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: 811-06241
Loomis Sayles Funds II
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
888 Boylston Street, Suite 800 Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Natalie Wagner, Esq.
Natixis Distribution, LLC
888 Boylston Street, Suite 800
Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8197
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2021
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(a) The Registrant’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
Annual Report
September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund
Portfolio Review | 1 | |||
Portfolio of Investments | 34 | |||
Financial Statements | 77 | |||
Notes to Financial Statements | 108 |
LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Lead Portfolio Managers | Class A NEFRX | |
Peter W. Palfrey, CFA® | Class C NECRX | |
Richard G. Raczkowski | Class N NERNX | |
Agency MBS Portfolio Managers | Class Y NERYX | |
Ian Anderson | ||
Barath W. Sankaran, CFA® | ||
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Market Conditions
The bond market experienced mixed returns over the period as investors reacted to the combination of improving economic growth, rising inflation and the increasing likelihood that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and other central banks will need to begin tightening monetary policy in the coming year.
Following the approval and rollout of multiple vaccines for Covid-19 in late 2020 and early 2021, business conditions gradually returned to normal. Economic growth surged as a result, allaying fears that the virus would lead to a protracted slowdown. The reopening of the economy, while fueling impressive headline GDP growth, was accompanied by rising commodity prices, disruptions in the global supply chain and a sharp increase in inflation. Although the Fed initially described the rise in inflation as a “transitory” phenomenon, the persistence of price pressures through the summer and early autumn led to a gradual shift in the outlook. In September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the central bank was likely to announce a tapering of its stimulative quantitative easing (QE) program before the end of 2021. In addition, the markets began to price in a significant likelihood that the Fed will enact its first rate hike in late 2022. Together, these factors dampened returns across the fixed income market.
US Treasuries underperformed the broad fixed income market as risk appetite drastically improved over the past year. Mounting concerns over inflation and Fed policy also played a role in the rise in yields. While the prices of short-term government debt were relatively stable, longer-maturity bonds declined sharply. The yield on the 10-year note rose from 0.69% on September 30, 2020, to 1.52% on the final day of the period, and the 30-year bond moved from 1.46% to 2.08% (prices and yields move in opposite directions).
Despite the weakness in US Treasuries, investment grade corporates registered a solid gain for the 12-month period. As growth accelerated and the credit outlook improved, investors sought opportunities in higher-yielding segments of the market. Corporate yield spreads over Treasuries fell sharply as a result, leading to positive relative performance.
Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) — produced marginally negative total returns as a group but outpaced the US Treasury market. The category’s underlying fundamentals remained firm, however, with continued strength in both real estate prices and consumer credit. ABS and CMBS posted positive total returns, but MBS experienced small negative total returns due in part to its higher interest rate sensitivity.
Investors’ increased appetite for risk translated to a strong, double-digit gain for high yield corporates. The category tends to have lower interest rate sensitivity than investment grade bonds, a key tailwind at a time in which concern about Fed policy was the key factor driving market performance. High yield further benefited from the combination of favorable credit conditions, robust gains for equities and an impressive rally in oil prices. Leveraged loans, which typically offer yields that adjust upward with prevailing interest rates, also outperformed.
Emerging market bonds, while experiencing bouts of volatility, nonetheless finished comfortably ahead of domestic investment grade debt. Although investors remained on edge due to persistently negative headlines out of China during the second half of the period, the asset class benefited from its above-average yield and the broader strength in higher-risk assets.
Performance Results
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2021, Class Y shares of the Fund returned 0.78% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned -0.90%.
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Explanation of Fund Performance
The Fund maintained an average allocation to high yield corporates of about 10% over the 12-month period, which buoyed performance as the sector strongly outperformed. Positioning in investment grade corporate bonds also contributed positively to relative return, driven by both security selection and sector allocation. Within corporates, an emphasis on the reopening theme within industrials across the quality spectrum proved beneficial. An underweight to US Treasuries and positioning within government sectors were additional sources of outperformance. Finally, small out-of-benchmark positions in bank loans and non-US dollar assets both added to relative performance.
The Fund’s positioning along the yield curve (which depicts the relationship among bond yields across the maturity spectrum) weighed on relative performance as the curve steepened over the 12 months. A shorter-than-benchmark stance with respect to duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity) for most of the period also detracted modestly. Finally, out-of-benchmark exposure to municipal bonds detracted slightly from relative performance.
Outlook
We believe the Fed will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, keeping the fed funds rate unchanged at the zero lower bound and anchoring the very front end of the Treasury yield curve into late 2022 or early 2023. The Fed has now indicated that it is ready to address balance sheet policy. Our base case, based on Fed comments, is for tapering to be completed by mid-2022. Traditional monetary policy tightening is expected to start in late 2022 or early 2023 based on the current Fed “dot plot” chart, which displays individual FOMC member expectations for the trajectory of fed funds. This is in line with our expectations. We expect core inflation to remain above the Fed’s target of 2% for at least the next several quarters or perhaps longer, as inflationary pressure, while in part transitory due to base effect, may prove more lasting in our view.
We believe the credit cycle1 is currently in the early expansion phase, with continued strong corporate earnings and a healthy consumer supported by significant excess savings and easy financial conditions. We believe risk appetite should remain elevated given the strong expansionary environment, expectations for robust global growth, continued monetary and fiscal policy support, and the increasing availability of vaccines across more demographic groups.
We believe corporate fundamentals are currently healthy, reflecting the recovery in the US and, now to a greater degree, the global economy. Additionally, we believe very accommodative global central bank and fiscal policy have been a significant tailwind, although that may also be changing as heightened inflation concerns, elevated leverage and extended risk valuations have become a greater focus for central banks globally. In the US, corporate bond and equity valuations are at or near historic highs reflecting this very strong environment, and we believe may be vulnerable to some near-term profit-taking or volatility.
We believe we are positioned for a continued recovery in the US and global economies, with a pro-cyclical bias to the portfolio. We currently favor spread sectors, including securitized credit, high yield corporate credit and emerging market credit, versus sectors more vulnerable to interest rate and valuation risk, such as Treasuries and high grade corporate bonds. We are managing interest rate risk by maintaining a relatively short overall portfolio duration and are seeking to achieve better carry and roll-down by employing a bulleted yield curve strategy with more in the belly of the curve.
We expect overall portfolio credit quality to remain high, although it has come down from pre-pandemic levels when we were more concerned about preserving capital. Average credit quality currently stands at A2. Approximately 40% of the portfolio remains in AAA government issues, although we have a broad overweight to BBB and BB/B credits as well, balancing liquidity with total return opportunities in lower-rated securitized and corporate credits.
Within agency MBS, we continue to position for potential better-than-market convexity (i.e., a favorable risk/reward profile in a changing interest rate environment) and continue to maintain a modest underweight to the sector. With the recent underperformance of the MBS sector, we believe valuations have become more attractive, and we may consider adding back some exposure, in particular relative to corporate credit.
Within securitized credit, we remain overweight in non-agency CMBS, but more recently sold our agency CMBS exposure due to very tight valuations. We currently favor ABS as a high quality substitute for government bonds and prefer auto loans and credit card receivables within the sector, particularly with the improved employment and the continued strength of the consumer balance sheet.
Regarding investment grade corporate credit, we are approximately market neutral to the benchmark and about 0.6 years short on a contribution-to-duration basis versus the benchmark. While corporate fundamentals are healthy, we believe valuations are not as compelling and we now favor a lower use of our risk budget for the asset class..
Within the plus sector allocation, we continue to favor a mix of fixed rate high yield, bank loan, emerging market Yankee and non-dollar emerging market exposure as a way to seek portfolio yield and return potential in this improving, low-yielding economic environment. At the end of the third quarter of 2021, we had just under 13% in fixed rate high yield securities, just over 5% in high quality bank loans, and 3.5% in investment grade emerging market non-dollar bonds.
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LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND
During periods in which the US dollar appreciates relative to foreign currencies, funds that hold non-US-dollar-denominated bonds, foreign currency or foreign currency based derivative securities (“foreign currency exposures”) may realize currency losses in connection with the maturity or sale of certain foreign currency exposures. These losses impact a fund’s ordinary income distributions (to the extent that losses are not offset by realized currency gains within the fund’s fiscal year). A recognized currency loss, in accordance with federal tax rules, decreases the amount of ordinary income a fund has available to distribute, even though non-US dollar-denominated bonds continue to generate coupon income.
Fund officers have analyzed the Fund’s current portfolio of investments, realized currency gains and losses, schedule of maturities, and the corresponding amounts of unrealized currency losses that may become realized during the current fiscal year. This analysis is performed regularly to determine how realized currency losses have and will impact periodic ordinary income distributions for the Fund. Based on the most recent quarterly analysis (as of September 30, 2021), realized currency losses will continue to have an impact on the distributions in the 2022 fiscal year. This analysis is based on certain assumptions including, but not limited to, the amount of foreign currency exposures held by the Fund, the level of foreign currency exchange rates, security prices, interest rates, the Fund advisers’ ability to manage realized currency losses, and the net asset level of the Fund. Changes to these assumptions could materially impact the analysis and the amounts of future fund distributions. Fund officers will continue to monitor these amounts on a regular basis and take the necessary actions required to manage the Fund’s distributions to address realized currency losses while seeking to avoid a return of capital distribution.
1 | A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health. |
Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3
September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2021
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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20213
Life of Class N | Expense Ratios4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 12/30/94) |
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NAV | 0.78 | % | 4.01 | % | 4.54 | % | — | 0.47 | % | 0.47 | % | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 11/7/73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 0.53 | 3.75 | 4.27 | — | 0.72 | 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
With 4.25% Maximum Sales Charge | -3.71 | 2.85 | 3.82 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/30/94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.24 | 2.97 | 3.65 | — | 1.47 | 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | -1.20 | 2.97 | 3.65 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 2/1/13) |
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NAV | 0.86 | 4.10 | — | 3.72 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance |
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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2 | -0.90 | 2.94 | 3.01 | 2.95 |
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 im.natixis.com. Performance for other share classes will be greater or less than shown based on differences 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 | Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index that covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage-backed securities sectors. |
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 limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, 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 limitations. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA® | Class A LOCAX | |
Brian P. Kennedy | Class C LOCCX | |
Elaine M. Stokes | Class N LOCNX | |
Class Y LOCYX | ||
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks high current income with a secondary objective of capital growth.
Market Conditions
The bond market experienced mixed returns over the period, as investors reacted to the combination of improving economic growth, rising inflation and the increasing likelihood that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and other central banks will need to begin tightening monetary policy in the coming year.
Following the approval and rollout of multiple vaccines for Covid-19 in late 2020 and early 2021, business conditions gradually returned to normal. Economic growth surged as a result, allaying fears that the virus would lead to a protracted slowdown. The reopening of the economy, while fueling impressive headline GDP growth, was accompanied by rising commodity prices, disruptions in the global supply chain and a sharp increase in inflation. Although the Fed initially described the rise in inflation as a “transitory” phenomenon, the persistence of price pressures through the summer and early autumn led to a gradual shift in the outlook. In September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the central bank was likely to announce a tapering of its stimulative quantitative easing (QE) program before the end of 2021. In addition, the markets began to price in a significant likelihood that the Fed will enact its first rate hike in late 2022. Together, these factors dampened returns across the fixed income market.
Despite the weakness in US Treasuries, investment grade corporates registered a solid gain for the 12-month period. As growth accelerated and the credit outlook improved, investors sought opportunities in higher-yielding segments of the market. Corporate yield spreads over Treasuries fell sharply as a result, leading to positive relative performance.
Investors’ increased appetite for risk translated to a strong, double-digit gain for high yield corporates. The category tends to have lower interest rate sensitivity than investment grade bonds, a key tailwind at a time in which concern about Fed policy was the key factor driving market performance. High yield further benefited from the combination of favorable credit conditions, robust gains for equities and an impressive rally in oil prices. Leveraged loans, which typically offer yields that adjust upward with prevailing interest rates, also outperformed.
US Treasuries underperformed the broad fixed income market as risk appetite drastically improved over the past year. Mounting concerns over inflation and Fed policy also played a role in the rise in yields. While the prices of short-term government debt were relatively stable, longer-maturity bonds declined sharply. The yield on the 10-year note rose from 0.69% on September 30, 2020, to 1.52% on the final day of the period, and the 30-year bond moved from 1.46% to 2.08% (prices and yields move in opposite directions).
Performance Results
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2021, Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund returned 5.38% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index, which returned 1.45%.
Explanation of Fund Performance
Though the Covid-19 global pandemic continued to shape the events of this past year, markets advanced on the back of optimism surrounding vaccine rollouts and economic reopenings. Security selection was the primary source of outperformance for the Fund, particularly within investment grade and high yield corporate credit. Consumer cyclical and finance company holdings aided relative return in investment grade. For high yield credit, consumer non-cyclical and energy names were positive contributors to performance. The Fund’s allocation to convertible securities, specifically in the consumer non-cyclical, communications and technology sectors, was also beneficial as stock markets posted strong gains for the period. The Fund’s position in US Treasuries was a modest detractor from performance on an absolute and relative basis.
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Outlook
While our fundamental economic outlook remains positive, the world appears less synchronized than we expected at this point in the recovery. Leading indicators remain strong, financial conditions appear easy and monetary/fiscal policies continue to be a tailwind to economic activity. This macroeconomic backdrop, coupled with strong credit fundamentals, appears positive for risk assets. However, we are mindful of the risks inherent to our outlook, such as the lingering impact of the Covid-19 Delta variant, slowing Chinese growth (and deleveraging within its property sector) and ongoing global supply chain disruptions that could lead to a bumpier, if still solid, global growth environment.
Under our base case of a gradual economic expansion, we anticipate a slow rise in interest rates as the Fed likely initiates a taper of QE purchases later this year and into 2022. While the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement sent a strong signal that we are approaching the end of the road on QE, the Fed has stated its belief that inflation has been boosted by transitory factors, which will presumably fade over time. We believe supply disruptions should work out over time and energy prices could ease in 2022, which would support the Fed’s view. While we expect rate lift-off in 2023, the Fed may find it necessary to delay hiking if growth is weaker or accelerate hiking if inflation is persistently higher than expected. Adding to the uncertainty of the timing and magnitude of the Fed’s taper and rate lift-off includes the early retirement of two Fed presidents over their 2020 trading activities, which adds risk to Fed Chair Powell’s renomination and the future composition of the FOMC. Given our views, we remain defensive on interest rates and positioned shorter than broad market benchmarks from a duration perspective.
In our view, we remain fully embedded in the expansion phase of the credit cycle1 with credit fundamentals, technical factors and default expectations continuing to appear attractive. We remain “pro risk” on credit for higher carry and potential outperformance of our best ideas. In this environment, we continue to focus on issue selection, which drives our investment process. Specifically, we are seeking out “rising star” candidates that possess strong balance sheets and catalysts to help drive upgrades. We believe accommodative global monetary policies coupled with the tailwind of fiscal support could drive a wave of credit upgrades going forward. From a sector perspective, we are targeting those that have strong carry, less interest rate sensitivity and positive convexity (i.e., a favorable risk/reward profile in a changing rate environment). As such, we currently favor high yield corporates and convertible securities along with securitized debt, which can provide diversification away from pure corporate risk, relatively attractive yield potential and shorter duration profiles. During the third quarter of 2021, credit markets were generally resilient to macroeconomic events, including Fed taper talk and concerns over Chinese growth and property sector challenges, suggesting to us that there could be a strong demand for yield. We suspect this dynamic will likely hold going forward given our outlook for downgrades, defaults and losses to trend notably below long-term averages. However, we recognize current elevated valuations and tight credit spreads, and have built flexibility into our portfolios in an effort to take advantage of opportunities that may arise as a result of short-term disruptions.
1 | A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND
Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y shares3
September 29, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2021
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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20213
Expense Ratios4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 Year | Life of Fund | Gross | Net | |||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 9/29/20) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 5.38 | % | 5.05 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||
Class A (Inception 9/29/20) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 5.24 | 4.91 | 1.15 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||
With 4.25% Maximum Sales Charge | 0.79 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/29/20) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 4.34 | 4.02 | 1.90 | 1.90 | ||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 3.34 | 4.02 | ||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 9/29/20) | ||||||||||||||||
NAV | 5.54 | 5.21 | 0.82 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index2 | 1.45 | 1.25 |
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 im.natixis.com. 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 | Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government-related bond markets. It is composed of the U.S. Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes non-U.S. agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities. The U.S. Credit Index was called the U.S. Corporate Index until July 2000, when it was renamed to reflect its inclusion of both corporate and non-corporate issuers. The U.S. Credit Index is a subset of the U.S. Government/Credit Index and U.S. Aggregate Index. |
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 limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, 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 limitations. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Matthew J. Eagan, CFA® | Class A LGMAX | |
Eileen N. Riley, CFA® | Class C LGMCX | |
David W. Rolley, CFA® | Class N LGMNX | |
Lee M. Rosenbaum | Class Y LSWWX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
Market Conditions
Following the approval and rollout of multiple vaccines for Covid-19 in late 2020 and early 2021, business conditions gradually returned to normal. Economic growth surged as a result, allaying fears that the virus would lead to a protracted slowdown. The reopening of the economy, while fueling impressive headline GDP growth, was accompanied by rising commodity prices, disruptions in the global supply chain and a sharp increase in inflation. Although the US Federal Reserve (Fed) initially described the rise in inflation as a “transitory” phenomenon, the persistence of price pressures through the summer and early autumn led to a gradual shift in the outlook. In September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the central bank was likely to announce a tapering of its quantitative easing (QE) program before the end of 2021. In addition, the markets began to price in a significant likelihood that the Fed will enact its first rate hike in late 2022.
Global equities registered significant gains for the 12-month period, posting a return of just under 28% as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index. The reopening of economies led some equity indices to record highs. All sectors posted double-digit returns, with the energy sector posting the strongest return. The financials, information technology and communication services sectors also outperformed the broader market. The consumer staples, utilities and consumer discretionary sectors registered the lowest returns.
US Treasuries underperformed the broad fixed income market as risk appetite drastically improved over the period. Growing inflation concerns and Fed policy also contributed to the rise in yields. While the prices of short-term government debt were relatively stable, longer-maturity bonds declined sharply. The yield on the 10-year note rose from 0.69% on September 30, 2020 to 1.52% on the final day of the period, and the 30-year bond moved from 1.46% to 2.08% (prices and yields move in opposite directions).
Despite the weakness in US Treasuries, investment grade corporates registered a solid gain for the 12-month period. As growth accelerated and the credit outlook improved, investors sought opportunities in higher-yielding segments of the market. Corporate yield spreads over Treasuries fell sharply as a result, leading to positive relative performance.
Specifically, high yield corporates posted double-digit gains. The category tends to have lower interest rate sensitivity than investment grade bonds, a key tailwind as concerns about Fed policy were the main factor driving market performance. High yield also benefited from favorable credit conditions, robust gains for equities and a rally in oil prices. Leveraged loans, which typically offer yields that adjust upward with prevailing interest rates, also outperformed.
Emerging market bonds, while experiencing bouts of volatility, finished comfortably ahead of domestic investment grade debt. Although investors remained on edge due to negative headlines out of China during the second half of the period, the asset class benefited from its above-average yield and the broader strength in higher-risk assets.
Performance Results
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2021 Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund returned 17.02% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its primary index, the MSCI All Country World Index (Net), which returned 27.44%. The Fund outperformed its secondary blended index (60% MSCI All Country World Index (Net)/40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index), which returned 15.48%.
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Explanation of Fund Performance
In equities, the largest contributors to return were ASML Holding, Alphabet and IQVIA Holdings.
Shares of ASML, the leader in photolithography in the semiconductor industry, outperformed over the period. The company, with its critical manufacturing equipment, has been a beneficiary of the chip shortage as it has prompted governments to make investments in semiconductor production. Specifically, the Biden administration announced it would study supply chains for critical industries and sought $37 billion for chip manufacturing onshore while the European Union outlined a plan to produce 20% of the world’s chips by 2030. Shares were also supported by positive announcements from ASML’s customers. TSMC, a key customer for ASML’s next generation equipment, announced a large increase in spending, while Intel announced its intention to revive its manufacturing and foundry capabilities, a move which would require lithography equipment.
Alphabet shares outperformed as improved Covid-19 vaccination rates drove consumer optimism. Despite the stock price rally, we believe the market may still be underappreciating the extent of digital advertising market share gains during the pandemic. We expect Alphabet to benefit in the second half of 2021 as industries like travel, restaurants and entertainment come back online globally, building on a larger base of e-commerce advertisers. Our longer-term view is supported by revenue growth acceleration at Google Cloud, which suggests the cloud computing platform is gaining market share.
Shares of IQVIA, a healthcare services company, outperformed following better-than-expected results that underlined strong momentum in the company’s outsourced clinical research and healthcare technology businesses. Requests for proposals continued to increase, biotech funding was robust and clinical studies were able to progress with Covid-19 restrictions lifted in many regions. Looking ahead, we believe IQVIA’s differentiated data-driven offerings will enable the company to gain market share in key segments.
In fixed income, the Fund’s corporate credit allocation was a positive source of return during the period. Particularly helpful to performance were overweight allocations to the communications, consumer cyclical, transportation and energy sectors. Accommodative fiscal and monetary policy and strong corporate earnings helped to bolster the asset class.
Allocations to high yield corporate credit also contributed to performance. In particular, BB holdings contributed to results, generally outpacing higher-grade names as investors sought yield. Issuers within communications added value as cable and wireless operators continued to benefit from strong media and data demand.
Within the transportation sector, allocations to airline companies contributed to performance. Favored issuers, particularly in the US, benefited from government support throughout the pandemic. As vaccination rates improved and the economy began to reopen, the domestic market was further aided by pent-up consumer demand.
In equities, the largest detractors from return were Alibaba, Farfetch, and Nestle.
Shares of Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company, underperformed along with the broader Chinese technology sector due to increased regulatory actions by the Chinese government. Shares of Farfetch, a luxury goods marketplace platform, underperformed as physical stores reopened, moderating the surge in online shopping seen in 2020. Shares of Nestle, a multinational consumer packaged food company, underperformed over the period. We eliminated our position in early 2021 due to concerns around our intrinsic value growth alpha driver. We believe weakness in Nestle’s nutrition and confectionery businesses will continue, and margin growth will likely be pressured by increased investment around marketing. We found more attractive risk/reward within existing holdings and new opportunities.
In fixed income, allocations to US dollar fixed income markets detracted from performance. Allocations to US Treasuries in the ten and thirty-year maturity ranges were the primary detractors.
Positioning along the yield curve (which depicts the relationship among bond yields across the maturity spectrum) in the euro pay markets also detracted from performance as core euro zone government yields moved modestly higher in the period amid continued vaccination progress and optimism surrounding the economic recovery.
Although in line with the returns posted by the underlying cash bond markets, the Fund’s use of forward foreign currency contracts in managing relative exposures detracted from performance as currency markets experienced slightly higher levels of volatility in the period.
Finally, currency allocation detracted from performance, particularly exposure to the Japanese yen. Rising commodity prices, a stronger US dollar and slower-than-expected growth related to the pandemic proved to be a headwind for the yen.
Outlook
The economic outlook in large part continues to depend on the successful management of the pandemic on a global scale. While much of the developed world has made demonstrable progress in terms of infection rates, and some emerging markets have gained
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better control of the virus, there remain regions that continue to struggle to manage the virus, such as Africa. The recent increase in vaccine production is positive, but with a lack of consensus on duration of antibodies and the potential for new variants, uncertainty persists. The outlook is also reliant on the duration of fiscal and monetary support, and other relief packages, in the US and globally. Supply chain issues and inflation surprises remain risks. Thus, our focus remains on investing in companies we believe have the ability to successfully navigate the current environment and generate value over the longer term.
In equities, we currently hold a diverse group of technology names spanning digital payments, cloud storage and collaboration, and semiconductor manufacturing and equipment. We have selective exposure to consumer-related names, focusing on best-in-class e-commerce platform retailers and physical retailers with compelling value propositions. We also have exposure to the growing online fitness industry. We have focused our healthcare exposure toward higher growth areas in the industry, and away from areas that are exposed to reimbursement risk. We continue to have no direct exposure to the energy or utilities sectors, as we typically do not find many opportunities, which meet our three alpha drivers.
As the pandemic continues to evolve, there could be further volatility in global equities. However, we believe our portfolio companies have sustainable competitive advantages and strong balance sheets that will prove resilient. This is evidenced by the portfolio’s return on equity, which is meaningfully higher than the MSCI ACWI (Net) benchmark,1 and financial leverage which is significantly less than the benchmark by key measures. This profile should allow our holdings the flexibility to weather challenging environments, and quite possibly emerge stronger.
In fixed income, most major developed market government bonds are expensive and we think yields are likely to see some upside pressure as the cyclical upturn gradually progresses, output gaps compress, and central banks look to move towards policy normalization. Although investment grade corporate credit spreads look fair-to-slightly-rich, we still like the yield advantage they offer. The fundamental backdrop underpinned by solid corporate profit growth and technical backdrop remain supportive.
Our primary US dollar view is for moderate softening as global growth starts to catch up to the US. Healthy investor risk appetites and cyclical improvement abroad are typically consistent with a weaker dollar. Rising twin deficits and higher commodities prices are additional headwinds for the dollar.
1 | The MSCI All Country World Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. |
Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares4
September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2021
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Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021
Security Name | % of Net Assets | |||||||
1 | ASML Holding NV | 3.52 | % | |||||
2 | Airbnb, Inc., Class A | 3.32 | ||||||
3 | Danaher Corp. | 3.15 | ||||||
4 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.91 | ||||||
5 | salesforce.com, Inc. | 2.83 | ||||||
6 | IQVIA Holdings, Inc. | 2.67 | ||||||
7 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 2.66 | ||||||
8 | S&P Global, Inc. | 2.48 | ||||||
9 | Facebook, Inc., Class A | 2.26 | ||||||
10 | Linde PLC | 2.23 |
The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.
Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20214
Life of Class N | Expense Ratios5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 5/1/96) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 17.02 | % | 12.47 | % | 11.31 | % | — | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 2/1/06) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 16.73 | 12.18 | 11.03 | — | 1.15 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 10.02 | 10.86 | 10.38 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 2/1/06) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 15.85 | 11.34 | 10.37 | — | 1.90 | 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 14.85 | 11.34 | 10.37 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 2/1/17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 17.10 | — | — | 13.25 | 0.82 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI All Country World Index (Net) | 27.44 | 13.20 | 11.90 | 13.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Blended Index3 | 15.48 | 8.83 | 7.99 | 9.52 |
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 im.natixis.com. 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 All Country World Index (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 | The Blended Index is an unmanaged, blended index composed of the following weights: 60% MSCI All Country World Index (Net) and 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The four major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, the Asian-Pacific Aggregate, and the Canadian Aggregate Indices. The index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment grade 144A securities. |
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 limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, 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 limitations. |
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Manager | Symbols | |
Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA® | Class A LGRRX | |
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. | Class C LGRCX | |
Class N LGRNX | ||
Class Y LSGRX |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Market Conditions
The US equity market delivered strong returns over the period, with a confluence of positive factors contributing to the gain. As business conditions slowly returned to normal, following the rollout of vaccinations and the gradual reopening of the economy, economic growth and corporate earnings rebounded off their previously depressed levels. The US Federal Reserve and other major central banks kept interest rates at ultra-low levels and continued to pursue stimulative quantitative easing policies. Low rates, in addition to helping the economy recover, also depressed bond yields and may have made equities a more compelling investment alternative. Consumers and businesses also benefited from aggressive fiscal stimulus enacted by the US government. Together, these factors helped stocks overcome periodic bouts of volatility caused by issues such as rising inflation, new Covid-19 variants, and worries about the health of China’s economy.
Although investors’ style preferences experienced a number of shifts over the course of the year, value stocks outperformed growth. The bulk of the advantage occurred in the five months following the approval of a Covid-19 vaccine in early November 2020, a milestone that fueled investor enthusiasm for the more economically sensitive stocks typically represented in the value category. Small- and mid-cap stocks both strongly outpaced large caps, reflecting investors’ robust appetite for risk amid optimism about the economic outlook.
Performance Results
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2021, Class Y shares of the Loomis Sayles Growth Fund returned 20.72% at net asset value. The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which returned 27.32%.
Explanation of Fund Performance
We are an active manager with a long-term, private equity approach to investing. Through our proprietary bottom-up research framework, we look to invest in those few high-quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and profitable growth when they trade at a significant discount to intrinsic value. Given the rare confluence of quality, growth, and valuation, we may study dozens of companies but may only invest in a select few businesses each year. We believe identifying those few businesses with these characteristics is an art, not a science. Because of this rigorous approach, ours is a selective, high-conviction portfolio of typically 30-40 names.
The Fund’s positions in Alphabet, Nvidia, and Deere contributed the most to performance. Stock selection in the industrials and communication services sectors, along with our allocations in the communication services, energy, and healthcare sectors, contributed positively to relative performance.
Alphabet is a holding company that owns a collection of businesses — the largest and most important of which by far is Google. Google is the global leader in online search and advertising, and also offers online cloud solutions to businesses and consumers globally. We believe Alphabet’s competitive advantages include its scale, brand strength, the power of its network and business ecosystem, as well as its innovative culture that is reinforced by its massive investments in research and development (R&D). A long-term Fund holding, Alphabet reported financial results during the period that reflected a strong recovery in advertising spending, which had been depressed due to Covid-19, while revenue growth accelerated and adjusted operating margins expanded. Beginning in 2021, the company began presenting results in three segments. Google Services represents approximately 93% of total revenue and is driven by the secular shift of advertising to online and mobile platforms. The segment’s search and YouTube businesses both benefited from strong growth in direct response ads — particularly for YouTube, where in just three years direct response ads have grown from almost nothing to become one of the largest drivers. YouTube is also benefiting from strong demand from brand advertisers due to its reach and engagement with over 2 billion monthly users who spent over 1 billion hours daily on the platform. Google Cloud revenue represents approximately 7% of total revenue, and was driven by Google Cloud Platform, which encompasses the company’s infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings. Other Bets includes a number of early-stage and pre-revenue businesses and represents less than 1% of revenues. Google’s attractive financial model generates strong free cash flow and earns high returns on
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invested capital, enabling it to reinvest significantly in its business. Over the past five years, Google has invested over $100 billion in R&D, an amount very few companies could replicate. We believe the global secular shift from traditional advertising to online advertising is the biggest long-term growth driver for Google. Online advertising accounts for approximately $330 billion or around 20% of the $1.5 trillion annual spending on global advertising and marketing. Over our investment horizon, we believe this penetration will increase to over 40%. We believe investors underestimate Alphabet’s growth opportunities and the intrinsic value of the business given its unique and difficult-to-replicate attributes and business model. We believe the company’s shares trade at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value and offer a compelling reward-to-risk opportunity.
Nvidia is the world leader in graphic processing units (GPUs), which enable computers to produce and utilize highly realistic 3D graphic imagery and models. We believe the company’s competitive advantages include its intellectual property, brands, and a large and growing ecosystem of developers and applications utilizing GPU technology. A portfolio holding since January 2019, Nvidia reported financial results during the period that were better than consensus expectations, driven by broad-based strength that included quarterly revenue records in the company’s gaming, data center, and professional visualization segments in the second half of the year. In gaming, Nvidia is benefiting from record sales of PCs and gaming laptops and the roll out of Turing, its newest GPU architecture, which is becoming the industry norm for the latest blockbuster titles. Data center revenue benefited from a pickup in demand from hyperscale data center customers and rising demand from industry verticals such as industrials and enterprise clients, which are adopting more artificial intelligence capabilities. The company saw strong traction for its latest architecture, Ampere, which for the first time enables clients to address both training and inferencing through a single architecture with performance that surpasses its already leading T4 inferencing and V100 training products. The company’s professional visualization segment addresses a more mature market, but Nvidia has been able to drive greater adoption of its products through ongoing innovation. Over our investment horizon, we believe Nvidia can sustain total annualized revenue growth of approximately 20%, driven by secular growth in spending on GPUs. As Nvidia’s business mix shifts increasingly towards its more profitable data center segment, we believe operating profits and free cash flow will grow faster than revenues. We believe Nvidia’s strong free cash flow growth prospects are not currently reflected in its share price. As a result, we believe the company’s shares trade at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value and offer a compelling long-term reward-to-risk opportunity.
A Fund holding since the third quarter of 2016, Deere manufactures a full line of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care, including value-added components such as precision agriculture tools. We believe the company’s competitive advantages include its iconic brand, scale, and global distribution. Deere’s distribution network of approximately 1,500 exclusive dealers in North America gives it unmatched reach for sales and service, and the company is among the market leaders in Europe and Latin America. During the period, Deere reported financial results that were well above consensus expectations and reflected strong global agricultural fundamentals, including grain prices that reached their highest levels since the prior cycle peak around 2012. The company also posted strong pricing gains and record margins. Despite strong growth in demand in 2021, agricultural equipment volumes have been near trough levels for the last seven years. Compared to the prior peak, average equipment age is at its highest in over 20 years, new and used inventories are near all-time lows, farmer incomes are expected to be higher, land values are also higher, and large agricultural equipment demands remain significantly below peak levels — all of which are conducive to above-average volume growth. Deere has seen very strong demand for sprayers, planters, and tractors in its 2022 order book, and the company expects its net pricing growth in 2022 to again be positive in spite of rising material and logistics costs. We believe Deere’s long-term secular growth driver is the global growth in demand for agricultural equipment, fueled by the steady increase in global demand for grains from a growing population with increasing affluence. We believe Deere’s market leadership, superior technology, and demonstrated pricing power leave it well positioned over our long-term investment horizon, and we believe continued adoption of its growing precision agricultural offerings, including subscription-based offerings, will lower cyclicality and enable the company to realize sustainably higher margins. We trimmed our position during the period following strong market appreciation, but we believe the company’s shares continue to trade at a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value.
The Fund’s positions in Alibaba, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Novartis detracted the most from performance. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary, healthcare, information technology, financials, consumer staples, and energy sectors, along with our allocations in the industrials, information technology, financials, and consumer staples sectors, detracted from relative performance.
A Fund holding since its initial public offering in the third quarter of 2014, Alibaba Group is a leading China e-commerce and consumer-engagement platform provider. With over 60% of China’s e-commerce transactions estimated to take place through its marketplaces, Alibaba is the world’s largest retail platform, and we believe Alibaba’s scale and interconnected sites create an unparalleled and difficult-to-replicate business ecosystem. During the period, Alibaba reported solid fundamentals and continued market share gains. However, shares have been under pressure since late-2020, despite good fundamentals, due to investor concern regarding increasing regulatory intervention by the Chinese government and the uncertainty these measures have created among investors questioning the ultimate impact on the businesses. In April, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) concluded that Alibaba’s practices had violated antitrust law. The company was fined approximately $2.8 billion and ordered to carry
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out “comprehensive” self-inspections to standardize business practices and ensure compliance with anti-monopoly laws. Alibaba cooperated fully with the investigation and has changed certain business practices. Before the ruling, we believed that Alibaba could potentially be fined a meaningful percentage of prior-year revenue if it was found to have violated the rules. The $2.8 billion fine represented under 3% of FY 2021 revenues, approximately 20% of Alibaba’s free cash flow in the preceding quarter, and a fraction of the company’s approximately $70 billion of cash and short-term investments. We do not believe the investigation, fine, or any potential remedies will ultimately impact Alibaba’s strong and sustainable competitive advantages. In August, China passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) which is focused on protecting personal information rights and interests by standardizing the handling and usage of personal information by businesses. The law allows companies such as Alibaba to continue to collect, maintain, and use personalized data in their operations, but with certain restrictions. We believe the focus of PIPL is similar to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect in the European Union in 2018. The GDPR impacted other portfolio holdings such as Alphabet and Facebook, which incurred increased compliance costs and other disruptions as they adjusted certain business practices to comply with the new regulations. However, both companies continued to generate strong growth in revenue and free cash flow due to their competitive advantages and strong value propositions. While PIPL will go into effect beginning in November, we believe Alibaba has already started to implement portions of PIPL’s requirements into its business. As with Facebook and Google, we expect that Alibaba will experience other short-term disruptions as it further modifies its practices to fully comply with the law. However, we do not believe the law’s provisions will ultimately impact the company’s difficult-to-replicate competitive advantages. We believe SAMR and other Chinese regulatory efforts are focused on promoting sustainable and healthy development of China’s online ecosystem, fair competitive behavior, compliance with social responsibility, and setting reasonable limits on the usage of personal information. We believe that many of the companies to which the regulations pertain, including Alibaba, are engaged in activities that are supportive of the Chinese government’s long-term strategic goals. These goals include promoting domestic consumption as well as the development of domestic cloud technologies in order to reduce China’s dependence on foreign companies and countries. On both of these counts, Alibaba is a leader and its continued success advances those long-term goals. We believe Alibaba continues to execute well on its business model, allowing it to expand its already dominant market position and to invest to strengthen its competitive advantages. We believe the near-term uncertainty regarding the regulatory environment does not change the long-term fundamentals; namely, China remains one of the largest and most attractive e-commerce markets and Alibaba is one of the best-positioned companies to take advantage of this long-term secular opportunity. Many great businesses in our portfolio, including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Visa, and others, have faced significant regulatory challenges around the globe over the last few decades, which often resulted in near-term uncertainty and share weakness. We recognize that the individual circumstances of these challenges had significant differences in terms of regulatory bodies and geographies. We also recognize that China offers both unique differences and challenges that we do not take lightly. However, while all of these situations are different, what is similar is that the uncertainty associated with these challenges did not change the strong underlying business characteristics of these companies; nor did it prevent them from continuing to generate strong long-term returns for shareholders. We believe the current market price embeds expectations for revenue and cash flow growth that are well below our long-term assumptions, and we added to our position in July, taking advantage of the long-term secular opportunity. With its shares trading at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value, we believe Alibaba offers a compelling reward-to-risk opportunity.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, founded in 1989, is a global biopharmaceutical company with deep expertise in protein and genetic science and a focus on specialty markets. The company is the leader in creating therapies for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF), with four currently approved treatments, and the company is building out its capabilities to address related diseases that lever its core expertise in biology and medicinal chemistry. We initiated a new position in Vertex in June 2021. While the share price declined modestly during our holding period, given our short length of ownership, it was among the lowest contributors in a full-year period during which the Fund returned approximately 21.5% (gross). We believe Vertex’s strong and sustainable competitive advantages include its unparalleled understanding of CF, rooted in its history of investment and innovation for which it is recognized as setting the standard of care, its partnerships with the CF Foundation and other entities that enhance its solutions capabilities, and its broader understanding of biology and serial approach to drug development. Vertex created the only four therapies approved for CF, which currently account for all of the company’s revenues. Over our long-term investment horizon, we believe growing medical access, ongoing market penetration, lower patient mortality, and ongoing innovation will drive mid-single-digit growth in the company’s dominant CF franchise. We also believe the company’s deep understanding of biology, well-defined and disciplined approach to innovation, and growing pipeline of clinical therapies addressing diseases outside of CF, will collectively enable the company to realize high-single-digit growth in revenues over our forecast period. As the company continues to penetrate its core CF market, we expect it to realize operating leverage from its existing distribution infrastructure and for operating margins and free cash flow to grow faster than revenues, in the low double digits. We believe expectations embedded in Vertex’s share price underestimate the defensibility of its dominant CF franchise, the life-changing benefit of its therapies for its growing base of 40,000 patients, and the strength of its science and innovation ability that is contributing to a growing pipeline of potentially transformative therapies. We believe the shares embed expectations for revenue and free cash flow that are well below our long-term expectations. At today’s valuation, we believe we are buying the core, established CF franchise at a discount and receiving the pipeline for free. As a result, we believe the shares are trading at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value and offer a compelling long-term reward-to-risk opportunity.
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Novartis is a diversified global healthcare company with market leadership in branded and generic pharmaceuticals. The company’s Innovative Medicines division accounts for about 80% of total revenue and 85% of core operating income while the Sandoz generics and biosimilars division accounts for about 20% of revenue and approximately 15% of core operating income. We believe Novartis’ strong and sustainable competitive advantages include its brand, culture of innovation, product breadth, clinical trials expertise, powerful global manufacturing and distribution network, and the benefits of scale. Decades of investment in innovative research and development and the accumulation of intellectual property has resulted in a broad suite of mature, successful products, newer, differentiated, rapidly growing products, and a large, well-balanced clinical pipeline of approximately 75 new molecular entities that we believe will lay the foundation of growth for the next 10 years. A holding since 2010, Novartis reported financial results that were fundamentally solid but mixed versus consensus expectations during the period. Results were impacted earlier in the period by a decline in patient visits to physician offices due to Covid-19. Shares also declined in response to management’s guidance for lower margins due to increased investment spending. We view the market reaction to higher investment spending as short sighted as the company’s continued investments in innovation and its pipeline represent the cornerstone of its competitive differentiation and lay the groundwork for sustainable long-term revenue generation. We believe the company executed well during the period, which included strong performance in its “growth” portfolio that now accounts for over 50% of sales. Novartis remains a differentiated business that we believe will benefit from accelerating growth, continued solid execution, a structurally improving business, and a strong management team that is making sound strategic decisions to enable greater focus on the company’s long-term competitive advantages of brand, scale, technology, and innovation. We believe the company is focused on and executing in the right areas of growth to create long-term shareholder value, and the current stock price embeds future growth well below our forecasts. As a result, we believe the shares are selling at a significant discount to our estimate of intrinsic value and offer a compelling reward-to-risk opportunity.
All aspects of our quality-growth-valuation investment thesis must be present simultaneously for us to make an investment. Often our research is completed well in advance of the opportunity to invest. We are patient investors and maintain coverage of high-quality businesses in order to take advantage of meaningful price dislocations if and when they occur. During the period we initiated a new position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals. We added to our existing holdings in Alibaba, Boeing, Disney, Novartis, Schlumberger, and Starbucks. We trimmed our existing positions in Cerner, Deere, Expeditors International, and Qualcomm. We sold our position in Varian Medical Systems, which was in the process of being acquired by Siemens Healthineers and reached our view of intrinsic value.
Outlook
Our investment process is characterized by bottom-up, fundamental research and a long-term investment time horizon. The nature of the process leads to a lower-turnover portfolio in which sector positioning is the result of stock selection. The Fund ended the year with overweight positions in the healthcare, communication services, industrials, energy, financials, and consumer staples sectors and underweight positions in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. We did not own positions in the real estate, materials, or utilities sectors.
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Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3
September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2021
Top Ten Holdings as of September 30, 2021
Security Name | % of Net Assets | |||||||
1 | NVIDIA Corp. | 6.60 | % | |||||
2 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 6.42 | ||||||
3 | Facebook, Inc., Class A | 6.25 | ||||||
4 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 5.18 | ||||||
5 | Microsoft Corp. | 4.67 | ||||||
6 | Oracle Corp. | 4.53 | ||||||
7 | Autodesk, Inc. | 4.33 | ||||||
8 | salesforce.com, Inc. | 4.17 | ||||||
9 | Boeing Co. (The) | 4.10 | ||||||
10 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 3.61 |
The portfolio is actively managed and holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee the Fund continues to invest in the securities referenced. The holdings listed exclude any temporary cash investments, are presented on an individual security basis and do not represent holdings of the issuer.
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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20213
Life of Class N | Expense Ratios4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 5/16/91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 20.72 | % | 18.99 | % | 18.85 | % | — | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 12/31/96) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 20.43 | 18.69 | 18.56 | — | 0.90 | 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
With 5.75% Maximum Sales Charge | 13.53 | 17.29 | 17.86 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 9/12/03) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 19.55 | 17.79 | 17.84 | — | 1.65 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | 18.55 | 17.79 | 17.84 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 2/1/13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 20.80 | 19.08 | — | 17.62 | 0.57 | 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russell 1000® Growth Index2 | 27.32 | 22.84 | 19.68 | 18.86 |
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 im.natixis.com. 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 Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Growth Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. |
3 | Fund performance has been increased by fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any, without which performance would have been lower. |
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 limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, 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 limitations. |
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Managers | Symbols | |
Daniel Conklin, CFA® | Class A LSDRX | |
Christopher T. Harms | Class C LSCDX | |
Clifton V. Rowe, CFA® | Class N LSDNX | |
Class Y LSDIX | ||
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks above-average total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Market Conditions
The bond market experienced mixed returns over the period as investors reacted to the combination of improving economic growth, rising inflation and the increasing likelihood that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and other central banks will need to begin tightening monetary policy in the coming year.
Following the approval and rollout of multiple vaccines for Covid-19 in late 2020 and early 2021, business conditions gradually returned to normal. Economic growth surged as a result, allaying fears that the virus would lead to a protracted slowdown. The reopening of the economy, while fueling impressive headline GDP growth, was accompanied by rising commodity prices, disruptions in the global supply chain and a sharp increase in inflation. Although the Fed initially described the rise in inflation as a “transitory” phenomenon, the persistence of price pressures through the summer and early autumn led to a gradual shift in the outlook. In September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the central bank was likely to announce a tapering of its stimulative quantitative easing (QE) program before the end of 2021. In addition, the markets began to price in a significant likelihood that the Fed will enact its first rate hike in late 2022. Together, these factors dampened returns across the fixed income market.
US Treasuries underperformed the broad fixed income market as risk appetite drastically improved over the past year. Mounting concerns over inflation and Fed policy also played a role in the rise in yields. While the prices of short-term government debt were relatively stable, longer-maturity bonds declined sharply. The yield on the 10-year note rose from 0.69% on September 30, 2020 to 1.52% on the final day of the period, and the 30-year bond moved from 1.46% to 2.08% (prices and yields move in opposite directions).
Despite the weakness in US Treasuries, investment grade corporates registered a solid gain for the 12-month period. As growth accelerated and the credit outlook improved, investors sought opportunities in higher-yielding segments of the market. Corporate yield spreads over Treasuries fell sharply as a result, leading to positive relative performance.
Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) — produced marginally negative total returns as a group but outpaced the US Treasury market. The category’s underlying fundamentals remained firm, however, with continued strength in both real estate prices and consumer credit. ABS and CMBS posted positive total returns, but MBS experienced small negative total returns due in part to its higher interest rate sensitivity.
Performance Results
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2021, Class Y shares of the Fund returned 0.20% at net asset value. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -0.40%.
Explanation of Fund Performance
The Fund favored spread sectors such as corporate bonds and securitized assets, benefiting performance relative to the benchmark during a period of declining risk premiums. While sector allocation provided the bulk of positive contributions to performance, issuer selection also proved additive. The Fund’s overweight allocation to corporate bonds led positive contributions to performance over the period as spreads (the incremental income provided by lower quality bonds relative to Treasuries) declined. Issuer selection within corporates also aided return.
Results within securitized assets were positive overall but more mixed as agency-backed holdings detracted slightly while securitized credit exposures proved beneficial. In particular, holdings of CMBS were the most helpful to performance during the period.
On the downside, holdings of agency MBS detracted from relative performance during the period. Exposure to auto loans within ABS also weighed on return. Finally, within corporate bonds, issuer selection among banking names proved to be a constraint on performance.
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Outlook
We believe the Fed will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future, keeping the fed funds rate unchanged at the zero lower bound and anchoring the front end of the Treasury yield curve into 2023. We expect the Fed to address balance sheet policy later this year and tapering of bond purchases could be completed sometime in 2022. We continue to expect economic activity to be healthy but expectations have moderated from earlier this year as recent data suggests some bumpiness due to increasing Covid-19 Delta variant cases nationwide.
We believe the credit cycle1 is currently in the expansion phase, with strong corporate fundamentals and a healthy consumer supported by significant excess savings and easy financial conditions. We believe risk appetite should remain elevated given the strong expansionary environment, expectations for global growth and continued monetary accommodation.
Inflation is expected to be in the 2% to 2.5% range but could be elevated for some time or settle above this range. We expect tighter monetary conditions if inflation trends toward the higher end of the range while lower inflation could keep the Fed at bay longer.
Corporate debt levels are currently elevated but fundamentals are healthy with stable-to-improving margins and significant free cash flow in a number of industries. While valuations are not overly compelling, we may see some additional spread tightening given low expectations for losses.
We continue to favor spread sectors, such as corporate bonds and securitized assets. However, we are maintaining a risk posture in the lower end of our range, in a similar posture to the beginning of 2020.
We remain overweight in both agency and non-agency CMBS, particularly senior parts of the capital stack.
Within MBS, we remain focused on securities with limited prepayment risk.
We favor ABS in the front end of the curve and prefer consumer-related areas such as auto loans and credit card receivables.
We continue to follow our process in building diversified exposures by asset class, industry and issuer.
We continue to hold select high yield corporate names, which we view as inexpensive.
1 | A credit cycle is a cyclical pattern that follows credit availability and corporate health. |
Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares1,4
September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2021
See notes to chart on page 21.
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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20214
Life of Class N | Expense Ratios5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 1/28/98)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | 0.20 | % | 3.13 | % | 3.12 | % | — | 0.47 | % | 0.40 | % | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 5/28/10)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.06 | 2.87 | 2.85 | — | 0.72 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
With 4.25% Maximum Sales Charge | -4.32 | 1.97 | 2.40 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 8/31/16)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.76 | 2.09 | 2.19 | — | 1.46 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC2 | -1.72 | 2.09 | 2.19 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 2/01/19) | | 0.25 | | — | — | 5.16 | 0.43 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index3 | -0.40 | 2.60 | 2.52 | 4.31 |
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 im.natixis.com. 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 | As of August 31, 2016, the Fund’s Retail Class shares and Institutional Class shares were redesignated as Class A shares and Class Y shares, respectively. Accordingly, the returns shown in the table for Class A shares prior to August 31, 2016 are those of Retail Class shares, restated to reflect the sales loads of Class A shares, and the returns in the table for Class Y shares prior to August 31, 2016 are those of Institutional Class shares. |
2 | Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
3 | The Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index includes securities in the intermediate maturity range within the Government and Credit Indices. The Government Index includes treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and agencies (i.e., publicly issued debt of U.S. Government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. Government). The Credit Index includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements. |
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 limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, 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 limitations. |
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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND
Managers | Symbols | |
Daniel Conklin, CFA® | Class A NEFLX | |
Christopher T. Harms | Class C NECLX | |
Clifton V. Rowe, CFA® | Class N LGANX | |
Class Y NELYX | ||
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. |
Investment Goal
The Fund seeks high current return consistent with preservation of capital.
Market Conditions
The bond market experienced mixed returns over the period, as investors reacted to the combination of improving economic growth, rising inflation and the increasing likelihood that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and other central banks will need to begin tightening monetary policy in the coming year.
Following the approval and rollout of multiple vaccines for Covid-19 in late 2020 and early 2021, business conditions gradually returned to normal. Economic growth surged as a result, allaying fears that the virus would lead to a protracted slowdown. The reopening of the economy, while fueling impressive headline GDP growth, was accompanied by rising commodity prices, disruptions in the global supply chain and a sharp increase in inflation. Although the Fed initially described the rise in inflation as a “transitory” phenomenon, the persistence of price pressures through the summer and early autumn led to a gradual shift in the outlook. In September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the central bank was likely to announce a tapering of its stimulative quantitative easing (QE) program before the end of 2021. In addition, the markets began to price in a significant likelihood that the Fed will enact its first rate hike in late 2022. Together, these factors dampened returns across the fixed income market.
US Treasuries underperformed the broad fixed income market as risk appetite drastically improved over the past year. Mounting concerns over inflation and Fed policy also played a role in the rise in yields. While the prices of short-term government debt were relatively stable, longer-maturity bonds declined sharply. The yield on the 10-year note rose from 0.69% on September 30, 2020, to 1.52% on the final day of the period, and the 30-year bond moved from 1.46% to 2.08% (prices and yields move in opposite directions).
Securitized assets — including mortgage-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) — produced marginally negative total returns as a group but outpaced the US Treasury market. The category’s underlying fundamentals remained firm, however, with continued strength in both real estate prices and consumer credit. ABS and CMBS posted positive total returns, but MBS experienced small negative total returns due in part to its higher interest rate sensitivity.
Performance Review
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2021, Class Y shares of the Limited Term Government and Agency Fund returned -0.33% at net asset value. The Fund held up better than its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index, which returned -0.43%.
Explanation of Fund Performance
The Fund’s security selection within agency-backed securitized assets was a leading positive contributor to performance relative to the benchmark for the 12 months, most notably holdings of agency CMBS and collateralized mortgage obligations. Within non-agency securitized assets, holdings of ABS and CMBS contributed positively.
Asset allocation decisions were a slight constraint in relative return for the period due to an underweight to US agency securities. The Fund’s cash position was also a slight detractor.
The Fund’s positioning along the yield curve (which depicts the relationship among bond yields across the maturity spectrum) detracted from performance during the period.
Outlook
Agency MBS spreads (the difference in yield between agency MBS and Treasuries of similar maturity) have declined below their longer-term averages. We continue to favor MBS sectors less likely to face refinancing and extension risk, such as low loan balance mortgages and home equity conversion mortgages. Within the commercial real estate sector, we have focused on agency CMBS
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opportunities. Our non-agency securitized exposures remain steady, although we have marginally adjusted upward exposure to ABS relative to CMBS. The ABS market has recovered faster than CMBS, and we continue to find opportunities that offer strong credit quality and enhanced yield.
Hypothetical Growth of $100,000 Investment in Class Y Shares3
September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2021
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Average Annual Total Returns — September 30, 20213
Life of Class N | Expense Ratios4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Gross | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class Y (Inception 3/31/94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.33 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.59 | % | — | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | |||||||||||||
Class A (Inception 1/3/89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.58 | 1.34 | 1.34 | — | 0.74 | 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
With 2.25% Maximum Sales Charge | -2.85 | 0.89 | 1.11 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C (Inception 12/30/94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -1.35 | 0.57 | 0.74 | — | 1.49 | 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
With CDSC1 | -2.34 | 0.57 | 0.74 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class N (Inception 2/1/17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | -0.25 | — | — | 1.97 | 0.42 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comparative Performance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index2 | -0.43 | 1.82 | 1.46 | 2.16 |
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 im.natixis.com. 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 | Class C shares performance assumes a 1% CDSC applied when you sell shares within one year of purchase. |
2 | The Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index is a subindex of the Bloomberg U.S. Government Index, which is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency Indices. The Bloomberg U.S. Government Index includes Treasuries (public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year) and U.S. agency debentures (publicly issued debt of U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, and corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government). The Bloomberg U.S. Government Index is a component of the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. |
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 limitations set to expire on 1/31/22. When a Fund’s expenses are below the limitation, 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 limitations. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers as of the dates indicated. The managers’ views are subject to change at any time without notice based on changes in market or other conditions. References to specific securities or industries should not be regarded as investment advice. Because the Fund is actively managed, there is no assurance that they will continue to invest in the securities or industries mentioned.
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 Investment Managers or any of its related or affiliated companies (collectively “Natixis Affiliates”) and does not sponsor, endorse or participate in the provision of any Natixis Affiliates 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 the Fund’s website at im.natixis.com; and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) 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 the Fund’s website and the SEC’s website.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Natixis Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. First and third quarter schedules of portfolio holdings are also available at im.natixis.com/funddocuments. A hard copy may be requested from the Fund at no charge by calling 800-225-5478.
CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are registered trademarks owned by the CFA Institute.
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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 prospectuses. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and help you compare these with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The first line in the table 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 April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. 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 = 8.6) 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 the 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.
LOOMIS SAYLES CORE PLUS BOND FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 4/1/2021 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 9/30/2021 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 4/1/2021 – 9/30/2021 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,018.20 | $3.64 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,021.46 | $3.65 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,015.00 | $7.43 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.70 | $7.44 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,020.60 | $1.92 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,023.16 | $1.93 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,020.10 | $2.38 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.71 | $2.38 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.72%, 1.47%, 0.38% and 0.47% 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 (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES CREDIT INCOME FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 4/1/2021 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 9/30/2021 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 4/1/2021 – 9/30/2021 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,030.40 | $4.17 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.96 | $4.15 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,026.50 | $7.98 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.20 | $7.94 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,033.10 | $2.65 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.46 | $2.64 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,031.80 | $2.90 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.21 | $2.89 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.82%, 1.57%, 0.52% and 0.57% 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 (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
LOOMIS SAYLES GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 4/1/2021 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 9/30/2021 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 4/1/2021 – 9/30/2021 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,066.10 | $5.85 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,019.40 | $5.72 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,061.60 | $9.72 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,015.64 | $9.50 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,067.50 | $4.20 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,021.01 | $4.10 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,067.10 | $4.56 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.66 | $4.46 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 1.13%, 1.88%, 0.81% and 0.88% 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 (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES GROWTH FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 4/1/2021 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 9/30/2021 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 4/1/2021 – 9/30/2021 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,078.70 | $4.59 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,020.66 | $4.46 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,074.50 | $8.48 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,016.90 | $8.24 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,080.60 | $2.92 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.26 | $2.84 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,080.20 | $3.29 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,021.91 | $3.19 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio: 0.88%, 1.63%, 0.56% and 0.63% 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 (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
LOOMIS SAYLES INTERMEDIATE DURATION BOND FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 4/1/2021 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 9/30/2021 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 4/1/2021 – 9/30/2021 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,009.10 | $3.27 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,021.81 | $3.29 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,005.80 | $7.04 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,018.05 | $7.08 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,009.60 | $1.76 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,023.31 | $1.78 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,010.30 | $2.02 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,023.06 | $2.03 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.65%, 1.40%, 0.35% and 0.40% 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 (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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LOOMIS SAYLES LIMITED TERM GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY FUND | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE 4/1/2021 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE 9/30/2021 | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* 4/1/2021 – 9/30/2021 | |||||||||
Class A | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $999.20 | $3.61 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,021.46 | $3.65 | |||||||||
Class C | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $994.80 | $7.35 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,017.70 | $7.44 | |||||||||
Class N | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,000.90 | $2.01 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,023.06 | $2.03 | |||||||||
Class Y | ||||||||||||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $999.60 | $2.36 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $1,000.00 | $1,022.71 | $2.38 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (after waiver/reimbursement): 0.72%, 1.47%, 0.40% and 0.47% 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 (183), divided by 365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Board of Trustees of the Trusts (the “Board”), including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on each Fund’s 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. This meeting typically includes all the Independent Trustees, including the Trustees who do not serve on the Contract Review Committee. 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 at its June board meeting. The Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund was not included in the most recent annual review as the Fund’s initial board-approved investment advisory agreement is effective until September 29, 2022.
In connection with these meetings, the Trustees receive materials that the Funds’ investment adviser and Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund’s advisory administrator (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 fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Funds’ advisory fees 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 limitations 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 Fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of the Advisers’ investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (ii) arrangements in respect of the distribution of the Funds’ shares and the related costs, (iii) the allocation of the Funds’ brokerage, if any, including, to the extent applicable, the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research and other similar services, (iv) the Advisers’ policies and procedures relating to, among other things, compliance, trading and best execution, proxy voting, liquidity and valuation, (v) information about amounts invested by the Funds’ portfolio managers in the Funds or in similar accounts that they manage and (vi) the general economic outlook with particular emphasis on the mutual fund industry. Throughout the process, the Trustees are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from the Advisers.
In addition to the materials requested by the Trustees in connection with their annual consideration of the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees receive materials in advance of each regular quarterly meeting of the Board that provide detailed information about the Funds’ investment performance and the fees charged to the Funds for advisory and other services. This information generally includes, among other things, an internal performance rating for each Fund based on agreed-upon criteria, graphs showing each Fund’s performance and expense differentials against each Fund’s peer group/category of funds, performance ratings provided by a third-party, total return information for various periods, and third-party performance rankings for various periods comparing a Fund against 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 or Committee presentations and reviews. In addition, the Trustees are periodically provided with detailed statistical information about each Fund’s portfolio. The Trustees also receive periodic updates between meetings, both at the Board and at the Committee level.
The Board most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements for a one-year period at its meeting held in June 2021. In the case of each of Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund, the Board approved the Agreement with an amendment that introduced an additional breakpoint in the Fund’s advisory fee effective July 1, 2021. 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 also considered their experience with other funds advised or sub-advised by the Advisers, as well as the affiliation between the Advisers and Natixis Investment Managers, LLC, whose affiliates provide investment advisory services to other funds in the Natixis family of funds.
The Trustees considered not only the advisory services provided by the Advisers to the Funds, but also the benefits to the Funds from the monitoring and oversight services provided by Natixis Advisors, LLC (“Natixis Advisors”). They also considered the administrative and shareholder services provided by Natixis Advisors and its affiliates to the Funds. They also took into consideration increases in the services provided resulting from new regulatory requirements.
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For each Fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds that offers shareholders the right to exchange shares of one type of fund for shares of another type of fund, and provides a variety of fund and shareholder services.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the renewal of the Agreements.
Investment performance of the Funds and the Advisers. As noted above, the Trustees received information about the performance of Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund, Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund (the “Existing 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 reviewed data prepared by an independent third party that analyzed the performance of the Funds using a variety of performance metrics, including metrics that measured the performance of the Funds on a risk adjusted basis. The Trustees noted that the Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund did not yet have one year of performance.
The Board noted that, through December 31, 2020, each Existing Fund’s one-, three- and five-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 | Five-Year | ||||||||||
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund | 16 | % | 29 | % | 12 | % | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund | 13 | % | 4 | % | 1 | % | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | 62 | % | 66 | % | 46 | % | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund | 65 | % | 61 | % | 83 | % | ||||||
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund | 43 | % | 45 | % | 42 | % |
In the case of a Fund that had performance that lagged that of a relevant category median as determined by the independent third party for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance supported renewal of the Agreements. These factors included one or more of the following: (1) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions (such as security selection or sector allocation) by the Advisers that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and policies; (2) that the Fund’s more recent performance had resulted in relative outperformance over certain time periods; and (3) that the Fund had outperformed its relevant performance benchmark for all periods. The Board also considered information about the Funds’ more recent performance, including how that performance had been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
The Trustees also considered the Advisers’ 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 administrative services as well as the total expense levels of the Funds. This information included comparisons (provided both by management and 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, the greater regulatory costs associated with the management of such assets, and the entrepreneurial, regulatory and other risks associated with sponsoring and managing mutual funds. In evaluating each Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of such Fund, as well as 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 demonstrated its intention to have competitive fee levels by making recommendations regarding reductions in advisory fee rates, implementation of advisory fee breakpoints and the institution of advisory fee waivers and expense limitations for various funds in the fund family. They noted that the Funds have expense limitations in place, and they considered the amounts
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waived or reimbursed by the Advisers for Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund under their respective expense limitation agreements. The Trustees also considered that the current expenses for Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund, Loomis Sayles Growth Fund, and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund were below each Fund’s limitation. They further noted that management had proposed to reduce the expense limitation for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund on all share classes, effective as of July 1, 2021. The Trustees also noted that the total advisory fee rate for each Fund was at or below the median of its peer group of funds. They further noted that management had proposed to amend the advisory fee for each of Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund to introduce an additional breakpoint in each Fund’s advisory fee.
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 how expenses are determined and allocated for purposes of profitability calculations. 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 Funds, the expense levels of the Funds, whether the Advisers had implemented breakpoints and/or expense limitations with respect to such Funds and the overall profit margin of Natixis Investment Managers, LLC compared to that of certain other investment managers for which such data was available.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fee charged to each of the Funds was 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 limitations. The Trustees also considered management’s explanation of the factors that are taken into account with respect to the implementation of breakpoints in investment advisory fees or expense limitations. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees noted that each of Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund had breakpoints in its advisory fee and that each of the Funds was subject to an expense limitation. The Trustees also considered management’s proposal to reduce the expense limitation for Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency 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. The Trustees also considered that the Funds have benefitted from the substantial reinvestment each Adviser has made into its business.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale 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, including but not limited to the Covid-19 crisis and its significant disruptions to the economy and business operations, on the performance, asset levels and expense ratios of each Fund. |
• | Whether each Fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective and the Fund’s record of compliance with its investment restrictions, and the compliance programs of the Funds and the Advisers. They also considered the compliance-related resources the Advisers and their affiliates were providing to the Funds. |
• | So-called “fallout benefits” to the Advisers, such as the engagement of affiliates of the Advisers to provide distribution and administrative 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 Natixis Advisors from the retention of the Advisers. The Trustees considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with these fallout and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor such possible conflicts of interest. |
• | The Trustees’ review and discussion of the Funds’ advisory arrangements in prior years, and management’s record of responding to Trustee concerns raised during the year and in prior years. |
Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the existing Agreements, reflecting the amendments to the advisory fee schedule for each of Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund and Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund described above, should be continued through June 30, 2022.
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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Annual Report for the Period Commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 (including updates through September 30, 2021)
Effective December 1, 2018 (September 29, 2020 for Credit Income Fund), the Funds adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule requires registered open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to establish liquidity risk management programs in order to effectively manage fund liquidity and mitigate the risk that a fund could not meet redemption requests without significantly diluting the interests of remaining investors.
The rule requires the Funds to assess, manage and review their liquidity risk considering applicable factors during normal and foreseeable stressed conditions. In fulfilling this requirement, each Fund assesses and reviews (where applicable and amongst other matters) its investment strategy, portfolio holdings, possible investment concentrations, use of derivatives, short-term and long-term cash flow projections, use of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Each Program has established a Program Administrator, which is the adviser or sub-adviser of the Fund.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund’s portfolio investments is classified into one of four liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
Each Fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. If a Fund does not hold a majority of highly liquid investments in its portfolio, then the Fund is required to establish a highly liquid investment minimum (“HLIM”). Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund, Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund and Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund have established an HLIM.
During the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the Program and no material events that impacted the operation of the Funds’ Programs. During the period, the Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any HLIM or illiquid security violations during the period.
During the period January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, the Funds held sufficient liquid assets to meet redemptions on a timely basis and did not have any HLIM or illiquid security violations.
Annual Program Assessment and Conclusion
In the opinion of the Program Administrators, the Program of each Fund approved by the Funds’ Board has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator has also monitored, assessed and managed each Fund’s liquidity risk regularly and has determined that the Program is operating effectively.
Pursuant to the Rule’s requirements, the Board has received and reviewed a written report prepared by each Fund’s Program Administrator that addressed the operation of the Program, assessed its adequacy and effectiveness and described any material changes made to the Program.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 91.6% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 91.4% | ||||||||
ABS Car Loan — 0.7% |
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$ | 4,240,667 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2016-2A, Class A, 2.720%, 11/20/2022, 144A | $ | 4,249,162 | ||||
8,775,000 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.070%, 9/20/2023, 144A | 8,957,002 | ||||||
4,226,000 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.450%, 3/20/2023, 144A | 4,259,425 | ||||||
6,444,000 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.350%, 9/22/2025, 144A | 6,868,722 | ||||||
7,064,000 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 2.020%, 2/20/2027, 144A | 7,231,777 | ||||||
1,259,536 | Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class B, 2.260%, 4/15/2024, 144A | 1,263,145 | ||||||
2,460,000 | Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2A, Class B, 0.570%, 9/15/2025 | 2,463,221 | ||||||
3,525,000 | Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2A, Class C, 0.980%, 6/15/2026 | 3,531,172 | ||||||
8,181,000 | Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-1, Class C, 0.750%, 2/17/2026 | 8,214,474 | ||||||
8,315,000 | Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class C, 0.900%, 6/15/2026 | 8,344,183 | ||||||
9,095,000 | Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-3, Class C, 0.950%, 9/15/2027 | 9,111,451 | ||||||
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64,493,734 | ||||||||
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ABS Home Equity — 0.7% |
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1,062,732 | Bayview Koitere Fund Trust, Series 2017-SPL3, Class A, 4.000%, 11/28/2053, 144A(a) | 1,084,688 | ||||||
1,151,085 | Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2016-SPL1, Class A, 4.000%, 4/28/2055, 144A | 1,158,127 | ||||||
654,813 | Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2017-RT1, Class A1, 3.000%, 3/28/2057, 144A(a) | 662,467 | ||||||
3,696,741 | Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2017-RT5, Class A, 3.500%, 5/28/2069, 144A(a) | 3,762,610 | ||||||
2,509,637 | Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVa Trust, Series 2017-SPL1, Class A, 4.000%, 10/28/2064, 144A(a) | 2,559,554 | ||||||
977,939 | Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust, Series 2017-SPL2, Class A, 4.000%, 6/28/2054, 144A(a) | 1,000,216 | ||||||
3,857,019 | CoreVest American Finance Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A, 2.705%, 10/15/2052, 144A | 4,016,514 | ||||||
16,474 | Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3, 5.115%, 2/25/2035(a) | 16,709 | ||||||
20,182,430 | Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR2, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 0.900%, 0.984%, 6/17/2037, 144A(b) | 20,210,352 | ||||||
300,144 | Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A1, 2.500%, 4/25/2057, 144A(a) | 301,071 | ||||||
2,197,939 | Onslow Bay Financial LLC, Series 2018-EXP1, Class 1A3, 4.000%, 4/25/2048, 144A(a) | 2,231,867 | ||||||
414,054 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CH1, Class A1, 4.000%, 8/25/2047, 144A(a) | 418,322 | ||||||
ABS Home Equity — continued | ||||||||
1,079,126 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH1, Class A1, 4.000%, 2/25/2048, 144A(a) | 1,096,459 | ||||||
1,915,021 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH3, Class A2, 4.000%, 8/25/2048, 144A(a) | 1,941,852 | ||||||
1,298,545 | Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A5, 3.184%, 10/25/2053, 144A(a) | 1,349,817 | ||||||
4,254,377 | Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-4, Class M2, 3.750%, 4/25/2055, 144A(a) | 4,389,436 | ||||||
1,168,002 | Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-2, Class A1A, 2.750%, 8/25/2055, 144A(a) | 1,173,682 | ||||||
5,101,352 | Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-2, Class M2, 3.000%, 8/25/2055, 144A(a) | 5,320,479 | ||||||
6,752,955 | Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A1, 3.750%, 5/25/2058, 144A(a) | 7,062,211 | ||||||
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59,756,433 | ||||||||
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ABS Other — 1.3% |
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21,164,065 | CLI Funding VIII LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.640%, 2/18/2046, 144A | 20,892,155 | ||||||
11,628,000 | Donlen Fleet Lease Funding 2 LLC, Series 2021-2, Class A2, 0.560%, 12/11/2034, 144A | 11,641,390 | ||||||
7,094,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 3.840%, 5/14/2032, 144A | 7,330,535 | ||||||
13,500,000 | OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A2, 30-day Average SOFR + 0.760%, 0.810%, 6/16/2036, 144A(b) | 13,607,649 | ||||||
27,038,533 | Textainer Marine Containers Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class A, 1.940%, 8/20/2046, 144A | 26,826,416 | ||||||
10,650,637 | Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.680%, 2/20/2046, 144A | 10,486,253 | ||||||
9,247,740 | Textainer Marine Containers VIII Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class A, 2.100%, 9/20/2045, 144A | 9,328,657 | ||||||
11,484,255 | Triton Container Finance VIII LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 1.860%, 3/20/2046, 144A | 11,379,584 | ||||||
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111,492,639 | ||||||||
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ABS Student Loan — 0.3% |
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6,562,235 | Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2020-HA, Class A, 1.310%, 1/15/2069, 144A | 6,606,263 | ||||||
13,443,181 | Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2021-CA, Class A, 1.060%, 10/15/2069, 144A | 13,461,665 | ||||||
5,363,664 | SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2021-A, Class APT2, 1.070%, 1/15/2053, 144A | 5,283,789 | ||||||
3,777,000 | SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A2FX, 2.540%, 5/15/2046, 144A | 3,876,410 | ||||||
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29,228,127 | ||||||||
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ABS Whole Business — 0.2% |
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5,505,203 | Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A21, 2.662%, 4/25/2051, 144A | 5,661,638 | ||||||
11,907,720 | Planet Fitness Master Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2I, 4.262%, 9/05/2048, 144A | 11,915,448 | ||||||
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17,577,086 | ||||||||
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.4% |
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$ | 22,001,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 1.433%, 2/04/2024 | $ | 22,033,893 | ||||
16,774,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 5.705%, 5/01/2040 | 21,315,654 | ||||||
20,949,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 5.805%, 5/01/2050 | 27,924,396 | ||||||
3,211,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 5.930%, 5/01/2060 | 4,386,467 | ||||||
12,659,000 | Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.050%, 6/15/2025 | 13,323,598 | ||||||
29,847,000 | Textron, Inc., 3.000%, 6/01/2030 | 31,362,957 | ||||||
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120,346,965 | ||||||||
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Airlines — 0.8% |
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7,734,112 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.500%, 4/20/2026, 144A | 8,130,485 | ||||||
8,850,467 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.750%, 4/20/2029, 144A | 9,536,378 | ||||||
1,681,114 | Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-2, Class A, 4.000%, 4/29/2026 | 1,762,312 | ||||||
16,151,433 | Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.750%, 10/20/2028, 144A | 18,008,848 | ||||||
15,602,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., 5.125%, 6/15/2027 | 18,246,164 | ||||||
4,592,773 | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, 4.875%, 7/15/2027 | 4,859,338 | ||||||
4,381,000 | United Airlines, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2026, 144A | 4,496,001 | ||||||
6,533,000 | United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2029, 144A | 6,751,529 | ||||||
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71,791,055 | ||||||||
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Automotive — 2.1% |
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9,280,000 | Dana, Inc., 4.250%, 9/01/2030 | 9,544,015 | ||||||
16,276,000 | Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.900%, 2/16/2028 | 16,255,655 | ||||||
20,142,000 | General Motors Co., 5.000%, 4/01/2035 | 23,782,418 | ||||||
7,067,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.900%, 2/26/2025 | 7,414,468 | ||||||
23,341,000 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.625%, 4/30/2033 | 25,441,690 | ||||||
7,091,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 2.375%, 10/15/2027, 144A | 7,186,925 | ||||||
10,356,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 2.650%, 2/10/2025, 144A | 10,757,025 | ||||||
7,453,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 3.000%, 2/10/2027, 144A | 7,838,618 | ||||||
16,811,000 | Lear Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2049 | 20,879,328 | ||||||
7,676,000 | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 3.043%, 9/15/2023, 144A | 7,985,085 | ||||||
15,593,000 | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 3.522%, 9/17/2025, 144A | 16,577,854 | ||||||
9,825,000 | Toyota Motor Corp., 2.358%, 7/02/2024 | 10,285,092 | ||||||
16,490,000 | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.800%, 2/13/2025 | 16,937,469 | ||||||
7,096,000 | Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 3.200%, 9/26/2026, 144A | 7,593,738 | ||||||
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188,479,380 | ||||||||
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Banking — 9.0% |
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27,986,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., 3.050%, 6/05/2023 | 29,033,414 | ||||||
17,876,000 | American Express Co., 2.500%, 7/30/2024 | 18,791,995 | ||||||
10,051,000 | Banco Santander Chile, 2.700%, 1/10/2025, 144A | 10,453,542 | ||||||
13,578,000 | Banco Santander Chile, 3.875%, 9/20/2022, 144A | 13,959,542 | ||||||
14,000,000 | Banco Santander S.A., 1.849%, 3/25/2026 | 14,180,102 | ||||||
3,200,000 | Banco Santander S.A., 2.958%, 3/25/2031 | 3,292,096 | ||||||
28,476,000 | Bangkok Bank PCL, 4.050%, 3/19/2024, 144A | 30,574,918 | ||||||
8,624,000 | Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 12/20/2022, variable rate thereafter), 3.004%, 12/20/2023 | 8,887,636 | ||||||
31,146,000 | Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 4/22/2024, variable rate thereafter), 0.976%, 4/22/2025 | 31,311,644 | ||||||
Banking — continued | ||||||||
37,210,000 | Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 4/23/2026, variable rate thereafter), MTN, 3.559%, 4/23/2027 | 40,493,023 | ||||||
22,064,000 | Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 3/10/2041, variable rate thereafter), 3.811%, 3/10/2042 | 23,417,518 | ||||||
7,864,000 | BBVA Bancomer S.A., 1.875%, 9/18/2025, 144A | 7,906,859 | ||||||
17,513,000 | BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 1/13/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.323%, 1/13/2027, 144A | 17,218,957 | ||||||
26,613,000 | BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 11/19/2024, variable rate thereafter), 2.819%, 11/19/2025, 144A | 27,873,547 | ||||||
5,935,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 4.000%, 8/05/2024 | 6,437,468 | ||||||
25,481,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 4.050%, 7/30/2022 | 26,253,486 | ||||||
9,645,000 | Citigroup, Inc., (fixed rate to 3/31/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.412%, 3/31/2031 | 11,136,671 | ||||||
8,154,000 | Citigroup, Inc., (fixed rate to 5/01/2024, variable rate thereafter), 0.981%, 5/01/2025 | 8,180,407 | ||||||
5,227,000 | Credit Suisse AG, 2.100%, 11/12/2021 | 5,237,923 | ||||||
9,780,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 0.898%, 5/28/2024 | 9,771,023 | ||||||
10,038,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, 1.686%, 3/19/2026 | 10,095,043 | ||||||
9,382,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 1/14/2031, variable rate thereafter), 3.729%, 1/14/2032 | 9,686,771 | ||||||
11,985,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 11/24/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.129%, 11/24/2026 | 12,173,983 | ||||||
30,369,000 | DNB Bank ASA, 2.150%, 12/02/2022, 144A | 31,063,697 | ||||||
10,768,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.625%, 1/22/2023 | 11,222,920 | ||||||
15,206,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.750%, 10/01/2037 | 21,779,346 | ||||||
5,359,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), (fixed rate to 6/05/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.691%, 6/05/2028 | 5,898,823 | ||||||
2,326,000 | HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.950%, 3/31/2030 | 2,766,290 | ||||||
13,610,000 | HSBC Holdings PLC, (fixed rate to 5/24/2024, variable rate thereafter), 0.976%, 5/24/2025 | 13,586,028 | ||||||
16,885,000 | Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 2.625%, 8/06/2024 | 17,710,251 | ||||||
4,740,000 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 4.198%, 6/01/2032, 144A | 4,858,216 | ||||||
12,576,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., (fixed rate to 5/13/2030, variable rate thereafter), 2.956%, 5/13/2031 | 13,083,540 | ||||||
9,258,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.200%, 1/25/2023 | 9,610,429 | ||||||
20,006,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.500%, 1/24/2022 | 20,270,158 | ||||||
28,355,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., (fixed rate to 10/15/2029, variable rate thereafter), 2.739%, 10/15/2030 | 29,365,053 | ||||||
2,889,000 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 3.000%, 1/11/2022 | 2,910,399 | ||||||
23,028,000 | Morgan Stanley, (fixed rate to 4/05/2023, variable rate thereafter), 0.731%, 4/05/2024 | 23,104,437 | ||||||
8,931,000 | Morgan Stanley, (fixed rate to 7/22/2027, variable rate thereafter), 3.591%, 7/22/2028 | 9,794,070 | ||||||
2,867,000 | Morgan Stanley, GMTN, 3.700%, 10/23/2024 | 3,109,876 | ||||||
18,457,000 | Morgan Stanley, Series F, 3.875%, 4/29/2024 | 19,914,365 | ||||||
14,159,000 | Nationwide Building Society, (fixed rate to 4/26/2022, variable rate thereafter), 3.622%, 4/26/2023, 144A | 14,405,201 | ||||||
15,693,000 | PNC Bank NA, (fixed rate to 12/09/2021, variable rate thereafter), 2.028%, 12/09/2022 | 15,741,263 | ||||||
9,780,000 | Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 5.625%, 9/15/2045, 144A | 12,623,778 | ||||||
26,503,000 | Societe Generale S.A., 2.625%, 1/22/2025, 144A | 27,518,567 | ||||||
24,346,000 | Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 1/30/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.819%, 1/30/2026, 144A | 25,353,715 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Banking — continued | ||||||||
$ | 14,566,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 1.474%, 7/08/2025 | $ | 14,683,256 | ||||
18,720,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.696%, 7/16/2024 | 19,662,911 | ||||||
12,213,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.040%, 7/16/2029 | 12,940,284 | ||||||
21,438,000 | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), MTN, 2.650%, 6/12/2024 | 22,559,105 | ||||||
17,630,000 | UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/03/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.982%, 6/03/2027, 144A | 17,585,324 | ||||||
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799,488,870 | ||||||||
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Brokerage — 0.1% |
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11,958,000 | Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.750%, 6/17/2026, 144A | 12,623,999 | ||||||
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Building Materials — 0.7% |
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19,920,000 | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 3.875%, 11/15/2029, 144A | 19,826,575 | ||||||
10,762,000 | Cemex SAB de CV, 3.875%, 7/11/2031, 144A | 10,768,457 | ||||||
19,521,000 | Mohawk Industries, Inc., 3.625%, 5/15/2030 | 21,265,397 | ||||||
7,260,000 | Owens Corning, 4.200%, 12/01/2024 | 7,916,730 | ||||||
1,112,000 | Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A | 1,167,600 | ||||||
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60,944,759 | ||||||||
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Cable Satellite — 0.7% |
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23,720,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2034, 144A | 23,497,625 | ||||||
14,725,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.000%, 7/15/2028, 144A | 14,973,484 | ||||||
6,180,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042 | 6,763,028 | ||||||
783,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.500%, 9/01/2041 | 959,638 | ||||||
2,245,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.875%, 11/15/2040 | 2,831,847 | ||||||
7,162,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 6.550%, 5/01/2037 | 9,663,580 | ||||||
1,707,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 6.750%, 6/15/2039 | 2,336,348 | ||||||
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61,025,550 | ||||||||
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Chemicals — 1.4% |
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1,610,000 | Alpek SAB de CV, 3.250%, 2/25/2031, 144A | 1,626,116 | ||||||
22,620,000 | Ashland LLC, 3.375%, 9/01/2031, 144A | 22,817,925 | ||||||
25,853,000 | Braskem America Finance Co., 7.125%, 7/22/2041, 144A | 33,415,002 | ||||||
8,792,000 | Koppers, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2025, 144A | 8,989,820 | ||||||
11,671,000 | Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, 5.875%, 9/17/2044, 144A | 14,383,340 | ||||||
9,466,000 | Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, 6.750%, 9/19/2042, 144A | 12,554,377 | ||||||
3,732,000 | RPM International, Inc., 3.450%, 11/15/2022 | 3,823,380 | ||||||
4,630,000 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 3.500%, 9/10/2051, 144A | 4,460,311 | ||||||
11,424,000 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 4.250%, 1/22/2050, 144A | 12,314,044 | ||||||
5,549,000 | Univar Solutions USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/01/2027, 144A | 5,826,173 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
120,210,488 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2% |
| |||||||
4,239,116 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., REMIC, Series 3654, Class DC, 5.000%, 4/15/2030 | 4,748,927 | ||||||
308,569 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2010-H24, Class FA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.350%, 0.440%, 10/20/2060(b) | 308,740 | ||||||
245,978 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2012-H18, Class NA, 1-month LIBOR + 0.520%, 0.610%, 8/20/2062(b) | 247,023 | ||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — continued | ||||||||
40,474 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H01, Class FA, 1.650%, 1/20/2063(c)(d) | 40,172 | ||||||
25,821 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H03, Class HA, 1.750%, 12/20/2062(c)(d) | 25,615 | ||||||
88,125 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H04, Class BA, 1.650%, 2/20/2063(c)(d) | 88,318 | ||||||
99,950 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H07, Class DA, 2.500%, 3/20/2063(c)(d) | 99,806 | ||||||
729,786 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-H10, Class PA, 2.500%, 4/20/2063(c)(d) | 730,585 | ||||||
8,939,017 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H10, Class JA, 2.250%, 4/20/2065 | 9,156,419 | ||||||
17,534 | Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2015-H13, Class FL, 1-month LIBOR + 0.280%, 0.370%, 5/20/2063(b)(c)(d) | 17,426 | ||||||
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15,463,031 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Construction Machinery — 0.4% |
| |||||||
5,985,000 | Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN, 2.150%, 11/08/2024 | 6,252,625 | ||||||
5,805,000 | CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 1.950%, 7/02/2023 | 5,933,748 | ||||||
7,380,000 | CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 4.375%, 4/05/2022 | 7,521,084 | ||||||
4,061,000 | John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 2.600%, 3/07/2024 | 4,263,155 | ||||||
13,280,000 | United Rentals North America, Inc., 3.750%, 1/15/2032 | 13,429,400 | ||||||
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37,400,012 | ||||||||
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Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.2% |
| |||||||
7,466,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., 3.600%, 12/15/2023 | 7,902,645 | ||||||
5,734,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., 4.625%, 8/01/2027 | 6,500,521 | ||||||
1,791,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., 6.250%, 5/01/2025, 144A | 2,064,902 | ||||||
3,523,000 | MercadoLibre, Inc., 2.375%, 1/14/2026 | 3,465,786 | ||||||
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19,933,854 | ||||||||
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Consumer Products — 0.3% |
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881,000 | Hasbro, Inc., 3.900%, 11/19/2029 | 973,117 | ||||||
2,157,000 | Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, 2.431%, 7/01/2031, 144A | 2,149,882 | ||||||
11,615,000 | Natura Cosmeticos S.A., 4.125%, 5/03/2028, 144A | 11,757,284 | ||||||
2,823,000 | Newell Brands, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2025 | 3,115,745 | ||||||
7,940,000 | Valvoline, Inc., 3.625%, 6/15/2031, 144A | 7,840,750 | ||||||
2,535,000 | Valvoline, Inc., 4.250%, 2/15/2030, 144A | 2,628,288 | ||||||
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28,465,066 | ||||||||
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Diversified Manufacturing — 0.3% |
| |||||||
2,755,000 | Clark Equipment Co., 5.875%, 6/01/2025, 144A | 2,882,419 | ||||||
14,817,000 | General Electric Co., 4.250%, 5/01/2040 | 17,309,366 | ||||||
5,319,000 | General Electric Co., 4.350%, 5/01/2050 | 6,422,407 | ||||||
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26,614,192 | ||||||||
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Electric — 2.1% |
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3,587,000 | AES Corp. (The), 3.300%, 7/15/2025, 144A | 3,810,183 | ||||||
3,609,000 | AES Corp. (The), 3.950%, 7/15/2030, 144A | 3,968,529 | ||||||
13,678,000 | Calpine Corp., 3.750%, 3/01/2031, 144A | 13,165,075 | ||||||
14,879,000 | Calpine Corp., 5.000%, 2/01/2031, 144A | 14,879,000 | ||||||
13,220,000 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc., SOFR + 0.650%, 0.700%, 5/13/2024(b) | 13,246,969 | ||||||
18,219,000 | Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A | 18,264,547 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Electric — continued | ||||||||
$ | 26,317,716 | Cometa Energia S.A. de CV, 6.375%, 4/24/2035, 144A | $ | 30,857,522 | ||||
3,408,000 | DPL, Inc., 4.125%, 7/01/2025 | 3,646,560 | ||||||
7,440,000 | DPL, Inc., 4.350%, 4/15/2029 | 8,091,000 | ||||||
852,000 | Edison International, 4.950%, 4/15/2025 | 938,099 | ||||||
2,811,000 | Enel Americas S.A., 4.000%, 10/25/2026 | 3,069,190 | ||||||
2,853,000 | Enel Generacion Chile S.A., 4.250%, 4/15/2024 | 3,045,242 | ||||||
6,711,000 | Entergy Corp., 2.800%, 6/15/2030 | 6,921,990 | ||||||
14,622,000 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., (fixed rate to 4/30/2023, variable rate thereafter), 4.750%, 4/30/2043 | 15,246,315 | ||||||
6,785,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., 3.875%, 2/15/2032, 144A | 6,708,669 | ||||||
9,234,000 | Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A | 9,626,445 | ||||||
11,619,000 | PG&E Corp., 5.000%, 7/01/2028 | 11,836,856 | ||||||
8,950,000 | PG&E Corp., 5.250%, 7/01/2030 | 9,162,562 | ||||||
7,133,000 | Transelec S.A., 4.250%, 1/14/2025, 144A | 7,748,293 | ||||||
3,713,000 | Transelec S.A., 4.625%, 7/26/2023, 144A | 3,938,565 | ||||||
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188,171,611 | ||||||||
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Finance Companies — 2.4% |
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1,370,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.300%, 1/23/2023 | 1,411,643 | ||||||
19,050,000 | Air Lease Corp., GMTN, 3.750%, 6/01/2026 | 20,619,887 | ||||||
24,287,000 | Aircastle Ltd., 2.850%, 1/26/2028, 144A | 24,596,902 | ||||||
28,047,000 | Ares Capital Corp., 2.150%, 7/15/2026 | 28,121,598 | ||||||
21,425,000 | Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 2.750%, 2/21/2028, 144A | 21,370,059 | ||||||
18,929,000 | FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.400%, 1/15/2026 | 19,778,556 | ||||||
4,133,000 | GATX Corp., 4.000%, 6/30/2030 | 4,611,275 | ||||||
3,315,000 | International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875%, 8/15/2022 | 3,467,139 | ||||||
15,720,000 | Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027 | 16,191,600 | ||||||
907,000 | Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/2024 | 968,223 | ||||||
954,000 | Navient Corp., 6.750%, 6/15/2026 | 1,052,863 | ||||||
7,547,000 | Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/2024 | 8,080,950 | ||||||
22,635,000 | OneMain Finance Corp., 3.875%, 9/15/2028 | 22,493,305 | ||||||
15,397,000 | Owl Rock Capital Corp., 3.400%, 7/15/2026 | 16,034,935 | ||||||
4,537,000 | Owl Rock Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/2027 | 4,545,009 | ||||||
3,702,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 3,743,647 | ||||||
12,169,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A | 12,275,479 | ||||||
4,045,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.000%, 10/15/2033, 144A | 4,014,662 | ||||||
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213,377,732 | ||||||||
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Financial Other — 0.2% |
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12,588,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.375%, 2/01/2029 | 12,572,265 | ||||||
5,354,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2027 | 5,554,775 | ||||||
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18,127,040 | ||||||||
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Food & Beverage — 1.7% |
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22,778,000 | Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.900%, 2/01/2046 | 27,999,055 | ||||||
12,823,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.350%, 6/01/2040 | 14,900,878 | ||||||
15,493,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.600%, 6/01/2060 | 18,615,591 | ||||||
2,684,000 | Bacardi Ltd., 5.300%, 5/15/2048, 144A | 3,487,080 | ||||||
17,808,000 | BRF S.A., 5.750%, 9/21/2050, 144A | 17,081,968 | ||||||
3,117,000 | Gruma SAB de CV, 4.875%, 12/01/2024, 144A | 3,440,420 | ||||||
6,690,000 | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.875%, 5/15/2027 | 7,304,896 | ||||||
Food & Beverage — continued | ||||||||
12,765,000 | Minerva Luxembourg S.A., 4.375%, 3/18/2031, 144A | 12,330,352 | ||||||
21,099,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., 4.500%, 9/15/2031, 144A | 20,848,555 | ||||||
18,264,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2030, 144A | 18,405,181 | ||||||
1,599,000 | Smithfield Foods, Inc., 3.000%, 10/15/2030, 144A | 1,609,466 | ||||||
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146,023,442 | ||||||||
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Government Owned – No Guarantee — 2.7% |
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6,872,000 | Antares Holdings LP, 3.950%, 7/15/2026, 144A | 7,241,666 | ||||||
18,141,000 | BOC Aviation USA Corp., 1.625%, 4/29/2024, 144A | 18,280,405 | ||||||
6,577,000 | CNPC General Capital Ltd., 3.950%, 4/19/2022, 144A | 6,690,190 | ||||||
15,245,000 | Dolphin Energy Ltd. LLC, 5.500%, 12/15/2021, 144A | 15,379,156 | ||||||
3,903,000 | Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, 3.068%, 8/18/2050, 144A | 3,435,421 | ||||||
19,956,000 | NBN Co. Ltd., 1.450%, 5/05/2026, 144A | 19,877,573 | ||||||
7,985,000 | OCP S.A., 3.750%, 6/23/2031, 144A | 7,955,455 | ||||||
19,460,000 | OCP S.A., 5.625%, 4/25/2024, 144A | 21,068,135 | ||||||
16,491,000 | Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 2.625%, 4/08/2031, 144A | 16,791,796 | ||||||
6,236,000 | Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 3.250%, 2/21/2023, 144A | 6,437,423 | ||||||
9,288,000 | Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 3.875%, 1/31/2028, 144A | 10,405,012 | ||||||
14,555,000 | Qatar Petroleum, 3.125%, 7/12/2041, 144A | 14,548,014 | ||||||
8,035,000 | SA Global Sukuk Ltd., 0.946%, 6/17/2024, 144A | 7,955,614 | ||||||
12,588,000 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 3.500%, 11/24/2070, 144A | 11,835,867 | ||||||
10,431,000 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 4.375%, 4/16/2049, 144A | 11,843,462 | ||||||
12,825,000 | Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.250%, 9/15/2065 | 17,892,003 | ||||||
7,669,000 | Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.625%, 9/15/2060 | 11,142,372 | ||||||
5,427,000 | Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.875%, 1/15/2048 | 7,775,897 | ||||||
9,290,000 | Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.250%, 9/15/2039 | 13,182,666 | ||||||
9,267,000 | Transportadora de Gas Internacional S.A. E.S.P., 5.550%, 11/01/2028, 144A | 10,534,726 | ||||||
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240,272,853 | ||||||||
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Health Insurance — 0.5% |
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21,336,000 | Centene Corp., 2.500%, 3/01/2031 | 21,042,630 | ||||||
8,295,000 | Centene Corp., 2.625%, 8/01/2031 | 8,238,926 | ||||||
10,179,000 | Centene Corp., 3.375%, 2/15/2030 | 10,538,319 | ||||||
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39,819,875 | ||||||||
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Healthcare — 0.2% |
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15,396,000 | DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/01/2030, 144A | 15,836,492 | ||||||
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Home Construction — 0.2% |
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7,881,000 | Forestar Group, Inc., 3.850%, 5/15/2026, 144A | 7,871,149 | ||||||
246,000 | Lennar Corp., 4.500%, 4/30/2024 | 265,983 | ||||||
1,153,000 | Lennar Corp., 4.750%, 11/15/2022 | 1,191,072 | ||||||
11,190,000 | NVR, Inc., 3.000%, 5/15/2030 | 11,710,205 | ||||||
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21,038,409 | ||||||||
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Independent Energy — 1.0% |
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2,626,000 | Aker BP ASA, 3.000%, 1/15/2025, 144A | 2,764,371 | ||||||
2,639,000 | Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/01/2029, 144A | 2,819,640 | ||||||
10,277,000 | Devon Energy Corp., 4.500%, 1/15/2030, 144A | 11,200,773 | ||||||
8,296,000 | Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.750%, 5/31/2025 | 9,266,877 | ||||||
11,391,292 | Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 4.500%, 3/30/2024, 144A | 11,624,244 | ||||||
1,765,000 | EQT Corp., 3.125%, 5/15/2026, 144A | 1,809,337 | ||||||
6,641,000 | EQT Corp., 3.900%, 10/01/2027 | 7,187,089 | ||||||
1,371,000 | EQT Corp., 5.000%, 1/15/2029 | 1,543,677 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Independent Energy — continued |
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$ | 9,078,204 | Leviathan Bond Ltd., 6.125%, 6/30/2025, 144A | $ | 9,857,477 | ||||
17,482,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.875%, 9/01/2025 | 19,592,951 | ||||||
2,152,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.000%, 7/15/2025 | 2,569,488 | ||||||
8,181,000 | Pan American Energy LLC, 9.125%, 4/30/2027, 144A | 9,166,811 | ||||||
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89,402,735 | ||||||||
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Industrial Other — 0.2% |
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8,410,000 | CK Hutchison International 20 Ltd., 2.500%, 5/08/2030, 144A | 8,553,304 | ||||||
3,408,000 | Georgetown University (The), Class A, 5.215%, 10/01/2118 | 4,944,940 | ||||||
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13,498,244 | ||||||||
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Life Insurance — 0.4% |
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11,059,000 | Athene Global Funding, 2.450%, 8/20/2027, 144A | 11,409,683 | ||||||
15,491,000 | Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 5.625%, 5/15/2030 | 18,700,283 | ||||||
3,077,000 | OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc., 4.250%, 10/15/2050, 144A | 3,278,390 | ||||||
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33,388,356 | ||||||||
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Lodging — 0.4% |
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14,012,000 | Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/2032, 144A | 13,801,820 | ||||||
21,403,000 | Marriott International, Inc., 3.500%, 10/15/2032 | 22,739,492 | ||||||
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36,541,312 | ||||||||
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Media Entertainment — 0.9% |
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19,514,000 | AMC Networks, Inc., 4.250%, 2/15/2029 | 19,416,430 | ||||||
54,020,000 | Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN, 7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN) | 1,820,949 | ||||||
9,132,000 | Lamar Media Corp., 3.625%, 1/15/2031 | 9,132,731 | ||||||
4,899,000 | Lamar Media Corp., 4.000%, 2/15/2030 | 5,043,520 | ||||||
12,633,000 | Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A | 12,521,198 | ||||||
15,950,000 | Prosus NV, 3.832%, 2/08/2051, 144A | 14,518,175 | ||||||
13,803,000 | Prosus NV, 3.680%, 1/21/2030, 144A | 14,320,067 | ||||||
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76,773,070 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 1.0% |
| |||||||
1,835,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 2.250%, 3/17/2028, 144A | 1,823,963 | ||||||
2,286,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 2.625%, 9/10/2030, 144A | 2,270,708 | ||||||
3,322,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 3.950%, 9/10/2050, 144A | 3,552,831 | ||||||
8,696,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 5.625%, 4/01/2030, 144A | 10,495,411 | ||||||
15,187,000 | FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 4.375%, 4/01/2031, 144A | 15,693,486 | ||||||
16,183,000 | Fresnillo PLC, 4.250%, 10/02/2050, 144A | 16,874,338 | ||||||
31,977,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, 2.500%, 9/01/2030, 144A | 31,378,710 | ||||||
6,210,000 | SunCoke Energy, Inc., 4.875%, 6/30/2029, 144A | 6,186,712 | ||||||
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88,276,159 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 1.8% |
| |||||||
568,000 | Energy Transfer LP, 5.150%, 2/01/2043 | 635,114 | ||||||
4,890,000 | Energy Transfer LP, 5.400%, 10/01/2047 | 5,826,995 | ||||||
5,900,000 | Energy Transfer LP, 5.950%, 10/01/2043 | 7,194,858 | ||||||
8,548,000 | Energy Transfer LP, 6.500%, 2/01/2042 | 11,105,756 | ||||||
1,338,000 | Energy Transfer LP, 6.625%, 10/15/2036 | 1,755,558 | ||||||
11,222,000 | Energy Transfer LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.000%, 10/01/2022 | 11,576,795 | ||||||
2,327,000 | Energy Transfer LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2022 | 2,346,733 | ||||||
Midstream — continued |
| |||||||
11,798,000 | EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.500%, 1/15/2029, 144A | 12,240,425 | ||||||
3,485,000 | EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.750%, 7/15/2023 | 3,639,386 | ||||||
5,575,000 | EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.500%, 7/01/2027, 144A | 6,270,481 | ||||||
2,014,000 | Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 2.600%, 10/15/2025, 144A | 2,064,516 | ||||||
982,000 | Gray Oak Pipeline LLC, 3.450%, 10/15/2027, 144A | 1,035,104 | ||||||
3,060,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.150%, 2/01/2024 | 3,272,856 | ||||||
10,503,000 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.300%, 5/01/2024 | 11,325,635 | ||||||
15,243,000 | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.625%, 11/15/2023, 144A | 16,592,931 | ||||||
5,653,000 | New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.500%, 9/30/2026, 144A | 5,405,681 | ||||||
15,687,000 | New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.750%, 9/15/2025, 144A | 15,098,738 | ||||||
6,694,000 | Rattler Midstream LP, 5.625%, 7/15/2025, 144A | 6,970,462 | ||||||
6,783,000 | Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, 0.625%, 4/28/2023, 144A | 6,779,087 | ||||||
3,310,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.500%, 7/15/2027 | 3,568,941 | ||||||
19,358,000 | Williams Cos., Inc. (The) , 3.500%, 11/15/2030 | 21,029,757 | ||||||
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| |||||||
155,735,809 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Mortgage Related — 25.4% |
| |||||||
66,159,657 | FHLMC, 1.500%, with various maturities from 2050 to 2051(e)(f) | 63,458,856 | ||||||
166,178,113 | FHLMC, 2.000%, with various maturities from 2050 to 2051(e)(f) | 167,655,519 | ||||||
31,640,958 | FHLMC, 2.500%, with various maturities in 2050(e)(f) | 32,523,579 | ||||||
21,284,057 | FHLMC, 3.000%, with various maturities from 2042 to 2050(e)(f) | 22,462,250 | ||||||
14,411,543 | FHLMC, 3.500%, with various maturities from 2043 to 2050(e) | 15,598,898 | ||||||
2,609,219 | FHLMC, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2044 to 2048(e) | 2,833,353 | ||||||
72,761,667 | FHLMC, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2041 to 2049(e)(f) | 78,715,489 | ||||||
169,642,729 | FHLMC, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2048 to 2050(e)(f) | 186,860,247 | ||||||
5,656 | FHLMC, 6.000%, 6/01/2035 | 6,646 | ||||||
45,914,321 | FNMA, 1.500%, with various maturities in 2051(e)(f) | 44,577,931 | ||||||
204,623,325 | FNMA, 2.000%, with various maturities from 2050 to 2051(e)(f) | 206,458,615 | ||||||
70,830,247 | FNMA, 2.500%, with various maturities from 2045 to 2051(e)(f) | 73,250,188 | ||||||
63,402,451 | FNMA, 3.000%, with various maturities from 2045 to 2050(e)(f) | 66,776,933 | ||||||
48,427,027 | FNMA, 3.500%, with various maturities from 2043 to 2050(e)(f) | 51,375,207 | ||||||
182,811,530 | FNMA, 4.000%, with various maturities from 2041 to 2050(e)(f) | 196,290,863 | ||||||
202,761,138 | FNMA, 4.500%, with various maturities from 2043 to 2050(e)(f) | 219,513,316 | ||||||
37,137,543 | FNMA, 5.000%, with various maturities from 2048 to 2050(e)(f) | 40,891,839 | ||||||
6,000,952 | FNMA, 5.500%, 4/01/2050 | 6,710,138 | ||||||
4,590,198 | FNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2034 to 2049(e) | 5,177,147 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 38
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Mortgage Related — continued |
| |||||||
$ | 7,146 | FNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2031(e) | $ | 8,026 | ||||
20,727 | FNMA, 7.000%, with various maturities in 2030(e) | 22,397 | ||||||
12,495 | FNMA, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2024 to 2032(e) | 14,113 | ||||||
14,160 | GNMA, 3.794%, 7/20/2063(a) | 14,791 | ||||||
1,501 | GNMA, 3.890%, 12/20/2062(a) | 1,559 | ||||||
2,156 | GNMA, 4.005%, 1/20/2063(a) | 2,201 | ||||||
5,790 | GNMA, 4.063%, 5/20/2063(a) | 6,025 | ||||||
28,017 | GNMA, 4.125%, 7/20/2063(a) | 28,577 | ||||||
5,067 | GNMA, 4.327%, 8/20/2061(a) | 5,493 | ||||||
7,015,899 | GNMA, 4.381%, 12/20/2066(a) | 7,742,074 | ||||||
27,285 | GNMA, 4.390%, with various maturities in 2062(a)(e) | 27,536 | ||||||
4,555,502 | GNMA, 4.407%, 11/20/2066(a) | 4,958,711 | ||||||
2,126,968 | GNMA, 4.419%, 10/20/2066(a) | 2,332,291 | ||||||
2,107 | GNMA, 4.422%, 5/20/2063(a) | 2,256 | ||||||
2,836,462 | GNMA, 4.438%, 2/20/2066(a) | 3,095,875 | ||||||
1,315,292 | GNMA, 4.449%, 2/20/2066(a) | 1,437,121 | ||||||
3,569,949 | GNMA, 4.522%, 12/20/2064(a) | 3,811,092 | ||||||
2,158,856 | GNMA, 4.538%, 9/20/2066(a) | 2,362,207 | ||||||
2,607,401 | GNMA, 4.539%, 12/20/2063(a) | 2,749,603 | ||||||
2,806,946 | GNMA, 4.545%, 6/20/2066(a) | 3,055,255 | ||||||
3,345,088 | GNMA, 4.557%, 6/20/2066(a) | 3,650,976 | ||||||
3,033,820 | GNMA, 4.561%, 2/20/2065(a) | 3,247,847 | ||||||
1,563,442 | GNMA, 4.571%, 1/20/2065(a) | 1,667,836 | ||||||
2,583,198 | GNMA, 4.584%, 6/20/2064(a) | 2,749,106 | ||||||
1,737,851 | GNMA, 4.585%, 4/20/2066(a) | 1,886,625 | ||||||
7,048,006 | GNMA, 4.591%, with various maturities from 2064 to 2066(a)(e) | 7,625,905 | ||||||
4,391,641 | GNMA, 4.605%, 2/20/2065(a) | 4,749,973 | ||||||
4,284,504 | GNMA, 4.614%, 10/20/2064(a) | 4,609,823 | ||||||
2,041,106 | GNMA, 4.625%, 3/20/2065(a) | 2,201,026 | ||||||
20,445 | GNMA, 4.630%, 12/20/2061(a) | 20,525 | ||||||
2,975,008 | GNMA, 4.640%, 3/20/2066(a) | 3,280,858 | ||||||
5,847,577 | GNMA, 4.642%, 12/20/2066(a) | 6,467,847 | ||||||
546,336 | GNMA, 4.644%, 1/20/2064(a) | 571,381 | ||||||
2,489,464 | GNMA, 4.665%, 1/20/2064(a) | 2,608,496 | ||||||
3,370,107 | GNMA, 4.666%, 1/20/2065(a) | 3,643,466 | ||||||
4,053,977 | GNMA, 4.671%, 6/20/2064(a) | 4,313,592 | ||||||
44,633 | GNMA, 4.700%, with various maturities in 2062(a)(e) | 46,160 | ||||||
2,884,995 | GNMA, 4.715%, 1/20/2064(a) | 3,072,318 | ||||||
113,754 | GNMA, 5.500%, 4/15/2038 | 132,723 | ||||||
24,801 | GNMA, 6.000%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2038(e) | 28,926 | ||||||
25,587 | GNMA, 6.500%, with various maturities from 2029 to 2032(e) | 28,584 | ||||||
34,489 | GNMA, 7.000%, 9/15/2025 | 35,639 | ||||||
3,145 | GNMA, 7.500%, with various maturities from 2025 to 2030(e) | 3,312 | ||||||
87,976,000 | UMBS® (TBA), 2.500%, 12/01/2051(g) | 90,323,172 | ||||||
236,058,000 | UMBS® (TBA), 2.000%, 11/01/2051(g) | 236,270,084 | ||||||
9,907,000 | UMBS® (TBA), 2.000%, 10/01/2051(g) | 9,933,703 | ||||||
309,259,000 | UMBS® (TBA), 2.500%, 11/01/2051(g) | 318,258,919 | ||||||
26,588,000 | UMBS® (TBA), 3.000%, 11/01/2051(g) | 27,786,132 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,252,029,171 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Natural Gas — 0.2% |
| |||||||
11,262,000 | Atmos Energy Corp., 0.625%, 3/09/2023 | 11,262,374 | ||||||
2,701,000 | Boston Gas Co., 3.001%, 8/01/2029, 144A | 2,815,370 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,077,744 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.5% |
| |||||||
12,696,152 | BANK, Series 2019-BN22, Class A4, 2.978%, 11/15/2062 | 13,581,832 | ||||||
1,531,640 | BANK, Series 2019-BN16, Class A4, 4.005%, 2/15/2052 | 1,742,081 | ||||||
3,409,380 | BANK, Series 2019-BN20, Class A3, 3.011%, 9/15/2062 | 3,654,258 | ||||||
6,138,240 | BANK, Series 2019-BN24, Class A3, 2.960%, 11/15/2062 | 6,555,810 | ||||||
14,179,842 | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C7, Class A4, 3.102%, 12/15/2072(f) | 15,279,985 | ||||||
18,570,071 | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC43, Class A4, 3.038%, 11/10/2052(f) | 19,922,349 | ||||||
9,877,514 | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-GC46, Class A5, 2.717%, 2/15/2053 | 10,329,687 | ||||||
915,412 | Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2010-C1, Class D, 5.985%, 7/10/2046, 144A(a) | 928,391 | ||||||
2,112,208 | Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-USA, Class A1, 3.304%, 9/15/2037, 144A | 2,215,817 | ||||||
11,367,000 | Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-USA, Class A2, 3.953%, 9/15/2037, 144A | 12,192,666 | ||||||
6,366,877 | Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class A, 1-month LIBOR + 1.080%, 1.164%, 7/15/2038, 144A(b) | 6,384,849 | ||||||
1,477,314 | Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class D, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 7/15/2038, 144A(b) | 1,495,627 | ||||||
5,627,003 | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2011-GC5, Class C, 5.303%, 8/10/2044, 144A(a) | 4,797,020 | ||||||
2,317,554 | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC18, Class B, 4.885%, 1/10/2047(a) | 2,296,720 | ||||||
6,596,065 | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-GC45, Class A5, 2.911%, 2/13/2053 | 6,994,566 | ||||||
3,825,000 | Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C11, Class A4, 4.297%, 8/15/2046(a) | 4,028,379 | ||||||
6,909,759 | UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C5, Class A4, 3.185%, 3/10/2046 | 7,079,383 | ||||||
4,982,141 | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C4, Class D, 5.024%, 6/15/2044, 144A(a) | 4,744,155 | ||||||
5,245,978 | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class AS, 4.176%, 5/15/2047 | 5,576,540 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
129,800,115 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil Field Services — 0.3% |
| |||||||
25,364,000 | Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd., 4.875%, 1/23/2043, 144A | 26,662,637 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Paper — 0.4% |
| |||||||
4,915,000 | Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., 4.500%, 8/01/2024 | 5,314,245 | ||||||
13,075,000 | Klabin Austria GmbH, 7.000%, 4/03/2049, 144A | 15,816,828 | ||||||
8,445,000 | Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.125%, 1/15/2032 | 8,155,759 | ||||||
8,529,000 | Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.750%, 1/15/2031 | 8,761,415 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,048,247 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4% |
| |||||||
9,325,000 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.250%, 1/30/2030, 144A | 8,695,562 | ||||||
3,863,000 | Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/2029, 144A | 4,003,227 | ||||||
12,284,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.150%, 10/01/2026 | 11,761,930 | ||||||
7,588,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 7.125%, 1/31/2025 | 8,299,375 | ||||||
2,903,000 | Viatris, Inc., 4.000%, 6/22/2050, 144A | 3,085,489 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
35,845,583 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
39 |
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.1% |
| |||||||
$ | 2,585,000 | Ascot Group Ltd., 4.250%, 12/15/2030, 144A | $ | 2,740,355 | ||||
7,865,000 | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 3.950%, 5/15/2060, 144A | 8,733,314 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,473,669 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Refining — 0.1% |
| |||||||
12,089,000 | Ultrapar International S.A., 5.250%, 10/06/2026, 144A | 13,146,788 | ||||||
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| |||||||
REITs – Apartments — 0.0% |
| |||||||
1,220,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, 2.375%, 7/15/2031 | 1,208,510 | ||||||
1,715,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, 3.375%, 7/15/2051 | 1,738,896 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,947,406 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Diversified — 0.2% |
| |||||||
16,503,000 | iStar, Inc., 4.250%, 8/01/2025 | 17,142,161 | ||||||
1,267,000 | iStar, Inc., 4.750%, 10/01/2024 | 1,339,853 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,482,014 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
REITs – Health Care — 0.1% |
| |||||||
5,434,000 | Welltower, Inc., 2.750%, 1/15/2031 | 5,599,932 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.0% |
| |||||||
2,026,000 | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 4.050%, 7/01/2030 | 2,262,325 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Retailers — 1.0% |
| |||||||
4,081,000 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 3.250%, 2/09/2061 | 3,790,082 | ||||||
1,942,000 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.500%, 3/01/2028 | 1,992,978 | ||||||
1,942,000 | Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.750%, 3/01/2030 | 2,026,963 | ||||||
27,444,000 | El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, 3.875%, 10/06/2026, 144A | 29,605,489 | ||||||
8,418,000 | Falabella S.A., 3.750%, 4/30/2023, 144A | 8,775,849 | ||||||
6,409,000 | Falabella S.A., 4.375%, 1/27/2025, 144A | 6,921,784 | ||||||
5,300,000 | Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.000%, 8/15/2028, 144A | 5,392,750 | ||||||
856,000 | Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024, 144A | 902,464 | ||||||
4,042,000 | Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026, 144A | 4,377,486 | ||||||
5,024,000 | Hanesbrands, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/2025, 144A | 5,259,525 | ||||||
3,889,000 | Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/2028, 144A | 3,995,947 | ||||||
3,280,000 | Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2029, 144A | 3,410,610 | ||||||
10,257,000 | Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/2031, 144A | 10,949,347 | ||||||
4,582,000 | MercadoLibre, Inc., 3.125%, 1/14/2031 | 4,421,676 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
91,822,950 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Sovereigns — 3.4% |
| |||||||
13,213,000 | Colombia Government International Bond, 4.125%, 5/15/2051 | 11,338,340 | ||||||
23,769,000 | Dominican Republic, 4.875%, 9/23/2032, 144A | 24,244,618 | ||||||
11,070,000 | Dominican Republic, 5.300%, 1/21/2041, 144A | 10,948,341 | ||||||
16,076,000 | Egypt Government International Bond, 5.875%, 2/16/2031, 144A | 14,770,147 | ||||||
6,795,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.700%, 1/08/2022, 144A | 6,851,874 | ||||||
8,600,000 | Kenya Government International Bond, 6.300%, 1/23/2034, 144A | 8,491,382 | ||||||
27,253,000 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 3.250%, 10/26/2026, 144A | 29,367,560 | ||||||
17,866,000 | Mexico Government International Bond, 3.771%, 5/24/2061 | 15,864,472 | ||||||
14,611,000 | Morocco Government International Bond, 4.000%, 12/15/2050, 144A | 13,328,154 | ||||||
6,285,000 | Oman Sovereign Sukuk Co., 4.875%, 6/15/2030, 144A | 6,614,271 | ||||||
Sovereigns — continued |
| |||||||
2,980,000 | Peruvian Government International Bond, 2.392%, 1/23/2026 | 3,040,554 | ||||||
7,473,000 | Qatar Government International Bond, 4.400%, 4/16/2050, 144A | 9,107,644 | ||||||
14,497,000 | Republic of Ghana, 7.750%, 4/07/2029, 144A | 13,804,043 | ||||||
9,432,000 | Republic of Oman, 3.875%, 3/08/2022, 144A | 9,492,176 | ||||||
10,029,000 | State of Qatar, 3.875%, 4/23/2023, 144A | 10,549,625 | ||||||
18,089,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.253%, 3/15/2033, 144A | 18,300,279 | ||||||
4,000,460,000 | Uruguay Government International Bond, 8.250%, 5/21/2031, (UYU) | 94,651,425 | ||||||
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| |||||||
300,764,905 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Supermarkets — 0.3% |
| |||||||
12,271,000 | Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC, 3.500%, 3/15/2029, 144A | 12,246,151 | ||||||
15,901,000 | Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC, 3.250%, 3/15/2026, 144A | 16,139,515 | ||||||
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28,385,666 | ||||||||
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Technology — 2.8% |
| |||||||
3,425,000 | Baidu, Inc., 2.375%, 10/09/2030 | 3,361,843 | ||||||
4,515,000 | Baidu, Inc., 3.075%, 4/07/2025 | 4,737,183 | ||||||
4,890,000 | Broadcom, Inc., 3.137%, 11/15/2035, 144A | 4,874,626 | ||||||
18,789,000 | Corning, Inc., 5.450%, 11/15/2079 | 25,502,596 | ||||||
3,133,000 | Equifax, Inc., 2.600%, 12/15/2025 | 3,284,995 | ||||||
2,544,000 | Equifax, Inc., 3.300%, 12/15/2022 | 2,612,387 | ||||||
4,324,000 | Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 7/01/2037 | 6,130,224 | ||||||
13,320,000 | HCL America, Inc., 1.375%, 3/10/2026, 144A | 13,158,828 | ||||||
7,756,000 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.450%, 10/02/2023 | 8,307,781 | ||||||
4,916,000 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.650%, 10/01/2024 | 5,430,698 | ||||||
17,421,000 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 6.200%, 10/15/2035 | 23,064,478 | ||||||
16,919,000 | Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.500%, 2/15/2031, 144A | 17,160,942 | ||||||
21,206,000 | J2 Global, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/2030, 144A | 22,531,375 | ||||||
6,975,000 | Jabil, Inc., 3.000%, 1/15/2031 | 7,152,767 | ||||||
13,294,000 | Microchip Technology, Inc., 2.670%, 9/01/2023 | 13,783,127 | ||||||
6,371,000 | Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.333%, 6/01/2023 | 6,733,609 | ||||||
13,101,000 | Micron Technology, Inc., 2.497%, 4/24/2023 | 13,484,597 | ||||||
6,151,000 | Molex Electronic Technologies LLC, 3.900%, 4/15/2025, 144A | 6,461,762 | ||||||
17,571,000 | Oracle Corp., 4.100%, 3/25/2061 | 18,706,552 | ||||||
5,778,000 | Sabre GLBL, Inc., 7.375%, 9/01/2025, 144A | 6,158,192 | ||||||
1,475,000 | Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2025, 144A | 1,704,790 | ||||||
1,374,000 | Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/01/2028, 144A | 1,419,960 | ||||||
2,060,000 | Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.125%, 1/15/2031 | 2,144,151 | ||||||
5,644,000 | Sensata Technologies BV, 4.000%, 4/15/2029, 144A | 5,745,310 | ||||||
7,989,000 | Sensata Technologies, Inc., 3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A | 8,043,645 | ||||||
16,293,000 | Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.290%, 6/03/2060, 144A | 15,179,211 | ||||||
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246,875,629 | ||||||||
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Tobacco — 0.4% |
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3,362,000 | Altria Group, Inc., 2.350%, 5/06/2025 | 3,485,865 | ||||||
31,751,000 | BAT Capital Corp., 2.789%, 9/06/2024 | 33,391,067 | ||||||
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36,876,932 | ||||||||
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Transportation Services — 0.1% |
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9,293,000 | Ryder System, Inc., MTN, 2.500%, 9/01/2024 | 9,712,747 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Treasuries — 16.1% |
| |||||||
9,838,100(††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 5.750%, 3/05/2026, (MXN) | $ | 45,448,338 | |||||
25,562,431(††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M 20, 8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN) | 132,456,774 | ||||||
468,727,000 | Republic of Uruguay, 8.500%, 3/15/2028, 144A, (UYU) | 11,415,531 | ||||||
250,098,000 | Republic of Uruguay, 9.875%, 6/20/2022, 144A, (UYU) | 5,929,895 | ||||||
40,725,000 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.000%, 8/15/2051 | 40,005,949 | ||||||
10,150,000 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.250%, 5/15/2041 | 10,554,414 | ||||||
1,860,000 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.375%, 5/15/2051 | 1,984,969 | ||||||
38,381,800 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 5/31/2025(f) | 37,734,107 | ||||||
448,836,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625%, 7/31/2026 | 441,647,613 | ||||||
35,580,500 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750%, 3/31/2026 | 35,328,935 | ||||||
72,580,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750%, 8/31/2026 | 71,803,168 | ||||||
115,805,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, 9/30/2026 | 115,180,739 | ||||||
201,725,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, 9/30/2028 | 200,873,973 | ||||||
25,590,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, 8/15/2031 | 24,970,242 | ||||||
61,745,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, 10/31/2023 | 63,423,692 | ||||||
4,267,700 | U.S. Treasury Note, 2.375%, 5/15/2029 | 4,581,109 | ||||||
20,372,800 | U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, 2/15/2029 | 22,212,719 | ||||||
62,385,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, 10/15/2021 | 62,452,202 | ||||||
81,104,600 | U.S. Treasury Note, 3.125%, 11/15/2028(f) | 91,122,285 | ||||||
93,095,000 | Uruguay Government International Bond, 8.500%, 3/15/2028, (UYU) | 2,267,266 | ||||||
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1,421,393,920 | ||||||||
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Utility Other — 0.3% |
| |||||||
25,543,639 | Acwa Power Management & Investments One Ltd., 5.950%, 12/15/2039, 144A | 30,652,367 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Wireless — 1.1% |
| |||||||
13,487,000 | America Movil SAB de CV, 2.875%, 5/07/2030 | 14,030,094 | ||||||
1,207,000 | American Tower Corp., 4.700%, 3/15/2022 | 1,230,250 | ||||||
19,567,000 | Bharti Airtel Ltd., 4.375%, 6/10/2025, 144A | 21,030,807 | ||||||
983,000 | Crown Castle International Corp., 4.150%, 7/01/2050 | 1,115,971 | ||||||
5,305,000 | Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A., 3.050%, 9/14/2032, 144A | 5,212,163 | ||||||
7,180,000 | Kenbourne Invest S.A., 4.700%, 1/22/2028, 144A | 7,220,495 | ||||||
5,452,000 | Millicom International Cellular S.A., 4.500%, 4/27/2031, 144A | 5,700,066 | ||||||
17,920,000 | SBA Communications Corp., 3.125%, 2/01/2029, 144A | 17,315,200 | ||||||
20,429,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/2030 | 22,556,927 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
95,411,973 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 0.7% |
| |||||||
22,028,000 | AT&T, Inc., 1.700%, 3/25/2026 | 22,300,700 | ||||||
7,956,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.500%, 9/15/2053 | 7,874,212 | ||||||
2,128,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.550%, 9/15/2055 | 2,098,514 | ||||||
3,863,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 6/01/2051 | 3,936,349 | ||||||
15,891,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 9/15/2059 | 15,842,101 | ||||||
7,539,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.800%, 12/01/2057 | 7,701,480 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
59,753,356 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $7,958,866,090) | 8,093,644,455 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Municipals — 0.2% | ||||||||
Virginia — 0.2% |
| |||||||
14,765,000 | University of Virginia, Revenue Bond, Series A, 3.227%, 9/01/2119 | 14,837,710 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Municipals (Identified Cost $14,765,000) | 14,837,710 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $7,973,631,090) | 8,108,482,165 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Senior Loans — 5.1% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2% |
| |||||||
12,817,414 | TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 12/09/2025(b) | 12,657,196 | ||||||
6,328,521 | TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan G, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 8/22/2024(b) | 6,257,325 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,914,521 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Automotive — 0.0% |
| |||||||
2,724,400 | KAR Auction Services, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B6, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.375%, 9/19/2026(b) | 2,656,290 | ||||||
1,487,781 | Visteon Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.834%, 3/25/2024(a) | 1,472,903 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,129,193 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Brokerage — 0.2% |
| |||||||
10,157,273 | Citadel Securities LP, 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.584%, 2/02/2028(b) | 10,059,357 | ||||||
6,231,250 | Zebra Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, 4/21/2028(h) | 6,247,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,307,307 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Building Materials — 0.8% |
| |||||||
19,590,076 | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 1/15/2027(b) | 19,450,203 | ||||||
15,290,908 | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 5/19/2028(b) | 15,196,868 | ||||||
10,132,652 | Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.584%, 2/01/2027(b) | 10,041,863 | ||||||
7,323,510 | Quikrete Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B1, 2/21/2028(h) | 7,296,999 | ||||||
17,961,174 | Summit Materials Cos. I LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 11/21/2024(b) | 17,921,839 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,907,772 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Cable Satellite — 0.4% |
| |||||||
12,245,142 | CSC Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B1, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 7/17/2025(b) | 12,061,465 | ||||||
4,217,424 | Telenet Financing USD LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan AR, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 4/30/2028(b) | 4,166,477 | ||||||
9,994,764 | UPC Broadband Holding BV, 2020 USD Term Loan AT, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 4/30/2028(b) | 9,884,422 | ||||||
12,405,000 | Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan N, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.584%, 1/31/2028(b) | 12,316,676 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,429,040 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 0.0% |
| |||||||
4,070,400 | Venator Materials Corp., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.084%, 8/08/2024(b) | 4,011,054 | ||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
41 |
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.2% |
| |||||||
$ | 430,375 | FrontDoor, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 6/17/2028(b) | $ | 429,299 | ||||
4,344,113 | RE/MAX International, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.000%, 7/21/2028(b) | 4,327,822 | ||||||
11,055,399 | Trans Union LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.834%, 11/16/2026(b) | 10,981,107 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,738,228 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Products — 0.1% |
| |||||||
6,887,092 | Coty, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.333%, 4/07/2025(b) | 6,753,689 | ||||||
4,859,697 | SRAM LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.250%, 5/12/2028(a) | 4,851,582 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,605,271 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electric — 0.2% |
| |||||||
5,771,649 | Calpine Corp., 2019 Term Loan B10, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 8/12/2026(b) | 5,698,407 | ||||||
4,360,722 | Calpine Corp., Term Loan B9, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.090%, 4/05/2026(b) | 4,308,960 | ||||||
9,904,625 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 2020 Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.500%, 6/23/2025(b) | 9,728,224 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,735,591 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 0.1% |
| |||||||
8,942,631 | Aramark Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.584%, 4/06/2028(b) | 8,875,561 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Gaming — 0.2% |
| |||||||
4,363,013 | Churchill Downs, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.086%, 12/27/2024(b) | 4,352,105 | ||||||
10,062,478 | Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.090%, 3/10/2028(b) | 9,961,853 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,313,958 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Other — 0.3% |
| |||||||
14,330,952 | AEA International Holdings (Lux) S.a.r.l., Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.250%, 9/07/2028(b) | 14,313,039 | ||||||
7,790,475 | AECOM, 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.834%, 4/13/2028(b) | 7,782,684 | ||||||
2,315,746 | Altra Industrial Motion Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 10/01/2025(b) | 2,300,694 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
24,396,417 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Entertainment — 0.6% |
| |||||||
5,005,475 | E.W. Scripps Co. (The), 2020 Term Loan B3, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.750%, 1/07/2028(b) | 5,012,433 | ||||||
9,400,342 | Entercom Media Corp., 2019 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.585%, 11/18/2024(b) | 9,253,508 | ||||||
3,468,383 | Lamar Media Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.500%, 1.583%, 2/05/2027(b) | 3,436,959 | ||||||
12,965,920 | Meredith Corp., 2020 Term Loan B2, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.584%, 1/31/2025(b) | 12,932,598 | ||||||
12,900,777 | Nielsen Finance LLC, USD Term Loan B4, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.083%, 10/04/2023(b) | 12,876,653 | ||||||
5,929,000 | Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B2B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.590%, 9/30/2026(b) | 5,821,566 | ||||||
6,690,750 | WMG Acquisition Corp., 2021 Term Loan G, 1-month LIBOR + 2.125%, 2.209%, 1/20/2028(b) | 6,650,338 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
55,984,055 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 0.1% |
| |||||||
7,448,000 | DT Midstream, Inc., Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.500%, 6/26/2028(a) | 7,442,191 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Packaging — 0.0% |
| |||||||
2,474,305 | Plastipak Packaging, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.590%, 10/14/2024(b) | 2,470,915 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4% |
| |||||||
4,275,592 | Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.750%, 2.834%, 11/27/2025(b) | 4,262,765 | ||||||
6,383,967 | Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, LIBOR + 2.500%, 3.500%, 3/01/2024(a) | 6,376,306 | ||||||
19,573,645 | Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.836%, 8/01/2027(b) | 19,321,928 | ||||||
4,925,273 | Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., USD 2019 Term Loan B, 1 Week LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.072%, 11/15/2027(b) | 4,843,168 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
34,804,167 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.1% |
| |||||||
2,659,200 | USI, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, 3-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.132%, 5/16/2024(b) | 2,639,734 | ||||||
2,087,838 | USI, Inc., 2019 Incremental Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 3.382%, 12/02/2026(b) | 2,072,827 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,712,561 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Restaurants — 0.2% |
| |||||||
18,171,338 | 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B4, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.837%, 11/19/2026(b) | 17,936,564 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 0.6% |
| |||||||
9,777,738 | Iron Mountain, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.834%, 1/02/2026(b) | 9,679,961 | ||||||
19,673,393 | ON Semiconductor Corp., 2019 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 9/19/2026(b) | 19,641,522 | ||||||
1,924,856 | Sabre GLBL, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.084%, 2/22/2024(b) | 1,900,449 | ||||||
3,547,052 | Sabre GLBL, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B1, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.000%, 12/17/2027(b) | 3,525,982 | ||||||
5,654,211 | Sabre GLBL, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B2, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.000%, 12/17/2027(b) | 5,620,625 | ||||||
9,584,398 | SS&C Technologies Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, 1-month LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.834%, 4/16/2025(b) | 9,492,580 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
49,861,119 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Services — 0.2% |
| |||||||
10,388,901 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 3.584%, 2/25/2027(b) | 10,380,278 | ||||||
4,673,193 | WEX, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.334%, 3/31/2028(b) | 4,651,136 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,031,414 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless — 0.2% |
| |||||||
2,375,530 | Asurion LLC, 2018 Term Loan B6, 1-month LIBOR + 3.125%, 3.209%, 11/03/2023(b) | 2,360,683 | ||||||
15,698,240 | Asurion LLC, 2020 Term Loan B8, 1-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 3.334%, 12/23/2026(b) | 15,457,115 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,817,798 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Senior Loans (Identified Cost $453,853,278) | 452,424,697 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 42
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 11.0% | ||||||||
$ | 770,683,768 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $770,683,768 on 10/01/2021 collateralized by $117,000,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.875% due 8/15/2040 valued at $153,429,939; $117,829,600 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.125% due 8/15/2040 valued at $101,526,726; $588,165,000 U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.375% due 11/15/2040 valued at $531,140,786 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) | $ | 770,683,768 | ||||
186,490,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.002%-0.014%, 10/12/2021(i)(j) | 186,488,363 | ||||||
13,380,000 | U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.010%, 10/07/2021(i) | 13,379,916 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments (Identified Cost $970,553,291) | 970,552,047 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 107.7% (Identified Cost $9,398,037,659) | 9,531,458,909 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (7.7)% | (681,908,562 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 8,849,550,347 | ||||||
|
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(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
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(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(††) | Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100. |
| ||||||
(a) | Variable rate security. The interest rate adjusts periodically based on; (i) changes in current interest rates and/or prepayments on underlying pools of assets, if applicable, (ii) reference to a base lending rate plus or minus a margin, and/or (iii) reference to a base lending rate adjusted by a multiplier and/or subject to certain floors or caps. Rate as of September 30, 2021 is disclosed. |
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(b) | Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2021 is disclosed. |
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(c) | Level 3 security. Value has been determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(d) | Fair valued by the Fund’s adviser. At September 30, 2021, the value of these securities amounted to $1,001,922 or less than 0.1% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(e) | The Fund’s investment in mortgage related securities of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and Government National Mortgage Association are interests in separate pools of mortgages. All separate investments in securities of each issuer which have the same coupon rate have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments. |
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(f) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open TBA transactions. |
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(g) | When-issued/delayed delivery. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(h) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at September 30, 2021 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date. |
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(i) | Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
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(j) | The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments. |
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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 September 30, 2021, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $2,193,450,851 or 24.8% of net assets. |
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ABS | Asset-Backed Securities |
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EMTN | Euro Medium Term Note |
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FHLMC | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
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FNMA | Federal National Mortgage Association |
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GMTN | Global Medium Term Note |
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GNMA | Government National Mortgage Association |
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LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
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MTN | Medium Term Note |
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REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
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REMIC | Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
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SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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TBA | To Be Announced |
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UMBS® | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities |
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MXN | Mexican Peso |
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UYU | Uruguayan Peso |
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Industry Summary at September 30, 2021
Mortgage Related | 25.4 | % | ||
Treasuries | 16.1 | |||
Banking | 9.0 | |||
Sovereigns | 3.4 | |||
Technology | 3.4 | |||
Government Owned - No Guarantee | 2.7 | |||
Finance Companies | 2.4 | |||
Electric | 2.3 | |||
Automotive | 2.1 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 29.9 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 11.0 | |||
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Total Investments | 107.7 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | (7.7 | ) | ||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 92.6% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 87.5% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4% |
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$ | 125,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 2.196%, 2/04/2026 | $ | 125,921 | ||||
20,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 2.250%, 6/15/2026 | 20,329 | ||||||
20,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 2.950%, 2/01/2030 | 20,392 | ||||||
5,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026 | 5,285 | ||||||
10,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.200%, 3/01/2029 | 10,406 | ||||||
5,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035 | 5,000 | ||||||
5,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.375%, 6/15/2046 | 4,815 | ||||||
5,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.500%, 3/01/2039 | 5,012 | ||||||
15,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038 | 15,236 | ||||||
220,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 2/01/2031 | 235,512 | ||||||
5,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048 | 4,909 | ||||||
40,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050 | 40,554 | ||||||
15,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.825%, 3/01/2059 | 14,714 | ||||||
10,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048 | 10,189 | ||||||
15,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.900%, 5/01/2049 | 15,441 | ||||||
30,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059 | 30,789 | ||||||
40,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 5.150%, 5/01/2030 | 46,948 | ||||||
20,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 5.805%, 5/01/2050 | 26,659 | ||||||
30,000 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.844%, 5/01/2025 | 32,492 | ||||||
20,000 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 4.200%, 5/01/2030 | 22,574 | ||||||
5,000 | Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 4.600%, 6/15/2028 | 4,963 | ||||||
30,000 | Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 7.500%, 4/15/2025, 144A | 31,762 | ||||||
125,000 | Textron, Inc., 3.000%, 6/01/2030 | 131,349 | ||||||
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861,251 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Airlines — 0.6% |
| |||||||
75,745 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-3, Class A, 3.250%, 4/15/2030 | 73,172 | ||||||
15,000 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.500%, 4/20/2026, 144A | 15,769 | ||||||
15,000 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.750%, 4/20/2029, 144A | 16,162 | ||||||
14,014 | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, 4.875%, 7/15/2027 | 14,827 | ||||||
10,000 | United Airlines, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2026, 144A | 10,263 | ||||||
15,000 | United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2029, 144A | 15,502 | ||||||
|
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145,695 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Automotive — 1.7% |
| |||||||
60,000 | Allison Transmission, Inc., 3.750%, 1/30/2031, 144A | 58,350 | ||||||
40,000 | Ford Motor Co., 9.000%, 4/22/2025 | 48,101 | ||||||
30,000 | Ford Motor Co., 9.625%, 4/22/2030 | 42,464 | ||||||
170,000 | General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045 | 207,017 | ||||||
40,000 | General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043 | 53,878 | ||||||
5,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, (fixed rate to 9/30/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.700%(a) | 5,756 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
415,566 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banking — 10.0% |
| |||||||
65,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, (fixed rate to 5/15/2026, variable rate thereafter), 4.700%(a) | 67,655 | ||||||
50,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series C, (fixed rate to 5/15/2028, variable rate thereafter), 4.700%(a) | 52,250 | ||||||
270,000 | Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.250%, 10/22/2026(b) | 303,910 | ||||||
200,000 | Barclays PLC, (fixed rate to 9/23/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.564%, 9/23/2035 | 207,495 | ||||||
215,000 | Citigroup, Inc., 4.450%, 9/29/2027(b) | 244,496 | ||||||
250,000 | Credit Agricole S.A., (fixed rate to 1/10/2028, variable rate thereafter), 4.000%, 1/10/2033, 144A(b) | 269,807 | ||||||
150,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 9/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.547%, 9/18/2031 | 160,068 | ||||||
390,000 | Morgan Stanley, 3.625%, 1/20/2027(b) | 429,912 | ||||||
Banking — continued |
| |||||||
200,000 | NatWest Group PLC, (fixed rate to 6/14/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.642%, 6/14/2027 | 199,987 | ||||||
115,000 | Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.244%, 10/05/2026 | 122,845 | ||||||
200,000 | Societe Generale S.A., (fixed rate to 7/08/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.653%, 7/08/2035, 144A | 207,255 | ||||||
200,000 | Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 4/01/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.644%, 4/01/2031, 144A(b) | 230,700 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,496,380 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Brokerage — 1.3% |
| |||||||
15,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 6.250%, 1/15/2036 | 20,149 | ||||||
180,000 | Jefferies Group LLC, 6.500%, 1/20/2043 | 249,736 | ||||||
60,000 | Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.500%, 1/15/2027 | 60,233 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
330,118 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Building Materials — 0.4% |
| |||||||
40,000 | Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.750%, 6/01/2027, 144A | 42,400 | ||||||
55,000 | JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A | 57,312 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
99,712 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Cable Satellite — 3.2% |
| |||||||
120,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2031, 144A | 122,059 | ||||||
120,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.500%, 8/15/2030, 144A | 123,807 | ||||||
90,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 3.950%, 6/30/2062 | 86,822 | ||||||
165,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.800%, 3/01/2050 | 185,164 | ||||||
15,000 | DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 15,656 | ||||||
40,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/2029 | 39,192 | ||||||
5,000 | Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.500%, 7/01/2029, 144A | 5,406 | ||||||
200,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042 | 218,868 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
796,974 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Chemicals — 1.5% |
| |||||||
70,000 | CF Industries, Inc., 4.500%, 12/01/2026, 144A | 79,812 | ||||||
15,000 | FMC Corp., 3.450%, 10/01/2029 | 16,188 | ||||||
60,000 | Hercules LLC, 6.500%, 6/30/2029 | 68,163 | ||||||
200,000 | Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, 2.875%, 5/11/2031, 144A | 201,488 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
365,651 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 3.5% |
| |||||||
185,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., 3.250%, 2/15/2030 | 191,328 | ||||||
50,000 | Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., 3.500%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 49,562 | ||||||
45,000 | TriNet Group, Inc., 3.500%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 45,113 | ||||||
115,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.500%, 5/15/2025, 144A | 122,590 | ||||||
325,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.500%, 8/15/2029, 144A | 327,234 | ||||||
5,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.500%, 9/15/2027, 144A | 5,459 | ||||||
115,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/2026, 144A | 121,541 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
862,827 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electric — 1.6% |
| |||||||
15,000 | AES Corp. (The), 2.450%, 1/15/2031 | 14,794 | ||||||
5,000 | AES Corp. (The), 3.950%, 7/15/2030, 144A | 5,498 | ||||||
85,000 | Calpine Corp., 3.750%, 3/01/2031, 144A | 81,812 | ||||||
40,000 | Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A | 40,509 | ||||||
20,000 | IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 4.250%, 5/01/2030 | 22,435 | ||||||
35,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., 4.450%, 6/15/2029, 144A | 38,724 | ||||||
35,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2029, 144A | 37,231 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 44
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Electric — continued |
| |||||||
$ | 140,000 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.500%, 8/01/2050 | $ | 127,321 | ||||
20,000 | Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 3.700%, 1/30/2027, 144A | 21,092 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
389,416 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Finance Companies — 6.6% |
| |||||||
150,000 | AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.875%, 1/23/2028 | 161,043 | ||||||
105,000 | Air Lease Corp., 3.125%, 12/01/2030 | 107,568 | ||||||
205,000 | Air Lease Corp., MTN, 3.000%, 2/01/2030 | 208,015 | ||||||
40,000 | Air Lease Corp., Series B, (fixed rate to 6/15/2026, variable rate thereafter), 4.650%(a) | 41,850 | ||||||
125,000 | Aircastle Ltd., 4.125%, 5/01/2024 | 132,966 | ||||||
15,000 | Aircastle Ltd., (fixed rate to 6/15/2026, variable rate thereafter), 5.250%, 144A(a) | 15,349 | ||||||
100,000 | Ares Capital Corp., 2.875%, 6/15/2028 | 101,302 | ||||||
25,000 | Aviation Capital Group LLC, 1.950%, 1/30/2026, 144A | 24,910 | ||||||
35,000 | FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.400%, 1/15/2026 | 36,571 | ||||||
200,000 | GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.400%, 5/15/2030 | 231,744 | ||||||
75,000 | Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027 | 77,250 | ||||||
35,000 | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., 2.700%, 1/15/2027 | 35,111 | ||||||
10,000 | OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026 | 11,587 | ||||||
50,000 | Owl Rock Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/2027 | 50,088 | ||||||
50,000 | Owl Rock Capital Corp., 2.875%, 6/11/2028 | 49,907 | ||||||
80,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 2.875%, 10/15/2026, 144A | 78,176 | ||||||
75,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 75,844 | ||||||
155,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A | 156,356 | ||||||
55,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.000%, 10/15/2033, 144A | 54,587 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,650,224 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Financial Other — 1.0% |
| |||||||
115,000 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.125%, 2/15/2027, 144A | 113,713 | ||||||
30,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.375%, 2/01/2029 | 29,963 | ||||||
115,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.250%, 5/15/2027 | 119,312 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
262,988 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 3.0% |
| |||||||
150,000 | Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, 3.500%, 1/16/2050(b) | 156,934 | ||||||
145,000 | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046 | 165,444 | ||||||
95,000 | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.875%, 10/01/2049 | 115,624 | ||||||
10,000 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 3.500%, 3/01/2032, 144A | 10,171 | ||||||
50,000 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027, 144A | 53,162 | ||||||
60,000 | Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2030, 144A | 60,464 | ||||||
190,000 | Smithfield Foods, Inc., 3.000%, 10/15/2030, 144A | 191,244 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
753,043 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Gaming — 0.7% |
| |||||||
85,000 | MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 2/15/2029, 144A | 90,525 | ||||||
15,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/01/2029, 144A | 14,826 | ||||||
55,000 | Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2028, 144A | 59,331 | ||||||
5,000 | Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.250%, 11/15/2029, 144A | 5,618 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
170,300 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Insurance — 0.6% |
| |||||||
90,000 | Centene Corp., 2.500%, 3/01/2031 | 88,763 | ||||||
35,000 | Centene Corp., 2.625%, 8/01/2031 | 34,763 | ||||||
20,000 | Centene Corp., 3.000%, 10/15/2030 | 20,500 | ||||||
5,000 | Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/2029 | 5,449 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
149,475 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthcare — 2.3% |
| |||||||
15,000 | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.125%, 2/15/2029, 144A | 14,729 | ||||||
10,000 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 3.750%, 3/15/2029, 144A | 10,212 | ||||||
75,000 | Cigna Corp., 4.375%, 10/15/2028 | 86,671 | ||||||
5,000 | Encompass Health Corp., 4.750%, 2/01/2030 | 5,259 | ||||||
165,000 | HCA, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/2029 | 184,309 | ||||||
100,000 | HCA, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2049 | 127,635 | ||||||
90,000 | Hologic, Inc., 3.250%, 2/15/2029, 144A | 90,043 | ||||||
25,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 6/15/2028, 144A | 25,904 | ||||||
30,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028, 144A | 31,514 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
576,276 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Home Construction — 0.8% |
| |||||||
90,000 | Lennar Corp., 4.750%, 11/29/2027 | 104,283 | ||||||
70,000 | PulteGroup, Inc., 6.000%, 2/15/2035 | 90,475 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
194,758 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Independent Energy — 2.4% |
| |||||||
150,000 | Aker BP ASA, 4.000%, 1/15/2031, 144A | 163,155 | ||||||
10,000 | Cimarex Energy Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2024 | 10,783 | ||||||
20,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024 | 21,016 | ||||||
40,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/2031, 144A | 48,350 | ||||||
20,000 | Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.125%, 3/24/2031 | 20,768 | ||||||
25,000 | Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.375%, 3/30/2028, 144A | 25,585 | ||||||
40,000 | Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.875%, 3/30/2031, 144A | 41,086 | ||||||
5,000 | EQT Corp., 3.125%, 5/15/2026, 144A | 5,126 | ||||||
10,000 | EQT Corp., 3.625%, 5/15/2031, 144A | 10,420 | ||||||
5,000 | EQT Corp., 5.000%, 1/15/2029 | 5,630 | ||||||
55,000 | Hess Corp., 4.300%, 4/01/2027 | 61,086 | ||||||
60,000 | Hess Corp., 5.600%, 2/15/2041 | 74,967 | ||||||
30,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.550%, 3/15/2026 | 33,300 | ||||||
45,000 | Ovintiv Exploration, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2026 | 50,880 | ||||||
20,000 | Ovintiv Exploration, Inc., 5.625%, 7/01/2024 | 22,177 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
594,329 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Industrial Other — 0.1% |
| |||||||
20,000 | TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/2032, 144A | 20,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Leisure — 0.6% |
| |||||||
55,000 | Carnival Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2027, 144A | 56,856 | ||||||
30,000 | NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/2026, 144A | 30,750 | ||||||
10,000 | NCL Finance Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A | 10,375 | ||||||
60,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.500%, 4/01/2028, 144A | 61,369 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
159,350 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Life Insurance — 0.8% |
| |||||||
50,000 | Athene Global Funding, 1.608%, 6/29/2026, 144A | 49,964 | ||||||
95,000 | Athene Global Funding, 2.550%, 11/19/2030, 144A | 95,143 | ||||||
30,000 | Athene Holding Ltd., 3.500%, 1/15/2031 | 32,121 | ||||||
30,000 | CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.250%, 5/30/2029 | 35,247 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
212,475 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Lodging — 1.2% |
| |||||||
60,000 | Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/2032, 144A | 59,100 | ||||||
40,000 | Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.000%, 5/01/2031, 144A | 40,774 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
45 |
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Lodging — continued |
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$ | 10,000 | Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, 4.875%, 7/01/2031, 144A | $ | 10,037 | ||||
25,000 | Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, 5.000%, 6/01/2029, 144A | 25,500 | ||||||
5,000 | Hyatt Hotels Corp., 5.375%, 4/23/2025 | 5,585 | ||||||
15,000 | Hyatt Hotels Corp., 5.750%, 4/23/2030 | 18,006 | ||||||
3,000 | Marriott International, Inc., Series EE, 5.750%, 5/01/2025 | 3,431 | ||||||
25,000 | Marriott International, Inc., Series FF, 4.625%, 6/15/2030 | 28,562 | ||||||
20,000 | Marriott International, Inc., Series HH, 2.850%, 4/15/2031 | 20,256 | ||||||
20,000 | Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.500%, 6/15/2029, 144A | 20,250 | ||||||
75,000 | Travel & Leisure Co., 4.625%, 3/01/2030, 144A | 77,062 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
308,563 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Entertainment — 2.5% |
| |||||||
25,000 | AMC Networks, Inc., 4.250%, 2/15/2029 | 24,875 | ||||||
60,000 | Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 62,089 | ||||||
85,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2028, 144A | 87,592 | ||||||
75,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 5.250%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 77,930 | ||||||
35,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027 | 37,406 | ||||||
25,000 | Lamar Media Corp., 3.750%, 2/15/2028 | 25,715 | ||||||
30,000 | Lamar Media Corp., 4.000%, 2/15/2030 | 30,885 | ||||||
10,000 | Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/2028 | 11,525 | ||||||
120,000 | Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 6/15/2030, 144A | 141,300 | ||||||
115,000 | ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/2043 | 131,555 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
630,872 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Mining — 3.7% |
| |||||||
45,000 | Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2027 | 47,587 | ||||||
200,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.500%, 3/15/2028, 144A | 225,525 | ||||||
35,000 | ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.000%, 10/15/2039 | 49,394 | ||||||
200,000 | First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.875%, 10/15/2027, 144A | 211,500 | ||||||
45,000 | FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 4.375%, 4/01/2031, 144A | 46,501 | ||||||
60,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/01/2030 | 64,875 | ||||||
40,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.400%, 11/14/2034 | 48,050 | ||||||
10,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.450%, 3/15/2043 | 12,313 | ||||||
135,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, 3.875%, 10/27/2027, 144A | 147,502 | ||||||
20,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, 4.000%, 3/27/2027, 144A | 21,995 | ||||||
35,000 | Novelis Corp., 4.750%, 1/30/2030, 144A | 36,844 | ||||||
10,000 | Volcan Cia Minera SAA, 4.375%, 2/11/2026, 144A | 9,735 | ||||||
|
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921,821 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Midstream — 2.4% |
| |||||||
115,000 | Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/2027 | 132,952 | ||||||
55,000 | Energy Transfer LP, 4.000%, 10/01/2027 | 60,679 | ||||||
30,000 | EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.450%, 6/01/2047 | 28,945 | ||||||
35,000 | EQM Midstream Partners LP, Series 10Y, 5.500%, 7/15/2028 | 38,452 | ||||||
15,000 | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.250%, 2/15/2030, 144A | 15,169 | ||||||
50,000 | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.625%, 2/15/2026, 144A | 51,875 | ||||||
80,000 | NGPL PipeCo LLC, 4.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 90,797 | ||||||
15,000 | Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.800%, 9/15/2030 | 16,014 | ||||||
Midstream — continued |
| |||||||
35,000 | Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 4.300%, 1/31/2043 | 35,940 | ||||||
35,000 | Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 4.700%, 6/15/2044 | 37,562 | ||||||
15,000 | Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.000%, 1/15/2032, 144A | 15,502 | ||||||
60,000 | Valero Energy Partners LP, 4.500%, 3/15/2028 | 67,734 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
591,621 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Paper — 0.2% |
| |||||||
45,000 | Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.750%, 1/15/2031 | 46,226 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3% |
| |||||||
245,000 | Merck & Co., Inc., 2.350%, 2/10/2022(b) | 246,886 | ||||||
50,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC, 6.150%, 2/01/2036 | 54,657 | ||||||
70,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.150%, 10/01/2026 | 67,025 | ||||||
250,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.100%, 10/01/2046 | 215,625 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
584,193 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.0% |
| |||||||
175,000 | Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 2.450%, 3/15/2031 | 174,060 | ||||||
65,000 | Sirius International Group Ltd., 4.600%, 11/01/2026, 144A | 66,369 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
240,429 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Apartments — 0.0% |
| |||||||
10,000 | American Homes 4 Rent, 2.375%, 7/15/2031 | 9,906 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Mortgage — 0.2% |
| |||||||
15,000 | Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2027, 144A | 14,850 | ||||||
25,000 | Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.250%, 10/01/2025, 144A | 25,311 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
40,161 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Office Property — 0.0% |
| |||||||
10,000 | Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.750%, 4/15/2031 | 10,101 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
REITs – Shopping Centers — 0.8% |
| |||||||
115,000 | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 4.050%, 7/01/2030 | 128,414 | ||||||
75,000 | SITE Centers Corp., 3.625%, 2/01/2025 | 79,476 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
207,890 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Restaurants — 1.0% |
| |||||||
125,000 | 1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/2028, 144A | 126,901 | ||||||
45,000 | Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.625%, 1/31/2032 | 48,038 | ||||||
60,000 | Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2030, 144A | 65,029 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
239,968 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Retailers — 0.8% |
| |||||||
55,000 | Carvana Co., 5.625%, 10/01/2025, 144A | 56,864 | ||||||
92,525 | CVS Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014, 4.163%, 8/11/2036, 144A | 102,158 | ||||||
20,000 | Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2029, 144A | 20,796 | ||||||
10,000 | Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 3.750%, 2/15/2031, 144A | 10,063 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
189,881 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Sovereigns — 0.8% |
| |||||||
200,000 | Mexico Government International Bond, 4.280%, 8/14/2041 | 204,060 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 4.8% |
| |||||||
85,000 | Avnet, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2026 | 94,794 | ||||||
115,000 | Broadcom, Inc., 4.300%, 11/15/2032 | 128,873 | ||||||
130,000 | CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.000%, 3/15/2027, 144A | 123,651 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 46
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Technology — continued |
| |||||||
$ | 60,000 | CommScope, Inc., 4.750%, 9/01/2029, 144A | $ | 59,925 | ||||
5,000 | Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.000%, 7/15/2029, 144A | 5,123 | ||||||
55,000 | IHS Markit Ltd., 4.250%, 5/01/2029 | 62,679 | ||||||
60,000 | Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.250%, 7/15/2030, 144A | 63,674 | ||||||
35,000 | Jabil, Inc., 1.700%, 4/15/2026 | 35,184 | ||||||
30,000 | Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.450%, 4/15/2028, 144A | 30,563 | ||||||
25,000 | Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.950%, 4/15/2031, 144A | 25,697 | ||||||
265,000 | Micron Technology, Inc., 4.663%, 2/15/2030 | 305,876 | ||||||
25,000 | MSCI, Inc., 3.250%, 8/15/2033, 144A | 25,286 | ||||||
60,000 | Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 2/15/2030, 144A | 61,650 | ||||||
60,000 | Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/01/2031, 144A | 63,264 | ||||||
10,000 | Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.250%, 4/15/2025, 144A | 11,558 | ||||||
60,000 | SYNNEX Corp., 1.750%, 8/09/2026, 144A | 59,358 | ||||||
35,000 | Verisk Analytics, Inc., 4.125%, 3/15/2029 | 39,749 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,196,904 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Treasuries — 15.6% |
| |||||||
135,000 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.125%, 8/15/2040 | 116,174 | ||||||
430,000 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 1.875%, 2/15/2051 | 410,045 | ||||||
1,705,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 1/31/2023(b)(c) | 1,704,134 | ||||||
780,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 4/30/2023 | 778,964 | ||||||
875,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.250%, 9/30/2023 | 874,317 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,883,634 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless — 2.7% |
| |||||||
80,000 | Crown Castle International Corp., 2.500%, 7/15/2031 | 79,935 | ||||||
70,000 | SBA Communications Corp., 3.125%, 2/01/2029, 144A | 67,638 | ||||||
30,000 | Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028 | 38,400 | ||||||
130,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.375%, 4/15/2029 | 135,622 | ||||||
65,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.500%, 4/15/2031 | 68,551 | ||||||
265,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/2030 | 292,603 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
682,749 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Wirelines — 1.4% |
| |||||||
130,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 6/01/2051(b) | 132,468 | ||||||
150,000 | Telefonica Emisiones S.A., 5.520%, 3/01/2049 | 196,311 | ||||||
20,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.850%, 9/03/2041 | 19,520 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
348,299 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $21,349,732) | 21,844,286 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Convertible Bonds — 5.1% | ||||||||
Airlines — 0.6% |
| |||||||
20,000 | JetBlue Airways Corp., 0.500%, 4/01/2026, 144A | 19,597 | ||||||
80,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., 1.250%, 5/01/2025 | 119,500 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
139,097 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Cable Satellite — 1.5% |
| |||||||
25,000 | DISH Network Corp., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A(d) | 29,875 | ||||||
340,000 | DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026 | 353,430 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
383,305 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Cyclical Services — 0.3% |
| |||||||
25,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 2/15/2026, 144A(d) | 26,992 | ||||||
25,000 | Peloton Interactive, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%-1.003%, 2/15/2026, 144A(e) | 22,007 | ||||||
35,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A(d) | 34,042 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
83,041 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Gaming — 0.1% |
| |||||||
10,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2.750%, 5/15/2026 | 31,910 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthcare — 0.5% |
| |||||||
120,000 | Teladoc Health, Inc., 1.250%, 6/01/2027 | 120,532 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media Entertainment — 0.2% |
| |||||||
35,000 | Twitter, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 3/15/2026, 144A(d) | 32,492 | ||||||
5,000 | Zynga, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.779%, 12/15/2026, 144A(d) | 4,828 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,320 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.2% |
| |||||||
240,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.250%, 5/15/2027 | 240,198 | ||||||
15,000 | Guardant Health, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 11/15/2027, 144A(d) | 17,175 | ||||||
25,000 | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 4/01/2026, 144A(d) | 22,718 | ||||||
10,000 | Livongo Health, Inc., 0.875%, 6/01/2025 | 13,211 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
293,302 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology — 0.7% |
| |||||||
80,000 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 0.375%, 6/01/2025 | 132,086 | ||||||
40,000 | Splunk, Inc., 1.125%, 6/15/2027 | 39,225 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
171,311 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $1,204,578) | 1,259,818 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $22,554,310) | 23,104,104 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations — 3.0% | ||||||||
250,000 | AIMCO CLO Ltd., Series 2021-14A, Class D, 3-month LIBOR + 2.900%, 3.098%, 4/20/2034, 144A(f) | 249,995 | ||||||
250,000 | Fillmore Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, 3-month LIBOR + 2.900%, 3.026%, 7/15/2030, 144A(f) | 249,998 | ||||||
250,000 | Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DRR, 3-month LIBOR + 3.250%, 3.384%, 4/20/2034, 144A(f) | 251,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations (Identified Cost $750,000) | 751,332 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks — 2.8% | ||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 2.8% | ||||||||
Banking — 1.0% |
| |||||||
97 | Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250% | 139,915 | ||||||
83 | Wells Fargo & Co., Class A, Series L, 7.500% | 123,006 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
262,921 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 0.7% |
| |||||||
1,391 | Bunge Ltd., 4.875% | 165,449 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Wireless — 1.1% |
| |||||||
250 | 2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust, 5.250%, 144A(g)(h) | 282,692 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $702,116) | 711,062 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost $702,116) | 711,062 | |||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
47 |
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Credit Income Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 2.5% | ||||||||
$ | 624,662 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $624,662 on 10/01/2021 collateralized by $640,500 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 9/30/2028 valued at $637,198 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $624,662) | $ | 624,662 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 100.9% (Identified Cost $24,631,088) | 25,191,160 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — (0.9)% | (235,620 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 24,955,540 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
| ||||||
(a) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
| ||||||
(b) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts. |
| ||||||
(c) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts. |
| ||||||
(d) | Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
| ||||||
(e) | Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. The Fund’s investment in this security is comprised of various lots with differing annualized yields. |
| ||||||
(f) | Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2021 is disclosed. |
| ||||||
(g) | Illiquid security. (Unaudited) |
| ||||||
(h) | Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2021, the value of these securities amounted to $282,692 or 1.1% 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 September 30, 2021, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $7,998,989 or 32.1% of net assets. |
| ||||||
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
| ||||||
MTN | Medium Term Note |
| ||||||
REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
|
At September 30, 2021, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Amount | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 12/21/2021 | 16 | $ | 2,359,718 | $ | 2,324,000 | $ | 35,718 | ||||||||||||
|
|
Industry Summary at September 30, 2021
Treasuries | 15.6 | % | ||
Banking | 11.0 | |||
Finance Companies | 6.6 | |||
Technology | 5.5 | |||
Cable Satellite | 4.7 | |||
Wireless | 3.8 | |||
Consumer Cyclical Services | 3.8 | |||
Metals & Mining | 3.7 | |||
Food & Beverage | 3.7 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 3.5 | |||
Aerospace & Defense | 3.4 | |||
Healthcare | 2.8 | |||
Media Entertainment | 2.7 | |||
Independent Energy | 2.4 | |||
Midstream | 2.4 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 19.8 | |||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 3.0 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 2.5 | |||
|
| |||
Total Investments | 100.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including futures contracts) | (0.9 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 48
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 68.3% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Canada — 1.4% |
| |||||||
1,147,249 | Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.(a) | $ | 40,968,003 | |||||
362,764 | Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(a) | 29,528,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
70,496,637 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
China — 0.8% |
| |||||||
251,023 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a) | 37,163,955 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
France — 0.8% |
| |||||||
722,714 | Dassault Systemes SE | 38,033,194 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Hong Kong — 0.7% |
| |||||||
2,898,200 | AIA Group Ltd. | 33,342,052 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
India — 1.2% |
| |||||||
2,690,437 | HDFC Bank Ltd. | 57,516,834 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Japan — 1.3% |
| |||||||
1,710,461 | Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | 62,870,911 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Netherlands — 3.5% |
| |||||||
229,666 | ASML Holding NV | 171,573,864 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Sweden — 1.1% |
| |||||||
937,369 | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | 56,603,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Taiwan — 2.2% |
| |||||||
5,112,000 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 105,726,810 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
United Kingdom — 3.3% |
| |||||||
557,068 | Farfetch Ltd., Class A(a) | 20,878,909 | ||||||
869,975 | Halma PLC | 33,183,893 | ||||||
370,983 | Linde PLC | 108,838,993 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
162,901,795 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United States — 52.0% |
| |||||||
304,439 | Accenture PLC, Class A | 97,396,125 | ||||||
964,607 | Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a) | 161,812,824 | ||||||
6,127 | Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | 16,330,354 | ||||||
48,559 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 129,823,458 | ||||||
43,213 | Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 141,956,434 | ||||||
264,894 | Copart, Inc.(a) | 36,746,096 | ||||||
219,531 | Costco Wholesale Corp. | 98,646,255 | ||||||
477,365 | Cummins, Inc. | 107,197,084 | ||||||
505,058 | Danaher Corp. | 153,759,858 | ||||||
1,709,250 | Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a) | 49,944,285 | ||||||
284,361 | Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 85,288,395 | ||||||
325,276 | Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) | 110,395,422 | ||||||
91,353 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 34,534,175 | ||||||
245,807 | Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 80,688,606 | ||||||
544,589 | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | 130,450,849 | ||||||
231,630 | M&T Bank Corp. | 34,591,624 | ||||||
304,881 | MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 106,001,026 | ||||||
47,335 | Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) | 65,197,336 | ||||||
133,527 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 48,089,749 | ||||||
480,770 | NVIDIA Corp. | 99,596,313 | ||||||
809,310 | Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A(a) | 70,450,435 | ||||||
203,465 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 90,771,840 | ||||||
284,643 | S&P Global, Inc. | 120,941,964 | ||||||
508,609 | salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | 137,944,933 | ||||||
298,164 | Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 83,405,416 | ||||||
309,450 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 59,479,384 | ||||||
270,076 | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 105,529,496 | ||||||
96,301 | Vail Resorts, Inc.(a) | 32,169,349 | ||||||
226,834 | VeriSign, Inc.(a) | 46,503,238 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,535,642,323 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $2,284,347,624) | 3,331,872,009 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 30.3% | ||||||||
Non-Convertible Bonds — 28.3% | ||||||||
Australia — 0.4% |
| |||||||
3,010,000 | Australia Government Bond, Series 133, 5.500%, 4/21/2023, (AUD)(b) | $ | 2,359,885 | |||||
800,000 | FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 4.375%, 4/01/2031, 144A | 826,680 | ||||||
670,000 | GAIF Bond Issuer Pty Ltd., 3.400%, 9/30/2026, 144A(b) | 725,065 | ||||||
3,560,000 | Glencore Funding LLC, 1.625%, 9/01/2025, 144A(b) | 3,574,382 | ||||||
4,000,000 | Macquarie Group Ltd., (fixed rate to 9/23/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.629%, 9/23/2027, 144A | 3,980,484 | ||||||
11,610,000 | New South Wales Treasury Corp., 2.000%, 3/08/2033, (AUD)(b) | 8,386,569 | ||||||
95,000 | Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd., 3.375%, 4/30/2025, 144A | 100,790 | ||||||
1,370,000 | Westpac Banking Corp., 2.650%, 1/16/2030(b) | 1,457,027 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,410,882 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Belgium — 0.1% |
| |||||||
2,745,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., EMTN, 2.000%, 1/23/2035, (EUR)(b) | 3,513,373 | ||||||
1,690,000 | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.750%, 1/23/2029(b) | 1,989,599 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,502,972 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Brazil — 0.5% |
| |||||||
1,150,000 | Banco Bradesco S.A., 2.850%, 1/27/2023, 144A | 1,167,388 | ||||||
1,035,000 | Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 4.500%, 1/10/2028 | 1,099,584 | ||||||
1,785,000 | Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 4.500%, 1/31/2030 | 1,899,240 | ||||||
22,385(††) | Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10.000%, 1/01/2031, (BRL) | 3,859,778 | ||||||
2,685,000 | Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.500%, 5/30/2029 | 2,755,615 | ||||||
1,085,000 | Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.625%, 1/13/2028 | 1,140,552 | ||||||
2,980,000 | BRF S.A., 4.875%, 1/24/2030 | 2,983,725 | ||||||
650,000 | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., 4.625%, 2/04/2030, 144A | 645,775 | ||||||
400,000 | Cosan Luxembourg S.A., 5.000%, 3/14/2023, 144A | 399,000 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 5.050%, 6/15/2025 | 1,157,750 | ||||||
1,250,000 | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 2.900%, 1/24/2023, 144A | 1,268,763 | ||||||
2,465,000 | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.999%, 1/27/2028 | 2,780,520 | ||||||
150,000 | Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.875%, 1/20/2040 | 171,933 | ||||||
575,000 | Raizen Fuels Finance S.A., 5.300%, 1/20/2027, 144A | 644,690 | ||||||
2,515,000 | Suzano Austria GmbH, 2.500%, 9/15/2028 | 2,445,837 | ||||||
1,185,000 | Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.125%, 1/15/2032 | 1,144,414 | ||||||
550,000 | Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.750%, 1/15/2031 | 564,988 | ||||||
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26,129,552 | ||||||||
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Canada — 5.0% |
| |||||||
790,000 | 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 4.000%, 10/15/2030, 144A | 782,100 | ||||||
375,651 | Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2015-2, Class A, 4.125%, 6/15/2029, 144A(b) | 371,493 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Canada — continued |
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$ | 757,528 | Air Canada Pass Through Trust, Series 2017-1, Class AA, 3.300%, 7/15/2031, 144A(b) | $ | 772,853 | ||||
1,210,000 | Antares Holdings LP, 3.950%, 7/15/2026, 144A | 1,275,090 | ||||||
1,010,000 | Antares Holdings LP, 6.000%, 8/15/2023, 144A | 1,092,642 | ||||||
4,500,000 | Bank of Montreal, (fixed rate to 1/22/2026, variable rate thereafter), MTN, 0.949%, 1/22/2027(b) | 4,427,190 | ||||||
2,675,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.050%, 3/02/2026(b) | 2,644,847 | ||||||
2,525,000 | Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.300%, 9/15/2026 | 2,506,444 | ||||||
2,835,000 | Bell Telephone Co. of Canada/Bell Canada (The), MTN, 3.600%, 9/29/2027, (CAD) | 2,410,377 | ||||||
1,735,000 | Brookfield Finance I UK PLC, 2.340%, 1/30/2032 | 1,707,176 | ||||||
1,015,000 | Brookfield Finance, Inc., 3.900%, 1/25/2028(b) | 1,126,046 | ||||||
2,715,000 | Brookfield Renewable Partners ULC, MTN, 4.250%, 1/15/2029, (CAD) | 2,408,003 | ||||||
63,600,000 | Canadian Government Bond, 0.250%, 2/01/2023, (CAD)(b) | 50,104,709 | ||||||
61,465,000 | Canadian Government Bond, 0.250%, 5/01/2023, (CAD)(b) | 48,366,443 | ||||||
11,680,000 | Canadian Government Bond, 0.500%, 3/01/2022, (CAD)(b) | 9,233,341 | ||||||
89,175,000 | Canadian Government Bond, 0.500%, 9/01/2025, (CAD)(b) | 69,142,659 | ||||||
970,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 3.500%, 9/13/2023(b) | 1,028,195 | ||||||
1,800,000 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, (fixed rate to 7/22/2022, variable rate thereafter), 2.606%, 7/22/2023(b) | 1,831,780 | ||||||
800,000 | CPPIB Capital, Inc., 0.375%, 6/20/2024, 144A, (EUR)(b) | 945,732 | ||||||
4,695,000 | Enbridge Gas, Inc., MTN, 2.900%, 4/01/2030, (CAD) | 3,871,132 | ||||||
430,000 | Enbridge, Inc., 2.900%, 7/15/2022(b) | 437,651 | ||||||
4,770,000 | Enbridge, Inc., MTN, 2.990%, 10/03/2029, (CAD) | 3,866,276 | ||||||
905,000 | Export Development Canada, 1.800%, 9/01/2022, (CAD)(b) | 723,814 | ||||||
2,965,000 | Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, (fixed rate to 5/26/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.856%, 5/26/2030, (CAD) | 2,423,547 | ||||||
197,076 | Institutional Mortgage Securities Canada, Inc., Series 2014-5A, Class A2, 2.616%, 7/12/2047, 144A, (CAD)(b) | 153,248 | ||||||
4,670,000 | Ontario Power Generation, Inc., MTN, 2.977%, 9/13/2029, (CAD) | 3,874,264 | ||||||
5,000,000 | Province of British Columbia Canada, Series 10, 1.750%, 9/27/2024(b) | 5,167,098 | ||||||
2,355,000 | Province of Quebec Canada, 2.300%, 9/01/2029, (CAD)(b) | 1,925,779 | ||||||
2,725,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 0.875%, 1/20/2026(b) | 2,682,519 | ||||||
2,040,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, 1.200%, 4/27/2026(b) | 2,027,387 | ||||||
2,475,000 | Royal Bank of Canada, GMTN, 2.250%, 11/01/2024(b) | 2,583,555 | ||||||
2,960,000 | Shaw Communications, Inc., 3.300%, 12/10/2029, (CAD) | 2,415,487 | ||||||
2,500,000 | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 2.100%, 7/15/2022, 144A(b) | 2,537,107 | ||||||
1,690,000 | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), GMTN, 3.500%, 7/19/2023(b) | 1,785,340 | ||||||
1,675,000 | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), MTN, 1.150%, 6/12/2025(b) | 1,678,708 | ||||||
1,580,000 | Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027, 144A | 1,635,300 | ||||||
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| |||||||
241,965,332 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Chile — 0.3% |
| |||||||
950,000 | Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., 4.500%, 8/01/2024 | 1,027,168 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Chile Government International Bond, 2.450%, 1/31/2031(b) | 1,484,895 | ||||||
1,005,000 | Chile Government International Bond, 2.550%, 1/27/2032(b) | 995,784 | ||||||
2,580,000 | Colbun S.A., 3.150%, 3/06/2030 | 2,650,950 | ||||||
1,960,000 | Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.000%, 9/30/2029, 144A(b) | 2,002,920 | ||||||
570,000 | Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.750%, 1/15/2031, 144A(b) | 613,176 | ||||||
595,000 | Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A., 3.050%, 9/14/2032, 144A | 584,588 | ||||||
1,980,000 | Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 3.450%, 9/16/2031, 144A | 1,940,697 | ||||||
525,000 | Enel Chile S.A., 4.875%, 6/12/2028(b) | 601,125 | ||||||
2,690,000 | Engie Energia Chile S.A., 3.400%, 1/28/2030 | 2,763,975 | ||||||
800,000 | Inversiones CMPC S.A., 4.375%, 5/15/2023, 144A(b) | 834,400 | ||||||
1,120,000 | Transelec S.A., 4.250%, 1/14/2025, 144A(b) | 1,216,611 | ||||||
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| |||||||
16,716,289 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
China — 1.0% |
| |||||||
920,000 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 3.400%, 12/06/2027(b) | 985,416 | ||||||
795,000 | Baidu, Inc., 3.875%, 9/29/2023(b) | 839,448 | ||||||
67,500,000 | China Government Bond, 4.000%, 11/30/2035, (CNY)(b) | 11,930,048 | ||||||
98,500,000 | China Government Bond, 2.200%, 7/27/2025, (CNY)(b) | 15,109,816 | ||||||
6,500,000 | China Government Bond, 3.390%, 5/21/2025, (CNH)(b) | 1,039,091 | ||||||
500,000 | China Government Bond, 3.480%, 6/29/2027, (CNH)(b) | 81,417 | ||||||
25,000,000 | China Government Bond, 3.900%, 7/04/2036, (CNH)(b) | 4,268,256 | ||||||
2,600,000 | Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 2.700%, 7/12/2026 | 2,415,187 | ||||||
2,435,000 | Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 8.000%, 1/27/2024 | 2,516,060 | ||||||
905,000 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 2.957%, 11/08/2022(b) | 926,928 | ||||||
2,750,000 | Shimao Group Holdings Ltd., 3.450%, 1/11/2031 | 2,448,654 | ||||||
2,750,000 | Sunac China Holdings Ltd., 5.950%, 4/26/2024 | 2,213,942 | ||||||
625,000 | Tencent Holdings Ltd., 2.880%, 4/22/2031, 144A | 637,917 | ||||||
500,000 | Tencent Holdings Ltd., 2.985%, 1/19/2023, 144A(b) | 513,300 | ||||||
1,175,000 | Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.280%, 4/11/2024, 144A(b) | 1,239,402 | ||||||
1,270,000 | Weibo Corp., 3.500%, 7/05/2024(b) | 1,322,983 | ||||||
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| |||||||
48,487,865 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Colombia — 0.4% |
| |||||||
1,395,000 | Colombia Government International Bond, 3.125%, 4/15/2031 | 1,305,762 | ||||||
2,536,000 | Ecopetrol S.A., 5.875%, 5/28/2045 | 2,561,360 | ||||||
1,300,000 | Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 4.250%, 7/18/2029, 144A | 1,294,475 | ||||||
1,026,000 | Millicom International Cellular S.A., 6.250%, 3/25/2029, 144A | 1,123,470 | ||||||
1,035,000 | Millicom International Cellular S.A., 6.625%, 10/15/2026 | 1,087,785 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 50
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Colombia — continued |
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$ | 575,000 | Republic of Colombia, 3.875%, 4/25/2027 | $ | 595,913 | ||||
7,073,300,000 | Republic of Colombia, Series B, 6.250%, 11/26/2025, (COP) | 1,860,368 | ||||||
29,559,900,000 | Titulos De Tesoreria, Series B, 7.500%, 8/26/2026, (COP)(b) | 8,040,435 | ||||||
870,000 | Transportadora de Gas Internacional S.A. E.S.P., 5.550%, 11/01/2028, 144A | 989,016 | ||||||
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18,858,584 | ||||||||
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Denmark — 0.1% |
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2,055,000 | Orsted A/S, EMTN, 2.125%, 5/17/2027, (GBP) | 2,886,056 | ||||||
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Dominican Republic — 0.1% |
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2,160,000 | Dominican Republic, 4.500%, 1/30/2030, 144A | 2,197,822 | ||||||
1,155,000 | Dominican Republic, 4.875%, 9/23/2032, 144A | 1,178,111 | ||||||
590,000 | Dominican Republic, 5.950%, 1/25/2027, 144A | 662,806 | ||||||
995,000 | Dominican Republic, 6.000%, 7/19/2028, 144A | 1,122,042 | ||||||
425,000 | Dominican Republic, 8.625%, 4/20/2027, 144A | 512,975 | ||||||
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5,673,756 | ||||||||
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Egypt — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,515,000 | Egypt Government International Bond, 5.250%, 10/06/2025 | 1,545,603 | ||||||
1,435,000 | Egypt Government International Bond, 7.625%, 5/29/2032 | 1,430,021 | ||||||
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2,975,624 | ||||||||
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Finland — 0.1% |
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3,575,000 | Nordea Bank Abp, 0.750%, 8/28/2025, 144A(b) | 3,534,717 | ||||||
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France — 0.3% |
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205,000 | BNP Paribas S.A., 4.375%, 5/12/2026, 144A(b) | 226,400 | ||||||
890,000 | BNP Paribas S.A., (fixed rate to 6/09/2025, variable rate thereafter), 2.219%, 6/09/2026, 144A(b) | 913,479 | ||||||
1,415,000 | Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale, 1.875%, 2/12/2022(b) | 1,423,745 | ||||||
250,000 | Credit Agricole S.A., 3.250%, 10/04/2024, 144A(b) | 266,629 | ||||||
4,500,000 | Credit Agricole S.A., (fixed rate to 1/26/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.247%, 1/26/2027, 144A(b) | 4,436,404 | ||||||
1,300,000 | Edenred, 1.875%, 3/06/2026, (EUR)(b) | 1,622,197 | ||||||
1,400,000 | Engie S.A., 1.250%, 10/24/2041, (EUR)(b) | 1,637,469 | ||||||
500,000 | Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport SASU, EMTN, 1.625%, 11/27/2027, (EUR) | 615,135 | ||||||
500,000 | Holding d’Infrastructures de Transport SASU, EMTN, 0.625%, 3/27/2023, (EUR) | 584,625 | ||||||
1,015,000 | Societe Generale S.A., 4.750%, 11/24/2025, 144A(b) | 1,126,398 | ||||||
230,000 | SPCM S.A., 3.125%, 3/15/2027, 144A | 230,276 | ||||||
215,000 | SPCM S.A., 3.375%, 3/15/2030, 144A | 214,833 | ||||||
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13,297,590 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Germany — 0.2% |
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1,165,000 | BMW U.S. Capital LLC, 3.150%, 4/18/2024, 144A(b) | 1,235,447 | ||||||
1,395,000 | BMW U.S. Capital LLC, 4.150%, 4/09/2030, 144A(b) | 1,609,029 | ||||||
1,255,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 1/14/2031, variable rate thereafter), 3.729%, 1/14/2032 | 1,295,768 | ||||||
680,000 | Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 5/28/2031, variable rate thereafter), 3.035%, 5/28/2032 | 689,934 | ||||||
3,790,000 | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, EMTN, 1.250%, 8/28/2023, (NOK)(b) | 434,523 | ||||||
1,450,000 | Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 2.350%, 10/15/2026, 144A(b) | 1,514,533 | ||||||
Germany — continued |
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490,000 | Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 1.625%, 11/24/2027, 144A(b) | 484,763 | ||||||
420,000 | Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 3.350%, 5/13/2025, 144A(b) | 449,026 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,713,023 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Hong Kong — 0.1% |
| |||||||
355,000 | AIA Group Ltd., 3.200%, 3/11/2025, 144A(b) | 375,597 | ||||||
1,405,000 | AIA Group Ltd., 3.600%, 4/09/2029(b) | 1,538,541 | ||||||
1,135,000 | AIA Group Ltd., 3.900%, 4/06/2028, 144A(b) | 1,262,120 | ||||||
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3,176,258 | ||||||||
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India — 0.2% |
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1,195,000 | Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd., 3.100%, 2/02/2031, 144A | 1,140,711 | ||||||
2,480,000 | Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd., 4.200%, 8/04/2027 | 2,601,346 | ||||||
2,940,000 | Bharti Airtel Ltd., 3.250%, 6/03/2031 | 2,955,828 | ||||||
2,790,000 | Export-Import Bank of India, 2.250%, 1/13/2031, 144A | 2,588,561 | ||||||
1,230,000 | ICICI Bank Ltd., EMTN, 3.250%, 9/09/2022 | 1,252,286 | ||||||
1,250,000 | Power Finance Corp. Ltd., 3.950%, 4/23/2030, 144A | 1,277,988 | ||||||
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| |||||||
11,816,720 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Indonesia — 0.2% |
| |||||||
300,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.125%, 1/15/2025, 144A | 328,068 | ||||||
735,000 | Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.750%, 1/08/2026 | 833,993 | ||||||
50,092,000,000 | Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR75, 7.500%, 5/15/2038, (IDR)(b) | 3,643,372 | ||||||
43,840,000,000 | Indonesia Treasury Bond, Series FR82, 7.000%, 9/15/2030, (IDR)(b) | 3,211,615 | ||||||
1,475,000 | Republic of Indonesia, 2.850%, 2/14/2030(b) | 1,527,289 | ||||||
525,000 | Republic of Indonesia, 4.750%, 1/08/2026, 144A | 596,479 | ||||||
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10,140,816 | ||||||||
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Ireland — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,250,000 | Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 4.500%, 11/25/2023, 144A | 1,339,665 | ||||||
3,710,000 | Ireland Government Bond, Zero Coupon, 0.029%, 10/18/2031, (EUR)(b)(c) | 4,216,565 | ||||||
375,000 | Ireland Government Bond, 3.400%, 3/18/2024, (EUR)(b) | 477,214 | ||||||
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6,033,444 | ||||||||
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Israel — 0.5% |
| |||||||
10,950,000 | State of Israel, 1.000%, 3/31/2030, (ILS)(b) | 3,344,782 | ||||||
2,300,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. LLC, 6.150%, 2/01/2036 | 2,514,222 | ||||||
4,140,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.150%, 10/01/2026 | 3,964,050 | ||||||
19,171,000 | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.100%, 10/01/2046 | 16,534,988 | ||||||
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26,358,042 | ||||||||
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Italy — 0.6% |
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175,000 | Assicurazioni Generali SpA, EMTN (fixed rate to 10/27/2027, variable rate thereafter), 5.500%, 10/27/2047, (EUR) | 249,228 | ||||||
200,000 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.710%, 1/15/2026, 144A | 224,377 | ||||||
530,000 | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, EMTN, 3.928%, 9/15/2026, (EUR) | 694,030 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
51 |
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Italy — continued |
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6,965,000 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.350%, 4/01/2030, (EUR)(b) | $ | 8,510,609 | |||||
3,305,000 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 2.000%, 2/01/2028, (EUR) | 4,219,259 | ||||||
4,255,000 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 5.000%, 3/01/2022, (EUR)(b) | 5,040,613 | ||||||
1,975,000 | Italy Government International Bond, 2.375%, 10/17/2024 | 2,048,956 | ||||||
3,335,000 | Republic of Italy, 2.500%, 11/15/2025, (EUR) | 4,264,411 | ||||||
630,000 | UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 4/02/2029, variable rate thereafter), 7.296%, 4/02/2034, 144A | 763,768 | ||||||
635,000 | UniCredit SpA, (fixed rate to 6/19/2027, variable rate thereafter), 5.861%, 6/19/2032, 144A | 705,383 | ||||||
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26,720,634 | ||||||||
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Japan — 0.8% |
| |||||||
991,720,800(†††) | Japan Government CPI Linked Bond, Series 23, 0.100%, 3/10/2028, (JPY)(b) | 9,169,042 | ||||||
2,020,350,000 | Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, Series 62, 0.500%, 3/20/2049, (JPY)(b) | 17,557,322 | ||||||
2,020,000 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.564%, 9/13/2031 | 1,991,523 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., (fixed rate to 7/10/2023, variable rate thereafter), 1.241%, 7/10/2024(b) | 2,023,340 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Nomura Holdings, Inc., 1.851%, 7/16/2025(b) | 2,029,766 | ||||||
3,050,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 1.402%, 9/17/2026 | 3,024,997 | ||||||
1,445,000 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.040%, 7/16/2029(b) | 1,531,050 | ||||||
2,790,000 | Toyota Motor Corp., 2.362%, 3/25/2031(b) | 2,884,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
40,211,990 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Korea — 0.9% |
| |||||||
765,000 | Export-Import Bank of Korea, 3.000%, 11/01/2022(b) | 786,170 | ||||||
160,900,000 | Export-Import Bank of Korea, MTN, 6.750%, 8/09/2022, (INR)(b) | 2,205,931 | ||||||
636,300,000 | Export-Import Bank of Korea, MTN, 6.900%, 2/07/2023, (INR)(b)(d)(e) | 8,767,057 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., 3.750%, 3/05/2023, 144A(b) | 1,144,910 | ||||||
1,650,000 | Kia Corp., 1.750%, 10/16/2026, 144A | 1,652,475 | ||||||
1,575,000 | Kia Corp., 3.000%, 4/25/2023, 144A(b) | 1,631,858 | ||||||
2,720,000 | Kookmin Bank, 1.375%, 5/06/2026, 144A(b) | 2,714,696 | ||||||
1,515,000 | Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd., 1.750%, 5/06/2025, 144A(b) | 1,540,210 | ||||||
910,000 | Korea Gas Corp., 2.750%, 7/20/2022, 144A(b) | 926,544 | ||||||
670,000 | KT Corp., 2.500%, 7/18/2026, 144A(b) | 700,632 | ||||||
1,180,000 | LG Chem Ltd., 3.250%, 10/15/2024, 144A(b) | 1,259,787 | ||||||
4,500,000,000 | Republic of Korea, 0.875%, 12/10/2023, (KRW)(b) | 3,748,291 | ||||||
4,500,000,000 | Republic of Korea, 1.125%, 9/10/2025, (KRW)(b) | 3,697,444 | ||||||
13,130,550,000 | Republic of Korea, 1.500%, 12/10/2030, (KRW)(b) | 10,413,222 | ||||||
1,440,000,000 | Republic of Korea, Series 2209, 2.000%, 9/10/2022, (KRW)(b) | 1,226,485 | ||||||
770,000 | Shinhan Bank Co. Ltd., 3.875%, 3/24/2026, 144A(b) | 837,629 | ||||||
2,765,000 | SK Hynix, Inc., 2.375%, 1/19/2031, 144A | 2,683,767 | ||||||
Korea — continued |
| |||||||
140,000 | SK Telecom Co. Ltd., 6.625%, 7/20/2027, 144A(b) | 177,969 | ||||||
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| |||||||
46,115,077 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Luxembourg — 0.0% |
| |||||||
920,000 | ArcelorMittal S.A., 6.750%, 3/01/2041 | 1,264,425 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Malaysia — 0.1% |
| |||||||
28,570,000 | Malaysia Government Bond, 3.480%, 3/15/2023, (MYR)(b) | 6,969,624 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Mexico — 1.0% |
| |||||||
620,000 | Alfa SAB de CV, 6.875%, 3/25/2044 | 824,600 | ||||||
770,000 | America Movil SAB de CV, 2.125%, 3/10/2028, (EUR)(b) | 987,633 | ||||||
860,000 | America Movil SAB de CV, 2.875%, 5/07/2030(b) | 894,631 | ||||||
10,000,000 | America Movil SAB de CV, 6.450%, 12/05/2022, (MXN)(b) | 483,250 | ||||||
730,000 | Banco Santander Mexico S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santander, 5.375%, 4/17/2025, 144A(b) | 815,921 | ||||||
1,905,000 | Cemex SAB de CV, 3.875%, 7/11/2031, 144A | 1,906,143 | ||||||
855,000 | Cemex SAB de CV, 5.450%, 11/19/2029 | 926,606 | ||||||
400,000 | Cemex SAB de CV, 7.375%, 6/05/2027, 144A | 443,096 | ||||||
1,775,000 | Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV, 2.750%, 1/22/2030(b) | 1,830,309 | ||||||
1,205,000 | Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.750%, 2/23/2027(b) | 1,349,600 | ||||||
800,000 | Gruma SAB de CV, 4.875%, 12/01/2024(b) | 883,008 | ||||||
10,000,000 | Grupo Televisa SAB, EMTN, 7.250%, 5/14/2043, (MXN)(b) | 337,088 | ||||||
840,000 | Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, 2.431%, 7/01/2031, 144A(b) | 837,228 | ||||||
1,707,184(††††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M, 5.750%, 3/05/2026, (MXN)(b) | 7,886,551 | ||||||
1,294,043(††††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M 20, 8.500%, 5/31/2029, (MXN)(b) | 6,705,339 | ||||||
637,836(††††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M 30, 8.500%, 11/18/2038, (MXN)(b) | 3,284,740 | ||||||
724,558(††††) | Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, Series M-20, 7.500%, 6/03/2027, (MXN)(b) | 3,565,977 | ||||||
2,665,000 | Mexico Government International Bond, 3.250%, 4/16/2030(b) | 2,728,880 | ||||||
196,000 | Mexico Government International Bond, 4.000%, 3/15/2115, (EUR)(b) | 246,671 | ||||||
1,850,000 | Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, 1.875%, 5/11/2026, 144A | 1,852,960 | ||||||
1,240,000 | Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV, 4.000%, 10/04/2027 | 1,351,612 | ||||||
3,505,000 | Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.950%, 1/28/2031 | 3,397,747 | ||||||
100,000 | Sigma Alimentos S.A. de CV, 2.625%, 2/07/2024, 144A, (EUR) | 121,400 | ||||||
835,000 | Sigma Alimentos S.A. de CV, 4.125%, 5/02/2026 | 911,845 | ||||||
2,090,000 | Sigma Finance Netherlands BV, 4.875%, 3/27/2028 | 2,382,600 | ||||||
1,010,000 | Unifin Financiera SAB de CV, 7.250%, 9/27/2023 | 1,012,414 | ||||||
2,195,000 | Unifin Financiera SAB de CV, 9.875%, 1/28/2029 | 2,205,997 | ||||||
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50,173,846 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Netherlands — 0.1% |
| |||||||
870,000 | Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., 4.375%, 8/04/2025(b) | 964,030 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Netherlands — continued |
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$ | 1,725,000 | ING Groep NV, (fixed rate to 7/01/2025, variable rate thereafter), 1.400%, 7/01/2026, 144A(b) | $ | 1,729,395 | ||||
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2,693,425 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
New Zealand — 0.3% |
| |||||||
3,495,000 | ANZ New Zealand International Ltd., 1.250%, 6/22/2026, 144A(b) | 3,479,917 | ||||||
2,200,000 | Bank of New Zealand, 1.000%, 3/03/2026, 144A(b) | 2,164,467 | ||||||
5,000,000 | Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., MTN, 5.500%, 2/26/2024, (AUD)(b) | 4,032,999 | ||||||
6,310,000 | New Zealand Government Bond, 1.500%, 5/15/2031, (NZD)(b) | 4,163,742 | ||||||
3,575,000 | New Zealand Government Bond, 3.000%, 4/20/2029, (NZD)(b) | 2,666,033 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,507,158 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Nigeria — 0.0% |
| |||||||
1,975,000 | Nigeria Government International Bond, 6.125%, 9/28/2028, 144A | 1,981,636 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Norway — 0.3% |
| |||||||
3,660,000 | DNB Bank ASA, (fixed rate to 5/25/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.535%, 5/25/2027, 144A(b) | 3,661,669 | ||||||
2,790,000 | Equinor ASA, 3.625%, 4/06/2040(b) | 3,117,231 | ||||||
16,500,000 | Norway Government Bond, Series 478, 1.500%, 2/19/2026, 144A, (NOK)(b) | 1,896,592 | ||||||
46,500,000 | Norway Government Bond, Series 482, 1.375%, 8/19/2030, 144A, (NOK)(b) | 5,233,873 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,909,365 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Panama — 0.0% |
| |||||||
1,485,000 | Cable Onda S.A., 4.500%, 1/30/2030, 144A | 1,557,765 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Paraguay — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,420,000 | Paraguay Government International Bond, 4.950%, 4/28/2031, 144A | 1,601,760 | ||||||
800,000 | Republic of Paraguay, 5.000%, 4/15/2026, 144A | 888,008 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,489,768 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Peru — 0.1% |
| |||||||
3,220,000 | Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 2.400%, 9/28/2027, 144A | 3,202,708 | ||||||
2,005,000 | Peruvian Government International Bond, 2.392%, 1/23/2026(b) | 2,045,742 | ||||||
1,050,000 | Transportadora de Gas del Peru S.A., 4.250%, 4/30/2028, 144A(b) | 1,138,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,386,650 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Philippines — 0.0% |
| |||||||
1,060,000 | Philippine Government International Bond, 2.457%, 5/05/2030(b) | 1,084,020 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Poland — 0.2% |
| |||||||
26,400,000 | Republic of Poland Government Bond, 1.250%, 10/25/2030, (PLN)(b) | 6,200,324 | ||||||
12,970,000 | Republic of Poland Government Bond, 3.250%, 7/25/2025, (PLN)(b) | 3,508,887 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,709,211 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Portugal — 0.1% |
| |||||||
3,590,000 | EDP Finance BV, 1.710%, 1/24/2028, 144A | 3,524,016 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Qatar — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,770,000 | Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 2.625%, 4/08/2031, 144A | 1,802,285 | ||||||
1,600,000 | Qatar Petroleum, 2.250%, 7/12/2031, 144A(b) | 1,584,640 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,386,925 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Romania — 0.2% |
| |||||||
29,970,000 | Romania Government Bond, 4.150%, 10/24/2030, (RON) | 6,996,914 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Romania Government International Bond, 2.000%, 4/14/2033, 144A, (EUR) | 1,214,680 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,211,594 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Singapore — 0.3% |
| |||||||
785,000 | BOC Aviation Ltd., 2.750%, 9/18/2022, 144A(b) | 797,073 | ||||||
1,450,000 | BOC Aviation Ltd., 3.250%, 4/29/2025, 144A(b) | 1,518,784 | ||||||
860,000 | BOC Aviation USA Corp., 1.625%, 4/29/2024, 144A | 866,609 | ||||||
345,000 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd., (fixed rate to 12/11/2023, variable rate thereafter), 4.520%, 12/11/2028, 144A(b) | 369,750 | ||||||
4,510,000 | Republic of Singapore, 2.750%, 7/01/2023, (SGD)(b) | 3,452,237 | ||||||
10,055,000 | Singapore Government Bond, 2.125%, 6/01/2026, (SGD)(b) | �� | 7,801,623 | |||||
|
| |||||||
14,806,076 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
South Africa — 0.5% |
| |||||||
1,400,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 2.625%, 9/10/2030, 144A | 1,390,635 | ||||||
1,400,000 | Anglo American Capital PLC, 5.625%, 4/01/2030, 144A(b) | 1,689,693 | ||||||
1,420,000 | MTN (Mauritius) Investments Ltd., 4.755%, 11/11/2024 | 1,485,607 | ||||||
930,000 | MTN (Mauritius) Investments Ltd., 4.755%, 11/11/2024, 144A | 972,968 | ||||||
116,835,000 | Republic of South Africa, Series 2035, 8.875%, 2/28/2035, (ZAR) | 6,893,252 | ||||||
39,185,000 | Republic of South Africa, Series R213, 7.000%, 2/28/2031, (ZAR) | 2,189,442 | ||||||
7,585,000 | South Africa Government International Bond, 5.750%, 9/30/2049 | 7,224,712 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,846,309 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Spain — 0.4% |
| |||||||
2,300,000 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., GMTN, 0.750%, 9/11/2022, (EUR)(b) | 2,693,218 | ||||||
400,000 | Banco Santander S.A., 3.125%, 2/23/2023(b) | 414,243 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Banco Santander S.A., (fixed rate to 9/14/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.722%, 9/14/2027 | 1,990,706 | ||||||
600,000 | CaixaBank S.A., (fixed rate to 4/17/2025, variable rate thereafter), EMTN, 2.250%, 4/17/2030, (EUR) | 731,502 | ||||||
500,000 | CaixaBank S.A., (fixed rate to 7/14/2023, variable rate thereafter), EMTN, 2.750%, 7/14/2028, (EUR) | 603,628 | ||||||
3,700,000 | Cellnex Telecom S.A., EMTN, 1.750%, 10/23/2030, (EUR) | 4,220,106 | ||||||
270,000 | Grifols Escrow Issuer S.A., 4.750%, 10/15/2028, 144A | 275,737 | ||||||
700,000 | Naturgy Finance BV, EMTN, 1.500%, 1/29/2028, (EUR)(b) | 870,640 | ||||||
430,000 | Spain Government Bond, 1.600%, 4/30/2025, 144A, (EUR)(b) | 534,351 | ||||||
2,525,000 | Spain Government Bond, 1.950%, 7/30/2030, 144A, (EUR)(b) | 3,355,077 | ||||||
2,565,000 | Spain Government Bond, 4.400%, 10/31/2023, 144A, (EUR)(b) | 3,278,529 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,967,737 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Supranationals — 0.3% |
| |||||||
$ | 1,495,000 | Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 2.375%, 5/12/2023(b) | $ | 1,536,367 | ||||
1,115,000 | Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 4.375%, 6/15/2022(b) | 1,146,183 | ||||||
3,360,000 | European Investment Bank, 1.750%, 7/30/2024, 144A, (CAD)(b) | 2,715,270 | ||||||
2,560,000 | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 0.250%, 12/23/2022, (SEK)(b) | 293,091 | ||||||
10,030,000 | International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, 1.200%, 7/22/2026, (CAD)(b) | 7,867,841 | ||||||
16,750,000 | Nordic Investment Bank, EMTN, 1.500%, 3/13/2025, (NOK)(b) | 1,918,633 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,477,385 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Sweden — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,675,000 | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.625%, 6/30/2023, 144A(b) | 1,683,034 | ||||||
38,000,000 | Sweden Government Bond, 0.125%, 5/12/2031, 144A, (SEK)(b) | 4,221,211 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,904,245 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Switzerland — 0.1% |
| |||||||
930,000 | Credit Suisse AG, 2.950%, 4/09/2025(b) | 985,836 | ||||||
2,180,000 | Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 4/01/2030, variable rate thereafter), 4.194%, 4/01/2031, 144A(b) | 2,441,707 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 5/14/2031, variable rate thereafter), 3.091%, 5/14/2032, 144A | 1,533,789 | ||||||
1,375,000 | Novartis Capital Corp., 2.000%, 2/14/2027(b) | 1,421,187 | ||||||
340,000 | Willow No. 2 (Ireland) PLC for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., EMTN, (fixed rate to 10/01/2025, variable rate thereafter), 4.250%, 10/01/2045(b) | 367,669 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,750,188 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Tanzania — 0.0% |
| |||||||
985,000 | HTA Group Ltd., 7.000%, 12/18/2025, 144A | 1,034,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Thailand — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,570,000 | Kasikornbank PCL, EMTN, 3.256%, 7/12/2023(b) | 1,637,227 | ||||||
950,000 | Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd., 3.625%, 1/23/2023, 144A(b) | 976,895 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,614,122 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Trinidad — 0.0% |
| |||||||
415,000 | Trinidad Generation Unlimited, 5.250%, 11/04/2027, 144A | 424,860 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Turkey — 0.4% |
| |||||||
2,045,000 | Aydem Yenilenebilir Enerji A/S, 7.750%, 2/02/2027, 144A | 1,991,830 | ||||||
2,250,000 | TC Ziraat Bankasi A/S, 5.375%, 3/02/2026, 144A | 2,183,036 | ||||||
2,830,000 | Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 6.875%, 2/28/2025 | 3,060,079 | ||||||
525,000 | Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 6.875%, 2/28/2025, 144A | 567,683 | ||||||
2,875,000 | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, 5.800%, 4/11/2028 | 3,051,237 | ||||||
6,970,000 | Turkey Government International Bond, 5.250%, 3/13/2030 | 6,426,953 | ||||||
1,345,000 | Turkey Government International Bond, 7.625%, 4/26/2029 | 1,433,614 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,714,432 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Ukraine — 0.0% |
| |||||||
1,035,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.253%, 3/15/2033, 144A | 1,047,089 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
United Arab Emirates — 0.1% |
| |||||||
1,610,000 | Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC, 3.650%, 11/02/2029(b) | 1,789,112 | ||||||
1,295,000 | Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, 3.125%, 4/16/2030, 144A(b) | 1,405,464 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,194,576 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United Kingdom — 0.3% |
| |||||||
95,000 | Avon Products, Inc., 8.450%, 3/15/2043 | 120,175 | ||||||
1,350,000 | CK Hutchison International 19 Ltd., 3.625%, 4/11/2029, 144A(b) | 1,476,900 | ||||||
1,420,000 | Diageo Capital PLC, 2.125%, 4/29/2032(b) | 1,411,988 | ||||||
635,000 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.050%, 8/16/2023(b) | 676,078 | ||||||
400,000 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.500%, 11/04/2024(b) | 439,241 | ||||||
1,125,000 | Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (fixed rate to 7/09/2024, variable rate thereafter), 3.870%, 7/09/2025(b) | 1,212,963 | ||||||
1,395,000 | Nationwide Building Society, (fixed rate to 7/18/2029, variable rate thereafter), 3.960%, 7/18/2030, 144A(b) | 1,550,753 | ||||||
1,190,000 | NatWest Markets PLC, 0.800%, 8/12/2024, 144A | 1,187,489 | ||||||
235,000 | Network Rail Infrastructure Finance PLC, EMTN, 4.750%, 1/22/2024, (GBP)(b) | 346,691 | ||||||
1,455,000 | Standard Chartered PLC, (fixed rate to 11/18/2030, variable rate thereafter), 3.265%, 2/18/2036, 144A | 1,443,510 | ||||||
250,000 | Standard Chartered PLC, EMTN, 3.125%, 11/19/2024, (EUR)(b) | 316,568 | ||||||
1,035,000 | United Kingdom Gilt, 2.750%, 9/07/2024, (GBP)(b) | 1,488,800 | ||||||
1,660,000 | Vodafone Group PLC, 4.375%, 5/30/2028(b) | 1,906,481 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,577,637 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United States — 11.0% |
| |||||||
165,000 | AES Corp. (The), 3.950%, 7/15/2030, 144A | 181,437 | ||||||
315,000 | Aircastle Ltd., (fixed rate to 6/15/2026, variable rate thereafter), 5.250%, 144A(f) | 322,340 | ||||||
480,000 | Allison Transmission, Inc., 4.750%, 10/01/2027, 144A | 499,200 | ||||||
1,145,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, (fixed rate to 5/15/2026, variable rate thereafter), 4.700%(f) | 1,191,773 | ||||||
965,000 | Ally Financial, Inc., Series C, (fixed rate to 5/15/2028, variable rate thereafter), 4.700%(f) | 1,008,425 | ||||||
435,000 | AMC Networks, Inc., 4.250%, 2/15/2029 | 432,825 | ||||||
70,000 | American Airlines Group, Inc., 3.750%, 3/01/2025, 144A | 63,077 | ||||||
1,416,756 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-1, Class B, 5.250%, 7/15/2025 | 1,398,381 | ||||||
1,208,651 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-3, Class B, 3.750%, 4/15/2027 | 1,163,665 | ||||||
336,330 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2017-1B, Class B, 4.950%, 8/15/2026 | 337,287 | ||||||
438,909 | American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2017-2, Class B, 3.700%, 4/15/2027 | 424,222 | ||||||
3,910,000 | American Airlines, Inc., 11.750%, 7/15/2025, 144A | 4,838,625 | ||||||
220,000 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.500%, 4/20/2026, 144A | 231,275 | ||||||
255,000 | American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.750%, 4/20/2029, 144A | 274,763 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
| 54
Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
United States — continued |
| |||||||
3,975,000 | Apple, Inc., Series MPLE, 2.513%, 8/19/2024, (CAD)(b) | $ | 3,256,136 | |||||
260,000 | Aptiv PLC, 1.600%, 9/15/2028, (EUR) | 322,744 | ||||||
1,300,000 | Ashland LLC, 3.375%, 9/01/2031, 144A | 1,311,375 | ||||||
915,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.500%, 9/15/2053 | 905,594 | ||||||
804,000 | AT&T, Inc., 3.650%, 9/15/2059 | 801,526 | ||||||
945,000 | Athene Global Funding, 1.608%, 6/29/2026, 144A | 944,315 | ||||||
2,865,000 | Bank of America Corp., (fixed rate to 9/15/2026, variable rate thereafter), 1.978%, 9/15/2027, (CAD)(b) | 2,257,596 | ||||||
2,345,000 | Bank of America Corp., MTN, (fixed rate to 6/14/2023, variable rate thereafter), 0.523%, 6/14/2024(b) | 2,344,009 | ||||||
1,140,000 | Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.250%, 10/15/2029 | 1,255,425 | ||||||
2,240,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 2.196%, 2/04/2026(b) | 2,256,513 | ||||||
140,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.100%, 5/01/2026 | 147,976 | ||||||
25,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.250%, 2/01/2035 | 24,998 | ||||||
165,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.550%, 3/01/2038 | 167,592 | ||||||
25,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 3/01/2048 | 24,544 | ||||||
90,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.750%, 2/01/2050 | 91,247 | ||||||
635,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.850%, 11/01/2048 | 647,021 | ||||||
640,000 | Boeing Co. (The), 3.950%, 8/01/2059 | 656,830 | ||||||
585,000 | BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.216%, 11/28/2023(b) | 617,122 | ||||||
690,000 | Broadcom, Inc., 3.187%, 11/15/2036, 144A | 687,996 | ||||||
4,730,000 | Carnival Corp., 5.750%, 3/01/2027, 144A | 4,889,637 | ||||||
1,720,000 | Carvana Co., 5.500%, 4/15/2027, 144A | 1,755,604 | ||||||
260,000 | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 3.125%, 2/15/2029, 144A | 255,307 | ||||||
12,500,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 2/01/2031, 144A | 12,714,500 | ||||||
2,360,000 | CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2034, 144A | 2,337,875 | ||||||
2,510,000 | Centene Corp., 2.500%, 3/01/2031 | 2,475,487 | ||||||
160,000 | Centene Corp., 2.625%, 8/01/2031 | 158,918 | ||||||
975,000 | Centene Corp., 3.000%, 10/15/2030 | 999,375 | ||||||
165,000 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 3.750%, 3/15/2029, 144A | 168,506 | ||||||
175,000 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.000%, 3/15/2031, 144A | 183,353 | ||||||
1,085,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 3.950%, 6/30/2062 | 1,046,689 | ||||||
6,835,000 | Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.400%, 12/01/2061 | 7,108,127 | ||||||
40,000 | Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.000%, 10/15/2025, 144A | 41,688 | ||||||
1,240,000 | Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 1,283,164 | ||||||
5,315,000 | CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.000%, 3/15/2027, 144A | 5,055,415 | ||||||
7,265,000 | CommScope, Inc., 4.750%, 9/01/2029, 144A | 7,255,919 | ||||||
95,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 3.800%, 6/01/2024 | 99,826 | ||||||
920,000 | Continental Resources, Inc., 5.750%, 1/15/2031, 144A | 1,112,050 | ||||||
595,000 | CSC Holdings LLC, 5.375%, 2/01/2028, 144A | 621,775 | ||||||
490,000 | Dana, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2027 | 516,338 | ||||||
940,000 | DH Europe Finance II S.a.r.l., 0.750%, 9/18/2031, (EUR)(b) | 1,095,378 | ||||||
50,000 | Dillard’s, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/2028 | 59,049 | ||||||
8,000 | Dillard’s, Inc., 7.750%, 7/15/2026 | 9,553 | ||||||
355,000 | DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 370,531 | ||||||
United States — continued |
| |||||||
705,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/2029 | 690,752 | ||||||
3,035,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024 | 3,263,475 | ||||||
1,385,000 | DISH DBS Corp., 7.750%, 7/01/2026 | 1,563,977 | ||||||
310,000 | DR Horton, Inc., 4.375%, 9/15/2022 | 318,279 | ||||||
160,000 | Edison International, 4.950%, 4/15/2025 | 176,169 | ||||||
235,000 | Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 7.375%, 10/15/2045 | 370,573 | ||||||
575,000 | EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.450%, 6/01/2047 | 554,783 | ||||||
70,000 | EQT Corp., 3.125%, 5/15/2026, 144A | 71,758 | ||||||
145,000 | EQT Corp., 3.625%, 5/15/2031, 144A | 151,090 | ||||||
115,000 | Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.000%, 7/15/2029, 144A | 117,838 | ||||||
3,780,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., 2.950%, 3/15/2031 | 3,819,917 | ||||||
2,105,000 | Ford Motor Co., 6.625%, 10/01/2028 | 2,526,042 | ||||||
2,710,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.375%, 8/01/2028 | 2,835,337 | ||||||
6,640,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.400%, 11/14/2034 | 7,976,300 | ||||||
3,005,000 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.450%, 3/15/2043 | 3,699,906 | ||||||
2,710,000 | General Motors Co., 5.200%, 4/01/2045 | 3,300,089 | ||||||
405,000 | General Motors Co., 6.250%, 10/02/2043 | 545,514 | ||||||
100,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., EMTN, 0.955%, 9/07/2023, (EUR) | 117,938 | ||||||
635,000 | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., EMTN, 2.250%, 9/06/2024, (GBP) | 876,578 | ||||||
770,000 | General Motors Financial of Canada Ltd., Series 5, 3.250%, 11/07/2023, (CAD) | 631,885 | ||||||
315,000 | Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.875%, 5/15/2031 | 491,675 | ||||||
855,000 | Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., 3.500%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 847,519 | ||||||
2,340,000 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), (fixed rate to 9/10/2023, variable rate thereafter), 0.657%, 9/10/2024 | 2,340,796 | ||||||
975,000 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 7.000%, 3/15/2028 | 1,113,469 | ||||||
830,000 | HCA, Inc., 3.500%, 9/01/2030 | 879,294 | ||||||
20,000 | HCA, Inc., 4.750%, 5/01/2023 | 21,251 | ||||||
1,275,000 | HCA, Inc., 5.250%, 6/15/2049 | 1,627,345 | ||||||
4,285,000 | HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/01/2026 | 4,905,554 | ||||||
245,000 | Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.250%, 2/15/2030, 144A | 247,756 | ||||||
660,000 | Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, 4.875%, 7/01/2031, 144A | 662,475 | ||||||
470,000 | Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, 5.000%, 6/01/2029, 144A | 479,400 | ||||||
3,065,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 0.875%, 6/14/2024, 144A | 3,048,855 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 2.650%, 2/10/2025(b) | 1,038,724 | ||||||
835,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 2.650%, 2/10/2025, 144A(b) | 867,334 | ||||||
1,585,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 2.750%, 9/27/2026, 144A(b) | 1,643,062 | ||||||
1,395,000 | Hyundai Capital America, 6.375%, 4/08/2030, 144A(b) | 1,791,335 | ||||||
11,250,000 | Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.375%, 2/01/2029 | 11,235,937 | ||||||
1,085,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 4.750%, 1/15/2028, 144A | 1,118,092 | ||||||
620,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 5.250%, 8/15/2027, 144A | 644,217 | ||||||
2,160,000 | iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027 | 2,308,500 | ||||||
1,135,000 | Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2029, 144A | 1,188,912 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
United States — continued |
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$ | 200,000 | Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/2029, 144A | $ | 207,260 | ||||
745,000 | JBS USA LUX S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.750%, 12/01/2031, 144A | 775,195 | ||||||
7,760,000 | JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/2025, 144A | 7,878,961 | ||||||
1,875,000 | JELD-WEN, Inc., 4.875%, 12/15/2027, 144A | 1,953,825 | ||||||
1,135,000 | John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 0.450%, 6/07/2024 | 1,131,764 | ||||||
3,185,000 | John Deere Financial, Inc., 1.340%, 9/08/2027, (CAD) | 2,429,336 | ||||||
2,435,000 | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046 | 2,778,311 | ||||||
1,970,000 | Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.500%, 6/01/2050 | 2,599,160 | ||||||
760,000 | Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 | 776,388 | ||||||
345,000 | Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2029, 144A | 358,738 | ||||||
60,000 | Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.625%, 4/01/2025 | 65,250 | ||||||
870,000 | Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.500%, 6/15/2029, 144A | 880,875 | ||||||
44,000 | Masco Corp., 6.500%, 8/15/2032 | 58,150 | ||||||
615,000 | Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 1.125%, 3/07/2027, (EUR)(b) | 749,728 | ||||||
2,355,000 | Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.500%, 6/20/2027, 144A | 2,560,874 | ||||||
1,025,000 | Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.000%, 7/01/2028, 144A | 1,063,355 | ||||||
25,000 | MPLX LP, 4.500%, 7/15/2023 | 26,466 | ||||||
95,000 | MPLX LP, 4.875%, 6/01/2025 | 106,165 | ||||||
490,000 | MSCI, Inc., 3.250%, 8/15/2033, 144A | 495,615 | ||||||
2,135,000 | Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.500%, 8/15/2028, 144A | 2,199,050 | ||||||
4,605,000 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 4.350%, 4/30/2050, 144A(b) | 5,194,693 | ||||||
1,370,000 | Navient Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2027 | 1,411,100 | ||||||
421,000 | Navient Corp., MTN, 5.625%, 8/01/2033 | 400,476 | ||||||
4,045,000 | NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/2026, 144A | 4,146,125 | ||||||
790,000 | NCL Finance Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/2028, 144A | 819,625 | ||||||
835,000 | Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/2028 | 962,338 | ||||||
2,250,000 | Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 6/15/2030, 144A | 2,649,375 | ||||||
245,000 | Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2029, 144A | 296,756 | ||||||
20,000 | NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.768%, 12/15/2037, 144A | 28,662 | ||||||
2,550,000 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 1.125%, 9/16/2024, 144A | 2,545,206 | ||||||
475,000 | Novelis Corp., 4.750%, 1/30/2030, 144A | 500,033 | ||||||
775,000 | NRG Energy, Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/2031, 144A | 761,244 | ||||||
300,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.500%, 7/15/2044 | 301,227 | ||||||
2,355,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.625%, 9/01/2030 | 2,902,537 | ||||||
1,795,000 | Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2030 | 2,438,382 | ||||||
420,000 | Old Republic International Corp., 4.875%, 10/01/2024 | 466,588 | ||||||
1,170,000 | OneMain Finance Corp., 5.625%, 3/15/2023 | 1,230,659 | ||||||
860,000 | OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/2025 | 966,425 | ||||||
2,310,000 | OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026 | 2,676,712 | ||||||
130,000 | OneMain Finance Corp., 8.250%, 10/01/2023 | 145,279 | ||||||
100,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., 6.500%, 8/15/2034 | 134,868 | ||||||
45,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., 6.500%, 2/01/2038 | 61,900 | ||||||
230,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/2037 | 315,432 | ||||||
30,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., 7.200%, 11/01/2031 | 40,258 | ||||||
30,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/2031 | 40,694 | ||||||
130,000 | Ovintiv, Inc., 8.125%, 9/15/2030 | 178,849 | ||||||
8,630,000 | Owl Rock Capital Corp., 4.250%, 1/15/2026 | 9,262,603 | ||||||
1,550,000 | Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.500%, 1/15/2027 | 1,556,008 | ||||||
United States — continued |
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2,120,000 | Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.750%, 12/15/2025, 144A | 2,317,473 | ||||||
1,250,000 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.500%, 8/01/2050 | 1,136,794 | ||||||
1,645,000 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.950%, 12/01/2047 | 1,583,037 | ||||||
310,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/01/2029, 144A | 306,404 | ||||||
970,000 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 3.500%, 3/01/2032, 144A | 986,606 | ||||||
2,165,000 | Prologis Euro Finance LLC, 0.250%, 9/10/2027, (EUR)(b) | 2,509,608 | ||||||
1,530,000 | Prologis Euro Finance LLC, 0.375%, 2/06/2028, (EUR)(b) | 1,783,760 | ||||||
365,000 | Prologis LP, 2.250%, 6/30/2029, (GBP)(b) | 516,716 | ||||||
890,000 | Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025 | 939,662 | ||||||
165,000 | Range Resources Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2023 | 171,188 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Realty Income Corp., EMTN, 1.625%, 12/15/2030, (GBP)(b) | 1,455,847 | ||||||
295,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC, 5.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A | 317,863 | ||||||
4,370,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 2.875%, 10/15/2026, 144A | 4,270,364 | ||||||
6,794,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.625%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 6,870,432 | ||||||
10,226,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.875%, 3/01/2031, 144A | 10,315,477 | ||||||
2,915,000 | Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.000%, 10/15/2033, 144A | 2,893,137 | ||||||
790,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 4.250%, 7/01/2026, 144A | 773,845 | ||||||
4,130,000 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.500%, 4/01/2028, 144A | 4,224,201 | ||||||
810,000 | Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.450%, 6/02/2025(b) | 867,309 | ||||||
1,450,000 | SBA Communications Corp., 3.125%, 2/01/2029, 144A | 1,401,062 | ||||||
1,020,000 | Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.000%, 5/15/2028, 144A | 1,100,325 | ||||||
525,000 | Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.250%, 11/15/2029, 144A | 589,910 | ||||||
435,000 | Sensata Technologies BV, 4.000%, 4/15/2029, 144A | 442,808 | ||||||
140,000 | Silgan Holdings, Inc., 3.250%, 3/15/2025, (EUR) | 163,462 | ||||||
130,000 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc., 1.800%, 6/01/2026 | 131,723 | ||||||
500,000 | Square, Inc., 3.500%, 6/01/2031, 144A | 512,865 | ||||||
2,785,000 | Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.250%, 1/15/2029, 144A | 2,924,250 | ||||||
6,900,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.375%, 4/15/2029 | 7,198,425 | ||||||
4,305,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.500%, 4/15/2031 | 4,540,202 | ||||||
2,805,000 | T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/2030 | 3,097,175 | ||||||
1,695,000 | Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2031 | 1,945,012 | ||||||
420,000 | Terminix Co. LLC (The), 7.450%, 8/15/2027 | 509,250 | ||||||
100,000 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., EMTN, 1.500%, 10/01/2039, (EUR) | 118,400 | ||||||
245,000 | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., EMTN, 1.875%, 10/01/2049, (EUR)(b) | 298,213 | ||||||
90,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042 | 98,491 | ||||||
85,000 | Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.500%, 9/01/2041 | 104,175 | ||||||
400,000 | TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/2032, 144A | 404,000 | ||||||
1,635,000 | Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 2.650%, 4/12/2022(b) | 1,655,913 | ||||||
635,000 | TransDigm, Inc., 5.500%, 11/15/2027 | 652,463 | ||||||
50,000 | TransDigm, Inc., 7.500%, 3/15/2027 | 52,375 | ||||||
2,615,000 | TransDigm, Inc., 8.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A | 2,788,244 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
United States — continued |
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$ | 615,000 | Travel & Leisure Co., 4.625%, 3/01/2030, 144A | $ | 631,913 | ||||
75,000 | Travel & Leisure Co., 6.000%, 4/01/2027 | 83,117 | ||||||
90,000 | Travel & Leisure Co., 6.625%, 7/31/2026, 144A | 102,489 | ||||||
5,000 | TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 | 5,500 | ||||||
775,000 | TriNet Group, Inc., 3.500%, 3/01/2029, 144A | 776,938 | ||||||
68,117 | U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-1A, Class A, 5.900%, 4/01/2026 | 71,663 | ||||||
263,253 | U.S. Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2012-2A, Class A, 4.625%, 12/03/2026 | 263,781 | ||||||
4,366,097 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, 4/15/2022(b)(g) | 4,427,040 | ||||||
4,407,647 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.375%, 7/15/2027(b)(g) | 4,902,991 | ||||||
12,489,112 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.625%, 4/15/2023(b)(g) | 13,068,035 | ||||||
36,290,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 1/31/2023(h) | 36,271,572 | ||||||
10,300,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 3/31/2023 | 10,289,941 | ||||||
9,320,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 4/30/2023(b) | 9,307,622 | ||||||
23,105,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, 5/31/2023 | 23,067,996 | ||||||
13,295,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.750%, 3/31/2026(b) | 13,201,000 | ||||||
35,000,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, 6/30/2026 | 34,876,953 | ||||||
5,130,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, 11/30/2021 | 5,142,123 | ||||||
8,590,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, 10/31/2026(b) | 8,853,740 | ||||||
14,060,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, 8/15/2029(b) | 14,320,330 | ||||||
10,235,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.750%, 11/15/2029(b)(h) | 10,518,062 | ||||||
4,515,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 1.875%, 3/31/2022(b) | 4,555,564 | ||||||
4,700,000 | U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, 5/15/2028(b) | 5,183,770 | ||||||
13,090,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.500%, 8/15/2029, 144A | 13,179,994 | ||||||
10,745,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 6.250%, 1/15/2028, 144A | 11,523,905 | ||||||
1,080,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.500%, 9/15/2027, 144A | 1,179,225 | ||||||
357,118 | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2016-2, Class B, 3.650%, 4/07/2027 | 355,643 | ||||||
2,337,237 | United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.875%, 4/15/2029(b) | 2,606,440 | ||||||
195,000 | United Airlines, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2026, 144A | 200,119 | ||||||
290,000 | United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2029, 144A | 299,701 | ||||||
390,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.850%, 9/03/2041 | 380,628 | ||||||
3,095,000 | Verizon Communications, Inc., Series MPLE, 2.500%, 5/16/2030, (CAD) | 2,425,858 | ||||||
60,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.950%, 10/01/2027 | 76,687 | ||||||
315,000 | Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.375%, 3/15/2032 | 448,566 | ||||||
1,595,000 | Yum! Brands, Inc., 4.625%, 1/31/2032 | 1,702,662 | ||||||
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535,610,174 | ||||||||
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Uruguay — 0.1% |
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1,415,000 | Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.375%, 1/23/2031(b) | 1,636,066 | ||||||
86,955,000 | Uruguay Government International Bond, 8.250%, 5/21/2031, (UYU) | 2,057,367 | ||||||
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3,693,433 | ||||||||
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Total Non-Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $1,351,965,492) | 1,379,237,164 | |||||||
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Convertible Bonds — 2.0% | ||||||||
United States — 2.0% |
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3,485,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.599%, 8/01/2024 | 3,565,804 | ||||||
18,255,000 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.250%, 5/15/2027 | 18,270,031 | ||||||
United States — continued |
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5,315,000 | DISH Network Corp., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A(c) | 6,351,425 | ||||||
545,000 | DISH Network Corp., 2.375%, 3/15/2024 | 531,034 | ||||||
21,905,000 | DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026 | 22,770,248 | ||||||
4,220,000 | Expedia Group, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 2/15/2026, 144A(c) | 4,556,127 | ||||||
805,000 | Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%-0.979%, 4/01/2026, 144A(i) | 731,534 | ||||||
305,000 | JetBlue Airways Corp., 0.500%, 4/01/2026, 144A | 298,852 | ||||||
1,345,000 | Livongo Health, Inc., 0.875%, 6/01/2025 | 1,776,866 | ||||||
6,525,000 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 0.375%, 6/01/2025 | 10,773,255 | ||||||
810,000 | Peloton Interactive, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.519%-1.734%, 2/15/2026, 144A(i) | 713,031 | ||||||
155,000 | Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2.750%, 5/15/2026 | 494,605 | ||||||
6,745,000 | Southwest Airlines Co., 1.250%, 5/01/2025(b) | 10,075,344 | ||||||
820,000 | Splunk, Inc., 1.125%, 6/15/2027 | 804,113 | ||||||
9,500,000 | Teladoc Health, Inc., 1.250%, 6/01/2027 | 9,542,147 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Twitter, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%-1.483%, 3/15/2026, 144A(i) | 1,021,174 | ||||||
3,275,000 | Uber Technologies, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.000%, 12/15/2025, 144A(c) | 3,185,365 | ||||||
170,000 | Zynga, Inc., Zero Coupon, 0.779%-0.859%, 12/15/2026, 144A(i) | 164,156 | ||||||
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Total Convertible Bonds (Identified Cost $93,156,750) | 95,625,111 | |||||||
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Municipals — 0.0% | ||||||||
United States — 0.0% |
| |||||||
125,000 | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Series A-1, 6.706%, 6/01/2046 (Identified Cost $124,989) | 130,525 | ||||||
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Total Bonds and Notes (Identified Cost $1,445,247,231) | 1,474,992,800 | |||||||
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Senior Loans — 0.1% | ||||||||
United States — 0.1% |
| |||||||
521,874 | Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, 1-month LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.500%, 8/02/2028(j) | 523,048 | ||||||
441,893 | Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan, 1-month LIBOR + 3.500%, 4.000%, 5/05/2028(j) | 442,392 | ||||||
469,394 | Medline Industries, Inc., USD Term Loan B, 9/20/2028(k) | 468,366 | ||||||
496,133 | United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 3-month LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.500%, 4/21/2028(j) | 499,179 | ||||||
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Total Senior Loans (Identified Cost $1,919,951) | 1,932,985 | |||||||
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Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | ||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks — 0.0% | ||||||||
United States — 0.0% |
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38,952 | El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750% (Identified Cost $1,828,520) | 1,930,072 | ||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
Principal Amount (‡) | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Short-Term Investments — 0.9% | ||||||||
$ | 45,159,597 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $45,159,597 on 10/01/2021 collateralized by $46,301,600 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250% due 9/30/2028 valued at $46,062,869 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $45,159,597) | $ | 45,159,597 | ||||
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Total Investments — 99.6% (Identified Cost $3,778,502,923) | 4,855,887,463 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.4% | 21,556,871 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 4,877,444,334 | ||||||
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(‡) | Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
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(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(††) | Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 1,000. |
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(†††) | Amount shown represents principal amount including inflation adjustments. |
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(††††) | Amount shown represents units. One unit represents a principal amount of 100. |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
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(b) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts. |
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(c) | Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
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(d) | Illiquid security. (Unaudited) |
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(e) | Securities classified as fair valued pursuant to the Fund’s pricing policies and procedures. At September 30, 2021, the value of these securities amounted to $8,767,057 or 0.2% of net assets. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(f) | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
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(g) | Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS). |
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(h) | Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts. |
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(i) | Interest rate represents annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. The Fund’s investment in this security is comprised of various lots with differing annualized yields. |
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(j) | Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2021 is disclosed. |
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(k) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at September 30, 2021 and does not take effect until settlement date. Maturity date is not finalized until settlement date. |
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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 September 30, 2021, the value of Rule 144A holdings amounted to $353,199,824 or 7.2% of net assets. | |||||||
ADR | An American Depositary Receipt is a certificate issued by a custodian bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign issuer described. The values of ADRs may be significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States. | |||||||
CPI | Consumer Price Index | |||||||
EMTN | Euro Medium Term Note | |||||||
GMTN | Global Medium Term Note | |||||||
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |||||||
MTN | Medium Term Note | |||||||
AUD | Australian Dollar | |||||||
BRL | Brazilian Real | |||||||
CAD | Canadian Dollar | |||||||
CNH | Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore | |||||||
CNY | Chinese Yuan Renminbi | |||||||
COP | Colombian Peso | |||||||
EUR | Euro | |||||||
GBP | British Pound | |||||||
IDR | Indonesian Rupiah | |||||||
ILS | Israeli Shekel | |||||||
INR | Indian Rupee | |||||||
JPY | Japanese Yen | |||||||
KRW | South Korean Won | |||||||
MXN | Mexican Peso | |||||||
MYR | Malaysian Ringgit | |||||||
NOK | Norwegian Krone | |||||||
NZD | New Zealand Dollar | |||||||
PLN | Polish Zloty | |||||||
RON | Romanian Leu | |||||||
SEK | Swedish Krona | |||||||
SGD | Singapore Dollar | |||||||
UYU | Uruguayan Peso | |||||||
ZAR | South African Rand |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund – (continued)
At September 30, 2021, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Counterparty | Delivery Date | Currency Bought/ Sold (B/S) | Units of Currency | In Exchange for | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | 12/15/2021 | KRW | B | 5,850,000,000 | $ | 5,020,597 | $ | 4,935,617 | $ | (84,980 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | 12/15/2021 | MXN | S | 256,059,000 | 12,673,239 | 12,277,219 | 396,020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bank of America, N.A. | 12/02/2021 | BRL | S | 27,000,000 | 5,060,255 | 4,910,704 | 149,551 | |||||||||||||||||||
Citibank, N.A. | 12/15/2021 | ZAR | S | 71,581,000 | 4,913,746 | 4,706,949 | 206,797 | |||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International | 12/15/2021 | CAD | S | 254,417,000 | 200,926,697 | 200,863,281 | 63,416 | |||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International | 12/15/2021 | COP | S | 38,844,665,000 | 10,113,165 | 10,152,288 | (39,123 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International | 12/15/2021 | GBP | B | 12,371,000 | 17,114,957 | 16,670,387 | (444,570 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse International | 12/15/2021 | JPY | B | 11,200,164,000 | 101,668,095 | 100,696,676 | (971,419 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
HSBC Bank USA | 12/15/2021 | AUD | B | 18,075,000 | 13,467,231 | 13,071,622 | (395,609 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | 12/15/2021 | EUR | B | 144,681,000 | 171,509,820 | 167,839,265 | (3,670,555 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | 12/15/2021 | NZD | S | 6,003,000 | 4,274,376 | 4,141,899 | 132,477 | |||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG | 12/15/2021 | IDR | S | 105,333,420,000 | 7,321,634 | 7,307,646 | 13,988 | |||||||||||||||||||
UBS AG | 12/15/2021 | SEK | B | 7,350,000 | 856,151 | 840,125 | (16,026 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | (4,660,033 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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At September 30, 2021, the Fund had the following open forward cross currency contracts:
Counterparty | Settlement Date | Deliver/Units of Currency | Receive/Units of Currency | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | 12/15/2021 | NOK | 30,959,000 | EUR | 2,996,891 | $ | 3,476,586 | $ | (62,832 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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At September 30, 2021, open short futures contracts were as follows:
Financial Futures | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Amount | Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | 12/21/2021 | 185 | $ | 27,299,811 | $ | 26,871,250 | $ | 428,561 | ||||||||||
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond | 12/21/2021 | 40 | 7,882,086 | 7,642,500 | 239,586 | |||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 668,147 | ||||||||||||||||
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Industry Summary at September 30, 2021
Treasuries | 12.9 | % | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 8.9 | |||
IT Services | 6.5 | |||
Interactive Media & Services | 5.3 | |||
Software | 5.2 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 4.1 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 4.0 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 4.0 | |||
Chemicals | 3.9 | |||
Machinery | 3.3 | |||
Capital Markets | 3.2 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 3.1 | |||
Banking | 2.2 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 2.2 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing | 2.0 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 27.9 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 0.9 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.6 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 0.4 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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Currency Exposure Summary at September 30, 2021
United States Dollar | 75.2 | % | ||
Canadian Dollar | 6.4 | |||
Euro | 5.7 | |||
New Taiwan Dollar | 2.2 | |||
Other, less than 2% each | 10.1 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.6 | |||
Other assets less liabilities (including forward foreign currency and futures contracts) | 0.4 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Growth Fund
Shares | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Common Stocks — 99.0% of Net Assets | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 4.1% |
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2,563,845 | Boeing Co. (The)(a) | $ | 563,892,069 | |||||
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Air Freight & Logistics — 2.1% |
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2,461,694 | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 293,261,606 | ||||||
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Beverages — 3.0% |
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4,701,484 | Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | 417,632,824 | ||||||
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Biotechnology — 5.0% |
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642,511 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 388,834,807 | ||||||
1,682,068 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 305,110,314 | ||||||
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693,945,121 | ||||||||
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Capital Markets — 2.9% |
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546,105 | FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 215,591,332 | ||||||
3,103,806 | SEI Investments Co. | 184,055,696 | ||||||
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399,647,028 | ||||||||
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Communications Equipment — 1.8% |
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4,532,387 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 246,697,824 | ||||||
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.5% |
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6,727,536 | Schlumberger NV | 199,404,167 | ||||||
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Entertainment — 3.1% |
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2,539,005 | Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) | 429,523,476 | ||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4% |
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199,487 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 198,320,001 | ||||||
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Health Care Technology — 0.9% |
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1,736,498 | Cerner Corp. | 122,457,839 | ||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.6% |
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3,068,017 | Starbucks Corp. | 338,432,955 | ||||||
2,064,960 | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | 119,994,826 | ||||||
1,452,062 | Yum! Brands, Inc. | 177,601,703 | ||||||
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636,029,484 | ||||||||
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Household Products — 1.2% |
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2,148,239 | Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 162,363,904 | ||||||
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Interactive Media & Services — 13.5% |
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185,959 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | 497,165,106 | ||||||
185,703 | Alphabet, Inc., Class C(a) | 494,956,063 | ||||||
2,535,412 | Facebook, Inc., Class A(a) | 860,493,478 | ||||||
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1,852,614,647 | ||||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 9.4% |
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2,727,205 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Sponsored ADR(a) | 403,762,700 | ||||||
269,186 | Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 884,286,778 | ||||||
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1,288,049,478 | ||||||||
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IT Services — 5.9% |
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510,413 | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 102,041,767 | ||||||
3,204,895 | Visa, Inc., Class A | 713,890,361 | ||||||
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815,932,128 | ||||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.2% |
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749,729 | Illumina, Inc.(a) | 304,097,580 | ||||||
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Machinery — 2.6% |
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1,080,265 | Deere & Co. | 361,964,394 | ||||||
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Pharmaceuticals — 6.2% |
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4,501,930 | Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR | 368,167,835 | ||||||
1,507,774 | Novo Nordisk A/S, Sponsored ADR | 144,761,382 | ||||||
7,478,844 | Roche Holding AG, Sponsored ADR | 340,063,037 | ||||||
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852,992,254 | ||||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.5% |
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4,384,032 | NVIDIA Corp. | 908,196,069 | ||||||
1,982,057 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 255,645,712 | ||||||
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1,163,841,781 | ||||||||
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Software — 19.1% |
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2,088,760 | Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 595,651,689 | ||||||
2,279,290 | Microsoft Corp. | 642,577,437 | ||||||
7,165,695 | Oracle Corp. | 624,347,005 | ||||||
2,117,114 | salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | 574,203,659 | ||||||
756,354 | Workday, Inc., Class A(a) | 189,005,301 | ||||||
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2,625,785,091 | ||||||||
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Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost $7,044,124,379) | 13,628,452,696 | |||||||
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Principal Amount | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments — 0.9% | ||||||||
$ | 130,851,234 | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2021 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $130,851,234 on 10/01/2021 collateralized by $112,570,100 U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.250% due 7/15/2029 valued at $133,468,279 including accrued interest (Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements) (Identified Cost $130,851,234) | 130,851,234 | |||||
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Total Investments — 99.9% (Identified Cost $7,174,975,613) | 13,759,303,930 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities — 0.1% | 9,330,227 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 13,768,634,157 | ||||||
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(†) | See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
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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. |
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Industry Summary at September 30, 2021
Software | 19.1 | % | ||
Interactive Media & Services | 13.5 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 9.4 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 8.5 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 6.2 | |||
IT Services | 5.9 | |||
Biotechnology | 5.0 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 4.6 | |||
Aerospace & Defense | 4.1 | |||
Entertainment | 3.1 | |||
Beverages | 3.0 | |||
Capital Markets | 2.9 | |||
Machinery | 2.6 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 2.2 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics | 2.1 | |||
Other Investments, less than 2% each | 6.8 | |||
Short-Term Investments | 0.9 | |||
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Total Investments | 99.9 | |||
Other assets less liabilities | 0.1 | |||
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Net Assets | 100.0 | % | ||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2021
Loomis Sayles Intermediate Duration Bond Fund
Principal Amount | Description | Value (†) | ||||||
Bonds and Notes — 95.6% of Net Assets | ||||||||
ABS Car Loan — 7.6% |
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$ | 754,600 | American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2019-4, Class C, 2.690%, 12/12/2025, 144A | $ | 760,840 | ||||
90,000 | American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B, 2.480%, 9/13/2024, 144A | 90,646 | ||||||
135,000 | American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class B, 1.150%, 8/13/2024, 144A | 135,385 | ||||||
240,000 | American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2020-4, Class C, 1.310%, 12/14/2026, 144A | 241,827 | ||||||
385,000 | American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust, Series 2021-3, Class B, 0.660%, 2/13/2026, 144A | 385,399 | ||||||
510,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-3, Class B, 3.580%, 10/18/2024 | 514,704 | ||||||
480,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 2.540%, 7/18/2024 | 486,965 | ||||||
423,830 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 2.060%, 4/18/2024 | 426,080 | ||||||
333,554 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, 1.110%, 8/19/2024 | 334,757 | ||||||
110,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 0.660%, 12/18/2024 | 110,390 | ||||||
265,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B, 0.970%, 2/18/2026 | 267,102 | ||||||
125,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2020-3, Class C, 1.060%, 8/18/2026 | 125,832 | ||||||
215,000 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class B, 0.690%, 1/19/2027 | 214,575 | ||||||
100,000 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.450%, 3/20/2023, 144A | 100,791 | ||||||
140,000 | Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.350%, 9/22/2025, 144A | 149,227 | ||||||
266,086 | Bank of The West Auto Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A3, 2.430%, 4/15/2024, 144A | 268,446 | ||||||
397,682 | Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A3, 1.920%, 5/15/2024 | 401,589 | ||||||
488,317 | CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A3, 1.700%, 11/15/2024 | 492,788 | ||||||
485,000 | CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-3, Class A3, 0.620%, 3/17/2025 | 486,699 | ||||||
220,000 | Carvana Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-N2, Class B, 0.750%, 3/10/2028 | 219,439 | ||||||
90,730 | CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-A, Class B, 2.360%, 2/15/2024, 144A | 91,009 | ||||||
595,000 | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2019-3A, Class A, 2.380%, 11/15/2028, 144A | 603,431 | ||||||
435,000 | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.010%, 2/15/2029, 144A | 441,098 | ||||||
585,000 | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class B, 2.390%, 4/16/2029, 144A | 600,170 | ||||||
315,000 | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2020-2A, Class A, 1.370%, 7/16/2029, 144A | 318,116 | ||||||
265,000 | Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2021-3A, Class A, 1.000%, 5/15/2030, 144A | 265,146 | ||||||
17,852 | Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-3, Class B, 2.650%, 2/15/2024 | 17,870 | ||||||
405,000 | Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-1, Class B, 0.650%, 7/15/2025 | 406,111 | ||||||
585,000 | Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, Class B, 0.580%, 12/15/2025 | 585,131 | ||||||
113,355 | DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3.610%, 11/15/2024, 144A | 113,946 | ||||||
227,705 | DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.180%, 2/18/2025, 144A | 229,848 | ||||||
ABS Car Loan — continued | ||||||||
54,981 | DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-4A, Class B, 2.360%, 1/16/2024, 144A | 5 |