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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)
Russell L. Kane, 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) 449-2822
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: May 31, 2017
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The Registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
May 31, 2017
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Portfolio Review page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 17
Financial Statements page 27
Notes to Financial Statements page 45
Shareholder Supplementenclosed
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LOOMIS SAYLES DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
Manager: | Symbols: | |
Arthur J. Barry, CFA® | Class A LSCAX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | Class C LSCCX | |
Class N LDINX | ||
Class Y LSCYX |
Investment Goal
The Fund’s investment goal is high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
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Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20174,5
Expense Ratios6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years | Life of Class | Gross | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 3/30/2012) | Class A/C/Y | Class N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.13 | % | 13.74 | % | 13.16 | % | 11.50 | % | — | % | 1.26 | % | 0.85 | % | ||||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 7.10 | 13.47 | 12.90 | 11.25 | — | 1.51 | 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 0.97 | 6.90 | 11.56 | 9.98 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 3/30/2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 6.62 | 12.57 | 12.06 | 10.40 | — | 2.26 | 1.85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 5.62 | 11.57 | 12.06 | 10.40 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | — | — | — | — | -0.18 | 1.18 | 0.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 10.81 | 17.47 | 15.42 | 13.38 | 2.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Russell 1000® Value Index3 | 5.55 | 14.66 | 14.67 | 12.63 | -0.29 |
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ngam.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. 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. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized measure of U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. It also measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equities market. |
3 | Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. |
4 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
5 | The Fund revised its investment strategy on October 15, 2014 and July 18, 2016; performance may have been different had the current investment strategy been in place for all periods shown. |
6 | Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND
Manager: | Symbols: | |
Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA® | Class A LSAGX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | Class C LSCGX | |
Class N LSNGX | ||
Class Y LSGGX |
Investment Goal
The Fund’s investment goal is long-term growth of capital.
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Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20173
Expense Ratios4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Class | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 3/31/2016) | Class A/C/Y | Class N | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 18.53 | % | 21.28 | % | 21.11 | % | — | % | 2.55 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 3/31/2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 18.29 | 20.93 | 20.70 | — | 2.74 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 11.51 | 13.96 | 14.73 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 3/31/2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 17.87 | 19.94 | 19.75 | — | 3.18 | 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 16.87 | 18.94 | 19.75 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | — | — | — | 8.35 | 2.51 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI ACWI (Net)2 | 13.37 | 17.53 | 16.43 | 3.80 |
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ngam.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. 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. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
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) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
4 | Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps. |
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VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
Managers: | Symbols: | |
Dennis G. Alff, CFA® | Class A VNSAX | |
Chad D. Fargason, PhD | Class C VNSCX | |
Chris D. Wallis, CFA® | Class N VNSNX | |
Scott J. Weber, CFA® | Class Y VNSYX | |
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
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Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20173
Expense Ratios4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 Months | 1 Year | Life of Class | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 6/29/2012) | Class A/C/Y | Class N | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 10.76 | %5 | 17.52 | % | 15.77 | % | — | % | 1.12 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 6/29/2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 10.70 | 5 | 17.26 | 15.48 | — | 1.37 | 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 4.32 | 10.48 | 14.09 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 6/29/2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 10.27 | 5 | 16.38 | 14.63 | — | 2.12 | 2.05 | |||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 9.27 | 15.38 | 14.63 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 3/31/2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | — | — | — | 3.38 | 5 | 1.06 | 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 10.81 | 17.47 | 14.76 | 2.45 |
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ngam.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. 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. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
1 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | S&P 500® Index is a widely recognized U.S. stock market performance. It is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation, among other factors. It also measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equities market. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
4 | Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps. |
5 | Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund for financial reporting purposes only, and as such, the total returns reflected above are different from the total returns reported in the financial highlights. The returns presented in the table above are what an investor would have actually experienced. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
All investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its performance objectives or that losses will be avoided.
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 Natixis Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on Natixis Funds’ website at ngam.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how Natixis Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available from Natixis Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
Natixis 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 December 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.
The second line in the table for each class of Fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each 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.
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LOOMIS SAYLES DIVIDEND INCOME FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2016 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2017 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2016 – 5/31/2017 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,071.00 | $5.68 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.45 | $5.54 | * | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,066.20 | $9.53 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.71 | $9.30 | * | ||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $998.20 | $1.34 | 2 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.94 | $4.03 | * | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,071.30 | $4.39 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.69 | $4.28 | * |
* | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.10%, 1.85%, 0.80% and 0.85% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
1 | Actual expenses for Class A, C and Y are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.10%, 1.85% and 0.85%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
2 | Class N commenced operations on March 31, 2017. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) of 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (61), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL GROWTH FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2016 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2017 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2016 – 5/31/2017 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,182.90 | $7.07 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.45 | $6.54 | * | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,178.70 | $11.14 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.71 | $10.30 | * | ||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,083.50 | $1.74 | 2 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.95 | $5.04 | * | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,185.30 | $5.72 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.70 | $5.29 | * |
* | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.00% and 1.05% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
1 | Actual expenses for Class A, C and Y are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05% and 1.05%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
2 | Class N commenced operations on March 31, 2017. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (61), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial period). |
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VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2016 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2017 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2016 – 5/31/2017 | |||||||||
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Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,111.00 | $6.84 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.45 | $6.54 | * | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,106.10 | $10.76 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,014.71 | $10.30 | * | ||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,037.50 | $1.70 | 2 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.95 | $5.04 | * | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,111.50 | $5.53 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.70 | $5.29 | * |
* | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.00% and 1.05% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
1 | Actual expenses for Class A, C and Y are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.30%, 2.05% and 1.05%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
2 | Class N commenced operations on March 31, 2017. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (61), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s advisory agreement and, with respect to Vaughan Nelson Select Fund, sub-advisory agreement (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 Contract Review 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-adviser, as applicable (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 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 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 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, (v) 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, (vi) each Adviser’s policies and procedures relating to, among other things, compliance, trading and best execution, proxy voting, and valuation, (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
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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 2017. 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.
The Board noted that, through December 31, 2016, each Fund’s one- and three-year performance, as applicable, stated as percentile rankings within categories selected by the
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independent third-party data provider was as follows (where the best performance would be in the first percentile of its category):
One-Year | Three-Year | |||||||
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | 12 | % | 20 | % | ||||
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | 20 | % | 36 | % |
With respect to Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund, which commenced operations on March 31, 2016 and thus had not yet been in operation for a full year as of December 31, 2016, one- and three-year performance was not available.
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/or 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 applicable, 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, as applicable, 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 and the potential need to expend additional resources to the extent 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 Funds in this report have expense caps in place, and they considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisers for the Funds, each of which had current expenses above the cap. The Trustees further noted that management had proposed to reduce the expense cap of the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund. The Trustees noted that Vaughan Nelson Select Fund had an advisory fee rate that was above the median of a peer group of funds. In this regard, the Trustees considered the factors that management believed justified such relatively higher advisory fee rate, including: (1) that management believes the fee rate is reasonable because the Fund has a
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more complex and flexible investment strategy than its peers; and (2) that management had proposed to reduce the expense cap of the Fund.
The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Advisers and their affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Advisers’ and their affiliates’ relationships with the Funds, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. They also reviewed information provided by management about the effect of distribution costs and changes in asset levels on Adviser profitability, including information regarding resources spent on distribution activities. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered information about court cases in which adviser compensation or profitability were issues, the performance of the relevant Funds, the expense levels of the Funds, and whether the Advisers had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to such Funds.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each of the Funds were fair and reasonable, and that the costs of these services generally and the related profitability of the Advisers and their affiliates in respect of their relationships with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision of services by the Advisers and whether those economies are shared with the Funds through breakpoints in their investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees also discussed with management the factors considered with respect to the implementation of breakpoints in investment advisory fees or expense waivers or caps for certain funds. Management explained that a number of factors are taken into account in considering the possible implementation of breakpoints or an expense cap for a fund, including, among other things, factors such as a fund’s assets, the projected growth of a fund, projected profitability and a fund’s fees and performance. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that although the Funds’ management fees were not subject to breakpoints, each Fund was subject to an expense cap or waiver. The Trustees also considered management’s proposal to reduce the expense cap for Vaughan Nelson Select Fund. In considering these issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and on a relative basis) and the profitability to the Advisers and their affiliates of their relationships with the Funds, as discussed above.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the Funds supported the renewal of the Agreements.
The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:
· | The effect of recent market and economic events on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of each Fund. |
· | Whether each Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance |
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programs of the Funds and the Advisers. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Funds. |
· | The nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Advisers and their affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements covering administrative services. |
· | So-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Funds, and the benefits of research made available to the Advisers by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Funds’ securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the benefits to the parent company of NGAM Advisors from the retention of the Adviser. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest. |
· | The Trustees’ review and discussion of the Funds’ advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years. |
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that each of the existing Agreements, with the reduction of the expense cap for the Vaughan Nelson Select Fund described above, should be continued through June 30, 2018.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 96.6% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.1% | ||||||||
7,731 | United Technologies Corp. | $ | 937,616 | |||||
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Automobiles — 2.1% | ||||||||
15,373 | General Motors Co. | 521,606 | ||||||
7,386 | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 391,532 | ||||||
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913,138 | ||||||||
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Banks — 8.0% | ||||||||
23,968 | BB&T Corp. | 998,267 | ||||||
13,679 | JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b) | 1,123,730 | ||||||
28,034 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,433,659 | ||||||
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3,555,656 | ||||||||
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Beverages — 1.7% | ||||||||
6,311 | PepsiCo, Inc. | 737,566 | ||||||
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Biotechnology — 2.7% | ||||||||
18,344 | AbbVie, Inc. | 1,211,071 | ||||||
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Building Products — 2.2% | ||||||||
23,714 | Johnson Controls International PLC | 990,297 | ||||||
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Chemicals — 2.5% | ||||||||
17,753 | Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 1,099,976 | ||||||
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Communications Equipment — 2.7% | ||||||||
38,270 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,206,653 | ||||||
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Containers & Packaging — 1.7% | ||||||||
14,220 | International Paper Co. | 751,954 | ||||||
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2% | ||||||||
21,215 | Verizon Communications, Inc.(b) | 989,468 | ||||||
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Electric Utilities — 5.4% | ||||||||
16,077 | PG&E Corp. | 1,099,345 | ||||||
32,481 | PPL Corp. | 1,296,317 | ||||||
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2,395,662 | ||||||||
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Electrical Equipment — 2.0% | ||||||||
11,524 | Eaton Corp. PLC(b) | 891,727 | ||||||
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Food Products — 1.3% | ||||||||
4,871 | Hershey Co. (The) | 561,480 | ||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 2.5% | ||||||||
24,395 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,113,876 | ||||||
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Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 2.3% | ||||||||
29,903 | NextEra Energy Partners LP | 1,032,850 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates — 2.1% | ||||||||
33,482 | General Electric Co.(b) | 916,737 | ||||||
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Insurance — 5.3% | ||||||||
14,932 | FNF Group | 636,252 | ||||||
23,887 | MetLife, Inc. | 1,208,443 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Insurance — continued | ||||||||
25,606 | Old Republic International Corp. | $ | 506,487 | |||||
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2,351,182 | ||||||||
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Leisure Products — 1.0% | ||||||||
19,975 | Mattel, Inc. | 457,627 | ||||||
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Media — 1.0% | ||||||||
5,357 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 448,488 | ||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.7% | ||||||||
11,916 | Chevron Corp.(b) | 1,233,068 | ||||||
18,490 | Energy Transfer Partners LP | 402,342 | ||||||
20,883 | MPLX LP | 690,183 | ||||||
19,988 | Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares, Sponsored ADR | 1,123,526 | ||||||
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3,449,119 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 7.8% | ||||||||
30,003 | GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Sponsored ADR | 1,327,033 | ||||||
11,586 | Merck & Co., Inc. | 754,364 | ||||||
43,157 | Pfizer, Inc.(b) | 1,409,076 | ||||||
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3,490,473 | ||||||||
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REITs – Diversified — 4.1% | ||||||||
36,899 | Outfront Media, Inc. | 843,142 | ||||||
17,379 | Uniti Group, Inc. | 434,649 | ||||||
17,063 | Weyerhaeuser Co. | 562,396 | ||||||
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1,840,187 | ||||||||
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REITs – Hotels — 4.1% | ||||||||
35,847 | Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 922,702 | ||||||
14,126 | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | 909,855 | ||||||
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1,832,557 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Road & Rail — 1.8% | ||||||||
6,343 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 786,722 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.7% | ||||||||
21,157 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,211,661 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Software — 2.7% | ||||||||
17,486 | Microsoft Corp. | 1,221,222 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.3% | ||||||||
6,425 | Apple, Inc. | 981,483 | ||||||
17,913 | Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. | 473,799 | ||||||
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1,455,282 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Tobacco — 7.1% | ||||||||
9,710 | Altria Group, Inc. | 732,522 | ||||||
14,341 | British American Tobacco PLC, Sponsored ADR | 1,034,273 | ||||||
11,578 | Philip Morris International, Inc.(b) | 1,387,045 | ||||||
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3,153,840 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Infrastructure — 2.0% | ||||||||
11,461 | Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. | 892,812 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5% | ||||||||
37,100 | Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR | $ | 1,122,646 | |||||
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| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $39,081,625) | 43,019,545 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Preferred Stocks — 2.8% | ||||||||
Integrated Energy — 1.1% | ||||||||
8,945 | Hess Corp., 8.000% | 501,725 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7% | ||||||||
919 | Allergan PLC, Series A, 5.500% | 735,908 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $1,347,388) | 1,237,633 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
Bonds and Notes — 0.1% | ||||||||
Transportation Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
$ | 75,000 | APL Ltd., 8.000%, 1/15/2024(c)(d) | 57,375 | |||||
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| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $72,155) | 57,375 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Total Investments — 99.5% (Identified Cost $40,501,168)(a) | 44,314,553 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.5% | 217,395 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 44,531,948 | ||||||
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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 May 31, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $40,501,168 for federal income tax purposes was as follows: | ||||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost | $ | 4,527,438 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (714,053 | ) | ||||||
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| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 3,813,385 | ||||||
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| |||||||
(b) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for potential derivative contracts. | |||||||
(c) | Illiquid security. | |||||||
(d) | Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At May 31, 2017, the value of this security amounted to $57,375 or 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund – (continued)
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 |
Industry Summary at May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Pharmaceuticals | 9.5 | % | ||
Banks | 8.0 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 7.7 | |||
Tobacco | 7.1 | |||
Electric Utilities | 5.4 | |||
Insurance | 5.3 | |||
REITs - Diversified | 4.1 | |||
REITs - Hotels | 4.1 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 3.3 | |||
Software | 2.7 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 2.7 | |||
Biotechnology | 2.7 | |||
Communications Equipment | 2.7 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 2.5 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 2.5 | |||
Chemicals | 2.5 | |||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers | 2.3 | |||
Building Products | 2.2 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 2.2 | |||
Aerospace & Defense | 2.1 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates | 2.1 | |||
Automobiles | 2.1 | |||
Transportation Infrastructure | 2.0 | |||
Electrical Equipment | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 9.7 | |||
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| |||
Total Investments | 99.5 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.5 | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 98.2% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Argentina — 4.2% | ||||||||
2,278 | MercadoLibre, Inc. | $ | 626,700 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Brazil — 1.5% | ||||||||
31,876 | Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento | 224,692 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
China — 9.8% | ||||||||
7,257 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(b) | 888,692 | ||||||
3,104 | Baidu, Inc., Sponsored ADR(b) | 577,655 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,466,347 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Denmark — 3.8% | ||||||||
13,319 | Novo Nordisk AS, Class B | 565,452 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
France — 6.0% | ||||||||
6,663 | Danone | 495,255 | ||||||
2,918 | Sodexo S.A. | 398,249 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
893,504 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Germany — 2.5% | ||||||||
1,948 | Adidas AG | 373,446 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Italy — 1.4% | ||||||||
47,900 | Prada SpA(b) | 201,733 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Sweden — 1.4% | ||||||||
21,170 | Elekta AB, Class B | 212,171 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Switzerland — 7.9% | ||||||||
3,845 | Nestle S.A., (Registered) | 328,292 | ||||||
4,644 | Novartis AG, (Registered) | 380,043 | ||||||
1,722 | Roche Holding AG | 472,773 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,181,108 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United Kingdom — 6.2% | ||||||||
7,873 | Diageo PLC | 236,652 | ||||||
18,788 | Experian PLC(b) | 392,762 | ||||||
5,098 | Unilever NV | 290,405 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
919,819 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United States — 53.5% | ||||||||
599 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | 591,267 | ||||||
680 | Amazon.com, Inc.(b) | 676,342 | ||||||
4,036 | American Express Co. | 310,530 | ||||||
7,983 | Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 362,987 | ||||||
4,337 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 331,173 | ||||||
952 | Core Laboratories NV | 97,332 | ||||||
4,678 | Deere & Co. | 572,868 | ||||||
4,081 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 217,844 | ||||||
3,829 | Facebook, Inc., Class A(b) | 579,940 | ||||||
5,368 | Microsoft Corp. | 374,901 | ||||||
14,625 | Oracle Corp. | 663,829 | ||||||
4,562 | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 401,867 | ||||||
7,044 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 403,410 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
United States — continued | ||||||||
5,217 | Schlumberger Ltd. | $ | 363,051 | |||||
5,299 | SEI Investments Co. | 265,427 | ||||||
5,757 | Shire PLC | 331,559 | ||||||
5,812 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 553,477 | ||||||
15,816 | Yum China Holdings, Inc.(b) | 607,492 | ||||||
3,996 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 290,269 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,995,565 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $12,613,580) | 14,660,537 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 1.7% | ||||||||
$ | 250,590 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/31/2017 at 0.220% to be repurchased at $250,592 on 6/01/2017 collateralized by $255,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.250% due 11/15/2024 valued at $258,223 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $250,590) | 250,590 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 99.9% (Identified Cost $12,864,170)(a) | 14,911,127 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.1% | 21,080 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 14,932,207 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(a) | Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments that will be made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.): | |||||||
At May 31, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $12,864,170 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 | $ | 2,146,670 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (99,713 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 2,046,957 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund – (continued)
Industry Summary at May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Internet Software & Services | 21.9 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 9.5 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 8.7 | |||
Software | 6.9 | |||
Food Products | 5.5 | |||
IT Services | 5.2 | |||
Household Products | 4.9 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 4.5 | |||
Beverages | 4.0 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 3.9 | |||
Machinery | 3.8 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services | 3.1 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 2.7 | |||
Professional Services | 2.6 | |||
Biotechnology | 2.2 | |||
Consumer Finance | 2.1 | |||
Personal Products | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 4.7 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 1.7 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 99.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.1 | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
Currency Exposure Summary at May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
United States Dollar | 67.0 | % | ||
Euro | 10.5 | |||
Swiss Franc | 7.9 | |||
British Pound | 6.4 | |||
Danish Krone | 3.8 | |||
Other, less than 2% each | 4.3 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 99.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.1 | |||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 94.8% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 5.6% | ||||||||
38,625 | General Dynamics Corp.(b) | $ | 7,850,531 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Auto Components — 4.9% | ||||||||
77,550 | Delphi Automotive PLC(b) | 6,822,073 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 2.2% | ||||||||
60,225 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 3,079,907 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Biotechnology — 3.1% | ||||||||
202,250 | Grifols S.A., ADR | 4,340,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Markets — 1.9% | ||||||||
22,675 | Moody’s Corp. | 2,685,854 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 3.0% | ||||||||
12,625 | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 4,188,596 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 2.4% | ||||||||
20,075 | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(c) | 3,317,996 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.2% | ||||||||
101,050 | Halliburton Co. | 4,566,450 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.0% | ||||||||
83,325 | Medtronic PLC(b) | 7,022,631 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.6% | ||||||||
44,550 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(b) | 7,804,269 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Durables — 4.3% | ||||||||
114,375 | Newell Brands, Inc. | 6,056,156 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 4.2% | ||||||||
44,000 | Honeywell International, Inc.(b) | 5,851,560 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 2.0% | ||||||||
50,050 | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 2,839,337 | ||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.7% | ||||||||
3,510 | Priceline Group, Inc. (The)(b)(c) | 6,588,586 | ||||||
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Internet Software & Services — 3.9% | ||||||||
5,685 | Alphabet, Inc., Class C(c) | 5,485,229 | ||||||
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IT Services — 7.0% | ||||||||
78,650 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 5,968,748 | ||||||
30,800 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 3,784,704 | ||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.0% | ||||||||
24,325 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 4,203,117 | ||||||
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Media — 4.5% | ||||||||
236,850 | Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B | 6,371,265 | ||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.8% | ||||||||
149,575 | Enterprise Products Partners LP | 4,010,106 | ||||||
687,200 | Kosmos Energy Ltd.(c) | 4,123,200 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund – (continued)
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Personal Products — 3.3% | ||||||||
48,525 | Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | $ | 4,568,143 | |||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 4.1% | ||||||||
11,700 | Broadcom Ltd.(b) | 2,801,916 | ||||||
35,200 | Texas Instruments, Inc.(b) | 2,903,648 | ||||||
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Software — 4.7% | ||||||||
94,325 | Microsoft Corp.(b) | 6,587,658 | ||||||
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Specialty Retail — 3.9% | ||||||||
35,425 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 5,438,092 | ||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.5% | ||||||||
22,800 | Apple, Inc.(b) | 3,482,928 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $110,981,980) | 132,742,985 | |||||||
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Closed-End Investment Companies — 1.9% | ||||||||
164,925 | Ares Capital Corp. (Identified Cost $2,841,716) | 2,746,001 | ||||||
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Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 3.8% | ||||||||
$ | 5,298,735 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/31/2017 at 0.220% to be repurchased at $5,298,767 on 6/01/2017 collateralized by $3,600,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.375% due 1/15/2025 valued at $5,406,617 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $5,298,735) | 5,298,735 | |||||
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Total Investments — 100.5% (Identified Cost $119,122,431)(a) | 140,787,721 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.5)% | (752,904 | ) | ||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 140,034,817 | ||||||
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Written Options — (0.4)% | ||||||||
Options on Securities — (0.4)% | ||||||||
12,900 | Apple, Inc., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 170 | (55,470 | ) | |||||
8,800 | Broadcom Ltd., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 300 | (36,080 | ) | |||||
27,000 | Delphi Automotive PLC, Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 100 | (68,175 | ) | |||||
17,600 | General Dynamics Corp., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 220 | (70,400 | ) | |||||
17,600 | Honeywell International, Inc., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 150 | (24,992 | ) | |||||
20,400 | Medtronic PLC, Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 97.5000 | (8,874 | ) | |||||
30,400 | Microsoft Corp., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 80 | (26,448 | ) | |||||
1,900 | Priceline Group, Inc. (The), Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 2000 | (173,850 | ) | |||||
17,800 | Texas Instruments, Inc., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 100 | (9,256 | ) | |||||
16,600 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Call expiring January 19, 2018 at 190 | (71,795 | ) | |||||
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Total Written Options (Premiums Received $434,751) | $ | (545,340 | ) | |||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Vaughan Nelson Select 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 May 31, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $119,122,431 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 | $ | 23,997,326 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (2,332,036 | ) | ||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 21,665,290 | ||||||
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(b) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open option contracts. | |||||||
(c) | 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 May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
IT Services | 7.0 | % | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 5.8 | |||
Aerospace & Defense | 5.6 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 5.6 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 5.0 | |||
Auto Components | 4.9 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 4.7 | |||
Software | 4.7 | |||
Media | 4.5 | |||
Household Durables | 4.3 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates | 4.2 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 4.1 | |||
Internet Software & Services | 3.9 | |||
Specialty Retail | 3.9 | |||
Personal Products | 3.3 | |||
Energy Equipment & Services | 3.2 | |||
Biotechnology | 3.1 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 3.0 | |||
Chemicals | 3.0 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 2.5 | |||
Diversified Financial Services | 2.4 | |||
Banks | 2.2 | |||
Insurance | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 3.8 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 3.8 | |||
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Total Investments | 100.5 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including open written options) | (0.5 | ) | ||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | ||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Investments at cost | $ | 40,501,168 | $ | 12,864,170 | $ | 119,122,431 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 3,813,385 | 2,046,957 | 21,665,290 | |||||||||
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Investments at value | 44,314,553 | 14,911,127 | 140,787,721 | |||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 16,998 | 15,000 | 50,944 | |||||||||
Receivable from investment adviser (Note 6) | — | 15,290 | — | |||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 1,539,620 | — | — | |||||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 181,572 | 20,950 | 227,349 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims receivable | 294 | 13,088 | 9,856 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses (Note 8) | 136 | 37 | 378 | |||||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS | 46,053,173 | 14,975,492 | 141,076,248 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES |
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Options written, at value (premiums received $0, $0 and $434,751, respectively) (Note 2) | — | — | 545,340 | |||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | — | — | 172,263 | |||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 27,513 | — | 148,568 | |||||||||
Payable to custodian bank (Note 9) | 1,384,507 | — | — | |||||||||
Management fees payable (Note 6) | 8,766 | — | 68,636 | |||||||||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 6) | 46,343 | 9,307 | 44,804 | |||||||||
Administrative fees payable (Note 6) | 1,806 | 528 | 5,292 | |||||||||
Payable to distributor (Note 6d) | 243 | 8 | 499 | |||||||||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 52,047 | 33,442 | 56,029 | |||||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,521,225 | 43,285 | 1,041,431 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 44,531,948 | $ | 14,932,207 | $ | 140,034,817 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
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Paid-in capital | $ | 40,328,660 | $ | 12,781,382 | $ | 112,976,575 | ||||||
Undistributed net investment income | 177,422 | 40,264 | 321,331 | |||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions | 212,481 | 63,087 | 5,182,210 | |||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, options written and foreign currency translations | 3,813,385 | 2,047,474 | 21,554,701 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 44,531,948 | $ | 14,932,207 | $ | 140,034,817 | ||||||
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | ||||||||||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||||||||||
Class A shares: |
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Net assets | $ | 14,729,687 | $ | 707,724 | $ | 21,187,980 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 1,299,766 | 58,134 | 1,260,663 | |||||||||
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Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 11.33 | $ | 12.17 | $ | 16.81 | ||||||
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Offering price per share (100/94.25 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 12.02 | $ | 12.91 | $ | 17.84 | ||||||
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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 | $ | 9,555,002 | $ | 52,391 | $ | 7,270,057 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 848,022 | 4,333 | 449,267 | |||||||||
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Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 11.27 | $ | 12.09 | $ | 16.18 | ||||||
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Class N shares: |
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Net assets | $ | 998 | $ | 1,083 | $ | 1,038 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 88 | 89 | 61 | |||||||||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 11.34 | $ | 12.20 | * | $ | 16.89 | * | ||||
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Class Y shares: |
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Net assets | $ | 20,246,261 | $ | 14,171,009 | $ | 111,575,742 | ||||||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 1,785,088 | 1,161,913 | 6,605,584 | |||||||||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 11.34 | $ | 12.20 | $ | 16.89 | ||||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Interest | $ | 10,519 | $ | 151 | $ | 2,853 | ||||||
Dividends | 871,284 | 117,970 | 1,136,317 | |||||||||
Less net foreign taxes withheld | (5,661 | ) | (9,729 | ) | (4,945 | ) | ||||||
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876,142 | 108,392 | 1,134,225 | ||||||||||
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Expenses |
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Management fees (Note 6) | 137,450 | 46,366 | 574,246 | |||||||||
Service and distribution fees (Note 6) | 62,894 | 584 | 63,898 | |||||||||
Administrative fees (Note 6) | 10,252 | 2,593 | 30,234 | |||||||||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 6) | 11,764 | 8,221 | 12,696 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 6 and 7) | 22,327 | 2,959 | 34,526 | |||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 26,233 | 17,689 | 21,156 | |||||||||
Custodian fees and expenses | 3,824 | 28,900 | 3,744 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 566 | 105 | 1,640 | |||||||||
Registration fees | 66,772 | 60,004 | 68,186 | |||||||||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 10,772 | 1,418 | 15,724 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous expenses (Note 8) | 7,777 | 8,099 | 8,808 | |||||||||
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Total expenses | 360,631 | 176,938 | 834,858 | |||||||||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 6) | (103,006 | ) | (115,453 | ) | (61,578 | ) | ||||||
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Net expenses | 257,625 | 61,485 | 773,280 | |||||||||
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Net investment income | 618,517 | 46,907 | 360,945 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, OPTIONS WRITTEN AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on: |
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Investments | 384,557 | 76,292 | 6,934,857 | |||||||||
Options written | 25,059 | — | 100,601 | |||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | 244 | — | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
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Investments | 1,760,092 | 1,891,590 | 7,041,956 | |||||||||
Options written | — | — | (110,589 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign currency translations | — | 797 | — | |||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions | 2,169,708 | 1,968,923 | 13,966,825 | |||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 2,788,225 | $ | 2,015,830 | $ | 14,327,770 | ||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund | ||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 618,517 | $ | 1,054,410 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions | 409,616 | (236,763 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, options written and foreign currency translations | 1,760,092 | 2,094,835 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 2,788,225 | 2,912,482 | ||||||
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | ||||||||
Class A | (146,677 | ) | (407,643 | ) | ||||
Class C | (51,668 | ) | (115,022 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (201,666 | ) | (467,159 | ) | ||||
Net realized capital gains | ||||||||
Class A | (26,949 | ) | (1,185,173 | ) | ||||
Class C | (12,460 | ) | (394,480 | ) | ||||
Class Y | (30,883 | ) | (1,110,516 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (470,303 | ) | (3,679,993 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 13) | 7,127,016 | 10,194,133 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 9,444,938 | 9,426,622 | �� | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 35,087,010 | 25,660,388 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 44,531,948 | $ | 35,087,010 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED (DISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF) NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 177,422 | $ | (41,084 | ) | |||
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund | Vaughan Nelson Select Fund | |||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Period Ended November 30, 2016(a) | Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 46,907 | $ | 25,758 | $ | 360,945 | $ | 361,830 | |||||||||||
| 76,536 |
| 188,265 | 7,035,458 | 2,231,360 | |||||||||||||
| 1,892,387 |
| 155,087 | 6,931,367 | 4,866,123 | |||||||||||||
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2,015,830 | 369,110 | 14,327,770 | 7,459,313 | |||||||||||||||
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(578 | ) | — | (9,096 | ) | (1,415 | ) | ||||||||||||
(7 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
(44,506 | ) | — | (277,073 | ) | (164,168 | ) | ||||||||||||
(3,916 | ) | — | (328,006 | ) | (323,130 | ) | ||||||||||||
(498 | ) | — | (124,325 | ) | (128,464 | ) | ||||||||||||
(200,228 | ) | — | (1,583,641 | ) | (1,592,857 | ) | ||||||||||||
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(249,733 | ) | — | (2,322,141 | ) | (2,210,034 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| 3,154,003 |
| 9,642,997 | (4,488,826 | ) | 27,384,829 | ||||||||||||
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4,920,100 | 10,012,107 | 7,516,803 | 32,634,108 | |||||||||||||||
10,012,107 | — | 132,518,014 | 99,883,906 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 14,932,207 | $ | 10,012,107 | $ | 140,034,817 | $ | 132,518,014 | |||||||||||
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$ | 40,264 |
| $ | 38,448 | $ | 321,331 | $ | 246,555 | ||||||||||
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Period Ended November 30, 2012* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.70 | $ | 11.35 | $ | 13.02 | $ | 12.87 | $ | 10.43 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.51 | (b) | 0.32 | 0.25 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.60 | 0.53 | (0.58 | ) | 0.91 | 2.47 | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.75 | 0.88 | (0.24 | ) | 1.42 | 2.79 | 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.10 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.02 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.12 | ) | (1.53 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (1.27 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.33 | $ | 10.70 | $ | 11.35 | $ | 13.02 | $ | 12.87 | $ | 10.43 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d)(e) | 7.10 | %(f) | 9.26 | % | (1.89 | )% | 11.95 | %(b) | 27.35 | % | 6.01 | %(c)(f) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 14,730 | $ | 14,236 | $ | 11,329 | $ | 7,569 | $ | 5,978 | $ | 2,691 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses(g) | 1.10 | %(h) | 1.16 | %(i) | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.54 | %(h) | 1.51 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.74 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.72 | %(h) | 3.46 | % | 2.96 | % | 4.03 | %(b) | 2.70 | % | 3.67 | %(c)(h) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 23 | % | 35 | % | 51 | % | 65 | % | 45 | % | 14 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on March 30, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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 $0.33, total return would have been 10.53% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.63%. |
(c) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.23, total return would have been 5.71% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 3.31%. |
(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) | Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.20% to 1.10%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Period Ended November 30, 2012* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.65 | $ | 11.30 | $ | 12.98 | $ | 12.81 | $ | 10.42 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.44 | (b) | 0.25 | 0.20 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.59 | 0.53 | (0.58 | ) | 0.89 | 2.45 | 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.70 | 0.80 | (0.32 | ) | 1.33 | 2.70 | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.06 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.02 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.08 | ) | (1.45 | ) | (1.36 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.27 | $ | 10.65 | $ | 11.30 | $ | 12.98 | $ | 12.81 | $ | 10.42 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d)(e) | 6.62 | %(f) | 8.48 | % | (2.64 | )% | 11.14 | %(b) | 26.40 | % | 5.44 | %(c)(f) | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 9,555 | $ | 5,505 | $ | 3,744 | $ | 1,716 | $ | 5,260 | $ | 61 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses(g) | 1.85 | %(h) | 1.90 | %(i) | 1.95 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.95 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 2.30 | %(h) | 2.26 | % | 2.35 | % | 2.42 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.53 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.04 | %(h) | 2.68 | % | 2.21 | % | 3.54 | %(b) | 2.03 | % | 3.01 | %(c)(h) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 23 | % | 35 | % | 51 | % | 65 | % | 45 | % | 14 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on March 30, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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 $0.21, total return would have been 9.71% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 1.70%. |
(c) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.17, total return would have been 5.14% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.53%. |
(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) | Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.95% to 1.85%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class N | ||||
Period Ended May 31, 2017* (Unaudited) | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.37 | ||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.06 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.09 | )(b) | ||
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Total from Investment Operations | (0.03 | ) | ||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.34 | ||
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Total return(c)(d) | (0.18 | )% | ||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: |
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 1 | ||
Net expenses(e)(f) | 0.80 | % | ||
Gross expenses(f) | 15.69 | % | ||
Net investment income(f) | 2.99 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 23 | % |
* | From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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) | 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) | 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. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund—Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Period Ended November 30, 2012* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.71 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 13.03 | $ | 12.88 | $ | 10.44 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.56 | (b) | 0.35 | 0.26 | (c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.60 | 0.53 | (0.56 | ) | 0.90 | 2.47 | 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.76 | 0.90 | (0.21 | ) | 1.46 | 2.82 | 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.11 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.02 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.13 | ) | (1.55 | ) | (1.46 | ) | (1.31 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 11.34 | $ | 10.71 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 13.03 | $ | 12.88 | $ | 10.44 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 7.13 | %(e) | 9.53 | % | (1.64 | )% | 12.22 | %(b) | 27.63 | % | 6.19 | %(c)(e) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 20,246 | $ | 15,345 | $ | 10,588 | $ | 22,545 | $ | 13,917 | $ | 16,945 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses(f) | 0.85 | %(g) | 0.90 | %(h) | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.30 | %(g) | 1.26 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.53 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.95 | %(g) | 3.62 | % | 2.97 | % | 4.46 | %(b) | 2.97 | % | 3.88 | %(c)(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 23 | % | 35 | % | 51 | % | 65 | % | 45 | % | 14 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on March 30, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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 $0.37, total return would have been 10.80% and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 2.91%. |
(c) | Includes a non-recurring dividend. Without this dividend, net investment income per share would have been $0.23, total return would have been 5.89%, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 3.45%. |
(d) | Had certain expenses not been waived/reimbursed during the period, total returns would have been lower. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(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) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(h) | Effective July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 0.95% to 0.85%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund—Class A | ||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Period Ended November 30, 2016* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.53 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.04 | 0.00 | (b) | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.84 | 0.53 | ||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.88 | 0.53 | ||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: |
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Net investment income | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.21 | ) | — | |||||
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Total Distributions | (0.24 | ) | — | |||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.17 | $ | 10.53 | ||||
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Total return(c)(d) | 18.29 | % | 5.30 | % | ||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 708 | $ | 195 | ||||
Net expenses(e)(f) | 1.30 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||
Gross expenses(f) | 3.40 | % | 2.74 | % | ||||
Net investment income(f) | 0.68 | % | 0.00 | %(g) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 12 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016. |
(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) | 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) | Amount rounds to less than 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund—Class C | ||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Period Ended November 30, 2016* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.47 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: |
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.01 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.84 | 0.55 | ||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.83 | 0.47 | ||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: |
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Net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | — | |||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.21 | ) | — | |||||
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Total Distributions | (0.21 | ) | — | |||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.09 | $ | 10.47 | ||||
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Total return(c)(d) | 17.87 | % | 4.70 | % | ||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 52 | $ | 25 | ||||
Net expenses(e)(f) | 2.05 | % | 2.05 | % | ||||
Gross expenses(f) | 4.04 | % | 3.18 | % | ||||
Net investment loss(f) | (0.18 | )% | (1.09 | )% | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 12 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016. |
(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) | 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. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund—Class N | ||||
Period Ended May 31, 2017* (Unaudited) | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 11.26 | ||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: |
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Net investment income(a) | 0.02 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.92 | |||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.94 | |||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: |
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Net realized capital gains | — | |||
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Total Distributions | — | |||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.20 | ||
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Total return(b) | 8.35 | % | ||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: |
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 1 | ||
Net expenses(c)(d) | 1.00 | % | ||
Gross expenses(d) | 16.76 | % | ||
Net investment income(d) | 0.89 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % |
* | From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund—Class Y | ||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Period Ended November 30, 2016* | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 10.55 | $ | 10.00 | ||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.05 | 0.03 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.86 | 0.52 | ||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.91 | 0.55 | ||||||
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Net investment income | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.21 | ) | — | |||||
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Total Distributions | (0.26 | ) | — | |||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 12.20 | $ | 10.55 | ||||
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Total return(b) | 18.53 | % | 5.50 | % | ||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: |
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 14,171 | $ | 9,793 | ||||
Net expenses(c)(d) | 1.05 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||
Gross expenses(c) | 3.04 | % | 2.55 | % | ||||
Net investment income(c) | 0.82 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 8 | % | 12 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on March 31, 2016 through November 30, 2016. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(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. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Vaughan Nelson Select Fund—Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Period Ended November 30, 2012* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 15.38 | $ | 14.82 | $ | 14.78 | $ | 14.22 | $ | 10.50 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | 0.01 | (b) | (0.00 | )(c) | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.66 | 0.83 | 0.47 | 2.01 | 3.94 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 1.69 | 0.86 | 0.48 | 2.00 | 3.95 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | (0.01 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.25 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.26 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.44 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 16.81 | $ | 15.38 | $ | 14.82 | $ | 14.78 | $ | 14.22 | $ | 10.50 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(d) | 11.10 | %(e)(f)(g) | 5.91 | %(e) | 3.31 | % | 15.31 | %(e) | 38.44 | %(b)(e) | 5.00 | %(e)(f) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 21,188 | $ | 20,502 | $ | 15,794 | $ | 11,182 | $ | 9,468 | $ | 777 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.30 | %(h)(i) | 1.34 | %(i)(j) | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | %(i) | 1.40 | %(i) | 1.40 | %(h)(i) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.39 | %(h) | 1.37 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.96 | % | 3.36 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.38 | %(h) | 0.18 | % | 0.05 | % | (0.08 | )% | 0.05 | %(b) | (0.11 | )%(h) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 43 | % | 64 | % | 35 | % | 64 | % | 112 | % | 72 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on June 29, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(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 $(0.01), total return would have been 38.24%, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.07)%. |
(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) | 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 returns based on the adjusted net asset values per share may differ from the total returns reported in the average annual total return table. |
(h) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(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 July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.40% to 1.30%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Period Ended November 30, 2012* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 14.87 | $ | 14.44 | $ | 14.52 | $ | 14.07 | $ | 10.47 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment loss(a) | (0.03 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.08 | )(b) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.59 | 0.81 | 0.46 | 1.99 | 3.91 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net realized capital gains | (0.25 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.25 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 16.18 | $ | 14.87 | $ | 14.44 | $ | 14.52 | $ | 14.07 | $ | 10.47 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(c) | 10.61 | %(d)(e)(f) | 5.14 | %(d) | 2.52 | % | 14.54 | %(d) | 37.38 | %(b)(d) | 4.70 | %(d)(e) | ||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 7,270 | $ | 7,693 | $ | 5,607 | $ | 2,955 | $ | 1,118 | $ | 159 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 2.05 | %(g)(h) | 2.09 | %(h)(i) | 2.15 | % | 2.15 | %(h) | 2.15 | %(h) | 2.15 | %(g)(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 2.14 | %(g) | 2.12 | % | 2.15 | % | 2.35 | % | 2.76 | % | 4.48 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.38 | )%(g) | (0.58 | )% | (0.69 | )% | (0.84 | )% | (0.62 | )%(b) | (0.78 | )%(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 43 | % | 64 | % | 35 | % | 64 | % | 112 | % | 72 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on June 29, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(a) | Per share net investment 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 37.28%, and the ratio of net investment loss to average net assets would have been (0.75)%. |
(c) | A contingent deferred sales charge for Class C 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. |
(e) | Periods less than one year are not annualized. |
(f) | 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 returns based on the adjusted net asset values per share may differ from the total returns reported in the average annual total return table. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(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 July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 2.15% to 2.05%. |
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Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 16.28 | ||
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Net expenses(e)(f) | 1.00 | % | ||
Gross expenses(f) | 15.42 | % | ||
Net investment income(f) | 0.70 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 43 | % |
* | From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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) | 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 returns based on the adjusted net asset values per share may differ from the total returns reported in the average annual total return table. |
(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. |
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Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Period Ended November 30, 2012* | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 15.48 | $ | 14.90 | $ | 14.83 | $ | 14.24 | $ | 10.51 | $ | 10.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.04 | (b) | (0.00 | )(c) | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.65 | 0.85 | 0.47 | 2.03 | 3.94 | 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.04 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | (0.25 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.29 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (1.46 | ) | (0.25 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
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Total return | 11.15 | %(d)(e)(f) | 6.22 | %(e) | 3.56 | % | 15.66 | %(e) | 38.80 | %(b)(e) | 5.10 | %(d)(e) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 111,576 | $ | 104,324 | $ | 78,483 | $ | 54,095 | $ | 14,211 | $ | 6,759 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.05 | %(g)(h) | 1.09 | %(h)(i) | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | %(h) | 1.15 | %(h) | 1.15 | %(g)(h) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.14 | %(g) | 1.12 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.80 | % | 3.46 | %(g) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.63 | %(g) | 0.43 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.33 | %(b) | (0.10 | )%(g) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 43 | % | 64 | % | 35 | % | 64 | % | 112 | % | 72 | % |
* | From commencement of operations on June 29, 2012 through November 30, 2012. |
(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 $0.02, total return would have been 38.61%, and the ratio of net investment income to average net assets would have been 0.15%. |
(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) | 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 returns based on the adjusted net asset values per share may differ from the total returns reported in the average annual total return table. |
(g) | Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year. |
(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 July 1, 2016, the expense limit decreased from 1.15% to 1.05%. |
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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:
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund (the “Dividend Income Fund”)
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund (the “Global Growth Fund”)
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund (the “Select Fund”)
Each Fund is a diversified investment company, except for Select Fund, which is a non-diversified investment company.
Each Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N (effective March 31, 2017) and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, 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 with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Class Y shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Class Y as outlined in the relevant 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 and Natixis ETF 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 (such as the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A and Class C), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Class A, Class C, Class Y, and individually for Class N. 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 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 shares of 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. 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. Domestic exchange-traded single name equity option contracts (including options on exchange-traded funds) are valued at the mean of the National Best Bid and Offer quotations.
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
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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 the Fund.
Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities.
As of May 31, 2017, securities of the Funds were fair valued as follows:
Fund | Equity Securities1 | Percentage | Securities | Percentage | ||||||||||||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | — | — | $ | 57,375 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
Global Growth Fund | 4,678,792 | 31.3 | % | — | — |
1 | Certain foreign equity securities 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 accrual basis. Interest income is increased by the accretion of discount and decreased by the amortization of premium, if applicable. In determining net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities has been determined on an identified cost basis. Investment income, non-class specific expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.
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c. Short Sales. A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own, usually in anticipation of a decline in the fair market value of the security. To sell a security short, a Fund typically borrows that security from a prime broker and delivers it to the short sale counterparty. Short sale proceeds are held by the prime broker until the short position is closed out and would be reflected as due from broker in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When closing out a short position, a Fund will have to purchase the security it originally sold short. The value of short sales is reflected as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is marked-to-market daily. A Fund will realize a profit from closing out a short position if the price of the security sold short has declined since the short position was opened; a Fund will realize a loss from closing out a short position if the value of the shorted security has risen since the short position was opened. Because there is no upper limit on the price to which a security can rise, short selling exposes a Fund to potentially unlimited losses. Ordinarily, a Fund will pay interest to borrow securities and will have to repay the lender any dividends that accrue on the security while the loan is outstanding. The Funds intend to cover their short sale transactions by segregating or earmarking liquid assets, such that the segregated/earmarked amount, combined with assets pledged to the prime broker as collateral, equals the current market value of the securities underlying the short sale.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, none of the Funds had short sales of securities under this agreement.
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 Funds’ 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. For federal income tax purposes, net realized foreign exchange gains or losses are characterized as ordinary income, and may, if the Funds have net losses, reduce or eliminate the amount of income available to be distributed by the Funds.
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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 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.
e. Option Contracts. Certain Funds may enter into option contracts. When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised 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 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.
f. 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
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income and any net realized capital gains at least annually. Management has performed an analysis of each Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of May 31, 2017 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 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.
g. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gain distributions are determined 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 foreign currency gains and losses, deferred Trustees’ fees, non-deductible expenses, short sales, partnerships, paydown gains and losses, return of capital and capital gain distributions received, distribution re-designations, contingent payment debt instruments, convertible bonds 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, wash sales, premium amortization, dividends payable, partnerships and return of capital distributions received. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be
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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 November 30, 2016, was as follows:
2016 Distributions Paid From: | ||||||||||||
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Dividend Income Fund | $ | 1,054,752 | $ | 2,625,241 | $ | 3,679,993 | ||||||
Global Growth Fund | — | — | — | |||||||||
Select Fund | 165,583 | 2,044,451 | 2,210,034 |
Differences between these amounts and those reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are primarily attributable to different book and tax treatment for short-term capital gains.
As of November 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Dividend | Global Growth | Select Fund | ||||||||||
Post-October capital loss deferrals* | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,746,724 | ) |
* | Under current tax law, capital losses, foreign currency losses, and losses on passive foreign investment companies and contingent payment debt instruments after October 31 or December 31, as applicable, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following taxable year. Select Fund is deferring capital losses that occurred after October 31, 2016. |
h. Repurchase Agreements. Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which each Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is each Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of May 31, 2017, 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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i. 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.
j. New Accounting Pronouncement. In October 2016, the SEC adopted amendments to rules under the 1940 Act (“final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The final rules amend Regulation S-X and require funds to provide standardized, enhanced derivative disclosures in fund financial statements in a format designed for individual investors. The amendments to Regulation S-X also update the disclosures for other investments, including investments in and advances to affiliates, and amend the rules regarding the general form and content of fund financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the amendments and the impact, if any, on the Funds’ financial statements.
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.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of May 31, 2017, at value:
Dividend Income Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 43,019,545 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 43,019,545 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks(a) | 1,237,633 | — | — | 1,237,633 | ||||||||||||
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Bonds and Notes(a) | — | 57,375 | — | 57,375 | ||||||||||||
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For the six months ended May 31, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Global Growth Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Denmark | $ | — | $ | 565,452 | $ | — | $ | 565,452 | ||||||||
France | — | 893,504 | — | 893,504 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 373,446 | — | 373,446 | ||||||||||||
Italy | — | 201,733 | — | 201,733 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | — | 212,171 | — | 212,171 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | — | 1,181,108 | — | 1,181,108 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | — | 919,819 | — | 919,819 | ||||||||||||
United States | 7,664,006 | 331,559 | — | 7,995,565 | ||||||||||||
All Other Common Stocks(a) | 2,317,739 | — | — | 2,317,739 | ||||||||||||
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Short-Term Investments | — | 250,590 | — | 250,590 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 9,981,745 | $ | 4,929,382 | $ | — | $ | 14,911,127 | ||||||||
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For the six months ended May 31, 2017, there were no transfers among Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 132,742,985 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 132,742,985 | ||||||||
Closed-End Investment Companies | 2,746,001 | — | — | 2,746,001 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | — | 5,298,735 | — | 5,298,735 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 135,488,986 | $ | 5,298,735 | $ | — | $ | 140,787,721 | ||||||||
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Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Written Options | $ | (545,340 | ) | $ — | $ | — | $ (545,340 | ) | ||||||||
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For the six months ended May 31, 2017, 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 Dividend Income Fund and Select Fund used during the period include option contracts.
Dividend Income Fund is subject to the risk of unpredictable declines in the value of individual equity securities and periods of below average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. The Fund may use purchased put options and written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns and may use written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. The Fund may also use purchased call options, written call options and written put options for investment purposes. During the six months ended May 31, 2017, the Fund engaged in written call option transactions for hedging purposes.
Select 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 written call options to hedge against a decline in value of an equity security that it owns and may use written put options to offset the cost of options used for hedging purposes. The Fund may also use written call options and written put options for investment purposes. During the six months ended May 31, 2017, the Fund engaged in written call option transactions for investment purposes.
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The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Select Fund as of May 31, 2017, as reflected within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
Liabilities | Options written at value | |||
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Equity contracts | $ | (545,340 | ) |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Dividend Income Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2017, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Options written | |||
Equity contracts | $ | 25,059 |
Transactions in derivative instruments for Select Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2017, as reflected within the Statements of Operations, were as follows:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on: | Options written | |||
Equity contracts | $ | 100,601 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | Options written | |||
Equity contracts | $ | (110,589 | ) |
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 net assets, for Dividend Income Fund, based on month-end market values of underlying securities, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended May 31, 2017:
Dividend Income Fund** | Call Options Written | |||
Average Market Value of Underlying Securities | 0.57 | % | ||
Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 1.43 | % | ||
Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 0.00 | % | ||
Market Value of Underlying Securities as of May 31, 2017 | 0.00 | % |
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The volume of option contract activity, as a percentage of net assets, for Select Fund, based on month-end market values of underlying securities, at absolute value, was as follows for the six months ended May 31, 2017:
Select Fund** | Call Options Written | |||
Average Market Value of Underlying Securities | 8.41 | % | ||
Highest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 18.76 | % | ||
Lowest Market Value of Underlying Securities | 0.00 | % | ||
Market Value of Underlying Securities as of May 31, 2017 | 17.25 | % |
** | Market value of underlying instruments is determined as follows: for securities by multiplying option shares by the price of the option’s underlying security, as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Policies and Procedures. |
The following is a summary of Dividend Income Fund’s written option activity:
Dividend Income Fund | Number of | Premiums | ||||||
Outstanding at November 30, 2016 | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 256 | 25,059 | ||||||
Options expired | (256 | ) | (25,059 | ) | ||||
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Select Fund | Number of | Premiums | ||||||
Outstanding at November 30, 2016 | — | $ | — | |||||
Options written | 3,217 | 664,765 | ||||||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (1,447 | ) | (184,218 | ) | ||||
Options expired | (60 | ) | (45,796 | ) | ||||
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Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 17,785,328 | $ | 10,347,387 | ||||
Global Growth Fund | 3,581,459 | 914,085 | ||||||
Select Fund | 56,940,499 | 55,238,809 |
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6. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds, except Select 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 average daily net assets:
Fund | Percentage of Average | |||
Dividend Income Fund | 0.60 | % | ||
Global Growth Fund | 0.80 | % |
NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”), serves as investment adviser to the Select Fund. NGAM Advisors is a wholly-owned 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 0.85%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets.
NGAM Advisors has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”). Under the terms of the subadvisory agreement, the Fund pays a subadvisory fee at the annual rate of 0.53%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. Payments to NGAM Advisors are reduced by the amount of payments to Vaughan Nelson.
Loomis Sayles and NGAM Advisors have given binding undertakings to the Funds to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Funds’ operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, dividend expenses on securities sold short, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. These undertakings are in effect until March 31, 2018, 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. Waivers/reimbursements that exceed management fees payable are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as receivable from investment adviser.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, 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 | ||||||||||||
Dividend Income Fund | 1.10 | % | 1.85 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.85 | % | ||||||||
Global Growth Fund | 1.30 | % | 2.05 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||
Select Fund | 1.30 | % | 2.05 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.05 | % |
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Effective July 1, 2017, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreements for Select Fund are as follows:
Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Select Fund | 1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.00 | % |
These undertakings are in effect until March 31, 2019, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and will be reevaluated on an annual basis.
Loomis Sayles and NGAM Advisors shall be permitted to recover expenses they have borne under the expense limitation agreements (whether through waiver of its management fees or otherwise) on a class by class basis in later periods to the extent the annual operating expenses of a class fall below a class’ expense limits, provided, however, that a class is not obligated to pay such waived/reimbursed fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, the management fees and waivers of management fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Gross Fees | Contractual Fees1 | Net Fees | Percentage of | ||||||||||||||||
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Dividend Income Fund | $ | 137,450 | $ | 97,224 | $ | 40,226 | $ | 0.60 | % | 0.18 | % | |||||||||
Global Growth Fund | 46,366 | 46,366 | — | 0.80 | % | — | ||||||||||||||
Select Fund | 574,246 | 60,054 | 514,192 | 0.85 | % | 0.76 | % |
1 | Contractual management fee waivers are subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2018. |
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows :
Reimbursement | ||||||||||||||||
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Dividend Income Fund | $ | 1,861 | $ | 1,299 | $ | 2,598 | $ | 5,758 | ||||||||
Select Fund | 117 | 27 | 1,356 | 1,500 |
In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed non-class specific expenses of Global Growth Fund in the amount of $69,063 for the six months ended May 31, 2017.
Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by Natixis US.
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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 Trust. Pursuant to this agreement, NGAM Distribution serves as principal underwriter of the Funds of the Trust.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plans”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to each Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plans”).
Under the Class A Plans, each Fund pays NGAM Distribution a monthly service fee at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, the service and distribution fees for each Fund were as follows:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | |||||||||||
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Dividend Income Fund | $ | 20,368 | $ | 10,632 | $ | 31,894 | ||||||
Global Growth Fund | 429 | 39 | 116 | |||||||||
Select Fund | 26,505 | 9,348 | 28,045 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Funds and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street Bank”) to serve as sub-administrator. Pursuant to an agreement among Natixis Funds 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.
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For the six months ended May 31, 2017, the administrative fees for each Fund were as follows:
Fund | Administrative Fees | |||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 10,252 | ||
Global Growth Fund | 2,593 | |||
Select Fund | 30,234 |
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 of Trustees, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Funds’ transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, 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 | |||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 15,766 | ||
Global Growth Fund | 373 | |||
Select Fund | 27,304 |
As of May 31, 2017, 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 | |||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 243 | ||
Global Growth Fund | 8 | |||
Select Fund | 499 |
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.
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e. Commissions. Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by NGAM Distribution during the six months ended May 31, 2017 were as follows:
Fund | Commissions | |||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 5,857 | ||
Select Fund | 1,165 |
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 of Trustees receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $325,000. 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 $155,000. 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 $10,000. 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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. Payment by Affiliates. During the six months ended May 31, 2017, Loomis Sayles reimbursed Dividend Income Fund $314 in connection with a trading error.
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h. Affiliated Ownership. As of May 31, 2017, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) and Natixis US and affiliates held shares of the Funds representing the following percentages of the Funds’ net assets:
Fund | Retirement Plan | Natixis US | Total Affiliated | |||||||||
Dividend Income Fund | 3.36 | % | — | 3.36 | % | |||||||
Global Growth Fund | — | 41.87 | % | 41.87 | % |
Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Funds.
i. Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. NGAM Advisors had given a binding contractual undertaking to the Funds to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through May 31, 2018 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.
For the period March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017, NGAM Advisors reimbursed the Funds for transfer agency expenses as follows:
Fund | Reimbursement of Transfer Agency Expenses | |||
Class N | ||||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 24 | ||
Global Growth Fund | 24 | |||
Select Fund | 24 |
7. Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. For the period from March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017, the Funds incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | ||||||||||||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 3,036 | $ | 1,717 | $ | 24 | $ | 3,936 | ||||||||
Global Growth Fund | 15 | 1 | 24 | 382 | ||||||||||||
Select Fund | 1,616 | 552 | 24 | 8,298 |
Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class A, Class C and Class Y are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of those classes. Transfer agent fees and expenses attributable to Class N are allocated to Class N.
8. Line of Credit. Each Fund, together with certain other funds of Natixis Funds Trusts and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts, entered into a 364-day, $400,000,000 syndicated,
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committed, unsecured line of credit with Citibank, N.A. to be used for temporary or emergency purposes only. Any one Fund may borrow up to the full $400,000,000 under the line of credit (as long as all borrowings by all Funds in the aggregate do not exceed the $400,000,000 limit at any time), subject to each Fund’s investment restrictions. Interest is charged to the Funds at a rate equal to the greater of the eurodollar or the federal funds rate plus 1.00%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum, payable on the last business day of each month, is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their average daily unused portion of the line of credit. The Funds paid an arrangement fee, an upfront fee, and other fees in connection with the new line of credit agreement, which are being amortized over a period of 364 days and are reflected as miscellaneous expenses on the Statements of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
Prior to April 13, 2017, the commitment fee was 0.10% per annum based on the average daily unused portion of the line of credit.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, none of the Funds had borrowings under these agreements.
9. Payable to Custodian Bank. The Funds’ custodian bank, State Street Bank, provides overdraft protection to the Funds in the event of a cash shortfall. Cash overdrafts bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds rate plus 2.00%. At May 31, 2017, payable to the custodian bank and interest incurred in connection with these overdrafts were as follows:
Payable to | Interest incurred on Overdrafts | |||||||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 1,384,507 | $ | 143 |
10. Brokerage Commission Recapture. Certain Funds have entered into agreements with certain brokers whereby the brokers will rebate a portion of brokerage commissions. All amounts rebated by the brokers are returned to the Funds under such agreements and are included in realized gains on investments on the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended May 31, 2017, amounts rebated under these agreements were as follows:
Fund | Rebates | |||
Dividend Income Fund | $ | 835 | ||
Global Growth Fund | 236 |
11. Concentration of Risk. Each Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.
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The Select 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.
12. Concentration of Ownership. From time to time, a Fund may have a concentration of one or more accounts constituting a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities by holders of such accounts could have material impacts on the Funds. As of May 31, 2017, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Funds had accounts representing controlling ownership of more than 5% of the Funds’ 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% | Percentage of | Percentage | Total | ||||||||||||
Dividend Income Fund | 3 | 25.69 | % | — | 25.69 | % | ||||||||||
Global Growth Fund | 2 | 22.42 | % | 41.87 | % | 64.29 | % |
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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13. Capital Shares. Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 | | | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | | |||||||||||
Dividend Income Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 420,779 | $ | 4,698,324 | 475,395 | $ | 4,758,020 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 14,609 | 164,638 | 158,404 | 1,559,174 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (465,695 | ) | (5,238,190 | ) | (301,504 | ) | (3,051,100 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 428,506 | $ | 4,725,179 | 264,338 | $ | 2,671,001 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 5,369 | 60,382 | 43,940 | 431,029 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (102,800 | ) | (1,150,616 | ) | (122,480 | ) | (1,238,735 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,023,027 | $ | 11,387,001 | 948,650 | $ | 9,537,161 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 20,512 | 231,283 | 156,717 | 1,546,441 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (691,102 | ) | (7,751,985 | ) | (604,665 | ) | (6,018,858 | ) | ||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 653,293 | $ | 7,127,016 | 1,018,795 | $ | 10,194,133 | ||||||||||
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13. Capital Shares (continued).
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 | | | Period Ended November 30, 2016* | | |||||||||||
Global Growth Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 39,219 | $ | 451,121 | 24,823 | $ | 256,235 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 433 | 4,494 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | — | — | (6,341 | ) | (68,887 | ) | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 1,934 | $ | 22,329 | 7,327 | $ | 79,960 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 49 | 505 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | — | (a) | (2 | ) | (4,977 | ) | (51,110 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 306,883 | $ | 3,499,716 | 964,508 | $ | 9,810,284 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 23,577 | 244,733 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (96,385 | ) | (1,069,893 | ) | (36,670 | ) | (383,485 | ) | ||||||||
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13. Capital Shares (continued).
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Issued from the sale of shares | 127,243 | $ | 2,027,195 | 644,994 | $ | 9,217,244 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 19,215 | 294,183 | 20,111 | 292,611 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (218,441 | ) | (3,521,663 | ) | (398,309 | ) | (5,835,075 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 43,821 | $ | 669,235 | 255,593 | $ | 3,514,427 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 7,207 | 106,591 | 8,415 | 119,241 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (119,097 | ) | (1,826,966 | ) | (135,064 | ) | (1,903,161 | ) | ||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 931,230 | $ | 14,799,708 | 3,760,483 | $ | 54,524,967 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 114,285 | 1,756,565 | 115,600 | 1,688,911 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,180,586 | ) | (18,794,674 | ) | (2,403,148 | ) | (34,234,336 | ) | ||||||||
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NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated June 30, 2017 to the Natixis Funds Summary Prospectuses, dated February 28, 2017, March 31, 2017, and May 1, 2017, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
AEW Real Estate Fund
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Gateway Fund
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Value Fund
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Mirova Global Green Bond Fund
Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2015 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2020 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2025 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2030 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2035 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2040 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2045 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2050 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2055 Fund
Natixis Sustainable Future 2060 Fund
Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
VAUGHAN NELSON SELECT FUND
Effective July 1, 2017, NGAM Advisors, L.P. has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses) to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively.
This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2019.
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Accordingly, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and the Example table within the section “Fund Fees & Expenses” are amended and restated as follows with respect to the Fund:
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class T | Class Y | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees | 0.25 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
Other expenses | 0.27 | % | 0.27 | % | 0.21 | %1 | 0.27 | %1 | 0.27 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses | 1.37 | % | 2.12 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.12 | % | ||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement2,3 | 0.12 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.12 | % | ||||||||||
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | 1.25 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.00 | % |
1 | Other expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. |
2 | NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses to 1.25%, 2.00%, 0.95%, 1.25% and 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend expenses on securities sold short, organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2019 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Fund’s investment adviser will be permitted to recover, on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the applicable expense limitations for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares. The Fund will not be obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed. |
3 | NGAM Advisors, L.P. (“NGAM Advisors”) has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2018 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. |
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, except that the example is based on Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement assuming that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Class A | $ | 695 | $ | 963 | $ | 1,262 | $ | 2,108 | ||||||||
Class C | $ | 303 | $ | 642 | $ | 1,118 | $ | 2,434 | ||||||||
Class N | $ | 97 | $ | 317 | $ | 565 | $ | 1,275 | ||||||||
Class T | $ | 374 | $ | 651 | $ | 960 | $ | 1,836 | ||||||||
Class Y | $ | 102 | $ | 334 | $ | 595 | $ | 1,343 | ||||||||
If shares are not redeemed: | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||||||||||||
Class C | $ | 203 | $ | 642 | $ | 1,118 | $ | 2,434 |
AEW Real Estate Fund
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Gateway Fund
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Value Fund
Mirova Global Green Bond Fund
Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Effective July 1, 2017, the information under sub-sections “Class A and C Shares” and “Class A Shares,” as applicable, in the section “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” in each Fund’s Summary is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:
Type of Account | Minimum Initial Purchase | Minimum Subsequent Purchase | ||||||
Any account other than those listed below | $ | 2,500 | $ | 50 | ||||
For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder Program | $ | 1,000 | $ | 50 | ||||
For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 50 | ||||
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $ | 500 | $ | 50 |
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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:
• | Wrap Fee Programs of certain broker-dealers, the advisers or NGAM Distribution, L.P. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your wrap fee program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Certain Retirement Plans. Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviser where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
Effective July 1, 2017, the information under sub-section “Class Y Shares” in the section “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” in each Fund’s Summary is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:
• | Wrap Fee Programs of certain broker-dealers, the advisers or NGAM Distribution, L.P. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your wrap fee program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Certain Retirement Plans. Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Certain Individual Retirement Accounts if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund. |
• | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviser where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
• | Fund Trustees, former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans. |
At the discretion of NGAM Advisors, clients of NGAM Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
May 31, 2017
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Portfolio Review page 1
Portfolio of Investments page 10
Financial Statements page 23
Notes to Financial Statements page 30
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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND
Managers: | Symbols: | |
Kevin J. Perry | Class A LSFAX | |
John R. Bell | Class C LSFCX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | Class N LSFNX | |
Class Y LSFYX |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income.
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Average Annual Total Returns — May 31, 20174
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Class Y (Inception 9/30/11)1 | Class A/C/Y | Class N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 3.37 | % | 8.57 | % | 5.39 | % | 6.55 | % | — | % | 0.88 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||||||
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NAV | 3.24 | 8.32 | 5.12 | 6.28 | — | 1.13 | 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
With 3.50% Maximum Sales Charge | -0.39 | 4.54 | 4.36 | 5.60 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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NAV | 2.88 | 7.44 | 4.33 | 5.49 | — | 1.88 | 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC2 | 1.88 | 6.44 | 4.33 | 5.49 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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NAV | — | — | — | — | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index3 | 3.14 | 7.49 | 4.73 | 5.39 | 0.80 |
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of, and not necessarily indicative of, future results. Total return and value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, visit ngam.natixis.com/performance. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences in fees and sales charges. You may not invest directly in an index. 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. The table(s) do not reflect taxes shareholders might owe on any fund distributions or when they redeem their shares.
1 | 9/30/11 represents the date Class Y shares were first registered for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933. 9/16/11 represents commencement of operations for Class Y shares for accounting and financial reporting purposes only. |
2 | Performance for Class C shares assumes a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
3 | The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (LLI) covers more than 1,100 loan facilities and reflects the market-value-weighted performance of U.S. dollar-denominated institutional leveraged loans. |
4 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
5 | Expense ratios are as shown in the Fund’s prospectus in effect as of the date of this report. The expense ratios for the current reporting period can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report under Ratios to Average Net Assets. Net expenses reflect contractual expense caps set to expire on 3/31/18. When a Fund’s expenses are below the cap, gross and net expense ratios will be the same. See Note 5 of the Notes to Financial Statements for more information about the Fund’s expense caps. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
All investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its performance objectives or that losses will be avoided.
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 Natixis Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling Natixis Funds at 800-225-5478; on Natixis Funds’ website at ngam.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available from Natixis Funds’ website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s 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 Fund’s prospectus. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first line in the table of each class of Fund shares shows the actual account values and actual Fund expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund from December 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the number in the Expenses Paid During Period column as shown below for your class.
The second line in the table of each class of Fund shares provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid on your investment for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund 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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LOOMIS SAYLES SENIOR FLOATING RATE AND FIXED INCOME FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 12/1/2016 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 5/31/2017 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 12/1/2016 – 5/31/2017 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,032.40 | $5.32 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.70 | $5.29 | * | ||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,028.80 | $9.10 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.96 | $9.05 | * | ||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,007.90 | $1.26 | 2 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,021.19 | $3.78 | * | ||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,033.70 | $4.06 | 1 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.94 | $4.03 | * |
* | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.05%, 1.80%, 0.75% and 0.80% 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 (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
1 | Actual expenses for Class A, C and Y are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 1.05%, 1.80% and 0.80%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
2 | Class N commenced operations on March 31, 2017. Actual expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement) of 0.75%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (61), divided by 365 (to reflect the partial 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. After the Contract Review 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 fee 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 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 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, (v) 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, (vi) the Adviser’s policies and procedures relating to, among other things, compliance, trading and best execution, proxy voting and valuation, (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 performance and fee differentials against the Fund’s peer group/category, performance
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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 2017. 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 benchmark. 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 noted that, through December 31, 2016, the Fund’s one- and three-year performance stated as percentile rankings within categories selected by the independent third-party data provider was as follows (where the best performance would be in the first percentile of its category):
One-Year | Three-Year | |||||||
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund | 22 | % | 2 | % |
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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.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding 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 level of the Fund. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and also by an independent third party) of the Fund’s advisory fee and total expense level 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 the potential need to expend additional resources to the extent 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 also considered the amounts waived or reimbursed by the Advisor for the Fund, which had current expenses above 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, and whether the Adviser had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the Fund.
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.
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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 fee or other means, such as expense waivers or caps. The Trustees also discussed with management the factors considered with respect to the implementation of breakpoints in investment advisory fees or expense waivers or caps for certain funds. Management explained that a number of factors are taken into account in considering the possible implementation of breakpoints or an expense cap for a fund, including, among other things, factors such as a fund’s assets, the projected growth of a fund, projected profitability and a fund’s fees and performance. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that although the Fund’s management fee was not subject to breakpoints, 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 on 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 the Fund. |
· | Whether the 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 Fund and the Adviser. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Adviser and its affiliates were providing to the Fund. |
· | The nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Adviser and its affiliates under the Agreements. |
· | So-called “fallout benefits” to the Adviser, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Adviser to provide distribution, administrative and brokerage services to the Fund, and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. The Trustees also considered the 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 Fund’s advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years. |
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the existing Agreement should be continued through June 30, 2018.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Senior Loans — 90.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6% | ||||||||
$ | 2,465,000 | Advanced Integration Technology LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 3/21/2023(b) | $ | 2,489,650 | ||||
9,912,120 | Advanced Integration Technology LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 6.545%, 3/21/2023(c) | 10,011,242 | ||||||
11,070,000 | Constellis Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 6.155%, 4/13/2024(c) | 10,942,031 | ||||||
8,604,325 | Engility Corp., Term Loan B2, 4.827%, 8/12/2023(d) | 8,690,368 | ||||||
11,256,311 | Magnolia Energy LP, 2017 Term Loan, 6.300%, 4/29/2024(c) | 11,333,754 | ||||||
3,020,893 | WP CPP Holdings LLC, Term Loan B3, 4.671%, 12/28/2019(d) | 2,847,191 | ||||||
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Automotive — 5.2% | ||||||||
10,384,000 | BBB Industries U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.045%, 11/03/2021(c) | 10,474,860 | ||||||
10,151,000 | Bright Bidco B.V, Term Loan B, 2/27/2024(b) | 10,303,265 | ||||||
16,406,474 | Capital Automotive LP, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.029%, 3/24/2025(c) | 16,734,603 | ||||||
14,089,592 | Dayco Products LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 5/08/2023(b) | 14,089,592 | ||||||
6,914,723 | Gates Global LLC, 2017 USD Term Loan B, 4.408%, 4/01/2024(c) | 6,941,345 | ||||||
10,110,000 | Innovative Xcessories & Services LLC, Term Loan B, 5.750%, 11/29/2022(c) | 10,185,825 | ||||||
4,867,540 | J.D. Power and Associates, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.295%, 9/07/2023(c) | 4,891,878 | ||||||
9,899,190 | K&N Engineering, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.795%, 10/19/2023(c) | 9,923,938 | ||||||
9,706,058 | Sage Automotive Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.045%, 10/27/2022(c) | 9,754,588 | ||||||
12,707,695 | Solera LLC, USD Term Loan B, 4.295%, 3/03/2023(c) | 12,789,660 | ||||||
4,458,000 | Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.290%, 9/28/2023(c) | 4,461,700 | ||||||
1,517,000 | Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4/21/2024(b) | 1,507,048 | ||||||
12,829,000 | Truck Hero, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.156%, 4/21/2024(c) | 12,744,842 | ||||||
8,319,922 | U.S. Farathane LLC, Reprice Term Loan, 12/23/2021(b) | 8,377,163 | ||||||
1,975,000 | U.S. Farathane LLC, Reprice Term Loan, 5.147%, 12/23/2021(c) | 1,988,588 | ||||||
13,859,091 | Wand Intermediate I LP, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.326%, 9/19/2022(c) | 13,859,091 | ||||||
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Building Materials — 2.3% | ||||||||
3,754,000 | CPG International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 4.897%, 5/03/2024(c) | 3,760,269 | ||||||
7,428,000 | DiversiTech Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5/05/2024(b) | 7,446,570 | ||||||
4,151,143 | Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 4.550%, 9/30/2023(c) | 4,187,466 | ||||||
10,901,000 | Interior Logic Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 7.000%, 3/01/2024(c) | 10,764,738 | ||||||
10,066,770 | IPS Corp., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.250%, 12/20/2023(c) | 10,016,436 | ||||||
8,039,438 | Morsco, Inc., Term Loan B, 8.000%, 10/31/2023(c) | 8,116,455 | ||||||
3,112,200 | Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 11/15/2023(b) | 3,099,751 | ||||||
5,631,000 | VC GB Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.794%, 2/28/2024(c) | 5,659,155 | ||||||
5,607,000 | VC GB Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.044%, 2/28/2025(c) | 5,522,895 | ||||||
5,659,815 | Wilsonart LLC, 2016 Term Loan, 4.650%, 12/19/2023(c) | 5,699,434 | ||||||
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Cable Satellite — 0.1% | ||||||||
3,064,944 | DigitalGlobe, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 3.795%, 1/15/2024(c) | 3,068,776 | ||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Chemicals — 3.1% | ||||||||
$ | 5,489,157 | Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy SCA, 2016 USD Term Loan B2, 4.406%, 9/13/2023(d) | $ | 5,506,338 | ||||
4,135,478 | Allnex USA, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, 4.406%, 9/13/2023(d) | 4,148,422 | ||||||
1,257,982 | ASP Chromaflo Dutch I BV, Term Loan B2, 5.045%, 11/18/2023(c) | 1,261,920 | ||||||
3,030,000 | ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.045%, 11/14/2024(c) | 3,007,275 | ||||||
967,440 | ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B1, 5.045%, 11/18/2023(c) | 970,468 | ||||||
16,373,343 | Avantor Performance Materials Holdings LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.050%, 3/10/2024(c) | 16,404,124 | ||||||
7,956,286 | Avantor Performance Materials Holdings LLC, 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.300%, 3/10/2025(c) | 8,095,521 | ||||||
2,336,800 | DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.881%, 3/15/2024(c) | 2,344,114 | ||||||
584,200 | DuBois Chemicals, Inc., 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3/15/2024(e) | 586,029 | ||||||
14,928,216 | Kraton Polymers LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 5.045%, 1/06/2022(c) | 15,113,624 | ||||||
8,752,110 | Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.545%, 6/30/2022(c) | 8,730,230 | ||||||
7,137,157 | Nexeo Solutions LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 6/09/2023(b) | 7,215,238 | ||||||
6,064,999 | Plaskolite, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.147%, 11/03/2022(c) | 6,087,743 | ||||||
8,063,000 | Transcendia, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5/10/2024(b) | 8,103,315 | ||||||
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Construction Machinery — 0.4% | ||||||||
6,686,991 | Onsite U.S. Finco LLC, Term Loan, 5.524%, 7/30/2021(c)(f)(g) | 4,346,544 | ||||||
5,511,000 | Utility One Source LP, Term Loan B, 6.533%, 4/07/2023(c) | 5,614,331 | ||||||
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Consumer Cyclical Services — 7.7% | ||||||||
12,508,156 | Access CIG LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.017%, 10/18/2021(c) | 12,545,680 | ||||||
11,425,000 | AlixPartners LLP, 2017 Term Loan B, 4.150%, 4/04/2024(c) | 11,494,578 | ||||||
2,651,609 | Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 7/28/2022(e) | 2,661,553 | ||||||
928,000 | Array Canada Inc., Term Loan B, 2/10/2023(b) | 921,040 | ||||||
10,133,000 | Array Canada, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.068%, 2/10/2023(c) | 10,057,003 | ||||||
5,366,000 | ASP MCS Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, 5/12/2024(b) | 5,419,660 | ||||||
11,233,246 | ConvergeOne Holdings Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.522%, 6/17/2020(c) | 11,233,246 | ||||||
16,369,029 | DTI Holdco, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 6.421%, 9/30/2023(d) | 16,051,961 | ||||||
15,721,223 | DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.440%, 11/04/2021(d) | 15,756,910 | ||||||
1,128,000 | DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.422%, 11/04/2022(c) | 1,124,244 | ||||||
1,066,297 | Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan, 5/24/2024(b) | 1,068,515 | ||||||
4,441,618 | Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan, 5.043%, 5/24/2024(c) | 4,450,857 | ||||||
8,363,502 | Imagine! Print Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.147%, 3/30/2022(c) | 8,373,956 | ||||||
2,858,571 | Mergermarket USA, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 2/04/2022(b) | 2,858,571 | ||||||
10,449,000 | Mergermarket USA, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.602%, 2/04/2022(c) | 10,449,000 | ||||||
13,432,923 | Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 8/21/2021(b) | 13,449,714 | ||||||
1,823,326 | Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 5.270%, 8/20/2021(c) | 1,825,605 | ||||||
9,093,261 | Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.300%, 8/20/2021(c) | 9,104,627 | ||||||
10,520,633 | Nature’s Bounty Co. (The), 2017 USD Term Loan B, 4.647%, 5/05/2023(c) | 10,518,423 | ||||||
11,802,000 | PSAV Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.589%, 4/27/2024(d) | 11,787,248 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — continued | ||||||||
$ | 4,565,076 | STG-Fairway Acquisitions, Inc., 2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.397%, 6/30/2022(c) | $ | 4,131,393 | ||||
10,244,597 | TruGreen LP, 1st Lien Term Loan B, 6.500%, 4/13/2023(c) | 10,327,886 | ||||||
2,873,277 | TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan B, 1.000%, 3/31/2020(c)(h) | 1,537,203 | ||||||
2,033,947 | TwentyEighty, Inc., PIK Term Loan C, 0.250%, 3/31/2020(c)(h) | 1,088,162 | ||||||
8,627,645 | U.S. Security Associates Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 6.147%, 7/14/2023(c) | 8,724,706 | ||||||
5,212,935 | Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.260%, 12/19/2023(d) | 5,225,967 | ||||||
5,415,234 | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.300%, 5/06/2021(d) | 5,440,036 | ||||||
3,140,154 | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 5/06/2022(b) | 3,166,311 | ||||||
6,714,667 | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.295%, 5/06/2022(c) | 6,770,600 | ||||||
11,400,212 | Xerox Business Services LLC, USD Term Loan B, 4.993%, 12/07/2023(c) | 11,574,065 | ||||||
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Consumer Products — 4.1% | ||||||||
1,898,667 | Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7/25/2022(b) | 1,855,947 | ||||||
23,908,838 | Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.545%, 7/25/2022(c) | 23,370,889 | ||||||
7,979,909 | Augusta Sportswear Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.545%, 10/26/2023(c) | 7,940,009 | ||||||
3,180,000 | Highline Aftermarket Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, 5.313%, 3/17/2024(c) | 3,195,900 | ||||||
10,705,012 | Information Resources, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.260%, 1/18/2024(c) | 10,801,999 | ||||||
7,019,000 | Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.670%, 5/01/2024(c) | 7,023,422 | ||||||
8,678,775 | Ozark Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.795%, 7/01/2023(c) | 8,754,714 | ||||||
3,350,000 | Polyconcept Investments B.V., USD 2016 Term Loan B, 8/10/2023(b) | 3,350,000 | ||||||
10,754,856 | Polyconcept Investments BV, USD 2016 Term Loan B, 6.295%, 8/10/2023(c) | 10,754,856 | ||||||
5,996,000 | Radio Systems Corp., Term Loan B, 4.545%, 5/02/2024(c) | 6,018,485 | ||||||
7,178,010 | Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.586%, 11/08/2023(d) | 7,199,544 | ||||||
7,490,000 | Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.179%, 11/08/2024(c) | 7,555,538 | ||||||
9,334,842 | SRAM LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 4.613%, 3/15/2024(d) | 9,358,179 | ||||||
7,507,092 | Strategic Partners, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 5.545%, 6/30/2023(c) | 7,582,163 | ||||||
1,756,018 | Varsity Brands, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 12/11/2021(c) | 1,765,114 | ||||||
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116,526,759 | ||||||||
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Diversified Manufacturing — 1.6% | ||||||||
3,944,098 | Ameriforge Group, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 12/19/2019(c)(f)(g) | 2,129,813 | ||||||
11,961,363 | Cortes NP Acquisition Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.000%, 11/30/2023(c) | 12,066,025 | ||||||
17,342,841 | CPI Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.834%, 8/17/2022(c) | 15,326,736 | ||||||
4,365,000 | CPI International, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.300%, 4/07/2021(c) | 4,365,000 | ||||||
2,518,804 | Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.550%, 12/31/2021(c) | 2,559,734 | ||||||
1,109,934 | Dynacast International LLC, Term Loan B, 4.397%, 1/28/2022(c) | 1,113,408 | ||||||
8,104,922 | NN, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 5.295%, 10/19/2022(c) | 8,086,686 | ||||||
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45,647,402 | ||||||||
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Electric — 1.8% | ||||||||
8,775,982 | APLP Holdings LP, 2016 Term Loan B, 5.295%, 4/13/2023(c) | 8,781,510 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Electric — continued | ||||||||
$ | 2,499,225 | Dynegy, Inc., 2017 Term Loan C, 4.250%, 2/07/2024(c) | $ | 2,495,651 | ||||
8,583,497 | Mirion Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.897%, 3/31/2022(c) | 8,562,038 | ||||||
9,879,569 | PrimeLine Utility Services LLC, Term Loan, 6.621%, 11/12/2022(d) | 9,743,725 | ||||||
11,260,841 | TerraForm AP Acquisition Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 5.647%, 6/26/2022(c) | 11,345,298 | ||||||
9,904,247 | TPF II Power LLC, Term Loan B, 5.045%, 10/02/2023(c) | 9,832,045 | ||||||
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50,760,267 | ||||||||
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Environmental — 0.7% | ||||||||
5,226,076 | EnergySolutions LLC, New Term Loan, 6.800%, 5/29/2020(c) | 5,291,402 | ||||||
2,437,404 | EWT Holdings III Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.897%, 1/15/2021(c) | 2,446,544 | ||||||
965,126 | EWT Holdings III Corp., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.647%, 1/15/2021(c) | 971,158 | ||||||
10,903,167 | SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4/29/2022(b) | 10,971,312 | ||||||
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19,680,416 | ||||||||
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Finance Companies — 0.2% | ||||||||
6,619,014 | iStar, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 4.750%, 7/01/2020(c) | 6,693,478 | ||||||
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Financial Other — 2.2% | ||||||||
10,108,818 | Ascensus, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 5.024%, 12/03/2022(c) | 10,181,500 | ||||||
11,179,697 | DBRS Ltd., Term Loan, 6.452%, 3/04/2022(c) | 10,816,357 | ||||||
7,965,803 | Eze Castle Software, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.647%, 4/05/2021(c) | 7,949,234 | ||||||
6,898,000 | Focus Financial Partners LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5/22/2024(b) | 6,941,113 | ||||||
9,355,131 | Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., Term Loan, 5.606%, 4/30/2021(c) | 9,355,131 | ||||||
4,156,786 | Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.397%, 4/30/2022(c) | 4,163,728 | ||||||
13,213,575 | Victory Capital Management, Inc., Term Loan B, 8.647%, 10/31/2021(c) | 13,378,745 | ||||||
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62,785,808 | ||||||||
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Food & Beverage — 2.4% | ||||||||
4,141,000 | Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.295%, 3/20/2024(c) | 4,190,195 | ||||||
11,876,203 | ASP MSG Acquisition Co., Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.147%, 8/16/2023(c) | 11,965,274 | ||||||
9,442,912 | CPM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.295%, 4/11/2022(c) | 9,541,307 | ||||||
9,173,010 | Culligan International Co., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 12/13/2023(c) | 9,224,654 | ||||||
12,690,814 | Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.647%, 7/29/2023(c) | 12,817,722 | ||||||
3,403,895 | Packers Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.805%, 12/02/2021(c) | 3,429,424 | ||||||
8,816,110 | Proampac PG Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.098%, 11/18/2023(d) | 8,948,352 | ||||||
9,077,000 | TKC Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 4.750%, 2/01/2023(c) | 9,114,851 | ||||||
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69,231,779 | ||||||||
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Gaming — 0.1% | ||||||||
4,133,000 | Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., Term Loan B1, 4.794%, 2/22/2023(c) | 4,182,927 | ||||||
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Health Insurance — 2.1% | ||||||||
13,766,306 | AssuredPartners, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 10/21/2022(b) | 13,772,088 | ||||||
13,856,026 | Highland Acquisitions Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 6.545%, 11/30/2022(c) | 13,682,825 | ||||||
12,833,061 | Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 4/29/2022(b) | 12,900,435 | ||||||
5,375,984 | Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.795%, 2/28/2022(c) | 5,389,424 | ||||||
14,031,478 | Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Incremental 2nd Lien Term Loan, 6.952%, 2/28/2022(c) | 14,060,663 | ||||||
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59,805,435 | ||||||||
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Healthcare — 6.7% | ||||||||
$ | 8,464,493 | ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 5.650%, 5/10/2023(c) | $ | 8,545,582 | ||||
11,017,000 | BCPE Eagle Buyer LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.339%, 3/18/2024(d) | 10,989,458 | ||||||
13,543,000 | CareCore National LLC, Term Loan B, 3/05/2021(b) | 13,644,572 | ||||||
2,460,573 | CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 6/07/2023(b) | 2,482,103 | ||||||
2,460,573 | CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.921%, 6/07/2023(d) | 2,482,103 | ||||||
7,236,102 | CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.295%, 12/01/2021(c) | 7,154,696 | ||||||
4,988,003 | Explorer Holdings, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 6.170%, 5/02/2023(c) | 5,030,102 | ||||||
10,169,959 | FHC Health Systems, Inc., 2014 Term Loan, 5.045%, 12/23/2021(c) | 9,547,049 | ||||||
866,876 | Global Healthcare Exchange LLC, 2015 Term Loan B, 5.295%, 8/15/2022(c) | 877,347 | ||||||
12,428,539 | Greatbatch Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.510%, 10/27/2022(c) | 12,512,432 | ||||||
17,785,721 | HC Group Holdings III, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.045%, 4/07/2022(c) | 17,518,936 | ||||||
2,801,852 | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.044%, 5/31/2021(c) | 2,645,116 | ||||||
8,521,469 | NMSC Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.147%, 4/19/2023(c) | 8,414,951 | ||||||
11,768,347 | NVA Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.147%, 8/14/2022(c) | 11,886,030 | ||||||
6,414,270 | NVA Holdings, Inc., USD 1st Lien Term Loan B2, 4.647%, 8/14/2021(c) | 6,478,413 | ||||||
13,297,357 | Onex TSG Holdings II Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.045%, 7/31/2022(c) | 13,297,357 | ||||||
11,602,000 | Patterson Medical Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.794%, 8/28/2022(c) | 11,304,757 | ||||||
2,285,273 | Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.295%, 10/21/2023(c) | 2,288,129 | ||||||
7,861,974 | Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 11/03/2020(c) | 7,881,629 | ||||||
14,669,000 | Team Health Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.795%, 2/06/2024(c) | 14,581,866 | ||||||
9,910,000 | Tecomet, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.922%, 4/13/2024(c) | 9,959,550 | ||||||
10,545,835 | U.S. Renal Care, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.397%, 12/31/2022(c) | 10,295,371 | ||||||
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189,817,549 | ||||||||
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Home Construction — 1.1% | ||||||||
13,482,422 | LBM Borrower LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.436%, 8/20/2022(d) | 13,528,127 | ||||||
8,879,745 | Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.647%, 12/20/2023(c) | 8,924,144 | ||||||
8,879,745 | Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 12/20/2023(b) | 8,924,144 | ||||||
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31,376,415 | ||||||||
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Independent Energy — 1.4% | ||||||||
6,160,000 | California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan, 11.375%, 12/31/2021(c) | 6,810,681 | ||||||
8,595,269 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan, 8.686%, 8/23/2021(c) | 9,261,402 | ||||||
17,968,712 | Gavilan Resources LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.000%, 3/01/2024(c) | 17,766,564 | ||||||
2,072,574 | MEG Energy Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.627%, 12/31/2023(d) | 2,065,838 | ||||||
4,408,861 | P2 Upstream Acquisition Co., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.180%, 10/30/2020(c) | 4,309,661 | ||||||
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40,214,146 | ||||||||
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Industrial Other — 6.9% | ||||||||
16,123,355 | Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.790%, 7/28/2022(c) | 16,198,974 | ||||||
6,341,617 | Brickman Group Ltd. LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.500%, 12/17/2021(c) | 6,354,808 | ||||||
6,869,000 | Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.172%, 11/22/2021(c) | 5,649,752 | ||||||
8,295,690 | Dexter Axle Co., USD Term Loan, 6.438%, 12/30/2022(c) | 8,243,842 | ||||||
5,062,857 | Duke Finance LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.147%, 2/21/2024(c) | 5,111,359 | ||||||
14,769,590 | Eastman Kodak Co., Exit Term Loan, 7.422%, 9/03/2019(c) | 14,695,742 | ||||||
5,538,209 | Hampton Rubber Co., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.045%, 3/27/2021(c) | 5,067,461 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Industrial Other — continued | ||||||||
$ | 4,799,224 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B5, 7.147%, 12/31/2021(c) | $ | 4,817,221 | ||||
11,788,203 | Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B6, 6.631%, 2/09/2022(d) | 11,776,415 | ||||||
4,783,672 | Laureate Education, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4/26/2024(b) | 4,792,235 | ||||||
4,878,000 | Laureate Education, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.545%, 4/26/2024(c) | 4,886,732 | ||||||
9,659,000 | LTI Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.750%, 5/08/2024(c) | 9,564,825 | ||||||
12,088,201 | Merrill Communications LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 6.422%, 6/01/2022(c) | 12,063,058 | ||||||
4,391,930 | MTS Systems Corp., Term Loan B, 5.250%, 7/05/2023(c) | 4,438,616 | ||||||
8,218,479 | NES Global Talent Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.672%, 10/03/2019(c) | 7,396,631 | ||||||
7,488,211 | North American Lifting Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.647%, 11/27/2020(c) | 7,113,800 | ||||||
7,369,000 | Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 4.545%, 1/19/2020(c) | 7,442,690 | ||||||
5,081,269 | Power Products LLC, Term Loan, 5.656%, 12/20/2022(c) | 5,106,675 | ||||||
7,880,250 | Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.294%, 5/02/2022(c) | 7,943,607 | ||||||
4,027,545 | Research Now Group, Inc., Term Loan, 5.647%, 3/18/2021(c)(f)(g) | 3,977,201 | ||||||
13,943,000 | Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 4.150%, 5/15/2022(c) | 13,873,285 | ||||||
11,221,599 | Trojan Battery Co. LLC, 2013 Term Loan, 5.876%, 6/11/2021(d) | 11,207,572 | ||||||
3,987,000 | Unifrax Corp., 2017 USD Term Loan B, 4.900%, 4/04/2024(c) | 4,006,935 | ||||||
1,860,000 | Ventia Deco LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 4.662%, 5/21/2022(c) | 1,873,950 | ||||||
12,364,556 | WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.702%, 9/30/2023(c) | 12,452,097 | ||||||
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196,055,483 | ||||||||
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Internet & Data — 2.5% | ||||||||
15,077,875 | Cision U.S., Inc., USD Term Loan B, 7.147%, 6/16/2023(c) | 15,179,651 | ||||||
13,158,476 | EIG Investors Corp., 2013 Term Loan, 6.680%, 11/09/2019(d) | 13,174,924 | ||||||
3,903,205 | EIG Investors Corp., 2016 Term Loan, 6.179%, 2/09/2023(d) | 3,910,543 | ||||||
3,435,526 | MH Sub I LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.795%, 7/08/2021(c) | 3,464,522 | ||||||
1,511,848 | MH Sub I LLC, 2017 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 7/08/2021(e) | 1,525,077 | ||||||
2,764,617 | MH Sub I LLC, 2017 Incremental 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.795%, 7/08/2021(c) | 2,788,807 | ||||||
10,821,086 | MH Sub I LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.545%, 7/08/2022(c) | 10,963,167 | ||||||
2,178,000 | NeuStar, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 2/24/2025(b) | 2,202,502 | ||||||
3,534,000 | NeuStar, Inc., Term Loan B2, 2/28/2024(b) | 3,568,244 | ||||||
7,188,707 | Polycom, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.274%, 9/27/2023(d) | 7,255,202 | ||||||
8,366,114 | YP LLC, USD Term Loan B, 12.250%, 6/04/2018(c) | 8,198,792 | ||||||
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72,231,431 | ||||||||
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Leisure — 1.7% | ||||||||
19,433,682 | AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 6.045%, 8/17/2023(c) | 19,628,019 | ||||||
4,508,813 | Cast and Crew Payroll LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.650%, 8/12/2022(c) | 4,516,343 | ||||||
6,676,330 | CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.147%, 7/08/2022(c) | 6,729,540 | ||||||
3,931,000 | CDS U.S. Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.250%, 7/10/2023(c) | 3,914,608 | ||||||
9,604,188 | Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 4.871%, 8/16/2023(d) | 9,660,757 | ||||||
4,455,413 | Marine Acquisition Corp., 2017 Add on Term Loan B, 5/18/2021(b) | 4,460,982 | ||||||
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48,910,249 | ||||||||
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Media Entertainment — 4.0% | ||||||||
9,603,750 | ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.647%, 7/31/2020(c)(f)(g) | 8,739,413 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Media Entertainment — continued | ||||||||
$ | 7,800,853 | Alpha Media LLC, 2016 Term Loan, 7.120%, 2/25/2022(d) | $ | 7,410,810 | ||||
6,076,823 | Camelot UK Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.545%, 10/03/2023(c) | 6,118,632 | ||||||
7,060,908 | CBS Radio, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.510%, 10/17/2023(c) | 7,122,691 | ||||||
13,698,268 | Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 5.250%, 6/07/2023(c) | 12,891,851 | ||||||
9,371,263 | Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., 2013 Term Loan, 4.300%, 12/23/2020(c) | 7,423,821 | ||||||
1,055,725 | Dex Media, Inc., Term Loan, 11.045%, 7/29/2021(c) | 1,079,478 | ||||||
1,419,177 | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.000%, 9/30/2023(c) | 1,433,369 | ||||||
2,588,173 | Entercom Radio LLC, 2016 Term Loan, 4.550%, 11/01/2023(d) | 2,598,681 | ||||||
2,030,891 | Extreme Reach, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.300%, 2/07/2020(c) | 2,061,354 | ||||||
7,588,000 | Extreme Reach, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11.033%, 1/24/2021(c)(f)(g) | 7,265,510 | ||||||
12,566,887 | LSC Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.045%, 9/30/2022(c) | 12,645,430 | ||||||
7,481,156 | McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 5.045%, 5/04/2022(c) | 7,393,551 | ||||||
9,207,885 | ProQuest LLC, New Term Loan B, 5.294%, 10/24/2021(c) | 9,319,116 | ||||||
14,209,252 | Redbox Automated Retail LLC, Term Loan B, 8.545%, 9/27/2021(c) | 14,218,204 | ||||||
6,083,000 | Sesac Holdco II LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.309%, 2/23/2024(d) | 6,083,000 | ||||||
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113,804,911 | ||||||||
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Metals & Mining — 1.0% | ||||||||
6,092,137 | American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.897%, 5/20/2021(c) | 6,107,367 | ||||||
6,143,044 | American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Incremental Term Loan, 4.897%, 5/20/2021(c) | 6,158,402 | ||||||
5,734,948 | Global Brass & Copper, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 5.313%, 7/18/2023(c) | 5,792,298 | ||||||
9,762,533 | Harsco Corp., Term Loan B, 6.063%, 11/02/2023(c) | 9,963,933 | ||||||
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28,022,000 | ||||||||
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Midstream — 0.6% | ||||||||
10,160,787 | Gulf Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 6.300%, 8/25/2023(c) | 9,728,954 | ||||||
7,549,633 | Limetree Bay Terminals LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 6.000%, 2/15/2024(c) | 7,615,692 | ||||||
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17,344,646 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Natural Gas — 0.4% | ||||||||
12,128,827 | Veresen Midstream LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 4.545%, 3/31/2022(c) | 12,193,231 | ||||||
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Oil Field Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
1,890,000 | Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, New Term Loan B, 3/19/2021(b) | 1,552,503 | ||||||
8,403,342 | Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, New Term Loan B, 3.647%, 3/19/2021(c) | 6,902,757 | ||||||
316,667 | Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.500%, 7/24/2020(c) | 212,167 | ||||||
7,299,388 | Pinnacle Holdco S.a.r.l., Term Loan, 4.750%, 7/30/2019(c) | 5,888,197 | ||||||
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14,555,624 | ||||||||
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Other Utility — 0.5% | ||||||||
14,752,405 | PowerTeam Services LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.397%, 11/06/2020(c) | 14,457,357 | ||||||
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Packaging — 1.3% | ||||||||
4,260,000 | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.398%, 12/29/2023(c) | 4,281,300 | ||||||
10,949,947 | Fort Dearborn Co., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.147%, 10/19/2023(d) | 10,991,009 | ||||||
4,436,661 | PKC Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.679%, 5/08/2024(c) | 4,442,207 | ||||||
464,000 | PLZ Aeroscience Corp., USD Term Loan, 7/31/2022(b) | 466,900 | ||||||
6,816,848 | PLZ Aeroscience Corp., USD Term Loan, 4.642%, 7/31/2022(d) | 6,859,454 | ||||||
1,013,182 | TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.750%, 11/30/2023(e) | 1,021,095 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Packaging — continued | ||||||||
$ | 10,106,489 | TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.897%, 11/30/2023(c) | $ | 10,185,420 | ||||
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38,247,385 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 3.1% | ||||||||
3,450,000 | Akorn, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.313%, 4/16/2021(c) | 3,488,812 | ||||||
4,333,629 | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, New Term Loan, 4.650%, 11/01/2019(c) | 4,380,562 | ||||||
11,062,097 | BioClinica, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.375%, 10/20/2023(d) | 10,753,244 | ||||||
13,954,025 | Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a r.l., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.313%, 4/29/2024(c) | 14,189,569 | ||||||
10,265,415 | Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Co. LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.897%, 10/28/2023(c) | 10,303,910 | ||||||
13,475,745 | inVentiv Health, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 4.952%, 11/09/2023(c) | 13,548,784 | ||||||
4,735,899 | Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2017 Term Loan, 8/18/2022(b) | 4,740,493 | ||||||
25,737,916 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Term Loan B F1, 5.750%, 4/01/2022(c) | 26,188,329 | ||||||
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87,593,703 | ||||||||
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Property & Casualty Insurance — 3.2% | ||||||||
5,973,289 | Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.417%, 8/12/2022(c) | 5,979,680 | ||||||
1,204,884 | AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 1/25/2025(b) | 1,226,572 | ||||||
2,832,000 | AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.795%, 1/25/2025(c) | 2,882,976 | ||||||
20,668,698 | Applied Systems, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.647%, 1/24/2022(c) | 20,823,713 | ||||||
469,000 | CCC Information Services, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7.791%, 4/27/2025(c) | 479,112 | ||||||
16,946,730 | Confie Seguros Holding II Co., 2016 Term Loan B, 6.545%, 4/19/2022(c) | 16,731,337 | ||||||
11,923,582 | Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.028%, 12/10/2019(d) | 10,661,709 | ||||||
5,255,227 | Cunningham Lindsey U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.318%, 6/10/2020(c)(f)(g) | 2,437,112 | ||||||
9,375,000 | Mitchell International, Inc., New 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.672%, 10/11/2021(c) | 9,430,687 | ||||||
4,169,628 | USI, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5/16/2024(b) | 4,162,331 | ||||||
8,012,413 | VF Holding Corp., Reprice Term Loan, 4.295%, 6/30/2023(c) | 8,022,429 | ||||||
7,757,490 | York Risk Services Holding Corp., Term Loan B, 4.897%, 10/01/2021(c) | 7,575,188 | ||||||
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90,412,846 | ||||||||
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Restaurants — 1.2% | ||||||||
7,850,994 | Big Jack Holdings LP, 2017 Term Loan B, 5.250%, 4/05/2024(c) | 7,900,063 | ||||||
2,283,000 | NPC International, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.510%, 4/19/2024(c) | 2,298,228 | ||||||
7,679,000 | Portillo’s Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.147%, 8/01/2022(c) | 7,755,790 | ||||||
�� | 15,841,736 | Red Lobster Management LLC, Term Loan B, 6.295%, 7/28/2021(c) | 15,960,549 | |||||
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Retailers — 5.0% | ||||||||
16,606,692 | Academy Ltd., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.126%, 7/01/2022(d) | 13,360,084 | ||||||
15,865,745 | Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.625%, 8/21/2022(c) | 13,525,548 | ||||||
7,974,992 | At Home Holding III, Inc., Term Loan, 4.672%, 6/03/2022(c) | 7,955,055 | ||||||
3,989,362 | Bass Pro Group LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 4.244%, 6/05/2020(c) | 3,984,376 | ||||||
15,622,129 | Bass Pro Group LLC, Term Loan B, 6.147%, 12/16/2023(c) | 15,150,653 | ||||||
17,407,177 | BDF Acquisition Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.795%, 2/12/2021(c) | 17,080,792 | ||||||
5,699,850 | David’s Bridal, Inc., New Term Loan B, 5.250%, 10/11/2019(c) | 4,522,489 | ||||||
6,250,000 | Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.294%, 9/30/2022(c) | 6,006,250 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Retailers — continued | ||||||||
$ | 17,592,943 | Jill Acquisition LLC, 2015 Term Loan, 6.180%, 5/08/2022(c) | $ | 17,138,517 | ||||
12,096,041 | Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), Term Loan B, 4.576%, 6/18/2021(d) | 11,501,279 | ||||||
10,322,763 | Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., Inc., 2020 Term Loan, 4.250%, 10/25/2020(c) | 8,015,213 | ||||||
11,797,238 | PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B2, 4.010%, 3/11/2022(c) | 11,326,528 | ||||||
7,472,966 | Talbots, Inc. (The), 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.545%, 3/19/2020(c) | 6,927,440 | ||||||
318,888 | Talbots, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3/19/2021(b)(f)(g) | 268,928 | ||||||
8,040,607 | Talbots, Inc. (The), 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.545%, 3/19/2021(c)(f)(g) | 6,511,957 | ||||||
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Supermarkets — 0.8% | ||||||||
11,970,000 | Albertsons LLC, USD 2016 Term Loan B4, 4.045%, 8/22/2021(c) | 12,036,553 | ||||||
11,156,932 | Albertsons LLC, USD 2017 Term Loan B4, 8/19/2021(b) | 11,218,965 | ||||||
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23,255,518 | ||||||||
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Technology — 7.2% | ||||||||
640,000 | Aptean, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 12/20/2022(b) | 642,803 | ||||||
10,261,000 | Aptean, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.040%, 12/20/2022(c) | 10,305,943 | ||||||
3,750,000 | Aptean, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.540%, 12/14/2023(c) | 3,742,987 | ||||||
10,611,317 | Aricent Technologies, 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 4/14/2021(c) | 10,618,002 | ||||||
10,686,456 | Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 5.158%, 12/01/2023(c) | 10,755,918 | ||||||
13,143,669 | Hyland Software, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7/12/2025(b) | 13,340,824 | ||||||
784,000 | Hyland Software, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 4.295%, 7/01/2022(c) | 789,551 | ||||||
6,800,910 | Infor (U.S.), Inc., Term Loan B6, 3.897%, 2/01/2022(c) | 6,783,907 | ||||||
11,308,543 | Informatica Corp., USD Term Loan, 4.647%, 8/05/2022(c) | 11,297,913 | ||||||
1,892,460 | IQOR U.S., Inc. , 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4/01/2022(b) | 1,797,837 | ||||||
8,046,887 | IQOR U.S., Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.898%, 4/01/2022(c) | 7,644,543 | ||||||
13,137,790 | IQOR U.S., Inc., Term Loan B, 6.148%, 4/01/2021(c) | 13,110,464 | ||||||
10,673,000 | Misys Europe S.A., USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 4/27/2024(b) | 10,693,492 | ||||||
4,694,915 | Misys Europe S.A., USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4/27/2025(b) | 4,801,537 | ||||||
1,459,153 | Oberthur Technologies S.A., 2016 USD Term Loan B1, 4.897%, 1/10/2024(c) | 1,465,354 | ||||||
2,364,835 | Oberthur Technologies S.A., 2016 USD Term Loan B2, 1.875%, 12/15/2023(e) | 2,374,886 | ||||||
7,911,200 | Openlink International Intermediate, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 7.750%, 7/29/2019(c) | 7,937,544 | ||||||
2,214,391 | Optiv Security, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.438%, 2/01/2024(c) | 2,191,317 | ||||||
9,102,070 | Presidio, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.398%, 2/02/2022(c) | 9,178,891 | ||||||
12,539,000 | Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.670%, 4/26/2024(c) | 12,481,571 | ||||||
11,645,736 | Riverbed Technology, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 4.300%, 4/24/2022(c) | 11,492,129 | ||||||
6,140,817 | Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.397%, 10/14/2023(c) | 6,177,907 | ||||||
5,657,835 | Rocket Software, Inc., 2016 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.647%, 10/14/2024(c) | 5,653,139 | ||||||
11,131,870 | Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 5.295%, 10/30/2022(c) | 11,225,823 | ||||||
9,820,972 | SurveyMonkey, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, 5.660%, 4/13/2024(c) | 9,870,077 | ||||||
17,097,968 | Veritas U.S., Inc., USD Term Loan B1, 6.772%, 1/27/2023(c) | 17,108,740 | ||||||
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Transportation Services — 1.7% | ||||||||
12,811,000 | AI Mistral Holdco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.176%, 3/09/2024(c) | 12,794,986 | ||||||
8,917,000 | American Traffic Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, 5/24/2024(b) | 8,917,000 | ||||||
6,026,345 | OSG Bulk Ships, Inc., OBS Term Loan, 5.430%, 8/05/2019(c) | 5,905,818 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Transportation Services — continued | ||||||||
$ | 8,175,058 | OSG International, Inc., OIN Term Loan, 5.800%, 8/05/2019(c) | $ | 8,144,401 | ||||
11,267,418 | Uber Technologies, Term Loan B, 5.010%, 7/13/2023(c) | 11,143,476 | ||||||
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46,905,681 | ||||||||
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Utility Other — 0.3% | ||||||||
7,295,352 | Aclara Technologies, 2016 Term Loan B, 6.952%, 8/29/2023(c) | 7,386,544 | ||||||
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Wireless — 2.0% | ||||||||
2,853,399 | GTT Communications, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 5.063%, 1/09/2024(c) | 2,885,499 | ||||||
27,125,040 | Lonestar Intermediate Super Holdings LLC, PIK Term Loan B, 10.045%, 8/31/2021(c)(i) | 27,984,090 | ||||||
929,712 | LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 5/01/2023(b) | 938,433 | ||||||
8,834,000 | LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 7.000%, 5/01/2023(c) | 8,916,863 | ||||||
16,368,890 | Sprint Communications, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 3.563%, 2/02/2024(c) | 16,413,250 | ||||||
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57,138,135 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Wirelines — 1.3% | ||||||||
11,859,440 | Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 4.045%, 10/24/2022(c) | 11,914,468 | ||||||
7,180,000 | Consolidated Communications, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan B2, 10/05/2023(b) | 7,215,900 | ||||||
13,615,000 | Coral-U.S. Co. Borrower LLC, Term Loan B, 1/31/2025(b) | 13,662,653 | ||||||
3,543,550 | Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Refi Term Loan, 7.500%, 2/14/2019(c) | 3,558,610 | ||||||
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| |||||||
36,351,631 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Senior Loans (Identified Cost $2,574,120,737) | 2,561,619,717 | |||||||
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| |||||||
Bonds and Notes — 7.3% | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 7.2% | ||||||||
Cable Satellite — 0.5% | ||||||||
12,918,655 | Wave Holdco LLC/Wave Holdco Corp., PIK, 8.250%, 7/15/2019, 144A(i) | 13,112,435 | ||||||
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Chemicals — 0.4% | ||||||||
12,300,000 | Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.750%, 10/15/2019, 144A | 12,638,250 | ||||||
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Environmental — 0.2% | ||||||||
4,860,000 | GFL Environmental, Inc., 5.625%, 5/01/2022, 144A | 4,896,450 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Finance Companies — 0.5% | ||||||||
14,035,000 | iStar, Inc., 6.000%, 4/01/2022 | 14,280,613 | ||||||
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Healthcare — 1.2% | ||||||||
9,200,000 | Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 8.000%, 1/15/2020 | 9,631,296 | ||||||
4,225,000 | Select Medical Corp., 6.375%, 6/01/2021 | 4,320,062 | ||||||
18,905,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022 | 19,944,775 | ||||||
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33,896,133 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Independent Energy — 1.4% | ||||||||
10,540,000 | Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.000%, 4/01/2022, 144A | 10,803,500 | ||||||
10,675,000 | Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 8.500%, 5/15/2020, 144A | 9,984,221 | ||||||
4,500,000 | Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022 | 4,550,625 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Independent Energy — continued | ||||||||
$ | 13,270,000 | SM Energy Co., 6.500%, 1/01/2023 | $ | 13,070,950 | ||||
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38,409,296 | ||||||||
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Metals & Mining — 0.3% | ||||||||
9,375,000 | Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.250%, 5/01/2022, 144A | 9,721,875 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2% | ||||||||
5,322,130 | Motel 6 Trust, Series 2015-M6MZ, Class M, 8.230%, 2/05/2020, 144A(f)(g) | 5,395,309 | ||||||
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Oil Field Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
3,750,000 | Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, 7.375%, 12/15/2020, 144A | 3,468,750 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.7% | ||||||||
19,282,000 | HUB International Ltd., 7.875%, 10/01/2021, 144A | 20,149,690 | ||||||
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Technology — 0.4% | ||||||||
12,678,000 | Blackboard, Inc., 9.750%, 10/15/2021, 144A | 12,329,355 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Transportation Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
14,085,000 | Hertz Corp. (The), 7.625%, 6/01/2022, 144A | 14,085,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 0.8% | ||||||||
24,665,000 | Windstream Services LLC, 7.750%, 10/01/2021 | 23,863,387 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $203,187,531) | 206,246,543 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 0.1% | ||||||||
Technology — 0.1% | ||||||||
1,700,000 | MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A., 5.000%, 3/01/2021, 144A (Identified Cost $1,963,280) | 2,116,500 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $205,150,811) | 208,363,043 | |||||||
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Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks — 0.1% | ||||||||
Technology — 0.1% | ||||||||
29,673 | Belden, Inc., 6.750% (Identified Cost $2,780,281) | 2,962,256 | ||||||
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Common Stocks — 0.2% | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0% | ||||||||
20,609 | TwentyEighty, Inc., Class A(j)(k) | — | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Internet Software & Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
487,202 | Dex Media, Inc.(f)(j)(k) | 1,802,647 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | ||||||||
456,710 | Blue Ridge Mountain Resource, Inc.(j)(k) | 4,156,061 | ||||||
4,762 | Rex Energy Corp.(j) | 13,858 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,169,919 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $12,645,108) | 5,972,566 | |||||||
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 10.7% | ||||||||
$ | 16,298,372 | Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated 5/31/2017 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $16,298,372 on 6/01/2017 collateralized by $16,221,500 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125% due 8/15/2021 valued at $16,624,372 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | $ | 16,298,372 | ||||
287,842,870 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 5/31/2017 at 0.220% to be repurchased at $287,844,629 on 6/01/2017 collateralized by $8,610,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 9.125% due 5/15/2018 valued at $9,288,847 and $284,105,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125% due 5/15/2025 valued at $284,316,374 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | 287,842,870 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $304,141,242) | 304,141,242 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 108.3% (Identified Cost $3,098,838,179)(a) | 3,083,058,824 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (8.3)% | (236,505,021 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 2,846,553,803 | ||||||
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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 May 31, 2017, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $3,099,821,720 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 | $ | 23,921,146 | ||||||
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value | (40,684,042 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (16,762,896 | ) | |||||
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| |||||||
(b) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at May 31, 2017 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date. | |||||||
(c) | Variable rate security. Rate as of May 31, 2017 is disclosed. | |||||||
(d) | Variable rate security. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate of underlying contracts at May 31, 2017. | |||||||
(e) | Unfunded loan commitment. The Fund receives a stated coupon rate until the borrower draws on the loan commitment, at which time the rate will become the stated rate in the loan agreement. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
(f) | Illiquid security. | |||||||
(g) | Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At May 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $41,071,787 or 1.4% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund – (continued)
(h) | Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities. For the period ended May 31, 2017, interest payments were made in cash and additional debt securities. | |||||||
(i) | Payment-in-kind security for which the issuer has the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in cash or additional debt securities. For the period ended May 31, 2017, interest payments were made in cash. | |||||||
(j) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
(k) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At May 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $5,958,708 or 0.2% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. | |||||||
144A | All or a portion of these securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2017, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $118,701,335 or 4.2% of net assets. | |||||||
PIK | Payment-in-Kind |
Industry Summary at May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
Healthcare | 7.9 | % | ||
Technology | 7.8 | |||
Consumer Cyclical Services | 7.7 | |||
Industrial Other | 6.9 | |||
Automotive | 5.2 | |||
Retailers | 5.0 | |||
Consumer Products | 4.1 | |||
Media Entertainment | 4.0 | |||
Property & Casualty Insurance | 3.9 | |||
Chemicals | 3.5 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 3.1 | |||
Independent Energy | 2.8 | |||
Internet & Data | 2.5 | |||
Food & Beverage | 2.4 | |||
Building Materials | 2.3 | |||
Financial Other | 2.2 | |||
Transportation Services | 2.2 | |||
Wirelines | 2.1 | |||
Health Insurance | 2.1 | |||
Wireless | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 17.9 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 10.7 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 108.3 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (8.3 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
ASSETS |
| |||
Investments at cost | $ | 3,098,838,179 | ||
Net unrealized depreciation | (15,779,355 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Investments at value | 3,083,058,824 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 17,621,657 | |||
Receivable for securities sold | 27,767,304 | |||
Interest receivable | 13,079,562 | |||
Prepaid expenses (Note 7) | 173,882 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL ASSETS | 3,141,701,229 | |||
|
| |||
LIABILITIES |
| |||
Payable for securities purchased | 278,401,798 | |||
Unfunded loan commitments (Note 2) | 8,125,674 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 6,507,857 | |||
Management fees payable (Note 5) | 1,360,008 | |||
Deferred Trustees’ fees (Note 5) | 104,453 | |||
Administrative fees payable (Note 5) | 107,432 | |||
Payable to distributor (Note 5d) | 13,700 | |||
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses | 526,504 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 295,147,426 | |||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,846,553,803 | ||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: |
| |||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,972,317,085 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 16,795 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (110,000,722 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (15,779,355 | ) | ||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,846,553,803 | ||
|
| |||
COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE: | ||||
Class A shares: | ||||
Net assets | $ | 431,711,753 | ||
|
| |||
Shares of beneficial interest | 43,393,904 | |||
|
| |||
Net asset value and redemption price per share | $ | 9.95 | ||
|
| |||
Offering price per share (100/96.50 of net asset value) (Note 1) | $ | 10.31 | ||
|
| |||
Class C shares: (redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge) (Note 1) | ||||
Net assets | $ | 324,911,872 | ||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 32,759,543 | |||
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Net asset value and offering price per share | $ | 9.92 | ||
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Net assets | $ | 101,475 | ||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 10,196 | |||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 9.95 | ||
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Net assets | $ | 2,089,828,703 | ||
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Shares of beneficial interest | 209,929,867 | |||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 9.95 | ||
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Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Interest | $ | 77,875,094 | ||
Dividends | 218,322 | |||
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78,093,416 | ||||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fees (Note 5) | 7,711,877 | |||
Service and distribution fees (Note 5) | 2,133,898 | |||
Administrative fees (Note 5) | 575,181 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses (Note 5) | 45,617 | |||
Transfer agent fees and expenses (Notes 5 and 6) | 850,501 | |||
Audit and tax services fees | 42,709 | |||
Commitment fees (Note 7) | 808,889 | |||
Custodian fees and expenses | 192,070 | |||
Legal fees | 41,087 | |||
Registration fees | 233,373 | |||
Shareholder reporting expenses | 65,146 | |||
Miscellaneous expenses (Note 7) | 278,800 | |||
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Total expenses | 12,979,148 | |||
Less waiver and/or expense reimbursement (Note 5) | (562,752 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 12,416,396 | |||
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Net investment income | 65,677,020 | |||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments | (13,046,538 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | 26,965,480 | |||
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Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 13,918,942 | |||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 79,595,962 | ||
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 65,677,020 | $ | 102,561,865 | ||||
Net realized loss on investments | (13,046,538 | ) | (47,552,361 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 26,965,480 | 75,122,619 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 79,595,962 | 130,132,123 | ||||||
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Class A | (10,693,579 | ) | (18,052,980 | ) | ||||
Class C | (6,883,275 | ) | (14,794,620 | ) | ||||
Class N | (452 | ) | — | |||||
Class Y | (48,759,468 | ) | (73,403,210 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions | (66,336,774 | ) | (106,250,810 | ) | ||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 10) | 706,240,661 | 160,833,250 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 719,499,849 | 184,714,563 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of the period | 2,127,053,954 | 1,942,339,391 | ||||||
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End of the period | $ | 2,846,553,803 | $ | 2,127,053,954 | ||||
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME | $ | 16,795 | $ | 676,549 | ||||
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Year Ended November 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.88 | $ | 9.69 | $ | 10.40 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.02 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.25 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | 0.21 | (0.68 | ) | (0.14 | ) | 0.10 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.32 | 0.77 | (0.13 | ) | 0.44 | 0.66 | 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.25 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.61 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.25 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.63 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.95 | $ | 9.88 | $ | 9.69 | $ | 10.40 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.56 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(b) | 3.24 | %(c)(d) | 8.31 | %(c) | (1.33 | )%(c) | 4.22 | %(c) | 6.43 | % | 12.02 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 431,712 | $ | 367,850 | $ | 361,834 | $ | 317,293 | $ | 421,127 | $ | 80,141 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.05 | %(e)(f) | 1.05 | %(e) | 1.07 | %(e)(g) | 1.10 | %(e)(h) | 1.10 | %(i) | 1.10 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.09 | %(f) | 1.13 | % | 1.08 | %(g) | 1.11 | %(h) | 1.10 | %(i) | 1.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 5.01 | %(f) | 5.84 | % | 5.45 | % | 5.48 | % | 5.30 | % | 6.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 40 | % | 75 | % | 67 | % | 107 | % | 82 | % | 90 | % |
(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) | 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 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.06%. |
(h) | Includes interest expense of 0.05%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.05% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.06%. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout each period.
Class C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Year Ended November 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.85 | $ | 9.67 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 10.53 | $ | 10.54 | $ | 10.02 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.21 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | 0.20 | (0.68 | ) | (0.13 | ) | 0.10 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.28 | 0.69 | (0.20 | ) | 0.37 | 0.58 | 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.55 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.21 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.57 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.92 | $ | 9.85 | $ | 9.67 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 10.53 | $ | 10.54 | ||||||||||||
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Total return(b) | 2.88 | %(c)(d) | 7.41 | %(c) | (2.06 | )%(c) | 3.47 | %(c) | 5.70 | % | 11.18 | %(c) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 324,912 | $ | 300,811 | $ | 287,330 | $ | 215,189 | $ | 190,618 | $ | 22,655 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1.80 | %(e)(f) | 1.80 | %(e) | 1.82 | %(e)(g) | 1.85 | %(e)(h) | 1.85 | %(i) | 1.85 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.84 | %(f) | 1.88 | % | 1.83 | %(g) | 1.87 | %(h) | 1.85 | %(i) | 2.26 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 4.26 | %(f) | 5.10 | % | 4.71 | % | 4.77 | % | 4.56 | % | 5.75 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 40 | % | 75 | % | 67 | % | 107 | % | 82 | % | 90 | % |
(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) | 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 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.81%. |
(h) | Includes interest expense of 0.05%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 1.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 1.82%. |
(i) | Includes fee/expense recovery of 0.01%. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Class N | ||||
Period Ended May 31, 2017* (Unaudited) | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.96 | ||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.09 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.01 | ) | ||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.08 | |||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||
Net investment income | (0.09 | ) | ||
Net realized capital gains | — | |||
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Total Distributions | (0.09 | ) | ||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.95 | ||
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Total return(b)(c) | 0.79 | % | ||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 101 | ||
Net expenses(d)(e) | 0.75 | % | ||
Gross expenses(e) | 1.04 | % | ||
Net investment income(e) | 5.82 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover rate | 40 | % |
* | From commencement of Class operations on March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017. |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Class Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 (Unaudited) | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | Year Ended November 30, 2015 | Year Ended November 30, 2014 | Year Ended November 30, 2013 | Year Ended November 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period | $ | 9.89 | $ | 9.70 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.57 | $ | 10.02 | ||||||||||||
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.06 | 0.21 | (0.68 | ) | (0.13 | ) | 0.09 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from Investment Operations | 0.32 | 0.80 | (0.10 | ) | 0.48 | 0.68 | 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.26 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.63 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains | — | — | — | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Total Distributions | (0.26 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of the period | $ | 9.95 | $ | 9.89 | $ | 9.70 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.57 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 3.37 | %(b)(c) | 8.58 | %(b) | (1.08 | )%(b) | 4.49 | %(b) | 6.68 | % | 12.33 | %(b) | ||||||||||||
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of the period (000’s) | $ | 2,089,829 | $ | 1,458,394 | $ | 1,293,175 | $ | 1,022,193 | $ | 760,972 | $ | 46,895 | ||||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.80 | %(d)(e) | 0.80 | %(d) | 0.82 | %(d)(f) | 0.85 | %(d)(g) | 0.85 | %(h) | 0.85 | %(d) | ||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.84 | %(e) | 0.88 | % | 0.83 | %(f) | 0.87 | %(g) | 0.85 | %(h) | 1.37 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 5.28 | %(e) | 6.09 | % | 5.69 | % | 5.76 | % | 5.55 | % | 7.57 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 40 | % | 75 | % | 67 | % | 107 | % | 82 | % | 90 | % |
(a) | Per share net investment income 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) | Includes interest expense of 0.02%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.81%. |
(g) | Includes interest expense of 0.05%. Without this expense the ratio of net expenses would have been 0.80% and the ratio of gross expenses would have been 0.82%. |
(h) | 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. Information presented in this report pertains to Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”).
The Fund is a non-diversified investment company.
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class N (effective March 31, 2017) and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.50%. Class C shares do not pay a front-end sales charge, 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 with an initial minimum investment of $1,000,000. Class Y shares are offered with an initial minimum investment of $100,000. Certain categories of investors are exempted from the minimum investment amounts for Class N and Class Y as outlined in the Fund’s 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 and Natixis ETF Trust (“Natixis Funds Trusts”), Loomis Sayles Funds I and Loomis Sayles Funds II (“Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts”). Expenses of the Fund are borne pro rata by the holders of each class of shares, except that each class bears expenses unique to that class (such as the Rule 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A and Class C), and transfer agent fees are borne collectively for Class A, Class C and Class Y, and individually for Class N. 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 the 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 the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund’s 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
May 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
that there were no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s 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:
Senior loans are valued at bid prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available. 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. Listed equity securities (including shares of 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. 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 as reported by an independent pricing service. 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 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.
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. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund
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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 the Fund.
Illiquid securities for which market quotations are readily available and have been evaluated by the adviser are considered and classified as fair valued securities.
As of May 31, 2017, securities held by the Fund were fair valued as follows:
Securities | Percentage | Securities fair | Percentage | |||||||||
$41,071,787 | 1.4 | % | $ | 5,958,708 | 0.2 | % |
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 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, if applicable. For securities with paydown provisions, principal payments received are treated as a proportionate reduction to the cost basis of the securities, and excess or shortfall amounts are recorded as 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. Federal and Foreign Income Taxes. The 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 the Fund’s tax positions for the open tax years as of May 31, 2017 and has concluded that no provisions for income tax are required. The Fund’s 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 Fund. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and
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adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws and accounting regulations and interpretations thereof.
The 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 Statement of Operations as a reduction of investment income, net of amounts eligible to be reclaimed. Dividends and interest receivable on the Statement 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as tax reclaims receivable. Capital gains taxes paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Accrued but unpaid capital gains taxes are reflected as foreign taxes payable on the Statement 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 the Fund. Such amounts, if applicable, are reflected as foreign tax rebates receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are recorded as a realized gain when received.
d. 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, defaulted bond adjustments 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences between book and tax distributable earnings are primarily due to deferred Trustees’ fees, wash sales, premium amortization, defaulted bonds and dividend payables. Amounts of income and capital gain available to be distributed on a tax basis are determined annually, and at other times during the Fund’s 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 November 30, 2016 was as follows:
2016 Distributions Paid From: | ||||||||
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$106,250,810 | $ — | $106,250,810 |
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As of November 30, 2016, capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward: | ||||
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No expiration date | $ | (24,594,623 | ) | |
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No expiration date | (70,034,056 | ) | ||
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e. Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the 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 the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of May 31, 2017, the Fund had investments in repurchase agreements for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement. The gross value of repurchase agreements is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for financial reporting purposes.
f. Unfunded Loan Commitments. The Fund may enter into unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding at the option of the borrower. Unfunded loan commitments represent a future obligation, in full, and are recorded as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at par value.
As of May 31, 2017, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements with the following borrowers:
Borrower | Type | Principal | Value | |||||||
Allied Universal Holdco LLC | Delayed Draw Term Loan | $ | 2,651,609 | $ | 2,661,553 | |||||
DuBois Chemicals, Inc. | Delayed Draw Term Loan | 584,200 | 586,029 | |||||||
MH Sub I LLC | Delayed Draw Term Loan | 1,511,848 | 1,525,077 | |||||||
Oberthur Technologies S.A. | USD Term Loan B2 | 2,364,835 | 2,374,886 | |||||||
TricorBraun Holdings, Inc. | 1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan | 1,013,182 | 1,021,095 | |||||||
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g. 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 Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
h. New Accounting Pronouncement. In October 2016, the SEC adopted amendments to rules under the 1940 Act (“final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. The final rules amend Regulation S-X and require funds to provide standardized, enhanced derivative disclosures in fund financial statements in a format designed for individual investors. The amendments to Regulation S-X also update the disclosures for other investments, including investments in and advances to affiliates, and amend the rules regarding the general form and content of fund financial statements. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the amendments and the impact, if any, on the Fund’s financial statements.
3. Fair Value Measurements. In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the 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 the 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 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
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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 Fund’s investments as of May 31, 2017, at value:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Senior Loans | ||||||||||||||||
Natural Gas | $ | — | $ | 12,193,231 | $ | — | $ | 12,193,231 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals | — | 87,593,703 | — | 87,593,703 | ||||||||||||
All Other Senior Loans(a) | — | 2,461,832,783 | — | 2,461,832,783 | ||||||||||||
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Total Senior Loans | — | 2,561,619,717 | — | 2,561,619,717 | ||||||||||||
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Bonds and Notes(a) | — | 208,363,043 | — | 208,363,043 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks(a) | 2,962,256 | — | — | 2,962,256 | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | ||||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates | — | — | — | (b) | — | |||||||||||
Internet Software & Services | — | — | 1,802,647 | (c) | 1,802,647 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 13,858 | — | 4,156,061 | (c) | 4,169,919 | |||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,976,114 | $ | 3,074,124,002 | $ | 5,958,708 | $ | 3,083,058,824 | ||||||||
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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 at zero using level 3 inputs. |
(c) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser using broker-dealer bid prices for which the inputs are unobservable to the Fund. |
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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 November 30, 2016 and/or May 31, 2017:
Asset Valuation Inputs
Investments in Securities | Balance as of | Accrued | Realized | Change in | Purchases | |||||||||||||||
Senior Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||
Media Entertainment | $ | 6,353,235 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Internet Software & Services | 1,169,285 | — | — | 633,362 | — | |||||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | — | — | — | (866,700 | ) | 5,023 | ||||||||||||||
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Media Entertainment | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (6,353,235 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates | — | — | — | — | (a) | — | ||||||||||||||
Internet Software & Services | — | — | — | 1,802,647 | 633,362 | |||||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | — | 5,017,738 | — | 4,156,061 | (866,700 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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A debt security valued at $6,353,235 was transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the period ended May 31, 2017. At November 30, 2016, 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. At May 31, 2017, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies.
A common stock valued at $5,017,738 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 during the period ended May 31, 2017. At November 30, 2016, this security was valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies but was misclassified as Level 1. At May 31, 2017, 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.
All transfers are recognized as of the beginning of the reporting period.
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities. For the six months ended May 31, 2017, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government/Agency securities and including paydowns) were $1,779,689,413 and $972,128,911, respectively.
5. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
a. Management Fees. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) serves as investment adviser to the Fund. Under the terms of the management agreement, the Fund pays a management fee at the annual rate of 0.60%, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily managed assets, which include borrowings used for leverage.
Loomis Sayles has given a binding undertaking to the Fund to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses to limit the Fund’s operating expenses, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes, organizational and extraordinary expenses such as litigation and indemnification expenses. This undertaking is in effect until March 31, 2018, may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and is reevaluated on an annual basis. Management fees payable, as reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, is net of waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, pursuant to this undertaking.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, the expense limits as a percentage of average daily net assets under the expense limitation agreement were as follows:
Expense Limit as a Percentage of | ||||||||||||
Class A | Class C | Class N | Class Y | |||||||||
1.05% | 1.80% | 0.75% | 0.80% |
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Loomis Sayles shall be permitted to recover expenses it has borne under the expense limitation agreement (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 May 31, 2017, the management fees and waiver of management fees for the Fund were as follows:
Gross | Contractual | Net | Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | |||||||||||||
Gross | Net | |||||||||||||||
$7,711,877 | $ | 145,535 | $ | 7,566,342 | 0.60 | % | 0.59 | % |
1 | Management fee waiver is subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2018. |
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, class-specific expenses have been reimbursed as follows:
Reimbursement2 | ||||||||||||
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$65,537 | $ | 49,244 | $ | 302,412 | $ | 417,193 |
2 | Expense reimbursements are subject to possible recovery until November 30, 2018. |
No expenses were recovered for the Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2017 under the terms of the expense limitation agreements.
Certain officers and employees of Loomis Sayles are also officers or Trustees of the Trust. Loomis Sayles’ general partner is indirectly owned by 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.
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.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust has adopted a Service Plan relating to the Fund’s Class A shares (the “Class A Plan”) and a Distribution and Service Plan relating to the Fund’s Class C shares (the “Class C Plan”).
Under the Class A Plan, the 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 Fund’s Class A shares, as reimbursement for expenses incurred by NGAM Distribution
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in providing personal services to investors in Class A shares and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts.
Under the Class C Plan, the 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 Fund’s 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 Plan, the Fund pays NGAM Distribution a monthly distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class C shares, as compensation for services provided by NGAM Distribution in connection with the marketing or sale of Class C shares.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, the service and distribution fees for the Fund were as follows:
Service Fees | Distribution Fees | |||||||
Class A | Class C | Class C | ||||||
$530,894 | $ | 400,751 | $ | 1,202,253 |
c. Administrative Fees. NGAM Advisors provides certain administrative services for the Fund and contracts with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“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, the 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 May 31, 2017, the administrative fees for the Fund were $575,181.
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 Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. Intermediaries transact with the Fund primarily through the use of omnibus accounts on behalf of their customers who hold positions in the Fund. These services would have been provided by the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers if the shareholders’ accounts were maintained directly at the Fund’s transfer agent. Accordingly, the Fund has agreed to reimburse NGAM Distribution for all or a portion of the servicing fees paid to these intermediaries.
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The reimbursement amounts (sub-transfer agent fees) paid to NGAM Distribution are subject to a current per-account equivalent fee limit approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, which is based on fees for similar services paid to the Fund’s transfer agent and other service providers. Class N shares do not bear such expenses.
For the six months ended May 31, 2017, the sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations) for the Fund were $779,732.
As of May 31, 2017, the Fund owes NGAM Distribution $13,700 in reimbursements for sub-transfer agent fees (which are reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as payable to distributor).
e. Commissions. Commissions (including CDSCs) on Fund shares retained by NGAM Distribution during the six months ended May 31, 2017 amounted to $84,393.
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 of Trustees receives a retainer fee at the annual rate of $325,000. 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 $155,000. 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 $10,000. 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 and Loomis Sayles Funds Trusts 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 Fund 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
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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 Statement of Operations. The portions of the accrued obligations allocated to the Fund under the Plan are reflected as Deferred Trustees’ fees in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
g. Affiliated Ownership. As of May 31, 2017, Loomis Sayles Employees’ Profit Sharing Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) held shares of the Fund representing 0.40% of the Fund’s net assets:
Investment activities of affiliated shareholders could have material impacts on the Fund.
h. Reimbursement of Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. NGAM Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for the Funds’ Class N shares. This undertaking is in effect through March 31, 2018 and is not subject to recovery under the expense limitation agreement described above.
For the period March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017, NGAM Advisors reimbursed the Fund $24 for transfer agency expenses related to Class N shares.
6. Class-Specific Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses. For the period from March 31, 2017 through May 31, 2017, the Fund incurred the following class-specific transfer agent fees and expenses (including sub-transfer agent fees, where applicable):
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses | ||||||||||||
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$52,245 | $ | 38,725 | $ | 24 | $ | 240,474 |
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.
7. Line of Credit. The Fund has entered into a syndicated, committed, secured line of credit with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (the “Administrative Agent”), the Bank of Nova Scotia and National Australia Bank Limited (each a “Lender” and together with the Administrative Agent “Lenders”) under which it may borrow for investment or liquidity purposes. The commitment of the Lenders to make loans to the Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any one time. Under the terms of the agreement, the Lenders are entitled to a security interest in the assets of the Fund as collateral. Interest is charged to the Fund based upon the terms set forth in the agreement. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.400% per annum payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender is accrued by the Fund based on the unused portion of the line of credit. The Fund paid the Administrative Agent an upfront fee of $400,000 and
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an administrative agent fee of $25,000, for a total of $425,000, which are being amortized over a period of 364 days and are reflected as miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. The unamortized balance is reflected as prepaid expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
During the six months ended May 31, 2017, the Fund had no borrowings under this agreement.
8. Concentration of Risk. The 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.
The senior loans in which the Fund expects to invest will generally not be rated investment grade by the rating agencies. Economic downturns generally increase non-payment rates and a senior loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to default. Senior loans are subject to credit risk, and secured loans may not be adequately collateralized. The interest rates of senior loans reset frequently, and thus senior loans are subject to interest rate risk. There may also be less public information available about senior loans as compared to other debt securities.
Senior loans are generally less liquid than many other debt securities. Transactions in senior loans may settle on a delayed basis, such that the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time (greater than seven days) after the sale. As a result, the proceeds related to the sale of senior loans may not be available to make additional investments or to meet the Fund’s redemption obligations until substantial period (greater than seven days) after the sale of the loans.
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 Fund. As of May 31, 2017, based on management’s evaluation of the shareholder account base, the Fund had accounts (including accounts owned by affiliates) 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:
Number of 5% | Percentage of | |||
1 | 7.43 | %(a) |
Omnibus shareholder accounts for which NGAM Advisors understands that the intermediary has discretion over the underlying shareholder accounts or investment
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models where a shareholder account may be invested for a non-discretionary customer are included in the table above. For other omnibus accounts, the Fund does not have information on the individual shareholder accounts underlying the omnibus accounts; therefore, there could be other 5% shareholders in addition to those disclosed in the table above.
(a) Certain Fund shareholders are invested in the Fund as a result of the Fund’s inclusion in an investment portfolio model, utilized by certain third party intermediaries, developed by an affiliate of the Fund (AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, which is a subsidiary of Natixis US)(“ASG”). Without this model or as a result of changes in this model, these shareholder positions in the Fund may not exist or could change in a material amount. ASG has no involvement in the decisions to invest in the models provided.
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:
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2017 | | Year Ended November 30, 2016 | |||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 18,735,363 | $ | 186,743,851 | 20,480,580 | $ | 199,904,560 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 787,313 | 7,831,082 | 1,398,898 | 13,450,843 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (13,353,992 | ) | (133,094,059 | ) | (21,980,682 | ) | (210,413,855 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 6,168,684 | $ | 61,480,874 | (101,204 | ) | $ | 2,941,548 | |||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 7,527,622 | $ | 74,772,210 | 8,258,244 | $ | 79,805,437 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 446,437 | 4,427,203 | 928,507 | 8,902,661 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (5,743,781 | ) | (57,057,447 | ) | (8,382,772 | ) | (80,176,657 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 2,230,278 | $ | 22,141,966 | 803,979 | $ | 8,531,441 | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 10,151 | $ | 101,000 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 45 | 452 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Net change | 10,196 | $ | 101,452 | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
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Issued from the sale of shares | 92,236,523 | $ | 919,916,169 | 91,126,186 | $ | 885,130,238 | ||||||||||
Issued in connection with the reinvestment of distributions | 3,550,458 | 35,338,760 | 5,330,069 | 51,308,393 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (33,358,296 | ) | (332,738,560 | ) | (82,293,573 | ) | (787,078,370 | ) | ||||||||
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Net change | 62,428,685 | $ | 622,516,369 | 14,162,682 | $ | 149,360,261 | ||||||||||
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Increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | 70,837,843 | $ | 706,240,661 | 14,865,457 | $ | 160,833,250 | ||||||||||
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NATIXIS FUNDS
Supplement dated June 30, 2017 to the Natixis Funds Summary Prospectuses, dated February 28, 2017, March 31, 2017, and May 1, 2017, as may be revised or supplemented from time to time, for the following funds:
AEW Real Estate Fund
ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund
ASG Global Alternatives Fund
ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund
ASG Tactical U.S. Market Fund
Gateway Equity Call Premium Fund
Gateway Fund
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Dividend Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles High Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund
Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Alpha Fund
Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Value Fund
Mirova Global Green Bond Fund
Mirova Global Sustainable Equity Fund
McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Natixis Oakmark Fund
Natixis Oakmark International Fund
Natixis U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Vaughan Nelson Select Fund
Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund
Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund
Effective July 1, 2017, the information under sub-sections “Class A and C Shares” and “Class A Shares,” as applicable, in the section “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” in each Fund’s Summary is hereby amended and restated as follows:
The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:
Type of Account | Minimum Initial Purchase | Minimum Subsequent Purchase | ||||||
Any account other than those listed below | $ | 2,500 | $ | 50 | ||||
For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder Program | $ | 1,000 | $ | 50 | ||||
For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 50 | ||||
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary) | $ | 500 | $ | 50 |
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There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:
• | Wrap Fee Programs of certain broker-dealers, the advisers or NGAM Distribution, L.P. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your wrap fee program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Certain Retirement Plans. Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviser where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
Effective July 1, 2017, the information under sub-section “Class Y Shares” in the section “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” in each Fund’s Summary is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Class Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of $100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for:
• | Wrap Fee Programs of certain broker-dealers, the advisers or NGAM Distribution, L.P. Please consult your financial representative to determine if your wrap fee program is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Certain Retirement Plans. Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions or fees. |
• | Certain Individual Retirement Accounts if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund. |
• | Clients of a Registered Investment Adviser where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management or consulting fee. |
• | Fund Trustees, former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also applies to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit plans. |
At the discretion of NGAM Advisors, clients of NGAM Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed as Item 1 herewith.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) | Not applicable | ||
(a) | (2) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(2)(1) and (a)(2)(2), respectively. | ||
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. | ||
(b) | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith as Exhibit (b). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Natixis Funds Trust II | ||
By: | /s/ David L. Giunta | |
Name: | David L. Giunta | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | July 21, 2017 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ David L. Giunta | |
Name: | David L. Giunta | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: | July 21, 2017 | |
By: | /s/ Michael C. Kardok | |
Name: | Michael C. Kardok | |
Title: | Treasurer | |
Date: | July 21, 2017 |