||||||||
58,225 | Littelfuse, Inc. | 5,524,970 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
88,825 | Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(b) | 1,801,371 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.9% | ||||||||
141,325 | Alere, Inc.(b) | 7,454,894 | ||||||
53,300 | Haemonetics Corp.(b) | 2,204,488 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — continued | ||||||||
112,650 | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(b) | $ | 7,589,230 | |||||
47,725 | Teleflex, Inc. | 6,464,351 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,712,963 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 6.3% | ||||||||
143,225 | Amsurg Corp.(b) | 10,018,589 | ||||||
134,850 | Civitas Solutions, Inc.(b) | 2,876,350 | ||||||
101,000 | LifePoint Health, Inc.(b) | 8,781,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,676,889 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.3% | ||||||||
210,975 | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | 4,504,316 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Durables — 1.2% | ||||||||
88,650 | Ryland Group, Inc. (The) | 4,110,701 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 10.8% | ||||||||
135,000 | American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 3,642,300 | ||||||
112,150 | Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 5,371,985 | ||||||
262,525 | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 4,817,334 | ||||||
165,550 | First American Financial Corp. | 6,160,115 | ||||||
150,012 | HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 11,526,922 | ||||||
51,941 | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 5,272,531 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
36,791,187 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.6% | ||||||||
79,450 | HSN, Inc. | 5,576,595 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
IT Services — 6.9% | ||||||||
108,850 | Black Knight Financial Services, Inc., Class A(b) | 3,360,200 | ||||||
142,050 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 7,103,920 | ||||||
66,550 | CACI International, Inc., Class A(b) | 5,383,230 | ||||||
159,850 | iGATE Corp.(b) | 7,623,246 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,470,596 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 5.2% | ||||||||
141,350 | Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(b) | 2,858,097 | ||||||
184,725 | PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(b) | 6,711,059 | ||||||
305,250 | VWR Corp.(b) | 8,159,333 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,728,489 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery — 4.8% | ||||||||
185,925 | Hillenbrand, Inc. | 5,707,897 | ||||||
195,850 | Rexnord Corp.(b) | 4,682,774 | ||||||
49,225 | Standex International Corp. | 3,934,554 | ||||||
39,775 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Series A | 2,062,334 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,387,559 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 1.4% | ||||||||
79,525 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 4,809,672 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Paper & Forest Products — 1.4% | ||||||||
208,750 | KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. | 4,826,300 | ||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Professional Services — 3.9% | ||||||||
49,950 | Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | $ | 6,093,900 | |||||
107,425 | ICF International, Inc.(b) | 3,744,835 | ||||||
144,675 | TransUnion(b) | 3,631,343 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,470,078 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Hotels — 1.3% | ||||||||
173,025 | Hersha Hospitality Trust | 4,436,361 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Road & Rail — 0.3% | ||||||||
30,950 | Con-way, Inc. | 1,187,552 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Software — 6.4% | ||||||||
64,525 | BroadSoft, Inc.(b) | 2,230,629 | ||||||
84,000 | CommVault Systems, Inc.(b) | 3,562,440 | ||||||
13,725 | Ellie Mae, Inc.(b) | 957,868 | ||||||
103,500 | SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 6,468,750 | ||||||
142,675 | Verint Systems, Inc.(b) | 8,666,793 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,886,480 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 5.3% | ||||||||
142,275 | GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A | 6,328,392 | ||||||
42,000 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 3,814,860 | ||||||
125,725 | Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The) | 8,055,201 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,198,453 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.4% | ||||||||
96,150 | Steven Madden Ltd.(b) | 4,113,297 | ||||||
139,350 | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 3,968,688 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,081,985 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
112,000 | RingCentral, Inc., Class A(b) | 2,070,880 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $254,862,215) | 334,329,612 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.5% | ||||||||
$ | 8,390,627 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $8,390,630 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $8,580,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.500% due 7/05/2022 valued at $8,558,550 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $8,390,627) | 8,390,627 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 100.2% (Identified Cost $263,252,842)(a) | 342,720,239 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.2)% | (547,454 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 342,172,785 | ||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund – (continued)
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $263,252,842 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 | $ | 83,808,293 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (4,340,896 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 79,467,397 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Insurance | 10.8 | % | ||
Banks | 9.5 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 6.9 | |||
IT Services | 6.9 | |||
Software | 6.4 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 6.3 | |||
Specialty Retail | 5.3 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 5.2 | |||
Machinery | 4.8 | |||
Containers & Packaging | 4.1 | |||
Professional Services | 3.9 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies | 2.4 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 2.4 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 22.8 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.5 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 100.2 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.2 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 94.1% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Auto Components — 3.0% | ||||||||
216,050 | Delphi Automotive PLC | $ | 18,383,694 | |||||
245,650 | Tenneco, Inc.(b) | 14,110,136 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,493,830 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 6.0% | ||||||||
441,125 | CIT Group, Inc. | 20,507,901 | ||||||
1,713,025 | Investors Bancorp, Inc. | 21,070,208 | ||||||
477,125 | PacWest Bancorp | 22,310,365 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
63,888,474 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 3.2% | ||||||||
334,375 | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 15,545,094 | ||||||
375,525 | SEI Investments Co. | 18,411,990 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,957,084 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1% | ||||||||
307,375 | KAR Auction Services, Inc. | 11,495,825 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Communications Equipment — 1.8% | ||||||||
623,750 | CommScope Holding Co., Inc.(b) | 19,030,612 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Containers & Packaging — 7.0% | ||||||||
334,375 | Avery Dennison Corp. | 20,376,813 | ||||||
438,550 | Crown Holdings, Inc.(b) | 23,203,680 | ||||||
210,925 | Packaging Corp. of America | 13,180,703 | ||||||
297,075 | Rock-Tenn Co., Class A | 17,883,915 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
74,645,111 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.5% | ||||||||
441,125 | ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(b) | 15,955,491 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8% | ||||||||
401,250 | NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The) | 19,585,012 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7% | ||||||||
2,199,175 | Rite Aid Corp.(b) | 18,363,111 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4% | ||||||||
281,650 | Alere, Inc.(b) | 14,857,038 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 7.4% | ||||||||
372,950 | Amsurg Corp.(b) | 26,087,853 | ||||||
357,525 | Community Health Systems, Inc.(b) | 22,513,349 | ||||||
334,375 | HCA Holdings, Inc.(b) | 30,334,500 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
78,935,702 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Durables — 4.4% | ||||||||
75,875 | Harman International Industries, Inc. | 9,024,573 | ||||||
461,687 | Jarden Corp.(b) | 23,892,302 | ||||||
273,925 | Lennar Corp., Class A | 13,981,132 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
46,898,007 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Household Products — 1.4% | ||||||||
146,600 | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | $ | 14,951,734 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 5.5% | ||||||||
414,100 | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 19,586,930 | ||||||
524,725 | First American Financial Corp. | 19,525,017 | ||||||
208,350 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., Class A | 19,766,165 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
58,878,112 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.6% | ||||||||
245,650 | HSN, Inc. | 17,242,174 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
IT Services — 9.6% | ||||||||
271,350 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 13,570,213 | ||||||
160,750 | CACI International, Inc., Class A(b) | 13,003,068 | ||||||
231,500 | Fiserv, Inc.(b) | 19,175,145 | ||||||
185,200 | Global Payments, Inc. | 19,158,940 | ||||||
733,050 | Sabre Corp. | 17,446,590 | ||||||
474,550 | Total System Services, Inc. | 19,821,953 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
102,175,909 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.1% | ||||||||
829,500 | VWR Corp.(b) | 22,172,535 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery — 3.2% | ||||||||
86,175 | Snap-on, Inc. | 13,723,369 | ||||||
162,050 | WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b) | 20,048,826 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,772,195 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 3.8% | ||||||||
357,525 | Carpenter Technology Corp. | 13,829,067 | ||||||
1,116,300 | Constellium NV, Class A(b) | 13,205,829 | ||||||
228,925 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 13,845,384 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
40,880,280 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.6% | ||||||||
195,475 | Gulfport Energy Corp.(b) | 7,867,869 | ||||||
109,325 | Noble Energy, Inc. | 4,665,991 | ||||||
141,475 | Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b) | 4,753,560 | ||||||
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| |||||||
17,287,420 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.5% | ||||||||
776,775 | Catalent, Inc.(b) | 22,782,811 | ||||||
124,750 | Mallinckrodt PLC(b) | 14,685,570 | ||||||
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37,468,381 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Professional Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
419,250 | TriNet Group, Inc.(b) | 10,627,988 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Road & Rail — 1.5% | ||||||||
194,200 | Con-way, Inc. | 7,451,454 | ||||||
479,700 | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(b) | 8,692,164 | ||||||
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16,143,618 | ||||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.6% | ||||||||
149,175 | Avago Technologies Ltd. | $ | 19,829,833 | |||||
727,900 | Micron Technology, Inc.(b) | 13,713,636 | ||||||
151,750 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 15,797,175 | ||||||
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49,340,644 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Software — 1.3% | ||||||||
172,325 | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b) | 13,708,454 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 4.8% | ||||||||
237,925 | Cabela’s, Inc.(b) | 11,891,491 | ||||||
385,825 | Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The) | 24,719,808 | ||||||
109,325 | Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 14,019,838 | ||||||
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50,631,137 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.7% | ||||||||
610,875 | NCR Corp.(b) | 18,387,337 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.8% | ||||||||
636,600 | Gildan Activewear, Inc. | 21,160,584 | ||||||
172,325 | PVH Corp. | 19,851,840 | ||||||
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41,012,424 | ||||||||
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.8% | ||||||||
586,450 | HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(b) | 20,631,311 | ||||||
101,600 | United Rentals, Inc.(b) | 8,902,192 | ||||||
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29,533,503 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $864,853,082) | 1,004,319,142 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Closed-End Investment Companies — 2.2% | ||||||||
1,421,100 | Ares Capital Corp. (Identified Cost $23,714,407) | 23,391,306 | ||||||
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Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.8% | ||||||||
$ | 29,687,050 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $29,687,058 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $30,745,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750% due 3/31/2022 valued at $30,283,825 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $29,687,050) | 29,687,050 | |||||
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Total Investments — 99.1% (Identified Cost $918,254,539)(a) | 1,057,397,498 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.9% | 9,183,451 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,066,580,949 | ||||||
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Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund – (continued)
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $918,254,539 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 | $ | 176,109,784 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (36,966,825 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 139,142,959 | ||||||
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(b) | Non-income producing security. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
IT Services | 9.6 | % | ||
Health Care Providers & Services | 7.4 | |||
Containers & Packaging | 7.0 | |||
Banks | 6.0 | |||
Insurance | 5.5 | |||
Specialty Retail | 4.8 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 4.6 | |||
Household Durables | 4.4 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 3.8 | |||
Metals & Mining | 3.8 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 3.5 | |||
Capital Markets | 3.2 | |||
Machinery | 3.2 | |||
Auto Components | 3.0 | |||
Trading Companies & Distributors | 2.8 | |||
Closed-End Investment Companies | 2.2 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 2.1 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 19.4 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.8 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.1 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.9 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 416,409,808 | $ | 260,809,574 | $ | 1,318,711,022 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 85,526,792 | 30,458,248 | (43,753,695 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Investments at value | 501,936,600 | 291,267,822 | 1,274,957,327 | |||||||||
Cash | 3,654 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $0 and $656, respectively) | — | — | 656 | |||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 27,702 | 721,627 | 6,070,623 | |||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 2,508,124 | — | 1,751,461 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | — | 248,338 | 1,621,023 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | — | 789,111 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | — | 25,949 | 1,646,574 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 504,476,080 | 292,263,736 | 1,286,836,775 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
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| |||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | — | 55,956 | 6,993,523 | |||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 1,040,204 | 653,533 | 2,022,180 | |||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | — | 1,610,829 | |||||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 297,848 | 167,213 | 898,665 | |||||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 598,303 | 434,278 | 38,626 | |||||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 17,581 | 10,388 | 44,857 | |||||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 2,044 | 1,577 | 14,068 | |||||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 100,437 | 56,114 | 110,012 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,056,417 | 1,379,059 | 11,732,760 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 502,419,663 | $ | 290,884,677 | $ | 1,275,104,015 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 420,331,294 | $ | 252,824,911 | $ | 1,298,039,045 | ||||||
Accumulated net investment (loss)/Undistributed net investment income | (512,777 | ) | 297,251 | 7,926,630 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (2,925,646 | ) | 7,304,267 | 13,785,892 | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | 85,526,792 | 30,458,248 | (44,647,552 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 502,419,663 | $ | 290,884,677 | $ | 1,275,104,015 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | ||||||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: |
| |||||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 443,838,086 | $ | 196,753,309 | $ | 881,260,814 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 40,879,195 | 9,703,011 | 67,785,771 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 10.86 | $ | 20.28 | $ | 13.00 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 11.52 | $ | 21.52 | $ | 13.79 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Class B shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 292,615 | $ | 200,058 | $ | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 32,168 | 11,049 | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 9.10 | $ | 18.11 | $ | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 27,595,455 | $ | 74,742,813 | $ | 393,843,201 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 3,060,181 | 4,155,314 | 30,898,731 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 9.02 | $ | 17.99 | $ | 12.75 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Class Y shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 30,693,507 | $ | 19,188,497 | $ | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 2,712,514 | 907,198 | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 11.32 | $ | 21.15 | $ | — | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 263,252,842 | $ | 918,254,539 | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 79,467,397 | 139,142,959 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investments at value | 342,720,239 | 1,057,397,498 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 752,826 | 12,813,346 | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 278,293 | 307,763 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 343,751,358 | 1,070,518,607 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 1,089,563 | 3,050,530 | ||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 254,751 | 682,298 | ||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 153,610 | 71,122 | ||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 12,023 | 36,218 | ||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 3,403 | 11,496 | ||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 65,223 | 85,994 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,578,573 | 3,937,658 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 342,172,785 | $ | 1,066,580,949 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 247,568,055 | $ | 900,285,194 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income | 925,010 | 2,160,212 | ||||||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | 14,212,323 | 24,992,584 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 79,467,397 | 139,142,959 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 342,172,785 | $ | 1,066,580,949 | ||||
|
|
|
|
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 126,628,680 | $ | 92,147,297 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 5,750,786 | 4,050,776 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 22.02 | $ | 22.75 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 23.36 | $ | 24.14 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class B shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 298,334 | $ | — | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 18,350 | — | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 16.26 | $ | — | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 25,876,544 | $ | 57,710,122 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 1,593,600 | 2,644,207 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 16.24 | $ | 21.83 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class N shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | — | $ | 54,568,613 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | — | 2,371,510 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | — | $ | 23.01 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class Y shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 189,369,227 | $ | 862,154,917 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 8,391,163 | 37,451,515 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 22.57 | $ | 23.02 | ||||
|
|
|
|
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | Natixis Oakmark Fund | Natixis Oakmark International Fund | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 3,360,231 | $ | 2,753,061 | $ | 23,196,647 | ||||||
Interest | 712 | 940 | 2,954 | |||||||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | (49,560 | ) | (41,254 | ) | (2,172,500 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
3,311,383 | 2,712,747 | 21,027,101 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 1,811,110 | 996,256 | 4,778,112 | |||||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 701,688 | 603,502 | 2,764,733 | |||||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 106,884 | 61,778 | 238,355 | |||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 15,220 | 11,906 | 15,351 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6) | 214,969 | 135,409 | 523,331 | |||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 22,446 | 19,722 | 20,343 | |||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 9,720 | 8,489 | 160,461 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 2,380 | 1,354 | 5,043 | |||||||||
Registration fees | 33,372 | 37,413 | 53,705 | |||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 21,599 | 13,202 | 38,618 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 9,735 | 7,799 | 19,822 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 2,949,123 | 1,896,830 | 8,617,874 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 362,260 | 815,917 | 12,409,227 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (2,921,263 | ) | 7,765,653 | 12,830,191 | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | 1,737 | 3,701,871 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 15,257,556 | (10,021,387 | ) | 16,553,553 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translations | — | — | (4,923,726 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 12,336,293 | (2,253,997 | ) | 28,161,889 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING | $ | 12,698,553 | $ | (1,438,080 | ) | $ | 40,571,116 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Statements of Operations (continued)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividends | $ | 3,278,813 | (a) | $ | 6,898,431 | (a) | ||
Interest | 811 | 1,374 | ||||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | — | (10,848 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
3,279,624 | 6,888,957 | |||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Expenses | ||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 1,499,453 | 3,580,354 | ||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 291,039 | 314,362 | ||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 70,670 | 189,808 | ||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 11,128 | 13,923 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6 and 7) | 175,103 | 386,037 | ||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 19,736 | 20,151 | ||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 10,064 | 16,555 | ||||||
Legal fees | 1,556 | 3,978 | ||||||
Registration fees | 34,877 | 85,204 | ||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 15,048 | 29,794 | ||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 7,902 | 13,176 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total expenses | 2,136,576 | 4,653,342 | ||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | — | (170 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net expenses | 2,136,576 | 4,653,172 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net investment income | 1,143,048 | 2,235,785 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized gain on: | ||||||||
Investments | 15,150,473 | 25,632,225 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 10,142,368 | 32,302,378 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 25,292,841 | 57,934,603 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 26,435,889 | $ | 60,170,388 | ||||
|
|
|
|
(a) | Includes non-recurring dividends of $1,495,750 and $1,989,000 for Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund and Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund, respectively. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 362,260 | $ | (1,340,175 | ) | |||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (2,921,263 | ) | 65,609,954 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 15,257,556 | (21,344,530 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 12,698,553 | 42,925,249 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (6,029,383 | ) | (63,610,439 | ) | ||||
Class B | (9,969 | ) | (177,582 | ) | ||||
Class C | (477,706 | ) | (5,241,159 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (416,755 | ) | (5,034,635 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total distributions | (6,933,813 | ) | (74,063,815 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM | (29,643,724 | ) | (24,383,469 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net decrease in net assets | (23,878,984 | ) | (55,522,035 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 526,298,647 | 581,820,682 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
End of the period | $ | 502,419,663 | $ | 526,298,647 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (512,777 | ) | $ | (875,037 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
Natixis Oakmark Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 815,917 | $ | 781,395 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | 7,767,390 | 33,607,229 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (10,021,387 | ) | (12,934,590 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (1,438,080 | ) | 21,454,034 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Class A | (18,674 | ) | (582,642 | ) | ||||
Class B | (41 | ) | — | |||||
Class C | (7,521 | ) | (61,330 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (1,721 | ) | (130,544 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (572,561 | ) | (25,448,063 | ) | ||||
Class B | (1,266 | ) | (115,777 | ) | ||||
Class C | (230,780 | ) | (7,987,538 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (52,804 | ) | (3,299,099 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (885,368 | ) | (37,624,993 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM | 7,843,864 | 132,132,840 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 5,520,416 | 115,961,881 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 285,364,261 | 169,402,380 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 290,884,677 | $ | 285,364,261 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET | $ | 297,251 | $ | (490,709 | ) | |||
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Natixis Oakmark International Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 12,409,227 | $ | 9,824,395 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | 16,532,062 | 21,894,715 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations | 11,629,827 | (99,645,940 | ) | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 40,571,116 | (67,926,830 | ) | |||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Class A | (1,961,299 | ) | (12,092,911 | ) | ||||
Class C | (919,713 | ) | (4,207,529 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (2,681,646 | ) | (10,563,438 | ) | ||||
Class C | (1,257,503 | ) | (5,813,413 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (6,820,161 | ) | (32,677,291 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM | 296,651,321 | 493,477,560 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 330,402,276 | 392,873,439 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 944,701,739 | 551,828,300 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 1,275,104,015 | $ | 944,701,739 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET | $ | 7,926,630 | $ | (1,601,585 | ) | |||
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,143,048 | $ | (718,673 | ) | |||
Net realized gain on investments | 15,150,473 | 48,304,361 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 10,142,368 | (19,409,424 | ) | |||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 26,435,889 | 28,176,264 | ||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (1,806,485 | ) | (20,240,252 | ) | ||||
Class B | (10,684 | ) | (221,933 | ) | ||||
Class C | (515,720 | ) | (5,709,846 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (2,580,319 | ) | (26,912,401 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (4,913,208 | ) | (53,084,432 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM | (9,715,744 | ) | 4,930,798 | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 11,806,937 | (19,977,370 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 330,365,848 | 350,343,218 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 342,172,785 | $ | 330,365,848 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME/ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | 925,010 | $ | (218,038 | ) | |||
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Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 2,235,785 | $ | (1,154,548 | ) | |||
Net realized gain on investments | 25,632,225 | 54,468,033 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 32,302,378 | 16,777,310 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 60,170,388 | 70,090,795 | ||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (451,459 | ) | (5,399,669 | ) | ||||
Class C | (258,314 | ) | (2,482,970 | ) | ||||
Class N | (303,911 | ) | (785,557 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (4,243,658 | ) | (44,268,540 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (5,257,342 | ) | (52,936,736 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM | 234,442,283 | 310,528,319 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 289,355,329 | 327,682,378 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 777,225,620 | 449,543,242 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 1,066,580,949 | $ | 777,225,620 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME/ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | 2,160,212 | $ | (75,573 | ) | |||
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.73 | $ | 11.46 | $ | 10.23 | $ | 9.36 | $ | 11.12 | $ | 9.54 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.01 | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 0.08 | (b) | 0.05 | 0.05 | (c) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.27 | 0.91 | 2.94 | 1.36 | (1.76 | ) | 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.28 | 0.89 | 2.92 | 1.44 | (1.71 | ) | 1.63 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.00 | )(d) | (0.09 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.48 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.86 | $ | 10.73 | $ | 11.46 | $ | 10.23 | $ | 9.36 | $ | 11.12 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 2.58 | %(f) | 8.27 | % | 29.01 | % | 15.44 | %(b) | (15.36 | )% | 17.14 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 443,838 | $ | 458,975 | $ | 493,102 | $ | 438,288 | $ | 503,330 | $ | 753,518 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.14 | %(g) | 1.15 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.14 | %(g) | 1.15 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.17 | %(g) | (0.21 | )% | (0.17 | )% | 0.78 | %(b) | 0.45 | % | 0.52 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 74 | % | 229 | % | 205 | % | 192 | % | 236 | % | 146 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.02, total return would have been 14.81% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.21%. |
(c) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.02 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.23%. |
(d) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(e) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund—Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.05 | $ | 9.98 | $ | 9.15 | $ | 8.41 | $ | 10.01 | $ | 8.61 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.02 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.00 | )(b)(c) | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | )(d) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.22 | 0.79 | 2.62 | 1.22 | (1.57 | ) | 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.20 | 0.69 | 2.52 | 1.22 | (1.60 | ) | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.00 | )(b) | — | (0.00 | )(b) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.48 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.48 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.10 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 9.98 | $ | 9.15 | $ | 8.41 | $ | 10.01 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 2.18 | %(f) | 7.47 | % | 28.06 | % | 14.54 | %(c) | (15.98 | )% | 16.26 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 293 | $ | 932 | $ | 2,205 | $ | 3,447 | $ | 5,296 | $ | 9,934 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.89 | %(g) | 1.89 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.89 | %(g) | 1.89 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.54 | )%(g) | (0.98 | )% | (0.94 | )% | (0.05 | )%(c) | (0.32 | )% | (0.28 | )%(d) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 74 | % | 229 | % | 205 | % | 192 | % | 236 | % | 146 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.05), total return would have been 13.83% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.56)%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.05) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.53)%. |
(e) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 8.97 | $ | 9.91 | $ | 9.09 | $ | 8.37 | $ | 9.96 | $ | 8.57 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.03 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.00 | )(b)(c) | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | )(d) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.23 | 0.77 | 2.61 | 1.20 | (1.56 | ) | 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.20 | 0.68 | 2.51 | 1.20 | (1.59 | ) | 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.00 | )(b) | — | (0.00 | )(b) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.48 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.48 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.02 | $ | 8.97 | $ | 9.91 | $ | 9.09 | $ | 8.37 | $ | 9.96 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 2.20 | %(f) | 7.43 | % | 28.13 | % | 14.45 | %(c) | (15.96 | )% | 16.22 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 27,595 | $ | 31,462 | $ | 36,417 | $ | 35,225 | $ | 47,416 | $ | 81,291 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.89 | %(g) | 1.90 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.89 | %(g) | 1.90 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.57 | )%(g) | (0.96 | )% | (0.92 | )% | (0.02 | )%(c) | (0.32 | )% | (0.23 | )%(d) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 74 | % | 229 | % | 205 | % | 192 | % | 236 | % | 146 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.05), total return would have been 13.86% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.55)%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.05) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.52)%. |
(e) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.16 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.49 | $ | 9.59 | $ | 11.40 | $ | 9.78 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.02 | 0.00 | (b) | 0.01 | 0.11 | (c) | 0.07 | 0.07 | (d) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.29 | 0.95 | 3.02 | 1.39 | (1.80 | ) | 1.63 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.31 | 0.95 | 3.03 | 1.50 | (1.73 | ) | 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.12 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.48 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.15 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.69 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.32 | $ | 11.16 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.49 | $ | 9.59 | $ | 11.40 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 2.75 | %(e) | 8.52 | % | 29.34 | % | 15.69 | %(c) | (15.16 | )% | 17.39 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 30,694 | $ | 34,930 | $ | 50,096 | $ | 49,884 | $ | 57,003 | $ | 137,631 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.89 | %(f) | 0.89 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.89 | %(f) | 0.89 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.43 | %(f) | 0.04 | % | 0.08 | % | 1.02 | %(c) | 0.62 | % | 0.69 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 74 | % | 229 | % | 205 | % | 192 | % | 236 | % | 146 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.05, total return would have been 14.96% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.47%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.05 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.48%. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Natixis Oakmark Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 20.43 | $ | 21.40 | $ | 16.09 | $ | 13.86 | $ | 14.17 | $ | 12.58 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.16 | ) | 2.11 | 6.03 | 2.24 | (0.30 | ) | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.09 | ) | 2.21 | 6.09 | 2.36 | (0.22 | ) | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.06 | ) | (3.11 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.06 | ) | (3.18 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 20.28 | $ | 20.43 | $ | 21.40 | $ | 16.09 | $ | 13.86 | $ | 14.17 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | (0.44 | )%(d) | 10.43 | % | 37.82 | % | 17.03 | %(e) | (1.56 | )% | 13.08 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 196,753 | $ | 195,061 | $ | 145,270 | $ | 113,870 | $ | 107,978 | $ | 118,938 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.14 | %(f) | 1.22 | % | 1.30 | %(g) | 1.30 | %(h) | 1.30 | %(i) | 1.30 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.14 | %(f) | 1.22 | % | 1.30 | %(g) | 1.33 | % | 1.30 | %(i) | 1.39 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.72 | %(f) | 0.44 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.36 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 64 | %(j) | 29 | % | 25 | % | 36 | % | 32 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(j) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to a change in the portfolio management team. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark Fund—Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 18.31 | $ | 19.57 | $ | 14.83 | $ | 12.76 | $ | 13.07 | $ | 11.65 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.01 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.13 | ) | 1.91 | 5.52 | 2.08 | (0.28 | ) | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.14 | ) | 1.85 | 5.45 | 2.07 | (0.31 | ) | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | — | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.06 | ) | (3.11 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.06 | ) | (3.11 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | (0.00 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 18.11 | $ | 18.31 | $ | 19.57 | $ | 14.83 | $ | 12.76 | $ | 13.07 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | (0.77 | )%(d) | 9.56 | % | 36.75 | % | 16.22 | %(e) | (2.34 | )% | 12.31 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 200 | $ | 669 | $ | 1,532 | $ | 2,145 | $ | 3,341 | $ | 5,614 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.88 | %(f) | 1.97 | % | 2.05 | %(g) | 2.05 | %(h) | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.05 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.88 | %(f) | 1.97 | % | 2.05 | %(g) | 2.08 | % | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.13 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.09 | )%(f) | (0.31 | )% | (0.43 | )% | (0.04 | )% | (0.21 | )% | (0.40 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 64 | %(j) | 29 | % | 25 | % | 36 | % | 32 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(j) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to a change in the portfolio management team. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Natixis Oakmark Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 18.19 | $ | 19.48 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 13.02 | $ | 11.61 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.06 | ) | (0.07 | ) | 0.00 | (b) | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.14 | ) | 1.90 | 5.51 | 2.05 | (0.27 | ) | 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.14 | ) | 1.84 | 5.44 | 2.05 | (0.30 | ) | 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.02 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.06 | ) | (3.11 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.06 | ) | (3.13 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 17.99 | $ | 18.19 | $ | 19.48 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 12.72 | $ | 13.02 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | (0.77 | )%(d) | 9.55 | % | 36.88 | % | 16.13 | %(e) | (2.28 | )% | 12.26 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 74,743 | $ | 62,941 | $ | 8,425 | $ | 6,016 | $ | 5,667 | $ | 7,399 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.89 | %(f) | 1.97 | % | 2.05 | %(g) | 2.05 | %(h) | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.05 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.89 | %(f) | 1.97 | % | 2.05 | %(g) | 2.08 | % | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.01 | )%(f) | (0.30 | )% | (0.42 | )% | 0.02 | % | (0.19 | )% | (0.39 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 64 | %(j) | 29 | % | 25 | % | 36 | % | 32 | % |
(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. |
(c) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(j) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to a change in the portfolio management team. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 21.28 | $ | 22.16 | $ | 16.63 | $ | 14.32 | $ | 14.65 | $ | 12.99 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.17 | ) | 2.20 | 6.24 | 2.31 | (0.33 | ) | 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.07 | ) | 2.35 | 6.35 | 2.48 | (0.21 | ) | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.12 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.06 | ) | (3.11 | ) | (0.71 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.06 | ) | (3.23 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 21.15 | $ | 21.28 | $ | 22.16 | $ | 16.63 | $ | 14.32 | $ | 14.65 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (0.33 | )%(c) | 10.70 | % | 38.21 | % | 17.33 | %(d) | (1.40 | )% | 13.47 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 19,188 | $ | 26,694 | $ | 14,176 | $ | 12,100 | $ | 7,567 | $ | 9,586 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.89 | %(e) | 0.97 | % | 1.05 | %(f) | 1.05 | %(g) | 1.05 | %(h) | 1.05 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.89 | %(e) | 0.97 | % | 1.05 | %(f) | 1.09 | % | 1.05 | %(h) | 1.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.94 | %(e) | 0.67 | % | 0.54 | % | 1.04 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.61 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 64 | %(i) | 29 | % | 25 | % | 36 | % | 32 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(i) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to a change in the portfolio management team. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark International Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 12.44 | $ | 13.74 | $ | 10.94 | $ | 8.68 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.09 | (b) | 0.00 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.47 | (1.01 | ) | 2.99 | 2.35 | (1.57 | ) | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.63 | (0.83 | ) | 3.06 | 2.49 | (1.48 | ) | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.04 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | (0.00 | )(c) | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.07 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 13.00 | $ | 12.44 | $ | 13.74 | $ | 10.94 | $ | 8.68 | $ | 10.16 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 5.10 | %(e) | (6.05 | )% | 28.13 | % | 28.78 | %(f) | (14.55 | )%(b)(f) | 1.62 | %(e)(f) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 881,261 | $ | 617,383 | $ | 314,579 | $ | 35,555 | $ | 33,852 | $ | 5,487 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.29 | %(g) | 1.31 | % | 1.44 | %(h) | 1.45 | %(i) | 1.45 | %(i) | 1.45 | %(g)(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.29 | %(g) | 1.31 | % | 1.44 | %(h) | 1.64 | % | 1.87 | % | 22.77 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.50 | %(g) | 1.34 | % | 0.52 | % | 1.50 | % | 0.93 | %(b) | 0.23 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 14 | % | 31 | % | 20 | % | 53 | % | 48 | % | 0 | %(j) |
* | From commencement of operations on December 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.08, total return would have been (14.65)% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.81%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.05%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(j) | Amount rounds to less than 1%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Oakmark International Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 12.25 | $ | 13.53 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 8.61 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.10 | 0.08 | (0.02 | ) | 0.06 | 0.02 | (b) | (0.00 | )(c) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.47 | (0.98 | ) | 2.94 | 2.34 | (1.56 | ) | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.57 | (0.90 | ) | 2.92 | 2.40 | (1.54 | ) | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.04 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.18 | ) | — | (0.00 | )(c) | — | ||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.07 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.75 | $ | 12.25 | $ | 13.53 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 8.61 | $ | 10.15 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 4.69 | %(e) | (6.67 | )% | 27.13 | % | 27.93 | %(f) | (15.17 | )%(b)(f) | 1.52 | %(e)(f) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 393,843 | $ | 327,319 | $ | 237,250 | $ | 34,142 | $ | 13,501 | $ | 700 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 2.04 | %(g) | 2.05 | % | 2.19 | %(h) | 2.20 | %(i) | 2.20 | %(i) | 2.20 | %(g)(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 2.04 | %(g) | 2.05 | % | 2.19 | %(h) | 2.39 | % | 2.59 | % | 25.08 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.60 | %(g) | 0.61 | % | (0.14 | )% | 0.59 | % | 0.20 | %(b) | (0.08 | )%(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 14 | % | 31 | % | 20 | % | 53 | % | 48 | % | 0 | %(j) |
* | From commencement of operations on December 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.01, total return would have been (15.27)% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.08%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.04%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(j) | Amount rounds to less than 1%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 20.65 | $ | 22.34 | $ | 18.97 | $ | 17.74 | $ | 22.69 | $ | 22.31 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.07 | (b) | (0.06 | ) | 0.07 | (c) | 0.13 | (d) | 0.10 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.43 | 1.95 | 7.14 | 2.50 | (0.83 | ) | 5.27 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.50 | 1.89 | 7.21 | 2.63 | (0.73 | ) | 5.26 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.78 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (4.13 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.84 | ) | (1.40 | ) | (4.22 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 22.02 | $ | 20.65 | $ | 22.34 | $ | 18.97 | $ | 17.74 | $ | 22.69 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 8.16 | %(b)(f) | 8.79 | % | 39.01 | %(c) | 14.93 | %(d) | (3.77 | )% | 23.67 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 126,629 | $ | 125,201 | $ | 152,792 | $ | 160,400 | $ | 228,445 | $ | 267,192 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.36 | %(g) | 1.37 | % | 1.39 | %(h) | 1.39 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.36 | %(g) | 1.37 | % | 1.39 | %(h) | 1.39 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.62 | %(b)(g) | (0.27 | )% | 0.33 | %(c) | 0.67 | %(d) | 0.44 | % | (0.03 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 15 | % | 58 | % | 58 | % | 73 | % | 88 | % | 80 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.03), total return would have been 7.67% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.29)%. |
(c) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.00, total return would have been 38.63% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.02%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.04, total return would have been 14.42% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.22%. |
(e) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund—Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 15.37 | $ | 17.63 | $ | 15.65 | $ | 14.84 | $ | 19.73 | $ | 20.06 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.00 | )(b)(c) | (0.19 | ) | (0.07 | )(d) | (0.02 | )(e) | (0.07 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.02 | 1.51 | 5.84 | 2.09 | (0.69 | ) | 4.72 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.02 | 1.32 | 5.77 | 2.07 | (0.76 | ) | 4.55 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | (0.01 | ) | — | 0.00 | (b) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.78 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (4.13 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.79 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (4.13 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 16.26 | $ | 15.37 | $ | 17.63 | $ | 15.65 | $ | 14.84 | $ | 19.73 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(f) | 7.83 | %(c)(g) | 7.87 | % | 38.03 | %(d) | 14.12 | %(e) | (4.51 | )% | 22.78 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 298 | $ | 967 | $ | 2,239 | $ | 3,106 | $ | 4,657 | $ | 7,996 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 2.10 | %(h) | 2.12 | % | 2.14 | %(i) | 2.14 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 2.10 | %(h) | 2.12 | % | 2.14 | %(i) | 2.14 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.03 | )%(c)(h) | (1.08 | )% | (0.40 | )%(d) | (0.14 | )%(e) | (0.38 | )% | (0.78 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 15 | % | 58 | % | 58 | % | 73 | % | 88 | % | 80 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.09), total return would have been 7.38% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (1.20)%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.14), total return would have been 37.63% and the ratio of net investment income loss to average net assets would have been (0.77)%. |
(e) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.09), total return would have been 13.64% and the ratio of net investment income loss to average net assets would have been (0.56)%. |
(f) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(g) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(h) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(i) | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 15.36 | $ | 17.61 | $ | 15.64 | $ | 14.85 | $ | 19.74 | $ | 20.07 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.01 | )(b) | (0.18 | ) | (0.07 | )(c) | (0.01 | )(d) | (0.06 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.02 | 1.51 | 5.83 | 2.08 | (0.70 | ) | 4.71 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.01 | 1.33 | 5.76 | 2.07 | (0.76 | ) | 4.55 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.78 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (4.13 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.79 | ) | (1.28 | ) | (4.13 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 16.24 | $ | 15.36 | $ | 17.61 | $ | 15.64 | $ | 14.85 | $ | 19.74 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 7.78 | %(b)(f) | 7.94 | % | 37.99 | %(c) | 14.08 | %(d) | (4.51 | )% | 22.78 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 25,877 | $ | 27,292 | $ | 31,476 | $ | 26,980 | $ | 30,284 | $ | 38,855 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 2.11 | %(g) | 2.12 | % | 2.14 | %(h) | 2.14 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 2.11 | %(g) | 2.12 | % | 2.14 | %(h) | 2.14 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.14 | )%(b)(g) | (1.02 | )% | (0.40 | )%(c) | (0.07 | )%(d) | (0.33 | )% | (0.76 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 15 | % | 58 | % | 58 | % | 73 | % | 88 | % | 80 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.08), total return would have been 7.32% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (1.05)%. |
(c) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.13), total return would have been 37.59% and the ratio of net investment income loss to average net assets would have been (0.73)%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.08), total return would have been 13.52% and the ratio of net investment income loss to average net assets would have been (0.51)%. |
(e) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 21.13 | $ | 22.73 | $ | 19.24 | $ | 17.99 | $ | 22.96 | $ | 22.47 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.09 | (b) | (0.00 | )(c) | 0.13 | (d) | 0.18 | (e) | 0.15 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.48 | 1.98 | 7.26 | 2.53 | (0.84 | ) | 5.31 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | (0.12 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.15 | ) | – | |||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.78 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (4.13 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (3.90 | ) | (1.46 | ) | (4.28 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 22.57 | $ | 21.13 | $ | 22.73 | $ | 19.24 | $ | 17.99 | $ | 22.96 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 8.31 | %(b)(f) | 9.04 | % | 39.43 | %(d) | 15.18 | %(e) | (3.54 | )% | 24.00 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 189,369 | $ | 176,905 | $ | 163,836 | $ | 132,970 | $ | 130,115 | $ | 217,305 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.11 | %(g) | 1.12 | % | 1.14 | %(h) | 1.14 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.11 | %(g) | 1.12 | % | 1.14 | %(h) | 1.14 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.86 | %(b)(g) | (0.01 | )% | 0.59 | %(d) | 0.95 | %(e) | 0.65 | % | 0.24 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 15 | % | 58 | % | 58 | % | 73 | % | 88 | % | 80 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.00), total return would have been 7.83% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.03)%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.06, total return would have been 39.06% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.27%. |
(e) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.10, total return would have been 14.73% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.50%. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 21.29 | $ | 20.63 | $ | 15.49 | $ | 13.83 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 12.46 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.04 | (b) | (0.08 | ) | (0.03 | ) | 0.15 | (c) | (0.01 | ) | 0.08 | (d) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.55 | 2.31 | 6.36 | 2.05 | (0.39 | ) | 2.36 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | — | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 7.47 | %(b)(f) | 10.92 | % | 41.22 | % | 15.93 | %(c) | (2.71 | )% | 19.64 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 92,147 | $ | 73,237 | $ | 67,716 | $ | 28,381 | $ | 21,308 | $ | 11,268 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.22 | %(h) | 1.25 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.40 | %(i) | 1.40 | %(j) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.22 | %(h) | 1.25 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.40 | %(i) | 1.69 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.34 | %(b)(h) | (0.37 | )% | (0.13 | )% | 0.97 | %(c) | (0.07 | )% | 0.62 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11 | % | 58 | % | 39 | % | 65 | % | 75 | % | 143 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.02), total return would have been 7.19% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.14)%. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.02, total return would have been 15.06% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.16%. |
(d) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.01 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.07%. |
(e) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(h) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(j) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 20.51 | $ | 20.07 | $ | 15.21 | $ | 13.60 | $ | 14.63 | $ | 12.39 | ||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.50 | 2.24 | 6.22 | 2.01 | (0.39 | ) | 2.36 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total return(e) | 7.08 | %(b)(f) | 10.12 | % | 40.13 | % | 15.10 | %(c) | (3.48 | )% | 18.85 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 57,710 | $ | 35,894 | $ | 21,005 | $ | 3,090 | $ | 1,822 | $ | 824 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.97 | %(h) | 2.00 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.06 | % | 2.15 | %(i) | 2.15 | %(j) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.97 | %(h) | 2.00 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.06 | % | 2.15 | %(i) | 2.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.43 | )%(b)(h) | (1.10 | )% | (0.89 | )% | 0.24 | %(c) | (0.83 | )% | (0.23 | )%(d) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11 | % | 58 | % | 39 | % | 65 | % | 75 | % | 143 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.09), total return would have been 6.78% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.87)%. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.08), total return would have been 14.21% and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.57)%. |
(d) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.09) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.74)%. |
(e) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(h) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(j) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
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Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 21.50 | $ | 20.76 | $ | 17.53 | ||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 54,569 | $ | 12,024 | $ | 1 | ||||||
Net expenses | 0.89 | %(f) | 0.91 | %(g) | 1.03 | %(f)(h) | ||||||
Gross expenses | 0.89 | %(f) | 0.91 | %(g) | 2.07 | %(f) | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.69 | %(b)(f) | (0.00 | )%(i) | (0.33 | )%(f) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11 | % | 58 | % | 39 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on May 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.04, total return would have been 7.40% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.34%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Amount rounds to less than 0.01%. |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 21.52 | $ | 20.78 | $ | 15.57 | $ | 13.89 | $ | 14.80 | $ | 12.49 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.06 | (b) | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | 0.18 | (c) | 0.03 | 0.12 | (d) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.57 | 2.33 | 6.39 | 2.08 | (0.41 | ) | 2.37 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.13 | ) | (1.57 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 7.58 | %(b)(e) | 11.23 | % | 41.52 | % | 16.28 | %(c) | (2.53 | )% | 19.96 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 862,155 | $ | 656,071 | $ | 360,820 | $ | 163,589 | $ | 109,419 | $ | 40,715 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.97 | %(g) | 1.00 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.15 | %(h) | 1.15 | %(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.97 | %(g) | 1.00 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.15 | %(h) | 1.43 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.56 | %(b)(g) | (0.10 | )% | 0.12 | % | 1.22 | %(c) | 0.23 | % | 0.92 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 11 | % | 58 | % | 39 | % | 65 | % | 75 | % | 143 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.01, total return would have been 7.35% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.11%. |
(c) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without these dividends, net investment income per share would have been $0.06, total return would have been 15.41% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.42%. |
(d) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.04 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.34%. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
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1. Organization. Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (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:
Natixis Funds Trust I:
CGM Advisor Targeted Equity Fund (the “Targeted Equity Fund”)
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”)
Natixis Funds Trust II:
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund (the “Value Opportunity Fund”)
Each Fund is a diversified investment company.
Each Fund offers Class A and Class C shares. Targeted Equity Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Natixis Oakmark Fund and Value Opportunity Fund also offer Class Y shares. In addition, Value Opportunity Fund offers Class N shares. Effective October 12, 2007, Class B shares of Targeted Equity Fund, Natixis Oakmark Fund and Small Cap Value Fund are no longer offered. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends into Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other Natixis Funds subject to existing exchange privileges as described in the prospectus.
Effective July 31, 2009, the Small Cap Value Fund was closed to new investors. The Fund continues to offer Class A, Class C and Class Y shares to existing investors. The Fund, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor in another Vaughan Nelson-managed fund or product that follows the same investment strategy as the Fund to transfer assets from that fund or product into the Fund.
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge; however, they are charged higher Rule 12b-1 fees, and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if such shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. After eight years of ownership, Class B shares convert to Class A shares. 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 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 primarily intended for employer-sponsored
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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 can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds 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 Value Opportunity Fund Class A, Class C and Class Y, collectively, and Class N individually, 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 follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and 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:
Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities)
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are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. 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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.
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 Funds 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 Funds 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 net asset value (“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 a Fund.
As of June 30, 2015, approximately 1% and 92% of the market value of Natixis Oakmark Fund and Natixis Oakmark International Fund’s investments, respectively, were 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.
b. Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are 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
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accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. 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 into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, changes in exchange rates 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 Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses and the net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities.
The Funds 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 Fund’s investments against currency
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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 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 Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.
e. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. Each Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2015 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 where reclaims have been or will be filed 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
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rebates receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain when received.
f. 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 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 net operating losses, return of capital and capital gain distributions received, foreign currency gains and losses and deferred Trustees’ fees. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, forward foreign currency contracts mark-to-market and return of capital distributions received. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:
2014 Distributions Paid From: | ||||||||||||
Fund | Ordinary | Long-Term | Total | |||||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 44,618,075 | $ | 29,445,740 | $ | 74,063,815 | ||||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 5,775,346 | 31,849,647 | 37,624,993 | |||||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 19,465,727 | 13,211,564 | 32,677,291 | |||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 3,773,025 | 49,311,407 | 53,084,432 | |||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 7,850,454 | 45,086,282 | 52,936,736 |
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.
g. 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
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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 June 30, 2015, each Fund, as applicable, 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.
h. Securities Lending. Certain Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.
i. Indemnifications. Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
3. Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data |
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(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 June 30, 2015, at value:
Targeted Equity Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 493,831,600 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 493,831,600 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 8,105,000 | — | 8,105,000 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 493,831,600 | $ | 8,105,000 | $ | — | $ | 501,936,600 | ||||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Metals & Mining | $ | — | $ | 2,968,350 | $ | — | $ | 2,968,350 | ||||||||
All Other Common Stocks(a) | 272,999,426 | — | — | 272,999,426 | ||||||||||||
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Total Common Stocks | 272,999,426 | 2,968,350 | — | 275,967,776 | ||||||||||||
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Short-Term Investments | — | 15,300,046 | — | 15,300,046 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 272,999,426 | $ | 18,268,396 | $ | — | $ | 291,267,822 | ||||||||
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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 $3,447,185 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the period ended June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, this security was valued at the market price in the foreign market in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At June 30, 2015, this security was fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the
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Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the security.
All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | $ | — | $ | 39,135,619 | $ | — | $ | 39,135,619 | ||||||||
France | — | 186,221,041 | — | 186,221,041 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 148,441,531 | — | 148,441,531 | ||||||||||||
Ireland | — | 26,073,616 | — | 26,073,616 | ||||||||||||
Italy | — | 62,981,363 | — | 62,981,363 | ||||||||||||
Japan | — | 195,582,216 | — | 195,582,216 | ||||||||||||
Korea | — | 43,573,744 | — | 43,573,744 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | — | 81,764,946 | — | 81,764,946 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | — | 36,186,293 | — | 36,186,293 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | — | 210,502,345 | — | 210,502,345 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 24,115,980 | 137,702,770 | — | 161,818,750 | ||||||||||||
All Other Common Stocks(a) | 21,821,963 | — | — | 21,821,963 | ||||||||||||
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Total Common Stocks | 45,937,943 | 1,168,165,484 | — | 1,214,103,427 | ||||||||||||
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Short-Term Investments | — | 60,853,900 | — | 60,853,900 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments | 45,937,943 | 1,229,019,384 | — | 1,274,957,327 | ||||||||||||
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | — | 789,111 | — | 789,111 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 45,937,943 | $ | 1,229,808,495 | $ | — | $ | 1,275,746,438 | ||||||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $(1,610,829 | ) | $ | — | $(1,610,829 | ) | ||||||||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
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Small Cap Value Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 334,329,612 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 334,329,612 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 8,390,627 | — | 8,390,627 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 334,329,612 | $ | 8,390,627 | $ | — | $ | 342,720,239 | ||||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Value Opportunity Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 1,004,319,142 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,004,319,142 | ||||||||
Closed-End Investment Companies | 23,391,306 | — | — | 23,391,306 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 29,687,050 | — | 29,687,050 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,027,710,448 | $ | 29,687,050 | $ | — | $ | 1,057,397,498 | ||||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, 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 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that Natixis Oakmark International Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts.
The Fund is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Fund’s holdings of foreign securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund engaged in forward foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes.
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Natixis Oakmark International Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | |
Over-the-counter asset derivatives | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $789,111 |
Liabilities | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | |
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | ||
Foreign exchange contracts | $(1,610,829) |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Natixis Oakmark International Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain on: | Foreign currency transactions1 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | $3,892,873 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation | Foreign currency translations1 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | $(4,942,058) |
1 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period. Does not include other foreign currency gains or losses included in the Statements of Operations. |
As the Fund values its derivatives at fair value and recognizes changes in fair value through the Statement of Operations, it does not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of these disclosures.
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The volume of forward foreign currency contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Natixis Oakmark International 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 six months ended June 30, 2015:
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | Forwards | |||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 7.37 | % | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 10.26 | % | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 5.15 | % | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 5.15 | % |
Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the average notional amount outstanding.
Unrealized gain and/or loss on open forwards is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of forward contracts are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Fund’s net assets.
The Fund enters into over-the-counter derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreement between the Fund and its counterparty. ISDA agreements typically contain master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of June 30, 2015, gross amounts of derivative assets and liabilities not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the related net amounts after taking into account master netting arrangements, by counterparty, are as follows:
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Counterparty | Gross Amounts | Offset | Net | |||||||||
State Street Bank and Trust Company | $ | 789,111 | $ | (789,111 | ) | $ | — | |||||
Counterparty | Gross Amounts | Offset | Net | |||||||||
State Street Bank and Trust Company | $ | (1,610,829 | ) | $ | 789,111 | $ | (821,718 | ) |
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 and monitoring of counterparty credit
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default swap spreads. Based on balances reflected on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of June 30, 2015:
Fund | Maximum Amount | Maximum Amount | ||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | $ | 789,111 | — |
5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 368,342,613 | $ | 399,363,000 | ||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 34,493,976 | 22,560,867 | ||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 411,562,557 | 146,458,684 | ||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 47,564,179 | 55,776,802 | ||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 294,816,289 | 97,568,446 |
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”), serves as investment adviser to each Fund except the Targeted Equity Fund. Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (“CGM”) is the investment adviser to the Targeted Equity Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fund | First $200 million | Next $300 million | Next $500 million | Next $1 billion | Over $2 billion | |||||||||||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | 0.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 0.70 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | ||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % |
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Effective July 1, 2015, Value Opportunity Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||
Fund | First $1.5 billion | Over $1.5 billion | ||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 0.80 | % | 0.75 | % |
NGAM Advisors has entered into subadvisory agreements for each Fund as listed below.
Natixis Oakmark Fund | Harris Associates L.P. (“Harris”) | |
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | Harris | |
Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”) | |
Value Opportunity Fund | Vaughan Nelson |
Under the terms of the subadvisory agreements, each Fund has agreed to pay its respective subadviser a subadvisory fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||
Fund | Subadviser | First $200 Million | Over $200 Million | |||||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | Harris | 0.52 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | Harris | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | |||||
Small Cap Value Fund | Vaughan Nelson | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | % | |||||
Value Opportunity Fund | Vaughan Nelson | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % |
Effective July 1, 2015, Value Opportunity Fund has agreed to pay its subadviser a subadvisory fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||
Fund | Subadviser | First $1.5 billion | Over $1.5 billion | |||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | Vaughan Nelson | 0.50 | % | 0.47 | % |
NGAM Advisors has given binding undertakings to certain Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification
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expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2016, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, 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 June 30, 2015, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
Expense limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class N | Class Y | |||||||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 1.30 | % | 2.05 | % | 2.05 | % | — | 1.05 | % | |||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 1.45 | % | — | 2.20 | % | — | — | |||||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 1.45 | % | 2.20 | % | 2.20 | % | — | 1.20 | % | |||||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 1.40 | % | — | 2.15 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.15 | % |
NGAM Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the 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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Gross | Waivers | Net | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Fund | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 1,811,110 | — | $ | 1,811,110 | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | |||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 996,256 | — | 996,256 | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | |||||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 4,778,112 | — | 4,778,112 | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | |||||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 1,499,453 | — | 1,499,453 | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | |||||||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 3,580,354 | — | 3,580,354 | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % |
No expenses were recovered during the six months ended June 30, 2015 under the terms of the expense limitation agreement.
Certain officers and directors of NGAM Advisors and its affiliates are also officers or Trustees of the Funds. NGAM Advisors, CGM, Harris and Vaughan Nelson are subsidiaries of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France.
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b. Service and Distribution Fees. NGAM Distribution, L.P. (“NGAM Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, 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 B (if applicable) and Class C shares (the “Class B and 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.
Under the Class B (if applicable) and Class C 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 B (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Also under the Class B (if applicable) and Class C Plans, each Fund pays NGAM Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | |||||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class B | Class C | |||||||||||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 552,859 | $ | 721 | $ | 36,487 | $ | 2,161 | $ | 109,460 | ||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 248,927 | 490 | 88,154 | 1,468 | 264,463 | |||||||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 952,192 | — | 453,135 | — | 1,359,406 | |||||||||||||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 156,270 | 701 | 32,992 | 2,101 | 98,975 | |||||||||||||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 97,504 | — | 54,214 | — | 162,644 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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
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Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0350% of the next $30 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Administrative | |||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 106,884 | ||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 61,778 | |||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 238,355 | |||
Small Cap Value Fund | 70,670 | |||
Value Opportunity Fund | 189,808 |
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 June 30, 2015, 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:
Fund | Sub-Transfer | |||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 73,870 | ||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 60,972 | |||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 491,082 | |||
Small Cap Value Fund | 126,322 | |||
Value Opportunity Fund | 370,053 |
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As of June 30, 2015, 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 | |||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 2,044 | ||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 1,577 | |||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 14,068 | |||
Small Cap Value Fund | 3,403 | |||
Value Opportunity Fund | 11,496 |
Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Class A, Class B, 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 June 30, 2015, were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | |||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 37,367 | ||
Natixis Oakmark Fund | 171,786 | |||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 455,294 | |||
Small Cap Value Fund | 6,731 | |||
Value Opportunity Fund | 196,790 |
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. 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, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the chairperson of the Audit Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. The chairperson of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $5,000. 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
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or she attends telephonically. These fees are allocated among the funds in the Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Gateway Trust based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.
A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 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 on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
g. Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. NGAM Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Value Opportunity Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Fund’s Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2016 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, NGAM Advisors reimbursed the Fund $170 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.
7. Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Value Opportunity Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | |||||||||||||
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses | $ | 35,321 | $ | 19,576 | $ | 170 | $ | 330,970 |
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.
All other Funds in this report allocate transfer agent fees and expenses on a pro rata basis based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes.
8. Line of Credit. The Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, participates in a $150,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank. Any one Fund may borrow up to the full $150,000,000 under the line of credit (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the
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aggregate do not exceed the $150,000,000 limit at any time). Interest is charged to each participating Fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.
Prior to April 16, 2015, the committed unsecured line of credit was $200,000,000 with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each Fund that participated in the line of credit. In addition, the commitment fee was 0.10% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter.
9. 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 in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:
Fund | Rebates | |||
Targeted Equity Fund | $ | 55,275 |
10. Concentration of Risk. The Natixis Oakmark International 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.
11. 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 June 30, 2015, 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% Account Holders | Percentage of Ownership | ||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | 1 | 5.13 | % | |||||
Small Cap Value Fund | 2 | 14.83 | % | |||||
Value Opportunity Fund | 1 | 19.63 | %(a) |
(a) | Investment on behalf of non-affiliated account holders is controlled by AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, which is a subsidiary of Natixis US. |
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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 Funds do not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.
12. ��Capital Shares. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 30, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Targeted Equity Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 446,011 | $ | 4,803,819 | 2,382,713 | $ | 27,553,469 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 535,121 | 5,779,321 | 5,713,464 | 60,881,859 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,885,027 | ) | (30,952,852 | ) | (8,345,177 | ) | (95,762,976 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (1,903,895 | ) | $ | (20,369,712 | ) | (249,000 | ) | $ | (7,327,648 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 2,532 | $ | 22,259 | 3,846 | $ | 36,977 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,099 | 9,960 | 19,323 | 175,598 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (74,460 | ) | (669,752 | ) | (141,197 | ) | (1,397,515 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (70,829 | ) | $ | (637,533 | ) | (118,028 | ) | $ | (1,184,940 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 82,784 | $ | 741,589 | 417,975 | $ | 3,975,723 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 35,326 | 317,221 | 378,532 | 3,392,074 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (566,256 | ) | (5,064,233 | ) | (964,764 | ) | (9,405,559 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (448,146 | ) | $ | (4,005,423 | ) | (168,257 | ) | $ | (2,037,762 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 135,149 | $ | 1,500,883 | 1,277,719 | $ | 15,171,684 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 25,718 | 289,333 | 315,692 | 3,498,909 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (578,000 | ) | (6,421,272 | ) | (2,699,487 | ) | (32,503,712 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (417,133 | ) | $ | (4,631,056 | ) | (1,106,076 | ) | $ | (13,833,119 | ) | ||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (2,840,003 | ) | $ | (29,643,724 | ) | (1,641,361 | ) | $ | (24,383,469 | ) | ||||||
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Natixis Oakmark Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 726,879 | $ | 14,820,107 | 3,668,913 | $ | 80,305,026 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 23,901 | 489,744 | 1,061,143 | 21,984,956 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (596,724 | ) | (12,257,175 | ) | (1,968,641 | ) | (43,020,284 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 154,056 | $ | 3,052,676 | 2,761,415 | $ | 59,269,698 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 85 | $ | 1,504 | 793 | $ | 15,447 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 70 | 1,291 | 6,139 | 114,704 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (25,624 | ) | (467,796 | ) | (48,674 | ) | (958,785 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (25,469 | ) | $ | (465,001 | ) | (41,742 | ) | $ | (828,634 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,095,866 | $ | 19,907,527 | 3,014,013 | $ | 59,777,822 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 6,880 | 125,289 | 214,242 | 3,952,587 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (406,801 | ) | (7,420,413 | ) | (201,413 | ) | (3,932,222 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 695,945 | $ | 12,612,403 | 3,026,842 | $ | 59,798,187 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 240,298 | $ | 5,148,538 | 762,265 | $ | 17,289,800 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 2,290 | 48,902 | 148,825 | 3,209,042 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (589,894 | ) | (12,553,654 | ) | (296,205 | ) | (6,605,253 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (347,306 | ) | $ | (7,356,214 | ) | 614,885 | $ | 13,893,589 | ||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 477,226 | $ | 7,843,864 | 6,361,400 | $ | 132,132,840 | ||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 30, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Natixis Oakmark International Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 26,636,652 | $ | 351,973,405 | 43,808,176 | $ | 590,904,771 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 325,808 | 4,372,339 | 1,654,360 | 20,974,239 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (8,798,700 | ) | (114,429,814 | ) | (18,741,882 | ) | (243,326,691 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 18,163,760 | $ | 241,915,930 | 26,720,654 | $ | 368,552,319 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 7,071,967 | $ | 91,682,452 | 13,563,541 | $ | 180,784,363 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 119,536 | 1,575,482 | 564,157 | 7,051,208 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,023,049 | ) | (38,522,543 | ) | (4,930,036 | ) | (62,910,330 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 4,168,454 | $ | 54,735,391 | 9,197,662 | $ | 124,925,241 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 22,332,214 | $ | 296,651,321 | 35,918,316 | $ | 493,477,560 | ||||||||||
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Small Cap Value Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 230,833 | $ | 4,898,207 | 447,060 | $ | 9,835,856 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 70,958 | 1,538,463 | 817,956 | 17,011,106 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (615,455 | ) | (13,112,704 | ) | (2,038,618 | ) | (45,649,192 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (313,664 | ) | $ | (6,676,034 | ) | (773,602 | ) | $ | (18,802,230 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 43 | $ | 647 | 7,619 | $ | 133,164 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 663 | 10,629 | 13,951 | 220,076 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (45,285 | ) | (706,045 | ) | (85,671 | ) | (1,490,851 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (44,579 | ) | $ | (694,769 | ) | (64,101 | ) | $ | (1,137,611 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 33,540 | $ | 530,111 | 109,154 | $ | 1,768,690 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 24,868 | 398,384 | 281,983 | 4,396,718 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (241,970 | ) | (3,814,849 | ) | (401,405 | ) | (6,855,018 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (183,562 | ) | $ | (2,886,354 | ) | (10,268 | ) | $ | (689,610 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 677,358 | $ | 14,858,120 | 1,798,226 | $ | 41,246,189 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 97,874 | 2,173,784 | 1,028,472 | 21,777,987 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (757,961 | ) | (16,490,491 | ) | (1,660,679 | ) | (37,463,927 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 17,271 | $ | 541,413 | 1,166,019 | $ | 25,560,249 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (524,534 | ) | $ | (9,715,744 | ) | 318,048 | $ | 4,930,798 | ||||||||
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Value Opportunity Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 1,565,411 | $ | 35,180,435 | 3,237,031 | $ | 67,850,893 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 18,773 | 428,217 | 248,216 | 5,263,321 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (973,253 | ) | (21,324,129 | ) | (3,327,984 | ) | (71,812,258 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 610,931 | $ | 14,284,523 | 157,263 | $ | 1,301,956 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,041,129 | $ | 22,670,539 | 740,584 | $ | 15,300,207 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 9,469 | 207,561 | 97,107 | 1,986,798 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (156,730 | ) | (3,360,065 | ) | (133,887 | ) | (2,764,527 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 893,868 | $ | 19,518,035 | 703,804 | $ | 14,522,478 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,923,394 | $ | 42,398,783 | 561,402 | $ | 12,347,954 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 13,185 | 303,911 | 36,678 | 785,557 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (124,413 | ) | (2,855,380 | ) | (38,796 | ) | (817,090 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 11,469,797 | $ | 260,546,424 | 17,284,818 | $ | 372,678,420 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 157,711 | 3,638,402 | 1,747,547 | 37,469,538 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (4,666,676 | ) | (103,392,415 | ) | (5,903,464 | ) | (127,760,494 | ) | ||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 10,277,797 | $ | 234,442,283 | 14,549,252 | $ | 310,528,319 | ||||||||||
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2015
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Natixis Diversified Income Fund
Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund
Portfolio Review page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 16
Financial Statements page 48
Notes to Financial Statements page 68
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MCDONNELL INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Dawn Mangerson | Class A MIMAX | |
James Grabovac, CFA® | Class C MIMCX | |
Lawrence Jones | Class Y MIMYX | |
Steve Wlodarski, CFA® | ||
McDonnell Investment Management, LLC |
Objective
The Fund seeks a high level of federal tax-exempt current income, consistent with the preservation of capital.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/31/12)1 | ||||||||||||
NAV | -0.20 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.21 | % | ||||||
With 3.50% Maximum Sales Charge | -3.67 | -1.79 | -0.23 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/31/12)1 | ||||||||||||
NAV | -0.48 | 1.15 | 0.47 | |||||||||
With CDSC2 | -1.47 | 0.15 | 0.47 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 12/31/12)1 | ||||||||||||
NAV | 0.02 | 2.17 | 1.56 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index3 | 0.17 | 2.40 | 2.29 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | 12/31/12 represents the date shares were first registered for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933. 11/16/12 represents commencement of operations for accounting and financial reporting purposes only. |
2 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
3 | Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $5 million in principal amount outstanding. |
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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NATIXIS DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Dividend Equity Discipline | Class A IIDPX | |
Active Investment Advisors | Class C CIDPX | |
(a division of NGAM Advisors, L.P.) | Class Y YIDPX | |
Diversified REIT Discipline | ||
AEW Capital Management, L.P. | ||
Inflation Protected Securities Discipline | ||
Multi-Sector Bond Discipline | ||
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Objective
The Fund seeks current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
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NATIXIS DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20155
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Class | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 11/17/05) | Class A/C | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -2.24 | % | 0.81 | % | 9.68 | % | 6.64 | % | — | % | ||||||||||
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge | -6.61 | -3.71 | 8.66 | 6.13 | — | |||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 11/17/05) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -2.63 | 0.03 | 8.85 | 5.84 | — | |||||||||||||||
With CDSC2 | -3.60 | -0.96 | 8.85 | 5.84 | — | |||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 12/3/12)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -2.20 | 0.99 | 9.71 | — | 6.89 | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index3 | -0.10 | 1.86 | 3.35 | 4.73 | 1.39 | |||||||||||||||
Blended Index4 | -2.20 | 1.92 | 8.82 | 6.30 | 5.96 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Prior to the inception of Class Y shares (12/3/2012), performance is that of Class A shares and reflects the higher net expenses of that share class. |
2 | Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
3 | The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers the U.S.-dollar denominated, investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage-backed securities sectors. |
4 | The Blended Index is an unmanaged, blended index composed of the following weights: 40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 25% MSCI US REIT Index, 20% Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend™ Index, and 15% Barclays U.S. TIPS Index. The four indices composing the Blended Index measure, respectively, the performance of investment-grade fixed-income securities, equity REIT securities, dividend-yielding equity securities, and Treasury inflation-protected securities. The weightings of the indices that compose the Blended Index are rebalanced on a monthly basis to maintain the allocations as described above. These rebalancings will not necessarily correspond to the rebalancings of the fund’s investment portfolio, and the relative weightings of the asset classes in the fund will generally differ to some extent from the weightings in the Blended Index. |
5 | 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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NATIXIS U.S. EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Large Cap Value Segment | Class A NEFSX | |
Harris Associates L.P. | Class B NESBX | |
All Cap Growth Segment | Class C NECCX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | Class Y NESYX |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 7/7/94) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.90 | % | 7.89 | % | 18.44 | % | 9.65 | % | ||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -3.01 | 1.70 | 17.04 | 9.00 | ||||||||||||
Class B (Inception 7/7/94) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.49 | 7.10 | 17.55 | 8.84 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | -2.51 | 3.51 | 17.34 | 8.84 | ||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 7/7/94) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 2.49 | 7.08 | 17.54 | 8.83 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 1.49 | 6.36 | 17.54 | 8.83 | ||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 11/15/94) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 3.00 | 8.16 | 18.74 | 9.96 | ||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 1.23 | 7.42 | 17.34 | 7.89 | ||||||||||||
Russell 1000® Index3 | 1.71 | 7.37 | 17.58 | 8.13 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
1 | Performance for Class B shares assumes a maximum 5.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares, which declines annually between years 1-6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 0%. Class C share performance assumes a 1.00% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
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® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® Index represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market and is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. |
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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SEEYOND MULTI-ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Simon Aninat | Class A SAFAX | |
Frédéric Babu | Class C SAFCX | |
Stéphanie Bigou | Class Y SAFYX | |
Jonathan M. Birtwell | ||
Didier Jauneaux | ||
Frank Trividic | ||
Yufeng Xie | ||
Natixis Asset Management U.S., LLC (“Natixis AM US”) |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in a range of securities and asset classes across global markets.
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Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | Life of Fund | |||||||
Class A (Inception 7/23/14) | ||||||||
NAV | 0.37 | % | -2.84 | % | ||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -5.40 | -8.43 | ||||||
Class C (Inception 7/23/14) | ||||||||
NAV | -0.05 | -3.55 | ||||||
With CDSC1 | -1.03 | -4.50 | ||||||
Class Y (Inception 7/23/14) | ||||||||
NAV | 0.47 | -2.64 | ||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||
MSCI ACWI (Net)2 | 2.66 | -0.22 | ||||||
Blended Index3 | 0.00 | -3.69 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 MSCI ACWI (Net) represents the performance of 47 markets in both the developed and emerging markets in Africa, Europe, North America and South America. |
3 | The Blended Index is an unmanaged, blended index composed of the following weights: 60% MSCI All Country World Index (Net)/40% Citigroup World Government Bond Index. The weightings of the indices that compose the Blended Index are rebalanced on a monthly basis to maintain the allocations as described above. These rebalancings will not necessarily correspond to the rebalancing of the Fund’s investment portfolio, and the relative weightings of the asset classes in the Fund will generally differ to some extent from the weightings in the Blended Index. You may not invest directly in an index. |
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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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, 2015 is available from the Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 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 January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. 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 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.
MCDONNELL INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $998.00 | $3.96 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.83 | $4.01 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $995.20 | $7.67 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.11 | $7.75 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,000.20 | $2.73 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.07 | $2.76 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.80%, 1.55% and 0.55% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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NATIXIS DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $977.60 | $5.10 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.64 | $5.21 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $973.70 | $8.81 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.87 | $9.00 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $978.00 | $3.92 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.83 | $4.01 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) : 1.04%, 1.80% and 0.80% 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 (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period) . |
NATIXIS U.S. EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,029.00 | $6.29 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.60 | $6.26 | |||||||||
Class B | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,024.90 | $9.99 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.93 | $9.94 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,024.90 | $10.04 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.88 | $9.99 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,030.00 | $5.03 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.84 | $5.01 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.25%, 1.99%, 2.00% and 1.00% for Class A, B, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period) . |
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SEEYOND MULTI-ASSET ALLOCATION FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,003.70 | $6.61 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.20 | $6.66 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $999.50 | $10.31 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.48 | $10.39 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,004.70 | $5.32 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.49 | $5.36 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement), including interest expense: 1.33%, 2.08% and 1.07% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Board of Trustees of the Trusts (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/or 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 2015. 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 the monitoring and oversight services provided by NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) with respect to sub-advised Funds. They also considered the administrative services provided by 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.
For the Natixis Diversified Income Fund, the Trustees considered that the Fund’s investment adviser had proposed certain changes to the Fund’s name, investment strategy and management structure, including the consolidation of multiple sub-advised sleeves of the Fund under day to day management of one sub-adviser. The Trustees noted that the proposed changes would not result in any decrease in the services provided to, or increase in the total advisory and sub-advisory fees payable by, the Fund.
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
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also measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis. With respect to each Fund, the Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. In the case of the McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, the performance of which lagged that of a relevant peer group median and category median, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund had a limited operating history; and (3) all things being equal, the proposed decrease in the Fund’s expense cap would help to improve relative performance because of the narrow dispersion of returns among peer funds.
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 each of the Funds had expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed, if any, by the Adviser under these caps. The Trustees further noted that management had proposed to reduce the expense caps of the Natixis Diversified Income Fund, the McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and the Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund. The Trustees noted that the Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund had an advisory fee rate that was above the median of a peer group of funds. The Trustees considered the factors that
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management believed justified the relatively higher advisory fee rate, including: (1) the complexity of managing a Fund with two investment disciplines; (2) that the Fund has achieved excess performance returns during the one, three, five and ten year periods relative to the medians of a peer group of funds; and (3) that management had proposed to reduce the expense cap of the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund had a net expense ratio that was above the median of a peer group of funds, but noted that the Fund’s current net expense ratio has improved relative to its peer group median.
The Trustees also considered the proposed change to the Natixis Diversified Income Fund described above.
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 the Natixis Diversified Income Fund had breakpoints in its advisory fees and that each of the Funds in this report was subject to an expense cap or waiver. The Trustees considered management’s proposals to institute lower expense caps for the Natixis Diversified Income Fund, the McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and the Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities 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.
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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 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. |
· | Plans for maintaining continuity of portfolio management where that was thought to be a potential issue. |
· | 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, with the reduction in expense caps for the Natixis Diversified Income Fund, the McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and the Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund described above, should be continued through June 30, 2016.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 93.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Municipals — 93.0% | ||||||||
Alaska — 2.2% | ||||||||
$ | 600,000 | Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority Revenue, Refunding, 2011 Series Three, 5.000%, 9/01/2020 | $ | 697,278 | ||||
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California — 4.9% | ||||||||
250,000 | Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Revenue, Senior Lien, Refunding, Series A, 5.000%, 10/01/2024 | 296,868 | ||||||
380,000 | Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 10/01/2024 | 454,400 | ||||||
700,000 | Garden Grove Unified School District, 2010 Election, GO, Series C, 5.000%, 8/01/2035 | 780,010 | ||||||
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1,531,278 | ||||||||
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Colorado — 7.4% | ||||||||
260,000 | Colorado Springs Utilities System Revenue, Series B-2, 5.000%, 11/15/2033 | 294,278 | ||||||
400,000 | Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Craig Hospital Project, 5.000%, 12/01/2028 | 447,392 | ||||||
400,000 | Denver City & County School District No. 1, GO, Series B, (State Aid Withholding), 5.000%, 12/01/2026 | 471,036 | ||||||
500,000 | Regional Transportation District Sales Tax Revenue, Fastracks Project, Refunding, Series A, 5.000%, 11/01/2028 | 599,365 | ||||||
450,000 | University of Colorado Revenue, Refunding, Series B, 5.000%, 6/01/2019 | 514,080 | ||||||
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2,326,151 | ||||||||
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Connecticut — 1.2% | ||||||||
375,000 | State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, Second Lien, Transportation Infrastructure, Refunding, Series 1, 5.000%, 2/01/2016 | 385,174 | ||||||
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Florida — 15.2% | ||||||||
500,000 | Fernandina Beach Utility System Revenue, Refunding, Series A, 5.000%, 9/01/2027 | 574,950 | ||||||
400,000 | Florida State Board of Governors, University System Improvement Revenue, Refunding, Series A, 5.000%, 7/01/2018 | 445,576 | ||||||
500,000 | JEA Water & Sewer System Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 10/01/2016 | 527,690 | ||||||
250,000 | Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Refunding, 5.000%, 11/15/2025 | 285,482 | ||||||
750,000 | Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue, Refunding, Series A, AMT, 5.000%, 10/01/2017 | 813,375 | ||||||
400,000 | Orlando & Orange County Expressway Authority Revenue, Refunding, 5.000%, 7/01/2023 | 470,460 | ||||||
600,000 | Sarasota County Infrastructure Sales Surtax Revenue, Refunding, 5.000%, 10/01/2022 | 715,782 | ||||||
400,000 | Sarasota County Utility System Revenue, 5.000%, 10/01/2023 | 480,600 | ||||||
400,000 | Volusia County Educational Facility Authority Revenue, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc., Series B, 5.000%, 10/15/2025 | 463,284 | ||||||
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4,777,199 | ||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Georgia — 2.8% | ||||||||
$ | 500,000 | Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue, Series B, 5.000%, 1/01/2021 | $ | 580,390 | ||||
250,000 | Savannah Hospital Authority Revenue, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System Obligated Group, Series A, 5.500%, 7/01/2027 | 289,665 | ||||||
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870,055 | ||||||||
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Hawaii — 1.3% | ||||||||
400,000 | Honolulu City and County, GO, Series B, 5.000%, 8/01/2016 | 419,572 | ||||||
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Illinois — 4.5% | ||||||||
370,000 | Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Series B, 5.500%, 8/15/2028 | 410,249 | ||||||
500,000 | Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Loyola University Chicago, Series B, 5.000%, 7/01/2020 | 569,315 | ||||||
100,000 | Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Loyola University Chicago, Series B, 5.000%, 7/01/2021 | 114,657 | ||||||
320,000 | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Revenue, Senior Priority, Series A, (AGM insured), 5.000%, 1/01/2017 | 320,000 | ||||||
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1,414,221 | ||||||||
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Kentucky — 1.0% | ||||||||
275,000 | Louisville & Jefferson County, Metropolitan Government Revenue, Jewish Hospital St. Mary’s Healthcare, Prerefunded 02/01/2018@100, 6.125%, 2/01/2037 | 311,339 | ||||||
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Massachusetts — 0.5% | ||||||||
150,000 | Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Allied Health Science, Series F, 4.000%, 7/01/2018 | 162,375 | ||||||
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Michigan — 1.7% | ||||||||
545,000 | State of Michigan, GO, Prerefunded 11/01/2015@100, Series A, (NATL-RE insured), 5.000%, 11/01/2018 | 553,333 | ||||||
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Minnesota — 2.6% | ||||||||
250,000 | Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue, Refunding, 5.000%, 1/01/2017 | 265,635 | ||||||
300,000 | Minnesota State Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue, University of St. Thomas, Series 7-U, 5.000%, 4/01/2017 | 321,084 | ||||||
200,000 | Northern Municipal Power Agency, Electric System Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 1/01/2023 | 233,944 | ||||||
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820,663 | ||||||||
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Missouri — 4.2% | ||||||||
700,000 | Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Power Project Revenue, Refunding, 5.000%, 1/01/2024 | 820,218 | ||||||
500,000 | Southeast Missouri State University Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 4/01/2016 | 516,660 | ||||||
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1,336,878 | ||||||||
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Nebraska — 1.8% | ||||||||
500,000 | Nebraska Public Power District, General Revenue, Refunding, Series A, 5.000%, 1/01/2028 | 564,510 | ||||||
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Nevada — 1.9% | ||||||||
500,000 | City of Henderson, GO, Various Purpose, Refunding, 5.000%, 6/01/2026 | 592,190 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
New Jersey — 4.6% | ||||||||
$ | 265,000 | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Refunding, Virtual Health, Inc., 5.000%, 7/01/2023 | $ | 308,934 | ||||
500,000 | New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.000%, 1/01/2032 | 560,265 | ||||||
500,000 | Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Refunding, Series J, 5.000%, 5/01/2024 | 592,165 | ||||||
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�� | 1,461,364 | |||||||
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New Mexico — 1.8% | ||||||||
500,000 | New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council Revenue, Presbyterian Healthcare Services Obligated Group, Refunding, 5.000%, 8/01/2031 | 559,120 | ||||||
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New York — 1.2% | ||||||||
350,000 | New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, Mental Health Services Facility Improvements, (State Appropriation), 5.000%, 2/15/2017 | 373,793 | ||||||
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Ohio — 8.6% | ||||||||
400,000 | American Municipal Power Revenue, Hydroelectric Projects, Refunding, Series CA, (AGM insured), 5.000%, 2/15/2021 | 450,128 | ||||||
500,000 | Columbus, GO, Various Purpose, Series A, 5.000%, 8/15/2023 | 604,265 | ||||||
500,000 | Hamilton County Hospital Facilities Revenue, UC Health Obligated Group, 5.000%, 2/01/2024 | 574,655 | ||||||
500,000 | Little Miami School District, GO, Prerefunded 12/01/2016@ 100, (AGM insured), 5.000%, 12/01/2026 | 530,830 | ||||||
500,000 | Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission Revenue, University of Dayton, 5.000%, 12/01/2030 | 556,450 | ||||||
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2,716,328 | ||||||||
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Pennsylvania — 3.6% | ||||||||
335,000 | Delaware County Authority Revenue, Villanova University, 5.000%, 8/01/2019 | 381,542 | ||||||
285,000 | Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Revenue, Refunding, Series A, 4.000%, 7/01/2027 | 298,261 | ||||||
450,000 | Philadelphia Airport Revenue, Refunding, Series D, AMT, 5.000%, 6/15/2016 | 467,865 | ||||||
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1,147,668 | ||||||||
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Rhode Island — 1.9% | ||||||||
500,000 | Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency Pollution Control Agency Revolving Fund-Pooled Loan, Series A, 5.000%, 10/01/2024 | 598,260 | ||||||
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South Dakota — 1.6% | ||||||||
465,000 | Sioux Falls Sales Tax Revenue, Series A-1, 4.750%, 11/15/2036 | 498,201 | ||||||
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Texas — 10.6% | ||||||||
250,000 | Corpus Christi Utility System Revenue, Junior Lien Improvement, 5.000%, 7/15/2021 | 291,445 | ||||||
400,000 | Garland, GO, Refunding, (AGM insured), 5.000%, 2/15/2016 | 411,140 | ||||||
500,000 | Harris County Health Facilities Development Authority Revenue, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Prerefunded 12/01/2018@100, Series B, 7.125%, 12/01/2031 | 599,590 | ||||||
500,000 | Keller Independent School District, GO, Refunding, Series A, (PSF-GTD), 5.000%, 8/15/2022 | 596,000 | ||||||
350,000 | State of Texas Water Financial Assistance, GO, Series B, 5.000%, 8/01/2022 | 410,819 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Texas — continued | ||||||||
$ | 400,000 | Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, 5.000%, 10/01/2024 | $ | 470,100 | ||||
500,000 | West Harris County Regional Water Authority, Water System Revenue, Refunding, (AGM insured), 4.000%, 12/15/2019 | 552,605 | ||||||
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3,331,699 | ||||||||
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Utah — 0.9% | ||||||||
250,000 | Utah State Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding, 5.000%, 6/15/2024 | 289,428 | ||||||
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Washington — 5.0% | ||||||||
500,000 | Port of Seattle Revenue, AMT, 5.000%, 7/01/2029 | 548,210 | ||||||
400,000 | Port of Seattle Special Facility Revenue, Refunding, AMT, SEATAC Fuel Facility LLC, 5.000%, 6/01/2020 | 455,568 | ||||||
500,000 | Snohomish County School District No. 15 Edmonds, GO, 5.000%, 12/01/2031 | 576,765 | ||||||
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1,580,543 | ||||||||
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Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $28,841,494) | 29,318,620 | |||||||
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Short-Term Investments — 6.1% | ||||||||
1,922,535 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $1,922,536 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $1,935,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 2/28/2021 valued at $1,961,436 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $1,922,535) | 1,922,535 | ||||||
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Total Investments — 99.1% (Identified Cost $30,764,029)(a) | 31,241,155 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.9% | 268,899 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 31,510,054 | ||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $30,764,029 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 | $ | 519,491 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (42,365 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 477,126 | ||||||
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AGM | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation | |||||||
AMT | Alternative Minimum Tax | |||||||
GO | General Obligation | |||||||
NATL-RE | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation | |||||||
PSF-GTD | Permanent School Fund Guarantee Program |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund – (continued)
Holdings Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Higher Education | 14.7 | % | ||
Medical | 14.7 | |||
Water | 10.2 | |||
General | 9.6 | |||
General Obligation | 9.4 | |||
School District | 9.4 | |||
Power | 7.7 | |||
Transportation | 7.5 | |||
Airport | 5.0 | |||
Utilities | 2.6 | |||
Bond Bank | 2.2 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 6.1 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.1 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.9 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 51.4% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.8% | ||||||||
6,712 | Lockheed Martin Corp. | $ | 1,247,761 | |||||
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Banks — 1.2% | ||||||||
6,512 | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | 434,220 | ||||||
5,577 | BB&T Corp. | 224,809 | ||||||
8,170 | F.N.B. Corp. | 116,995 | ||||||
7,887 | First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | 74,453 | ||||||
7,464 | FirstMerit Corp. | 155,475 | ||||||
9,796 | People’s United Financial, Inc. | 158,793 | ||||||
8,502 | Trustmark Corp. | 212,380 | ||||||
7,658 | United Bankshares, Inc. | 308,081 | ||||||
10,244 | Valley National Bancorp | 105,616 | ||||||
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1,790,822 | ||||||||
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Beverages — 0.2% | ||||||||
7,261 | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 284,849 | ||||||
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Biotechnology — 0.1% | ||||||||
18,615 | PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 119,694 | ||||||
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Capital Markets — 0.1% | ||||||||
6,480 | Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | 217,015 | ||||||
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Chemicals — 0.1% | ||||||||
5,974 | Olin Corp. | 160,999 | ||||||
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | ||||||||
7,422 | Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 154,452 | ||||||
11,838 | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 206,336 | ||||||
6,158 | Republic Services, Inc. | 241,209 | ||||||
6,447 | Waste Management, Inc. | 298,818 | ||||||
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| |||||||
900,815 | ||||||||
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Containers & Packaging — 0.7% | ||||||||
5,974 | Avery Dennison Corp. | 364,055 | ||||||
10,081 | Greif, Inc., Class A | 361,404 | ||||||
6,386 | Sonoco Products Co. | 273,704 | ||||||
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999,163 | ||||||||
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Distributors — 0.3% | ||||||||
5,877 | Genuine Parts Co. | 526,168 | ||||||
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Diversified Financial Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
9,165 | CME Group, Inc. | 852,895 | ||||||
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
12,714 | AT&T, Inc. | 451,601 | ||||||
13,502 | CenturyLink, Inc. | 396,689 | ||||||
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848,290 | ||||||||
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Electric Utilities — 3.4% | ||||||||
8,539 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 452,311 | ||||||
6,501 | Cleco Corp. | 350,079 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Electric Utilities — continued | ||||||||
5,941 | Edison International | $ | 330,201 | |||||
9,806 | Entergy Corp. | 691,323 | ||||||
7,546 | Eversource Energy | 342,664 | ||||||
8,593 | Exelon Corp. | 269,992 | ||||||
9,296 | FirstEnergy Corp. | 302,585 | ||||||
8,369 | Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 202,195 | ||||||
6,922 | IDACORP, Inc. | 388,601 | ||||||
6,935 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 679,838 | ||||||
7,072 | OGE Energy Corp. | 202,047 | ||||||
8,495 | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 483,281 | ||||||
10,467 | PPL Corp. | 308,462 | ||||||
8,341 | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 268,413 | ||||||
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5,271,992 | ||||||||
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Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | ||||||||
7,290 | Eaton Corp. PLC | 492,002 | ||||||
7,471 | Emerson Electric Co. | 414,118 | ||||||
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906,120 | ||||||||
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
5,898 | Ensco PLC, Class A | 131,348 | ||||||
9,406 | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 662,370 | ||||||
8,438 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 407,387 | ||||||
23,484 | Noble Corp. PLC | 361,419 | ||||||
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1,562,524 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2% | ||||||||
6,893 | Sysco Corp. | 248,837 | ||||||
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Food Products — 0.4% | ||||||||
6,158 | Campbell Soup Co. | 293,429 | ||||||
6,997 | General Mills, Inc. | 389,873 | ||||||
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683,302 | ||||||||
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Gas Utilities — 0.5% | ||||||||
9,622 | AGL Resources, Inc. | 448,000 | ||||||
6,820 | New Jersey Resources Corp. | 187,891 | ||||||
8,123 | Questar Corp. | 169,852 | ||||||
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| |||||||
805,743 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5% | ||||||||
7,863 | Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 558,902 | ||||||
24,000 | Extended Stay America, Inc. | 450,480 | ||||||
21,700 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(b) | 597,835 | ||||||
7,899 | McDonald’s Corp. | 750,958 | ||||||
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2,358,175 | ||||||||
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Household Durables — 0.8% | ||||||||
8,553 | Garmin Ltd. | 375,734 | ||||||
6,212 | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 302,400 | ||||||
9,043 | Tupperware Brands Corp. | 583,635 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,261,769 | ||||||||
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Household Products — 0.9% | ||||||||
6,078 | Clorox Co. (The) | $ | 632,234 | |||||
7,456 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 790,112 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,422,346 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | ||||||||
8,056 | General Electric Co. | 214,048 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Insurance — 0.9% | ||||||||
7,071 | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 334,458 | ||||||
7,782 | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 390,501 | ||||||
9,914 | Mercury General Corp. | 551,714 | ||||||
11,097 | Old Republic International Corp. | 173,446 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,450,119 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Leisure Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
13,619 | Mattel, Inc. | 349,872 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media — 0.4% | ||||||||
5,346 | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 214,749 | ||||||
7,567 | Meredith Corp. | 394,619 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
609,368 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.1% | ||||||||
7,222 | Commercial Metals Co. | 116,130 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Multi-Utilities — 4.0% | ||||||||
8,047 | Alliant Energy Corp. | 464,473 | ||||||
9,015 | Avista Corp. | 276,310 | ||||||
7,420 | Black Hills Corp. | 323,883 | ||||||
10,674 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 203,126 | ||||||
7,794 | CMS Energy Corp. | 248,161 | ||||||
8,311 | Dominion Resources, Inc. | 555,756 | ||||||
7,791 | DTE Energy Co. | 581,520 | ||||||
5,601 | NiSource, Inc. | 255,350 | ||||||
8,505 | NorthWestern Corp. | 414,619 | ||||||
7,814 | PG&E Corp. | 383,667 | ||||||
8,556 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 336,080 | ||||||
9,207 | SCANA Corp. | 466,334 | ||||||
5,819 | Sempra Energy | 575,732 | ||||||
10,656 | TECO Energy, Inc. | 188,185 | ||||||
17,667 | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 794,476 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,067,672 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.9% | ||||||||
9,120 | Chevron Corp. | 879,807 | ||||||
10,508 | ConocoPhillips | 645,296 | ||||||
7,264 | HollyFrontier Corp. | 310,100 | ||||||
8,555 | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 665,322 | ||||||
11,578 | ONEOK, Inc. | 457,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,957,625 | ||||||||
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
8,088 | Domtar Corp. | $ | 334,843 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | ||||||||
4,976 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 331,103 | ||||||
6,445 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 538,093 | ||||||
7,083 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 403,235 | ||||||
7,346 | Pfizer, Inc. | 246,312 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,518,743 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Real Estate — 0.2% | ||||||||
14,200 | American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | 227,768 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.9% | ||||||||
13,000 | Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 512,200 | ||||||
38,300 | Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A(b) | 846,430 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,358,630 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Apartments — 4.2% | ||||||||
15,500 | American Campus Communities, Inc. | 584,195 | ||||||
13,300 | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 2,126,271 | ||||||
13,000 | Camden Property Trust | 965,640 | ||||||
40,300 | Equity Residential | 2,827,851 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,503,957 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 2.1% | ||||||||
16,500 | American Assets Trust, Inc. | 646,965 | ||||||
26,900 | DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | 792,205 | ||||||
24,650 | Gramercy Property Trust, Inc. | 576,071 | ||||||
12,800 | Liberty Property Trust | 412,416 | ||||||
17,800 | STORE Capital Corp. | 357,780 | ||||||
5,200 | Vornado Realty Trust | 493,636 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,279,073 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Health Care — 2.8% | ||||||||
37,800 | HCP, Inc. | 1,378,566 | ||||||
24,600 | Health Care REIT, Inc. | 1,614,498 | ||||||
19,800 | Ventas, Inc. | 1,229,382 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,222,446 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Hotels — 1.3% | ||||||||
17,700 | Chatham Lodging Trust | 468,519 | ||||||
48,300 | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 957,789 | ||||||
21,100 | RLJ Lodging Trust | 628,358 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,054,666 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Manufactured Homes — 0.5% | ||||||||
14,200 | Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | 746,636 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Office Property — 3.8% | ||||||||
34,100 | BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. | 659,494 | ||||||
18,800 | Boston Properties, Inc. | 2,275,552 | ||||||
17,100 | Douglas Emmett, Inc. | 460,674 | ||||||
5,700 | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | 90,744 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
REITs – Office Property — continued | ||||||||
27,100 | Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | $ | 462,326 | |||||
7,500 | Kilroy Realty Corp. | 503,625 | ||||||
33,900 | Paramount Group, Inc. | 581,724 | ||||||
47,600 | Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 837,284 | ||||||
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| |||||||
5,871,423 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
REITs – Regional Malls — 4.3% | ||||||||
6,800 | Macerich Co. (The) | 507,280 | ||||||
25,900 | Simon Property Group, Inc. | 4,481,218 | ||||||
15,500 | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 491,350 | ||||||
15,900 | Taubman Centers, Inc. | 1,105,050 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,584,898 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
REITs – Shopping Centers — 2.0% | ||||||||
23,300 | Acadia Realty Trust | 678,263 | ||||||
50,600 | DDR Corp. | 782,276 | ||||||
9,400 | Federal Realty Investment Trust | 1,204,046 | ||||||
27,100 | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 423,302 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,087,887 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Single Tenant — 0.3% | ||||||||
12,600 | National Retail Properties, Inc. | 441,126 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Storage — 2.3% | ||||||||
27,000 | CubeSmart | 625,320 | ||||||
11,600 | Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 756,552 | ||||||
11,600 | Public Storage | 2,138,692 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,520,564 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Warehouse/Industrials — 1.6% | ||||||||
52,700 | ProLogis, Inc. | 1,955,170 | ||||||
35,800 | Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 521,964 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,477,134 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1% | ||||||||
6,550 | Intel Corp. | 199,218 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.2% | ||||||||
11,536 | Guess?, Inc. | 221,145 | ||||||
6,659 | Staples, Inc. | 101,949 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
323,094 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.3% | ||||||||
8,765 | Seagate Technology PLC | 416,338 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2% | ||||||||
13,377 | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 245,869 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Tobacco — 0.9% | ||||||||
8,787 | Altria Group, Inc. | 429,772 | ||||||
11,340 | Philip Morris International, Inc. | 909,128 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,338,900 | ||||||||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0% | ||||||||
176 | United Rentals, Inc.(b) | $ | 15,421 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $76,095,611) | 79,002,747 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount (‡) | ||||||||
Bonds and Notes — 46.3% | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 44.3% | ||||||||
ABS Car Loan — 1.0% | ||||||||
$ | 125,000 | CarNow Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class C, 2.810%, 11/15/2018, 144A | 124,976 | |||||
100,000 | CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-C, Class C, 3.770%, 8/17/2020, 144A | 99,945 | ||||||
185,000 | CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-A, Class C, 4.000%, 2/16/2021, 144A | 184,807 | ||||||
160,000 | CPS Auto Trust, Series 2014-D, Class C, 4.350%, 11/16/2020, 144A | 162,177 | ||||||
130,000 | DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class D, 4.260%, 2/15/2022, 144A | 130,571 | ||||||
95,000 | DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class D, 3.680%, 4/15/2021, 144A | 95,492 | ||||||
135,000 | DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-3A, Class D, 4.470%, 11/15/2021, 144A | 136,684 | ||||||
35,000 | First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class D, 3.280%, 4/15/2021, 144A | 34,858 | ||||||
85,000 | First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class D, 3.470%, 2/15/2021, 144A | 84,775 | ||||||
55,000 | First Investors Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-3A, Class D, 3.850%, 2/15/2022, 144A | 55,354 | ||||||
130,000 | Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2013-2, Class C, 4.420%, 12/16/2019, 144A | 133,806 | ||||||
40,000 | Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2014-2, Class C, 3.950%, 12/15/2020, 144A | 40,567 | ||||||
95,000 | Prestige Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2015-1, Class D, 3.050%, 4/15/2021, 144A | 94,668 | ||||||
95,000 | Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-4, Class D, 3.100%, 11/16/2020 | 95,698 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,474,378 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
ABS Home Equity — 2.6% | ||||||||
47,835 | Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-20CB, Class 2A1, 5.750%, 10/25/2033 | 49,566 | ||||||
165,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR1, Class D, 2.350%, 6/17/2031, 144A(c) | 161,837 | ||||||
48,527 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-10, Class 1A1, 5.500%, 12/25/2033 | 49,897 | ||||||
78,220 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-10, Class 3A1, 5.500%, 12/25/2033 | 80,024 | ||||||
120,172 | Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2004-B, Class 4A2, 2.478%, 11/20/2034(c) | 115,755 | ||||||
16,238 | Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2005-4, Class 1A3, 5.500%, 8/25/2035 | 16,487 | ||||||
58,255 | Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 3A1, 5.750%, 11/25/2035 | 59,706 | ||||||
84,091 | Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-A, Class 2A2, 2.666%, 2/25/2034(c) | 83,575 | ||||||
26,557 | Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-A, Class 2A1, 2.673%, 2/25/2035(c) | 25,895 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
ABS Home Equity — continued | ||||||||
$ | 3,560 | Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-10, Class 11A1, 2.640%, 1/25/2035(c) | $ | 3,499 | ||||
10,755 | Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 2A, 2.628%, 7/25/2034(c)(d) | 10,452 | ||||||
171,348 | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2015-2, Class 1A1, 0.385%, 6/25/2047, 144A(c) | 157,798 | ||||||
185,000 | Colony American Homes, Series 2014-2A, Class D, 2.537%, 7/17/2031, 144A(c) | 182,191 | ||||||
150,591 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-27CB, Class A1, 6.000%, 12/25/2034 | 153,833 | ||||||
41,154 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J3, Class 1A1, 5.500%, 4/25/2034 | 42,450 | ||||||
25,000 | Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-13, Class AF5B, 5.095%, 5/25/2035(c) | 24,924 | ||||||
21,039 | Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2004-HYB4, Class 2A1, 2.491%, 9/20/2034(c) | 20,066 | ||||||
34,375 | Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 4A1, 0.457%, 4/25/2035(c) | 29,759 | ||||||
4,908 | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-1, Class 3A4, 5.250%, 5/25/2028(d) | 4,913 | ||||||
425,000 | Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2014-DN1, Class M2, 2.387%, 2/25/2024(c) | 425,480 | ||||||
250,000 | Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2014-DN2, Class M2, 1.837%, 4/25/2024(c) | 244,165 | ||||||
10,465 | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2003-J7, Class A7, 5.000%, 11/25/2033 | 10,514 | ||||||
62,754 | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 3A1, 3.080%, 7/19/2035(c) | 59,614 | ||||||
58,210 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-14, Class 3A1, 2.816%, 12/25/2034(c) | 56,066 | ||||||
80,044 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-14, Class 5A1, 2.741%, 12/25/2034(c) | 79,402 | ||||||
164,116 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 4A5, 2.716%, 9/25/2035(c) | 165,323 | ||||||
101,050 | HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 1A, 2.577%, 5/19/2034(c) | 100,610 | ||||||
10,370 | IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-16IP, Class A1, 0.827%, 7/25/2045(c) | 8,956 | ||||||
100,000 | Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2014-SFR1, Class C, 2.285%, 6/17/2031, 144A(c) | 99,853 | ||||||
225,000 | Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2014-SFR3, Class D, 3.185%, 12/17/2031, 144A(c) | 224,536 | ||||||
66,729 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A1, Class 6T1, 2.594%, 2/25/2035(c) | 66,511 | ||||||
37,796 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A3, Class 4A1, 2.664%, 6/25/2035(c) | 38,198 | ||||||
41,580 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-9, Class 4A1, 5.250%, 11/25/2033 | 43,146 | ||||||
42,466 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 6/25/2034 | 44,109 | ||||||
58,469 | Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 7A5, 5.500%, 11/25/2035 | 59,433 | ||||||
44,021 | New York Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class 2A2, 2.603%, 5/25/2036(c) | 39,750 | ||||||
32,901 | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 6A, 2.656%, 9/25/2034(c) | 32,555 | ||||||
93,471 | Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-20, Class 8A7, 5.750%, 11/25/2034 | 97,377 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
ABS Home Equity — continued | ||||||||
$ | 12,326 | Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-21XS, Class 1A5, 5.000%, 12/25/2034(c)(d) | $ | 12,497 | ||||
166,956 | U.S. Residential Opportunity Fund Trust, Series 2015-1IV, Class A, 3.721%, 2/27/2035, 144A | 166,841 | ||||||
333,800 | VOLT XXII LLC, Series 2015-NPL4, Class A1, 3.500%, 2/25/2055, 144A(c) | 333,347 | ||||||
28,809 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR1, Class A, 2.439%, 3/25/2034(c) | 28,887 | ||||||
64,154 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-CB2, Class 2A, 5.500%, 7/25/2034 | 66,683 | ||||||
20,286 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA3, Class 2A1A, 0.918%, 4/25/2047(c) | 17,738 | ||||||
66,905 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-A, Class A1, 2.640%, 2/25/2034(c) | 66,941 | ||||||
39,423 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-12, Class 1A2, 5.500%, 11/25/2035 | 40,179 | ||||||
33,354 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR10, Class 2A4, 2.652%, 6/25/2035(c) | 33,577 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,934,915 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
ABS Other — 1.7% | ||||||||
356,310 | AIM Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A1, 4.213%, 2/15/2040, 144A(c) | 352,853 | ||||||
360,000 | Crown Castle Towers LLC, 3.663%, 5/15/2045, 144A | 352,717 | ||||||
130,000 | Flagship Credit Auto Trust, Series 2015-1, Class C, 3.760%, 6/15/2021, 144A | 130,357 | ||||||
120,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A, 2.430%, 6/18/2024, 144A | 120,672 | ||||||
100,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class B, 3.020%, 9/18/2024, 144A | 100,779 | ||||||
145,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.850%, 3/18/2026, 144A | 148,924 | ||||||
165,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class B, 3.100%, 7/18/2025, 144A | 165,512 | ||||||
225,000 | SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2014-AA, Class B, 4.610%, 10/25/2027, 144A | 230,113 | ||||||
280,000 | Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2013-BA, Class A, 3.920%, 1/16/2023, 144A | 280,196 | ||||||
170,000 | Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A, 2.410%, 12/15/2022, 144A | 170,212 | ||||||
100,000 | Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class B, 3.450%, 12/15/2022, 144A | 100,377 | ||||||
180,000 | Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class B, 3.620%, 11/15/2024, 144A | 181,903 | ||||||
188,333 | TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class A, 3.270%, 11/21/2039, 144A | 189,883 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,524,498 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
ABS Student Loan — 0.2% | ||||||||
283,715 | SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2015-A, Class A2, 2.420%, 3/25/2030, 144A | 283,824 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3% | ||||||||
200,000 | Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A | 192,000 | ||||||
300,000 | Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc., 7.375%, 7/15/2039, 144A | 322,500 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
514,500 | ||||||||
|
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Airlines — 1.9% | ||||||||
$ | 46,423 | Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 4.125%, 11/15/2026, 144A | $ | 47,467 | ||||
57,234 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.375%, 4/01/2024 | 57,822 | ||||||
454,000 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B, 3.700%, 11/01/2024 | 446,159 | ||||||
157,694 | British Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.625%, 12/20/2021, 144A | 166,590 | ||||||
17,217 | Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-2, Class B, 5.500%, 4/29/2022 | 17,835 | ||||||
80,000 | Continental Airlines Pass Through Certificates, Series 2012-3, Class C, 6.125%, 4/29/2018 | 83,400 | ||||||
25,322 | Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class A-1, 8.048%, 5/01/2022 | 28,708 | ||||||
12,128 | Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 5.983%, 10/19/2023 | 13,522 | ||||||
655,000 | Latam Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B, 4.500%, 8/15/2025, 144A | 641,507 | ||||||
669,111 | UAL Pass Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.636%, 1/02/2024 | 717,622 | ||||||
195,000 | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.000%, 10/11/2027 | 195,901 | ||||||
255,000 | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2014-2, Class A, 3.750%, 3/03/2028 | 253,664 | ||||||
112,074 | US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-1A, Class A, 5.900%, 4/01/2026 | 126,644 | ||||||
99,455 | US Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-1B, Class B, 8.000%, 4/01/2021 | 112,385 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,909,226 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Automotive — 0.8% | ||||||||
165,000 | General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045 | 163,423 | ||||||
360,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.450%, 4/10/2022 | 352,746 | ||||||
320,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.000%, 1/15/2025 | 313,993 | ||||||
150,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.375%, 9/25/2021 | 155,685 | ||||||
40,000 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028 | 42,400 | ||||||
220,000 | ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.750%, 4/29/2025, 144A | 212,989 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,241,236 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banking — 4.2% | ||||||||
90,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., 5.125%, 9/30/2024 | 90,225 | ||||||
64,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2031 | 76,640 | ||||||
600,000 | Banco Santander Brasil S.A., 8.000%, 3/18/2016, 144A, (BRL) | 181,789 | ||||||
200,000 | Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.200%, 8/26/2024 | 199,518 | ||||||
116,000 | Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.250%, 10/22/2026 | 113,634 | ||||||
155,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 3.875%, 3/26/2025 | 148,475 | ||||||
355,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 5.500%, 9/13/2025 | 383,683 | ||||||
230,000 | Credit Agricole S.A., 4.375%, 3/17/2025, 144A | 220,621 | ||||||
100,000 | HBOS PLC, 6.000%, 11/01/2033, 144A | 107,738 | ||||||
200,000 | ING Bank NV, 5.800%, 9/25/2023, 144A | 218,381 | ||||||
520,000 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, 6/26/2024, 144A | 505,203 | ||||||
280,000 | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 2.850%, 5/26/2018, 144A | 277,760 | ||||||
400,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.875%, 9/10/2024 | 393,562 | ||||||
75,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.125%, 12/15/2026 | 73,746 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Banking — continued | ||||||||
$ | 440,000 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.500%, 11/04/2024 | $ | 440,259 | ||||
100,000 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN, 6.050%, 6/01/2034 | 114,196 | ||||||
275,000 | Morgan Stanley, 3.950%, 4/23/2027 | 259,294 | ||||||
65,000 | Morgan Stanley, 5.000%, 11/24/2025 | 68,046 | ||||||
175,000 | Morgan Stanley, 8.000%, 5/09/2017, (AUD) | 146,403 | ||||||
100,000 | Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 7.625%, 3/03/2016, (AUD) | 79,520 | ||||||
720,000 | Morgan Stanley, MTN, 4.100%, 5/22/2023 | 721,346 | ||||||
40,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 5.500%, (EUR)(e) | 44,482 | ||||||
375,000 | Societe Generale S.A., 4.250%, 4/14/2025, 144A | 350,636 | ||||||
520,000 | Societe Generale S.A., 5.000%, 1/17/2024, 144A | 520,705 | ||||||
680,000 | Standard Chartered PLC, 5.200%, 1/26/2024, 144A | 712,014 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,447,876 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Brokerage — 0.4% | ||||||||
140,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 5.125%, 1/20/2023 | 144,532 | ||||||
65,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2036 | 64,454 | ||||||
20,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 6.450%, 6/08/2027 | 21,715 | ||||||
275,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 6.500%, 1/20/2043 | 268,678 | ||||||
95,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 6.875%, 4/15/2021 | 108,738 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
608,117 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Building Materials — 0.5% | ||||||||
248,000 | Masco Corp., 4.450%, 4/01/2025 | 248,620 | ||||||
30,000 | Masco Corp., 5.950%, 3/15/2022 | 33,675 | ||||||
40,000 | Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032 | 42,200 | ||||||
20,000 | Masco Corp., 7.750%, 8/01/2029 | 23,100 | ||||||
200,000 | Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 4.375%, 4/25/2025, 144A | 152,940 | ||||||
300,000 | Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 8.250%, 4/25/2018, 144A, (BRL) | 69,956 | ||||||
225,000 | Owens Corning, 4.200%, 12/01/2024 | 220,853 | ||||||
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791,344 | ||||||||
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Cable Satellite — 0.8% | ||||||||
350,000 | Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023, 144A | 347,480 | ||||||
10,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 2/15/2023 | 9,750 | ||||||
120,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023, 144A | 116,700 | ||||||
315,000 | Cox Communications, Inc., 3.850%, 2/01/2025, 144A | 302,730 | ||||||
260,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.500%, 9/15/2042 | 212,083 | ||||||
280,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.500%, 9/01/2041 | 261,147 | ||||||
40,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/2040 | 38,725 | ||||||
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1,288,615 | ||||||||
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Chemicals — 0.4% | ||||||||
120,000 | Albemarle Corp., 4.150%, 12/01/2024 | 119,612 | ||||||
200,000 | Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029 | 182,000 | ||||||
275,000 | INVISTA Finance LLC, 4.250%, 10/15/2019, 144A | 270,875 | ||||||
25,000 | Methanex Corp., 5.250%, 3/01/2022 | 26,746 | ||||||
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599,233 | ||||||||
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Diversified Manufacturing — 0.1% | ||||||||
$ | 200,000 | Votorantim Cimentos S.A., 7.250%, 4/05/2041, 144A | $ | 196,250 | ||||
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Diversified Operations — 0.1% | ||||||||
140,000 | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 3.850%, 2/01/2025 | 134,549 | ||||||
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Electric — 0.3% | ||||||||
115,000,000 | Emgesa S.A. E.S.P., 8.750%, 1/25/2021, 144A, (COP) | 46,879 | ||||||
88,000,000 | Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P., 8.375%, 2/01/2021, 144A, (COP) | 35,602 | ||||||
300,000 | Enel SpA, (fixed rate to 9/24/2023, variable rate thereafter), 8.750%, 9/24/2073, 144A | 344,250 | ||||||
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426,731 | ||||||||
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Finance Companies — 1.8% | ||||||||
210,000 | Air Lease Corp., 3.750%, 2/01/2022 | 209,874 | ||||||
170,000 | Air Lease Corp., 4.250%, 9/15/2024 | 168,725 | ||||||
15,000 | Aircastle Ltd., 5.500%, 2/15/2022 | 15,309 | ||||||
130,000 | Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.750%, 4/06/2021, 144A | 148,481 | ||||||
80,000 | International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/01/2019 | 85,296 | ||||||
80,000 | International Lease Finance Corp., 6.250%, 5/15/2019 | 86,500 | ||||||
35,000 | International Lease Finance Corp., 8.250%, 12/15/2020 | 41,563 | ||||||
105,000 | International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 1/15/2022 | 128,100 | ||||||
115,000 | iStar Financial, Inc., 4.000%, 11/01/2017 | 112,988 | ||||||
95,000 | iStar Financial, Inc., 5.000%, 7/01/2019 | 93,694 | ||||||
140,000 | iStar Financial, Inc., 7.125%, 2/15/2018 | 145,768 | ||||||
160,000 | Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.875%, 8/01/2021, 144A | 155,600 | ||||||
58,000 | Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024 | 55,535 | ||||||
30,000 | Navient LLC, 4.875%, 6/17/2019 | 29,700 | ||||||
354,000 | Navient LLC, 5.500%, 1/25/2023 | 336,300 | ||||||
5,000 | Navient LLC, MTN, 5.500%, 1/15/2019 | 5,098 | ||||||
180,000 | Navient LLC, MTN, 7.250%, 1/25/2022 | 189,900 | ||||||
65,000 | Navient LLC, Series A, MTN, 5.000%, 6/15/2018 | 64,756 | ||||||
220,000 | Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.750%, 5/01/2025, 144A | 210,650 | ||||||
115,000 | Springleaf Finance Corp., 5.250%, 12/15/2019 | 113,419 | ||||||
280,000 | Springleaf Finance Corp., 7.750%, 10/01/2021 | 303,800 | ||||||
110,000 | Springleaf Finance Corp., 8.250%, 10/01/2023 | 124,025 | ||||||
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2,825,081 | ||||||||
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Financial Other — 0.2% | ||||||||
200,000 | Cielo S.A./Cielo USA, Inc., 3.750%, 11/16/2022, 144A | 184,000 | ||||||
105,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/2019 | 105,787 | ||||||
50,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.875%, 2/01/2022 | 50,938 | ||||||
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| |||||||
340,725 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 0.2% | ||||||||
280,000 | BRF S.A., 3.950%, 5/22/2023, 144A | 264,950 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Government Owned – No Guarantee — 0.7% | ||||||||
59,000 | Ecopetrol S.A., 5.875%, 9/18/2023 | 61,950 | ||||||
85,000 | Ecopetrol S.A., 5.875%, 5/28/2045 | 75,013 | ||||||
315,000 | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.250%, 3/17/2024 | 304,123 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Government Owned – No Guarantee — continued | ||||||||
52,400(††) | Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.470%, 11/12/2026, (MXN) | $ | 315,540 | |||||
250,000 | Rio Oil Finance Trust, Series 2014-1, 6.250%, 7/06/2024, 144A | 245,625 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,002,251 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Healthcare — 1.3% | ||||||||
95,000 | Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc., 4.125%, 10/15/2020, 144A | 96,188 | ||||||
45,000 | Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc., 4.750%, 10/15/2024, 144A | 44,550 | ||||||
25,000 | HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/2027 | 26,125 | ||||||
75,000 | HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 12/15/2023 | 82,500 | ||||||
520,000 | HCA, Inc., 7.500%, 11/06/2033 | 564,200 | ||||||
310,000 | HCA, Inc., 7.690%, 6/15/2025 | 351,850 | ||||||
20,000 | HCA, Inc., 8.360%, 4/15/2024 | 23,600 | ||||||
140,000 | HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.580%, 9/15/2025 | 154,700 | ||||||
50,000 | HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.750%, 7/15/2036 | 53,250 | ||||||
255,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.000%, 3/01/2019, 144A | 255,000 | ||||||
35,000 | THC Escrow Corp. II, 6.750%, 6/15/2023, 144A | 35,700 | ||||||
345,000 | Universal Health Services, Inc., 4.750%, 8/01/2022, 144A | 356,212 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,043,875 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Home Construction — 0.1% | ||||||||
145,000 | Lennar Corp., 4.750%, 11/15/2022 | 142,463 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Independent Energy — 1.3% | ||||||||
10,000 | California Resources Corp., 5.000%, 1/15/2020 | 8,800 | ||||||
125,000 | California Resources Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2021 | 108,775 | ||||||
120,000 | California Resources Corp., 6.000%, 11/15/2024 | 103,200 | ||||||
140,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/2022 | 121,450 | ||||||
5,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.375%, 6/15/2021 | 4,525 | ||||||
295,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024 | 269,276 | ||||||
105,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2023 | 101,242 | ||||||
60,000 | Halcon Resources Corp., 8.625%, 2/01/2020, 144A | 59,250 | ||||||
35,000 | MEG Energy Corp., 6.375%, 1/30/2023, 144A | 32,375 | ||||||
35,000 | MEG Energy Corp., 6.500%, 3/15/2021, 144A | 33,687 | ||||||
70,000 | MEG Energy Corp., 7.000%, 3/31/2024, 144A | 67,112 | ||||||
80,000 | Newfield Exploration Co., 5.375%, 1/01/2026 | 79,200 | ||||||
240,000 | Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 7/01/2024 | 242,400 | ||||||
35,000 | Newfield Exploration Co., 5.750%, 1/30/2022 | 35,525 | ||||||
75,000 | Noble Energy, Inc., 3.900%, 11/15/2024 | 73,947 | ||||||
55,000 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022 | 55,825 | ||||||
15,000 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.250%, 2/01/2019 | 15,375 | ||||||
5,000 | QEP Resources, Inc., 5.375%, 10/01/2022 | 4,829 | ||||||
5,000 | Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 5/01/2021 | 5,313 | ||||||
40,000 | Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 6/01/2022 | 42,700 | ||||||
15,000 | Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 6/01/2024 | 16,162 | ||||||
10,000 | SM Energy Co., 5.000%, 1/15/2024 | 9,475 | ||||||
50,000 | SM Energy Co., 6.125%, 11/15/2022, 144A | 51,385 | ||||||
105,000 | Southwestern Energy Co., 4.100%, 3/15/2022 | 102,998 | ||||||
150,000 | Southwestern Energy Co., 4.950%, 1/23/2025 | 151,546 | ||||||
100,000 | Talisman Energy, Inc., 3.750%, 2/01/2021 | 98,998 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Independent Energy — continued | ||||||||
$ | 5,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2019 | $ | 4,900 | ||||
135,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.750%, 3/15/2021 | 132,840 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,033,110 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Integrated Energy — 0.2% | ||||||||
310,000 | Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.625%, 1/19/2025, 144A | 224,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Life Insurance — 0.0% | ||||||||
25,000 | Genworth Holdings, Inc., 4.800%, 2/15/2024 | 21,813 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 1.5% | ||||||||
255,000 | Alcoa, Inc., 5.900%, 2/01/2027 | 269,663 | ||||||
40,000 | Alcoa, Inc., 6.750%, 1/15/2028 | 44,500 | ||||||
435,000 | Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.950%, 1/15/2021 | 440,437 | ||||||
225,000 | ArcelorMittal, 7.500%, 3/01/2041 | 220,500 | ||||||
100,000 | ArcelorMittal, 7.750%, 10/15/2039 | 99,500 | ||||||
505,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.550%, 11/14/2024 | 470,545 | ||||||
160,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, 4.000%, 4/16/2025, 144A | 148,833 | ||||||
225,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024, 144A | 222,998 | ||||||
85,000 | Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd., 4.200%, 10/01/2022, 144A | 79,622 | ||||||
200,000 | Samarco Mineracao S.A., 4.125%, 11/01/2022, 144A | 184,000 | ||||||
145,000 | Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., 4.950%, 11/15/2021, 144A | 152,272 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,332,870 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 1.2% | ||||||||
200,000 | Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2023 | 197,282 | ||||||
300,000 | Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp., 4.875%, 3/15/2024 | 294,750 | ||||||
215,000 | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.050%, 3/15/2025 | 202,743 | ||||||
70,000 | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.200%, 2/01/2022 | 73,292 | ||||||
50,000 | EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.400%, 4/01/2024 | 50,134 | ||||||
100,000 | IFM U.S. Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC, 6.450%, 5/01/2021, 144A | 108,294 | ||||||
295,000 | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 4.300%, 6/01/2025 | 284,791 | ||||||
80,000 | Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.500%, 11/01/2023 | 77,200 | ||||||
85,000 | Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.750%, 9/01/2020 | 92,474 | ||||||
60,000 | Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2022 | 63,871 | ||||||
100,000 | Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 4.250%, 4/01/2024 | 97,104 | ||||||
130,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/15/2019, 144A | 128,700 | ||||||
5,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.250%, 11/15/2023 | 4,625 | ||||||
35,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/01/2023 | 34,650 | ||||||
85,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.375%, 8/01/2022 | 88,400 | ||||||
15,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.875%, 2/01/2021 | 15,562 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,813,872 | ||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.8% | ||||||||
$ | 100,000 | DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class E, 5.735%, 11/10/2046, 144A(c) | $ | 106,599 | ||||
400,000 | Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2013-ESH7, Class D7, 5.521%, 12/05/2031, 144A(c) | 407,939 | ||||||
260,000 | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2007-GG10, Class AM, 5.795%, 8/10/2045(c) | 264,811 | ||||||
100,000 | Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class DFX, 4.407%, 11/05/2030, 144A | 100,868 | ||||||
165,000 | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2010-C1, Class C, 6.421%, 6/15/2043, 144A(c) | 176,252 | ||||||
25,000 | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM, 5.464%, 1/15/2049(c) | 25,845 | ||||||
100,000 | SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class D, 3.517%, 11/15/2026, 144A(c) | 99,939 | ||||||
60,000 | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class D, 5.648%, 2/15/2044, 144A(c) | 64,314 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,246,567 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil Field Services — 0.2% | ||||||||
305,000 | Rowan Cos., Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2024 | 291,463 | ||||||
60,000 | Transocean, Inc., 4.300%, 10/15/2022 | 45,150 | ||||||
10,000 | Transocean, Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/2021 | 9,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
345,613 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Paper — 0.2% | ||||||||
205,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.875%, 12/15/2033 | 245,856 | ||||||
5,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.950%, 10/01/2027 | 5,924 | ||||||
30,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032 | 37,514 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
289,294 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | ||||||||
435,000 | Actavis Funding SCS, 3.800%, 3/15/2025 | 427,310 | ||||||
620,000 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.375%, 10/15/2020, 144A | 652,937 | ||||||
15,000 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.750%, 8/15/2021, 144A | 15,638 | ||||||
10,000 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 7.250%, 7/15/2022, 144A | 10,625 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,106,510 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.1% | ||||||||
170,000 | Old Republic International Corp., 4.875%, 10/01/2024 | 175,875 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Health Care — 0.6% | ||||||||
195,000 | HCP, Inc., 3.400%, 2/01/2025 | 183,078 | ||||||
245,000 | HCP, Inc., 3.875%, 8/15/2024 | 239,081 | ||||||
315,000 | HCP, Inc., 4.000%, 6/01/2025 | 308,386 | ||||||
200,000 | Ventas Realty LP, 3.500%, 2/01/2025 | 192,240 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
922,785 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.3% | ||||||||
285,000 | DDR Corp., 3.625%, 2/01/2025 | 273,679 | ||||||
120,000 | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP, 4.000%, 12/15/2024 | 118,730 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
392,409 | ||||||||
|
|
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Retailers — 0.7% | ||||||||
$ | 245,306 | CVS Pass Through Trust, 4.704%, 1/10/2036, 144A | $ | 257,770 | ||||
202,311 | CVS Pass Through Trust, 7.507%, 1/10/2032, 144A | 254,919 | ||||||
385,689 | CVS Pass Through Trust, Series 2014, 4.163%, 8/11/2036, 144A | 386,553 | ||||||
205,000 | Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028 | 226,525 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,125,767 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Supermarkets — 0.2% | ||||||||
220,000 | Delhaize Group S.A., 5.700%, 10/01/2040 | 223,278 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Supranational — 0.9% | ||||||||
33,450,000 | European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, GMTN, 6.000%, 3/03/2016, (INR) | 522,688 | ||||||
136,000,000 | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, EMTN, 4.250%, 2/05/2016, (CLP) | 214,868 | ||||||
26,380,000 | International Finance Corp., 7.800%, 6/03/2019, (INR) | 427,432 | ||||||
415,000 | International Finance Corp., GMTN, 5.000%, 12/21/2015, (BRL) | 128,247 | ||||||
435,000 | International Finance Corp., GMTN, 10.500%, 4/17/2018, (BRL) | 136,183 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,429,418 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 1.9% | ||||||||
470,000 | Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.450%, 3/15/2029 | 485,275 | ||||||
390,000 | Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.500%, 1/15/2028 | 401,700 | ||||||
440,000 | Arrow Electronics, Inc., 4.000%, 4/01/2025 | 430,187 | ||||||
90,000 | Flextronics International Ltd., 4.750%, 6/15/2025, 144A | 89,298 | ||||||
195,000 | Flextronics International Ltd., 5.000%, 2/15/2023 | 198,812 | ||||||
435,000 | Ingram Micro, Inc., 4.950%, 12/15/2024 | 444,631 | ||||||
415,000 | Jabil Circuit, Inc., 4.700%, 9/15/2022 | 419,150 | ||||||
295,000 | Keysight Technologies, Inc., 4.550%, 10/30/2024, 144A | 284,732 | ||||||
225,000 | KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.125%, 11/01/2021 | 230,821 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,984,606 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Treasuries — 12.2% | ||||||||
20,000 | Hellenic Republic Government Bond, Series PSI, (Step to 3.650% on 2/24/2020), 3.000%, 2/24/2035, (EUR)(f) | 8,353 | ||||||
20,000 | Hellenic Republic Government Bond, Series PSI, (Step to 3.650% on 2/24/2020), 3.000%, 2/24/2036, (EUR)(f) | 8,455 | ||||||
10,000 | Hellenic Republic Government Bond, Series PSI, (Step to 3.650% on 2/24/2020), 3.000%, 2/24/2041, (EUR)(f) | 4,250 | ||||||
15,000(††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 4.750%, 6/14/2018, (MXN) | 95,823 | ||||||
60,000(††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 6.500%, 6/10/2021, (MXN) | 397,504 | ||||||
48,800(††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-30, 8.500%, 11/18/2038, (MXN) | 371,383 | ||||||
10,000,000 | Philippine Government International Bond, 6.250%, 1/14/2036, (PHP) | 251,719 | ||||||
700,000 | Republic of Brazil, 8.500%, 1/05/2024, (BRL) | 213,888 | ||||||
351,643 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.750%, 2/15/2045(g) | 321,204 | ||||||
889,245 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 1.375%, 2/15/2044(g) | 949,269 | ||||||
1,026,298 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.375%, 4/15/2032(g) | 1,446,760 | ||||||
197,908 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 4/15/2017(g) | 200,598 | ||||||
4,432,379 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 4/15/2019(g) | 4,489,863 | ||||||
3,424,781 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 4/15/2020(g) | 3,452,341 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Treasuries — continued | ||||||||
$ | 2,311,578 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 7/15/2024(g) | $ | 2,254,330 | ||||
2,836,755 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.250%, 1/15/2025(g) | 2,782,456 | ||||||
1,480,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625%, 7/15/2016 | 1,484,046 | ||||||
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| |||||||
18,732,242 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless — 0.3% | ||||||||
4,000,000 | America Movil SAB de CV, 8.460%, 12/18/2036, (MXN) | 246,192 | ||||||
190,000 | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/2022 | 191,900 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
438,092 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 1.4% | ||||||||
545,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.400%, 5/15/2025 | 519,771 | ||||||
10,000 | CenturyLink, Inc., 5.625%, 4/01/2020 | 10,013 | ||||||
80,000 | CenturyLink, Inc., 7.650%, 3/15/2042 | 72,400 | ||||||
240,000 | CenturyLink, Inc., Series P, 7.600%, 9/15/2039 | 217,500 | ||||||
75,000 | Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/01/2036 | 83,152 | ||||||
80,000 | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 5.750%, 12/01/2022 | 79,400 | ||||||
70,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.125%, 5/01/2023, 144A | 68,687 | ||||||
5,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 8/15/2022 | 5,050 | ||||||
35,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2021 | 36,704 | ||||||
75,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 7.000%, 6/01/2020 | 79,594 | ||||||
85,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 7/15/2020 | 90,839 | ||||||
400,000 | Oi S.A., 9.750%, 9/15/2016, 144A, (BRL) | 119,649 | ||||||
15,000 | Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.625%, 8/03/2021 | 16,125 | ||||||
223,000 | Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.000%, 9/30/2034 | 217,004 | ||||||
402,000 | Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 6.375%, 11/15/2033 | 412,050 | ||||||
40,000 | Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 7.200%, 7/18/2036 | 43,700 | ||||||
45,000 | Telecom Italia Capital S.A., 7.721%, 6/04/2038 | 50,625 | ||||||
75,000 | Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/2036 | 92,111 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,214,374 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $68,481,747) | 68,047,882 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 2.0% | ||||||||
Building Materials — 0.2% | ||||||||
160,000 | Lennar Corp., 3.250%, 11/15/2021, 144A | 349,300 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.0% | ||||||||
5,000 | Jarden Corp., 1.125%, 3/15/2034 | 5,822 | ||||||
30,000 | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., 2.875%, 7/15/2019 | 35,344 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
41,166 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Products — 0.1% | ||||||||
105,000 | Iconix Brand Group, Inc., 1.500%, 3/15/2018 | 107,363 | ||||||
45,000 | Iconix Brand Group, Inc., 2.500%, 6/01/2016 | 46,153 | ||||||
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| |||||||
153,516 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy — 0.1% | ||||||||
135,000 | Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., 1.500%, 9/01/2019 | 110,194 | ||||||
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Media Entertainment — 0.0% | ||||||||
$ | 60,000 | Rovi Corp., 0.500%, 3/01/2020, 144A | $ | 54,825 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 0.2% | ||||||||
235,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 1.250%, 4/01/2020, 144A | 256,737 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | ||||||||
83,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.750%, 10/15/2018 | 127,924 | ||||||
92,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.500%, 10/15/2020 | 146,510 | ||||||
115,000 | Emergent Biosolutions, Inc., 2.875%, 1/15/2021 | 142,456 | ||||||
55,000 | Gilead Sciences, Inc., Series D, 1.625%, 5/01/2016 | 283,594 | ||||||
70,000 | Mylan, Inc., 3.750%, 9/15/2015 | 355,731 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,056,215 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.1% | ||||||||
95,000 | Old Republic International Corp., 3.750%, 3/15/2018 | 112,159 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Mortgage — 0.0% | ||||||||
5,000 | Redwood Trust, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2018 | 4,794 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 0.6% | ||||||||
45,000 | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 1.375%, 1/01/2020, 144A | 46,800 | ||||||
140,000 | Ciena Corp., 3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A | 190,575 | ||||||
35,000 | Intel Corp., 2.950%, 12/15/2035 | 42,109 | ||||||
70,000 | Novellus Systems, Inc., 2.625%, 5/15/2041 | 166,469 | ||||||
103,000 | Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.500%, 11/01/2035 | 106,412 | ||||||
40,000 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Zero Coupon, 7/01/2019, 144A | 65,125 | ||||||
175,000 | SunEdison, Inc., 2.375%, 4/15/2022, 144A | 232,640 | ||||||
40,000 | SunEdison, Inc., 2.625%, 6/01/2023, 144A | 40,500 | ||||||
46,000 | SunEdison, Inc., 3.375%, 6/01/2025, 144A | 47,524 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
938,154 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $2,356,075) | 3,077,060 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Municipals — 0.0% | ||||||||
Michigan — 0.0% | ||||||||
45,000 | Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Taxable Turbo, Series A, 7.309%, 6/01/2034 (Identified Cost $45,000) | 38,105 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $70,882,822) | 71,163,047 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks — 1.8% | ||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 1.3% | ||||||||
Banking — 0.1% | ||||||||
19 | Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250% | 21,128 | ||||||
70 | Wells Fargo & Co., Series L, Class A, 7.500% | 82,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
103,378 | ||||||||
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
7,554 | Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.750% | $ | 389,106 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Electric — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,532 | Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.375% | 71,544 | ||||||
1,013 | Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, 6.125% | 54,287 | ||||||
1,817 | Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, 6.000% | 97,809 | ||||||
1,871 | NextEra Energy, Inc., 5.889% | 115,460 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
339,100 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.2% | ||||||||
6,837 | Alcoa, Inc., Series 1, 5.375% | 270,267 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 0.1% | ||||||||
200 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750% | 136,125 | ||||||
7 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A | 4,764 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
140,889 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3% | ||||||||
503 | Allergan PLC, Series A, 5.500% | 524,418 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 0.1% | ||||||||
441 | Crown Castle International Corp., Series A, 4.500% | 45,511 | ||||||
2,595 | Weyerhaeuser Co., Series A, 6.375% | 134,940 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
180,451 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Mortgage — 0.0% | ||||||||
469 | iStar Financial, Inc., Series J, 4.500% | 26,728 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $1,991,792) | 1,974,337 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.5% | ||||||||
Banking — 0.5% | ||||||||
1,824 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series A, (fixed rate to 5/15/2016, variable rate thereafter), 8.500% | 48,245 | ||||||
144 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.000%, 144A | 145,508 | ||||||
4,125 | Countrywide Capital IV, 6.750% | 104,610 | ||||||
20,424 | SunTrust Banks, Inc., Series E, 5.875% | 497,120 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
795,483 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $770,209) | 795,483 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $2,762,001) | 2,769,820 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount (‡) | ||||||||
Senior Loans — 0.2% | ||||||||
Retailers — 0.1% | ||||||||
$ | 124,796 | Staples, Inc., Term Loan B, Zero Coupon, 4/07/2021(h) | 124,510 | |||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Supermarkets — 0.1% | ||||||||
$ | 78,408 | New Albertson’s, Inc., Term Loan, 4.750%, 6/27/2021(c) | $ | 78,489 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Services — 0.0% | ||||||||
24,750 | OSG Bulk Ships, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 5.250%, 8/05/2019(c) | 24,735 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Senior Loans (Identified Cost $226,799) | 227,734 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 0.7% | ||||||||
853,426 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $853,427 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $335,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 2/28/2021 valued at $339,577; $105,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 2/28/2021 valued at $106,435; $435,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750% due 3/31/2022 valued at $428,475 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 853,426 | ||||||
180,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.056%, 8/06/2015(i)(j) | 180,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $1,033,417) | 1,033,426 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 100.4% (Identified Cost $151,000,650)(a) | 154,196,774 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.4)% | (623,869 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 153,572,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. | |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(††) | Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100. | |||||||
(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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $151,010,485 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 8,785,194 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (5,598,905 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 3,186,289 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2015 is disclosed. | |||||||
(d) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At June 30, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to $27,862 or less than 0.1% of net assets. | |||||||
(e) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. | |||||||
(f) | Coupon rate is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specified date and rate. | |||||||
(g) | Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS). |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund – (continued)
(h) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at June 30, 2015 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date. | |||||
(i) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||||
(j) | A portion of this security has been pledged as initial margin for potential futures activity. | |||||
144A | All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2015, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $20,096,218 or 13.1% of net assets. | |||||
ABS | Asset-Backed Securities | |||||
EMTN | Euro Medium Term Note | |||||
GMTN | Global Medium Term Note | |||||
MTN | Medium Term Note | |||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts | |||||
AUD | Australian Dollar | |||||
BRL | Brazilian Real | |||||
CLP | Chilean Peso | |||||
COP | Colombian Peso | |||||
EUR | Euro | |||||
INR | Indian Rupee | |||||
MXN | Mexican Peso | |||||
PHP | Philippine Peso |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Treasuries | 12.2 | % | ||
Banking | 4.8 | |||
REITs – Regional Malls | 4.3 | |||
REITs – Apartments | 4.2 | |||
Multi-Utilities | 4.0 | |||
REITs – Office Property | 3.8 | |||
Electric Utilities | 3.4 | |||
REITs – Health Care | 3.4 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 2.7 | |||
ABS Home Equity | 2.6 | |||
Technology | 2.5 | |||
REITs – Storage | 2.3 | |||
REITs – Shopping Centers | 2.3 | |||
REITs – Diversified | 2.2 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 45.0 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 0.7 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 100.4 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.4 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 97.2% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 4.4% | ||||||||
253,194 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | $ | 11,673,509 | |||||
45,100 | FedEx Corp. | 7,685,040 | ||||||
43,977 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 4,261,811 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,620,360 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Automobiles — 1.4% | ||||||||
231,700 | General Motors Co. | 7,722,561 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 6.6% | ||||||||
862,200 | Bank of America Corp. | 14,674,644 | ||||||
203,300 | Citigroup, Inc. | 11,230,292 | ||||||
147,900 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 10,021,704 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
35,926,640 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Beverages — 6.3% | ||||||||
123,438 | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 4,842,473 | ||||||
58,800 | Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR | 6,823,152 | ||||||
122,103 | Monster Beverage Corp.(b) | 16,364,244 | ||||||
119,768 | SABMiller PLC, Sponsored ADR | 6,255,482 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
34,285,351 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Biotechnology — 0.8% | ||||||||
28,203 | Amgen, Inc. | 4,329,725 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 4.5% | ||||||||
132,600 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 6,501,378 | ||||||
159,410 | Greenhill & Co., Inc. | 6,588,415 | ||||||
230,957 | SEI Investments Co. | 11,323,822 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
24,413,615 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 1.6% | ||||||||
81,950 | Monsanto Co. | 8,735,051 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Communications Equipment — 5.6% | ||||||||
527,618 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 14,488,390 | ||||||
254,894 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 15,964,011 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
30,452,401 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Finance — 2.0% | ||||||||
27,117 | American Express Co. | 2,107,533 | ||||||
99,700 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 8,770,609 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,878,142 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6% | ||||||||
138,826 | MSCI, Inc. | 8,544,740 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.3% | ||||||||
109,600 | Halliburton Co. | 4,720,472 | ||||||
92,136 | Schlumberger Ltd. | 7,941,202 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,661,674 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food Products — 1.4% | ||||||||
587,376 | Danone, Sponsored ADR | 7,606,519 | ||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.7% | ||||||||
49,100 | Medtronic PLC | $ | 3,638,310 | |||||
112,607 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b) | 9,496,148 | ||||||
11,309 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 1,235,282 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,369,740 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.4% | ||||||||
60,300 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 7,356,600 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1% | ||||||||
65,195 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 5,872,766 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Products — 0.9% | ||||||||
60,875 | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 4,762,860 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.9% | ||||||||
381,000 | General Electric Co. | 10,123,170 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 5.0% | ||||||||
123,700 | Aflac, Inc. | 7,694,140 | ||||||
178,400 | American International Group, Inc. | 11,028,688 | ||||||
84,400 | Aon PLC | 8,412,992 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,135,820 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 6.5% | ||||||||
62,720 | Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | 27,226,125 | ||||||
277,900 | Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b) | 7,711,725 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
34,937,850 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet Software & Services — 8.6% | ||||||||
97,559 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b) | 8,026,179 | ||||||
171,440 | Facebook, Inc., Class A(b) | 14,703,552 | ||||||
30,245 | Google, Inc., Class A(b) | 16,333,510 | ||||||
10,367 | Google, Inc., Class C(b) | 5,396,127 | ||||||
58,085 | HomeAway, Inc.(b) | 1,807,605 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
46,266,973 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
IT Services — 5.6% | ||||||||
33,116 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 2,656,897 | ||||||
118,700 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 11,096,076 | ||||||
245,739 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 16,501,374 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
30,254,347 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Media — 2.1% | ||||||||
499,000 | News Corp., Class A(b) | 7,280,410 | ||||||
59,900 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 4,162,451 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,442,861 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.5% | ||||||||
32,593 | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 2,677,189 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.7% | ||||||||
163,600 | Apache Corp. | 9,428,268 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Personal Products — 1.1% | ||||||||
136,900 | Unilever PLC, Sponsored ADR | 5,881,224 | ||||||
|
|
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Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 4.8% | ||||||||
45,130 | Merck & Co., Inc. | $ | 2,569,251 | |||||
70,194 | Novartis AG, ADR | 6,902,878 | ||||||
172,734 | Novo Nordisk AS, Sponsored ADR | 9,458,914 | ||||||
138,300 | Sanofi, ADR | 6,849,999 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,781,042 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4% | ||||||||
8,675 | Altera Corp. | 444,160 | ||||||
16,197 | Analog Devices, Inc. | 1,039,604 | ||||||
154,543 | ARM Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR | 7,614,334 | ||||||
278,700 | Intel Corp. | 8,476,661 | ||||||
23,927 | Linear Technology Corp. | 1,058,291 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,633,050 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Software — 8.7% | ||||||||
144,576 | Autodesk, Inc.(b) | 7,239,643 | ||||||
44,545 | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 7,239,008 | ||||||
257,661 | Microsoft Corp. | 11,375,733 | ||||||
530,799 | Oracle Corp. | 21,391,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
47,245,584 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.2% | ||||||||
18,092 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 1,211,621 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.6% | ||||||||
67,700 | Apple, Inc. | 8,491,273 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.9% | ||||||||
122,888 | adidas AG, Sponsored ADR | 4,725,842 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $455,240,369) | 525,774,859 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount | Description | |||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.9% | ||||||||
$ | 15,822,575 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $15,822,579 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $16,265,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 2.635% due 9/13/2023 valued at $16,143,013 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $15,822,575) | 15,822,575 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 100.1% (Identified Cost $471,062,944)(a) | 541,597,434 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.1)% | (424,894 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 541,172,540 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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(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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $471,062,944 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 | $ | 85,530,438 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (14,995,948 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 70,534,490 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(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. |
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Software | 8.7 | % | ||
Internet Software & Services | 8.6 | |||
Banks | 6.6 | |||
Internet & Catalog Retail | 6.5 | |||
Beverages | 6.3 | |||
Communications Equipment | 5.6 | |||
IT Services | 5.6 | |||
Insurance | 5.0 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 4.8 | |||
Capital Markets | 4.5 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics | 4.4 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3.4 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 2.7 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services | 2.3 | |||
Media | 2.1 | |||
Consumer Finance | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 18.1 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.9 | |||
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Total Investments | 100.1 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (0.1 | ) | ||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 15.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
France — 2.3% | ||||||||
900,000 | France Government Bond OAT, 3.500%, 4/25/2020, (EUR)(b) | $ | 1,156,867 | |||||
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Germany — 2.5% | ||||||||
390,000 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1.500%, 2/15/2023, (EUR)(b) | 467,570 | ||||||
600,000 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 3.250%, 1/04/2020, (EUR)(b) | 765,748 | ||||||
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Japan — 4.8% | ||||||||
280,000,000 | Japan Government Ten Year Bond, 1.000%, 3/20/2022, (JPY)(b) | 2,411,057 | ||||||
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Spain — 4.8% | ||||||||
1,850,000 | Spain Government Bond, 4.400%, 10/31/2023, 144A, (EUR)(d) | 2,423,446 | ||||||
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United Kingdom — 0.6% | ||||||||
200,000 | United Kingdom Gilt, 2.250%, 9/07/2023, (GBP) | 321,603 | ||||||
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Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $8,287,907) | 7,546,291 | |||||||
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Shares | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds — 9.6% | ||||||||
United States — 9.6% | ||||||||
5,710 | iShares® MSCI China ETF(b)(c) | 319,988 | ||||||
26,610 | iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(b)(c) | 1,054,288 | ||||||
10,500 | iShares® MSCI India ETF(c)(d) | 318,255 | ||||||
2,425 | iShares® MSCI Indonesia ETF(b)(c) | 56,187 | ||||||
10,050 | iShares® MSCI Malaysia ETF(c)(d) | 121,706 | ||||||
800 | iShares® MSCI Philippines ETF(b)(c) | 30,800 | ||||||
8,625 | iShares® MSCI South Korea Capped ETF(c)(d) | 475,324 | ||||||
59,600 | iShares® MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF(b)(c) | 1,951,900 | ||||||
26,030 | iShares® MSCI Taiwan ETF(c)(d) | 410,754 | ||||||
700 | iShares® MSCI Thailand Capped ETF(b)(c) | 52,122 | ||||||
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Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Identified Cost $5,120,615) | 4,791,324 | |||||||
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Contracts | ||||||||
Purchased Options — 0.2% | ||||||||
Options on Futures Contracts — 0.2% | ||||||||
170 | E-mini S&P 500®, Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 2090 (Identified Cost $123,250) | 104,125 | ||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 66.1% | ||||||||
$ | 24,678,950 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $24,678,957 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $24,835,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000% due 2/28/2021 valued at $25,174,296 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 24,678,950 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — continued | ||||||||
$ | 2,000,000 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $2,000,001 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $2,185,000 Federal Home Loan Banks, 3.180% due 12/06/2032 valued at $2,042,975 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements)(b) | $ | 2,000,000 | ||||
1,100,000 | Spain Letras del Tesoro Bills, 0.019%, 9/18/2015, (EUR)(e) | 1,226,217 | ||||||
2,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.006%, 8/20/2015(e) | 2,499,982 | ||||||
1,800,000 | United Kingdom Treasury Bills, 0.460%, 9/07/2015, (GBP)(e) | 2,825,427 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $33,282,256) | 33,230,576 | |||||||
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Total Investments — 90.9% (Identified Cost $46,814,028)(a) | 45,672,316 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 9.1% | 4,581,714 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 50,254,030 | ||||||
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(‡) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $46,884,389 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 | $ | 32,259 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (1,244,332 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (1,212,073 | ) | |||||
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(b) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open futures contracts or options. | |||||||
(c) | iShares® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. Neither BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. nor the iShares® Funds make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund. | |||||||
(d) | A portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open futures contracts or options. | |||||||
(e) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon 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 June 30, 2015, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $2,423,446 or 4.8% of net assets. | |||||||
ETF | Exchange-Traded Fund | |||||||
EUR | Euro | |||||||
GBP | British Pound | |||||||
JPY | Japanese Yen |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
ASX SPI 200™ | 9/17/2015 | 8 | $ | 830,278 | $ | (17,810 | ) | |||||||||
DAX | 9/18/2015 | 2 | 613,959 | 555 | ||||||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® | 9/18/2015 | 70 | 7,190,750 | (83,307 | ) | |||||||||||
EURO STOXX 50® | 9/18/2015 | 127 | 4,882,035 | 7,466 | ||||||||||||
Euro-BTP | 9/08/2015 | 9 | 1,306,481 | (20,208 | ) | |||||||||||
Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond | 9/08/2015 | 2 | 331,422 | (3,969 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index | 9/18/2015 | 21 | 2,145,887 | (45,064 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE MIB | 9/18/2015 | 13 | 1,636,959 | 10,478 | ||||||||||||
German Euro Bund, Call options at 153* | 7/24/2015 | 19 | 20,759 | (3,177 | ) | |||||||||||
German Euro Bund | 9/08/2015 | 14 | 2,372,400 | 9,420 | ||||||||||||
IBEX 35 | 7/17/2015 | 3 | 361,762 | (319 | ) | |||||||||||
Mini-Russell 2000 | 9/18/2015 | 13 | 1,625,520 | (5,980 | ) | |||||||||||
Nikkei 225™ | 9/10/2015 | 35 | 3,544,625 | (68,250 | ) | |||||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index | 9/17/2015 | 4 | 540,528 | (6,078 | ) | |||||||||||
UK Long Gilt | 9/28/2015 | 2 | 363,682 | (3,614 | ) | |||||||||||
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond | 9/21/2015 | 14 | 2,156,875 | (75,359 | ) | |||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/21/2015 | 27 | 3,406,641 | (15,172 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total | $ | (320,388 | ) | |||||||||||||
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At June 30, 2015, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
CBOE SPX Volitility Index | 7/22/2015 | 8 | $ | 138,600 | $ | (2,200 | ) | |||||||||
CBOE SPX Volitility Index | 8/19/2015 | 9 | 156,375 | (2,925 | ) | |||||||||||
Swiss Franc | 9/14/2015 | 7 | 938,175 | 2,313 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (2,812 | ) | |||||||||||||
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*Futures on German Euro Bund options are categorized as futures for valuation purposes but carry the risks associated with investments in options (see Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements).
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Treasuries | 15.0 | % | ||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 9.6 | |||
Purchased Options | 0.2 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 66.1 | |||
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Total Investments | 90.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts) | 9.1 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Natixis Diversified Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 28,841,494 | $ | 150,147,224 | $ | 455,240,369 | $ | 20,135,078 | ||||||||
Repurchase agreement(s) at cost | 1,922,535 | 853,426 | 15,822,575 | 26,678,950 | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 477,126 | 3,196,124 | 70,534,490 | (1,141,712 | ) | |||||||||||
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Investments at value | 31,241,155 | 154,196,774 | 541,597,434 | 45,672,316 | ||||||||||||
Due from broker (including variation margin on futures contracts) (Note 2) | — | — | — | 307,015 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0, $0, $0 and $4,842,558, respectively) | — | — | — | 4,500,492 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 172,138 | 211,904 | 332,481 | — | ||||||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | — | 2,501,697 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 383,970 | 907,461 | 345,283 | 152,725 | ||||||||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | — | 289 | 823 | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (Note 2) | — | — | — | 30,232 | ||||||||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS | 31,797,263 | 157,818,125 | 542,276,021 | 50,662,780 | ||||||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | — | 260,328 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 208,714 | 3,266,022 | 255,232 | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (Note 2) | — | — | — | 353,432 | ||||||||||||
Distributions payable | 23,316 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 152 | 74,490 | 364,263 | 18,582 | ||||||||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 21,582 | 69,906 | 361,001 | 8,800 | ||||||||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 1,142 | 5,778 | 19,337 | 1,772 | ||||||||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 57 | 1,073 | 2,400 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 32,246 | 567,623 | 101,248 | 26,161 | ||||||||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | 287,209 | 4,245,220 | 1,103,481 | 408,750 | ||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 31,510,054 | $ | 153,572,905 | $ | 541,172,540 | $ | 50,254,030 | ||||||||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 31,436,383 | $ | 151,447,920 | $ | 458,049,337 | $ | 51,875,417 | ||||||||
Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income/Accumulated net investment loss | (19,634 | ) | 159,611 | 27,224 | (933,317 | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written and foreign currency transactions | (383,821 | ) | (1,229,695 | ) | 12,561,489 | 998,184 | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations | 477,126 | 3,195,069 | 70,534,490 | (1,686,254 | ) | |||||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 31,510,054 | $ | 153,572,905 | $ | 541,172,540 | $ | 50,254,030 | ||||||||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Natixis Diversified Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | |||||||||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 3,187,608 | $ | 83,570,107 | $ | 422,480,890 | $ | 105,371 | ||||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 321,541 | 6,420,424 | 15,167,036 | 10,985 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 9.91 | $ | 13.02 | $ | 27.86 | $ | 9.59 | ||||||||
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Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.27 | $ | 13.63 | $ | 29.56 | $ | 10.18 | ||||||||
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Class B shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,000,463 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | — | — | 49,052 | — | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 20.40 | $ | — | ||||||||
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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 | $ | 2,365,361 | $ | 51,714,003 | $ | 59,315,181 | $ | 141,172 | ||||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 238,610 | 3,987,974 | 2,906,291 | 14,825 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 9.91 | $ | 12.97 | $ | 20.41 | $ | 9.52 | ||||||||
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Class Y shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 25,957,085 | $ | 18,288,795 | $ | 58,376,006 | $ | 50,007,487 | ||||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 2,617,045 | 1,411,763 | 1,837,092 | 5,202,860 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 9.92 | $ | 12.95 | $ | 31.78 | $ | 9.61 | ||||||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Natixis Diversified Income Fund | Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | — | $ | 1,677,959 | $ | 4,172,541 | $ | 64,156 | ||||||||
Interest | 345,202 | 1,450,756 | 1,687 | 34,376 | ||||||||||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | — | (263 | ) | (135,913 | ) | — | ||||||||||
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Management fees (Note 6) | 66,013 | 511,683 | 2,132,222 | 211,845 | ||||||||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 14,875 | 413,771 | 826,488 | 315 | ||||||||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 7,001 | 39,464 | 113,048 | 10,572 | ||||||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 8,143 | 9,557 | 13,773 | 8,200 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6) | 5,176 | 67,954 | 276,571 | 2,650 | ||||||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 25,231 | 23,391 | 23,410 | 27,284 | ||||||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 4,367 | 38,291 | 15,276 | 8,197 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (Note 10) | — | — | — | 6,148 | ||||||||||||
Legal fees | 156 | 897 | 2,462 | 250 | ||||||||||||
Registration fees | 22,745 | 31,773 | 35,766 | 33,145 | ||||||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 1,239 | 8,603 | 38,685 | 1,033 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 4,821 | 7,319 | 9,477 | 5,741 | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 159,767 | 1,152,703 | 3,487,178 | 315,380 | ||||||||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (54,124 | ) | (785 | ) | — | (47,227 | ) | |||||||||
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Net expenses | 105,643 | 1,151,918 | 3,487,178 | 268,153 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) | 239,559 | 1,976,534 | 551,137 | (169,621 | ) | |||||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | 17,595 | 7,823,546 | 13,199,402 | (193,119 | ) | |||||||||||
Futures contracts | — | (92,523 | ) | — | 2,587,566 | |||||||||||
Options written | — | — | — | (17,186 | ) | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | 46,027 | — | (591,752 | ) | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (285,971 | ) | (13,949,800 | ) | 1,246,224 | (431,339 | ) | |||||||||
Futures contracts | — | 55,028 | — | (1,286,507 | ) | |||||||||||
Options written | — | — | — | (939 | ) | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translations | — | (46,228 | ) | — | 330,452 | |||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written and foreign currency transactions | (268,376 | ) | (6,163,950 | ) | 14,445,626 | 397,176 | ||||||||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (28,817 | ) | $ | (4,187,416 | ) | $ | 14,996,763 | $ | 227,555 | ||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 239,559 | $ | 394,617 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 17,595 | (53,090 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (285,971 | ) | 1,268,045 | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (28,817 | ) | 1,609,572 | |||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Class A | (20,385 | ) | (19,275 | ) | ||||
Class C | (7,299 | ) | (2,856 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (230,155 | ) | (372,573 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (257,839 | ) | (394,704 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11) | (1,138,498 | ) | 8,914,814 | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (1,425,154 | ) | 10,129,682 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 32,935,208 | 22,805,526 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 31,510,054 | $ | 32,935,208 | ||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | (19,634 | ) | $ | (1,354 | ) | ||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
Natixis Diversified Income Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,976,534 | $ | 3,106,711 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | 7,777,050 | 1,572,175 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations | (13,941,000 | ) | 12,494,829 | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (4,187,416 | ) | 17,173,715 | |||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Class A | (1,027,037 | ) | (2,341,189 | ) | ||||
Class C | (367,194 | ) | (952,028 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (223,416 | ) | (147,181 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (1,617,647 | ) | (3,440,398 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11) | (18,998,838 | ) | 36,464,179 | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (24,803,901 | ) | 50,197,496 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 178,376,806 | 128,179,310 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 153,572,905 | $ | 178,376,806 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 159,611 | $ | (199,276 | ) | |||
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Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 551,137 | $ | (9,903 | ) | |||
Net realized gain on investments | 13,199,402 | 137,496,577 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 1,246,224 | (80,424,544 | ) | |||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 14,996,763 | 57,062,130 | ||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (5,105,793 | ) | (108,546,162 | ) | ||||
Class B | (36,942 | ) | (1,183,478 | ) | ||||
Class C | (959,797 | ) | (18,242,647 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (575,447 | ) | (9,498,229 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (6,677,979 | ) | (137,470,516 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11) | 37,291,989 | 128,349,059 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 45,610,773 | 47,940,673 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 495,561,767 | 447,621,094 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 541,172,540 | $ | 495,561,767 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME/ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | 27,224 | $ | (523,913 | ) | |||
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SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014 (a) | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (169,621 | ) | $ | (171,011 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options written and foreign currency transactions | 1,785,509 | (1,106,933 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, options written and foreign currency translations | (1,388,333 | ) | (297,921 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 227,555 | (1,575,865 | ) | |||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (453 | ) | — | |||||
Class C | (576 | ) | — | |||||
Class Y | (658,223 | ) | — | |||||
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Total distributions | (659,252 | ) | — | |||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 11) | 1,901,956 | 50,359,636 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 1,470,259 | 48,783,771 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 48,783,771 | — | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 50,254,030 | $ | 48,783,771 | ||||
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ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (933,317 | ) | $ | (763,696 | ) | ||
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(a) | From commencement of operations on July 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Period Ended December 31, 2012* | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.00 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.89 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.09 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.08 | ) | 0.47 | (0.35 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.02 | ) | 0.58 | (0.26 | ) | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.07 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.07 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.09 | )�� | — | |||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.91 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.89 | ||||||||
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Total return(b)(c) | (0.20 | )%(d) | 6.08 | % | (2.66 | )% | (1.10 | )%(d) | ||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 3,188 | $ | 2,399 | $ | 1,047 | $ | 1 | ||||||||
Net expenses(e) | 0.80 | %(f) | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | 2.19 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.13 | %(f) | 1.26 | % | 1.37 | % | 2.23 | %(f) | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.30 | %(f) | 1.15 | % | 0.90 | % | (0.71 | )%(f) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 3 | % | 10 | % | 37 | % | 0 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on November 16, 2012 through December 31, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Prior to December 31, 2012, there was no expense limitation agreement in place for the Fund. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Period Ended December 31, 2012* | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.99 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.89 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.08 | ) | 0.45 | (0.34 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.05 | ) | 0.49 | (0.33 | ) | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.91 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.89 | ||||||||
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Total return(b)(c) | (0.48 | )%(d) | 5.18 | % | (0.35 | )% | (1.10 | )%(d) | ||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 2,365 | $ | 2,223 | $ | 55 | $ | 1 | ||||||||
Net expenses(e) | 1.55 | %(f) | 1.55 | % | 1.55 | % | 2.20 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.88 | %(f) | 2.04 | % | 2.08 | % | 2.24 | %(f) | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.54 | %(f) | 0.41 | % | 0.14 | % | (0.73 | )%(f) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 3 | % | 10 | % | 37 | % | 0 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on November 16, 2012 through December 31, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Prior to December 31, 2012, there was no expense limitation agreement in place for the Fund. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Period Ended December 31, 2012* | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.00 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.88 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.11 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.08 | ) | 0.46 | (0.34 | ) | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | — | 0.60 | (0.23 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.08 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.92 | $ | 10.00 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.88 | ||||||||
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Total return(b) | 0.02 | %(c) | 6.36 | % | (2.31 | )% | (1.20 | )%(c) | ||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 25,957 | $ | 28,314 | $ | 21,704 | $ | 14,827 | ||||||||
Net expenses(d) | 0.55 | %(e) | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | % | 2.33 | %(e)(f) | ||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.88 | %(e) | 1.02 | % | 1.04 | % | 2.37 | %(e) | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.54 | %(e) | 1.46 | % | 1.13 | % | (0.84 | )%(e) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 3 | % | 10 | % | 37 | % | 0 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on November 16, 2012 through December 31, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Prior to December 31, 2012, there was no expense limitation agreement in place for the Fund. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 13.45 | $ | 12.21 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.74 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 9.22 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.45 | ) | 1.26 | 0.40 | 1.12 | 0.40 | 1.18 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.30 | ) | 1.58 | 0.69 | 1.41 | 0.74 | 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.13 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 13.02 | $ | 13.45 | $ | 12.21 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.74 | $ | 10.41 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(b) | (2.24 | )%(c) | 13.08 | % | 5.84 | % | 13.22 | % | 7.21 | % | 16.73 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 83,570 | $ | 110,874 | $ | 79,039 | $ | 78,216 | $ | 45,211 | $ | 35,787 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.04 | %(d) | 1.06 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.19 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.04 | %(d) | 1.06 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.19 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.27 | %(d) | 2.46 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.53 | % | 3.17 | % | 3.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 30 | % | 41 | % | 41 | % | 29 | % | 20 | % | 28 | % |
(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 is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 13.41 | $ | 12.17 | $ | 11.80 | $ | 10.71 | $ | 10.39 | $ | 9.20 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.46 | ) | 1.27 | 0.39 | 1.12 | 0.39 | 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.35 | ) | 1.49 | 0.58 | 1.32 | 0.65 | 1.44 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.09 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.97 | $ | 13.41 | $ | 12.17 | $ | 11.80 | $ | 10.71 | $ | 10.39 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(b) | (2.63 | )%(c) | 12.28 | % | 4.98 | % | 12.43 | % | 6.33 | % | 15.90 | % | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 51,714 | $ | 53,074 | $ | 48,512 | $ | 49,697 | $ | 29,814 | $ | 27,355 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.80 | %(d) | 1.81 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.94 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.80 | %(d) | 1.81 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.88 | % | 1.94 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.62 | %(d) | 1.70 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.79 | % | 2.42 | % | 2.76 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 30 | % | 41 | % | 41 | % | 29 | % | 20 | % | 28 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis Diversified Income Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Period Ended December 31, 2012* | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 13.39 | $ | 12.19 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 11.72 | ||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.33 | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.47 | ) | 1.19 | 0.37 | 0.18 | |||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.29 | ) | 1.57 | 0.70 | 0.16 | |||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.15 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.15 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.95 | $ | 13.39 | $ | 12.19 | $ | 11.83 | ||||||||
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Total return | (2.20 | )%(b) | 13.05 | % | 5.93 | % | 1.35 | %(b) | ||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 18,289 | $ | 14,428 | $ | 628 | $ | 1 | ||||||||
Net expenses | 0.80 | %(c) | 0.82 | % | 0.83 | % | 1.00 | %(c) | ||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.80 | %(c) | 0.82 | % | 0.83 | % | 1.00 | %(c) | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.72 | %(c) | 2.92 | % | 2.71 | % | (2.37 | )%(c) | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 30 | % | 41 | % | 41 | % | 29 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on December 3, 2012, through December 31, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 27.40 | $ | 33.07 | $ | 26.35 | $ | 23.56 | $ | 25.17 | $ | 20.68 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.04 | 0.02 | (0.04 | ) | 0.07 | (0.04 | ) | 0.03 | (b) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.76 | 4.31 | 9.34 | 4.12 | (0.69 | ) | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.80 | 4.33 | 9.30 | 4.19 | (0.73 | ) | 4.53 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | — | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.40 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 27.86 | $ | 27.40 | $ | 33.07 | $ | 26.35 | $ | 23.56 | $ | 25.17 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 2.90 | %(e) | 12.94 | % | 35.75 | %(f) | 17.79 | %(f) | (2.79 | )%(f) | 21.90 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 422,481 | $ | 400,678 | $ | 371,102 | $ | 289,898 | $ | 281,467 | $ | 314,384 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.25 | %(g) | 1.29 | %(h) | 1.30 | %(i) | 1.30 | %(i) | 1.34 | %(i)(j) | 1.40 | %(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.25 | %(g) | 1.29 | %(h) | 1.32 | % | 1.35 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.27 | %(g) | 0.07 | % | (0.12 | )% | 0.25 | % | (0.15 | )% | 0.14 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 93 | %(k) | 50 | % | 52 | % | 97 | % | 79 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.04) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.19)%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(j) | Effective June 1, 2011, the expense limit decreased to 1.30%. |
(k) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to the change in the structure of the Fund from four segments to two segments. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund—Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 20.23 | $ | 26.91 | $ | 21.98 | $ | 19.93 | $ | 21.60 | $ | 17.85 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.05 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.12 | )(b) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.56 | 3.51 | 7.73 | 3.50 | (0.58 | ) | 3.87 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.51 | 3.32 | 7.51 | 3.38 | (0.79 | ) | 3.75 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net realized capital gains | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 20.40 | $ | 20.23 | $ | 26.91 | $ | 21.98 | $ | 19.93 | $ | 21.60 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 2.49 | %(e) | 12.14 | % | 34.70 | %(f) | 16.97 | %(f) | (3.53 | )%(f) | 21.01 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 3,324 | $ | 7,708 | $ | 11,172 | $ | 16,820 | $ | 28,787 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.99 | %(g) | 2.04 | %(h) | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.10 | %(i)(j) | 2.15 | %(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.99 | %(g) | 2.04 | %(h) | 2.07 | % | 2.10 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.50 | )%(g) | (0.70 | )% | (0.89 | )% | (0.55 | )% | (0.94 | )% | (0.66 | )%(b) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 93 | %(k) | 50 | % | 52 | % | 97 | % | 79 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.18) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.98)%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(j) | Effective June 1, 2011, the expense limit decreased to 2.05%. |
(k) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to the change in the structure of the Fund from four segments to two segments. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 20.24 | $ | 26.92 | $ | 21.99 | $ | 19.94 | $ | 21.61 | $ | 17.86 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.05 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.12 | )(b) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.56 | 3.51 | 7.73 | 3.49 | (0.59 | ) | 3.87 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net realized capital gains | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 20.41 | $ | 20.24 | $ | 26.92 | $ | 21.99 | $ | 19.94 | $ | 21.61 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 2.49 | %(e) | 12.12 | % | 34.69 | %(f) | 16.96 | %(f) | (3.53 | )%(f) | 21.00 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000���s) | $ | 59,315 | $ | 53,925 | $ | 44,150 | $ | 30,525 | $ | 28,462 | $ | 30,912 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 2.00 | %(g) | 2.04 | %(h) | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.05 | %(i) | 2.09 | %(i)(j) | 2.15 | %(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 2.00 | %(g) | 2.04 | %(h) | 2.07 | % | 2.10 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.48 | )%(g) | (0.68 | )% | (0.86 | )% | (0.49 | )% | (0.90 | )% | (0.62 | )%(b) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 93 | %(k) | 50 | % | 52 | % | 97 | % | 79 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.18) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.94)%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(j) | Effective June 1, 2011, the expense limit decreased to 2.05%. |
(k) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to the change in the structure of the Fund from four segments to two segments. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 31.18 | $ | 36.32 | $ | 28.68 | $ | 25.52 | $ | 27.12 | $ | 22.27 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.05 | (b) | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.86 | 4.74 | 10.17 | 4.46 | (0.76 | ) | 4.90 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | — | — | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (0.88 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.34 | ) | (10.00 | ) | (2.58 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 3.00 | %(d) | 13.25 | % | 36.06 | %(e) | 18.15 | %(e) | (2.56 | )%(e) | 22.21 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 58,376 | $ | 37,636 | $ | 24,661 | $ | 11,035 | $ | 2,047 | $ | 1,317 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.00 | %(f) | 1.05 | %(g) | 1.05 | %(h) | 1.05 | %(h) | 1.09 | %(h)(i) | 1.15 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.00 | %(f) | 1.05 | %(g) | 1.07 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.24 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.52 | %(f) | 0.32 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.22 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 93 | %(j) | 50 | % | 52 | % | 97 | % | 79 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes non-recurring dividends. Without this dividend, net investment loss per share would have been $(0.02) and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.08)%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Effective June 1, 2011, the expense limit decreased to 1.05%. |
(j) | The variation in the Fund’s turnover rate from 2013 to 2014 was primarily due to the change in the structure of the Fund from four segments to two segments. |
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Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.68 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | (0.27 | ) | |||||
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Total return(b)(c) | 0.37 | % | (3.20 | )% | ||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 105 | $ | 1 | ||||
Net expenses(d)(e) | 1.33 | %(f) | 1.31 | %(g) | ||||
Gross expenses(e) | 1.59 | %(f) | 1.47 | %(g) | ||||
Net investment loss(e) | (0.58 | )% | (1.05 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 29 | % | 40 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on July 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Includes interest expense of 0.03%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.30% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.56%. |
(g) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.30% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.46%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund—Class C | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.65 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.06 | ) | (0.07 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.06 | (0.28 | ) | |||||
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Total return(b)(c) | (0.05 | )% | (3.50 | )% | ||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 141 | $ | 27 | ||||
Net expenses(d)(e) | 2.08 | %(f) | 2.06 | %(g) | ||||
Gross expenses(e) | 2.35 | %(f) | 2.38 | %(g) | ||||
Net investment loss(e) | (1.23 | )% | (1.64 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 29 | % | 40 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on July 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Includes interest expense of 0.03%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 2.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 2.32%. |
(g) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 2.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 2.37%. |
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 50,007 | $ | 48,756 | ||||
Net expenses(c)(d) | 1.07 | %(e) | 1.05 | %(f) | ||||
Gross expenses(d) | 1.26 | %(e) | 1.35 | %(f) | ||||
Net investment loss(d) | (0.68 | )% | (0.79 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 29 | % | 40 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on July 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(c) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(d) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Includes interest expense of 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.24%. |
(f) | Includes interest expense of less than 0.01%. |
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1. Organization. Natixis Funds Trust I and Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trusts” and each a “Trust”) are each organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Each Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (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:
Natixis Funds Trust I:
Natixis Diversified Income Fund (the “Diversified Income Fund”)
Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund (the “U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund”)
Natixis Funds Trust II:
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the “Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund”)
SeeyondSM Multi-Asset Allocation Fund (the “Multi-Asset Allocation Fund”)
Each Fund is a diversified investment company, except for Multi-Asset Allocation Fund, which is a non-diversified investment company.
Each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. Effective October 12, 2007, Class B shares of U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund are no longer offered. Existing Class B shareholders may continue to reinvest dividends into Class B shares and exchange their Class B shares for Class B shares of other Natixis Funds subject to existing exchange privileges as described in the prospectus.
Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.50% and 4.50% for Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Diversified Income Fund, respectively, and 5.75% for U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund and Multi-Asset Allocation Fund. Class B shares do not pay a front-end sales charge; however, they are charged higher Rule 12b-1 fees, and are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if such shares are redeemed within six years of purchase. After eight years of ownership, Class B shares convert to Class A shares. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, do not convert to any other class of shares, pay higher ongoing Rule 12b-1 fees than Class A shares and may be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if those shares are redeemed within one year. Class Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Y shares are generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Funds’ prospectus.
Most expenses can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles
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Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”). Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate 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 follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and 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 subadvisers 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:
Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. 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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an
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independent pricing service, if available. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted 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 reliable price for the security. 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 or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Domestic exchange-traded single equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Bilateral interest rate swaps are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or prices obtained from broker-dealers. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued at settlement prices of the clearinghouse on which the contracts were traded, if available, or prices obtained from broker-dealers. Interest rate swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or prices obtained from broker-dealers.
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 Funds 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 Funds 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 net asset value (“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 a Fund.
As of June 30, 2015, futures contracts were 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 contracts, as follows:
Fund | Notional Value* | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation* | Unrealized as a | |||||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | $ | 10,470,880 | $ | 81,692 | 0.16 | % |
* | Amounts are reflected at absolute value. |
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b. Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are 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. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. Negative principal adjustments (in the event of deflation) are recorded as reductions of interest income to the extent of interest income earned, not to exceed the amount of positive principal adjustments on a cumulative basis. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of the investments or as a realized gain, respectively. The calendar year-end amounts of ordinary income, capital gains, and return of capital included in distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) are reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year; accordingly, the Funds estimate these amounts for accounting purposes until the characterization of REIT distributions is reported to the Funds after the end of the fiscal year. Estimates are based on the most recent REIT distribution information available. 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 into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, changes in exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses and the net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations
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reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. For federal income tax purposes, a portion of the net realized gain or loss on investments arising from changes in exchange rates, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations, may be characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.
The Funds 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 Fund’s 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 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 Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.
e. Futures Contracts. The Funds may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular 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
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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, a 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. The 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 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 equity 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. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Funds were not party to any OTC options.
g. Swaptions. Certain funds may enter into interest rate swaptions. An interest rate swaption gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into or cancel an interest rate swap agreement at a future date. Interest rate swaptions may be either purchased or written. The buyer of an interest rate swaption may purchase either the
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right to receive a fixed rate in the underlying swap (known as a “receiver swaption”) or to pay a fixed rate (known as a “payer swaption”), based on the notional amount of the swap agreement, in exchange for a floating rate. The notional amounts of swaptions are not recorded in the financial statements.
When a Fund purchases an interest rate swaption, it pays a premium and the swaption is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing interest rate swaptions which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing interest rate swaptions which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying swap to determine the realized gain or loss. If a 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 interest rate swaptions is limited to the premium paid.
When a Fund writes an interest rate swaption, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Premiums received for written interest rate swaptions which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received for written interest rate swaptions which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying swap to determine the realized gain or loss. If a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is treated as a realized gain or, if the premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. A Fund, as writer of a written interest rate swaption, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the swap underlying the written interest rate swaption.
OTC interest rate swaptions are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swaption.
h. Swap Agreements. Certain funds may enter into interest rate swaps. An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.
The notional amounts of swap agreements are not recorded in the financial statements. Swap agreements are valued daily and fluctuations in the 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 Operations as realized gain or loss when received or paid. 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
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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 and 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. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking liquid assets or cash.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Diversified Income Fund was not party to any interest rate swaps.
i. Due from Brokers. Transactions and positions in futures and options contracts are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Fund and the various broker/dealers. The due from broker balance in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Multi-Asset Allocation Fund represents cash on deposit with the broker for open futures and options contracts. In certain circumstances the Fund’s use of cash held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.
j. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. Each Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2015 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.
A Fund may be subject to foreign 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 where reclaims have been or will be filed 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
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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.
k. 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 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 net operating losses, contingent payment debt instruments, premium amortization, paydown gains and losses, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), distributions in excess of income and/or capital gain, return of capital and capital gain distributions received, non-deductible expenses, foreign currency gains and losses and deferred Trustees’ fees. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, premium amortization, straddle adjustment, TIPS, trust preferred securities, contingent payment debt instruments, return of capital distributions received, wash sales and futures, forward foreign currency and options contract mark-to-market. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:
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Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | — | $ | 394,704 | $ | — | $ | 394,704 | ||||||||
Diversified Income Fund | 3,440,398 | — | — | 3,440,398 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 28,374,163 | — | 109,096,353 | 137,470,516 | ||||||||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | — | — | — | — |
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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 December 31, 2014, the capital loss carryforwards and post-October capital loss deferrals were as follows:
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Capital losses may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration. The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) allows capital loss carryforwards to be carried forward indefinitely. Rules in effect previously limited the carryforward period to eight years. Capital loss carryforwards generated in taxable years beginning after the effective date of the Act must be fully used before capital loss carryforwards generated in years prior to the effective date of the Act; therefore, under certain circumstances, capital loss carryforwards available as of the report date may expire unused.
l. 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
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a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of June 30, 2015, each Fund, as applicable, 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.
m. Delayed Delivery Commitments. The Funds may purchase securities, including those designated as To Be Announced (“TBAs”) in the Portfolio of Investments, for which delivery or payment will occur at a later date, beyond the normal settlement period. The price of the security and the date when the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The security and the obligation to pay for it are recorded by the Fund at the time the commitment is entered into. The actual security that will be delivered to fulfill a TBA trade is not designated at the time of the trade. The security is “to be announced” 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations during the time before the Fund takes delivery of the security. When the Fund enters into such a transaction, collateral consisting of liquid securities or cash and cash equivalents is required to be segregated or earmarked at the custodian in an amount at least equal to the amount of the Fund’s commitment. No interest accrues to the Fund until the transaction settles.
Purchases of delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s NAV as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in the portfolio. Risks may arise upon entering into such transactions from the potential inability of counterparties to meet their obligations under the transactions. Additionally, losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities.
No delayed delivery securities were held by the Funds as of June 30, 2015.
n. Securities Lending. The Funds have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Funds, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Funds invest cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from
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which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Funds and State Street Bank as lending agent.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, none of the Funds had loaned securities under this agreement.
o. Indemnifications. Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
3. Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Funds have categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of each Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 – prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); 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 June 30, 2015, at value:
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Bonds and Notes(a) | $ | — | $ | 29,318,620 | $ | — | $ | 29,318,620 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,922,535 | — | 1,922,535 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | — | $ | 31,241,155 | $ | — | $ | 31,241,155 | ||||||||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Diversified Income Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 79,002,747 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 79,002,747 | ||||||||
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ABS Home Equity | — | 3,907,053 | 27,862 | (b) | 3,934,915 | |||||||||||
ABS Other | — | 1,205,645 | 1,318,853 | (c) | 2,524,498 | |||||||||||
Airlines | — | 2,880,518 | 28,708 | (c) | 2,909,226 | |||||||||||
All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a) | — | 58,679,243 | — | 58,679,243 | ||||||||||||
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Total Non-Convertible Bonds | — | 66,672,459 | 1,375,423 | 68,047,882 | ||||||||||||
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Convertible Bonds(a) | — | 3,077,060 | — | 3,077,060 | ||||||||||||
Municipals(a) | — | 38,105 | — | 38,105 | ||||||||||||
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Total Bonds and Notes | — | 69,787,624 | 1,375,423 | 71,163,047 | ||||||||||||
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Midstream | — | 140,889 | — | 140,889 | ||||||||||||
REITs – Mortgage | — | 26,728 | — | 26,728 | ||||||||||||
All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks(a) | 1,806,720 | — | — | 1,806,720 | ||||||||||||
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Total Convertible Preferred Stocks | 1,806,720 | 167,617 | — | 1,974,337 | ||||||||||||
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Non-Convertible | 795,483 | — | — | 795,483 | ||||||||||||
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Total Preferred Stocks | 2,602,203 | 167,617 | — | 2,769,820 | ||||||||||||
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Senior Loans(a) | — | 227,734 | — | 227,734 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,033,426 | — | 1,033,426 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 81,604,950 | $ | 71,216,401 | $ | 1,375,423 | $ | 154,196,774 | ||||||||
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(b) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. |
(c) | Valued using broker-dealer bid prices. |
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The Fund’s pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. All security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, are reviewed on a daily basis by the adviser, subject to oversight by Fund management and the Board of Trustees. If the adviser, in good faith, believes that the price provided by an independent pricing service is unreliable, broker-dealer bid prices may be used until the price provided by the independent pricing service is considered to be reliable. Reliability of all security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, is tested in a variety of ways, including comparison to recent transaction prices and daily fluctuations, amongst other validation procedures in place. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 525,774,859 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 525,774,859 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 15,822,575 | — | 15,822,575 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 525,774,859 | $ | 15,822,575 | $ | — | $ | 541,597,434 | ||||||||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
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Multi-Asset Allocation Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Bonds and Notes(a) | $ | — | $ | 7,546,291 | $ | — | $ | 7,546,291 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds(a) | 4,791,324 | — | — | 4,791,324 | ||||||||||||
Purchased Options(a) | 104,125 | — | — | 104,125 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 33,230,576 | — | 33,230,576 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments | 4,895,449 | 40,776,867 | — | 45,672,316 | ||||||||||||
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Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 11,733 | 18,499 | — | 30,232 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 4,907,182 | $ | 40,795,366 | $ | — | $ | 45,702,548 | ||||||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized | $ | (290,239 | ) | $ | (63,193 | ) | $ | — | $ | (353,432 | ) | |||||
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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 June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of December 31, 2014 and/or June 30, 2015:
Diversified Income Fund
Investments in | Balance as of | Accrued | Realized | Change in | Purchases | |||||||||||||||
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ABS Car Loan | $ | 294,726 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
ABS Home Equity | 18,198 | — | (74 | ) | (107 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
ABS Other | 772,936 | — | — | (311 | ) | 674,916 | ||||||||||||||
Airlines | 1,315,465 | 20 | 2,285 | (5,478 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
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$ | 2,401,325 | $ | 20 | $ | 2,211 | $ | (5,896 | ) | $ | 674,916 | ||||||||||
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Investments in | Sales | Transfers | Transfers | Balance as of | Change in | |||||||||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||
ABS Car Loan | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (294,726 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
ABS Home Equity | (12,015 | ) | 21,860 | — | 27,862 | (227 | ) | |||||||||||||
ABS Other | (8,690 | ) | — | (119,998 | ) | 1,318,853 | (312 | ) | ||||||||||||
Airlines | (126,584 | ) | — | (1,157,000 | ) | 28,708 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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$ | (147,289 | ) | $ | 21,860 | $ | (1,571,724 | ) | $ | 1,375,423 | $ | (538 | ) | ||||||||
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Debt securities valued at $21,860 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At June 30, 2015, these securities were valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities.
Debt securities valued at $1,571,724 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, these securities were valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service was unable to price the securities. At June 30, 2015, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.
All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.
4. Derivatives. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that Diversified Income Fund and Multi-Asset Allocation Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and option contracts.
Diversified Income Fund is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency
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contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Fund’s holdings of foreign securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund engaged in forward foreign currency transactions for hedging purposes.
Diversified Income 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 Funds may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage its duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used futures contracts to manage duration.
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund seeks to gain exposure to a combination of four asset classes: equity, fixed income, currency and volatility. The Fund pursues its objective by utilizing a variety of listed and other liquid derivative instruments. The Fund’s equity exposure typically will be obtained through investments in broad, equity index listed futures, equity index options, options on futures and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund’s fixed income exposure may consist of, but is not limited to, U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds, listed bond futures, options on futures and fixed income ETFs. The Fund’s currency exposure typically will be obtained through investments in non-dollar denominated investments, futures and forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund’s exposure to volatility assets will result from both “long” and “short” positions in futures and options, such as futures contracts based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (the “VIX”), listed equity index options, options on futures and equity index futures. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used futures and options on futures contracts to gain investment exposure in accordance with its objective.
Transactions in derivative instruments for Diversified Income Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Futures | Foreign | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (92,523 | ) | $ | — | |||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | 58,961 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Futures | Foreign | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 55,028 | $ | — | ||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | (50,936 | ) |
1 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period. Does not include other foreign currency gains or losses included in the Statements of Operations. |
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Multi-Asset Allocation Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Investments | Unrealized | Total | |||||||||
Exchange-traded/cleared asset derivatives | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | 9,420 | $ | 9,420 | ||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | 2,313 | 2,313 | |||||||||
Equity contracts | 104,125 | 18,499 | 122,624 | |||||||||
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Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | (121,499 | ) | $ | (121,499 | ) | ||||
Equity contracts | — | (231,933 | ) | (231,933 | ) | |||||||
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Total liability derivatives | $ | — | $ | (353,432 | ) | $ | (353,432 | ) | ||||
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Transactions in derivative instruments for Multi-Asset Allocation Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Investments2 | Futures | Options written | |||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | 14,495 | $ | (17,186 | ) | |||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | (48,008 | ) | — | ||||||||
Equity contracts | (172,590 | ) | 2,621,079 | — | ||||||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | (323,020 | ) | $ | (939 | ) | ||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | (7,991 | ) | — | ||||||||
Equity contracts | (6,938 | ) | (955,496 | ) | — | |||||||
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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 forward foreign currency contract and futures contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Diversified Income Fund and Multi-Asset Allocation Fund, based on gross month-end or daily (as applicable) notional amounts outstanding during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Diversified Income Fund | Futures | Forwards | ||||||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 0.32 | % | 0.30 | % | ||||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 1.08 | % | 0.64 | % | ||||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | Futures | |||||||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 80.84 | % | ||||||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 89.49 | % | ||||||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 68.78 | % | ||||||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 68.78 | % |
Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the average notional amount outstanding.
Unrealized gain and/or loss on open forwards and futures is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of forward and futures are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Fund’s net assets.
The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Multi-Asset Allocation Fund, based on month-end market values of instruments underlying purchased and written options, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund* | Call | Put Purchased | Call Written | |||||||||
Average Market Value of Underlying Instruments | 19.67 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.47 | % | ||||||
Highest Market Value of Underlying Instruments | 34.75 | % | 5.43 | % | 5.43 | % | ||||||
Lowest Market Value of Underlying Instruments | 7.51 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||
Market Value of Underlying Instruments as of June 30, 2015 | 34.75 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % |
* | Market value of underlying instruments is determined as follows: for futures, by multiplying the number of contracts by the contract multiplier by the price of the underlying futures contract. |
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Market value of underlying securities at the end of the prior period, if applicable, are included in the averages above.
The following is a summary of Multi-Asset Allocation Fund’s written option activity:
Contracts | Premiums | |||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | $ | 20 | $ | 6,564 | ||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (20 | ) | (6,564 | ) | ||||
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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. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Based on balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the applicable Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the applicable Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of June 30, 2015:
Fund | Maximum Amount | Maximum Amount of Loss - Net | ||||||
Diversified Income Fund | $ | 45,000 | $ | 45,000 | ||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 337,247 | 337,247 |
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5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 1,030,738 | $ | 2,242,748 | ||||
Diversified Income Fund | 43,311,413 | 44,418,235 | ||||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 70,357,957 | 42,038,562 | ||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 5,181,260 | 3,657,702 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, purchases and sales of U.S. Government/Agency securities by Diversified Income Fund were $10,716,485 and $21,196,342, respectively.
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) serves as investment adviser to each Fund except the Multi-Asset Allocation Fund. Natixis Asset Management U.S., LLC (“Natixis AM US”) is the investment adviser to the Multi-Asset Allocation Fund. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||
Fund | First | Over | ||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | ||||
Diversified Income Fund | 0.55 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % |
NGAM Advisors has entered into subadvisory agreements for each Fund as listed below.
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | McDonnell Investment Management, LLC (“McDonnell”) | |
Diversified Income Fund | AEW Capital Management, L.P. (“AEW”) | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) | ||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | Harris Associates L.P. (“Harris”) | |
Loomis Sayles |
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Under the terms of the subadvisory agreements, each Fund has agreed to pay its respective subadviser(s) a subadvisory fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s/Segment’s average daily net assets:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||
Fund | Subadviser | First | Over | |||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | McDonnell | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | |||||
Diversified Income Fund | ||||||||||
Diversified REIT Discipline | AEW | 0.45 | % | 0.40 | % | |||||
Inflation Protected Securities Discipline | Loomis Sayles | 0.25 | % | 0.20 | % | |||||
Multi-Sector Bond Discipline | Loomis Sayles | 0.35 | % | 0.30 | % | |||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | ||||||||||
Large Cap Growth Segment | Harris | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | |||||
All Cap Growth Segment | Loomis Sayles | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % |
Payments to NGAM Advisors are reduced by the amounts of payments to the subadvisers, as calculated based on the table above.
NGAM Advisors and Natixis AM US 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, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2016, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, 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 June 30, 2015, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
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Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0.80 | % | — | 1.55 | % | 0.55 | % | |||||||||
Diversified Income Fund | 1.25 | % | — | 2.00 | % | 1.00 | % | |||||||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 1.30 | % | 2.05 | % | 2.05 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 1.30 | % | — | 2.05 | % | 1.05 | % |
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Effective July 1, 2015, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements for Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund are as follows:
Expense limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 0.70 | % | — | 1.45 | % | 0.45 | % | |||||||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2017, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, and will be evaluated on an annual basis.
NGAM Advisors and Natixis AM US 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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Gross | Contractual | Voluntary | Net | Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 66,013 | $ | 54,124 | $ | — | $ | 11,889 | 0.40 | % | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||||
Diversified Income Fund | 511,683 | — | 785 | 510,898 | 0.55 | % | 0.55 | % | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 2,132,222 | — | — | 2,132,222 | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 211,845 | 47,227 | — | 164,618 | 0.85 | % | 0.66 | % |
1 | Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2016. |
No expenses were recovered during the six months ended June 30, 2015 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.
Certain officers and directors of NGAM Advisors and its affiliates are also officers or Trustees of the Funds. NGAM Advisors, AEW, McDonnell, Loomis Sayles and Harris are subsidiaries of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“Natixis US”), which is part of Natixis Global Asset Management, an international asset management group based in Paris, France. Natixis AM US is a subsidary of Natixis Asset Management (“NAM”), which is in turn a subsidary of Natixis Global Asset Management.
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b. Service and Distribution Fees. NGAM Distribution, L.P. (“NGAM Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, 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 B (if applicable) and Class C shares (the “Class B and 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.
Under the Class B (if applicable) and Class C 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 B (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in providing personal services to investors in Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Also under the Class B (if applicable) and Class C Plans, each Fund pays NGAM Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class B (if applicable) and Class C shares.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | |||||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Class B | Class C | |||||||||||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 3,623 | $ | — | $ | 2,813 | $ | — | $ | 8,439 | ||||||||||
Diversified Income Fund | 139,843 | — | 68,482 | — | 205,446 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 525,881 | 2,605 | 72,547 | 7,814 | 217,641 | |||||||||||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 55 | — | 65 | — | 195 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion,
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0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0350% of the next $30 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Administrative | |||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 7,001 | ||
Diversified Income Fund | 39,464 | |||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 113,048 | |||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 10,572 |
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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, 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:
Fund | Sub-Transfer | |||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 2,612 | ||
Diversified Income Fund | 59,075 | |||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 97,931 | |||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 135 |
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As of June 30, 2015, 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 | |||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 57 | ||
Diversified Income Fund | 1,073 | |||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 2,400 | |||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | 3 |
Sub-transfer agent fees attributable to Class A, Class B, 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 June 30, 2015 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | |||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | $ | 30,067 | ||
Diversified Income Fund | 61,371 | |||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 158,995 |
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. 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, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the chairperson of the Audit Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. The chairperson of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $5,000. 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 Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Gateway Trust 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.
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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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 June 30, 2015 Natixis US and affiliates held shares of Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and Multi-Asset Allocation Fund representing 14.77% and 96.86% of the Fund’s net assets, respectively. Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Fund.
h. Payment by Affiliates. During the period ended June 30, 2015, Natixis AM US reimbursed Multi-Asset Allocation Fund $17 for losses incurred in connection with a trading error. This amount is included in realized gains on futures contracts in the Statements of Operations.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, participates in a $150,000,000 committed unsecured line of credit provided by State Street Bank. Any one Fund may borrow up to the full $150,000,000 under the line of credit (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the aggregate do not exceed the $150,000,000 limit at any time). Interest is charged to each participating Fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.
Prior to April 16, 2015, the committed unsecured line of credit was $200,000,000 with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each Fund that participated in the line of credit. In addition, the commitment fee was 0.10% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter.
8. 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 in the Statements of
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Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:
Fund | Rebates | |||
Diversified Income Fund | $ | 381 | ||
U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund | 3,185 |
9. 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 Multi-Asset Allocation Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited under the 1940 Act to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer. Because the Fund may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, an investment in the Fund may involve a higher degree of risk than would be present in a diversified portfolio.
10. Interest Expense. Multi-Asset Allocation Fund incurs interest expense on net cash and foreign currency debit balances, if any, for accounts held at brokers. Interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2015 is reflected on the Statements of Operations.
11. Capital Shares. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 160,883 | $ | 1,612,532 | 440,562 | $ | 4,404,696 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,859 | 18,583 | 1,807 | 17,881 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (81,170 | ) | (811,396 | ) | (312,110 | ) | (3,108,236 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 81,572 | $ | 819,719 | 130,259 | $ | 1,314,341 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 91,884 | $ | 917,700 | 221,952 | $ | 2,199,823 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 213 | 2,122 | 125 | 1,241 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (75,891 | ) | (759,102 | ) | (5,445 | ) | (53,806 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 16,206 | $ | 160,720 | 216,632 | $ | 2,147,258 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,460,544 | $ | 14,633,904 | 874,599 | $ | 8,630,106 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 13,054 | 130,883 | 31,302 | 308,641 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,687,827 | ) | (16,883,724 | ) | (349,221 | ) | (3,485,532 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (214,229 | ) | $ | (2,118,937 | ) | 556,680 | $ | 5,453,215 | ||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (116,451 | ) | $ | (1,138,498 | ) | 903,571 | $ | 8,914,814 | ||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Diversified Income Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 1,468,528 | $ | 20,131,699 | 3,587,606 | $ | 46,772,806 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 60,235 | 810,305 | 145,859 | 1,902,832 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,350,641 | ) | (45,106,916 | ) | (1,966,178 | ) | (25,485,685 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (1,821,878 | ) | $ | (24,164,912 | ) | 1,767,287 | $ | 23,189,953 | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 466,138 | $ | 6,358,360 | 641,777 | $ | 8,362,876 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 16,260 | 217,146 | 41,434 | 539,625 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (451,962 | ) | (6,089,458 | ) | (711,476 | ) | (9,151,769 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 30,436 | $ | 486,048 | (28,265 | ) | $ | (249,268 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 811,639 | $ | 11,079,227 | 1,164,871 | $ | 15,288,075 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 15,995 | 214,287 | 10,893 | 143,867 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (493,525 | ) | (6,613,488 | ) | (149,655 | ) | (1,908,448 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 334,109 | $ | 4,680,026 | 1,026,109 | $ | 13,523,494 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | (1,457,333 | ) | $ | (18,998,838 | ) | 2,765,131 | $ | 36,464,179 | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,228,177 | $ | 34,079,470 | 1,244,707 | $ | 40,683,381 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 175,149 | 4,900,584 | 3,733,383 | 104,238,574 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (857,574 | ) | (24,088,377 | ) | (1,579,897 | ) | (53,911,455 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 545,752 | $ | 14,891,677 | 3,398,193 | $ | 91,010,500 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 388 | $ | 7,794 | 4,557 | $ | 112,874 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,712 | 35,133 | 54,550 | 1,140,434 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (117,381 | ) | (2,408,817 | ) | (181,197 | ) | (5,000,162 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (115,281 | ) | $ | (2,365,890 | ) | (122,090 | ) | $ | (3,746,854 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 428,045 | $ | 8,780,254 | 639,156 | $ | 16,511,165 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 38,565 | 791,744 | 756,094 | 15,641,654 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (224,548 | ) | (4,634,707 | ) | (371,115 | ) | (9,752,500 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 844,313 | $ | 26,690,858 | 837,095 | $ | 31,611,584 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 14,659 | 467,605 | 262,503 | 8,306,725 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (229,053 | ) | (7,329,552 | ) | (571,477 | ) | (21,233,215 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 629,919 | $ | 19,828,911 | 528,121 | $ | 18,685,094 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 1,302,452 | $ | 37,291,989 | 4,828,359 | $ | 128,349,059 | ||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Period Ended December 31, 2014(a) | | |||||||||||
Multi-Asset Allocation Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 10,940 | $ | 108,000 | 101 | $ | 1,011 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 46 | 454 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (101 | ) | (991 | ) | (1 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 16,678 | $ | 162,612 | 2,822 | $ | 27,973 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 58 | 577 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (4,732 | ) | (46,602 | ) | (1 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 102,949 | $ | 1,019,750 | 5,033,633 | $ | 50,330,682 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 66,279 | 658,156 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | — | — | (1 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net change | 169,228 | $ | 1,677,906 | 5,033,632 | $ | 50,330,672 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 192,117 | $ | 1,901,956 | 5,036,553 | $ | 50,359,636 | ||||||||||
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(a) | From commencement of operations on July 23, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
12. Subsequent Event. Effective at the close of business on August 31, 2015, Diversified Income Fund will change its name to Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund and the Fund’s principal investment strategies and management structure, including the consolidation of multiple sub-advised sleeves of the Fund under day to day management of one sub-adviser, will be amended and restated as described in the Supplement dated June 19, 2015 to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus of Diversified Income Fund.
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June 30, 2015
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund
Portfolio Review page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 10
Financial Statements page 44
Notes to Financial Statements page 54
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GATEWAY EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Daniel M. Ashcraft, CFA® | Class A GCPAX | |
Michael T. Buckius, CFA® | Class C GCPCX | |
Kenneth H. Toft, CFA® | Class Y GCPYX | |
Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC |
Objective
The Fund seeks total return with less risk than U.S. equity markets.
Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | Life of Fund | |||||||
Class A (Inception 9/30/14) | ||||||||
NAV | 3.62 | % | 3.62 | % | ||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -2.36 | -2.34 | ||||||
Class C (Inception 9/30/14) | ||||||||
NAV | 3.31 | 3.19 | ||||||
With CDSC1 | 2.31 | 2.19 | ||||||
Class Y (Inception 9/30/14) | ||||||||
NAV | 3.72 | 3.86 | ||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM)2 | 3.67 | 2.81 | ||||||
S&P 500® Index3 | 1.23 | 6.22 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXMSM) is a benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical buy-write strategy on the S&P 500® Index. The BXM is a passive total return index based on (1) buying an S&P 500 stock index portfolio, and (2) “writing” (or selling) the near-term S&P 500 Index (SPXSM) “covered” call option, generally on the third Friday of each month. The SPX call written will have about one month remaining to expiration, with an exercise price just above the prevailing index level (i.e., slightly out of the money). The SPX call is held until expiration and cash settled, at which time a new one-month, near-the-money call is written. |
3 | 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. |
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 STRATEGIC ALPHA FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA® | Class A LABAX | |
Kevin P. Kearns | Class C LABCX | |
Todd P. Vandam, CFA® | Class Y LASYX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Objective
The Fund seeks to provide an attractive absolute total return, complemented by prudent investment management designed to manage risks and protect investor capital. The secondary goal of the Fund is to achieve these returns with relatively low volatility.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/15/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 1.34 | % | 1.43 | % | 2.78 | % | ||||||
With 4.50% Maximum Sales Charge | -3.23 | -3.14 | 1.75 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/15/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 0.86 | 0.55 | 1.97 | |||||||||
With CDSC1 | -0.13 | -0.42 | 1.97 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 12/15/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 1.46 | 1.70 | 3.02 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
3-Month LIBOR2 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.32 | |||||||||
3-Month LIBOR + 300 basis points3 | 1.63 | 3.29 | 3.37 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 | 3-Month LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, represents the average rate at which a leading bank, for a given currency (in this case U.S. dollars), can obtain unsecured funding, and is representative of short-term interest rates. |
3 | 3-Month LIBOR +300 basis points is created by adding 3.00% to the annual return of 3-Month LIBOR. The calculation is performed on a monthly basis and is subject to the effects of compounding. |
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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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 form 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, 2015 is available on the Fund’s website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES
As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different types of costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. Certain exemptions may apply. These costs are described in more detail in the Fund’s prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first line in the table for each class shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. 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 for your Class.
The second line for the table of each class 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 EQUITY CALL PREMIUM FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,036.20 | $6.11 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.79 | $6.06 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,033.10 | $9.88 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.08 | $9.79 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,037.20 | $4.85 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.03 | $4.81 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.21%, 1.96% and 0.96% for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES STRATEGIC ALPHA FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,013.40 | $5.54 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.29 | $5.56 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,008.60 | $9.26 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.57 | $9.30 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,014.60 | $4.30 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.53 | $4.31 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.11%, 1.86% and 0.86% 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 (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Fund’s advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) 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 Agreement to determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreement, typically for an additional one-year period. The Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund was not included in the most recent annual review as the Fund’s initial board-approved investment advisory agreement is effective until September 29, 2016. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreement.
In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”) believes to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreement. These materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of the Fund and the performance of a peer group of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to the fees charged to institutional accounts with similar strategies managed by the Adviser, if any, and to those of a peer group of funds and information about any applicable expense caps and/or fee “breakpoints,” (iii) sales and redemption data in respect of the Fund, (iv) information about the profitability of the Agreement to the Adviser and (v) information obtained through the completion by the Adviser of a questionnaire distributed on behalf of the Trustees. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also considers other matters such as (i) the Adviser’s financial results and/or financial condition, (ii) the Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Adviser’s investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Fund’s shares and the related costs, (iv) the procedures employed to determine the value of the Fund’s assets, (v) the allocation of the Fund’s brokerage, if any, including, if applicable, allocations to brokers affiliated with the Adviser and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay Fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, (vi) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Fund’s investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (vii) information about amounts invested by the Fund’s portfolio managers in the Fund or in similar accounts that they manage and (viii) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Adviser.
In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreement, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board that provide detailed information about the Fund’s investment performance and the fees charged to the Fund for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for the Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing the Fund’s
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performance and fee differentials against the Fund’s peer group/category, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing the Fund against similarly categorized funds. The portfolio management team for the Fund or other representatives of the Adviser make periodic presentations to the Contract Review Committee and/or the full Board, and if the Fund is identified as presenting possible performance concerns it may be subject to more frequent board presentations and reviews. In addition, each quarter the Trustees are provided with detailed statistical information about the Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings.
The Board most recently approved the continuation of the Agreement at its meeting held in June 2015. The Agreement was continued for a one-year period for the Fund. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreement, 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 Agreement included, but were not limited to, the factors listed below.
The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates to the Fund and the resources dedicated to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates.
The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Adviser to the Fund, but also the monitoring and oversight services provided by NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”). They also considered the administrative services 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 nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreement.
Investment performance of the Fund and the Adviser. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including information that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a peer group and category of funds and the Fund’s performance benchmarks. In addition, the Trustees also reviewed data prepared by an independent third party that analyzed the performance of the Fund using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that also measured the performance of the Fund on a risk adjusted basis. The Board concluded that the Fund’s performance or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement.
The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s performance and reputation generally, the performance of the fund family generally, and the historical responsiveness of the Adviser to Trustee concerns about performance and the willingness of the Adviser to take steps intended to improve performance.
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After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreement, that the performance of the Fund and the Adviser and/or other relevant factors supported the renewal of the Agreement.
The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their respective relationships with the Fund. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the Fund for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fees and total expense levels to those of its peer group and information about the advisory fees charged by the Adviser 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 the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund, as well as the need for the Adviser to offer competitive compensation and to expend additional resources as the Fund grows in size. 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 Fund has an expense cap in place, and the Trustees considered that the current expenses are below the cap.
The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Adviser’s and its affiliates’ relationships with the Fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser compensation or profitability were issues, the performance of the Fund, the expense levels of the Fund, whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the Fund and the overall profit margin of the Adviser compared to other investment managers.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the advisory fee charged to the Fund was fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreement.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Adviser and whether those economies are shared with the Fund through breakpoints in its investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees also discussed with management the factors considered with respect
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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 Fund’s management fee was not subject to breakpoints: (1) the Fund’s management fee was at or below the median fee for a peer group of funds; and (2) the Fund’s investment discipline was capacity constrained. The Trustees further noted that the Fund was subject to an expense cap or waiver. 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 Adviser and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreement, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the Fund supported the renewal of the Agreement.
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 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 the existing Agreement should be continued through June 30, 2016.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 97.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.7% | ||||||||
713 | B/E Aerospace, Inc.(b) | $ | 39,144 | |||||
1,530 | Boeing Co. (The)(b) | 212,242 | ||||||
876 | General Dynamics Corp.(b) | 124,120 | ||||||
2,198 | Honeywell International, Inc.(b) | 224,130 | ||||||
560 | KLX, Inc.(c)(d) | 24,713 | ||||||
705 | Lockheed Martin Corp.(d) | 131,060 | ||||||
382 | Precision Castparts Corp.(b) | 76,350 | ||||||
2,111 | United Technologies Corp.(b) | 234,173 | ||||||
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Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8% | ||||||||
795 | FedEx Corp.(b) | 135,468 | ||||||
1,851 | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(b) | 179,380 | ||||||
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314,848 | ||||||||
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Airlines — 0.5% | ||||||||
4,448 | Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b) | 182,724 | ||||||
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Auto Components — 0.6% | ||||||||
2,554 | Johnson Controls, Inc.(b) | 126,499 | ||||||
884 | Lear Corp.(b) | 99,238 | ||||||
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Automobiles — 0.3% | ||||||||
4,002 | General Motors Co.(b) | 133,387 | ||||||
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Banks — 6.0% | ||||||||
23,357 | Bank of America Corp.(b) | 397,536 | ||||||
7,039 | Citigroup, Inc.(b) | 388,834 | ||||||
1,904 | Comerica, Inc.(b) | 97,713 | ||||||
4,263 | Fifth Third Bancorp(b) | 88,756 | ||||||
1,025 | First Republic Bank(b) | 64,606 | ||||||
10,841 | Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(d) | 122,612 | ||||||
8,017 | JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b) | 543,232 | ||||||
2,623 | SunTrust Banks, Inc.(b) | 112,841 | ||||||
9,390 | Wells Fargo & Co.(b) | 528,094 | ||||||
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Beverages — 1.8% | ||||||||
8,680 | Coca-Cola Co. (The)(b) | 340,516 | ||||||
3,755 | PepsiCo, Inc.(b) | 350,492 | ||||||
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Biotechnology — 3.3% | ||||||||
618 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c) | 111,716 | ||||||
1,751 | Amgen, Inc.(b) | 268,813 | ||||||
550 | Biogen, Inc.(b)(c) | 222,167 | ||||||
352 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(c)(d) | 48,147 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Biotechnology — continued | ||||||||
2,008 | Celgene Corp.(b)(c) | $ | 232,396 | |||||
3,330 | Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | 389,876 | ||||||
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Building Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,462 | Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(b) | 66,989 | ||||||
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Capital Markets — 2.5% | ||||||||
922 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(b) | 115,185 | ||||||
3,670 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(b) | 154,030 | ||||||
363 | BlackRock, Inc.(b) | 125,591 | ||||||
1,171 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(b) | 244,493 | ||||||
4,653 | Morgan Stanley(b) | 180,490 | ||||||
1,236 | Raymond James Financial, Inc.(b) | 73,641 | ||||||
1,193 | SEI Investments Co.(d) | 58,493 | ||||||
989 | TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.(d) | 36,415 | ||||||
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Chemicals — 2.3% | ||||||||
315 | Agrium, Inc.(b) | 33,374 | ||||||
836 | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(b) | 114,390 | ||||||
905 | Albemarle Corp.(b) | 50,019 | ||||||
622 | Ashland, Inc.(b) | 75,822 | ||||||
968 | Celanese Corp., Series A(b) | 69,580 | ||||||
2,284 | Huntsman Corp.(d) | 50,408 | ||||||
592 | International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(d) | 64,700 | ||||||
1,519 | Monsanto Co.(b) | 161,910 | ||||||
1,207 | PPG Industries, Inc.(b) | 138,467 | ||||||
1,119 | Praxair, Inc.(b) | 133,776 | ||||||
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Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3% | ||||||||
2,186 | Waste Management, Inc.(b) | 101,321 | ||||||
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Communications Equipment — 1.4% | ||||||||
11,757 | Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | 322,847 | ||||||
3,682 | QUALCOMM, Inc.(b) | 230,604 | ||||||
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Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | ||||||||
697 | Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.(b) | 34,878 | ||||||
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Consumer Finance — 1.0% | ||||||||
1,049 | Ally Financial, Inc.(c)(d) | 23,529 | ||||||
2,068 | American Express Co.(b) | 160,725 | ||||||
1,440 | Capital One Financial Corp.(b) | 126,677 | ||||||
1,451 | Discover Financial Services(b) | 83,607 | ||||||
313 | Synchrony Financial(b)(c) | 10,307 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Containers & Packaging — 0.2% | ||||||||
806 | Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | $ | 42,645 | |||||
587 | Packaging Corp. of America(d) | 36,682 | ||||||
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Diversified Financial Services — 1.3% | ||||||||
3,599 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b)(c) | 489,860 | ||||||
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2% | ||||||||
10,862 | AT&T, Inc.(b) | 385,818 | ||||||
1,961 | CenturyLink, Inc.(b) | 57,614 | ||||||
8,394 | Verizon Communications, Inc.(b) | 391,245 | ||||||
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Electric Utilities — 1.4% | ||||||||
3,753 | American Electric Power Co., Inc.(b) | 198,796 | ||||||
1,406 | OGE Energy Corp.(d) | 40,169 | ||||||
2,165 | Pepco Holdings, Inc.(b) | 58,325 | ||||||
4,347 | PPL Corp.(b) | 128,106 | ||||||
2,465 | Southern Co. (The)(b) | 103,284 | ||||||
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Electrical Equipment — 0.6% | ||||||||
2,778 | Emerson Electric Co.(b) | 153,985 | ||||||
1,473 | Sensata Technologies Holding NV(b)(c) | 77,686 | ||||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,506 | Avnet, Inc.(d) | 61,912 | ||||||
3,944 | Flextronics International Ltd.(b)(c) | 44,606 | ||||||
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3% | ||||||||
1,968 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc.(b) | 95,015 | ||||||
1,081 | Oceaneering International, Inc.(d) | 50,364 | ||||||
3,662 | Schlumberger Ltd.(b) | 315,628 | ||||||
3,034 | Seadrill Ltd.(b) | 31,371 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
492,378 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.4% | ||||||||
1,183 | Costco Wholesale Corp.(b) | 159,776 | ||||||
2,720 | CVS Health Corp.(b) | 285,273 | ||||||
2,263 | Sysco Corp.(b) | 81,694 | ||||||
2,805 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(b) | 198,959 | ||||||
2,211 | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(b) | 186,697 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
912,399 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food Products — 1.6% | ||||||||
615 | Bunge Ltd.(b) | 53,997 | ||||||
2,178 | General Mills, Inc.(d) | 121,358 | ||||||
1,344 | Kellogg Co.(b) | 84,269 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Food Products — continued | ||||||||
2,014 | Kraft Foods Group, Inc.(b) | $ | 171,472 | |||||
4,358 | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(b) | 179,288 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
610,384 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Gas Utilities — 0.3% | ||||||||
2,950 | UGI Corp.(b) | 101,627 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.0% | ||||||||
4,504 | Abbott Laboratories(b) | 221,056 | ||||||
694 | Halyard Health, Inc.(b)(c) | 28,107 | ||||||
1,563 | Hologic, Inc.(c) | 59,488 | ||||||
3,654 | Medtronic PLC(d) | 270,761 | ||||||
726 | ResMed, Inc.(b) | 40,925 | ||||||
1,403 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.(b) | 153,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
773,587 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.9% | ||||||||
1,373 | Anthem, Inc.(b) | 225,364 | ||||||
1,036 | Centene Corp.(b)(c) | 83,294 | ||||||
2,403 | Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)(c) | 213,723 | ||||||
782 | McKesson Corp.(b) | 175,801 | ||||||
702 | Omnicare, Inc.(b) | 66,164 | ||||||
2,945 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(b) | 359,290 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,123,636 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8% | ||||||||
2,179 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(c)(d) | 60,031 | ||||||
587 | Las Vegas Sands Corp.(d) | 30,859 | ||||||
2,201 | McDonald’s Corp.(b) | 209,249 | ||||||
2,308 | MGM Resorts International(c)(d) | 42,121 | ||||||
4,122 | Starbucks Corp.(b) | 221,001 | ||||||
1,494 | Yum! Brands, Inc.(b) | 134,580 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
697,841 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Durables — 0.5% | ||||||||
1,313 | Jarden Corp.(b)(c) | 67,948 | ||||||
2,177 | Leggett & Platt, Inc.(b) | 105,976 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
173,924 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Products — 1.8% | ||||||||
1,001 | Church & Dwight Co., Inc.(b) | 81,211 | ||||||
1,106 | Clorox Co. (The)(b) | 115,046 | ||||||
1,016 | Kimberly-Clark Corp.(b) | 107,666 | ||||||
5,172 | Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(b) | 404,657 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
708,580 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,701 | Talen Energy Corp.(c)(d) | 29,189 | ||||||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4% | ||||||||
2,076 | 3M Co.(b) | $ | 320,327 | |||||
22,337 | General Electric Co.(b) | 593,494 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
913,821 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 2.0% | ||||||||
2,183 | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)(c) | 146,173 | ||||||
1,855 | Chubb Corp. (The)(b) | 176,485 | ||||||
2,004 | Cincinnati Financial Corp.(d) | 100,561 | ||||||
3,013 | Lincoln National Corp.(b) | 178,430 | ||||||
1,988 | Prudential Financial, Inc.(b) | 173,990 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
775,639 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 1.6% | ||||||||
895 | Amazon.com, Inc.(b)(c) | 388,511 | ||||||
1,372 | Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A(b)(c) | 38,073 | ||||||
1,028 | Liberty Ventures, Series A(c)(d) | 40,370 | ||||||
142 | Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)(c) | 163,494 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
630,448 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet Software & Services — 3.1% | ||||||||
217 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(c)(d) | 17,852 | ||||||
4,786 | Facebook, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | 410,471 | ||||||
744 | Google, Inc., Class A(b)(c) | 401,790 | ||||||
527 | Google, Inc., Class C(b)(c) | 274,143 | ||||||
2,661 | Yahoo!, Inc.(b)(c) | 104,551 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,208,807 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
IT Services — 3.2% | ||||||||
1,886 | Accenture PLC, Class A(b) | 182,527 | ||||||
2,066 | International Business Machines Corp.(b) | 336,056 | ||||||
2,679 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A(b) | 250,433 | ||||||
2,771 | Paychex, Inc.(b) | 129,904 | ||||||
4,921 | Visa, Inc., Class A(b) | 330,445 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,229,365 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Leisure Products — 0.1% | ||||||||
300 | Polaris Industries, Inc.(b) | 44,433 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4% | ||||||||
124 | Illumina, Inc.(c)(d) | 27,077 | ||||||
1,102 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b) | 142,995 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
170,072 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery — 1.4% | ||||||||
2,063 | Caterpillar, Inc.(b) | 174,984 | ||||||
894 | Colfax Corp.(c)(d) | 41,258 | ||||||
756 | Cummins, Inc.(d) | 99,180 | ||||||
2,152 | Ingersoll-Rand PLC(b) | 145,088 | ||||||
717 | Trinity Industries, Inc.(d) | 18,950 | ||||||
638 | WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)(c) | 78,933 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
558,393 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Media — 3.9% | ||||||||
1,708 | CBS Corp., Class B(b) | $ | 94,794 | |||||
5,729 | Comcast Corp., Class A(b) | 344,542 | ||||||
1,265 | DIRECTV(b)(c) | 117,379 | ||||||
755 | Time Warner Cable, Inc.(b) | 134,518 | ||||||
2,069 | Time Warner, Inc.(b) | 180,851 | ||||||
4,411 | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A(b) | 143,556 | ||||||
1,435 | Viacom, Inc., Class B(d) | 92,759 | ||||||
3,628 | Walt Disney Co. (The)(b) | 414,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,522,499 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,740 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(b) | 69,639 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Multi-Utilities — 1.0% | ||||||||
2,931 | Alliant Energy Corp.(b) | 169,177 | ||||||
2,044 | PG&E Corp.(b) | 100,361 | ||||||
2,790 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(b) | 109,591 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
379,129 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Multiline Retail — 0.8% | ||||||||
1,731 | Nordstrom, Inc.(b) | 128,960 | ||||||
2,237 | Target Corp.(b) | 182,606 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
311,566 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.3% | ||||||||
2,103 | Apache Corp.(b) | 121,196 | ||||||
2,008 | California Resources Corp.(d) | 12,128 | ||||||
1,300 | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(d) | 35,308 | ||||||
4,308 | Chevron Corp.(b) | 415,593 | ||||||
576 | Concho Resources, Inc.(b)(c) | 65,583 | ||||||
949 | Continental Resources, Inc.(c)(d) | 40,228 | ||||||
2,396 | Devon Energy Corp.(b) | 142,538 | ||||||
3,602 | Encana Corp.(b) | 39,694 | ||||||
9,105 | Exxon Mobil Corp.(b) | 757,536 | ||||||
1,180 | HollyFrontier Corp.(d) | 50,374 | ||||||
3,699 | Marathon Oil Corp.(b) | 98,171 | ||||||
1,826 | Noble Energy, Inc.(b) | 77,934 | ||||||
2,298 | Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b) | 178,716 | ||||||
2,398 | Phillips 66(b) | 193,183 | ||||||
637 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b) | 88,346 | ||||||
3,650 | Spectra Energy Corp.(b) | 118,990 | ||||||
638 | Whiting Petroleum Corp.(c)(d) | 21,437 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,456,955 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Paper & Forest Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,862 | International Paper Co.(b) | 88,613 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 6.3% | ||||||||
4,247 | AbbVie, Inc.(b) | 285,356 | ||||||
1,037 | Allergan PLC(b)(c) | 314,688 | ||||||
4,023 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(b) | 267,690 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — continued | ||||||||
2,506 | Eli Lilly & Co.(b) | $ | 209,226 | |||||
5,759 | Johnson & Johnson(b) | 561,272 | ||||||
6,250 | Merck & Co., Inc.(b) | 355,813 | ||||||
13,949 | Pfizer, Inc.(b) | 467,710 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,461,755 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Professional Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
594 | Manpowergroup, Inc.(d) | 53,092 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Apartments — 0.7% | ||||||||
638 | Essex Property Trust, Inc.(b) | 135,575 | ||||||
4,099 | UDR, Inc.(b) | 131,291 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
266,866 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 0.8% | ||||||||
1,323 | American Tower Corp.(b) | 123,423 | ||||||
1,111 | Crown Castle International Corp.(d) | 89,213 | ||||||
5,719 | Duke Realty Corp.(b) | 106,202 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
318,838 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Mortgage — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,804 | American Capital Agency Corp.(b) | 33,140 | ||||||
1,627 | Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(d) | 14,952 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
48,092 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Office Property — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,169 | SL Green Realty Corp.(d) | 128,461 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.3% | ||||||||
6,803 | DDR Corp.(b) | 105,174 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Single Tenant — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,696 | Realty Income Corp.(b) | 75,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Storage — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,251 | Extra Space Storage, Inc.(b) | 81,590 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Road & Rail — 1.1% | ||||||||
3,457 | CSX Corp.(b) | 112,871 | ||||||
445 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.(b) | 36,530 | ||||||
937 | Norfolk Southern Corp.(d) | 81,856 | ||||||
1,997 | Union Pacific Corp.(b) | 190,454 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
421,711 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.3% | ||||||||
5,894 | Applied Materials, Inc.(b) | 113,283 | ||||||
11,169 | Intel Corp.(b) | 339,705 | ||||||
2,243 | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.(b) | 77,552 | ||||||
3,682 | Micron Technology, Inc.(b)(c) | 69,369 | ||||||
673 | NXP Semiconductors NV(b)(c) | 66,089 | ||||||
4,409 | Texas Instruments, Inc.(b) | 227,107 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
893,105 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Software — 3.7% | ||||||||
1,510 | Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)(c) | $ | 122,325 | |||||
933 | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b)(c) | 74,220 | ||||||
17,416 | Microsoft Corp.(b) | 768,917 | ||||||
7,106 | Oracle Corp.(b) | 286,372 | ||||||
1,918 | Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)(c) | 133,550 | ||||||
456 | ServiceNow, Inc.(b)(c) | 33,885 | ||||||
357 | Workday, Inc., Class A(c)(d) | 27,271 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,446,540 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 2.4% | ||||||||
334 | Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(b) | 53,203 | ||||||
1,138 | Foot Locker, Inc.(b) | 76,257 | ||||||
3,301 | Home Depot, Inc. (The)(b) | 366,840 | ||||||
2,968 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(b) | 198,767 | ||||||
322 | Signet Jewelers Ltd.(d) | 41,293 | ||||||
2,305 | TJX Cos., Inc. (The)(b) | 152,522 | ||||||
602 | Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(b) | 49,527 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
938,409 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 4.8% | ||||||||
12,259 | Apple, Inc.(b) | 1,537,585 | ||||||
5,685 | EMC Corp.(b) | 150,027 | ||||||
4,882 | Hewlett-Packard Co.(b) | 146,509 | ||||||
1,035 | NCR Corp.(c)(d) | 31,154 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,865,275 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8% | ||||||||
2,632 | Hanesbrands, Inc.(b) | 87,698 | ||||||
2,163 | NIKE, Inc., Class B(b) | 233,647 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
321,345 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,770 | New York Community Bancorp, Inc.(d) | 69,293 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Tobacco — 1.5% | ||||||||
5,616 | Altria Group, Inc.(b) | 274,679 | ||||||
3,649 | Philip Morris International, Inc.(b) | 292,540 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
567,219 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Water Utilities — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,088 | American Water Works Co., Inc.(d) | 52,909 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $37,471,433) | 37,641,859 | |||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 13.7% | ||||||||
$ | 5,295,948 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $5,295,949 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $5,405,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 6/30/2017 valued at $5,405,000 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $5,295,948) | $ | 5,295,948 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 110.7% (Identified Cost $42,767,381)(a) | 42,937,807 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (10.7)% | (4,150,786 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 38,787,021 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Contracts | ||||||||
Written Options — (0.8%) | ||||||||
Index Options — (0.8%) | ||||||||
22 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring July 10, 2015 at 2110 | $ | (9,570 | ) | ||||
19 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 2075 | (41,230 | ) | |||||
18 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 2100 | (18,450 | ) | |||||
19 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 2115 | (10,640 | ) | |||||
19 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 2125 | (6,555 | ) | |||||
23 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring July 24, 2015 at 2065 | (71,990 | ) | |||||
20 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring August 21, 2015 at 2075 | (73,900 | ) | |||||
19 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring August 21, 2015 at 2100 | (45,505 | ) | |||||
21 | On S&P 500® Index, Call expiring August 21, 2015 at 2125 | (29,085 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Written Options (Premiums Received $678,922) | $ | (306,925 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $42,767,381 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 1,390,601 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (1,220,175 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 170,426 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(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 pledged as collateral for outstanding options. | |||||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. | |||||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Pharmaceuticals | 6.3 | % | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 6.3 | |||
Banks | 6.0 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 4.8 | |||
Media | 3.9 | |||
Software | 3.7 | |||
Biotechnology | 3.3 | |||
IT Services | 3.2 | |||
Internet Software & Services | 3.1 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 2.9 | |||
Aerospace & Defense | 2.7 | |||
Capital Markets | 2.5 | |||
Specialty Retail | 2.4 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates | 2.4 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing | 2.4 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 2.3 | |||
Chemicals | 2.3 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 2.2 | |||
Insurance | 2.0 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 30.3 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 13.7 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 110.7 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options) | (10.7 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 69.6% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 64.8% | ||||||||
ABS Car Loan — 0.7% | ||||||||
$ | 2,259,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2013-4, Class D, 3.310%, 10/08/2019(b) | $ | 2,318,021 | ||||
2,280,000 | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2014-C, Class A3, 1.060%, 5/15/2019(b) | 2,281,847 | ||||||
2,810,000 | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-A, Class A3, 1.280%, 9/15/2019(b) | 2,810,124 | ||||||
2,455,000 | Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A3, 0.990%, 9/17/2018(b) | 2,458,454 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,868,446 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
ABS Credit Card — 4.1% | ||||||||
3,145,000 | American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 0.606%, 2/16/2021(b)(c) | 3,154,394 | ||||||
1,860,000 | American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2013-3, Class A, 0.980%, 5/15/2019(b) | 1,861,434 | ||||||
1,015,000 | American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2014-3, Class A, 1.490%, 4/15/2020(b) | 1,020,268 | ||||||
2,695,000 | American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A, 1.430%, 6/15/2020(b) | 2,699,991 | ||||||
2,295,000 | American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2014-5, Class A, 0.476%, 5/15/2020(b)(c) | 2,296,756 | ||||||
2,050,000 | BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2014-A1, Class A, 0.566%, 6/15/2021(b)(c) | 2,048,774 | ||||||
3,075,000 | Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2013-A3, Class A3, 0.960%, 9/16/2019(b) | 3,074,536 | ||||||
6,600,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2013-A8, Class A8, 1.010%, 10/15/2018(b) | 6,607,630 | ||||||
6,640,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A7, Class A, 1.380%, 11/15/2019(b) | 6,653,804 | ||||||
3,780,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A8, Class A, 0.436%, 11/15/2018(b)(c) | 3,780,000 | ||||||
3,560,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A1, Class A, 0.506%, 2/18/2020(b)(c) | 3,563,937 | ||||||
4,230,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A2, Class A, 1.590%, 2/18/2020(b) | 4,252,157 | ||||||
3,500,000 | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2015-A4, Class A, 1.840%, 4/15/2022 | 3,462,480 | ||||||
3,165,000 | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2013-A6, Class A6, 1.320%, 9/07/2018(b) | 3,180,936 | ||||||
5,825,000 | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2013-A7, Class A7, 0.615%, 9/10/2020(b)(c) | 5,836,609 | ||||||
3,000,000 | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A4, Class A4, 1.230%, 4/24/2019(b) | 3,010,812 | ||||||
3,045,000 | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A8, Class A8, 1.730%, 4/09/2020(b) | 3,067,335 | ||||||
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916,019 | Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 3A1, 2.687%, 3/25/2035(b)(c) | 893,758 | ||||||
1,185,864 | Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 5A1, 4.150%, 4/25/2035(b)(c) | 1,152,930 | ||||||
1,981,770 | Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 6A1, 2.533%, 4/25/2035(b)(c) | 1,961,864 | ||||||
1,008,783 | Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-20CB, Class 2A1, 5.750%, 10/25/2033(b) | 1,045,290 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
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$ | 829,153 | Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-9T1, Class A7, 5.500%, 7/25/2033(b) | $ | 834,390 | ||||
622,258 | Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-28CB, Class 5A1, 5.750%, 1/25/2035(b) | 631,708 | ||||||
1,771,005 | Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-J1, Class 2A1, 5.500%, 2/25/2025(b) | 1,813,954 | ||||||
1,500,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR1, Class E, 2.750%, 6/17/2031, 144A(c) | 1,473,762 | ||||||
300,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2, Class D, 5.149%, 10/17/2036, 144A | 315,488 | ||||||
1,980,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR2, Class E, 6.231%, 10/17/2036, 144A(b) | 2,127,031 | ||||||
1,200,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR3, Class E, 6.418%, 12/17/2036, 144A(b) | 1,286,528 | ||||||
1,333,014 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-10, Class 1A1, 5.500%, 12/25/2033(b) | 1,370,671 | ||||||
1,930,143 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-10, Class 3A1, 5.500%, 12/25/2033(b) | 1,974,661 | ||||||
1,167,326 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-8, Class 1CB1, 5.500%, 10/25/2033(b) | 1,235,612 | ||||||
1,592,205 | Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-6, Class CB7, 5.250%, 7/25/2035(b) | 1,428,931 | ||||||
1,107,792 | Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-4, Class 5A1, 5.500%, 11/25/2034(b) | 1,125,908 | ||||||
750,607 | Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2008-R4, Class 1A4, 0.635%, 7/25/2037, 144A(b)(c) | 518,306 | ||||||
2,068,133 | Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2004-B, Class 4A2, 2.478%, 11/20/2034(b)(c) | 1,992,119 | ||||||
755,355 | Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2005-5, Class A1, 5.500%, 9/25/2035(b) | 787,941 | ||||||
1,455,121 | Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 3A1, 5.750%, 11/25/2035(b) | 1,491,362 | ||||||
2,975,145 | Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-6, Class 2A1, 2.740%, 9/25/2034(b)(c) | 2,856,506 | ||||||
1,522,307 | Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-12, Class 11A1, 2.639%, 2/25/2036(b)(c) | 1,200,252 | ||||||
919,116 | CAM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-2, Class M, 4.450%, 5/15/2048, 144A(b)(c) | 920,413 | ||||||
1,434,751 | Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 1A2, 6.000%, 8/25/2036(b) | 1,449,041 | ||||||
906,809 | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2005-2, Class 1A4, 2.614%, 5/25/2035(b)(c) | 881,061 | ||||||
3,640,747 | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2014-11, Class 2A1, 0.321%, 8/25/2036, 144A(c) | 3,367,502 | ||||||
3,303,212 | Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2015-2, Class 1A1, 0.385%, 6/25/2047, 144A(b)(c) | 3,041,997 | ||||||
542,067 | CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-A3, Class 1A7, 6.000%, 7/25/2036(b) | 510,671 | ||||||
2,608,440 | CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-A4, Class 1A1, 6.000%, 9/25/2036(b) | 2,341,828 | ||||||
1,843,907 | CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A6, Class 1A11, 6.000%, 6/25/2037(b) | 1,614,265 | ||||||
400,000 | Colony American Homes, Series 2014-2A, Class E, 3.390%, 7/17/2031, 144A(c) | 391,124 | ||||||
1,855,000 | Colony American Homes, Series 2014-1A, Class C, 2.100%, 5/17/2031, 144A(b)(c) | 1,837,943 | ||||||
1,280,000 | Colony American Homes, Series 2015-1A, Class D, 2.337%, 7/17/2032, 144A(c) | 1,240,011 | ||||||
1,023,328 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-14T2, Class A11, 5.500%, 8/25/2034(b) | 1,081,611 | ||||||
3,763,940 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-27CB, Class A1, 6.000%, 12/25/2034(b) | 3,844,967 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
ABS Home Equity — continued | ||||||||
$ | 1,028,294 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J3, Class 1A1, 5.500%, 4/25/2034(b) | $ | 1,060,662 | ||||
68,491 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J7, Class 1A5, 5.449%, 8/25/2034(c)(d) | 70,141 | ||||||
1,121,827 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-14, Class 2A1, 0.397%, 5/25/2035(b)(c) | 923,745 | ||||||
847,570 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-4CB, Class 2A2, 5.500%, 4/25/2036(b) | 823,854 | ||||||
715,154 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-J4, Class 1A3, 6.250%, 7/25/2036 | 480,550 | ||||||
753,212 | Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-4, Class 1A7, 5.750%, 4/25/2037(b) | 679,898 | ||||||
1,259,562 | Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 8A1, 2.688%, 8/25/2034(b)(c) | 1,181,027 | ||||||
197,062 | Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2004-HYB4, Class 2A1, 2.491%, 9/20/2034(c) | 187,948 | ||||||
457,184 | Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 4A1, 0.457%, 4/25/2035(c) | 395,795 | ||||||
1,434,840 | Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, Series 2005-21, Class A17, 5.500%, 10/25/2035(b) | 1,342,716 | ||||||
869,316 | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2003-AR26, Class 7A1, 2.517%, 11/25/2033(b)(c) | 834,350 | ||||||
557,423 | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2003-AR28, Class 4A1, 2.598%, 12/25/2033(c)(d) | 551,410 | ||||||
2,347,932 | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-AR3, Class 3A1, 2.620%, 5/25/2034(b)(c) | 2,326,399 | ||||||
121,724 | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-1, Class 3A4, 5.250%, 5/25/2028(d) | 121,839 | ||||||
1,078,087 | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-10, Class 5A4, 5.500%, 11/25/2035(b) | 994,684 | ||||||
551,975 | Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2006-8, Class 4A1, 6.500%, 10/25/2021 | 472,816 | ||||||
785,873 | Deutsche Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust Securities, Inc., Series 2005-3, Class 4A4, 5.250%, 6/25/2035(b) | 792,401 | ||||||
1,034,942 | Deutsche Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust Securities, Inc., Series 2005-5, Class 1A4, 5.500%, 11/25/2035(b)(c) | 981,591 | ||||||
681,941 | FDIC Trust, Series 2013-N1, Class A, 4.500%, 10/25/2018, 144A(b) | 684,315 | ||||||
2,015,000 | Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2014-DN1, Class M2, 2.387%, 2/25/2024(b)(c) | 2,017,275 | ||||||
1,785,000 | Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2014-DN2, Class M2, 1.837%, 4/25/2024(b)(c) | 1,743,338 | ||||||
182,087 | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2003-J7, Class A7, 5.000%, 11/25/2033 | 182,943 | ||||||
1,955,568 | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 2A1, 2.837%, 6/19/2035(b)(c) | 1,897,791 | ||||||
796,405 | GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 3A1, 3.080%, 7/19/2035(b)(c) | 756,562 | ||||||
263,335 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-14, Class 3A1, 2.816%, 12/25/2034(c) | 253,637 | ||||||
1,552,665 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-14, Class 5A1, 2.741%, 12/25/2034(b)(c) | 1,540,214 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
ABS Home Equity — continued | ||||||||
$ | 718,373 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR4, Class 4A1, 2.602%, 7/25/2035(b)(c) | $ | 677,418 | ||||
2,416,613 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 4A5, 2.716%, 9/25/2035(b)(c) | 2,434,382 | ||||||
1,487,664 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-8F, Class 4A17, 6.000%, 9/25/2036(b) | 1,245,449 | ||||||
1,164,159 | IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR12, Class A1, 0.967%, 12/25/2034(b)(c) | 986,640 | ||||||
2,463,840 | IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-16IP, Class A1, 0.827%, 7/25/2045(b)(c) | 2,127,939 | ||||||
3,035,000 | Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2014-SFR1, Class B, 1.685%, 6/17/2031, 144A(b)(c) | 3,002,714 | ||||||
860,000 | Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2015-SFR1, Class E, 4.385%, 3/17/2032, 144A(c) | 872,952 | ||||||
2,817,231 | JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-A1, Class 3A1, 2.457%, 3/25/2036(b)(c) | 2,435,651 | ||||||
1,112,061 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2003-A2, Class 3A1, 1.990%, 11/25/2033(b)(c) | 1,096,076 | ||||||
2,271,389 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 3A2, 2.389%, 4/25/2035(b)(c) | 2,199,004 | ||||||
841,809 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A3, Class 4A1, 2.664%, 6/25/2035(b)(c) | 850,774 | ||||||
2,655,849 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-S3, Class 1A9, 6.000%, 1/25/2036(b) | 2,367,188 | ||||||
1,701,730 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A1, Class 1A2, 2.411%, 2/25/2036(b)(c) | 1,505,511 | ||||||
3,213,265 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A7, Class 2A4, 2.559%, 1/25/2037(b)(c) | 2,947,577 | ||||||
2,551,543 | JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-S1, Class 2A22, 5.750%, 3/25/2037(b) | 2,116,309 | ||||||
1,461 | Lehman XS Trust, Series 2006-12N, Class A2A1, 0.337%, 8/25/2046(c)(d) | 1,414 | ||||||
2,405,615 | Lehman XS Trust, Series 2006-4N, Class A2A, 0.407%, 4/25/2046(b)(c) | 1,755,040 | ||||||
446,609 | MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 5A1, 2.544%, 5/25/2034(c)(d) | 432,854 | ||||||
2,581,565 | MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1, 2.527%, 7/25/2034(b)(c) | 2,578,676 | ||||||
622,947 | MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2006-2, Class 1A1, 2.582%, 4/25/2036(b)(c) | 598,082 | ||||||
843,536 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-9, Class 4A1, 5.250%, 11/25/2033(b) | 875,298 | ||||||
173,379 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 6A2, 5.250%, 12/25/2034(d) | 172,890 | ||||||
871,155 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 1A1, 5.500%, 6/25/2034(b) | 908,919 | ||||||
1,053,794 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 6/25/2034(b) | 1,094,552 | ||||||
2,211,485 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 9/25/2034(e) | 2,263,924 | ||||||
1,859,635 | Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust, Series 2007-F1, Class 2A7, 6.000%, 3/25/2037(b) | 1,460,137 | ||||||
1,715,912 | Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust, Series 2007-F1, Class 2A8, 6.000%, 3/25/2037(b) | 1,347,289 | ||||||
349,256 | MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 2006-2, Class 2A, 2.133%, 5/25/2036(c) | 346,157 | ||||||
1,019,335 | Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 4A2, 5.500%, 11/25/2035(b) | 956,308 | ||||||
2,182,836 | Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-7, Class 7A5, 5.500%, 11/25/2035(b) | 2,218,818 | ||||||
2,960,118 | National City Mortgage Capital Trust, Series 2008-1, Class 2A1, 6.000%, 3/25/2038(b) | 3,100,013 | ||||||
725,818 | Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 2A1A, 2.525%, 10/25/2035(b)(c) | 721,910 | ||||||
2,246,919 | Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A8CB, Class A9, 5.375%, 7/25/2035(b) | 1,960,479 | ||||||
836,410 | Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Series 2006-S1, Class 1A3, 5.750%, 1/25/2036(b) | 861,497 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
ABS Home Equity — continued | ||||||||
$ | 996,416 | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 6A, 2.656%, 9/25/2034(b)(c) | $ | 985,945 | ||||
5,902,836 | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-16, Class 2A, 2.507%, 11/25/2034(c)(e) | 5,967,661 | ||||||
1,705,739 | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-6, Class 1A, 2.384%, 6/25/2034(b)(c) | 1,677,689 | ||||||
657,814 | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-14, Class A1, 0.497%, 7/25/2035(b)(c) | 478,104 | ||||||
1,245,743 | Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-20, Class 8A7, 5.750%, 11/25/2034(b) | 1,297,796 | ||||||
626,118 | Structured Asset Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 7A7, 5.500%, 2/25/2035(b) | 638,815 | ||||||
3,398,693 | U.S. Residential Opportunity Fund Trust, Series 2015-1III, Class A, 3.721%, 1/27/2035, 144A(e) | 3,399,380 | ||||||
2,566,346 | U.S. Residential Opportunity Fund Trust, Series 2015-1IV, Class A, 3.721%, 2/27/2035, 144A(b) | 2,564,585 | ||||||
6,477,223 | VOLT XXII LLC, Series 2015-NPL4, Class A1, 3.500%, 2/25/2055, 144A(b)(c) | 6,468,433 | ||||||
2,075,578 | VOLT XXX LLC, Series 2015-NPL1, Class A1, 3.625%, 10/25/2057, 144A(b)(c) | 2,074,040 | ||||||
1,622,105 | VOLT XXXI LLC, Series 2015-NPL2, Class A1, 3.375%, 2/25/2055, 144A(b)(c) | 1,617,796 | ||||||
634,496 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-CB2, Class 2A, 5.500%, 7/25/2034(b) | 659,518 | ||||||
5,793,007 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR7, Class A3, 2.406%, 8/25/2035(b)(c) | 5,774,632 | ||||||
1,253,022 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR11, Class 2A, 2.187%, 9/25/2046(b)(c) | 1,141,636 | ||||||
2,724,724 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR19, Class 2A, 1.937%, 1/25/2047(b)(c) | 2,451,254 | ||||||
339,244 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2003-J, Class 1A9, 2.615%, 10/25/2033(c) | 340,424 | ||||||
1,109,815 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-A, Class A1, 2.640%, 2/25/2034(b)(c) | 1,110,413 | ||||||
635,576 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-O, Class A1, 2.620%, 8/25/2034(c) | 631,805 | ||||||
420,082 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-11, Class 2A3, 5.500%, 11/25/2035 | 435,960 | ||||||
578,207 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-12, Class 1A2, 5.500%, 11/25/2035(b) | 589,296 | ||||||
1,854,985 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-16, Class A18, 6.000%, 1/25/2036(b) | 1,825,101 | ||||||
832,497 | Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR10, Class 2A4, 2.652%, 6/25/2035(b)(c) | 838,058 | ||||||
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4,758,929 | AIM Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B1, 5.072%, 2/15/2040, 144A(b)(c) | 4,729,423 | ||||||
3,413,426 | Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., 3.270%, 11/18/2029, 144A(b) | 3,427,810 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ABS Other — continued | ||||||||
$ | 961,370 | Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A, 4.000%, 3/20/2023, 144A(b) | $ | 981,503 | ||||
2,200,714 | GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class C, 6.000%, 1/05/2030, 144A(f) | 2,200,714 | ||||||
799,405 | GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class D, 7.500%, 1/05/2030, 144A(f) | 799,405 | ||||||
3,410,000 | GCA2014 Holdings Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class E, Zero Coupon, 1/05/2030, 144A(f)(l) | 2,540,791 | ||||||
1,492,275 | Global Container Assets Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class B, 4.500%, 2/05/2030, 144A(b) | 1,477,651 | ||||||
1,495,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A, 2.430%, 6/18/2024, 144A(b) | 1,503,372 | ||||||
730,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class A, 2.470%, 9/18/2024, 144A(b) | 733,876 | ||||||
745,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class B, 3.020%, 9/18/2024, 144A(b) | 750,804 | ||||||
6,475,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class D, 5.310%, 9/18/2024, 144A(b) | 6,497,144 | ||||||
1,265,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A, 3.190%, 3/18/2026, 144A(b) | 1,282,976 | ||||||
296,724 | Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2012-1A, Class A, 2.840%, 11/20/2028, 144A | 301,157 | ||||||
1,170,240 | Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2013-1A, Class A, 1.590%, 11/20/2029, 144A(b) | 1,160,805 | ||||||
2,485,712 | Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2013-3A, Class A, 2.200%, 10/20/2030, 144A(b) | 2,493,502 | ||||||
1,895,000 | Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A, 2.410%, 12/15/2022, 144A(b) | 1,897,369 | ||||||
3,122,583 | TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2013-2A, Class A, 3.550%, 11/20/2038, 144A(b) | 3,140,913 | ||||||
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487,441 | SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2014-B, Class A1, 1.437%, 8/25/2032, 144A(b)(c) | 489,288 | ||||||
2,599,691 | SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC, Series 2015-A, Class A1, 1.385%, 3/25/2033, 144A(b)(c) | 2,599,737 | ||||||
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Aerospace & Defense — 1.0% | ||||||||
2,340,000 | KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022, 144A(b) | 2,363,142 | ||||||
6,003,000 | Meccanica Holdings USA, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2040, 144A(b) | 5,762,880 | ||||||
825,000 | Rockwell Collins, Inc., 0.636%, 12/15/2016(b)(c) | 824,690 | ||||||
5,905,000 | Textron Financial Corp., (fixed rate to 2/15/2017, variable rate thereafter), 6.000%, 2/15/2067, 144A(b) | 4,901,150 | ||||||
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Airlines — 1.9% | ||||||||
28,340,000 | Latam Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B, 4.500%, 8/15/2025, 144A | 27,756,196 | ||||||
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6,590,000 | Daimler Finance North America LLC, 0.958%, 8/01/2016, 144A(b)(c) | 6,617,526 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Automotive — continued | ||||||||
$ | 5,250,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.529%, 5/09/2016(b)(c) | $ | 5,279,736 | ||||
5,455,000 | General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045(b) | 5,402,850 | ||||||
11,630,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.450%, 4/10/2022 | 11,395,667 | ||||||
6,100,000 | Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 1.086%, 3/18/2017, 144A(b)(c) | 6,115,848 | ||||||
5,960,000 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 0.833%, 3/03/2017, 144A(b)(c) | 5,981,683 | ||||||
6,640,000 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 0.981%, 9/26/2016, 144A(b)(c) | 6,671,733 | ||||||
10,650,000 | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.566%, 5/17/2016(b)(c) | 10,667,349 | ||||||
3,210,000 | Volkswagen International Finance NV, 0.716%, 11/18/2016, 144A(b)(c) | 3,215,091 | ||||||
3,560,000 | ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.500%, 4/29/2022, 144A | 3,487,198 | ||||||
1,095,000 | ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.750%, 4/29/2025, 144A | 1,060,102 | ||||||
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65,894,783 | ||||||||
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Banking — 5.2% | ||||||||
9,665,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., 4.125%, 3/30/2020(b) | 9,646,830 | ||||||
3,310,000 | Bank of America Corp., 1.315%, 1/15/2019(b)(c) | 3,339,727 | ||||||
6,825,000 | Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.200%, 8/26/2024(b) | 6,808,565 | ||||||
3,080,000 | Bank of America Corp., Series L, MTN, 3.950%, 4/21/2025 | 2,966,625 | ||||||
12,955,000 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.017%, 6/26/2024, 144A(b) | 12,586,353 | ||||||
9,280,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.250%, 11/02/2018, (NZD)(b) | 6,341,133 | ||||||
7,200,000 | Morgan Stanley, 4.350%, 9/08/2026(b) | 7,055,136 | ||||||
11,135,000 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.125%, 12/15/2022(b) | 11,989,968 | ||||||
6,900,000 | Societe Generale S.A., (fixed rate to 12/18/2023, variable rate thereafter), 7.875%, 144A(g) | 6,934,500 | ||||||
6,935,000 | Societe Generale S.A., (fixed rate to 12/18/2023, variable rate thereafter), 7.875%(b)(g) | 6,969,675 | ||||||
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74,638,512 | ||||||||
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Building Materials — 0.9% | ||||||||
3,660,000 | Atrium Windows & Doors, Inc., 7.750%, 5/01/2019, 144A(b) | 2,964,600 | ||||||
6,320,000 | Cemex SAB de CV, 6.125%, 5/05/2025, 144A(b) | 6,235,944 | ||||||
890,000 | NCI Building Systems, Inc., 8.250%, 1/15/2023, 144A(b) | 947,850 | ||||||
3,900,000 | Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 8.250%, 4/25/2018, 144A, (BRL)(b) | 909,427 | ||||||
1,790,000 | Owens Corning, 4.200%, 12/01/2024(b) | 1,757,007 | ||||||
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12,814,828 | ||||||||
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Cable Satellite — 1.1% | ||||||||
6,370,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023, 144A | 6,194,825 | ||||||
3,440,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/2022(b) | 3,371,200 | ||||||
5,650,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024(b) | 5,427,531 | ||||||
2,065,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.500%, 9/15/2042 | 1,684,425 | ||||||
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16,677,981 | ||||||||
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Chemicals — 0.4% | ||||||||
2,596,000 | Albemarle Corp., 4.150%, 12/01/2024(b) | 2,587,618 | ||||||
3,170,000 | Hercules, Inc., 6.500%, 6/30/2029(b) | 2,884,700 | ||||||
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5,472,318 | ||||||||
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7% | ||||||||
1,099,413 | Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2007-A1, Class 11M1, 2.471%, 3/25/2037(b)(c) | 1,019,938 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued | ||||||||
$ | 67,084,087 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-135, Class IO, 0.895%, 1/16/2053(b)(c)(h) | $ | 4,343,963 | ||||
4,488,203 | Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-1, Class 1A, 2.477%, 2/25/2036(b)(c) | 4,367,537 | ||||||
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Construction Machinery — 1.2% | ||||||||
17,660,000 | Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 0.522%, 2/26/2016(b)(c) | 17,683,011 | ||||||
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Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.9% | ||||||||
1,180,000 | IHS, Inc., 5.000%, 11/01/2022, 144A(b) | 1,172,625 | ||||||
3,185,000 | Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023, 144A | 3,224,813 | ||||||
8,550,000 | ServiceMaster Co. LLC (The), 7.000%, 8/15/2020(b) | 9,030,937 | ||||||
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13,428,375 | ||||||||
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Diversified Operations — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,225,000 | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 3.850%, 2/01/2025 | 3,099,425 | ||||||
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Electric — 1.6% | ||||||||
4,205,000 | Cia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia, 11.750%, 4/27/2016, 144A, (BRL)(b) | 1,330,842 | ||||||
5,600,000 | EDP Finance BV, 4.125%, 1/15/2020, 144A(b) | 5,654,353 | ||||||
11,740,000 | Enel SpA, (fixed rate to 9/24/2023, variable rate thereafter), 8.750%, 9/24/2073, 144A(b) | 13,471,650 | ||||||
1,275,000 | Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.500%, 6/01/2025, 144A | 1,275,000 | ||||||
2,065,000 | TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.875%, 2/01/2023, 144A(b) | 2,095,975 | ||||||
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23,827,820 | ||||||||
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Finance Companies — 2.5% | ||||||||
2,300,000 | Air Lease Corp., 3.750%, 2/01/2022(b) | 2,298,620 | ||||||
8,365,000 | Air Lease Corp., 4.250%, 9/15/2024(b) | 8,302,262 | ||||||
470,000 | Aircastle Ltd., 5.500%, 2/15/2022(b) | 479,696 | ||||||
8,435,000 | iStar Financial, Inc., 4.000%, 11/01/2017(b) | 8,287,388 | ||||||
11,630,000 | Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.875%, 8/01/2021, 144A(b) | 11,310,175 | ||||||
5,270,000 | Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.750%, 5/01/2025, 144A | 5,046,025 | ||||||
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35,724,166 | ||||||||
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Financial Other — 0.6% | ||||||||
8,700,000 | Rialto Holdings LLC/Rialto Corp., 7.000%, 12/01/2018, 144A(b) | 9,048,000 | ||||||
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Food & Beverage — 0.5% | ||||||||
10,800,000 | BRF S.A., 7.750%, 5/22/2018, 144A, (BRL)(b) | 2,900,518 | ||||||
2,300,000 | Cosan Luxembourg S.A., 9.500%, 3/14/2018, 144A, (BRL)(b) | 645,444 | ||||||
3,500,000 | General Mills, Inc., 0.579%, 1/29/2016(b)(c) | 3,499,846 | ||||||
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7,045,808 | ||||||||
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Gaming — 0.7% | ||||||||
10,215,000 | MGM Resorts International, 6.000%, 3/15/2023(b) | 10,342,688 | ||||||
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Government Owned – No Guarantee — 1.6% | ||||||||
630,000 | Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 3.250%, 7/15/2019, 144A(b) | 633,717 | ||||||
1,240,000 | Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., (fixed rate to 7/15/2024, variable rate thereafter), 5.250%, 7/15/2029, 144A(b) | 1,249,300 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Government Owned – No Guarantee — continued | ||||||||
18,670,000,000 | Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial S.A. Findeter, 7.875%, 8/12/2024, 144A, (COP)(b) | $ | 7,076,815 | |||||
12,700,000 | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.625%, 5/20/2043(b) | 9,815,830 | ||||||
700,000(††) | Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.650%, 11/24/2021, 144A, (MXN)(b) | 4,563,506 | ||||||
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23,339,168 | ||||||||
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Healthcare — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,600,000 | Hologic, Inc., 5.250%, 7/15/2022, 144A | 1,634,000 | ||||||
2,195,000 | THC Escrow Corp. II, 6.750%, 6/15/2023, 144A | 2,238,900 | ||||||
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3,872,900 | ||||||||
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Independent Energy — 2.0% | ||||||||
635,000 | Antero Resources Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2022(b) | 600,075 | ||||||
150,000 | Baytex Energy Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/2021, 144A | 140,625 | ||||||
155,000 | Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/2024, 144A | 143,763 | ||||||
905,000 | Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 5.750%, 2/01/2023(b) | 812,238 | ||||||
240,000 | Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 4/15/2021 | 227,400 | ||||||
45,000 | California Resources Corp., 5.500%, 9/15/2021 | 39,159 | ||||||
2,905,000 | California Resources Corp., 6.000%, 11/15/2024 | 2,498,300 | ||||||
2,880,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/2022(b) | 2,498,400 | ||||||
140,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 8/15/2020 | 136,500 | ||||||
365,000 | Concho Resources, Inc., 5.500%, 10/01/2022 | 363,175 | ||||||
825,000 | Concho Resources, Inc., 5.500%, 4/01/2023(b) | 825,000 | ||||||
295,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024 | 269,276 | ||||||
210,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2023 | 202,484 | ||||||
3,690,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2022 | 3,618,528 | ||||||
1,195,000 | Halcon Resources Corp., 8.625%, 2/01/2020, 144A | 1,180,062 | ||||||
1,009,000 | Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/2023, 144A | 1,030,441 | ||||||
925,000 | MEG Energy Corp., 6.375%, 1/30/2023, 144A(b) | 855,625 | ||||||
180,000 | MEG Energy Corp., 6.500%, 3/15/2021, 144A | 173,250 | ||||||
645,000 | MEG Energy Corp., 7.000%, 3/31/2024, 144A(b) | 618,394 | ||||||
1,260,000 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022(b) | 1,278,900 | ||||||
7,460,000 | OGX Austria GmbH, 8.375%, 4/01/2022, 144A(i) | 753 | ||||||
4,420,000 | OGX Austria GmbH, 8.500%, 6/01/2018, 144A(i) | 44 | ||||||
2,350,000 | Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 5/01/2021 | 2,496,875 | ||||||
1,285,000 | Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 6/01/2022 | 1,371,737 | ||||||
310,000 | Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 6/01/2024 | 334,025 | ||||||
575,000 | SM Energy Co., 5.000%, 1/15/2024 | 544,813 | ||||||
575,000 | Ultra Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2024, 144A | 504,563 | ||||||
400,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2019 | 392,000 | ||||||
2,835,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.750%, 3/15/2021(b) | 2,789,640 | ||||||
3,255,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.500%, 10/01/2018(b) | 3,295,687 | ||||||
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29,241,732 | ||||||||
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Industrial Other — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,200,000 | Alfa SAB de CV, 6.875%, 3/25/2044, 144A(b) | 2,248,840 | ||||||
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Integrated Energy — 1.3% | ||||||||
2,935,000 | BP Capital Markets PLC, 0.696%, 11/07/2016(b)(c) | 2,934,090 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Integrated Energy — continued | ||||||||
$ | 6,595,000 | Chevron Corp., 0.444%, 11/15/2017(b)(c) | $ | 6,585,259 | ||||
5,290,000 | Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.125%, 3/28/2023, 144A(e) | 3,782,350 | ||||||
2,090,000 | Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.375%, 1/26/2019, 144A | 1,716,935 | ||||||
3,310,000 | Shell International Finance BV, 0.484%, 11/15/2016(b)(c) | 3,316,150 | ||||||
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| |||||||
18,334,784 | ||||||||
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Life Insurance — 1.1% | ||||||||
8,600,000 | Assicurazioni Generali SpA, EMTN, (fixed rate to 12/12/2022, variable rate thereafter), 7.750%, 12/12/2042, (EUR)(b) | 11,436,945 | ||||||
4,950,000 | CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.250%, 5/30/2025 | 5,030,190 | ||||||
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16,467,135 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Lodging — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,105,000 | Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 5.250%, 3/15/2022(b) | 2,286,398 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Media Entertainment — 0.1% | ||||||||
27,290,000 | Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN, 7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN)(b) | 1,479,954 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,928,000 | ArcelorMittal, 7.750%, 10/15/2039 | 1,918,360 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 2.2% | ||||||||
8,095,000 | Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.125%, 12/15/2045 | 8,107,733 | ||||||
5,065,000 | MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2024(b) | 4,951,038 | ||||||
3,225,000 | Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.750%, 9/01/2020(b) | 3,508,574 | ||||||
5,055,000 | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/01/2025, 144A(b) | 5,004,450 | ||||||
180,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.250%, 11/15/2023 | 166,500 | ||||||
690,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/01/2023(b) | 683,100 | ||||||
1,120,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.375%, 8/01/2022(b) | 1,164,800 | ||||||
1,310,000 | Western Refining Logistics LP/WNRL Finance Corp., 7.500%, 2/15/2023, 144A(b) | 1,349,300 | ||||||
7,100,000 | Williams Partners LP, 4.000%, 9/15/2025(b) | 6,650,563 | ||||||
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| |||||||
31,586,058 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.8% | ||||||||
835,068 | Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2003-PWR2, Class E, 6.922%, 5/11/2039, 144A(b)(c) | 860,478 | ||||||
1,600,000 | BLCP Hotel Trust, Series 2014-CLRN, Class D, 2.686%, 8/15/2029, 144A(b)(c) | 1,591,448 | ||||||
1,600,000 | BLCP Hotel Trust, Series 2014-CLRN, Class E, 3.856%, 8/15/2029, 144A(b)(c) | 1,599,571 | ||||||
3,442,048 | BXHTL Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-DRMZ, Class M, 8.400%, 5/15/2018, 144A(c)(f) | 3,442,048 | ||||||
4,565,000 | CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C1, Class D, 5.721%, 4/15/2044, 144A(b)(c) | 4,863,519 | ||||||
2,135,000 | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-FL5, Class SV4, 4.336%, 10/15/2031, 144A(c)(f) | 2,140,807 | ||||||
850,000 | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-SAVA, Class A, 1.336%, 6/15/2034, 144A(b)(c) | 847,555 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — continued | ||||||||
$ | 855,000 | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-SAVA, Class B, 1.936%, 6/15/2034, 144A(b)(c) | $ | 853,648 | ||||
1,605,000 | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-SAVA, Class C, 2.586%, 6/15/2034, 144A(b)(c) | 1,605,369 | ||||||
3,700,000 | Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2015-TOWN, Class A, 1.436%, 3/15/2017, 144A(b)(c) | 3,682,877 | ||||||
2,552,340 | DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class E, 5.735%, 11/10/2046, 144A(b)(c) | 2,720,777 | ||||||
1,300,000 | Del Coronado Trust, Series 2013-HDMZ, Class M, 5.186%, 3/15/2018, 144A(b)(c) | 1,300,390 | ||||||
7,430,000 | Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2013-ESH7, Class D7, 5.521%, 12/05/2031, 144A(b)(c) | 7,577,478 | ||||||
6,295,000 | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2007-GG10, Class AM, 5.795%, 8/10/2045(b)(c) | 6,411,476 | ||||||
1,915,000 | Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class CFX, 3.714%, 11/05/2030, 144A(b) | 1,927,580 | ||||||
1,460,000 | Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class DFX, 4.407%, 11/05/2030, 144A(b) | 1,472,669 | ||||||
1,580,000 | Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013-HLT, Class EFX, 5.609%, 11/05/2030, 144A(b)(c) | 1,601,360 | ||||||
1,520,000 | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM, 5.464%, 1/15/2049(b)(c) | 1,571,352 | ||||||
1,325,000 | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2007-HQ12, Class AM, 5.861%, 4/12/2049(b)(c) | 1,398,763 | ||||||
1,570,000 | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class D, 5.480%, 6/15/2044, 144A(b)(c) | 1,672,293 | ||||||
2,125,000 | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class E, 5.480%, 6/15/2044, 144A(b)(c) | 2,222,922 | ||||||
9,885,000 | Motel 6 Trust, Series 2015-M6MZ, Class M, 8.230%, 2/05/2020, 144A(f) | 9,890,931 | ||||||
2,280,000 | SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class B, 2.674%, 11/15/2026, 144A(b)(c) | 2,278,586 | ||||||
2,200,000 | SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class C, 3.424%, 11/15/2026, 144A(b)(c) | 2,207,271 | ||||||
700,000 | SCG Trust, Series 2013-SRP1, Class D, 3.517%, 11/15/2026, 144A(b)(c) | 699,574 | ||||||
2,587,500 | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C2, Class D, 5.648%, 2/15/2044, 144A(b)(c) | 2,773,562 | ||||||
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69,214,304 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 1.9% | ||||||||
7,500,000 | AbbVie, Inc., 3.600%, 5/14/2025 | 7,412,962 | ||||||
3,070,000 | Johnson & Johnson, 0.356%, 11/28/2016(b)(c) | 3,070,203 | ||||||
5,570,000 | Merck & Co., Inc., 0.404%, 2/10/2017(b)(c) | 5,572,896 | ||||||
3,160,000 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.375%, 10/15/2020, 144A(b) | 3,327,875 | ||||||
2,230,000 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.500%, 3/01/2023, 144A(b) | 2,252,300 | ||||||
6,060,000 | VRX Escrow Corp., 4.500%, 5/15/2023, 144A, (EUR)(b) | 6,544,864 | ||||||
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28,181,100 | ||||||||
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Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.4% | ||||||||
5,435,000 | Old Republic International Corp., 4.875%, 10/01/2024(b) | 5,622,812 | ||||||
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Railroads — 0.3% | ||||||||
4,700,000 | Canadian National Railway Co., 0.480%, 11/06/2015(b)(c) | 4,700,771 | ||||||
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REITs – Health Care — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,510,000 | Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., 3.875%, 5/01/2025 | 2,420,950 | ||||||
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Retailers — 0.1% | ||||||||
$ | 1,080,000 | Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.750%, 11/15/2023(b) | $ | 1,271,700 | ||||
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Technology — 2.8% | ||||||||
1,515,000 | CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, 6.000%, 6/15/2025, 144A | 1,509,319 | ||||||
2,415,000 | Flextronics International Ltd., 4.750%, 6/15/2025, 144A | 2,396,163 | ||||||
10,955,000 | Keysight Technologies, Inc., 4.550%, 10/30/2024, 144A(b) | 10,573,700 | ||||||
7,847,000 | KLA-Tencor Corp., 4.650%, 11/01/2024(b) | 7,842,715 | ||||||
3,565,000 | Micron Technology, Inc., 5.250%, 1/15/2024, 144A | 3,366,697 | ||||||
3,565,000 | Micron Technology, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2026, 144A | 3,293,169 | ||||||
3,890,000 | Open Text Corp., 5.625%, 1/15/2023, 144A(b) | 3,851,100 | ||||||
1,720,000 | Rolta Americas LLC, 8.875%, 7/24/2019, 144A | 1,419,000 | ||||||
6,125,000 | Verisk Analytics, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2045 | 6,023,925 | ||||||
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40,275,788 | ||||||||
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Treasuries — 1.4% | ||||||||
3,200,000(††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 4.750%, 6/14/2018, (MXN)(b) | 20,442,233 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Wirelines — 0.7% | ||||||||
7,110,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.125%, 5/01/2023, 144A | 6,976,687 | ||||||
10,085,000 | Oi S.A., 9.750%, 9/15/2016, 144A, (BRL)(b) | 3,016,645 | ||||||
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| |||||||
9,993,332 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $961,121,880) | 937,211,558 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 4.8% | ||||||||
Building Materials — 0.1% | ||||||||
930,000 | Lennar Corp., 3.250%, 11/15/2021, 144A(b) | 2,030,306 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.3% | ||||||||
3,145,000 | Jarden Corp., 1.125%, 3/15/2034(b) | 3,661,959 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Entertainment — 0.5% | ||||||||
7,450,000 | Rovi Corp., 0.500%, 3/01/2020, 144A(e) | 6,807,438 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Midstream — 0.8% | ||||||||
10,600,000 | Whiting Petroleum Corp., 1.250%, 4/01/2020, 144A(e) | 11,580,500 | ||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 1.1% | ||||||||
449,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.750%, 10/15/2018(b) | 692,021 | ||||||
1,168,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.500%, 10/15/2020(b) | 1,860,040 | ||||||
1,600,000 | Emergent Biosolutions, Inc., 2.875%, 1/15/2021(b) | 1,982,000 | ||||||
690,000 | Gilead Sciences, Inc., Series D, 1.625%, 5/01/2016 | 3,557,813 | ||||||
1,670,000 | Mylan, Inc., 3.750%, 9/15/2015(b) | 8,486,731 | ||||||
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16,578,605 | ||||||||
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REITs – Mortgage — 0.0% | ||||||||
220,000 | Redwood Trust, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2018 | 210,925 | ||||||
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Technology — 2.0% | ||||||||
1,075,000 | Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 1.375%, 1/01/2020, 144A(e) | 1,118,000 | ||||||
1,810,000 | Ciena Corp., 3.750%, 10/15/2018, 144A(b) | 2,463,863 | ||||||
1,600,000 | MercadoLibre, Inc., 2.250%, 7/01/2019, 144A | 2,024,000 | ||||||
915,000 | Novellus Systems, Inc., 2.625%, 5/15/2041(b) | 2,175,984 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Technology — continued | ||||||||
$ | 2,925,000 | Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.500%, 11/01/2035 | $ | 3,021,891 | ||||
3,145,000 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc., Zero Coupon, 7/01/2019, 144A(b) | 5,120,453 | ||||||
3,540,000 | SunEdison, Inc., 2.375%, 4/15/2022, 144A(b) | 4,705,987 | ||||||
4,014,000 | SunEdison, Inc., 2.625%, 6/01/2023, 144A | 4,064,175 | ||||||
4,516,000 | SunEdison, Inc., 3.375%, 6/01/2025, 144A | 4,665,593 | ||||||
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29,359,946 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $58,266,696) | 70,229,679 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $1,019,388,576) | 1,007,441,237 | |||||||
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Senior Loans — 11.3% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5% | ||||||||
2,717,636 | Transdigm, Inc., 2015 Term Loan E, 3.500%, 5/14/2022(c) | 2,679,127 | ||||||
1,640,120 | Transdigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.750%, 2/28/2020(c) | 1,625,769 | ||||||
2,982,826 | Transdigm, Inc., Term Loan D, 3.750%, 6/04/2021(c) | 2,956,398 | ||||||
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7,261,294 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Automotive — 0.5% | ||||||||
771,155 | American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 5.250%, 9/01/2021(c) | 777,425 | ||||||
1,635,640 | Gates Global, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.250%, 7/05/2021(c) | 1,609,061 | ||||||
2,363,843 | IBC Capital Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 9/09/2021(c) | 2,298,837 | ||||||
1,974,018 | Visteon Corp., Delayed Draw Term Loan B, 3.500%, 4/09/2021(c) | 1,967,602 | ||||||
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| |||||||
6,652,925 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Building Materials — 0.8% | ||||||||
3,138,060 | ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.500%, 4/16/2020(c) | 3,121,586 | ||||||
2,271,777 | Continental Building Products LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 8/28/2020(c) | 2,260,418 | ||||||
2,498,485 | HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.000%, 6/28/2018(c) | 2,492,864 | ||||||
268,761 | Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 4.000%, 2/01/2021(c) | 266,296 | ||||||
3,278,963 | Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 9/28/2020(c) | 3,277,585 | ||||||
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| |||||||
11,418,749 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Cable Satellite — 0.1% | ||||||||
2,218,593 | Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., USD Term Loan F, 3.500%, 6/30/2023(c) | 2,194,566 | ||||||
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Chemicals — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,543,943 | Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, 3.750%, 2/01/2020(c) | 1,541,241 | ||||||
439,678 | Emerald Performance Materials LLC, New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 8/01/2021(c) | 438,442 | ||||||
1,176,000 | MacDermid, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 6/07/2020(c) | 1,177,470 | ||||||
825,000 | Royal Holdings, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 6/19/2022(j) | 824,653 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,981,806 | ||||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.8% | ||||||||
$ | 2,504,202 | Creative Artists Agency LLC, Term Loan B, 5.500%, 12/17/2021(c) | $ | 2,522,984 | ||||
3,309,947 | Realogy Corp., New Term Loan B, 3.750%, 3/05/2020(c) | 3,300,646 | ||||||
5,134,886 | ServiceMaster Co., 2014 Term Loan B, 4.250%, 7/01/2021(c) | 5,130,881 | ||||||
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| |||||||
10,954,511 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
637,621 | Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.000%, 4/15/2021(c) | 632,042 | ||||||
420,974 | Libbey Glass, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.750%, 4/09/2021(c) | 420,448 | ||||||
2,017,196 | SRAM LLC, New Term Loan B, 4.027%, 4/10/2020(k) | 1,997,024 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,049,514 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Manufacturing — 0.1% | ||||||||
600,364 | Doncasters Finance U.S. LLC, USD Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/09/2020(c) | 599,241 | ||||||
899,943 | Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.500%, 4/30/2021(c) | 893,194 | ||||||
538,123 | Milacron LLC, Term Loan B, 4.500%, 9/28/2020(c) | 538,123 | ||||||
92,368 | WESCO Distribution, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.750%, 12/12/2019(c) | 92,253 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,122,811 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electric — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,813,980 | Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, Original Term Loan B1, 3.000%, 5/03/2020(c) | 1,776,195 | ||||||
2,155,000 | Calpine Corp., Term Loan B5, 3.500%, 5/27/2022(c) | 2,133,989 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,910,184 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Finance Companies — 0.1% | ||||||||
974,015 | AWAS Finance Luxembourg 2012 S.A., New Term Loan, 3.500%, 7/16/2018(c) | 973,713 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Financial Other — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,207,967 | Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings LLP, New Term Loan B, 3.750%, 1/04/2021(c) | 1,196,890 | ||||||
544,571 | Harbourvest Partners LLC, New Term Loan, 3.250%, 2/04/2021(c) | 539,125 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,736,015 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,666,250 | Aramark Services, Inc., USD Term Loan F, 3.250%, 2/24/2021(c) | 2,652,439 | ||||||
817,722 | Reddy Ice Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.752%, 5/01/2019(k) | 723,683 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,376,122 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Insurance — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,985,896 | Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.750%, 3/01/2021(c) | 2,935,763 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Healthcare — 0.3% | ||||||||
640,000 | Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan H, 4.000%, 1/27/2021(c) | 640,653 | ||||||
1,485,000 | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.750%, 6/30/2021(c) | 1,454,246 | ||||||
1,707,449 | Renaissance Learning, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 4/09/2021(c) | 1,684,688 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,779,587 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Other — 0.8% | ||||||||
1,083,527 | Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 12/18/2020(c) | 1,075,401 | ||||||
2,303,915 | Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.750%, 11/23/2020(c) | 2,180,080 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Industrial Other — continued | ||||||||
$ | 5,248,329 | Generac Power Systems, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.250%, 5/31/2020(c) | $ | 5,198,050 | ||||
512,786 | Mirror Bidco Corp., New Term Loan, 4.250%, 12/28/2019(c) | 510,222 | ||||||
1,920,661 | Pinnacle Operating Corp., Term Loan, 4.750%, 11/15/2018(c) | 1,919,470 | ||||||
1,230,000 | Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.250%, 5/15/2022(c) | 1,226,925 | ||||||
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| |||||||
12,110,148 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Leisure — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,794,870 | Time, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.250%, 4/26/2021(c) | 1,790,383 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Midstream — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,002,817 | Energy Transfer Equity LP, 2015 Term Loan, 4.000%, 12/02/2019(c) | 1,001,814 | ||||||
1,930,000 | Energy Transfer Equity LP, New Term Loan, 3.250%, 12/02/2019(c) | 1,911,916 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,913,730 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Natural Gas — 0.1% | ||||||||
970,101 | Southcross Energy Partners LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 8/04/2021(c) | 960,400 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Other Utility — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,014,995 | PowerTeam Services LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 5/06/2020(c) | 3,007,457 | ||||||
160,706 | PowerTeam Services LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4.250%, 5/06/2020(c) | 160,304 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,167,761 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Packaging — 0.2% | ||||||||
981,161 | Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 4.000%, 12/17/2019(c) | 977,786 | ||||||
2,200,137 | Signode Industrial Group U.S., Inc., USD Term Loan B, 3.750%, 5/01/2021(c) | 2,172,635 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,150,421 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | ||||||||
2,242,189 | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Incremental Term Loan, 11/01/2019(j) | 2,242,189 | ||||||
1,546,380 | DPx Holdings BV, 2014 USD Incremental Term Loan, 4.250%, 3/11/2021(c) | 1,533,576 | ||||||
1,809,110 | Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a r.l., 2015 Term Loan B, 6/11/2022(j) | 1,812,511 | ||||||
981,575 | IMS Health, Inc., New USD Term Loan, 3.500%, 3/17/2021(c) | 975,440 | ||||||
2,998,050 | Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., Term Loan B, 3.250%, 3/19/2021(c) | 2,982,221 | ||||||
4,313,365 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Term Loan B F1, 4.000%, 4/01/2022(c) | 4,306,161 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,852,098 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.5% | ||||||||
3,054,338 | Hub International Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.000%, 10/02/2020(c) | 3,029,536 | ||||||
1,486,275 | Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.500%, 4/29/2022(c) | 1,489,991 | ||||||
3,310,824 | Vertafore, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 10/03/2019(c) | 3,304,202 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,823,729 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Refining — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,547,537 | Western Refining, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.250%, 11/12/2020(c) | 2,534,799 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Restaurants — 0.2% | ||||||||
3,600,000 | 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 12/10/2021(j) | 3,591,000 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Retailers — 0.4% | ||||||||
320,986 | Hillman Group, Inc. (The), Term Loan B, 4.500%, 6/30/2021(c) | 320,986 | ||||||
3,162,382 | PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.250%, 3/11/2022(c) | 3,153,685 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Retailers — continued | ||||||||
$ | 600,355 | Staples, Inc., Term Loan B, 4/07/2021(j) | $ | 598,980 | ||||
1,896,558 | Talbots, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 3/19/2020(c) | 1,849,144 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,922,795 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 1.3% | ||||||||
2,853,875 | Aptean, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 2/26/2020(c) | 2,818,201 | ||||||
1,230,000 | Dell International LLC, USD Term Loan B2, 4.000%, 4/29/2020(c) | 1,229,779 | ||||||
3,045,788 | Infor (U.S.), Inc., USD Term Loan B5, 3.750%, 6/03/2020(c) | 3,001,381 | ||||||
3,267,925 | IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B, 6.000%, 4/01/2021(c) | 3,022,831 | ||||||
3,194,068 | MA FinanceCo. LLC, Term Loan B, 5.250%, 11/19/2021(c) | 3,196,911 | ||||||
952,982 | Nuance Communications, Inc., Term Loan C, 2.940%, 8/07/2019(c) | 944,244 | ||||||
1,439,363 | NXP BV, Term Loan D, 3.250%, 1/11/2020(c) | 1,433,072 | ||||||
3,165,634 | SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B1, 6/23/2022(j) | 3,163,671 | ||||||
713,138 | SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B2, 6/23/2022(j) | 712,696 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,522,786 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
779,135 | FPC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 11/19/2019(c) | 771,990 | ||||||
517,920 | OSG Bulk Ships, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 5.250%, 8/05/2019(c) | 517,599 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,289,589 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless — 0.3% | ||||||||
2,328,016 | Asurion LLC, New Term Loan B1, 5.000%, 5/24/2019(c) | 2,331,903 | ||||||
1,356,300 | SBA Senior Finance II LLC, Term Loan B1, 3.250%, 3/24/2021(c) | 1,342,127 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,674,030 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 1.2% | ||||||||
2,855,000 | Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.000%, 10/24/2022(c) | 2,800,270 | ||||||
3,688,043 | CWC Cayman Finance Ltd., Secured Term Loan, 5.500%, 4/28/2017(c) | 3,683,433 | ||||||
3,531,150 | Integra Telecom, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 8/14/2020(c) | 3,503,783 | ||||||
2,114,040 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B2, 3.500%, 5/31/2022(c) | 2,097,741 | ||||||
1,996,754 | LTS Buyer LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 4/13/2020(c) | 1,983,656 | ||||||
3,025,909 | Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan B, 3.750%, 5/06/2021(c) | 2,997,738 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,066,621 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Senior Loans (Identified Cost $164,063,900) | 163,717,850 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Loan Participations — 0.2% | ||||||||
ABS Other — 0.2% | ||||||||
2,558,887 | Rise Ltd., Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.750%, 2/15/2039(c)(f) (Identified Cost $2,578,078) | 2,584,476 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks — 4.6% | ||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 4.0% | ||||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical Services — 0.8% | ||||||||
217,998 | Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.750%(b) | 11,229,077 | ||||||
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Electric — 0.2% | ||||||||
17,432 | Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.375%(b) | $ | 814,074 | |||||
11,055 | Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, 6.125%(b) | 592,437 | ||||||
9,938 | Dominion Resources, Inc., Series B, 6.000%(b) | 534,963 | ||||||
9,050 | NextEra Energy, Inc., 5.889%(b) | 558,476 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,499,950 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 0.9% | ||||||||
296,025 | Alcoa, Inc., Series 1, 5.375%(e) | 11,701,868 | ||||||
131,000 | ArcelorMittal, 6.000%(b) | 2,044,910 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,746,778 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,977 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., Series A, 5.750%, 144A(b) | 1,332,320 | ||||||
4,215 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750% | 2,868,834 | ||||||
142 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.750%, 144A | 96,649 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,297,803 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.9% | ||||||||
12,844 | Allergan PLC, Series A, 5.500% | 13,390,898 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 0.8% | ||||||||
7,169 | Crown Castle International Corp., Series A, 4.500% | 739,841 | ||||||
223,896 | Weyerhaeuser Co., Series A, 6.375%(b) | 11,642,592 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,382,433 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Mortgage — 0.1% | ||||||||
17,715 | iStar Financial, Inc., Series J, 4.500% | 1,009,578 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $60,825,928) | 58,556,517 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.6% | ||||||||
Banking — 0.3% | ||||||||
3,802 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series G, 7.000%, 144A(b) | 3,841,802 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Cable Satellite — 0.3% | ||||||||
4,040,000 | NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.250%, 144A(b) | 4,297,550 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $7,754,788) | 8,139,352 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $68,580,716) | 66,695,869 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Common Stocks — 2.4% | ||||||||
Banks — 0.5% | ||||||||
289,100 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 2,079,919 | ||||||
1,055,000 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 2,282,738 | ||||||
65,200 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 2,902,651 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,265,308 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 0.0% | ||||||||
86,982 | Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Series H, 144A(l) | 245,745 | ||||||
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.3% | ||||||||
125,943 | Cisco Systems, Inc.(b) | $ | 3,458,395 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
35,206 | Halliburton Co.(b) | 1,516,322 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0% | ||||||||
50,717 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(b) | 3,958,969 | ||||||
48,169 | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.(b) | 1,308,270 | ||||||
173,661 | Kinder Morgan, Inc.(b) | 6,666,846 | ||||||
8,736 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co.(b) | 1,211,596 | ||||||
51,624 | Suncor Energy, Inc.(b) | 1,420,692 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,566,373 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.5% | ||||||||
30,674 | Home Depot, Inc. (The)(b) | 3,408,801 | ||||||
47,543 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(b) | 3,183,955 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,592,756 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $33,016,549) | 33,644,899 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds — 0.2% | ||||||||
23,665 | iShares® Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF(b) (Identified Cost $3,438,100) | 3,549,277 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Other Investments — 0.6% | ||||||||
Aircraft ABS — 0.6% | ||||||||
900 | ECAF I Blocker Ltd.(f) (Identified Cost $9,000,000) | 9,000,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Contracts/ Shares/Units of Currency (†††) | ||||||||
Purchased Options — 0.1% | ||||||||
Index Options — 0.0% | ||||||||
150 | EURO STOXX 50®, Call expiring September 18, 2015 at 3850 | 43,405 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Options on Securities — 0.0% | ||||||||
366,900 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Call expiring August 21, 2015 at 25 | 20,179 | ||||||
272,000 | iShares® Russell 2000 ETF, Put expiring July 17, 2015 at 121 | 274,720 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
294,899 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Over-the-Counter Options on Currency — 0.1% | ||||||||
26,720,000 | INR Call, expiring July 24, 2015 at 61.5000(m) | 1,550 | ||||||
43,875,000 | INR Call, expiring August 31, 2015 at 61.5000(n) | 19,217 | ||||||
61,600,000 | KRW Put, expiring November 25, 2015 at 1113(m) | 1,723,630 | ||||||
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1,744,397 | ||||||||
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Total Purchased Options (Identified Cost $3,457,297) | 2,082,701 | |||||||
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
Notional Amount (†††) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Purchased Swaptions — 0.1% | ||||||||
Interest Rate Swaptions — 0.1% | ||||||||
$ | 1,570,000,000 | 1-year Interest Rate Swap Put, expiring 10/01/2015, Pay 28-day TIIE, Receive MXN 4.200%(m) | $ | 337,274 | ||||
1,375,000,000 | 1-year Interest Rate Swap Put, expiring 10/16/2015, Pay 28-day TIIE, Receive MXN 4.400%(m) | 410,728 | ||||||
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Total Purchased Swaptions (Identified Cost $706,414) | 748,002 | |||||||
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Principal Amount (‡) | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 9.4% | ||||||||
$ | 2,923,697 | Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $2,923,697 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $2,929,400 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500% due 8/31/2018 valued at $2,982,187 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 2,923,697 | |||||
123,562,614 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/2015 at 0.010% to be repurchased at $123,562,648 on 7/01/2015 collateralized by $585,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625% due 6/30/2017 valued at $585,000; $150,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 4.000% due 8/15/2018 valued at $166,313; $127,195,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750% due 3/31/2022 valued at $125,287,075 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 123,562,614 | ||||||
9,400,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.067%, 8/20/2015(o)(p) | 9,399,934 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $135,885,436) | 135,886,245 | |||||||
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Total Investments — 98.5% (Identified Cost $1,440,115,066)(a) | 1,425,350,556 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 1.5% | 21,697,026 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,447,047,582 | ||||||
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Shares (†††) | ||||||||
Written Options — (0.1%) | ||||||||
Options on Securities – (0.0%) | ||||||||
25,300 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Call expiring July 02, 2015 at 84.5000 | $ | (2,277 | ) | ||||
30,600 | Home Depot, Inc. (The), Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 116 | (5,508 | ) | |||||
86,800 | Kinder Morgan, Inc., Call expiring July 02, 2015 at 40.5000 | (4,774 | ) | |||||
47,500 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc., Call expiring July 17, 2015 at 72.5000 | (1,662 | ) | |||||
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(14,221 | ) | |||||||
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
Notional Amount/Units of Currency (†††) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Over-the-Counter Options on Currency — (0.1%) | ||||||||
61,600,000 | KRW Put, expiring November 25, 2015 at 1150(m) | $ | (960,529 | ) | ||||
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Total Written Options (Premiums Received $1,038,595) | $ | (974,750 | ) | |||||
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Written Swaptions — (0.0%) | ||||||||
Interest Rate Swaptions — (0.0%) | ||||||||
$ | 1,570,000,000 | 1-year Interest Rate Swap Put, expiring 10/01/2015, Pay 3.730%, Receive 28-Day TIIE(m) (Premiums Received $103,414) | $ | (84,286 | ) | |||
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(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. | |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(††) | Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100. | |||||||
(†††) | Interest rate swaptions are expressed as notional amount. Options on securities are expressed as shares. Options on currency are expressed as units of currency. Options on indices are expressed as contracts. | |||||||
(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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $1,440,384,265 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 | $ | 28,758,353 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (43,792,062 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (15,033,709 | ) | |||||
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(b) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, options or swaptions. | |||||||
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2015 is disclosed. | |||||||
(d) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At June 30, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to $1,350,548 or 0.1% of net assets. (See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | |||||||
(e) | A portion of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, swap agreements, options or swaptions. | |||||||
(f) | Illiquid security. At June 30, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to $47,140,082 or 3.3% of net assets. Illiquid securities are deemed to be fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. (See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | |||||||
(g) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. | |||||||
(h) | Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool held as of the end of the period. | |||||||
(i) | The issuer is in default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. Income is not being accrued. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
(j) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at June 30, 2015 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date. | |||||
(k) | Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at June 30, 2015. | |||||
(l) | Non-income producing security. | |||||
(m) | Counterparty is Bank of America, N.A. | |||||
(n) | Counterparty is Citibank, N.A. | |||||
(o) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||||
(p) | All of this security has been pledged as initial margin for open futures contracts. | |||||
144A | All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2015, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $442,994,274 or 30.6% of net assets. | |||||
ABS | Asset-Backed Securities | |||||
EMTN | Euro Medium Term Note | |||||
ETF | Exchange-Traded Fund | |||||
MTN | Medium Term Note | |||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts | |||||
TIIE | Tasa de Interes de Equilibrio — Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate | |||||
BRL | Brazilian Real | |||||
COP | Colombian Peso | |||||
EUR | Euro | |||||
INR | Indian Rupee | |||||
KRW | South Korean Won | |||||
MXN | Mexican Peso | |||||
NZD | New Zealand Dollar | |||||
USD | U.S. Dollar | |||||
ZAR | South African Rand |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open bilateral credit default swap agreements:
Buy Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Reference Obligation | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | Expiration Date | Notional Value(‡) | Unamortized Up Front Premium Paid/ (Received) | Market Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Fees Receivable/ (Payable) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | Republic of Brazil | (1.00%) | 9/20/2020 | $ | 12,700,000 | $ | 939,389 | $ | 957,616 | $ | 18,227 | $ | (3,175 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | $ | 1,775,000 | $ | (198,289 | ) | $ | (335,527 | ) | $ | (137,238 | ) | $ | 441 | ||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 600,000 | (92,043 | ) | (113,418 | ) | (21,375 | ) | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 3,150,000 | (351,893 | ) | (595,442 | ) | (243,549 | ) | 782 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 2,660,000 | (327,192 | ) | (502,817 | ) | (175,625 | ) | 665 | |||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 4,075,000 | (585,854 | ) | (770,293 | ) | (184,439 | ) | 1,019 | |||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 2,025,000 | (303,314 | ) | (382,784 | ) | (79,470 | ) | 506 | |||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 1,215,000 | (192,690 | ) | (229,670 | ) | (36,980 | ) | 304 | |||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | Transocean, Inc. | 1.00% | 12/20/2019 | 5.96 | % | 810,000 | (129,642 | ) | (153,114 | ) | (23,472 | ) | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (3,083,065 | ) | $ | (902,148 | ) | $ | 4,070 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
(‡) | 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. |
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open bilateral interest rate swap agreements:
Counterparty | Notional Value | Currency | Expiration Date | Fund Pays | Fund Receives | Market Value1 | ||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | 36,000,000 | ZAR | 5/8/2025 | 7.950 | % | 3-month SAFEX-JIBAR | $ | 71,302 | ||||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | 291,000,000 | ZAR | 5/5/2025 | 7.950 | % | 3-month SAFEX-JIBAR | 575,207 | |||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 57,120,000 | ZAR | 4/17/2025 | 7.720 | % | 3-month SAFEX-JIBAR | 184,422 | |||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 830,931 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open centrally cleared interest rate swap agreements:
Notional Value | Currency | Expiration Date | Fund Pays | Fund Receives | Market Value1 | |||||||||||||
40,170,000 | USD | 5/5/2025 | 2.184 | % | 3-month LIBOR | $ | 937,241 | |||||||||||
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|
1 There are no up front payments on interest rate swap agreements; therefore unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is equal to market value.
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |||
JIBAR | Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate | |||
SAFEX | South African Futures Exchange |
At June 30, 2015, 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) | |||||||||||||
Sell1 | 7/06/2015 | Brazilian Real | 27,700,000 | $ | 8,896,577 | $ | (284,464 | ) | ||||||||||
Sell2 | 7/21/2015 | Colombian Peso | 18,400,000,000 | 7,048,715 | 213,105 | |||||||||||||
Sell3 | 7/20/2015 | Euro | 5,911,000 | 6,591,436 | 55,696 | |||||||||||||
Sell4 | 7/27/2015 | Euro | 9,845,000 | 10,979,258 | 41,334 | |||||||||||||
Sell1 | 7/29/2015 | Euro | 26,000,000 | 28,996,228 | 189,292 | |||||||||||||
Buy1 | 7/29/2015 | Hungarian Forint | 7,777,600,000 | 27,472,088 | (375,669 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell3 | 7/27/2015 | Japanese Yen | 3,535,800,000 | 28,899,346 | (453,650 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell1 | 7/29/2015 | Japanese Yen | 870,500,000 | 7,115,076 | (74,332 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell4 | 7/08/2015 | Mexican Peso | 87,652,000 | 5,574,343 | 54,636 | |||||||||||||
Sell4 | 7/09/2015 | Mexican Peso | 326,288,000 | 20,749,238 | (13,582 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell4 | 7/27/2015 | Mexican Peso | 5,362,500 | 340,576 | 5,870 | |||||||||||||
Sell2 | 7/22/2015 | New Zealand Dollar | 8,860,000 | 5,993,432 | 137,936 | |||||||||||||
Sell4 | 7/27/2015 | South African Rand | 266,200,000 | 21,787,017 | 2,115 | |||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (501,713 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward cross currency contracts:
Settlement Date | Deliver/Units of Currency | Receive/Units of Currency | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||
7/29/2015 | Australian Dollar | 27,720,000 | Canadian Dollar | 4 | 26,481,193 | $ | (161,213 | ) | ||||||||||||
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1 Counterparty is Bank of America, N.A.
2 Counterparty is Citibank, N.A.
3 Counterparty is Deutsche Bank AG
4 Counterparty is Credit Suisse International
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
DAX | 9/18/2015 | 23 | $ | 7,060,525 | $ | (69,144 | ) | |||||||||
TOPIX | 9/10/2015 | 108 | 14,375,914 | (21,792 | ) | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (90,936 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
|
At June 30, 2015, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® | 9/18/2015 | 813 | $ | 83,515,425 | $ | 1,396,406 | ||||||||||
Eurodollar | 12/19/2016 | 819 | 201,944,925 | (33,675 | ) | |||||||||||
Eurodollar | 12/18/2017 | 1,420 | 347,758,000 | 553,022 | ||||||||||||
Sterling | 12/21/2016 | 1,123 | 217,542,475 | 630,713 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,546,466 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ABS Home Equity | 11.7 | % | ||
Technology | 6.1 | |||
Banking | 5.5 | |||
Automotive | 5.0 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 4.9 | |||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4.8 | |||
ABS Credit Card | 4.1 | |||
Midstream | 3.5 | |||
ABS Other | 2.7 | |||
Finance Companies | 2.6 | |||
Electric | 2.1 | |||
Independent Energy | 2.0 | |||
Consumer Cyclical Services | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 32.1 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 9.4 | |||
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| |||
Total Investments | 98.5 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options/swaptions, swap agreements, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts) | 1.5 | |||
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| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 37,471,433 | $ | 1,313,628,755 | ||||
Repurchase agreement(s) at cost | 5,295,948 | 126,486,311 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 170,426 | (14,764,510 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investments at value | 42,937,807 | 1,425,350,556 | ||||||
Cash | 489 | 3,113,137 | ||||||
Due from brokers (Note 2) | — | 12,178,990 | ||||||
Foreign currency at value (identified cost $0 and $8,422,135, respectively) | — | 8,419,599 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 51,430 | 4,642,881 | ||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 6,617 | 10,815,807 | ||||||
Collateral received for open forward foreign currency contracts, options, swaptions or swap agreements (Notes 2 and 4) | — | 1,488,080 | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 38,872 | 8,334,723 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation on bilateral swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 849,158 | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | 699,984 | ||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | — | 16,616 | ||||||
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 9,752 | ||||||
Unamortized upfront premiums paid on bilateral swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 939,389 | ||||||
Fees receivable on swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 338,365 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 43,035,215 | 1,477,197,037 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Options/swaptions written, at value (premiums received $678,922 and $1,142,009, respectively) (Note 2) | 306,925 | 1,059,036 | ||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 3,884,719 | 19,606,987 | ||||||
Unrealized depreciation on bilateral swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 902,148 | ||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | — | 891,600 | ||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | — | 1,362,910 | ||||||
Unamortized upfront premiums received on bilateral swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 2,180,917 | ||||||
Due to brokers (Note 2) | — | 1,488,080 | ||||||
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts (Note 2) | — | 1,021,835 | ||||||
Fees payable on swap agreements (Note 2) | — | 554,433 | ||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 9,988 | 831,482 | ||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 7,259 | 62,492 | ||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 1,090 | 50,416 | ||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 124 | 10,825 | ||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 38,089 | 126,294 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 4,248,194 | 30,149,455 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 38,787,021 | $ | 1,447,047,582 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 38,275,760 | $ | 1,504,896,427 | ||||
Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income | 3,037 | (2,144,993 | ) | |||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts, options/swaptions written, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | (34,195 | ) | (43,402,092 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, options/swaptions written, swap agreements and foreign currency translations | 542,419 | (12,301,760 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 38,787,021 | $ | 1,447,047,582 | ||||
|
|
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 2,899,332 | $ | 112,859,820 | ||||
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|
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| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 283,001 | 11,402,129 | ||||||
|
|
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| |||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 10.24 | $ | 9.90 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Offering price per share (100/[100-maximum sales charge] of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.86 | $ | 10.37 | ||||
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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 | $ | 36,863 | $ | 66,504,421 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 3,597 | 6,742,459 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 10.25 | $ | 9.86 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Class Y shares: | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 35,850,826 | $ | 1,267,683,341 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 3,497,737 | 128,212,582 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 10.25 | $ | 9.89 | ||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 67 | $ | 24,654,511 | ||||
Dividends | 424,706 | (a) | 2,174,703 | |||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | (207 | ) | (17,475 | ) | ||||
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|
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| |||||
424,566 | 26,811,739 | |||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 87,314 | 4,924,426 | ||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 2,933 | 481,262 | ||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 5,697 | 298,365 | ||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 7,940 | 17,985 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Note 6) | 6,889 | 519,849 | ||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 20,507 | 39,957 | ||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 58,952 | 90,345 | ||||||
Legal fees | 113 | 6,543 | ||||||
Registration fees | 12,188 | 76,717 | ||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 1,088 | 30,621 | ||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 5,651 | 30,307 | ||||||
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Total expenses | 209,272 | 6,516,377 | ||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (78,006 | ) | — | |||||
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Net expenses | 131,266 | 6,516,377 | ||||||
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Net investment income | 293,300 | 20,295,362 | ||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS, OPTIONS/SWAPTIONS WRITTEN, SWAP AGREEMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (99,221 | ) | (597,258 | ) | ||||
Futures contracts | — | (5,286,528 | ) | |||||
Options/swaptions written | 572,231 | 2,187,419 | ||||||
Swap agreements | — | 979,790 | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | 11,041,392 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (256,334 | ) | (10,799,531 | ) | ||||
Futures contracts | — | 5,820,425 | ||||||
Options/swaptions written | 305,257 | (190,963 | ) | |||||
Swap agreements | — | 532,184 | ||||||
Foreign currency translations | (4 | ) | (4,816,970 | ) | ||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options/swaptions written, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | 521,929 | (1,130,040 | ) | |||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 815,229 | $ | 19,165,322 | ||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014(a) | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 293,300 | $ | 30,945 | $ | 20,295,362 | $ | 38,148,683 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options/swaptions written, swap agreements and foreign currency transactions | 473,010 | (507,890 | ) | 8,324,815 | (1,418,567 | ) | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts, options/swaptions written, swap agreements and foreign currency translations | 48,919 | 493,500 | (9,454,855 | ) | (7,982,537 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 815,229 | 16,555 | 19,165,322 | 28,747,579 | ||||||||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (21,994 | ) | (379 | ) | (2,190,517 | ) | (4,068,797 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (165 | ) | (2 | ) | (1,071,052 | ) | (1,878,950 | ) | ||||||||
Class Y | (265,826 | ) | (54,347 | ) | (25,607,126 | ) | (37,780,827 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions | (287,985 | ) | (54,728 | ) | (28,868,695 | ) | (43,728,574 | ) | ||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10) | 17,347,953 | 20,949,997 | 92,876,049 | 139,284,341 | ||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 17,875,197 | 20,911,824 | 83,172,676 | 124,303,346 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of the period | 20,911,824 | — | 1,363,874,906 | 1,239,571,560 | ||||||||||||
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End of the period | $ | 38,787,021 | $ | 20,911,824 | $ | 1,447,047,582 | $ | 1,363,874,906 | ||||||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 3,037 | $ | (2,278 | ) | $ | (2,144,993 | ) | $ | 6,428,340 | ||||||
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(a) | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class A | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.96 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.11 | (b) | 0.02 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.25 | (0.02 | ) | |||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.36 | 0.00 | (c) | |||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | ||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.08 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.24 | $ | 9.96 | ||||
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Total return(d)(e)(f) | 3.62 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 2,899 | $ | 96 | ||||
Net expenses(g)(h) | 1.21 | %(i) | 1.20 | % | ||||
Gross expenses(h) | 1.78 | %(i) | 3.69 | % | ||||
Net investment income(h) | 2.21 | %(b) | 0.84 | % | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 12 | % | 7 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.05 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.95%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(i) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.20% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.78%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class C | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.97 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.10 | (b) | 0.00 | (c) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.23 | (0.01 | ) | |||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.33 | (0.01 | ) | |||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (0.05 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | ||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.05 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.25 | $ | 9.97 | ||||
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Total return(d)(e)(f) | 3.31 | % | (0.12 | )% | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 37 | $ | 1 | ||||
Net expenses(g)(h) | 1.96 | %(i) | 1.95 | % | ||||
Gross expenses(h) | 2.41 | %(i) | 4.37 | % | ||||
Net investment income(h) | 1.96 | %(b) | 0.01 | % | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 12 | % | 7 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.08 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.60%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(i) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 2.40%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund—Class Y | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.97 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.11 | (b) | 0.02 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.26 | (0.01 | ) | |||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.37 | 0.01 | ||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | ||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.09 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.25 | $ | 9.97 | ||||
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Total return(c)(d) | 3.72 | % | 0.13 | % | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 35,851 | $ | 20,815 | ||||
Net expenses(e)(f) | 0.96 | %(g) | 0.95 | % | ||||
Gross expenses(f) | 1.54 | %(g) | 3.54 | % | ||||
Net investment income(f) | 2.18 | %(b) | 0.99 | % | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 12 | % | 7 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.06 and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.13%. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes interest expense of 0.01%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.95% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.53%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Period Ended December 31, 2010* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.96 | $ | 10.06 | $ | 10.20 | $ | 9.34 | $ | 10.06 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment | 0.13 | 0.29 | (b) | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.00 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.07 | ) | (0.28 | ) | 0.77 | (0.75 | ) | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 1.14 | (0.41 | ) | 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.19 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )(c) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.19 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.90 | $ | 9.96 | $ | 10.06 | $ | 10.20 | $ | 9.34 | $ | 10.06 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 1.34 | %(e) | 2.24 | %(b) | 0.96 | % | 12.24 | % | (3.90 | )% | 0.41 | %(e)(f) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 112,860 | $ | 104,056 | $ | 177,339 | $ | 80,704 | $ | 130,662 | $ | 2,465 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.11 | %(g) | 1.10 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.15 | %(h) | 1.30 | %(g)(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.11 | %(g) | 1.10 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.15 | %(h) | 6.98 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.70 | %(g) | 2.90 | %(b) | 3.68 | % | 3.77 | % | 3.50 | % | 0.86 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 38 | % | 87 | % | 115 | % | 116 | % | 141 | % | 39 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on December 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.28, total return would have been 2.14% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.81%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Period Ended December 31, 2010* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.93 | $ | 10.03 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 9.31 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.10 | 0.21 | (b) | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.00 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.01 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.28 | ) | 0.76 | (0.77 | ) | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 1.06 | (0.49 | ) | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.16 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )(c) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.16 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.86 | $ | 9.93 | $ | 10.03 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 9.31 | $ | 10.05 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 0.86 | %(e) | 1.47 | %(b) | 0.22 | % | 11.44 | % | (4.69 | )% | 0.31 | %(e)(f) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 66,504 | $ | 71,215 | $ | 91,694 | $ | 67,748 | $ | 77,398 | $ | 563 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.86 | %(g) | 1.85 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.87 | % | 1.89 | %(h) | 2.05 | %(g)(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.86 | %(g) | 1.85 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.87 | % | 1.89 | %(h) | 8.68 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.95 | %(g) | 2.13 | %(b) | 2.96 | % | 3.05 | % | 2.82 | % | 0.24 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 38 | % | 87 | % | 115 | % | 116 | % | 141 | % | 39 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on December 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.21, total return would have been 1.37% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.05%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(i) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Period Ended December 31, 2010* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.95 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.19 | $ | 9.33 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.15 | 0.31 | (b) | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.00 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.06 | ) | (0.29 | ) | 0.76 | (0.75 | ) | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 1.17 | (0.38 | ) | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )(c) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.21 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.89 | $ | 9.95 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.19 | $ | 9.33 | $ | 10.05 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 1.46 | %(d) | 2.52 | %(b) | 1.19 | % | 12.57 | % | (3.78 | )% | 0.41 | %(d)(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 1,267,683 | $ | 1,188,605 | $ | 970,539 | $ | 497,648 | $ | 273,335 | $ | 26,758 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.86 | %(f) | 0.85 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.90 | %(g) | 1.05 | %(f)(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.86 | %(f) | 0.85 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.90 | %(g) | 5.37 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.95 | %(f) | 3.10 | %(b) | 3.92 | % | 4.09 | % | 3.81 | % | 0.06 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 38 | % | 87 | % | 115 | % | 116 | % | 141 | % | 39 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on December 15, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.31, total return would have been 2.42% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 3.03%. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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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 Equity Call Premium Fund
Natixis Funds Trust II:
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund (the “Strategic Alpha Fund”)
The Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund is a diversified investment company. The Strategic Alpha Fund is a non-diversified investment company.
Each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund and 4.50% for Strategic Alpha 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 Y shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, a CDSC or Rule 12b-1 fees. 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 can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”). Expenses of a Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (including the Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees). In addition, each class votes as a class only with respect to its own Rule 12b-1 Plan. Shares of each class would receive their pro rata share of the net assets of a Fund if the Fund were liquidated. The Trustees approve separate 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 follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and are prepared in
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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 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 pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:
Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. 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 and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service 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 unlisted 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 reliable price for the security. 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 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. Bilateral interest rate swaps are valued based on prices supplied by an independent pricing source.
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Domestic exchange-traded single name equity option contracts are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations. Options on futures contracts are valued using the current settlement price on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Option contracts on domestic indices are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations as of the close of trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”). Option contracts on foreign indices are priced at the most recent settlement price. Other exchange-traded options are valued at the average of the closing bid and ask quotations on the exchange on which, over time, they are traded most extensively. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) currency options and swaptions are valued at mid prices (between the bid and the ask price) supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. Other OTC option contracts (including currency options and swaptions not priced through an independent pricing service) are valued based on quotations obtained from broker-dealers.
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 pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Option contracts for which the average of the closing bid and ask quotations are not considered to reflect option contract values as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. On the last business day of the month, the Fund will fair value S&P 500® index options using the closing rotation values published by the CBOE. 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 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 net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the 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 June 30, 2015, written options of Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund were fair valued at $(306,925), representing (0.8%) of net assets, using the closing rotation values published by the CBOE.
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As of June 30, 2015, securities of Strategic Alpha Fund were fair valued as follows:
Type | Value included | Percentage of | ||||||
Illiquid securities1 | $ | 47,140,082 | 3.3 | % | ||||
Equity securities2 | 7,265,308 | 0.5 | % | |||||
Option contracts2 | 43,405 | 0.0 | %4 | |||||
Futures contracts2 | 90,936 | 0.0 | %4 | |||||
Other fair valued securities3 | 1,350,548 | 0.1 | % | |||||
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1 | Illiquid securities are deemed to be fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. |
2 | Certain foreign equity securities, options contracts and futures contracts were 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/contracts. |
3 | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. |
4 | Represents less than 0.1% of net assets. |
b. Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are 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. Periodic principal adjustments for inflation-protected securities are recorded to interest income. 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 into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, changes in exchange rates 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 Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
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Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses and the net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities. For federal income tax purposes, a portion of Strategic Alpha Fund’s net realized gain or loss on investments arising from changes in exchange rates, which is reflected in the Statements of Operations, may be characterized as ordinary income and may, if the Fund has net losses, reduce the amount of income available to be distributed by the Fund.
The Funds may use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated investments. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.
d. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s 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 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 Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts.
e. Futures Contracts. The Funds may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular 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
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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, a 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. The 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 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 or index 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. Swaptions. The Funds may enter into interest rate swaptions. An interest rate swaption gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to enter into or cancel an interest rate swap agreement at a future date. Interest rate swaptions may be either
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purchased or written. The buyer of an interest rate swaption may purchase either the right to receive a fixed rate in the underlying swap (known as a “receiver swaption”) or to pay a fixed rate (known as a “payer swaption”), based on the notional amount of the swap agreement, in exchange for a floating rate. The notional amounts of swaptions are not recorded in the financial statements.
When a Fund purchases an interest rate swaption, it pays a premium and the swaption is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing interest rate swaptions which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing interest rate swaptions which are exercised are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying swap to determine the realized gain or loss. If a 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 interest rate swaptions is limited to the premium paid.
When a Fund writes an interest rate swaption, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Premiums received for written interest rate swaptions which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received for written interest rate swaptions which are exercised are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying swap to determine the realized gain or loss. If a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the difference between the premium received and any amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including commission, is treated as a realized gain or, if the premium received is less than the amount paid, as a realized loss. A Fund, as writer of a written interest rate swaption, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the swap underlying the written interest rate swaption.
OTC interest rate swaptions are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swaption.
h. Swap Agreements. The Funds may enter into credit default and interest rate 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
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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 credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
An interest rate swap is an agreement with another party to receive or pay interest (e.g., an exchange of fixed rate payments for floating rate payments) to protect themselves from interest rate fluctuations. This type of swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to a specified interest rate(s) for a specified notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other.
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 OTC 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
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agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds faces the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are 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 Funds based on the daily change in the value of the centrally cleared swap agreement. For centrally cleared swaps, the Funds’ counterparty credit risk is reduced as the CCP stands between the Funds and the counterparty. The Funds cover their net obligations under outstanding swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.
i. Due to/from Brokers. Transactions and positions in certain options, futures, forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Funds and the various broker/dealers. The due from brokers balance in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Strategic Alpha Fund represents cash pledged as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts, options and bilateral swap agreements and as initial margin for futures contracts and centrally cleared swap agreements. The due to brokers balance in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Strategic Alpha Fund represents cash and securities received as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts, options, interest rate swaptions and bilateral swap agreements. In certain circumstances the Funds’ use of cash, securities and/or foreign currency held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.
j. 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 June 30, 2015 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.
A Fund may be subject to foreign 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
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and Liabilities are net of foreign withholding taxes. Foreign withholding taxes where reclaims have been or will be filed 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.
k. 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 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 paydown gains and losses, return of capital and capital gain distributions received, distributions in excess of income and/or capital gains, non-deductible expenses, foreign currency gains and losses, deferred Trustees’ fees, defaulted bond adjustments, contingent payment debt instruments 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 reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, premium amortization, contingent payment debt instruments, defaulted and/or non-income producing securities, swap payable/receivable, wash sales, return of capital distributions received and forward foreign currency, options and futures contracts mark-to-market. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 54,728 | $ | — | $ | 54,728 | ||||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 43,728,574 | — | 43,728,574 |
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As of December 31, 2014, the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
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No expiration date | $ | (243,981 | ) | $ | (36,722,563 | ) | ||
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l. Loan Participations. Strategic Alpha Fund may invest in loans to corporate, governmental or other borrowers. The Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, (i) a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the party from whom the Fund has purchased the participation and only upon receipt by that party of payments from the borrower and (ii) a Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement or to vote on matters arising under the loan agreement. Thus, a Fund may be subject to credit risk both of the party from whom it purchased the loan participation and the borrower and the Fund may have minimal control over the terms of any loan modification. When a Fund purchase assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. Loan agreements and participations outstanding at the end of the period, if any, are listed in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
m. 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 June 30, 2015, each Fund, as applicable, 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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n. Securities Lending. The Strategic Alpha Fund has entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”), as agent of the Fund, to lend securities to certain designated borrowers. The loans are collateralized with cash or securities in an amount equal to at least 105% or 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of the loaned international or domestic securities, respectively, when the loan is initiated. Thereafter, the value of the collateral must remain at least 102% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. equities and U.S. corporate debt; at least 105% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for non-U.S. equities; and at least 100% of the market value (including accrued interest) of loaned securities for U.S. Government securities, sovereign debt issued by non-U.S. Governments and non-U.S. corporate debt. In the event that the market value of the collateral falls below the required percentages described above, the borrower will deliver additional collateral on the next business day. As with other extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of the collateral. The Fund invests cash collateral in short-term investments, a portion of the income from which is remitted to the borrowers and the remainder allocated between the Fund and State Street Bank as lending agent.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund did not loan securities under this agreement.
o. 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). |
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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The Fund’s pricing policies and procedures are recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used if an independent pricing service either is unable to price a security or does not provide a reliable price for a security. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 3. All security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, are reviewed on a daily basis by the adviser, subject to oversight by Fund management and the Board of Trustees. If the adviser, in good faith, believes that the price provided by an independent pricing service is unreliable, broker-dealer bid prices may be used until the price provided by the independent pricing service is considered to be reliable. Reliability of all security prices, including those obtained from an independent pricing service and broker-dealer bid prices, is tested in a variety of ways, including comparison to recent transaction prices and daily fluctuations, amongst other validation procedures in place. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Fair valued securities may be categorized in Level 3.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of June 30, 2015, at value:
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 37,641,859 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 37,641,859 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 5,295,948 | — | 5,295,948 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 37,641,859 | $ | 5,295,948 | $ | — | $ | 42,937,807 | ||||||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Written Options(a) | $ | — | $ | (306,925 | ) | $ | — | $ | (306,925 | ) | ||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
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Strategic Alpha Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Bonds and Notes | ||||||||||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds | ||||||||||||||||
ABS Home Equity | $ | — | $ | 167,476,941 | $ | 1,350,548 | (b) | $ | 168,827,489 | |||||||
ABS Other | — | 12,027,559 | 23,891,656 | (c) | 35,919,215 | |||||||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 52,440,128 | 16,774,176 | (c) | 69,214,304 | |||||||||||
All Other Non-Convertible Bonds(a) | — | 663,250,550 | — | 663,250,550 | ||||||||||||
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Total Non-Convertible Bonds | — | 895,195,178 | 42,016,380 | 937,211,558 | ||||||||||||
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Convertible Bonds(a) | — | 70,229,679 | — | 70,229,679 | ||||||||||||
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Total Bonds and Notes | — | 965,424,857 | 42,016,380 | 1,007,441,237 | ||||||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals | — | 11,609,909 | 2,242,189 | (c) | 13,852,098 | |||||||||||
All Other Senior Loans(a) | — | 149,865,752 | — | 149,865,752 | ||||||||||||
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Total Senior Loans | — | 161,475,661 | 2,242,189 | 163,717,850 | ||||||||||||
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Loan Participations(a) | — | — | 2,584,476 | (c) | 2,584,476 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Midstream | — | 2,965,483 | 1,332,320 | (c) | 4,297,803 | |||||||||||
REITs – Mortgage | — | 1,009,578 | — | 1,009,578 | ||||||||||||
All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks(a) | 53,249,136 | — | — | 53,249,136 | ||||||||||||
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Total Convertible Preferred Stocks | 53,249,136 | 3,975,061 | 1,332,320 | 58,556,517 | ||||||||||||
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Cable Satellite | — | 4,297,550 | — | 4,297,550 | ||||||||||||
All Other Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks(a) | 3,841,802 | — | — | 3,841,802 | ||||||||||||
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Total Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks | 3,841,802 | 4,297,550 | — | 8,139,352 | ||||||||||||
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Total Preferred Stocks | 57,090,938 | 8,272,611 | 1,332,320 | 66,695,869 | ||||||||||||
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Banks | — | 7,265,308 | — | 7,265,308 | ||||||||||||
All Other Common Stocks(a) | 26,379,591 | — | — | 26,379,591 | ||||||||||||
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Total Common Stocks | 26,379,591 | 7,265,308 | — | 33,644,899 | ||||||||||||
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Strategic Alpha Fund (continued)
Asset Valuation Inputs (continued)
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 3,549,277 | — | — | 3,549,277 | ||||||||||||
Other Investments(a) | — | — | 9,000,000 | (c) | 9,000,000 | |||||||||||
Purchased Options(a) | 294,899 | 1,787,802 | — | 2,082,701 | ||||||||||||
Purchased Swaptions(a) | — | 748,002 | — | 748,002 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 135,886,245 | — | 135,886,245 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments | 87,314,705 | 1,280,860,486 | 57,175,365 | 1,425,350,556 | ||||||||||||
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Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation) | — | 18,227 | — | 18,227 | ||||||||||||
Bilateral Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation) | — | 830,931 | — | 830,931 | ||||||||||||
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (unrealized appreciation) | 937,241 | — | — | 937,241 | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 699,984 | — | 699,984 | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 2,580,141 | — | — | 2,580,141 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 90,875,492 | $ | 1,282,366,223 | $ | 57,175,365 | $ | 1,430,417,080 | ||||||||
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Liability Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Written Options(a) | $ | (14,221 | ) | $ | (960,529 | ) | $ | — | $ | (974,750 | ) | |||||
Written Swaptions(a) | — | (84,286 | ) | — | (84,286 | ) | ||||||||||
Bilateral Credit Default Swap Agreements (unrealized depreciation) | — | (902,148 | ) | — | (902,148 | ) | ||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | — | (1,362,910 | ) | — | (1,362,910 | ) | ||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (33,675 | ) | (90,936 | ) | — | (124,611 | ) | |||||||||
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Total | $ | (47,896 | ) | $ | (3,400,809 | ) | $ | — | $ | (3,448,705 | ) | |||||
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(a) | Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Portfolio of Investments. |
(b) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. |
(c) | Valued using broker-dealer bid prices. |
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The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value as of December 31, 2014 and/or June 30, 2015:
Strategic Alpha Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Investments in Securities | Balance as of December 31, 2014 | Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Purchases | |||||||||||||||
Bonds and Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||
ABS Home Equity | $ | 811,274 | $ | — | $ | 9,595 | $ | 7,551 | $ | — | ||||||||||
ABS Other | 20,098,815 | — | 185 | (304,489 | ) | 7,673,273 | ||||||||||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 4,387,394 | — | (11,816 | ) | 16,813 | 13,327,048 | ||||||||||||||
Senior Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals | — | — | — | — | 2,242,189 | |||||||||||||||
Loan Participations | 2,657,911 | — | (644 | ) | 13,010 | — | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream | — | — | — | (691,634 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Other Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft ABS | — | — | — | — | 9,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 27,955,394 | $ | — | $ | (2,680 | ) | $ | (958,749 | ) | $ | 32,242,510 | ||||||||
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Asset Valuation Inputs (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | Sales | Transfers into Level 3 | Transfers out of Level 3 | Balance as of June 30, 2015 | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments Still Held at June 30, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Bonds and Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds | ||||||||||||||||||||
ABS Home Equity | $ | (414,495 | ) | $ | 936,623 | $ | — | $ | 1,350,548 | $ | 5,566 | |||||||||
ABS Other | (2,081,158 | ) | — | (1,494,970 | ) | 23,891,656 | (588,271 | ) | ||||||||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | (945,263 | ) | — | — | 16,774,176 | 5,281 | ||||||||||||||
Senior Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals | — | — | — | 2,242,189 | — | |||||||||||||||
Loan Participations | (85,801 | ) | — | — | 2,584,476 | 12,795 | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||
Midstream | — | 2,023,954 | — | 1,332,320 | (691,634 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft ABS | — | — | — | 9,000,000 | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (3,526,717 | ) | $ | 2,960,577 | $ | (1,494,970 | ) | $ | 57,175,365 | $ | (1,256,263 | ) | |||||||
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Debt securities valued at $936,623 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, these securities were valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. At June 30, 2015, these securities were valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s adviser as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the securities.
A preferred stock valued at $2,023,954 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the period ended June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service. At June 30, 2015, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service did not provide a reliable price for the security.
A debt security valued at $1,494,970 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, this security was valued using broker-dealer bid prices based on inputs unobservable to the Fund as an independent pricing service was unable to price the security. At June 30, 2015, this security was
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valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.
All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting.
4. Derivatives. Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Funds used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, option contracts, swaptions and swap agreements.
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund seeks to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments, while exposing investors to less risk than other equity investments. To meet this investment goal, the Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also writing index call options. Writing index 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. The combination of the diversified stock portfolio and the steady cash flow from writing of index call options is intended to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all-equity portfolio. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, written index call options were used in accordance with this objective.
Strategic Alpha Fund seeks to achieve positive total returns over a full market cycle. The Fund pursues its objective by utilizing a flexible investment approach that allocates investments across a global range of investment opportunities related to credit, currencies and interest rates, while employing risk management techniques to mitigate downside risk. At times, the Fund expects to gain its investment exposure substantially through the use of derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, futures and option contracts, interest rate swaptions and swap agreements. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used forward foreign currency and option contracts, swaptions, interest rate swap agreements and credit default swap agreements (as a protection seller) to gain investment exposures in accordance with its objective.
Strategic Alpha 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, interest rate swap agreements and interest rate swaptions to hedge against changes in interest rates and to manage duration without having to buy or sell portfolio securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund engaged in futures contracts and interest rate swap agreements to manage duration and for hedging purposes.
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Strategic Alpha Fund is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates will have an unfavorable effect on the value of Fund assets denominated in foreign currencies. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts and option contracts for hedging purposes to protect the value of the Fund’s holdings of foreign securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund engaged in forward foreign currency and option contracts for hedging purposes.
Strategic Alpha 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 it holds without having to sell the bonds. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund engaged in credit default swap agreements (as a protection buyer) to hedge its credit exposure.
Strategic Alpha 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 futures contracts, purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns. The Fund may also write put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund engaged in futures and option contracts for hedging purposes.
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Liabilities | Options written at value | |
Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives | ||
Equity contracts | $(306,925) |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Options written | |
Equity contracts | $572,231 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation | Options written | |
Equity contracts | $305,257 |
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Strategic Alpha Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Investments at value1 | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts2 | Swap agreements at value3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Over-the-counter asset derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 748,002 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 830,931 | $ | 1,578,933 | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | 1,744,397 | 699,984 | — | — | 2,444,381 | |||||||||||||||
Credit contracts | — | — | — | 957,616 | 957,616 | |||||||||||||||
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Total over-the-counter asset derivatives | $ | 2,492,399 | $ | 699,984 | $ | — | $ | 1,788,547 | $ | 4,980,930 | ||||||||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,183,735 | $ | 937,241 | $ | 2,120,976 | ||||||||||
Equity contracts | 338,304 | — | 1,396,406 | — | 1,734,710 | |||||||||||||||
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Total exchange-traded/cleared asset derivatives | $ | 338,304 | $ | — | $ | 2,580,141 | $ | 937,241 | $ | 3,855,686 | ||||||||||
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Total asset derivatives | $ | 2,830,703 | $ | 699,984 | $ | 2,580,141 | $ | 2,725,788 | 8,836,616 | |||||||||||
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Liabilities | Options/ written at value | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts2 | Swap agreements at value3 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (84,286 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (84,286 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | (960,529 | ) | (1,362,910 | ) | — | — | (2,323,439 | ) | ||||||||||||
Credit contracts | — | — | — | (3,083,065 | ) | (3,083,065 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total over-the-counter liability derivatives | $ | (1,044,815 | ) | $ | (1,362,910 | ) | $ | — | $ | (3,083,065 | ) | $ | (5,490,790 | ) | ||||||
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Exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (33,675 | ) | $ | — | $ | (33,675 | ) | ||||||||
Equity contracts | (14,221 | ) | — | (90,936 | ) | — | (105,157 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total exchange-traded/cleared liability derivatives | $ | (14,221 | ) | $ | — | $ | (124,611 | ) | $ | — | $ | (138,832 | ) | |||||||
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Total liability derivatives | $ | (1,059,036 | ) | $ | (1,362,910 | ) | $ | (124,611 | ) | $ | (3,083,065 | ) | $ | (5,629,622 | ) | |||||
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1 | Represents purchased options/swaptions, at value. |
2 | Represents cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts. Only the current day’s variation margin on futures contracts is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable or payable for variation margin, as applicable. |
3 | 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Strategic Alpha Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as reflected in the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Investments4 | Futures contracts | Options/ swaptions written | Swap agreements | Foreign currency transactions5 | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (269,562 | ) | $ | (1,856,423 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | 2,153,575 | — | 266,000 | — | 11,127,663 | |||||||||||||||
Credit contracts | — | — | — | 979,790 | — | |||||||||||||||
Equity contracts | (4,449,994 | ) | (3,430,105 | ) | 1,921,419 | — | — | |||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (2,565,981 | ) | $ | (5,286,528 | ) | $ | 2,187,419 | $ | 979,790 | $ | 11,127,663 | ||||||||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Investments4 | Futures contracts | Options/ swaptions written | Swap agreements | Foreign currency translations5 | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 777,681 | $ | 1,150,060 | $ | 19,128 | $ | 1,551,209 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | (2,307,245 | ) | — | (243,925 | ) | — | (4,826,745 | ) | ||||||||||||
Credit contracts | — | — | — | (1,019,025 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Equity contracts | 155,867 | 4,670,365 | 33,834 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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5 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period. Does not include other foreign currency gains or losses included in the Statement of Operations. |
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 Equity Call Premium Fund, based on month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Call Options Written* | |||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 98.95 | % | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 99.25 | % | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 98.62 | % | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 98.66 | % |
* | Notional amounts outstanding are determined by multiplying option contracts by the contract multiplier by the price of the option’s underlying index, the S&P 500® Index. |
The volume of forward foreign currency contract, futures contract and swap agreement activity, as a percentage of net assets for Strategic Alpha 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 six months ended June 30, 2015:
Strategic Alpha Fund | Forwards | Futures | Credit Default Swaps | Interest Rate Swaps | ||||||||||||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 28.05 | % | 48.04 | % | 4.19 | % | 1.90 | % | ||||||||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 45.78 | % | 62.45 | % | 7.12 | % | 4.98 | % | ||||||||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 15.17 | % | 48.52 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 15.41 | % | 60.27 | % | 2.00 | % | 4.96 | % |
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Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period, if applicable, are included in the averages above.
Unrealized gain and/or loss on open forwards, futures and swaps is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of forward, futures and swap contracts are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Fund’s net assets.
The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets for Strategic Alpha Fund, based on the month-end market values of instruments underlying purchased and written options, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Strategic Alpha Fund | Call Options Purchased* | Put Options Purchased* | Call Options Written* | Put Options Written* | ||||||||||||
Average Market Value of Underlying Instruments | 5.74 | % | 8.28 | % | 0.48 | % | 6.33 | % | ||||||||
Highest Market Value of Underlying Instruments | 7.41 | % | 10.53 | % | 1.28 | % | 10.67 | % | ||||||||
Lowest Market Value of Underlying Instruments | 3.91 | % | 1.84 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||
Market Value of Underlying Instruments as of June 30, 2015 | 5.58 | % | 6.59 | % | 0.82 | % | 4.39 | % |
* | Market value of underlying instruments is determined as follows: for securities by multiplying option shares by the price of the option’s underlying security, for currencies by multiplying par value by the strike price and dividing by the foreign currency exchange rate, for foreign indices by multiplying the number of contracts by the contract multiplier by the price of the underlying index and dividing by the foreign currency exchange rate and for futures by multiplying the number of contracts by the contract multiplier by the price of the underlying futures contract. |
The volume of interest rate swaption activity, as a percentage of net assets for Strategic Alpha Fund, based on average premiums paid or received during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Strategic Alpha Fund | Interest Rate Put Swaptions Written | Interest Rate Put Swaptions Purchased | Interest Rate Call Swaptions Purchased | |||||||||
Average Premium Paid/Received | 0.00 | %* | 0.04 | % | 0.12 | % | ||||||
Highest Premium Paid/Received | 0.01 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.20 | % | ||||||
Lowest Premium Paid/Received | 0.00 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||
Premium Paid/Received as of June 30, 2015 | 0.01 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.00 | % |
* | Amount rounds to less than 0.01%. |
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The following is a summary of Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund’s written option activity:
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | Number of Contracts | Premiums | ||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 96 | $ | 424,650 | |||||
Options written | 829 | 2,662,289 | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (733 | ) | (2,390,681 | ) | ||||
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Strategic Alpha Fund | Number of Contracts | Premiums | ||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 12,259 | $ | 177,011 | |||||
Options written | 22,558 | 1,927,021 | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (16,212 | ) | (307,660 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (16,344 | ) | (1,712,397 | ) | ||||
Options assigned | (359 | ) | (25,744 | ) | ||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | 70,000,000 | $ | 266,000 | |||||
Options written | 61,600,000 | 980,364 | ||||||
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Outstanding at December 31, 2014 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Swaptions written | 1,570,000,000 | 103,414 | ||||||
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OTC derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, options, interest rate swaptions 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 agreement, 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 June 30, 2015, gross amounts of OTC 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, by counterparty, are as follows:
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Counterparty | Gross Amounts of Assets | Offset Amount | Net Asset Balance | Collateral (Received)/ Pledged | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ | 2,733,776 | $ | (2,114,807 | ) | $ | 618,969 | $ | (570,000 | ) | $ | 48,969 | ||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC | 575,207 | — | 575,207 | (298,080 | ) | 277,127 | ||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | 1,327,874 | (708,860 | ) | 619,014 | (330,000 | ) | 289,014 | |||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International | 103,955 | (103,955 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 55,696 | (55,696 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | 184,422 | (184,422 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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Counterparty | Gross Amounts of Liabilities | Offset Amount | Net Liability Balance | Collateral (Received)/ Pledged | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | $ | (2,114,807 | ) | $ | 2,114,807 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | (708,860 | ) | 708,860 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International | (174,795 | ) | 103,955 | (70,840 | ) | — | (70,840 | ) | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | (956,467 | ) | 55,696 | (900,771 | ) | 900,771 | — | |||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | (1,382,747 | ) | 184,422 | (1,198,325 | ) | 1,198,325 | — | |||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | (153,114 | ) | — | (153,114 | ) | — | (153,114 | ) | ||||||||||||
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The actual collateral received or pledged, if any, may exceed the amounts shown in the table due to overcollateralization. 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. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Based on balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement
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of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the applicable Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the applicable Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of June 30, 2015:
Fund | Maximum Amount of Loss - Gross | Maximum Amount of Loss - Net | ||||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | $ | 26,569,616 | $ | 20,104,700 |
These amounts include cash and U.S. government and agency securities received as collateral of $1,488,080. U.S. government and agency securities received as collateral are valued in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies and are recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were as follows:
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 21,246,288 | $ | 3,287,612 | ||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 546,039,122 | 475,812,334 |
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. Gateway Investment Advisers, LLC (“Gateway Advisers”) serves as investment adviser to Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund. Gateway Advisers is a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. (“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 0.65%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) is the investment adviser to Strategic Alpha Fund. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis US. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, calculated daily and payable monthly.
Gateway Advisers and Loomis Sayles 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, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30,
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2016, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, 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 June 30, 2015, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | 1.20 | % | 1.95 | % | 0.95 | % | ||||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 1.30 | % | 2.05 | % | 1.05 | % |
Gateway Advisers and Loomis Sayles 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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Gross Management Fees | Waivers of Management Fees1 | Net Management Fees | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | |||||||||||||||||
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 87,314 | $ | 78,006 | $ | 9,308 | 0.65 | % | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 4,924,426 | — | 4,924,426 | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | % |
1 | Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2016. |
No expenses were recovered for either Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.
b. Service and Distribution Fees. NGAM Distribution, L.P. (“NGAM Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, 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”).
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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.
Under the Class C 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 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 June 30, 2015, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:
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Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 2,830 | $ | 26 | $ | 77 | ||||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 137,721 | 85,885 | 257,656 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0350% of the next $30 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Administrative Fees | |||
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 5,697 | ||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 298,365 |
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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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, 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 Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 3,422 | ||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 496,276 |
As of June 30, 2015, 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 of Sub-Transfer Agent Fees | |||
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | $ | 124 | ||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 10,825 |
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 June 30, 2015 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | |||
Strategic Alpha Fund | $ | 41,184 |
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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. 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, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the chairperson of the Audit Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. The chairperson of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $5,000. 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 Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Gateway Trust based on a formula that takes into account, among other factors, the relative net assets of each fund. Trustees are reimbursed for travel expenses in connection with attendance at meetings.
A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) is available to the Trustees on a voluntary basis. Deferred amounts remain in the Funds until distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The value of a participating Trustee’s deferral account is based on theoretical investments of deferred amounts, on the normal payment dates, in certain funds of the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 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 June 30, 2015, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan held shares of Strategic Alpha Fund representing 0.01% of the Fund’s net assets.
h. Payment by Affiliates. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Strategic Alpha Fund $128,504 for losses incurred in connection with a trading error.
7. Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, participates in a $150,000,000 committed unsecured
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line of credit provided by State Street Bank. Any one Fund may borrow up to the full $150,000,000 under the line of credit (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the aggregate do not exceed the $150,000,000 limit at any time). Interest is charged to each participating Fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.
Prior to April 16, 2015, the committed unsecured line of credit was $200,000,000 with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each Fund that participated in the line of credit. In addition, the commitment fee was 0.10% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter.
8. Concentration of Risk. The Funds’ 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.
Strategic Alpha Fund is non-diversified, which means it is not limited under the 1940 Act to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer. Because the Fund may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, an investment in the Fund may involve a higher degree of risk than would be present in a diversified portfolio.
9. 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 June 30, 2015, 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 Ownership | Percentage of Affiliated Ownership (Note 6) | Total Percentage of Ownership | ||||||||||||
Strategic Alpha Fund | 3 | 42.40 | % | 0.01 | % | 42.41 | % | |||||||||
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund | 2 | 82.45 | % | — | 82.45 | % |
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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 Funds do not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.
10. Capital Shares. The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
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Issued from the sale of shares | 296,032 | $ | 2,987,369 | 9,653 | $ | 95,980 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 2,109 | 21,775 | 38 | 379 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (24,733 | ) | (254,839 | ) | (98 | ) | (980 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 273,408 | $ | 2,754,305 | 9,593 | $ | 95,379 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 3,581 | $ | 36,310 | 101 | $ | 1,011 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 16 | 165 | — | (b) | 2 | |||||||||||
Redeemed | (100 | ) | (1,029 | ) | (1 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 3,497 | $ | 35,446 | 100 | $ | 1,003 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 2,586,268 | $ | 26,686,498 | 2,437,927 | $ | 24,313,859 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 13,121 | 135,607 | 4,090 | 40,780 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,189,286 | ) | (12,263,903 | ) | (354,383 | ) | (3,501,024 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 1,410,103 | $ | 14,558,202 | 2,087,634 | $ | 20,853,615 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 1,687,008 | $ | 17,347,953 | 2,097,327 | $ | 20,949,997 | ||||||||||
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June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
10. Capital Shares (continued).
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Strategic Alpha Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 2,006,616 | $ | 20,214,934 | 3,289,877 | $ | 33,285,385 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 167,521 | 1,670,862 | 314,559 | 3,151,241 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,219,396 | ) | (12,259,547 | ) | (10,780,235 | ) | (109,403,574 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 954,741 | $ | 9,626,249 | (7,175,799 | ) | $ | (72,966,948 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 503,267 | $ | 5,032,490 | 652,702 | $ | 6,559,344 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 69,571 | 692,006 | 120,066 | 1,196,499 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,005,373 | ) | (10,050,465 | ) | (2,740,650 | ) | (27,590,387 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (432,535 | ) | $ | (4,325,969 | ) | (1,967,882 | ) | $ | (19,834,544 | ) | ||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 21,961,421 | $ | 220,717,215 | 53,741,784 | $ | 543,162,597 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 1,706,895 | 17,006,058 | 2,470,530 | 24,696,717 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (14,928,350 | ) | (150,147,504 | ) | (33,268,929 | ) | (335,773,481 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 8,739,966 | $ | 87,575,769 | 22,943,385 | $ | 232,085,833 | ||||||||||
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2015
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
ASG Global Macro Fund
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund
Portfolio of Investments page 16
Notes to Financial Statements page 56
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Managers | Symbols | |
Andrew W. Lo, PhD | Class A GAFAX | |
Alexander D. Healy, PhD | Class C GAFCX | |
Peter A. Lee | Class N GAFNX | |
Philippe P. Lüdi, CFA®, PhD | Class Y GAFYX | |
Robert W. Sinnott | ||
Robert S. Rickard | ||
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (Adviser) |
Objective
The Fund pursues an absolute return strategy that seeks to provide capital appreciation consistent with the risk-return characteristics of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The secondary goal of the Fund is to achieve these returns with less volatility than major equity indices.
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Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20153
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Class | |||||||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 9/30/08) | Class A/C/Y | Class N | ||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 3.53 | % | 5.27 | % | 6.53 | % | 5.19 | % | — | |||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -2.43 | -0.77 | 5.29 | 4.27 | — | |||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/30/08) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 3.13 | 4.46 | 5.73 | 4.40 | — | |||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 2.13 | 3.47 | 5.73 | 4.40 | — | |||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 5/1/13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 3.58 | 5.49 | — | — | 7.16 | % | ||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 9/30/08) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 3.58 | 5.49 | 6.77 | 5.44 | — | |||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barclay Fund of Funds Index2 | 2.73 | 3.68 | 3.74 | 2.32 | 4.68 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 | Barclay Fund of Funds Index is a measure of the average return of all Fund of Funds (“FoFs”) in the Barclay database. The index is simply the arithmetic average of the net returns of all the FoFs that have reported that month. Index returns are recalculated by BarclayHedge, Ltd. throughout each month. The fund does not expect to update the index returns provided if subsequent recalculations cause such returns to change. In addition, because of these recalculations, the Barclay Fund of Funds Index returns reported by the fund may differ from the index returns for the same period published by others. |
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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ASG GLOBAL MACRO FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Andrew W. Lo, PhD | Class A GMFAX | |
Alexander D. Healy, PhD | Class C GMFCX | |
Peter A. Lee | Class Y GMFYX | |
Philippe P. Lüdi, CFA®, PhD | ||
Robert W. Sinnott | ||
Robert S. Rickard | ||
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (Adviser) |
Objective
The Fund seeks capital appreciation by pursuing long-term positive returns independent of market cycles.
Total Returns — June 30, 20153
6 Months | Life of Fund | |||||||
Class A (Inception 12/1/14) | ||||||||
NAV | -2.45 | % | -1.47 | % | ||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -8.10 | -7.14 | ||||||
Class C (Inception 12/1/14) | ||||||||
NAV | -2.65 | -1.78 | ||||||
With CDSC1 | -3.62 | -2.75 | ||||||
Class Y (Inception 12/1/14) | ||||||||
NAV | -2.25 | -1.26 | ||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||
Barclay Global Macro Index2 | 0.09 | 0.23 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 | Barclay Global Macro Index tracks the net-of-fees performance of approximately 150 global macro funds as reported to BarclayHedge, Ltd. The number of funds included may change over time. These funds may hold long and short positions in global markets, including stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities in the form of cash or derivatives instruments. Most Global Macro funds invest globally in both developed and emerging markets. Index returns are recalculated by BarclayHedge, Ltd. throughout each month. The Fund does not expect to update the index returns provided if subsequent recalculations cause such returns to change. In addition, because of these recalculations, the Barclay Global Macro Index returns reported by the Fund may differ from the index returns for the same period published by others. Life of Fund Performance is calculated from November 30, 2014. |
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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ASG MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Andrew W. Lo, PhD | Class A AMFAX | |
Alexander D. Healy, PhD | Class C ASFCX | |
Peter A. Lee | Class Y ASFYX | |
Philippe P. Lüdi, CFA®, PhD | ||
Robert W. Sinnott | ||
Robert S. Rickard | ||
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (Adviser) |
Objective
The Fund pursues an absolute return strategy that seeks to provide capital appreciation.
Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20153
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 7/30/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | -0.19 | %4 | 16.07 | % | 6.81 | % | ||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -5.93 | 9.38 | 5.53 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 7/30/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | -0.67 | 4 | 15.12 | 5.99 | ||||||||
With CDSC1 | -1.63 | 14.13 | 5.99 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 7/30/10) | ||||||||||||
NAV | -0.10 | 4 | 16.40 | 7.06 | ||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
Newedge Trend Index2 | -2.49 | 17.54 | 4.27 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 | Newedge Trend Index is equal-weighted and reconstituted annually. The index calculates the net daily rate of return for a pool of trend following based hedge fund managers. You may not invest directly in an index. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
4 | Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the unadjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the financial highlights. The return presented in the table(s) is what an investor would have actually experienced. |
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ASG TACTICAL U.S. MARKET FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Andrew W. Lo, PhD | Class A USMAX | |
Alexander D. Healy, PhD | Class C USMCX | |
Peter A. Lee | Class Y USMYX | |
Philippe P. Lüdi, CFA®, PhD | ||
Robert W. Sinnott | ||
Robert S. Rickard | ||
AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (Adviser) | ||
Kevin H. Maeda | ||
Serena V. Stone, CFA® | ||
Active Investment Advisors, a division of NGAM Advisors, L.P. (Subadviser) |
Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation, with emphasis on the protection of capital during unfavorable market conditions.
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Average Annual Total Returns — June 30, 20154
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Fund | ||||||||||
Class A (Inception 9/30/13) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 0.24 | % | 6.70 | % | 16.12 | % | ||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | -5.51 | 0.54 | 12.26 | |||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/30/13) | ||||||||||||
NAV | -0.10 | 5.93 | 15.31 | |||||||||
With CDSC1 | -1.10 | 4.93 | 15.31 | |||||||||
Class Y (Inception 9/30/13) | ||||||||||||
NAV | 0.40 | 7.01 | 16.43 | |||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 1.23 | 7.42 | 14.76 | |||||||||
Barclay Equity Long/Short Index3 | 3.49 | 4.06 | 6.44 |
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. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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 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 | Barclay Equity Long/Short Index is comprised of roughly 400 equity-oriented hedge funds which hold both long and short stock positions and tend to tactically vary their net market exposure, i.e., market beta, based on their assessment of market risk and expected return. Index returns are recalculated by BarclayHedge Ltd. Throughout each month. The fund does not expect to update the index returns provided if subsequent recalculations cause such returns to change. In addition, because of these recalculations, the Barclay Equity Long/Short Index returns reported by the fund may differ from the index returns for the same period published by others. |
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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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, 2015 is available on the Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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UNDERSTANDING FUND EXPENSES
As a mutual fund shareholder, you incur different types of costs: transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service fees (12b-1 fees), and other fund expenses. 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 for each class of Fund shares shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. 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 for your Class.
The second line for the table of each class 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 to 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.
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ASG GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,035.30 | $7.67 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.26 | $7.60 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,031.30 | $11.43 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,013.54 | $11.33 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,035.80 | $6.16 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.74 | $6.11 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,035.80 | $6.41 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.50 | $6.36 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement), including expenses of the Subsidiary (see Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements) and interest expense: 1.52%, 2.27%, 1.22% and 1.27% 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 half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
ASG GLOBAL MACRO FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $975.50 | $8.52 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.17 | $8.70 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $973.50 | $12.18 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.45 | $12.42 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $977.50 | $7.31 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.41 | $7.45 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement), including expenses of the Subsidiary (see Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements) and interest expense: 1.74%, 2.49% and 1.49%, for Class A, C and Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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ASG MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $998.10 | $8.52 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.27 | $8.60 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $993.30 | $12.26 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,012.50 | $12.37 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $999.00 | $7.29 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.50 | $7.35 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, including expenses of the Subsidiary (see Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements) and interest expense: 1.72%, 2.48% and 1.47% 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 (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
ASG TACTICAL U.S. MARKET FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 1/1/2015 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 6/30/2015 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 1/1/2015 – 6/30/2015 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,002.40 | $6.95 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.85 | $7.00 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $999.00 | $10.66 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.13 | $10.74 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,004.00 | $5.71 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.09 | $5.76 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.40%, 2.15% 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 half-year (181), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY AND
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS FOR THE FUNDS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
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. The ASG Global Macro Fund was not included in the most recent annual review as the Fund’s initial board-approved investment advisory agreements are in effect until December 1, 2016. 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/or 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
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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, 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 2015. 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 the monitoring and oversight services provided by NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”). They also considered the administrative services provided by 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 supported the renewal of the Agreement(s) relating to that Fund. The
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Trustees also noted that the ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund was relatively new and therefore had a limited operating history on which to judge its performance record.
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 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 each of the Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed, if any, by the Adviser under these caps. The Trustees further noted that management had proposed to reduce the expense cap of the ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund. The Trustees also considered management’s proposal to add a breakpoint to the advisory fee for the ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund. They noted that each of the Funds had total advisory fee rate that was below the median of a peer group of funds.
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.
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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 the ASG Global Alternatives Fund has breakpoints in its advisory fee and that each of the Funds was subject to an expense cap or waiver. The Trustees also noted that management had proposed the implementation of a breakpoint for the ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund and a reduction in the expense cap for the ASG Tactical U.S. Market 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 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, the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Funds’ securities transactions and the benefits to NGAM Advisors of being able to offer “alternative” products in the Natixis family of funds. 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 |
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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, with the addition of the breakpoint with respect to the ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund and the reduction in the expense cap for the ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund described above, should be continued through June 30, 2016.
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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 93.7% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Certificates of Deposit — 84.3% | ||||||||
$ | 175,000,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 0.030%, 7/01/2015(f) | $ | 175,000,000 | ||||
37,300,000 | Credit Agricole Indosuez (NY), 0.060%, 7/01/2015(f) | 37,300,000 | ||||||
150,000,000 | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., 0.130%, 7/01/2015 | 150,000,000 | ||||||
120,000,000 | Dexia Credit Local, 0.324%, 7/01/2015(b) | 120,000,000 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.140%, 7/06/2015 | 50,000,100 | ||||||
60,400,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.315%, 7/06/2015(b) | 60,399,879 | ||||||
75,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.320%, 7/08/2015 | 75,002,175 | ||||||
100,000,000 | Credit Agricole, 0.130%, 7/09/2015 | 100,001,300 | ||||||
135,000,000 | National Bank of Kuwait, 0.215%, 7/09/2015 | 135,001,215 | ||||||
25,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.270%, 7/13/2015 | 25,000,700 | ||||||
35,000,000 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, 0.260%, 7/16/2015 | 35,001,470 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.265%, 7/16/2015(b) | 29,999,490 | ||||||
40,000,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.255%, 7/17/2015(b)(c) | 39,999,280 | ||||||
25,000,000 | China Construction Bank Corp. (NY), 0.435%, 7/20/2015(b)(d) | 25,000,000 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.200%, 7/27/2015 | 20,002,100 | ||||||
75,000,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.200%, 7/28/2015 | 75,001,200 | ||||||
140,000,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.250%, 8/03/2015 | 140,008,680 | ||||||
50,000,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.190%, 8/05/2015 | 50,004,600 | ||||||
10,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.325%, 8/05/2015(b) | 9,999,900 | ||||||
70,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.254%, 8/07/2015(b)(c) | 69,998,390 | ||||||
100,000,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.310%, 8/10/2015 | 100,025,800 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.260%, 8/11/2015 | 30,006,120 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.265%, 8/17/2015(b) | 49,998,450 | ||||||
150,000,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial, 0.200%, 8/19/2015 | 150,010,350 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Mizuho Bank Ltd., 0.260%, 8/24/2015 | 50,004,200 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, 0.310%, 8/25/2015 | 50,008,050 | ||||||
60,000,000 | Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, 0.270%, 8/26/2015 | 60,006,000 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.260%, 9/08/2015 | 50,000,950 | ||||||
25,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.289%, 9/14/2015(b) | 24,999,350 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.280%, 9/16/2015(c) | 50,008,650 | ||||||
100,000,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.220%, 9/17/2015 | 100,007,200 | ||||||
125,000,000 | National Bank of Canada, 0.230%, 9/18/2015 | 124,998,000 | ||||||
100,000,000 | Swedbank, 0.210%, 9/21/2015 | 100,001,400 | ||||||
55,000,000 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, 0.340%, 10/02/2015 | 55,007,975 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.320%, 10/05/2015 | 50,010,200 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.277%, 10/20/2015(b) | 19,998,740 | ||||||
150,000,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.275%, 11/05/2015(b)(c) | 149,989,800 | ||||||
75,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.284%, 11/06/2015(b)(c) | 74,994,675 | ||||||
100,000,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.339%, 11/10/2015(b) | 100,007,000 | ||||||
50,000,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company, 0.267%, 11/23/2015(b) | 49,995,950 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.273%, 12/07/2015(b) | 49,995,700 | ||||||
90,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.387%, 1/04/2016(b) | 89,990,640 | ||||||
60,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.283%, 1/08/2016(b) | 59,996,760 | ||||||
49,700,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.286%, 1/13/2016(b) | 49,686,532 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Certificates of Deposit — continued | ||||||||
$ | 30,000,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.314%, 2/08/2016(b) | $ | 29,998,110 | ||||
50,000,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.307%, 2/23/2016(b)(c) | 49,996,350 | ||||||
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3,192,463,431 | ||||||||
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Commercial Paper — 5.1% | ||||||||
49,700,000 | Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.), 0.160%, 7/21/2015(e) | 49,695,080 | ||||||
100,000,000 | ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, 0.270%, 8/19/2015(e) | 99,970,700 | ||||||
42,550,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.230%, 9/24/2015(e) | 42,529,150 | ||||||
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192,194,930 | ||||||||
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Other Notes — 1.8% | ||||||||
50,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.401%, 7/19/2016(b) | 50,002,400 | ||||||
20,000,000 | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Series 1, 0.439%, 8/05/2016(b) | 20,000,500 | ||||||
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70,002,900 | ||||||||
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Financial Company Commercial Paper — 2.5% | ||||||||
45,000,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.293%, 11/03/2015(b) | 44,996,985 | ||||||
50,000,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.344%, 1/08/2016(b) | 49,994,800 | ||||||
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94,991,785 | ||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $3,549,593,387) | 3,549,653,046 | |||||||
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Total Investments — 93.7% (Identified Cost $3,549,593,387)(a) | 3,549,653,046 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 6.3% | 236,855,520 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 3,786,508,566 | ||||||
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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. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.): | |||||||
At June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $3,549,593,387 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 | $ | 137,911 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (78,252 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 59,659 | ||||||
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(b) | Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2015 is disclosed. | |||||||
(c) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency and futures contracts. | |||||||
(d) | Security payable on demand at par including accrued interest. | |||||||
(e) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||||||
(f) | Time deposit. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell1 | Delivery Date | Currency | Units of Currency | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 92,500,000 | $ | 71,075,243 | $ | (216,080 | ) | ||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | British Pound | 14,125,000 | 22,181,785 | (590,042 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Canadian Dollar | 130,000,000 | 103,978,040 | (1,118,156 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Euro | 41,000,000 | 45,757,347 | (364,902 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Euro | 461,000,000 | 514,491,144 | 3,618,197 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Japanese Yen | 30,987,500,000 | 253,444,984 | 3,882,901 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Japanese Yen | 21,712,500,000 | 177,585,292 | (1,560,585 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swedish Krona | 1,152,000,000 | 139,184,775 | (458,690 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 14,000,000 | 15,018,269 | (133,952 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 140,250,000 | 150,450,870 | 639,723 | |||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 3,698,414 | ||||||||||||||||
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1 Counterparty is UBS AG.
At June 30, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
DAX | 9/18/2015 | 956 | $ | 293,472,255 | $ | (575,730 | ) | |||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® | 9/18/2015 | 7,224 | 742,085,400 | (16,091,460 | ) | |||||||||||
Eurodollar | 12/14/2015 | 19,168 | 4,766,362,800 | 3,165,712 | ||||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index | 9/18/2015 | 6,660 | 680,552,804 | (13,850,106 | ) | |||||||||||
German Euro Bund | 9/08/2015 | 5,245 | 888,802,674 | (997,121 | ) | |||||||||||
TOPIX | 9/10/2015 | 4,712 | 627,215,785 | (7,605,312 | ) | |||||||||||
10 Year Japan Government Bond | 9/10/2015 | 100 | 120,088,246 | 218,164 | ||||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/21/2015 | 888 | 112,040,625 | 494,844 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | (35,241,009 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Commodity Futures2 | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Aluminum LME | 9/16/2015 | 350 | $ | 14,741,562 | $ | (715,312 | ) | |||||||||
Copper LME | 9/16/2015 | 1,549 | 223,181,856 | (7,451,036 | ) | |||||||||||
Gold | 8/27/2015 | 363 | 42,536,340 | (541,020 | ) | |||||||||||
Low Sulfur Gasoil | 8/12/2015 | 291 | 16,761,600 | (458,325 | ) | |||||||||||
Natural Gas | 7/29/2015 | 628 | 17,784,960 | 207,240 | ||||||||||||
New York Harbor ULSD | 7/31/2015 | 209 | 16,589,542 | 59,690 | ||||||||||||
Nickel LME | 9/16/2015 | 201 | 14,437,629 | (1,256,049 | ) | |||||||||||
Zinc LME | 9/16/2015 | 295 | 14,738,938 | (1,286,937 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | (11,441,749 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Hang Seng Index® | 7/30/2015 | 1 | $ | 168,880 | $ | 6,885 | ||||||||||
UK Long Gilt | 9/28/2015 | 1,370 | 249,121,828 | 2,035,476 | ||||||||||||
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2015 | 6,402 | 1,401,637,875 | (4,074,014 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | (2,031,653 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Commodity Futures2 | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil | 7/16/2015 | 153 | $ | 9,729,270 | $ | (54,000 | ) | |||||||||
WTI Crude Oil | 7/21/2015 | 743 | 44,186,210 | 227,020 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | 173,020 | |||||||||||||
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2 Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Investment Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Certificates of Deposit | 84.3 | % | ||
Commercial Paper | 5.1 | |||
Other Notes | 1.8 | |||
Financial Company Commercial Paper | 2.5 | |||
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Total Investments | 93.7 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 6.3 | |||
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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Macro Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 91.4% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Certificates of Deposit — 80.7% | ||||||||
$ | 700,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 0.030%, 7/01/2015(e) | $ | 700,000 | ||||
1,000,000 | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., 0.130%, 7/01/2015 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
500,000 | Credit Agricole, 0.130%, 7/09/2015 | 500,006 | ||||||
1,000,000 | National Bank of Kuwait, 0.215%, 7/09/2015 | 1,000,009 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.270%, 7/13/2015 | 1,000,028 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.200%, 7/27/2015 | 1,100,115 | ||||||
200,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.200%, 7/28/2015 | 200,003 | ||||||
500,000 | National Australia Bank, 0.220%, 7/29/2015 | 500,016 | ||||||
900,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.250%, 8/03/2015(b) | 900,056 | ||||||
900,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.190%, 8/05/2015 | 900,083 | ||||||
700,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.325%, 8/05/2015(b)(c) | 699,993 | ||||||
100,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.265%, 8/17/2015(c) | 99,997 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial, 0.200%, 8/19/2015 | 1,000,069 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, 0.310%, 8/25/2015(b) | 1,000,161 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Swedbank, 0.300%, 9/01/2015 | 1,100,275 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.289%, 9/14/2015(c) | 999,974 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.280%, 9/16/2015(b) | 1,100,190 | ||||||
200,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.220%, 9/17/2015 | 200,014 | ||||||
1,000,000 | National Bank of Canada, 0.230%, 9/18/2015 | 999,984 | ||||||
500,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.320%, 10/05/2015 | 500,102 | ||||||
800,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.277%, 10/20/2015(c) | 799,950 | ||||||
600,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.275%, 11/05/2015(c) | 599,959 | ||||||
500,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.339%, 11/10/2015(c) | 500,035 | ||||||
500,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company, 0.267%, 11/23/2015(c) | 499,960 | ||||||
300,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.387%, 1/04/2016(c) | 299,969 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.283%, 1/08/2016(c) | 999,946 | ||||||
500,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.286%, 1/13/2016(b)(c) | 499,865 | ||||||
800,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.314%, 2/08/2016(c) | 799,950 | ||||||
500,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.307%, 2/23/2016(b)(c) | 499,963 | ||||||
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Commercial Paper — 7.3% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, 0.270%, 8/19/2015(d) | 999,707 | ||||||
900,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.230%, 9/24/2015(d) | 899,559 | ||||||
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1,899,266 | ||||||||
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Financial Company Commercial Paper — 3.4% | ||||||||
700,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.293%, 11/03/2015(c) | 699,953 | ||||||
200,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.344%, 1/08/2016(c) | 199,979 | ||||||
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899,932 | ||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $23,799,404) | 23,799,870 | |||||||
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Total Investments — 91.4% (Identified Cost $23,799,404)(a) | 23,799,870 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 8.6% | 2,234,043 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 26,033,913 | ||||||
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ASG Global Macro Fund – (continued)
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $23,799,404 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 1,163 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (697 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 466 | ||||||
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(b) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency and futures contracts. | |||||||
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2015 is disclosed. | |||||||
(d) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||||||
(e) | Time deposit. |
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell1 | Delivery Date | Currency | Units of Currency | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,075,733 | $ | 5,946 | |||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 1,800,000 | 1,383,086 | (5,672 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 100,000 | 76,838 | 703 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 1,400,000 | 1,075,733 | (3,270 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | British Pound | 437,500 | 687,046 | 18,276 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Canadian Dollar | 4,000,000 | 3,199,324 | 31,687 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Euro | 2,625,000 | 2,929,586 | 21,278 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Japanese Yen | 462,500,000 | 3,782,761 | 57,954 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | New Zealand Dollar | 3,300,000 | 2,221,869 | (62,049 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | New Zealand Dollar | 1,000,000 | 673,294 | 22,339 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Norwegian Krone | 6,000,000 | 763,916 | (12,756 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Norwegian Krone | 6,000,000 | 763,916 | 4,675 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 250,000 | 185,418 | 782 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 625,000 | 463,545 | (3,148 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 500,000 | 370,836 | 1,446 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 375,000 | 278,127 | (1,421 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Swedish Krona | 10,000,000 | 1,208,201 | (6,731 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swedish Krona | 10,000,000 | 1,208,201 | 6,431 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 1,875,000 | 2,011,375 | 14,915 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Turkish Lira | 300,000 | 109,525 | 1,837 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Turkish Lira | 300,000 | 109,525 | (487 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 92,735 | ||||||||||||||||
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1 Counterparty is UBS AG.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Macro Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
AEX-Index® | 7/17/2015 | 1 | $ | 105,638 | $ | (4,565 | ) | |||||||||
ASX SPI 200™ | 9/17/2015 | 1 | 103,785 | (4,965 | ) | |||||||||||
CAC40® | 7/17/2015 | 3 | 160,728 | (5,157 | ) | |||||||||||
E-mini Dow | 9/18/2015 | 4 | 350,460 | (9,570 | ) | |||||||||||
E-mini NASDAQ 100 | 9/18/2015 | 4 | 351,220 | (10,418 | ) | |||||||||||
EURO STOXX 50® | 9/18/2015 | 4 | 153,765 | (3,473 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index | 9/18/2015 | 12 | 1,226,221 | (28,799 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE MIB | 9/18/2015 | 1 | 125,920 | (5,688 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index | 9/17/2015 | 5 | 189,903 | (3,090 | ) | |||||||||||
IBEX 35 | 7/17/2015 | 1 | 120,587 | (6,606 | ) | |||||||||||
Mini-Russell 2000 | 9/18/2015 | 2 | 250,080 | (7,540 | ) | |||||||||||
MSCI Singapore | 7/30/2015 | 3 | 165,470 | (1,831 | ) | |||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan Index | 7/30/2015 | 5 | 171,061 | (739 | ) | |||||||||||
Nikkei 225™ | 9/10/2015 | 2 | 330,346 | (7,114 | ) | |||||||||||
OMXS30® | 7/17/2015 | 9 | 167,432 | (3,947 | ) | |||||||||||
S&P CNX Nifty Futures Index | 7/30/2015 | 4 | 67,076 | 242 | ||||||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index | 9/17/2015 | 2 | 270,264 | (6,261 | ) | |||||||||||
TOPIX | 9/10/2015 | 11 | 1,464,213 | (17,382 | ) | |||||||||||
UK Long Gilt | 9/28/2015 | 22 | 4,000,497 | (1,508 | ) | |||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/21/2015 | 51 | 6,434,766 | 687 | ||||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | (127,724 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Commodity Futures2 | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Aluminum LME | 9/16/2015 | 5 | $ | 210,594 | $ | (10,218 | ) | |||||||||
Cocoa | 9/15/2015 | 15 | 490,350 | 22,530 | ||||||||||||
Copper LME | 9/16/2015 | 2 | 288,162 | (13,612 | ) | |||||||||||
Gasoline | 7/31/2015 | 1 | 86,075 | (374 | ) | |||||||||||
Live Cattle | 8/31/2015 | 8 | 473,840 | (6,650 | ) | |||||||||||
Nickel LME | 9/16/2015 | 2 | 143,658 | (18,330 | ) | |||||||||||
Soybean Meal | 12/14/2015 | 7 | 241,780 | 17,930 | ||||||||||||
Soybean Oil | 12/14/2015 | 1 | 20,442 | 582 | ||||||||||||
Zinc LME | 9/16/2015 | 9 | 449,662 | (39,263 | ) | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||
Total |
| $ | (47,405 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
At June 30, 2015, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
DAX | 9/18/2015 | 2 | $ | 613,959 | $ | 672 | ||||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® | 9/18/2015 | 5 | 513,625 | 5,112 | ||||||||||||
Euro Schatz | 9/08/2015 | 236 | 29,276,953 | (17,107 | ) | |||||||||||
German Euro BOBL | 9/08/2015 | 70 | 10,112,354 | (23,802 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Macro Fund – (continued)
Financial Futures (continued) | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
German Euro Bund | 9/08/2015 | 5 | $ | 847,286 | $ | 2,230 | ||||||||||
Hang Seng Index® | 7/30/2015 | 1 | 168,880 | (1,803 | ) | |||||||||||
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2015 | 130 | 28,461,875 | (60,891 | ) | |||||||||||
3 Year Australia Government Bond | 9/15/2015 | 102 | 8,762,526 | (15,728 | ) | |||||||||||
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2015 | 59 | 7,036,211 | (13,407 | ) | |||||||||||
10 Year Australia Government Bond | 9/15/2015 | 11 | 1,063,100 | 7,523 | ||||||||||||
10 Year Canada Government Bond | 9/21/2015 | 63 | 7,061,649 | (36,085 | ) | |||||||||||
10 Year Japan Government Bond | 9/10/2015 | 15 | 18,013,237 | (33,092 | ) | |||||||||||
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond | 9/21/2015 | 12 | 1,810,125 | 13,391 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||
Total |
| $ | (172,987 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||
Commodity Futures2 | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Aluminum LME | 9/16/2015 | 6 | $ | 252,712 | $ | 3,045 | ||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil | 7/16/2015 | 6 | 381,540 | 550 | ||||||||||||
Coffee | 9/18/2015 | 6 | 297,900 | 16,087 | ||||||||||||
Copper | 9/28/2015 | 2 | 130,750 | 275 | ||||||||||||
Copper LME | 9/16/2015 | 2 | 288,163 | 2,578 | ||||||||||||
Corn | 12/14/2015 | 13 | 280,475 | (37,050 | ) | |||||||||||
Gold | 8/27/2015 | 5 | 585,900 | 5,180 | ||||||||||||
Low Sulfur Gasoil | 8/12/2015 | 4 | 230,400 | 6,300 | ||||||||||||
Natural Gas | 7/29/2015 | 4 | 113,280 | (1,320 | ) | |||||||||||
New York Harbor ULSD | 7/31/2015 | 3 | 238,127 | (857 | ) | |||||||||||
Silver | 9/28/2015 | 4 | 311,620 | 5,700 | ||||||||||||
Sugar | 9/30/2015 | 27 | 377,093 | (5,040 | ) | |||||||||||
WTI Crude Oil | 7/21/2015 | 4 | 237,880 | 2,580 | ||||||||||||
Zinc LME | 9/16/2015 | 4 | 199,850 | 5,480 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||||||
Total |
| $ | 3,508 | |||||||||||||
|
|
2 Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Macro Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Investment Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Certificates of Deposit | 80.7 | % | ||
Commercial Paper | 7.3 | |||
Financial Company Commercial Paper | 3.4 | |||
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| |||
Total Investments | 91.4 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 8.6 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 90.4% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Certificates of Deposit — 78.6% | ||||||||
$ | 94,250,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 0.030%, 7/01/2015(f) | $ | 94,250,000 | ||||
35,000,000 | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., 0.130%, 7/01/2015 | 35,000,000 | ||||||
35,000,000 | Dexia Credit Local, 0.324%, 7/01/2015(b) | 35,000,000 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.315%, 7/06/2015(b) | 29,999,940 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.320%, 7/08/2015 | 50,001,450 | ||||||
40,000,000 | Credit Agricole, 0.130%, 7/09/2015 | 40,000,520 | ||||||
50,000,000 | National Bank of Kuwait, 0.215%, 7/09/2015 | 50,000,450 | ||||||
25,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.270%, 7/13/2015 | 25,000,700 | ||||||
35,000,000 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, 0.260%, 7/16/2015 | 35,001,470 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.265%, 7/16/2015(b) | 19,999,660 | ||||||
10,000,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.255%, 7/17/2015(b) | 9,999,820 | ||||||
15,000,000 | China Construction Bank Corp. (NY), 0.435%, 7/20/2015(b)(c) | 15,000,000 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.200%, 7/27/2015 | 20,002,100 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.200%, 7/28/2015 | 20,000,320 | ||||||
50,000,000 | National Australia Bank, 0.220%, 7/29/2015(d) | 50,001,600 | ||||||
65,000,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.250%, 8/03/2015(d) | 65,004,030 | ||||||
50,000,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.190%, 8/05/2015 | 50,004,600 | ||||||
10,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.325%, 8/05/2015(b) | 9,999,900 | ||||||
15,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.254%, 8/07/2015(b) | 14,999,655 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.310%, 8/10/2015(d) | 30,007,740 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.260%, 8/11/2015 | 30,006,120 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.265%, 8/17/2015(b) | 29,999,070 | ||||||
90,000,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial, 0.200%, 8/19/2015 | 90,006,210 | ||||||
35,000,000 | Mizuho Bank Ltd., 0.260%, 8/24/2015 | 35,002,940 | ||||||
35,000,000 | Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, 0.310%, 8/25/2015 | 35,005,635 | ||||||
40,000,000 | Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, 0.270%, 8/26/2015 | 40,004,000 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.260%, 9/08/2015 | 20,000,380 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.289%, 9/14/2015(b) | 29,999,220 | ||||||
25,000,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.280%, 9/16/2015(d) | 25,004,325 | ||||||
40,000,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.220%, 9/17/2015 | 40,002,880 | ||||||
75,000,000 | National Bank of Canada, 0.230%, 9/18/2015 | 74,998,800 | ||||||
19,000,000 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, 0.340%, 10/02/2015 | 19,002,755 | ||||||
25,000,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.320%, 10/05/2015 | 25,005,100 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.277%, 10/20/2015(b) | 49,996,850 | ||||||
95,000,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.275%, 11/05/2015(b) | 94,993,540 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.284%, 11/06/2015(b)(d) | 29,997,870 | ||||||
15,000,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.275%, 11/10/2015(b)(d) | 14,998,830 | ||||||
70,000,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.339%, 11/10/2015(b) | 70,004,900 | ||||||
50,000,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company, 0.267%, 11/23/2015(b) | 49,995,950 | ||||||
65,000,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.273%, 12/07/2015(b) | 64,994,410 | ||||||
50,000,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.387%, 1/04/2016(b) | 49,994,800 | ||||||
55,000,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.283%, 1/08/2016(b) | 54,997,030 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.286%, 1/13/2016(b)(d) | 29,991,870 | ||||||
20,000,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.314%, 2/08/2016(b) | 19,998,740 | ||||||
30,000,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.307%, 2/23/2016(b)(d) | 29,997,810 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,753,273,990 | ||||||||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Commercial Paper — 6.8% | ||||||||
$ | 40,000,000 | Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Bank of China Ltd.), 0.420%, 7/21/2015(e) | $ | 39,996,040 | ||||
70,000,000 | ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, 0.270%, 8/19/2015(e) | 69,979,490 | ||||||
42,550,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.230%, 9/24/2015(e) | 42,529,151 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
152,504,681 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Financial Company Commercial Paper — 3.4% | ||||||||
25,000,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.293%, 11/03/2015(b) | 24,998,325 | ||||||
50,000,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.344%, 1/08/2016(b) | 49,994,800 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
74,993,125 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Other Notes — 1.6% | ||||||||
30,000,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.401%, 7/19/2016(b) | 30,001,440 | ||||||
5,000,000 | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Series 1, 0.439%, 8/05/2016(b) | 5,000,125 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
35,001,565 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $2,015,748,321) | 2,015,773,361 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 90.4% (Identified Cost $2,015,748,321)(a) | 2,015,773,361 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 9.6% | 213,543,865 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 2,229,317,226 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(†) | 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 June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $2,015,748,321 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 | $ | 83,659 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (58,619 | ) | ||||||
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| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 25,040 | ||||||
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| |||||||
(b) | Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2015 is disclosed. | |||||||
(c) | Security payable on demand at par including accrued interest. | |||||||
(d) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open forward foreign currency and futures contracts. | |||||||
(e) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||||||
(f) | Time deposit. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contract to Buy/Sell1 | Delivery Date | Currency | Units of Currency | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 25,900,000 | $ | 19,901,068 | $ | (138,726 | ) | ||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 15,800,000 | 12,140,419 | 65,497 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Australian Dollar | 12,700,000 | 9,758,439 | (29,667 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | British Pound | 51,062,500 | 80,188,135 | 863,762 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | British Pound | 74,062,500 | 116,307,148 | (1,141,088 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | British Pound | 54,375,000 | 85,390,058 | 413,537 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | British Pound | 47,812,500 | 75,084,362 | (1,040,064 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Canadian Dollar | 87,600,000 | 70,065,202 | (1,721,655 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Canadian Dollar | 167,900,000 | 134,291,638 | 1,454,926 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Euro | 36,750,000 | 41,014,207 | (436,379 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Euro | 151,750,000 | 169,357,985 | 1,177,769 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Japanese Yen | 7,887,500,000 | 64,511,410 | 740,592 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Japanese Yen | 57,062,500,000 | 466,710,913 | (5,735,727 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/17/2015 | Mexican Peso | 651,500,000 | 41,227,719 | (1,288,132 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/17/2015 | Mexican Peso | 656,500,000 | 41,544,125 | 474,073 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | New Zealand Dollar | 218,800,000 | 147,316,659 | 3,691,533 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Norwegian Krone | 210,000,000 | 26,737,071 | (267,063 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Norwegian Krone | 580,000,000 | 73,845,245 | 323,532 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Norwegian Krone | 290,000,000 | 36,922,622 | (320,494 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 253,375,000 | 187,921,085 | (1,659,467 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 91,875,000 | 68,141,094 | 134,408 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Singapore Dollar | 222,250,000 | 164,836,551 | (530,214 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | South African Rand | 584,500,000 | 47,413,010 | (140,239 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | South African Rand | 1,071,000,000 | 86,876,533 | (2,258,777 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Swedish Krona | 724,000,000 | 87,473,765 | (1,935,485 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swedish Krona | 276,000,000 | 33,346,352 | 169,130 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swedish Krona | 808,000,000 | 97,622,655 | (321,720 | ) | ||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 28,750,000 | 30,841,087 | (340,502 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Swiss Franc | 6,875,000 | 7,375,043 | 29,767 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Turkish Lira | 7,800,000 | 2,847,651 | 14,067 | |||||||||||||
Buy | 9/16/2015 | Turkish Lira | 9,600,000 | 3,504,801 | (24,319 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Turkish Lira | 4,200,000 | 1,533,350 | 2,872 | |||||||||||||
Sell | 9/16/2015 | Turkish Lira | 4,500,000 | 1,642,875 | (48,025 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (9,822,278 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
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1 Counterparty is UBS AG.
At June 30, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
AEX-Index® | 7/17/2015 | 755 | $ | 79,756,821 | $ | 867,403 | ||||||||||
ASX SPI 200™ | 9/17/2015 | 400 | 41,513,917 | (1,796,917 | ) | |||||||||||
CAC40® | 7/17/2015 | 763 | 40,878,355 | (316,998 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Futures (continued) | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
DAX | 9/18/2015 | 120 | $ | 36,837,522 | $ | (71,246 | ) | |||||||||
E-mini Dow | 9/18/2015 | 961 | 84,198,015 | (2,199,425 | ) | |||||||||||
E-mini NASDAQ 100 | 9/18/2015 | 1,268 | 111,336,740 | (3,000,212 | ) | |||||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® | 9/18/2015 | 631 | 64,819,475 | (1,405,553 | ) | |||||||||||
Euribor | 12/14/2015 | 2,699 | 752,094,301 | (94,609 | ) | |||||||||||
Euro Schatz | 9/08/2015 | 4,491 | 557,130,494 | 229,458 | ||||||||||||
EURO STOXX 50® | 9/18/2015 | 1,062 | 40,824,574 | 439,349 | ||||||||||||
Euro-BTP | 9/08/2015 | 279 | 40,500,913 | 307,632 | ||||||||||||
Euro-OAT | 9/08/2015 | 632 | 103,200,555 | 915,414 | ||||||||||||
Eurodollar | 12/14/2015 | 12,143 | 3,019,508,737 | 772,363 | ||||||||||||
FTSE 100 Index | 9/18/2015 | 357 | 36,480,083 | (1,431,035 | ) | |||||||||||
FTSE MIB | 9/18/2015 | 423 | 53,264,141 | 1,142,610 | ||||||||||||
German Euro BOBL | 9/08/2015 | 3,003 | 433,820,010 | 379,985 | ||||||||||||
German Euro Bund | 9/08/2015 | 514 | 87,100,967 | (91,184 | ) | |||||||||||
Hang Seng Index® | 7/30/2015 | 458 | 77,346,869 | (3,095,798 | ) | |||||||||||
IBEX 35 | 7/17/2015 | 396 | 47,752,587 | 575,999 | ||||||||||||
Mini-Russell 2000 | 9/18/2015 | 1,092 | 136,543,680 | (1,452,600 | ) | |||||||||||
MSCI Singapore | 7/30/2015 | 603 | 33,259,554 | (324,282 | ) | |||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan Index | 7/30/2015 | 1,154 | 39,480,923 | (78,317 | ) | |||||||||||
Nikkei 225™ | 9/10/2015 | 735 | 121,402,085 | (578,428 | ) | |||||||||||
OMXS30® | 7/17/2015 | 2,445 | 45,485,611 | (496,853 | ) | |||||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index | 9/17/2015 | 578 | 78,106,357 | (1,575,311 | ) | |||||||||||
Sterling | 12/16/2015 | 8,832 | 1,721,996,870 | (303,624 | ) | |||||||||||
TOPIX | 9/10/2015 | 1,170 | 155,739,064 | (1,672,547 | ) | |||||||||||
UK Long Gilt | 9/28/2015 | 111 | 20,184,323 | (22,422 | ) | |||||||||||
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond | 9/21/2015 | 137 | 21,106,562 | 93,063 | ||||||||||||
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2015 | 4,785 | 1,047,615,937 | 1,704,611 | ||||||||||||
3 Year Australia Government Bond | 9/15/2015 | 3,918 | 336,584,093 | (830,904 | ) | |||||||||||
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/30/2015 | 3,110 | 370,891,798 | 209,525 | ||||||||||||
10 Year Australia Government Bond | 9/15/2015 | 100 | 9,664,549 | 50,009 | ||||||||||||
10 Year Canada Government Bond | 9/21/2015 | 891 | 99,871,898 | 603,219 | ||||||||||||
10 Year Japan Government Bond | 9/10/2015 | 402 | 482,754,749 | (421,865 | ) | |||||||||||
10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 9/21/2015 | 554 | 69,899,219 | (63,797 | ) | |||||||||||
30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond | 9/21/2015 | 70 | 10,559,062 | (25,406 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | (13,058,693 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Commodity Futures2 | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Aluminum LME | 9/16/2015 | 1,287 | $ | 54,206,831 | $ | (2,248,923 | ) | |||||||||
Cocoa | 9/15/2015 | 1,384 | 45,242,960 | 2,044,690 | ||||||||||||
Corn | 12/14/2015 | 1,150 | 24,811,250 | 1,593,788 | ||||||||||||
Cotton | 12/08/2015 | 972 | 33,004,260 | 148,760 | ||||||||||||
Live Cattle | 8/31/2015 | 303 | 17,946,690 | (473,490 | ) | |||||||||||
Soybean | 11/13/2015 | 1,695 | 87,906,937 | 4,751,900 | ||||||||||||
Soybean Meal | 12/14/2015 | 2,332 | 80,547,280 | 6,165,420 | ||||||||||||
Soybean Oil | 12/14/2015 | 1,519 | 31,051,398 | 498,144 | ||||||||||||
Wheat | 9/14/2015 | 7 | 215,513 | 11,025 | ||||||||||||
Zinc LME | 9/16/2015 | 119 | 5,945,538 | (519,138 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total |
| $ | 11,972,176 | |||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund – (continued)
At June 30, 2015, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index | 9/17/2015 | 107 | $ | 4,063,927 | $ | 14,188 | ||||||||||
S&P CNX Nifty Futures Index | 7/30/2015 | 514 | 8,619,266 | 33,417 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 47,605 | ||||||||||||||
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Commodity Futures2 | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Aluminum LME | 9/16/2015 | 2,158 | $ | 90,892,262 | $ | 4,410,413 | ||||||||||
Brent Crude Oil | 7/16/2015 | 249 | 15,833,910 | (39,360 | ) | |||||||||||
Coffee | 9/18/2015 | 289 | 14,348,850 | (37,538 | ) | |||||||||||
Copper | 9/28/2015 | 432 | 28,242,000 | 66,175 | ||||||||||||
Copper LME | 9/16/2015 | 261 | 37,605,206 | 1,234,406 | ||||||||||||
Gasoline | 7/31/2015 | 32 | 2,754,394 | (41,265 | ) | |||||||||||
Gold | 8/27/2015 | 727 | 85,189,860 | 421,860 | ||||||||||||
Low Sulfur Gasoil | 8/12/2015 | 124 | 7,142,400 | 124,000 | ||||||||||||
Natural Gas | 7/29/2015 | 1,017 | 28,801,440 | (335,610 | ) | |||||||||||
New York Harbor ULSD | 7/31/2015 | 167 | 13,255,759 | (47,695 | ) | |||||||||||
Nickel LME | 9/16/2015 | 343 | 24,637,347 | 2,143,407 | ||||||||||||
Silver | 9/28/2015 | 763 | 59,441,515 | 722,600 | ||||||||||||
Sugar | 9/30/2015 | 2,325 | 32,471,880 | (2,042,790 | ) | |||||||||||
WTI Crude Oil | 7/21/2015 | 239 | 14,213,330 | (92,750 | ) | |||||||||||
Zinc LME | 9/16/2015 | 474 | 23,682,225 | 1,079,045 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 7,564,898 | ||||||||||||||
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2 Commodity futures are held by ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements.
Investment Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Certificates of Deposit | 78.6 | % | ||
Commercial Paper | 6.8 | |||
Financial Company Commercial Paper | 3.4 | |||
Other Notes | 1.6 | |||
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Total Investments | 90.4 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 9.6 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 46.7% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8% | ||||||||
2,196 | Boeing Co. (The) | $ | 304,629 | |||||
2,010 | General Dynamics Corp. | 284,797 | ||||||
3,754 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 382,795 | ||||||
1,078 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 171,003 | ||||||
1,086 | Precision Castparts Corp. | 217,059 | ||||||
1,641 | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 151,546 | ||||||
3,751 | United Technologies Corp. | 416,099 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,927,928 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3% | ||||||||
1,610 | FedEx Corp. | 274,344 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Auto Components — 0.3% | ||||||||
3,866 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | 116,560 | ||||||
4,380 | Johnson Controls, Inc. | 216,941 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
333,501 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 3.8% | ||||||||
42,410 | Bank of America Corp. | 721,818 | ||||||
12,395 | Citigroup, Inc. | 684,700 | ||||||
15,379 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,042,081 | ||||||
3,627 | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 346,923 | ||||||
6,208 | U.S. Bancorp | 269,427 | ||||||
18,922 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,064,173 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,129,122 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Beverages — 1.8% | ||||||||
21,642 | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 849,016 | ||||||
4,969 | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 215,853 | ||||||
1,790 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 130,491 | ||||||
8,427 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 786,576 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,981,936 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Biotechnology — 1.9% | ||||||||
3,198 | Amgen, Inc. | 490,957 | ||||||
824 | Biogen, Inc.(b) | 332,847 | ||||||
2,310 | Celgene Corp.(b) | 267,348 | ||||||
5,816 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 680,937 | ||||||
600 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) | 306,078 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,078,167 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 0.4% | ||||||||
8,094 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 339,705 | ||||||
4,858 | E*TRADE Financial Corp.(b) | 145,497 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
485,202 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 1.4% | ||||||||
812 | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 111,106 | ||||||
2,070 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 133,060 | ||||||
3,575 | Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 182,933 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Chemicals — continued | ||||||||
3,872 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | $ | 247,614 | |||||
1,495 | Ecolab, Inc. | 169,040 | ||||||
1,923 | Monsanto Co. | 204,972 | ||||||
2,043 | Mosaic Co. (The) | 95,714 | ||||||
1,203 | Praxair, Inc. | 143,819 | ||||||
418 | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 114,958 | ||||||
914 | Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 127,366 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,530,582 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4% | ||||||||
2,034 | Cintas Corp. | 172,056 | ||||||
762 | Stericycle, Inc.(b) | 102,039 | ||||||
3,007 | Waste Management, Inc. | 139,375 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
413,470 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.5% | ||||||||
18,244 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 500,980 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Construction & Engineering — 0.1% | ||||||||
5,612 | Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | 161,738 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.3% | ||||||||
4,750 | American Express Co. | 369,170 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Containers & Packaging — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,305 | Sealed Air Corp. | 67,051 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
3,270 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b) | 445,080 | ||||||
1,863 | CME Group, Inc. | 173,371 | ||||||
2,614 | McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. | 262,576 | ||||||
2,016 | Moody’s Corp. | 217,647 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,098,674 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
2,456 | CenturyLink, Inc. | 72,157 | ||||||
47,869 | Frontier Communications Corp. | 236,952 | ||||||
17,245 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 803,789 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,112,898 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.7% | ||||||||
2,933 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 155,361 | ||||||
2,691 | Duke Energy Corp. | 190,039 | ||||||
2,128 | Eversource Energy | 96,633 | ||||||
2,212 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 216,842 | ||||||
3,171 | PPL Corp. | 93,449 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
752,324 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1% | ||||||||
2,529 | TE Connectivity Ltd. | 162,615 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0% | ||||||||
6,194 | Halliburton Co. | 266,775 | ||||||
4,338 | National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 209,439 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — continued | ||||||||
7,032 | Schlumberger Ltd. | $ | 606,088 | |||||
|
| |||||||
1,082,302 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1% | ||||||||
4,891 | CVS Health Corp. | 512,968 | ||||||
2,115 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 150,017 | ||||||
6,215 | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 524,795 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,187,780 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food Products — 0.8% | ||||||||
6,099 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 294,094 | ||||||
1,265 | Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 114,128 | ||||||
10,782 | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 443,572 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
851,794 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4% | ||||||||
1,208 | CR Bard, Inc. | 206,206 | ||||||
3,626 | Medtronic PLC | 268,686 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
474,892 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.4% | ||||||||
2,182 | DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.(b) | 173,404 | ||||||
1,410 | McKesson Corp. | 316,982 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
490,386 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.5% | ||||||||
234 | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b) | 141,568 | ||||||
7,087 | Starbucks Corp. | 379,969 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
521,537 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Durables — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,215 | Garmin Ltd. | 53,375 | ||||||
3,106 | Lennar Corp., Class A | 158,530 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
211,905 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Products — 0.4% | ||||||||
4,854 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 317,500 | ||||||
2,116 | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 165,556 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
483,056 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | ||||||||
3,009 | NRG Energy, Inc. | 68,846 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4% | ||||||||
2,000 | 3M Co. | 308,600 | ||||||
2,836 | Danaher Corp. | 242,733 | ||||||
36,559 | General Electric Co. | 971,373 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,522,706 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 1.2% | ||||||||
2,128 | Assurant, Inc. | 142,576 | ||||||
2,088 | Chubb Corp. (The) | 198,652 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Insurance — continued | ||||||||
3,940 | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | $ | 163,786 | |||||
3,200 | Lincoln National Corp. | 189,504 | ||||||
3,555 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 182,336 | ||||||
3,045 | Torchmark Corp. | 177,280 | ||||||
5,629 | XL Group PLC | 209,399 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,263,533 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.7% | ||||||||
1,497 | Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | 649,833 | ||||||
138 | Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b) | 158,889 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
808,722 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet Software & Services — 1.7% | ||||||||
6,283 | Facebook, Inc., Class A(b) | 538,862 | ||||||
1,009 | Google, Inc., Class A(b) | 544,900 | ||||||
1,389 | Google, Inc., Class C(b) | 722,988 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,806,750 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
IT Services — 1.4% | ||||||||
2,826 | Accenture PLC, Class A | 273,500 | ||||||
3,929 | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b) | 240,023 | ||||||
526 | International Business Machines Corp. | 85,559 | ||||||
5,323 | Paychex, Inc. | 249,542 | ||||||
10,002 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 671,635 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,520,259 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery — 0.3% | ||||||||
622 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 52,758 | ||||||
2,527 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 231,953 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
284,711 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Media — 2.1% | ||||||||
10,176 | Comcast Corp., Class A | 611,985 | ||||||
2,634 | DIRECTV(b) | 244,409 | ||||||
1,374 | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 244,806 | ||||||
4,064 | Time Warner, Inc. | 355,234 | ||||||
7,779 | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A | 253,167 | ||||||
5,522 | Walt Disney Co. (The) | 630,281 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,339,882 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.6% | ||||||||
1,829 | CMS Energy Corp. | 58,235 | ||||||
1,801 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 104,242 | ||||||
2,127 | Dominion Resources, Inc. | 142,233 | ||||||
3,695 | NiSource, Inc. | 168,455 | ||||||
2,951 | PG&E Corp. | 144,894 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
618,059 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Multiline Retail — 0.5% | ||||||||
2,236 | Dollar Tree, Inc.(b) | 176,621 | ||||||
1,833 | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 144,459 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Multiline Retail — continued | ||||||||
2,452 | Kohl’s Corp. | $ | 153,520 | |||||
972 | Nordstrom, Inc. | 72,414 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
547,014 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7% | ||||||||
1,587 | Cimarex Energy Co. | 175,062 | ||||||
7,655 | ConocoPhillips | 470,093 | ||||||
4,138 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 362,282 | ||||||
2,422 | Exxon Mobil Corp. | 201,510 | ||||||
10,994 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 422,060 | ||||||
5,500 | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 287,705 | ||||||
3,685 | Phillips 66 | 296,864 | ||||||
600 | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 83,214 | ||||||
3,420 | Range Resources Corp. | 168,880 | ||||||
7,558 | Spectra Energy Corp. | 246,391 | ||||||
3,035 | Valero Energy Corp. | 189,991 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,904,052 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 4.2% | ||||||||
8,164 | AbbVie, Inc. | 548,539 | ||||||
1,688 | Allergan PLC(b) | 512,241 | ||||||
8,074 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 537,244 | ||||||
10,455 | Johnson & Johnson | 1,018,944 | ||||||
11,869 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 675,702 | ||||||
3,889 | Mylan NV(b) | 263,908 | ||||||
24,344 | Pfizer, Inc. | 816,254 | ||||||
5,210 | Zoetis, Inc. | 251,226 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,624,058 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Professional Services — 0.2% | ||||||||
1,889 | Equifax, Inc. | 183,403 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Apartments — 0.4% | ||||||||
1,224 | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 195,681 | ||||||
3,311 | Equity Residential | 232,333 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
428,014 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 0.4% | ||||||||
3,058 | American Tower Corp. | 285,281 | ||||||
5,023 | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 158,224 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
443,505 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Storage — 0.1% | ||||||||
767 | Public Storage | 141,412 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Road & Rail — 0.4% | ||||||||
7,092 | CSX Corp. | 231,554 | ||||||
2,025 | Union Pacific Corp. | 193,124 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
424,678 | ||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.1% | ||||||||
4,383 | Analog Devices, Inc. | $ | 281,323 | |||||
16,521 | Intel Corp. | 502,486 | ||||||
2,087 | Lam Research Corp. | 169,778 | ||||||
4,942 | Microchip Technology, Inc. | 234,374 | ||||||
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1,187,961 | ||||||||
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Software — 2.2% | ||||||||
4,476 | Adobe Systems, Inc.(b) | 362,601 | ||||||
24,168 | Microsoft Corp. | 1,067,017 | ||||||
16,096 | Oracle Corp. | 648,669 | ||||||
5,230 | Salesforce.com, Inc.(b) | 364,165 | ||||||
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2,442,452 | ||||||||
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Specialty Retail — 1.0% | ||||||||
238 | AutoZone, Inc.(b) | 158,722 | ||||||
3,076 | Gap, Inc. (The) | 117,411 | ||||||
3,359 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 373,286 | ||||||
2,431 | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 162,804 | ||||||
4,027 | TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 266,466 | ||||||
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1,078,689 | ||||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.3% | ||||||||
16,009 | Apple, Inc. | 2,007,929 | ||||||
7,990 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | 239,780 | ||||||
5,135 | Seagate Technology PLC | 243,912 | ||||||
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2,491,621 | ||||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.6% | ||||||||
3,035 | NIKE, Inc., Class B | 327,840 | ||||||
1,713 | Under Armour, Inc., Class A(b) | 142,933 | ||||||
2,777 | VF Corp. | 193,668 | ||||||
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664,441 | ||||||||
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | ||||||||
6,681 | Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 66,008 | ||||||
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Tobacco — 0.3% | ||||||||
3,761 | Reynolds American, Inc. | 280,796 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $48,706,080) | 50,824,926 | |||||||
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Exchange-Traded Funds — 9.9% | ||||||||
52,427 | SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (Identified Cost $10,348,680) | 10,792,098 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 40.4% | ||||||||
Certificates of Deposit — 36.2% | ||||||||
$ | 1,550,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 0.030%, 7/01/2015(f) | $ | 1,550,000 | ||||
1,950,000 | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., 0.130%, 7/01/2015 | 1,950,000 | ||||||
700,000 | Dexia Credit Local, 0.324%, 7/01/2015(c) | 700,000 | ||||||
1,600,000 | Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.140%, 7/06/2015 | 1,600,003 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.320%, 7/08/2015 | 1,000,029 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Credit Agricole, 0.130%, 7/09/2015 | 1,000,013 | ||||||
1,900,000 | National Bank of Kuwait, 0.215%, 7/09/2015 | 1,900,017 | ||||||
300,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.270%, 7/13/2015 | 300,008 | ||||||
700,000 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, 0.260%, 7/16/2015 | 700,029 | ||||||
600,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.200%, 7/27/2015 | 600,063 | ||||||
900,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.200%, 7/28/2015 | 900,014 | ||||||
700,000 | National Australia Bank, 0.220%, 7/29/2015 | 700,022 | ||||||
1,300,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken (NY), 0.250%, 8/03/2015 | 1,300,081 | ||||||
1,500,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.190%, 8/05/2015 | 1,500,138 | ||||||
800,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.325%, 8/05/2015(c) | 799,992 | ||||||
500,000 | Toronto Dominion Bank, 0.310%, 8/10/2015 | 500,129 | ||||||
250,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.265%, 8/17/2015(c) | 249,992 | ||||||
1,700,000 | Credit Industriel et Commercial, 0.200%, 8/19/2015 | 1,700,117 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Mizuho Bank Ltd., 0.260%, 8/24/2015 | 1,000,084 | ||||||
1,200,000 | Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, 0.310%, 8/25/2015 | 1,200,193 | ||||||
1,900,000 | Swedbank, 0.300%, 9/01/2015 | 1,900,475 | ||||||
500,000 | Norinchukin Bank, 0.260%, 9/08/2015(d) | 500,010 | ||||||
700,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.289%, 9/14/2015(c)(d) | 699,982 | ||||||
700,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.280%, 9/16/2015(d) | 700,121 | ||||||
400,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 0.220%, 9/17/2015 | 400,029 | ||||||
1,500,000 | National Bank of Canada, 0.230%, 9/18/2015 | 1,499,976 | ||||||
500,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.320%, 10/05/2015(d) | 500,102 | ||||||
1,200,000 | Banco Del Estado de Chile, 0.277%, 10/20/2015(c)(d) | 1,199,925 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY), 0.275%, 11/05/2015(c)(d) | 1,499,898 | ||||||
800,000 | Wells Fargo, 0.284%, 11/06/2015(c)(d) | 799,943 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Standard Chartered Bank (NY), 0.339%, 11/10/2015(c)(d) | 1,000,070 | ||||||
1,500,000 | State Street Bank and Trust Company, 0.267%, 11/23/2015(c) | 1,499,879 | ||||||
1,200,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (TX), 0.273%, 12/07/2015(c) | 1,199,897 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (NY), 0.387%, 1/04/2016(c) | 1,099,886 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Bank of Montreal (IL), 0.283%, 1/08/2016(c)(d) | 1,499,919 | ||||||
800,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.286%, 1/13/2016(c)(d) | 799,783 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Westpac Banking Corp. (NY), 0.314%, 2/08/2016(c)(d) | 999,937 | ||||||
500,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.307%, 2/23/2016(c)(d) | 499,964 | ||||||
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Financial Company Commercial Paper — 1.7% | ||||||||
400,000 | General Electric Capital Corp., 0.260%, 8/24/2015(d)(e) | 399,927 | ||||||
1,000,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.293%, 11/03/2015(c)(d) | 999,933 | ||||||
500,000 | JPMorgan Securities LLC, 0.344%, 1/08/2016(c)(d) | 499,948 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Commercial Paper — 2.5% | ||||||||
$ | 1,700,000 | ING (U.S.) Funding LLC, 0.270%, 8/19/2015(e) | $ | 1,699,502 | ||||
960,000 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., 0.230%, 9/24/2015(e) | 959,529 | ||||||
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2,659,031 | ||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $44,009,035) | 44,009,559 | |||||||
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Total Investments — 97.0% (Identified Cost $103,063,795)(a) | 105,626,583 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 3.0% | 3,309,692 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 108,936,275 | ||||||
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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. Amortization of premium on debt securities is excluded for tax purposes.): | |||||||
At June 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $103,063,795 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 | $ | 3,404,961 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (842,173 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 2,562,788 | ||||||
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(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate as of June 30, 2015 is disclosed. | |||||||
(d) | All of this security has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open futures contracts. | |||||||
(e) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. | |||||||
(f) | Time deposit. | |||||||
ETF | Exchange-Traded Fund | |||||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts | |||||||
SPDR | Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt |
At June 30, 2015, open long futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
E-mini S&P 500® | 9/18/2015 | 452 | $ | 46,431,700 | $ | (1,032,328 | ) | |||||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
Exchange-Traded Funds | 9.9 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 4.2 | |||
Banks | 3.8 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 2.7 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 2.3 | |||
Software | 2.2 | |||
Media | 2.1 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 29.4 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 40.4 | |||
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Total Investments | 97.0 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts) | 3.0 | |||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Investments at cost | $ | 3,549,593,387 | $ | 23,799,404 | $ | 2,015,748,321 | $ | 103,063,795 | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 59,659 | 466 | 25,040 | 2,562,788 | ||||||||||||
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Investments at value | 3,549,653,046 | 23,799,870 | 2,015,773,361 | 105,626,583 | ||||||||||||
Cash | 8,553,340 | 423,785 | 20,668,477 | 387,274 | ||||||||||||
Due from brokers (including variation margin on futures contracts) (Note 2) | 256,527,987 | 2,148,758 | 196,444,332 | 3,409,380 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 21,814,045 | 4,200 | 10,783,802 | 664,997 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 1,244,439 | 8,534 | 697,336 | 121,177 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | 8,140,821 | 188,269 | 9,555,465 | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts (Note 2) | 6,415,031 | 118,674 | 33,753,878 | — | ||||||||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS | 3,852,348,709 | 26,692,090 | 2,287,676,651 | 110,209,411 | ||||||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 2,432,820 | 500 | 5,947,849 | 108,449 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | 4,442,407 | 95,534 | 19,377,743 | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts (Note 2) | 54,956,422 | 463,282 | 27,227,892 | 1,032,328 | ||||||||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 3,466,913 | 9,016 | 2,336,684 | 80,951 | ||||||||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 118,098 | 5,164 | 66,695 | 15,606 | ||||||||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 144,546 | 11,310 | 98,919 | 3,770 | ||||||||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 16,515 | 4 | 18,547 | 921 | ||||||||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 262,422 | 73,367 | 3,285,096 | 31,111 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 65,840,143 | 658,177 | 58,359,425 | 1,273,136 | ||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 3,786,508,566 | $ | 26,033,913 | $ | 2,229,317,226 | $ | 108,936,275 | ||||||||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 3,781,901,863 | $ | 26,685,574 | $ | 2,329,787,974 | $ | 105,015,263 | ||||||||
Undistributed (Distributions in excess of) net investment income/Accumulated net investment loss | (18,506,803 | ) | (325,214 | ) | (13,785,652 | ) | 3,856 | |||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | 67,892,783 | (75,108 | ) | (83,417,794 | ) | 2,386,696 | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations | (44,779,277 | ) | (251,339 | ) | (3,267,302 | ) | 1,530,460 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 3,786,508,566 | $ | 26,033,913 | $ | 2,229,317,226 | $ | 108,936,275 | ||||||||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | |||||||||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 214,665,584 | $ | 200,390 | $ | 251,721,818 | $ | 13,033,801 | ||||||||
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|
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|
|
|
| |||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 19,260,636 | 20,538 | 23,659,529 | 1,105,050 | ||||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 11.15 | $ | 9.76 | $ | 10.64 | $ | 11.79 | ||||||||
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|
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Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.36 | $ | 11.29 | $ | 12.51 | ||||||||
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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 | $ | 101,993,138 | $ | 73,321 | $ | 63,612,947 | $ | 2,714,579 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 9,642,193 | 7,541 | 6,174,846 | 233,239 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
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|
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| |||||||||
Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 10.58 | $ | 9.72 | $ | 10.30 | $ | 11.64 | ||||||||
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Class N shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 10,145,317 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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|
|
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|
|
| |||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 899,606 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
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| |||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 11.28 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | ��� | ||||||||
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Class Y shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 3,459,704,527 | $ | 25,760,202 | $ | 1,913,982,461 | $ | 93,187,895 | ||||||||
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|
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|
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| |||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest | 306,331,036 | 2,635,858 | 179,288,286 | 7,868,393 | ||||||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 11.29 | $ | 9.77 | $ | 10.68 | $ | 11.84 | ||||||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 3,939,587 | $ | 26,231 | $ | 2,163,138 | $ | 41,129 | ||||||||
Dividends | — | — | — | 511,046 | ||||||||||||
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3,939,587 | 26,231 | 2,163,138 | 552,175 | |||||||||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 6) | 19,282,578 | 165,703 | 12,965,048 | 361,035 | ||||||||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 701,059 | 640 | 560,372 | 22,103 | ||||||||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 771,093 | 32,827 | 502,958 | 19,139 | ||||||||||||
Trustees’ and directors’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 39,539 | 15,910 | 29,066 | 8,406 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7) | 923,119 | 2,658 | 1,007,671 | 39,962 | ||||||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 36,171 | 36,139 | 36,231 | 20,578 | ||||||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 122,710 | 14,245 | 140,242 | 19,441 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (Note 10) | 186,118 | 5,158 | 248,373 | — | ||||||||||||
Legal fees | 15,935 | 337 | 9,850 | 388 | ||||||||||||
Registration fees | 118,104 | 22,247 | 260,644 | 31,760 | ||||||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 92,748 | 673 | 53,497 | 3,004 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 35,426 | 8,514 | 23,258 | 5,350 | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 22,324,600 | 305,051 | 15,837,210 | 531,166 | ||||||||||||
Fee/expense recovery (Note 6) | — | — | 10,991 | 9,925 | ||||||||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (81 | ) | (107,037 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net expenses | 22,324,519 | 198,014 | 15,848,201 | 541,091 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (18,384,932 | ) | (171,783 | ) | (13,685,063 | ) | 11,084 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | 2,541 | 4 | 2,029 | 935,276 | ||||||||||||
Futures contracts | 164,798,960 | (268,469 | ) | 5,663,335 | 2,110,949 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 19,557,511 | 431,599 | 12,518,042 | — | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | 69,848 | 1,004 | 23,562 | (1,351,037 | ) | |||||||||||
Futures contracts | (64,596,739 | ) | (483,915 | ) | (43,236,554 | ) | (1,692,988 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign currency translations | (3,460,603 | ) | (128,278 | ) | (17,387,479 | ) | — | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | 116,371,518 | (448,055 | ) | (42,417,065 | ) | 2,200 | ||||||||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 97,986,586 | $ | (619,838 | ) | $ | (56,102,128 | ) | $ | 13,284 | ||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*) | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014(a) | |||||||||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (18,384,932 | ) | $ | (32,327,932 | ) | $ | (171,783 | ) | $ | (27,861 | ) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | 184,359,012 | 189,266,386 | 163,134 | (77,500 | ) | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency translations | (67,987,494 | ) | (45,110,530 | ) | (611,189 | ) | 359,850 | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 97,986,586 | 111,827,924 | (619,838 | ) | 254,489 | |||||||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | — | — | (12 | ) | |||||||||||
Class C | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Class Y | — | — | — | (4,042 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (5,892,846 | ) | (10,062,726 | ) | (5,576 | ) | — | |||||||||
Class C | (3,221,998 | ) | (4,886,872 | ) | (386 | ) | — | |||||||||
Class N | (327,390 | ) | (57 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Class Y | (101,691,464 | ) | (135,501,390 | ) | (280,561 | ) | — | |||||||||
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Total distributions | (111,133,698 | ) | (150,451,045 | ) | (286,523 | ) | (4,054 | ) | ||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 12) | 774,741,578 | 620,398,567 | 1,197,294 | 25,492,545 | ||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 761,594,466 | 581,775,446 | 290,933 | 25,742,980 | ||||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of the period | 3,024,914,100 | 2,443,138,654 | 25,742,980 | — | ||||||||||||
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End of the period | $ | 3,786,508,566 | $ | 3,024,914,100 | $ | 26,033,913 | $ | 25,742,980 | ||||||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME/ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (18,506,803 | ) | $ | (121,871 | ) | $ | (325,214 | ) | $ | (153,431 | ) | ||||
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* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(a) | From commencement of operations on December 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*) | ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund | |||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | |||||||||||
$ | (13,685,063 | ) | $ | (14,611,589 | ) | $ | 11,084 | $ | 36,393 | |||||
18,183,406 | 250,254,639 | 3,046,225 | 3,430,691 | |||||||||||
(60,600,471 | ) | 20,841,824 | (3,044,025 | ) | 3,149,647 | |||||||||
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(56,102,128 | ) | 256,484,874 | 13,284 | 6,616,731 | ||||||||||
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(2,249,868 | ) | (3,167,093 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
(527,672 | ) | (660,959 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
(16,398,072 | ) | (35,091,249 | ) | — | (35,402 | ) | ||||||||
(6,425,672 | ) | (13,087,867 | ) | (75,525 | ) | (133,879 | ) | |||||||
(1,507,709 | ) | (3,260,501 | ) | (17,212 | ) | (68,503 | ) | |||||||
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(46,853,908 | ) | (128,728,349 | ) | (587,682 | ) | (3,490,643 | ) | |||||||
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(73,962,901 | ) | (183,996,018 | ) | (680,419 | ) | (3,728,427 | ) | |||||||
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824,285,249 | 622,627,741 | 40,004,613 | 44,079,440 | |||||||||||
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694,220,220 | 695,116,597 | 39,337,478 | 46,967,744 | |||||||||||
1,535,097,006 | 839,980,409 | 69,598,797 | 22,631,053 | |||||||||||
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$ | 2,229,317,226 | $ | 1,535,097,006 | $ | 108,936,275 | $ | 69,598,797 | |||||||
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$ | (13,785,652 | ) | $ | 19,075,023 | $ | 3,856 | $ | (7,228 | ) | |||||
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*)—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.12 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.26 | $ | 10.67 | $ | 10.39 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.07 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.48 | 0.53 | 1.79 | 0.50 | (0.21 | ) | 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.41 | 0.38 | 1.64 | 0.36 | (0.35 | ) | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.02 | ) | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.91 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.93 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.15 | $ | 11.12 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.26 | $ | 10.67 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | 3.53 | %(d) | 3.53 | % | 15.69 | % | 3.51 | % | (3.29 | )% | 6.94 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 214,666 | $ | 150,462 | $ | 189,313 | $ | 126,226 | $ | 280,353 | $ | 204,313 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense | 1.52 | %(f) | 1.55 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.61 | %(g) | 1.61 | % | 1.61 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 1.52 | %(f) | 1.55 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.61 | %(g) | 1.61 | % | 1.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.51 | %(f) | 1.53 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.60 | %(g) | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.51 | %(f) | 1.53 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.60 | %(g) | 1.60 | % | 1.66 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (1.29 | )%(f) | (1.34 | )% | (1.35 | )% | (1.34 | )% | (1.34 | )% | (1.28 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(i) | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*)—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.61 | $ | 10.92 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.53 | $ | 10.33 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.11 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.46 | 0.50 | 1.74 | 0.48 | (0.20 | ) | 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.35 | 0.28 | 1.51 | 0.27 | (0.42 | ) | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.91 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.91 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.58 | $ | 10.61 | $ | 10.92 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.53 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | 3.13 | %(d) | 2.73 | % | 14.86 | % | 2.69 | % | (4.00 | )% | 6.21 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 101,993 | $ | 87,941 | $ | 85,323 | $ | 71,227 | $ | 92,540 | $ | 66,832 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense | 2.27 | %(f) | 2.31 | % | 2.33 | % | 2.36 | %(g) | 2.36 | % | 2.36 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 2.27 | %(f) | 2.31 | % | 2.33 | % | 2.36 | %(g) | 2.36 | % | 2.42 | % | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense | 2.25 | %(f) | 2.28 | % | 2.32 | % | 2.35 | %(g) | 2.35 | % | 2.35 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 2.25 | %(f) | 2.28 | % | 2.32 | % | 2.35 | %(g) | 2.35 | % | 2.42 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (2.04 | )%(f) | (2.10 | )% | (2.10 | )% | (2.10 | )% | (2.09 | )% | (2.03 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(i) | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(h) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(i) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*)—Class N | ||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Period Ended December 31, 2013** | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.24 | $ | 11.42 | $ | 11.20 | ||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.06 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.99 | |||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.90 | |||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.68 | ) | ||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.68 | ) | ||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.28 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 11.42 | ||||||
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Total return(b) | 3.58 | %(c) | 3.77 | % | 8.05 | %(c) | ||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 10,145 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense(d) | 1.22 | %(e) | 1.27 | % | 1.32 | %(e) | ||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 1.23 | %(e) | 7.42 | % | 3.22 | %(e) | ||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense(d) | 1.21 | %(e) | 1.25 | % | 1.30 | %(e) | ||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.22 | %(e) | 7.40 | % | 3.20 | %(e) | ||||||
Net investment loss | (0.99 | )%(e) | (1.07 | )% | (1.12 | )%(e) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of Class operations on May 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Alternatives Fund (Consolidated*)—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Year Ended December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.25 | $ | 11.43 | $ | 10.72 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.72 | $ | 10.41 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.06 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.48 | 0.53 | 1.82 | 0.49 | (0.20 | ) | 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.42 | 0.41 | 1.69 | 0.38 | (0.32 | ) | 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | (0.07 | ) | — | — | (0.00 | )(b) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.91 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.38 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.98 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.44 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.29 | $ | 11.25 | $ | 11.43 | $ | 10.72 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.72 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 3.58 | %(c) | 3.77 | % | 16.05 | % | 3.68 | % | (3.00 | )%(d) | 7.22 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 3,459,705 | $ | 2,786,510 | $ | 2,168,502 | $ | 1,002,226 | $ | 1,071,912 | $ | 343,236 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense | 1.27 | %(e) | 1.31 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.36 | %(f) | 1.36 | %(g) | 1.36 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 1.27 | %(e) | 1.31 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.36 | %(f) | 1.37 | % | 1.42 | % | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.26 | %(e) | 1.29 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.35 | %(f) | 1.35 | %(g) | 1.35 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.26 | %(e) | 1.29 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.35 | %(f) | 1.36 | % | 1.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (1.04 | )%(e) | (1.10 | )% | (1.10 | )% | (1.10 | )% | (1.09 | )% | (1.03 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*)—Class A | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014** | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.10 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.08 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.15 | ) | 0.11 | |||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.23 | ) | 0.10 | |||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||
Net investment income | — | (0.00 | )(b) | |||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||
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Total Distributions | (0.11 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.76 | $ | 10.10 | ||||
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Total return(c)(d) | (2.45 | )% | 1.01 | % | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 200 | $ | 219 | ||||
Net expenses, including interest expense(e)(f) | 1.74 | % | 1.70 | % | ||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense(f) | 2.54 | % | 5.26 | % | ||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense(e)(f) | 1.70 | % | 1.70 | % | ||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense(f) | 2.51 | % | 5.26 | % | ||||
Net investment loss(f) | (1.62 | )% | (1.55 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of operations on December 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*)—Class C | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014** | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.09 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.11 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.15 | ) | 0.11 | |||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.26 | ) | 0.09 | |||||
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Net investment income | — | — | ||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||
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Total Distributions | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.72 | $ | 10.09 | ||||
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Total return(b)(c) | (2.65 | )% | 0.90 | % | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 73 | $ | 1 | ||||
Net expenses, including interest expense(d)(e) | 2.49 | % | 2.45 | % | ||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense(e) | 3.36 | % | 6.33 | % | ||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense(d)(e) | 2.45 | % | 2.45 | % | ||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense(e) | 3.33 | % | 6.33 | % | ||||
Net investment loss(e) | (2.29 | )% | (2.34 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of operations on December 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Global Macro Fund (Consolidated*)—Class Y | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Period Ended December 31, 2014** | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.10 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.06 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.16 | ) | 0.11 | |||||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.22 | ) | 0.10 | |||||
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Net investment income | — | (0.00 | )(b) | |||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.11 | ) | — | |||||
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Total Distributions | (0.11 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.77 | $ | 10.10 | ||||
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Total return(c) | (2.25 | )% | 1.02 | % | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 25,760 | $ | 25,523 | ||||
Net expenses, including interest expense(d)(e) | 1.49 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense(e) | 2.30 | % | 5.20 | % | ||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense(d)(e) | 1.45 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense(e) | 2.26 | % | 5.20 | % | ||||
Net investment loss(e) | (1.29 | )% | (1.34 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of operations on December 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*)—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Period Ended December 31, 2010** | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.98 | $ | 10.25 | $ | 9.11 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.61 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.09 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.07 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.14 | (b) | 2.37 | 1.28 | (1.00 | ) | 0.19 | (b) | 1.41 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.05 | 2.21 | 1.14 | (1.14 | ) | 0.03 | 1.34 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.10 | ) | (0.29 | ) | — | (0.09 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.29 | ) | (1.19 | ) | — | — | — | (0.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.39 | ) | (1.48 | ) | — | (0.09 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.73 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.64 | $ | 10.98 | $ | 10.25 | $ | 9.11 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.61 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | 0.09 | %(d)(i) | 21.76 | %(e) | 12.51 | %(e) | (11.09 | )%(e) | 0.25 | %(e) | 13.44 | %(d)(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 251,722 | $ | 137,991 | $ | 125,903 | $ | 145,729 | $ | 312,098 | $ | 6,511 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense | 1.72 | %(f) | 1.72 | %(g) | 1.73 | %(g) | 1.73 | %(g) | 1.71 | %(g) | 1.73 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 1.72 | %(f) | 1.76 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.78 | % | 2.78 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.70 | %(f) | 1.70 | %(g) | 1.70 | %(g) | 1.70 | %(g) | 1.70 | %(g) | 1.70 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.70 | %(f) | 1.74 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.76 | % | 2.75 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (1.52 | )%(f) | (1.53 | )% | (1.51 | )% | (1.49 | )% | (1.47 | )% | (1.43 | )%(f) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of operations on July 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund. |
(c) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
(i) | Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the adjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the average annual total return table. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*)—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Period Ended December 31, 2010** | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.69 | $ | 10.03 | $ | 8.99 | $ | 10.25 | $ | 10.58 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.13 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.13 | (b) | 2.32 | 1.25 | (0.99 | ) | 0.19 | (b) | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | — | 2.08 | 1.04 | (1.20 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.10 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.32 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.29 | ) | (1.19 | ) | — | — | — | (0.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.39 | ) | (1.42 | ) | — | (0.06 | ) | 0.28 | (0.72 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 10.30 | $ | 10.69 | $ | 10.03 | $ | 8.99 | $ | 10.25 | $ | 10.58 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | (0.38 | )%(d)(i) | 21.01 | %(e) | 11.57 | %(e) | (11.74 | )%(e) | (0.51 | )%(e) | 13.04 | %(d)(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 63,613 | $ | 33,945 | $ | 18,770 | $ | 21,891 | $ | 24,838 | $ | 2,357 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense | 2.48 | %(f) | 2.47 | %(g) | 2.48 | %(g) | 2.48 | %(g) | 2.46 | %(g) | 2.47 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 2.48 | %(f) | 2.51 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.55 | % | 2.56 | % | 3.31 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense | 2.45 | %(f) | 2.45 | %(g) | 2.45 | %(g) | 2.45 | %(g) | 2.45 | %(g) | 2.45 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 2.45 | %(f) | 2.49 | % | 2.50 | % | 2.52 | % | 2.54 | % | 3.29 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (2.27 | )%(f) | (2.28 | )% | (2.26 | )% | (2.24 | )% | (2.22 | )% | (2.17 | )%(f) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of operations on July 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund. |
(c) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
(i) | Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the adjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the average annual total return table. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (Consolidated*)—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Year Ended December 31, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Period Ended December 31, 2010** | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, | $ | 11.01 | $ | 10.26 | $ | 9.10 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.60 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.07 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and | 0.13 | (b) | 2.40 | 1.28 | (1.00 | ) | 0.19 | (b) | 1.40 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.06 | 2.26 | 1.16 | (1.12 | ) | 0.06 | 1.34 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.10 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.12 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.29 | ) | (1.19 | ) | — | — | — | (0.40 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.39 | ) | (1.51 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.74 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of | $ | 10.68 | $ | 11.01 | $ | 10.26 | $ | 9.10 | $ | 10.34 | $ | 10.60 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 0.19 | %(d)(i) | 22.21 | %(e) | 12.75 | %(e) | (10.90 | )%(e) | 0.57 | %(e) | 13.39 | %(d)(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 1,913,982 | $ | 1,363,162 | $ | 695,307 | $ | 593,013 | $ | 410,166 | $ | 49,803 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, including interest expense | 1.47 | %(f)(j) | 1.47 | %(g) | 1.48 | %(g) | 1.48 | %(g) | 1.46 | %(g) | 1.48 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, including interest expense | 1.47 | %(f)(j) | 1.51 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.57 | % | 2.68 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.45 | %(f) | 1.45 | %(g) | 1.45 | %(g) | 1.45 | %(g) | 1.45 | %(g) | 1.45 | %(f)(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses, excluding interest expense | 1.45 | %(f) | 1.49 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.56 | % | 2.65 | %(f) | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (1.27 | )%(f) | (1.28 | )% | (1.26 | )% | (1.24 | )% | (1.22 | )% | (1.20 | )%(f) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % |
* | See Notes 1 and 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
** | From commencement of operations on July 30, 2010 through December 31, 2010. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and redemptions of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of investments of the Fund. |
(c) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
(d) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(e) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(g) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(h) | Due to the short-term nature of the portfolio of investments there is no portfolio turnover calculation. |
(i) | Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total return based on the adjusted net asset value per share may differ from the total return reported in the average annual total return table. |
(j) | Includes fee/expense recovery of less than 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Period Ended December 31, 2013* | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.85 | $ | 11.02 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.04 | 1.60 | 1.31 | |||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.03 | 1.59 | 1.30 | |||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.09 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.09 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.79 | $ | 11.85 | $ | 11.02 | ||||||
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Total return(b) | 0.24 | %(c) | 14.69 | %(d) | 12.96 | %(c)(d) | ||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 13,034 | $ | 3,089 | $ | 29 | ||||||
Net expenses | 1.40 | %(e)(g) | 1.40 | %(f) | 1.40 | %(e)(f) | ||||||
Gross expenses | 1.40 | %(e)(g) | 1.57 | % | 2.21 | %(e) | ||||||
Net investment loss | (0.11 | )%(e) | (0.09 | )% | (0.38 | )%(e) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 49 | % | 62 | % | 13 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2013 through December 31, 2013. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | A sales charge for Class A shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Period Ended December 31, 2013* | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.00 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss(a) | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.05 | 1.59 | 1.31 | |||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | — | 1.49 | 1.28 | |||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.09 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.09 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.64 | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.00 | ||||||
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Total return(b) | (0.10 | )%(c) | 13.88 | %(d) | 12.76 | %(c)(d) | ||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 2,715 | $ | 1,468 | $ | 8 | ||||||
Net expenses | 2.15 | %(e)(g) | 2.15 | %(f) | 2.15 | %(e)(f) | ||||||
Gross expenses | 2.15 | %(e)(g) | 2.33 | % | 2.80 | %(e) | ||||||
Net investment loss | (0.92 | )%(e) | (0.86 | )% | (1.00 | )%(e) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 49 | % | 62 | % | 13 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2013 through December 31, 2013. |
(a) | Per share net investment loss has been calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is not reflected in total return calculations. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Period Ended December 31, 2013* | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.88 | $ | 11.03 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.05 | 1.61 | 1.31 | |||||||||
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Net realized capital gains | (0.09 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 93,188 | $ | 65,042 | $ | 22,595 | ||||||
Net expenses | 1.15 | %(e)(g) | 1.15 | %(f) | 1.15 | %(e)(f) | ||||||
Gross expenses | 1.15 | %(e)(g) | 1.32 | % | 1.93 | %(e) | ||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.07 | %(e) | 0.10 | % | (0.13 | )%(e) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 49 | % | 62 | % | 13 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on September 30, 2013 through December 31, 2013. |
(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. |
(c) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(f) | The investment adviser agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse a portion of the Fund’s expenses during the period. Without this waiver/reimbursement, expenses would have been higher. |
(g) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.02%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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1. Organization. Natixis Funds Trust II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Declaration of Trust permits the Board of Trustees to authorize the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of the Trust in multiple series. The financial statements for certain funds of the Trust are presented in separate reports. The following funds (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are included in this report:
ASG Global Alternatives Fund (the “Global Alternatives Fund”)
ASG Global Macro Fund (the “Global Macro Fund”)
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Managed Futures Strategy Fund”)
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund (the “Tactical U.S. Market Fund”)
Each Fund is a diversified investment company, except for Global Macro Fund, which is a non-diversified investment company.
Each Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Y shares. Global Alternatives Fund also offers Class N shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, 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 generally intended for institutional investors with a minimum initial investment of $100,000, though some categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amount as outlined in the Funds’ prospectus.
Most expenses can be directly attributed to a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Fund are generally apportioned based on the relative net assets of each of the funds in Natixis Funds Trust I, Natixis Funds Trust II, Natixis Funds Trust IV, Gateway Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds 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 Global Alternatives Fund Class A, Class C and Class Y, collectively, and Class N individually, 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.
Global Alternatives Fund, Global Macro Fund and Managed Futures Strategy Fund invest in commodity-related instruments through ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., ASG Global Macro Cayman Fund Ltd. and ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman
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Fund Ltd., wholly-owned subsidiaries (individually, a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) of Global Alternatives Fund, Global Macro Fund and Managed Futures Strategy Fund, respectively, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Subscription agreements were entered into between the Funds and their respective Subsidiaries with the intent that each Fund will remain the sole shareholder and primary beneficiary of its respective Subsidiary. The Subsidiaries are governed by a separate Board of Directors that is independent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.
As of June 30, 2015, the value of each Fund’s investment in its respective Subsidiary was as follows:
Fund | Investment in Subsidiary | Percentage of Net Assets | ||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 38,961,986 | 1.03 | % | ||||
Global Macro Fund | 814,379 | 3.13 | % | |||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 66,594,573 | 2.99 | % |
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 follow the accounting and reporting guidelines provided for investment companies and 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. Consolidation. The accompanying financial statements of Global Alternatives Fund, Global Macro Fund and Managed Futures Strategy Fund present the consolidated accounts of the Funds and their respective Subsidiaries. All interfund accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
b. 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 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: Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Funds by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Listed equity securities (including closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is
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no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. 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. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available. 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. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. 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 or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.
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 Funds 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 net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the 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.
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As of June 30, 2015, futures contracts were 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 contracts, as follows:
Fund | Notional | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation* | Unrealized as a | |||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 1,601,409,724 | $ | 22,038,033 | 0.58 | % | ||||||
Global Macro Fund | $ | 5,267,908 | $ | 95,831 | 0.37 | % | ||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | $ | 854,086,033 | $ | 12,901,970 | 0.58 | % |
* | Amounts are reflected at absolute value. |
c. Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one day basis for daily NAV calculation. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date, or in the case of certain foreign securities, as soon as the 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.
d. 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 into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currency, changes in exchange rates 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 Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investment securities, as of the end of the fiscal period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses and the net change in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
The values of investment securities are presented at the foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period for financial reporting purposes. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments reported in the Statements of Operations reflect gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates and fluctuations which arise due to changes in market prices of investment securities.
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The Funds may use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated investments. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.
e. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The 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 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. When a Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Funds may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.
f. Futures Contracts. The Funds and the Subsidiaries may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.
When a Fund or a Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker 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 or the Subsidiary, 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 or a Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit a Fund’s or a Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.
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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 and the Subsidiaries are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, a Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.
g. Due from Brokers. Transactions and positions in certain futures and forward foreign currency contracts are maintained and cleared by registered U.S. broker/dealers pursuant to customer agreements between the Funds or the Subsidiaries and the various broker/dealers. Due from brokers’ balances in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for the Funds represent cash, including foreign currency, on deposit with the broker for open futures contracts and cash pledged as collateral for forward foreign currency contracts. In certain circumstances the Funds’ or the Subsidiaries’ use of cash, and/or foreign currency held at brokers is restricted by regulation or broker mandated limits.
h. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The Trust treats each Fund as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2015 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Funds’ federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years, where applicable, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Management is not aware of any events that are reasonably possible to occur in the next six months that would result in the amounts of any unrecognized tax benefits significantly increasing or decreasing for the Funds. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.
Each Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. As a U.S. shareholder of a controlled foreign corporation, the Global Alternatives Fund, Global Macro Fund and Managed Futures Strategy Fund will each include in its taxable income its share of its Subsidiary’s current earnings and profits (including net realized gains). Any deficit generated by a Subsidiary will be disregarded for purposes of computing the Funds’ taxable income in the current period and also disregarded for all future periods.
i. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
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America. Permanent differences are primarily due to differing treatments for book and tax purposes of items such as net operating losses, foreign currency gains and losses, deferred Trustees’ fees, non-deductible expenses, and Subsidiary basis adjustments. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions, net investment income and net realized gains will result in reclassifications to capital accounts reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, commissions on open futures contracts, wash sales, futures and forward foreign currency contract mark-to-market and Subsidiary basis adjustments. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Funds’ fiscal year as may be necessary to avoid knowingly declaring and paying a return of capital distribution. Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are considered to be distributed from ordinary income for tax purposes.
The tax characterization of distributions is determined on an annual basis. The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:
2014 Distributions Paid From: | ||||||||||||
Fund | Ordinary Income | Long-Term Capital | Total | |||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 43,798,875 | $ | 106,652,170 | $ | 150,451,045 | ||||||
Global Macro Fund | 4,054 | — | 4,054 | |||||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 119,637,458 | 64,358,560 | 183,996,018 | |||||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 1,330,202 | 2,398,225 | 3,728,427 |
As of December 31, 2014, the post-October capital loss deferrals were as follows:
Global | Global | Managed | Tactical | |||||||||||||
Post-October capital loss deferrals* | $ | — | $ | (151,642 | ) | $ | — | $ | — |
* | Under current tax law, capital losses, foreign currency losses, and losses on passive foreign investment companies and contingent payment debt instruments after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following taxable year. |
j. Indemnifications. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
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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 June 30, 2015, at value:
Global Alternatives Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment(a) | $ | — | $ | 3,549,653,046 | $ | — | $ | 3,549,653,046 | ||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 8,140,821 | — | 8,140,821 | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 6,408,146 | 6,885 | — | 6,415,031 | ||||||||||||
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Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | $ | — | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | ||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (32,925,274 | ) | (22,031,148 | ) | — | (54,956,422 | ) | |||||||||
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Total | $ | (32,925,274 | ) | $ | (26,473,555 | ) | $ | — | $ | (59,398,829 | ) | |||||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Global Macro Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment(a) | $ | — | $ | 23,799,870 | $ | — | $ | 23,799,870 | ||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 188,269 | — | 188,269 | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 118,002 | 672 | — | 118,674 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 118,002 | $ | 23,988,811 | $ | — | $ | 24,106,813 | ||||||||
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Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $ | (95,534 | ) | $ | — | $ | (95,534 | ) | ||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (368,123 | ) | (95,159 | ) | — | (463,282 | ) | |||||||||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments(a) | $ | — | $ | 2,015,773,361 | $ | — | $ | 2,015,773,361 | ||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | — | 9,555,465 | — | 9,555,465 | ||||||||||||
Future Contracts (unrealized appreciation) | 30,714,329 | 3,039,549 | — | 33,753,878 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 30,714,329 | $ | 2,028,368,375 | $ | — | $ | 2,059,082,704 | ||||||||
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Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | — | $ | (19,377,743 | ) | $ | — | $ | (19,377,743 | ) | ||||||
Future Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | (17,365,471 | ) | (9,862,421 | ) | — | (27,227,892 | ) | |||||||||
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Tactical U.S. Market Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 50,824,926 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 50,824,926 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 10,792,098 | — | — | 10,792,098 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments(a) | — | 44,009,559 | — | 44,009,559 | ||||||||||||
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Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation) | $ | (1,032,328 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,032,328 | ) | ||||||
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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 June 30, 2015, 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 an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Funds used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.
Global Alternatives Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. market indices and long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign equity market indices, commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary), short-term interest rates and foreign currencies in accordance with these objectives.
Global Macro Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time. The Fund uses a set of proprietary quantitative models to identify price trends in equity, fixed income, currency and commodity instruments, and may have both short and long exposures within an asset class based on an analysis of asset price trends. Under
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normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by its absolute return strategy while also adding value through volatility management. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary) to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models.
Managed Futures Strategy Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time. The Fund uses a set of proprietary quantitative models to identify price trends in equity, fixed income, currency and commodity instruments, and may have both short and long exposures within an asset class based on an analysis of asset price trends. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by its absolute return strategy while also adding value through volatility management. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used long and short contracts on foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, short-term interest rates, foreign currencies and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary) and long contracts on U.S. equity market indices, to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models.
Tactical U.S. Market 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 futures contracts to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns. The Fund may also use futures contracts to increase its exposure to the U.S. equity market or to manage volatility. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. equity market indices to gain investment exposure in accordance with its objectives.
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Alternatives Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Unrealized | Unrealized contracts | Total | |||||||||
Over-the-counter asset derivatives | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | 8,140,821 | $ | — | $ | 8,140,821 | ||||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | 5,914,196 | $ | 5,914,196 | ||||||
Equity contracts | — | 6,885 | 6,885 | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | — | 493,950 | 493,950 | |||||||||
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Total exchange-traded asset derivatives | $ | — | $ | 6,415,031 | $ | 6,415,031 | ||||||
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Total asset derivatives | $ | 8,140,821 | $ | 6,415,031 | $ | 14,555,852 | ||||||
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Liabilities | Unrealized | Unrealized contracts | Total | |||||||||
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | $ | — | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | ||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | (5,071,135 | ) | $ | (5,071,135 | ) | ||||
Equity contracts | — | (38,122,608 | ) | (38,122,608 | ) | |||||||
Commodity contracts | — | (11,762,679 | ) | (11,762,679 | ) | |||||||
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Total exchange-traded liability derivatives | $ | — | $ | (54,956,422 | ) | $ | (54,956,422 | ) | ||||
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Total liability derivatives | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | $ | (54,956,422 | ) | $ | (59,398,829 | ) | |||
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Transactions in derivative instruments for Global Alternatives Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Futures contracts | Foreign currency transactions1 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 43,002,669 | $ | — | ||||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | 19,986,494 | ||||||
Equity contracts | 122,775,621 | — | ||||||
Commodity contracts | (979,330 | ) | — | |||||
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Total | $ | 164,798,960 | $ | 19,986,494 | ||||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Futures contracts | Foreign currency translations1 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (15,117,702 | ) | $ | — | |||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | (3,465,509 | ) | |||||
Equity contracts | (52,206,950 | ) | — | |||||
Commodity contracts | 2,727,913 | — | ||||||
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Total | $ | (64,596,739 | ) | $ | (3,465,509 | ) | ||
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1 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period. Does not include other foreign currency gains or losses included in the Statement of Operations. |
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Global Macro Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Unrealized | Unrealized contracts | Total | |||||||||
Over-the-counter asset derivatives | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | 188,269 | $ | — | $ | 188,269 | ||||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | 23,831 | $ | 23,831 | ||||||
Equity contracts | — | 6,026 | 6,026 | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | — | 88,817 | 88,817 | |||||||||
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Total exchange-traded asset derivatives | $ | — | $ | 118,674 | $ | 118,674 | ||||||
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Total asset derivatives | $ | 188,269 | $ | 118,674 | $ | 306,943 | ||||||
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Liabilities | Unrealized | Unrealized contracts | Total | |||||||||
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | (95,534 | ) | $ | — | $ | (95,534 | ) | ||||
Exchange-traded liability derivatives | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | (201,620 | ) | $ | (201,620 | ) | ||||
Equity contracts | — | (128,948 | ) | (128,948 | ) | |||||||
Commodity contracts | — | (132,714 | ) | (132,714 | ) | |||||||
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Total exchange-traded liability derivatives | $ | — | $ | (463,282 | ) | $ | (463,282 | ) | ||||
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Total liability derivatives | $ | (95,534 | ) | $ | (463,282 | ) | $ | (558,816 | ) | |||
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Transactions in derivative instruments for Global Macro Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Futures contracts | Foreign currency transactions1 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (148,585 | ) | $ | — | |||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | 425,406 | ||||||
Equity contracts | 241,466 | — | ||||||
Commodity contracts | (361,350 | ) | — | |||||
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Total | $ | (268,469 | ) | $ | 425,406 | |||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Futures contracts | Foreign currency translations1 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (100,160 | ) | $ | — | |||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | (127,106 | ) | |||||
Equity contracts | (255,361 | ) | — | |||||
Commodity contracts | (128,394 | ) | — | |||||
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Total | $ | (483,915 | ) | $ | (127,106 | ) | ||
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1 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period. Does not include other foreign currency gains or losses included in the Statement of Operations. |
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Managed Futures Strategy Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Assets | Unrealized | Unrealized contracts | Total | |||||||||
Over-the-counter asset derivatives | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | 9,555,465 | $ | — | $ | 9,555,465 | ||||||
Exchange-traded asset derivatives | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | 5,265,279 | $ | 5,265,279 | ||||||
Equity contracts | — | 3,072,966 | 3,072,966 | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | — | 25,415,633 | 25,415,633 | |||||||||
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Total exchange-traded asset derivatives | $ | — | $ | 33,753,878 | $ | 33,753,878 | ||||||
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Total asset derivatives | $ | 9,555,465 | $ | 33,753,878 | $ | 43,309,343 | ||||||
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Liabilities | Unrealized | Unrealized contracts | Total | |||||||||
Over-the-counter liability derivatives | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange contracts | $ | (19,377,743 | ) | $ | — | $ | (19,377,743 | ) | ||||
Exchange-traded liability derivatives | ||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | — | $ | (1,853,811 | ) | $ | (1,853,811 | ) | ||||
Equity contracts | — | (19,495,522 | ) | (19,495,522 | ) | |||||||
Commodity contracts | — | (5,878,559 | ) | (5,878,559 | ) | |||||||
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Total exchange-traded liability derivatives | $ | — | $ | (27,227,892 | ) | $ | (27,227,892 | ) | ||||
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Total liability derivatives | $ | (19,377,743 | ) | $ | (27,227,892 | ) | $ | (46,605,635 | ) | |||
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Transactions in derivative instruments for Managed Futures Strategy Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Futures contracts | Foreign currency transactions1 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (36,060,755 | ) | $ | — | |||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | 13,368,269 | ||||||
Equity contracts | 80,289,499 | — | ||||||
Commodity contracts | (38,565,409 | ) | — | |||||
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Total | $ | 5,663,335 | $ | 13,368,269 | ||||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Futures contracts | Foreign currency translations1 | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (15,483,293 | ) | $ | — | |||
Foreign exchange contracts | — | (17,408,171 | ) | |||||
Equity contracts | (26,310,632 | ) | — | |||||
Commodity contracts | (1,442,629 | ) | — | |||||
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Total | $ | (43,236,554 | ) | $ | (17,408,171 | ) | ||
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1 | Represents realized gain and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), respectively, for forward foreign currency contracts during the period. Does not include other foreign currency gains or losses included in the Statement of Operations. |
The following is a summary of derivative instruments for Tactical U.S. Market Fund as of June 30, 2015, as reflected within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities:
Liabilities | Unrealized | |||
Exchange-traded liability derivatives | ||||
Equity contracts | $ | (1,032,328 | ) |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Tactical U.S. Market Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2015 as reflected within the Statements of Operations were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Futures contracts | |||
Equity contracts | $ | 2,110,949 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Futures contracts | |||
Equity contracts | $ | (1,692,988 | ) |
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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 forward foreign currency contract and futures contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, based on gross month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period, including long and short positions at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Global Alternatives Fund | Forwards | Futures | ||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 64.84% | 400.25% | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 105.38% | 514.40% | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 39.02% | 223.76% | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 39.43% | 271.92% |
Global Macro Fund | Forwards | Futures | ||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 220.27% | 392.09% | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 390.45% | 523.48% | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 83.52% | 333.08% | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 94.41% | 523.48% |
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Forwards | Futures | ||
Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 85.32% | 726.71% | ||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 121.23% | 874.13% | ||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 46.91% | 510.54% | ||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 113.65% | 510.54% |
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | Futures |
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Average Notional Amount Outstanding | 57.27% | |||
Highest Notional Amount Outstanding | 64.59% | |||
Lowest Notional Amount Outstanding | 42.62% | |||
Notional Amount Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 42.62% |
Notional amounts outstanding at the end of the prior period are included in the average notional amount outstanding.
Unrealized gain and/or loss on open forwards and futures is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The aggregate notional values of forward and futures contracts are not recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and therefore are not included in the Funds’ net assets.
Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Funds and their counterparties. ISDA
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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. 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 NAV 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 pledged, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
As of June 30, 2015, gross amounts of OTC 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, by counterparty, are as follows:
Global Alternatives Fund
Counterparty | Gross | Offset | Net Asset | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | 8,140,821 | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | $ | 3,698,414 | $ | — | $ | 3,698,414 | (a) | ||||||||
Counterparty | Gross | Offset | Net | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | (4,442,407 | ) | $ | 4,442,407 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Global Macro Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Gross | Offset | Net Asset | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | 188,269 | $ | (95,534 | ) | $ | 92,735 | $ | — | $ | 92,735 | (a) | ||||||||
Counterparty | Gross | Offset | Net | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | (95,534 | ) | $ | 95,534 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
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Managed Futures Strategy Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Gross | Offset | Net Asset | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | 9,555,465 | $ | (9,555,465 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Counterparty | Gross | Offset | Net | Collateral | Net | |||||||||||||||
UBS AG | $ | (19,377,743 | ) | $ | 9,555,465 | $ | (9,822,278 | ) | $ | 9,822,278 | $ | — |
(a) | In lieu of receiving cash collateral for its net exposure to the counterparty, the Fund’s unrealized gains are used to satisfy the independent amount of collateral required by the counterparty for open contracts. |
The Funds are required to pledge an independent amount of collateral to the counterparty for open forward foreign currency contracts. In addition to the independent amount, the amount of collateral pledged to the counterparty is subsequently increased (for losses) or decreased (for gains) based on the change in value of the contracts, as calculated by the counterparty under the terms of the Funds’ ISDA agreements. As of June 30, 2015, amounts pledged to the counterparty (which may exceed the amounts shown in the table above) are as follows:
Independent | Increase (Decrease) | Required | Collateral | Excess/ | ||||||||||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 31,764,995 | $ | (4,874,650 | ) | $ | 26,890,345 | $ | 29,611,607 | $ | 2,721,262 | |||||||||
Global Macro Fund | 378,808 | (95,920 | ) | 282,888 | 341,348 | 58,460 | ||||||||||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 36,412,022 | 7,660,679 | 44,072,701 | 45,551,853 | 1,479,152 |
Amounts in excess or short of the required collateral amount are received or paid by the Funds on the next business day, subject to collateral thresholds and minimum transfer requirements. The ISDA agreements include a tri-party control agreement under which collateral pledged from the Fund to the broker is held for the benefit of the broker, as secured party, at a third party custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”). Collateral pledged to the broker is reflected in “due from brokers” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
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. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can
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help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Based on balances reflected on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the applicable Fund would incur if parties to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the applicable Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of June 30, 2015:
Fund | Maximum Amount of Loss - Gross | Maximum Amount of Loss - Net | ||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | ||||||||
Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | ||||||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 8,140,821 | $ | 3,698,414 | ||||
Collateral pledged to UBS AG | 29,611,607 | 29,611,607 | ||||||
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Futures contracts | 6,415,031 | 6,415,031 | ||||||
Margin with brokers | 227,721,408 | 227,721,408 | ||||||
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Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | 234,136,439 | 234,136,439 | ||||||
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Fund | Maximum Amount of Loss - Gross | Maximum Amount of Loss - Net | ||||||
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Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | ||||||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 188,269 | $ | 92,735 | ||||
Collateral pledged to UBS AG | 341,348 | 341,348 | ||||||
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Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | 529,617 | 434,083 | ||||||
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Futures contracts | 118,674 | 118,674 | ||||||
Margin with brokers | 1,942,683 | 1,942,683 | ||||||
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Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | 2,061,357 | 2,061,357 | ||||||
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Total counterparty credit risk | $ | 2,590,974 | $ | 2,495,440 | ||||
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Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | ||||||||
Forward foreign currency contracts | $ | 9,555,465 | — | |||||
Collateral pledged to UBS AG | 45,551,853 | 45,551,853 | ||||||
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Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk | 55,107,318 | 45,551,853 | ||||||
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Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | ||||||||
Futures contracts | 33,753,878 | 33,753,878 | ||||||
Margin with brokers | 154,613,986 | 154,613,986 | ||||||
Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | 188,367,864 | 188,367,864 | ||||||
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Total counterparty credit risk | $ | 243,475,182 | $ | 233,919,717 | ||||
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Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk | ||||||||
Margin with brokers | $ | 3,409,380 | $ | 3,409,380 | ||||
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5. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, purchases and proceeds from sales or maturities of short-term investments were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales/Maturities | ||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 36,396,454,716 | $ | 35,669,899,302 | ||||
Global Macro Fund | 302,947,387 | 300,699,941 | ||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 22,986,023,791 | 22,291,598,791 |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2015, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | $ | 47,464,551 | $ | 24,136,913 |
6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (“AlphaSimplex”), which is a subsidiary of Natixis US, serves as investment adviser to the Funds. Under the terms of the management agreements, each Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, less the net asset value of each Subsidiary, where applicable:
Fund | Percentage of Average | |||
Global Macro Fund | 1.25 | % | ||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 1.25 | % | ||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 0.80 | % |
Effective July 1, 2015, Managed Futures Strategy Fund pays a management fee at the following annual rates, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, less the net asset value of the Subsidiary:
Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||
Fund | First $2.5 billion | Over $2.5 billion | ||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 1.25 | % | 1.20 | % |
Global Alternatives Fund pays a management fee at an annual rate of 1.15% on the first $2 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets (including the net asset value of the Subsidiary), and 1.10% thereafter, calculated daily and payable monthly, less the management fees paid by the Subsidiary.
AlphaSimplex also serves as investment adviser to ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., ASG Global Macro Cayman Fund Ltd. and ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., which pay AlphaSimplex a management fee at the annual rate of 1.15%, 1.25% and 1.25%, respectively, of its average daily net assets.
Prior to the close of business on May 15, 2015, AlphaSimplex had a subadvisory agreement with Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC (“Reich & Tang”) on behalf of each Fund. Under the terms of the subadvisory agreement, each Fund paid a subadvisory fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Funds
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that were allocated by AlphaSimplex to be managed by Reich & Tang, subject to a minimum annual subadvisory fee of $50,000 per Fund. Effective as of the close of business on May 15, 2015, these agreements were terminated and AlphaSimplex assumed portfolio management responsibility for the portions of the Funds previously managed by Reich & Tang.
Additionally, AlphaSimplex has entered into a subadvisory agreement with NGAM Advisors (through its division, Active Investment Advisors), on behalf of Tactical U.S. Market Fund. Under the terms of the subadvisory agreement, the Fund pays a subadvisory fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund that are allocated by AlphaSimplex to be managed by NGAM Advisors.
Payments to AlphaSimplex were reduced by the amount of payments to NGAM Advisors and Reich & Tang, as described above, prior to the close of business on May 15, 2015.
AlphaSimplex has given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses, including expenses of each Subsidiary, if applicable, to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until April 30, 2016, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Funds’ Board of Trustees, 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 June 30, 2015, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements were as follows:
Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | 1.60 | % | 2.35 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.35 | % | ||||||||
Global Macro Fund | 1.70 | % | 2.45 | % | — | 1.45 | % | |||||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 1.70 | % | 2.45 | % | — | 1.45 | % | |||||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 1.40 | % | 2.15 | % | — | 1.15 | % |
Effective July 1, 2015, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements for Tactical U.S. Market Fund are as follows:
Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | — | 1.00 | % |
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This undertaking is in effect until April 30, 2017, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and will be reevaluated on an annual basis.
AlphaSimplex shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the 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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Gross | Waivers of | Net | Percentage of | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Net | |||||||||||||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 19,282,578 | $ | — | $ | 19,282,578 | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||||
Global Macro Fund | 165,703 | 107,037 | 58,666 | 1.25 | % | 0.44 | % | |||||||||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 12,965,048 | — | 12,965,048 | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | |||||||||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 361,035 | — | 361,035 | 0.80 | % | 0.80 | % |
1 | Management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until December 31, 2016. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, class specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:
Fund | Reimbursement | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 81 |
For the the six months ended June 30, 2015, expense reimbursements related to the prior fiscal year were recovered as follows:
Fund | Recovered Expenses | |||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | $ | 10,991 | ||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 9,925 |
b. Service and Distribution Fees. NGAM Distribution, L.P. (“NGAM Distribution”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US, has entered into a distribution agreement with the Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, NGAM Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trust.
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Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plans”).
Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays 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.
Under the Class C 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 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 June 30, 2015, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | |||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class C | |||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 226,574 | $ | 118,621 | $ | 355,864 | ||||||
Global Macro Fund | 468 | 43 | 129 | |||||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 290,338 | 67,508 | 202,526 | |||||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 11,682 | 2,605 | 7,816 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator. NGAM Advisors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis US. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 0.0500% of the next $15 billion, 0.0400% of the next $30 billion, 0.0350% of the next $30 billion and 0.0325% of such assets in excess of $90 billion, subject to an annual aggregate minimum fee for the Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts of $10 million, which is reevaluated on an annual basis.
NGAM Advisors also provides certain administrative services to the Subsidiaries for which the Subsidiaries pay NGAM Advisors fees equal to an annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of each Subsidiary. Payments by the Funds are reduced by the
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amount of payments to NGAM Advisors by the Subsidiaries. In addition, NGAM Advisors and each Subsidiary contract with State Street Bank to serve as sub-administrator.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the administrative fees paid to NGAM Advisors for each Fund were as follows (exclusive of sub-administrative fees paid to State Street Bank by the Subsidiaries):
Fund | Administrative Fees Paid to NGAM Advisors | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 724,370 | ||
Global Macro Fund | 5,623 | |||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 439,833 | |||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 19,139 |
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 June 30, 2015, 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:
Fund | Sub-Transfer Agent | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 661,027 | ||
Global Macro Fund | 139 | |||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 945,178 | |||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 35,196 |
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As of June 30, 2015, 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 of Sub-Transfer Agent Fees | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 16,515 | ||
Global Macro Fund | 4 | |||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 18,547 | |||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 921 |
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 June 30, 2015 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | |||
Global Alternatives Fund | $ | 164,178 | ||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 460,262 | |||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 11,177 |
f. Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Trust does not pay any compensation directly to its officers or Trustees who are directors, officers or employees of NGAM Advisors, NGAM Distribution, Natixis US or their affiliates. 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, the chairperson of the Contract Review Committee and the chairperson of the Audit Committee each receive an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $17,500. The chairperson of the Governance Committee receives an additional retainer fee at the annual rate of $5,000. 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 Funds Trusts, Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, and Gateway Trust 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.
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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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, 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 June 30, 2015, Natixis US and affiliates held shares of Global Macro Fund representing 94.82% of the Fund’s net assets. Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.
h. Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. NGAM Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Global Alternatives Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Fund’s Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through April 30, 2016 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, NGAM Advisors reimbursed the Fund $81 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.
i. Payment by Affiliates. During the period ended June 30, 2015, AlphaSimplex reimbursed Managed Futures Strategy Fund $1,178 for overdraft charges.
7. Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Global Alternatives Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses:
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | |||||||||||||
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses | $ | 48,967 | $ | 25,764 | $ | 81 | $ | 848,307 |
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.
All other Funds in this report allocate transfer agent fees and expenses on a pro rata basis based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes.
8. Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, participates in a $150,000,000 committed unsecured
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line of credit provided by State Street Bank. Any one Fund may borrow up to the full $150,000,000 under the line of credit (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the aggregate do not exceed the $150,000,000 limit at any time). Interest is charged to each participating Fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds rate or overnight LIBOR, plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, none of the Funds had borrowings under this agreement.
Prior to April 16, 2015, the committed unsecured line of credit was $200,000,000 with an individual limit of $125,000,000 for each Fund that participated in the line of credit. In addition, the commitment fee was 0.10% per annum, payable at the end of each calendar quarter.
9. 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 Funds’ (excluding Tactical U.S. Market Fund) investments in commodity-related instruments may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in other securities. The value of these investments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity.
Global Macro Fund is non-diversified, which means that it is not limited under the 1940 Act to a percentage of assets that it may invest in any one issuer. Because the Fund may invest in the securities of a limited number of issuers, an investment in the Fund may involve a higher degree of risk than would be present in a diversified portfolio.
10. Interest Expense. Global Alternatives Fund, Global Macro Fund and Managed Futures Strategy Fund incur interest expense on net cash and foreign currency debit balances, if any, for accounts held at brokers. Interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2015 is reflected on the Statements of Operations.
11. 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 June 30, 2015, 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
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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% | Percentage of | ||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | 2 | 37.70 | % | |||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | 2 | 20.66 | %(a) | |||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | 1 | 59.98 | %(a) |
(a) | Investments on behalf of non-affiliated account holders representing 8.79% and 59.98% of net assets for Managed Futures Strategy Fund and Tactical U.S. Market Fund, respectively, are controlled by AlphaSimplex. |
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 Funds do not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.
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12. Capital Shares. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Global Alternatives Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 7,504,038 | $ | 85,983,859 | 10,549,922 | $ | 117,074,063 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 404,650 | 4,673,704 | 808,086 | 8,795,307 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,179,669 | ) | (24,979,468 | ) | (14,539,064 | ) | (161,014,264 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 5,729,019 | $ | 65,678,095 | (3,181,056 | ) | $ | (35,144,894 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,967,979 | $ | 21,572,150 | 2,207,989 | $ | 23,527,887 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 172,414 | 1,893,104 | 264,553 | 2,771,655 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (786,628 | ) | (8,607,840 | ) | (2,001,060 | ) | (21,287,783 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 1,353,765 | $ | 14,857,414 | 471,482 | $ | 5,011,759 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 871,579 | $ | 10,005,771 | — | (a) | $ | 1 | |||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 28,030 | 327,390 | 5 | 57 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (103 | ) | (1,183 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net change | 899,506 | $ | 10,331,978 | 5 | $ | 58 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 81,505,494 | $ | 949,619,554 | 121,806,162 | $ | 1,366,499,501 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 4,360,784 | 51,021,174 | 5,800,398 | 64,201,320 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (27,235,238 | ) | (316,766,637 | ) | (69,706,045 | ) | (780,169,177 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 58,631,040 | $ | 683,874,091 | 57,900,515 | $ | 650,531,644 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 66,613,330 | $ | 774,741,578 | 55,190,946 | $ | 620,398,567 | ||||||||||
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12. Capital Shares (continued).
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Period Ended December 31, 2014* | | |||||||||||
Global Macro Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 35,297 | $ | 360,768 | 22,757 | $ | 225,501 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 538 | 5,524 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (36,961 | ) | (368,759 | ) | (1,094 | ) | (11,012 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | (1,126 | ) | $ | (2,467 | ) | 21,664 | $ | 214,501 | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 7,555 | $ | 76,851 | 100 | $ | 1,001 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 38 | 386 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (152 | ) | (1,506 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net change | 7,441 | $ | 75,731 | 100 | $ | 1,001 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 86,450 | $ | 900,049 | 2,527,338 | $ | 25,273,001 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 27,295 | 280,045 | 400 | 4,042 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (5,625 | ) | (56,064 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net change | 108,120 | $ | 1,124,030 | 2,527,738 | $ | 25,277,043 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 114,435 | $ | 1,197,294 | 2,549,502 | $ | 25,492,545 | ||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Managed Futures Strategy Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 17,331,546 | $ | 203,120,253 | 7,926,341 | $ | 85,835,159 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 657,108 | 7,937,866 | 1,409,586 | 15,334,925 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (6,891,101 | ) | (77,375,087 | ) | (9,059,693 | ) | (96,168,941 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 11,097,553 | $ | 133,683,032 | 276,234 | $ | 5,001,143 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 3,458,368 | $ | 39,452,752 | 1,508,317 | $ | 15,998,285 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 112,458 | 1,316,880 | 246,210 | 2,613,508 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (572,681 | ) | (6,206,286 | ) | (448,720 | ) | (4,552,344 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 2,998,145 | $ | 34,563,346 | 1,305,807 | $ | 14,059,449 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 76,346,130 | $ | 894,036,774 | 68,198,054 | $ | 730,964,650 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 3,983,569 | 48,700,572 | 13,546,753 | 148,000,892 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (24,882,515 | ) | (286,698,475 | ) | (25,644,666 | ) | (275,398,393 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 55,447,184 | $ | 656,038,871 | 56,100,141 | $ | 603,567,149 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 69,542,882 | $ | 824,285,249 | 57,682,182 | $ | 622,627,741 | ||||||||||
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12. Capital Shares (continued).
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | | Year Ended December 30, 2014 | | |||||||||||
Tactical U.S. Market Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 930,818 | $ | 11,061,799 | 295,712 | $ | 3,496,801 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 5,943 | 70,786 | 9,178 | 110,542 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (92,498 | ) | (1,111,588 | ) | (46,700 | ) | (538,192 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 844,263 | $ | 10,020,997 | 258,190 | $ | 3,069,151 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 117,603 | $ | 1,394,691 | 120,966 | $ | 1,405,317 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 1,460 | 17,184 | 5,761 | 68,239 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (10,922 | ) | (129,351 | ) | (2,311 | ) | (27,368 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 108,141 | $ | 1,282,524 | 124,416 | $ | 1,446,188 | ||||||||||
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Issued from the sale of shares | 4,294,147 | $ | 51,526,188 | 3,953,299 | $ | 45,963,032 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment | 48,480 | 579,331 | 298,226 | 3,511,746 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,949,070 | ) | (23,404,427 | ) | (825,607 | ) | (9,910,677 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 2,393,557 | $ | 28,701,092 | 3,425,918 | $ | 39,564,101 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 3,345,961 | $ | 40,004,613 | 3,808,524 | $ | 44,079,440 | ||||||||||
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed as Item 1 herewith.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) (1) | Not applicable |
(a) (2) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(2)(1) and (a)(2)(2), respectively. |
(a) (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Natixis Funds Trust II | ||
By: | /s/ David L. Giunta | |
Name: | David L. Giunta | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | August 20, 2015 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ David L. Giunta | |
Name: | David L. Giunta | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | August 20, 2015 |
By: | /s/ Michael C. Kardok | |
Name: | Michael C. Kardok | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
Date: | August 20, 2015 |