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Class
A |
Class
C |
Class
N |
Class
T* |
Class
Y |
Loomis
Sayles Global Growth Fund |
LSAGX |
LSCGX |
LSNGX |
LGGTX |
LSGGX |
Loomis
Sayles Senior Floating Rate and Fixed Income Fund |
LSFAX |
LSFCX |
LSFNX |
LSFTX |
LSFYX |
Vaughan
Nelson Select Fund |
VNSAX |
VNSCX |
VNSNX |
VNSTX |
VNSYX |
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Class
T shares of the Funds are not currently available for
purchase. |
The
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved any
Fund’s shares or determined whether this Prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a crime.
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Investment
Goal
The
Fund’s investment goal is long-term growth of
capital.
Fund
Fees & Expenses
The
following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this
table. You may qualify for
sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or
agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in
the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and
other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section “How Sales Charges Are
Calculated” on page 33 of
the Prospectus,
in Appendix A to the Prospectus
and on page 103 in
the section “Reduced Sales Charges” of the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Shareholder
Fees
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(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
Class A |
Class C |
Class N |
Class T |
Class Y |
Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
5.75%
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None
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None
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2.50%
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None
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Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price
or redemption
proceeds, as applicable) |
None
* |
1.00%
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None
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None
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None
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Redemption
fees |
None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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* |
A 1.00%
contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may apply to certain purchases
of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen
months of the date of
purchase. |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
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(expenses that you pay each
year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
Class A |
Class C |
Class N |
Class T |
Class Y |
Management
fees |
0.75%
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0.75%
|
0.75%
|
0.75%
|
0.75%
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Distribution
and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25%
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1.00%
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0.00%
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0.25%
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0.00%
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Other
expenses |
0.35%
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0.35%
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0.27%
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0.35%
1 |
0.35%
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Total
annual fund operating expenses |
1.35%
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2.10%
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1.02%
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1.35%
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1.10%
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Fee
waiver and/or expense reimbursement2,3 |
0.15%
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0.15%
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0.12%
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0.15%
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0.15%
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Total
annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense
reimbursement |
1.20%
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1.95%
|
0.90%
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1.20%
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0.95%
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1 |
Other expenses for Class T
shares are estimated for the current fiscal
year. |
2 |
Loomis,
Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles” or the “Adviser”) has given a
binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the
Fund’s total annual fund operating
expenses to 1.20%, 1.95%, 0.90%, 1.20% and 0.95% of the Fund’s
average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares, respectively,
exclusive of brokerage expenses,
interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, organizational
and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification
expenses. This undertaking
is in effect through March 31,
2024 and may be terminated before then only with the
consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to
recover,
on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses
reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both
(1) the class’ applicable expense
limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the
class’ current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be
obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed
fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in
which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.
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3 |
Natixis
Advisors, LLC (“Natixis Advisors”) has given a binding contractual
undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses
for Class N shares. This undertaking
is in effect through March 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only
with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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Example
This
example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that
you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of
your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The
example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same,
except
that the example is
based
on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement assuming
that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only
be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses for the remaining periods.
The
example for Class C shares for
the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight
years.
The
example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees
to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of
shares of the Fund. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based
on these assumptions your costs would
be:
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If shares are
redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
A |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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If shares are redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
C |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Class
N |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Class
T |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Class
Y |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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If shares are not
redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
C |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected
in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During
its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
was 43% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Investments,
Risks and Performance
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity securities,
including common stocks and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest in
securities
that provide exposure to no fewer than three countries, which will include
the U.S. In addition, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its assets in
securities
of companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their
principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their
securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or companies that have been formed under
the laws of non-U.S. countries. This 40% minimum investment amount
may be reduced to 30% if market conditions for these investments or specific
foreign markets are deemed unfavorable. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Adviser does not consider a security to be foreign if it is included in the
U.S. equity indices published by S&P Global Ratings or Russell Investments
or if the security’s country of risk defined by Bloomberg is the United States.
The Fund may also invest up to 30% of its assets in emerging markets
securities. The Fund considers a security to be an emerging markets security if
its country of risk as defined by Bloomberg is included within the MSCI
Emerging & Frontier Markets Index. The Fund focuses on stocks of large
capitalization companies, but the Fund may invest in companies of any
size.
The
Fund normally invests across a wide range of sectors and industries. The Fund’s
portfolio manager employs a growth style of equity management, which
means
that the Fund seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive
advantages versus others, long-term structural growth drivers that will lead to
above-average
future cash flow growth, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and
management teams focused on creating long-term value for shareholders.
The Fund’s portfolio manager also aims to invest in companies when they trade at
a significant discount to the estimate of intrinsic value (i.e., companies
with share prices trading significantly below what the portfolio manager
believes the share price should
be).
The
Fund will consider selling a portfolio investment when the portfolio manager
believes an unfavorable structural change occurs within a given business or
the
markets in which it operates, when a critical underlying investment assumption
is flawed, when a more attractive reward-to-risk opportunity becomes
available,
when the current price fully reflects intrinsic value, or for other investment
reasons which the portfolio manager deems
appropriate.
The
Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including foreign
currency forwards and foreign currency futures) for hedging purposes, invest in
options
for hedging and investment purposes and invest in interests in real estate
investment trusts (“REITs”) and securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A
under
the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A securities”). In addition, the Fund may
gain investment exposure to Chinese companies through the use of a structure
known as a variable interest entity (“VIE”). The VIE structure allows investors,
such as the Fund, to gain exposure to sectors or industries where non-Chinese
ownership is restricted or prohibited by the Chinese government. Under normal
market conditions, the Adviser does not intend to hedge currency risk,
which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had
the risk been hedged. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited
in
the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these
instruments.
Principal
Investment Risks
The
principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not
represent a complete investment program. You may lose money
by investing in the
Fund.
Fund shares are not
bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to
investment risks, including possible loss of the principal
invested.
The
significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over
time, depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions,
and
other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below
carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the
Fund.
Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the Fund’s investments in equity securities could be subject to
unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities
and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the
equity market as a whole. Growth
stocks are generally more sensitive
to
market movements than other types of stocks primarily because their stock prices
are based heavily on future expectations. If the Adviser’s
assessment of the
prospects for a company’s growth is wrong, or if the Adviser’s
judgment of how other investors will value the company’s growth is wrong, then
the price of
the company’s stock may fall or not approach the value that the Adviser has
placed on it. In
the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims
of owners of the issuer’s bonds generally take precedence over the claims of
those who own preferred stock or common stock. Securities
of real estate-related
companies and REITs
in which the Fund may invest may be considered equity securities, thus
subjecting the Fund to the risks of investing in equity
securities generally.
Market/Issuer Risk:
The market value of the Fund’s investments will move up and down, sometimes
rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and
economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the
issuers of the Fund’s investments, such as management performance, financial
condition and demand for the issuers’ goods and services.
Management Risk:
A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio
manager may fail to produce the intended
result.
Liquidity Risk:
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its
investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects.
Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the
Fund’s investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may
increase
the Fund’s exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions,
such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively
impact the liquidity of the Fund’s investments when it needs to dispose of them.
If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time
and/or
under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could
negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may
be
no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities
acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally
subject to
significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on
resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such
securities. In
other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives,
and particularly over-the-counter
(“OTC”) derivatives, are generally subject
to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity
issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund’s investments. The Fund may
invest in liquid investments that become
illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions,
trading halts or wars.
Foreign Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic,
environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks.
The
Fund’s investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency
fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign
securities may
be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of
regulation and limited
liquidity.
Credit/Counterparty Risk:
Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a
fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other
transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or
principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may
sustain
losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be
subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to
its
derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the
Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or
affiliated counterparties
that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant
exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded
to
participants on organized exchanges and clearinghouses, such as the performance
guarantee given by a central clearinghouse, are not available in connection
with OTC
derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For centrally
cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many
options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the
Fund’s clearing broker and the central clearinghouse
itself.
Currency Risk:
Fluctuations in the exchange rates between different currencies may negatively
affect an investment. The Fund may be subject to currency risk
because it may invest in
currency-related
instruments and may invest in securities or other instruments denominated
in, or that generate income denominated
in, foreign currencies. Under
normal market conditions, the Fund does not intend to hedge currency risk, which
may cause the Fund to incur losses
that would not have been incurred had the risk been
hedged.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:
The Fund, its service providers, and
other market participants increasingly depend on complex information
technology
and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats
and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in
financial losses to the Fund and its
shareholders.
Derivatives Risk:
Derivative instruments (such
as those in which the Fund may invest, including foreign currency forwards,
foreign currency futures and options)
are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which
such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives
will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small
investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have
a
significant impact on the Fund’s exposure to securities
market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that
the Fund’s liquid assets may
be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The
use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a
speculative
activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of
derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would
have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund’s use of
derivatives
involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty
risk relating to the other
party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts,
uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in
pricing
and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not
correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates
or indices,
liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial
margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the
risk that
the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an
advantageous time or price. The Fund’s derivative counterparties may
experience financial
difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations,
possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.
Emerging Markets Risk:
In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging
markets investments are subject to greater risks arising
from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory
taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other
countries
(such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent
government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an
issuer’s
unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on
its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter
operating histories than companies in developed
markets.
The
Fund’s
exposure to VIEs may pose additional risks because, instead of directly
investing in the underlying Chinese operating company, the Fund’s investment
is in a holding company domiciled outside of China. The holding company has
contractual arrangements with the operating company that are expected
to provide investors, such as the Fund, with economic exposure to the operating
company. However, the VIE structure is not formally recognized under
Chinese law. The Chinese government may cease to tolerate VIE structures at any
time or impose new restrictions. Similarly, these investments may face
delisting or other adverse actions under U.S. or other non-Chinese law. Any of
these events may reduce the value of the Fund’s investments in these
companies
or render them valueless.
Large Investor Risk:
Ownership of shares of the Fund may be concentrated in one or a few large
investors. Such investors may redeem shares in large quantities
or on a frequent basis. Redemptions by a large investor can affect the
performance of the Fund, may increase realized capital gains, including
short-term
capital gains taxable as ordinary income, may accelerate the realization of
taxable income to shareholders and may increase transaction costs. These
transactions potentially limit the use of any capital loss carryforwards and
certain other losses to offset future realized capital gains (if any). Such
transactions
may also increase the Fund’s
expenses.
Leverage Risk: Leverage
is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing
and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index,
market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of
leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund’s returns, and
may
lead to significant losses if investments are not
successful.
REITs Risk: Investments
in the real estate industry, including REITs, are particularly sensitive to
economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes
in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of
underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations
affecting
zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the
issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to
liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value
of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by
the
REIT or mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs are also subject to default and
prepayment risk. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The
Fund
will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management
fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of
the
Fund.
Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies
Risk:
Compared to large-capitalization companies, small- and mid-capitalization
companies are more likely to have
limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Stocks of these companies
often trade less frequently and in limited volume and their prices may
fluctuate
more than stocks of large-capitalization companies. As a result, it may be
relatively more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities of small-
and
mid-capitalization companies.
Risk/Return
Bar Chart and Table
The bar chart and
table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund
by showing changes in the
Fund’s performance from year-to-year and by showing
how the Fund’s average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, life-of-class
and life-of-fund periods (as applicable) compare to
those of a broad measure of
market performance.
Class
C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight
years. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com
and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.
The chart does not
reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem
the Fund’s shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.
Total Returns for Class Y
Shares
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Highest
Quarterly Return:
Second Quarter 2020,
26.23%
Lowest Quarterly
Return: Second Quarter 2022,
-19.88% |
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Average Annual Total
Returns |
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(for the periods ended
December 31, 2022) |
Past 1 Year |
Past 5 Years |
Life of Fund (3/31/16) |
Life of Class N (3/31/17) |
Class
Y - Return Before Taxes |
-25.89%
|
5.28%
|
9.19%
|
-
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions |
-27.17%
|
3.78%
|
7.77%
|
-
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-14.42%
|
4.21%
|
7.35%
|
-
|
Class
A - Return Before Taxes |
-26.12%
|
5.00%
|
8.90%
|
-
|
Class
C - Return Before Taxes |
-26.66%
|
4.23%
|
8.09%
|
-
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Class
N - Return Before Taxes |
-25.86%
|
5.33%
|
-
|
8.20%
|
Class
T - Return Before Taxes |
-27.96%
|
4.46%
|
8.49%
|
-
|
MSCI
All Country World Index (Net) |
-18.36%
|
5.23%
|
8.35%
|
7.23%
|
The
Fund did not have Class
T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of
Class
T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns
of the Fund’s other
share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio
of securities and would only differ to the extent the other
share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance
of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same
expenses as Class
T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T
shares.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown.
After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who
hold their shares
through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans,
education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual
retirement accounts.
The after-tax returns
are shown for only one class of the Fund.
After-tax returns for the other
classes of the Fund will vary.
Index
performance reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes
on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year
period exceeds
the Return Before
Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from
losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement
period.
Management
Investment
Adviser
Loomis
Sayles
Portfolio
Manager
Aziz
V. Hamzaogullari, CFA®,
Chief Investment Officer and Founder of the Growth Equity Strategies Team,
Executive Vice President and Director of the Adviser,
has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since 2016.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Class
A and C Shares
The
following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of
accounts:
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Type of Account |
Minimum Initial Purchase |
Minimum Subsequent Purchase |
Any
account other than those listed below |
$ |
2,500
|
$ |
50
|
For
shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder
Program |
$ |
1,000
|
$ |
50
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For
Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the
Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts,
not held through intermediary) |
$ |
1,000
|
$ |
50
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Coverdell
Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document
(direct accounts, not held through intermediary) |
$ |
500
|
$ |
50
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There
is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:
• |
Fee Based Programs
(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to
additional or different conditions or
fees. |
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator. |
• |
Clients
of a Registered Investment Adviser
where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management
or consulting fee. |
The
minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for
investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have
entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the
“Distributor”). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information
regarding
the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.
Class
N Shares
Class
N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum.
This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap
accounts)
where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares.
There
is no initial investment minimum for:
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator |
• |
Sub-accounts
held within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least
$1,000,000. |
• |
Funds of funds
that are distributed by the
Distributor. |
In
its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum
requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will
have enough
assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short
period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class
N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate
these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility
requirements
of this class.
Class
T Shares
Class
T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.
Class
T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing
through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary,
that has entered into a selling agreement with the
Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class
T shares are subject
to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of
$50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available
to their clients.
Class
Y Shares
Class
Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of
$100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is
no
minimum initial or subsequent investment for:
• |
Fee Based Programs
(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to
additional or different conditions or
fees. |
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator. |
• |
Certain Individual Retirement
Accounts
if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments
by any of the retirement plans invested
in the Fund. |
• |
Clients
of a Registered Investment Adviser
where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management
or consulting fee. |
• |
Fund Trustees,
former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and
other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also
applies
to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren
and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit
plans. |
At
the discretion of Natixis
Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y
shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
Due
to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based
programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of
registered
investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described
above.
The
Fund’s shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day
through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the
Fund
at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by
wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply),
through
the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by
telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal
Plan.
Tax
Information
Fund
distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains,
except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify
for
tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally.
Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon
withdrawal
of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies expect in the
future
to pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the
broker-dealer
or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over
another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s
website for
more information.
Investment
Goal
The
Fund seeks to provide a high level of current
income.
Fund
Fees & Expenses
The
following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this
table. You may qualify for
sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or
agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in
the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and
other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section “How Sales Charges Are
Calculated” on page 33 of
the Prospectus,
in Appendix A to the Prospectus
and on page 103 in
the section “Reduced Sales Charges” of the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Shareholder
Fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
Class A |
Class C |
Class N |
Class T |
Class Y |
Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
3.50%
|
None
|
None
|
2.50%
|
None
|
Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price
or redemption
proceeds, as applicable) |
None
* |
1.00%
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Redemption
fees |
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
* |
A 1.00%
contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may apply to certain purchases
of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen
months of the date of
purchase. |
Annual
Fund Operating Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay each
year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
Class A |
Class C |
Class N |
Class T |
Class Y |
Management
fees |
0.60%
|
0.60%
|
0.60%
|
0.60%
|
0.60%
|
Distribution
and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25%
|
1.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.25%
|
0.00%
|
Other
expenses1 |
0.40%
|
0.40%
|
0.37%
|
0.40%
2 |
0.40%
|
Total
annual fund operating expenses |
1.25%
|
2.00%
|
0.97%
|
1.25%
|
1.00%
|
Fee
waiver and/or expense reimbursement3,4 |
0.20%
|
0.20%
|
0.22%
|
0.20%
|
0.20%
|
Total
annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense
reimbursement |
1.05%
|
1.80%
|
0.75%
|
1.05%
|
0.80%
|
1 |
The expense
information shown in the table above includes acquired fund fees and
expenses of less than 0.01%; the ratios differ from the expense
information disclosed in the Fund’s financial highlights
table because the financial highlights table reflects the operating
expenses of the Fund and does not include acquired fund fees and
expenses.
|
2 |
Other expenses for Class T
shares are estimated for the current fiscal
year. |
3 |
Loomis,
Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles” or the “Adviser”) has given a
binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the
Fund’s total annual fund operating
expenses to 1.05%, 1.80%, 0.75%, 1.05% and 0.80% of the Fund’s
average daily net assets for Class A, C, N, T and Y shares,
respectively, exclusive of brokerage expenses,
interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses,
organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and
indemnification expenses. This undertaking
is in effect through March 31,
2024 and may be terminated before then only with the
consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to
recover,
on a class-by-class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses
reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both
(1) the class’ applicable expense
limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the
class’ current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be
obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed
fees or expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in
which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.
|
4 |
Natixis
Advisors, LLC (“Natixis Advisors”) has given a binding contractual
undertaking to the Fund to reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses
for Class N shares. This undertaking
is in effect through March 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only
with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
|
Example
This
example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that
you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of
your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The
example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same,
except
that the example is
based
on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement assuming
that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only
be in place through the dates noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses for the remaining periods.
The
example for Class C shares for
the ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight
years.
The
example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other
fees
to financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of
shares of the Fund. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based
on these assumptions your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If shares are
redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
A |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
C |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
N |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
T |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
Y |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If shares are not
redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
C |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected
in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During
its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
was 65% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Investments,
Risks and Performance
Principal
Investment Strategies
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets
(plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in a combination of
adjustable
floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments issued by U.S. and
non-U.S. corporations or other business entities and fixed-income securities,
including derivatives that reference the returns of these
instruments.
Under
normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its net assets
(plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in floating rate loans
that
either hold a senior position in the capital structure of the borrower, hold an
equal ranking with other senior debt, or have characteristics (such as a
senior
position secured by liens with other senior debt) that the Adviser believes
justify treatment as senior debt (“Senior Loans”). The Fund may invest in
Senior
Loans directly as an original lender or by assignment from a lender, or it may
invest indirectly through participation agreements, interests in collateralized
loan obligations (“CLOs”) and derivatives that reference such instruments.
Derivatives that reference the returns of Senior Loans may pay returns
at fixed rather than variable rates. The Fund’s investments may also include,
but are not limited to, subordinated loans, below investment grade corporate
bonds and investment grade fixed-income debt securities. The fixed-income
securities in which the Fund may invest include preferred stocks. The
Fund
may invest in pay-in-kind (“PIK”) securities and zero-coupon securities. The
Fund may receive debt, equity or other securities or instruments as a result of
the
general restructuring of the debt of an issuer, the restructuring of a floating
rate loan or as part of a package of securities acquired with a
loan.
The
Fund may invest any portion of its assets in securities of Canadian issuers and
up to 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment
purposes)
in other foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets (plus any
borrowings made for investment purposes) in emerging market securities.
Although
certain securities purchased by the Fund may be issued by domestic companies
incorporated outside of the United States, the Adviser does not consider
these securities to be foreign if the issuer is included in the U.S.
fixed-income indices published by
Bloomberg.
Floating
rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates that adjust or “float”
periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally
recognized base rate, such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or
the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks. Floating rate
loans
are generally unrated or rated less than investment grade and may be subject to
restrictions on resale. The Fund may invest without limit in securities of
any
rating, including those that are in default. The Fund has no requirements as to
the range of maturities of the debt instruments in which it can invest or as
to
the market capitalization of the issuers of those
instruments.
The
Fund can borrow up to one-third of the Fund’s assets (including the amount
borrowed) and use other techniques to purchase investments, to manage its
cash
flow or to redeem shares, a technique referred to as “leverage.” The Fund may
also use derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, futures
contracts,
forward contracts, swaps (including, among others, credit default swaps, credit
default swap indices, loan-only credit default swaps and loan-only credit
default swap indices) and structured notes to try to increase the Fund’s
leverage, to enhance income, to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates or
currency
exchange rates, and/or as a substitute for the purchase or sale of
securities.
The
Fund may also invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A securities”), convertible securities,
exchange-traded
funds (“ETFs”), and mortgage-related securities, including adjustable rate
mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, asset-backed
securities, and U.S. government securities (including its agencies,
instrumentalities and sponsored entities). The Fund may also engage in
currency-related
transactions. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited in the
percentage of its assets that it may invest in these
instruments.
When
deciding which securities to buy and sell, the Adviser will consider credit
quality and whether credit quality is improving or declining, as well as return
potential,
in the context of market and economic risks. In addition to security selection,
the Adviser expects to use cycle evaluation in conjunction with sector
rotation
in an effort to enhance or offset cyclical
influences.
The
Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of securities and other
instruments. Effects of frequent trading may include high transaction costs,
which
may lower the Fund’s return, and realization of short-term capital gains,
distributions of which are taxable to shareholders who are individuals as
ordinary
income. Trading costs and tax effects associated with frequent trading may
adversely affect the Fund’s
performance.
With
the exception of the 80% test described above, the percentage limitations set
forth herein are not investment restrictions and the Fund may exceed
these
limits from time to time. In addition, when calculating these exposures, the
Fund may use the notional value or an adjusted notional value of a derivative
to reflect what the Adviser believes to be the most accurate assessment of the
Fund’s real economic
exposure.
Principal
Investment Risks
The
principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not
represent a complete investment program. You may lose money
by investing in the
Fund.
Fund shares are not
bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, and are subject to
investment risks, including possible loss of the principal
invested.
The
significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over
time, depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions,
and
other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below
carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the
Fund.
Senior Loans Risk: The
risks associated with Senior Loans are similar to the risks of investing in
below investment-grade securities. The Senior Loans in which
the Fund invests will generally not be rated investment grade by the rating
agencies. Economic downturns generally lead to higher non-payment rates
and
a Senior Loan could lose a substantial part of its value prior to default.
Senior Loans are subject to credit risk, and secured Senior Loans may not be
adequately
collateralized. The interest rates of Senior Loans reset frequently, and thus
Senior Loans are subject to interest rate risk. Senior Loans are generally
less liquid than many other debt securities and there may also be less public
information available about Senior Loans as compared to other debt securities.
Senior Loans may be difficult to value and may be subject to restrictions on
resale, irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended
trade
settlement periods. Transactions in Senior Loans may take significantly longer
than seven days to settle and, as a result, proceeds related to the sale of
Senior
Loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the
Fund’s redemption obligations. In order to satisfy redemption requests
pending settlement of Senior Loans, the Fund may take a variety of measures,
including, without limitation drawing on its cash and other short term
positions
and borrowing from banks (including under the Fund’s line of credit), all of
which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance. With limited exceptions,
the Adviser will take steps intended to ensure that it does not receive material
non-public information about the issuers of Senior Loans who also issue
publicly traded securities, and therefore the Adviser may have less information
than other investors about certain of the Senior Loans in which it seeks
to
invest. Investing in Senior Loan participations exposes the Fund to the credit
of the counterparty issuing the participation in addition to the credit of the
ultimate
borrower.
Liquidity Risk:
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its
investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects.
Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the
Fund’s investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may
increase
the Fund’s exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions,
such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively
impact the liquidity of the Fund’s investments when it needs to dispose of them.
If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time
and/or
under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could
negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may
be
no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities
acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally
subject to
significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on
resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such
securities. In
other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives,
and particularly over-the-counter
(“OTC”) derivatives, are generally subject
to liquidity risk as well. Liquidity
issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund’s investments. The Fund may
invest in liquid investments that become
illiquid due to financial distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions,
trading halts or wars.
Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities
Risk:
The Fund’s investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also
known as “junk
bonds,” may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities,
including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty
risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of
the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative
for below investment grade fixed-income securities.
Credit/Counterparty Risk:
Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a
fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other
transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or
principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. In
the event of bankruptcy of
a borrower, the Fund could experience delays or limitations with respect to its
ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing a Senior Loan. Senior
Loans
and other floating rate securities that are rated below investment-grade are
considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the
issuer
to make timely principal and interest payments. The value of loans made to such
borrowers is likely to be more sensitive to adverse news about the borrower,
markets or economy. As
a result, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to
realize gains. The Fund will be subject to credit/counterparty
risk with respect to the counterparties to its derivatives
transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the Fund enters
into derivative
transactions with a single counterparty (or affiliated counterparties that are
part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant
exposure
to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded to participants on
organized exchanges and clearinghouses, such as the performance guarantee
given by a central clearinghouse, are not available in connection with
OTC
derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For
centrally
cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps, futures and many options, the
primary credit/counterparty risk is the creditworthiness of the Fund’s
clearing
broker and the central clearinghouse
itself.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:
The Fund, its service providers, and
other market participants increasingly depend on complex information
technology
and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats
and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in
financial losses to the Fund and its
shareholders.
Management Risk:
A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio
managers may fail to produce the intended
result.
Borrowing and Leverage Risk:
Borrowing and other investment techniques that utilize leverage, including use
of derivatives, will increase the Fund’s exposure
to fluctuations in the prices of its assets and, therefore, the volatility of
its share price. This magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss.
Leverage
may also cause the Fund to liquidate positions at unfavorable times or prices.
The costs of leverage, such as interest on borrowed funds, will increase
the Fund’s expenses.
“Covenant-Lite” Loan Risk:
Some of the loans in which the Fund invests or to which it otherwise gains
exposure may be covenant-lite loans, which contain fewer
or less restrictive constraints on the borrower than certain other types of
loans.
Derivatives Risk:
Derivative instruments (such
as those in which the Fund may invest, including futures contracts, forward
contracts, swaps and structured notes)
are subject to changes in the value of the underlying assets or indices on which
such instruments are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives
will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small
investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have
a
significant impact on the Fund’s exposure to securities
market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. It is possible that
the Fund’s liquid assets may
be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. The
use of derivatives for other than hedging purposes may be considered a
speculative
activity, and involves greater risks than are involved in hedging. The use of
derivatives may cause the Fund to incur losses greater than those that would
have occurred had derivatives not been used. The Fund’s use of
derivatives
involves other risks, such as credit/counterparty
risk relating to the other
party to a derivative contract (which is greater for forward currency contracts,
uncleared swaps and other OTC derivatives), the risk of difficulties in
pricing
and valuation, the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not
correlate as expected with changes in the value of relevant assets, rates
or indices,
liquidity risk, allocation risk and the risk of losing more than the initial
margin (if any) required to initiate derivatives positions. There is also the
risk that
the Fund may be unable to terminate or sell a derivative position at an
advantageous time or price. The Fund’s derivative counterparties may
experience financial
difficulties or otherwise be unwilling or unable to honor their obligations,
possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.
Emerging Markets Risk:
In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging
markets investments are subject to greater risks arising
from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory
taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other
countries
(such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent
government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an
issuer’s
unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on
its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter
operating histories than companies in developed
markets.
Foreign Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic,
environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks. Foreign
securities may be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying
degrees of regulation and limited
liquidity.
Interest Rate Risk:
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s investments will
fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities
rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise.
Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in
fixed-income securities
with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income
securities with shorter durations. Senior
Loans typically have adjustable interest
rates. As a result, it is expected that the values of Senior Loans held by the
Fund will fluctuate less in response to interest rate changes than will
fixed-rate
debt securities; however, the interest rates paid by these loans will generally
decrease if interest rates fall. On the other hand, because the interest
rates
paid on Senior Loans may be subject to floors or caps, changes in market
interest rates will not necessarily increase the interest rates received from
its Senior
Loan investments. Senior Loans and other fixed-income securities are subject to
the risk that borrowers pay off the debts sooner than expected, possibly
requiring the Fund to re-invest in lower-yielding securities. The values of
zero-coupon bonds may be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates
than
other fixed-income securities. In
addition, an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could
adversely affect the market for these securities and
reduce the Fund’s ability to sell them, negatively impacting the performance of
the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank
monetary
policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently, there
have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income
securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility and
liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be
particularly
acute because of recent monetary policy
measures.
Investments in Other Investment Companies
Risk:
The Fund will indirectly bear the management, service and other fees of any
other investment companies, including
exchange-traded
funds, in which it invests in addition to its own
expenses.
LIBOR Risk:
LIBOR risk is the risk that the transition away from the London Interbank
Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in
markets
that are tied to LIBOR. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate that is used
extensively as a “reference rate” for financial instruments, including many
corporate
and municipal bonds, bank loans, asset-backed and mortgage-related securities,
interest rate swaps and other derivatives. ICE Benchmark Administration,
the administrator of LIBOR, ceased publication of most LIBOR settings on a
representative basis at the end of 2021 and is expected to cease publication
of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings on a representative basis after June
30, 2023. In addition, global regulators have announced that, with
limited
exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. The
transition away from LIBOR poses a number of other risks, including changed
values of LIBOR-related investments and reduced effectiveness of hedging
strategies, each of which may adversely affect the Fund’s
performance.
Market/Issuer Risk:
The market value of the Fund’s investments will move up and down, sometimes
rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and
economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the
issuers of the Fund’s investments, such as management performance, financial
condition and demand for the issuers’ goods and services.
Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities
Risk:
In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities
generally (for example,
credit, liquidity, inflation and valuation risk), mortgage-related and
asset-backed securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages and assets
underlying
the securities as well as prepayment risk, the risk that the securities may be
prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities
with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that
a rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or
asset-backed
security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security’s
value, which is called extension risk. The Fund also may incur a loss
when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium. The
Fund’s investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks
similar
to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional
risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those
assets.
Risk/Return
Bar Chart and Table
The bar chart and
table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund
by showing changes in the
Fund’s performance from year-to-year and by showing
how the Fund’s average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and
life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those
of a broad measure of market
performance.
Class
C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight
years. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com
and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.
The chart does not
reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem
the Fund’s shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.
Total Returns for Class Y
Shares
|
|
|
Highest Quarterly
Return: Second Quarter 2020,
10.92% Lowest Quarterly
Return: First Quarter 2020,
-16.32% |
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total
Returns |
|
|
|
|
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2022) |
Past 1 Year |
Past 5 Years |
Past 10 Years |
Life of Class N (3/31/17) |
Class
Y - Return Before Taxes |
-4.69%
|
1.41%
|
3.08%
|
-
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions |
-6.94%
|
-0.81%
|
0.66%
|
-
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-2.76%
|
0.16%
|
1.28%
|
-
|
Class
A - Return Before Taxes |
-8.31%
|
0.42%
|
2.44%
|
-
|
Class
C - Return Before Taxes |
-6.48%
|
0.37%
|
2.20%
|
-
|
Class
N - Return Before Taxes |
-4.54%
|
1.44%
|
-
|
1.89%
|
Class
T - Return Before Taxes |
-7.31%
|
0.63%
|
2.55%
|
-
|
Morningstar
LSTA Leveraged Loan Index |
-0.77%
|
3.27%
|
3.65%
|
3.36%
|
The
Fund did not have Class
T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of
Class
T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns
of the Fund’s other
share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio
of securities and would only differ to the extent the other
share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance
of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same
expenses as Class
T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T
shares.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local
taxes. Actual after-tax
returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown.
After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who
hold their shares
through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans,
education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual
retirement accounts.
The after-tax returns
are shown for only one class of the Fund.
After-tax returns for the other
classes of the Fund will vary.
Index
performance reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After
Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year
period exceeds
the Return Before
Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from
losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement
period.
Management
Investment
Adviser
Loomis Sayles
Portfolio
Managers
John
R. Bell, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of
the Fund since 2011.
Michael
L. Klawitter, CFA®,
Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund
since 2018.
Heather
M. Young, CFA®,
Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the Fund
since 2020.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Class
A and C Shares
The
following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of
accounts:
|
|
|
|
|
Type of Account |
Minimum Initial Purchase |
Minimum Subsequent Purchase |
Any
account other than those listed below |
$ |
2,500
|
$ |
50
|
For
shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder
Program |
$ |
1,000
|
$ |
50
|
For
Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the
Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts,
not held through intermediary) |
$ |
1,000
|
$ |
50
|
Coverdell
Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document
(direct accounts, not held through intermediary) |
$ |
500
|
$ |
50
|
There
is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:
• |
Fee Based Programs
(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to
additional or different conditions or
fees. |
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator. |
• |
Clients
of a Registered Investment Adviser
where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management
or consulting fee. |
The
minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for
investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have
entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the
“Distributor”). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information
regarding
the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.
Class
N Shares
Class
N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum.
This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap
accounts)
where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares.
There
is no initial investment minimum for:
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator |
• |
Sub-accounts
held within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least
$1,000,000. |
• |
Funds of funds
that are distributed by the
Distributor. |
In
its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum
requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will
have enough
assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short
period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class
N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate
these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility
requirements
of this class.
Class
T Shares
Class
T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.
Class
T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing
through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary,
that has entered into a selling agreement with the
Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class
T shares are subject
to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of
$50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available
to their clients.
Class
Y Shares
Class
Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of
$100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is
no
minimum initial or subsequent investment for:
• |
Fee Based Programs
(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to
additional or different conditions or
fees. |
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator. |
• |
Certain Individual Retirement
Accounts
if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments
by any of the retirement plans invested
in the Fund. |
• |
Clients
of a Registered Investment Adviser
where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management
or consulting fee. |
• |
Fund Trustees,
former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and
other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also
applies
to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren
and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit
plans. |
At
the discretion of Natixis
Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y
shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
Due
to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based
programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of
registered
investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described
above.
The
Fund’s shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day
through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the
Fund
at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by
wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply),
through
the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by
telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal
Plan.
Tax
Information
Fund
distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains,
except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify
for
tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally.
Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon
withdrawal
of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies expect in the
future
to pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the
broker-dealer
or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over
another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s
website for
more information.
Investment
Goal
The
Fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation.
Fund
Fees & Expenses
The
following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy,
hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other
fees, such as brokerage commissions
and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this
table. You may qualify for
sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or
agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in
the Natixis Funds Complex. More information about these and
other discounts is available
from your financial professional and in the section “How Sales Charges Are
Calculated” on page 33 of
the Prospectus,
in Appendix A to the Prospectus
and on page 103 in
the section “Reduced Sales Charges” of the Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”).
Shareholder
Fees
|
|
|
|
|
|
(fees paid directly from
your investment) |
Class A |
Class C |
Class N |
Class T |
Class Y |
Maximum
sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering
price) |
5.75%
|
None
|
None
|
2.50%
|
None
|
Maximum
deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price
or redemption
proceeds, as applicable) |
None
* |
1.00%
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Redemption
fees |
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
* |
A 1.00%
contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may apply to certain purchases
of Class A shares of $1,000,000 or more that are redeemed within eighteen
months of the date of
purchase. |
Annual Fund Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
(expenses that you pay each
year as a percentage of the value of your
investment) |
Class A |
Class C |
Class N |
Class T |
Class Y |
Management
fees |
0.70%
|
0.70%
|
0.70%
|
0.70%
|
0.70%
|
Distribution
and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25%
|
1.00%
|
0.00%
|
0.25%
|
0.00%
|
Other
expenses |
0.17%
|
0.18%
|
2.65%
|
0.17%
1 |
0.18%
|
Total
annual fund operating expenses |
1.12%
|
1.88%
|
3.35%
|
1.12%
|
0.88%
|
Fee
waiver and/or expense reimbursement2,3 |
0.02%
4 |
0.03%
4 |
2.55%
|
0.02%
4 |
0.03%
4 |
Total
annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense
reimbursement |
1.10%
|
1.85%
|
0.80%
|
1.10%
|
0.85%
|
1 |
Other expenses for Class T
shares are estimated for the current fiscal
year. |
2 |
Natixis
Advisors, LLC (“Natixis Advisors”) has given a binding
contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s
total annual fund operating expenses to 1.10%,
1.85%, 0.80%, 1.10% and 0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for
Class A, Class C, Class N, Class T and Class Y shares, respectively,
exclusive of brokerage expenses,
interest expense, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and
organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and
indemnification expenses. This undertaking
is in effect through March 31,
2024 and may be terminated before then only with the
consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser will be permitted to
recover,
on a class by class basis, management fees waived and/or expenses
reimbursed to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below both
(1) the class’ applicable expense
limitation at the time such amounts were waived/reimbursed and (2) the
class’ current applicable expense limitation. The Fund will not be
obligated to repay any such waived/reimbursed
fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in
which the fees or expenses were waived/reimbursed.
|
3 |
Natixis
Advisors has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to
reimburse any and all transfer agency expenses for Class N shares. This
undertaking is in effect through
March 31, 2024 and may be terminated before then only with the consent of
the Fund’s Board of Trustees. |
4 |
In
order to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses after fee
waiver and/or expense reimbursement do not exceed the amounts disclosed in
the table, the Adviser may
voluntarily waive additional advisory fees. This may result in the Class
A, Class C, Class T and Class Y shareholders realizing a total annual fund
operating expense after fee
waiver and/or expense reimbursement lower than 1.10%, 1.85%, 1.10% and
0.85% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, Class T
and Class Y shares, respectively.
This additional waiver may be terminated at any time.
|
Example
This
example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with
the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that
you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of
your shares at the end of those periods (except where indicated). The
example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s
operating expenses remain the same,
except
that the example is
based
on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense
Reimbursement assuming
that such waiver and/or reimbursement will only
be in place through the date noted above and on the Total Annual Fund Operating
Expenses for the remaining periods.
The
example for Class C shares for the
ten-year period reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight
years.
The
example does not take into account brokerage commissions and other fees
to
financial intermediaries that you may pay on your purchases and sales of shares
of the Fund. Although
your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these
assumptions your costs would be:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If shares are
redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
A |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
C |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
N |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
T |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Class
Y |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If shares are not
redeemed: |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
Class
C |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund
shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected
in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
During
its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate
was 74% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Investments,
Risks and Performance
Principal
Investment Strategies
The
Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest primarily in equity
securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, limited partnership
interests, interests
in limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) or other
trusts and similar securities. The Fund is non-diversified, which means
that
it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may
invest in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. Typically, the Fund’s
portfolio
will hold 20 to 40 securities. The Fund may invest in companies with any market
capitalization, although, it will typically focus its investments in mid-
to
large-capitalization companies. While the Fund typically invests in equity
securities, it may also invest in debt securities, including below investment
grade fixed-income
securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). A fixed-income security is
considered below investment grade quality when none of the three major
rating agencies (Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investor Services, Inc.
or S&P Global Ratings) have rated the securities in one of their top four
ratings
categories.
Vaughan
Nelson invests in companies of all market capitalizations with a focus on those
companies meeting Vaughan Nelson’s return
expectations.
Vaughan
Nelson uses a bottom-up value oriented investment process in constructing the
Fund’s portfolio. Vaughan Nelson seeks companies with the following
characteristics, although not all of the companies selected will have these
attributes:
• |
Companies
earning a positive return on capital with stable-to-improving
returns. |
• |
Companies
valued at discount to their asset
value. |
• |
Companies
with an attractive and sustainable dividend
level. |
In
selecting investments for the Fund, Vaughan Nelson generally employs the
following strategies:
• |
Vaughan
Nelson employs a value-driven investment philosophy that selects
securities selling at a relatively low value based on discounted cash flow
models.
Vaughan Nelson selects companies that it believes are out-of-favor or
misunderstood. |
• |
Vaughan
Nelson starts with the entire U.S. exchange-traded equity investment
universe. Vaughan Nelson then narrows the investment universe by using
fundamental
analysis to construct a portfolio of 20 to 40
securities. |
• |
Vaughan
Nelson uses fundamental analysis to construct a portfolio that, in the
opinion of Vaughan Nelson, is made up of quality companies with the
potential
to provide significant increases in share price over a three year
period. |
• |
Vaughan
Nelson will also employ its value driven investment philosophy to identify
out-of-favor or misunderstood debt
securities. |
• |
Vaughan
Nelson will generally sell a security when it reaches Vaughan Nelson’s
price target or when the issuer shows a change in financial condition,
competitive
pressures, poor management decisions or internal or external forces
reducing future expected returns from the investment
thesis. |
The
Fund also may:
• |
Invest
in convertible preferred stock and convertible debt
securities. |
• |
Invest
in publicly traded master limited
partnerships. |
• |
Invest
in foreign securities, including emerging market securities, traded in
U.S. markets directly or through depositary receipt programs such as
American Depositary
Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts
(“GDRs”). |
• |
Invest
in securities offered in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and securities
issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A
securities”). |
Principal
Investment Risks
The
principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. The Fund does not
represent a complete investment program. You may lose money
by investing in the
Fund.
Fund
shares are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed, endorsed or insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency,
and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal
invested.
The
significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over
time, depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions,
and
other factors. You should read all of the risk information presented below
carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the
Fund.
Equity Securities Risk:
The value of the Fund’s investments in equity securities could be subject to
unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities
and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the
equity market as a whole. Securities
issued in IPOs tend to involve greater
market risk than other equity securities due, in part, to public perception and
the lack of publicly available information and trading history. In
the event an
issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the
issuer’s bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own
preferred
stock or common stock. Securities
of real estate-related companies and REITs
in which the Fund may invest may be considered equity securities, thus
subjecting the Fund to the risks of investing in equity securities
generally.
Non-Diversification Risk:
Compared with other mutual funds, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of
its assets in a particular issuer and may invest in
fewer issuers. Therefore, the Fund may have more risk because changes in the
value of a single security or the impact of a single economic, political or
regulatory
occurrence may have a greater adverse impact on the Fund’s net asset
value.
Market/Issuer Risk:
The market value of the Fund’s investments will move up and down, sometimes
rapidly and unpredictably, based upon overall market and
economic conditions, as well as a number of reasons that directly relate to the
issuers of the Fund’s investments, such as management performance, financial
condition and demand for the issuers’ goods and services.
Management Risk:
A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio
managers may fail to produce the intended result.
Below Investment Grade Fixed-Income Securities
Risk:
The Fund’s investments in below investment grade fixed-income securities, also
known as “junk
bonds,” may be subject to greater risks than other fixed-income securities,
including being subject to greater levels of interest rate risk, credit/counterparty
risk (including a greater risk of default) and liquidity risk. The ability of
the issuer to make principal and interest payments is predominantly speculative
for below investment grade fixed-income securities.
Credit/Counterparty Risk:
Credit/counterparty risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a
fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivative or other
transaction, will be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or
principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. As a result, the Fund may
sustain
losses or be unable or delayed in its ability to realize gains. The Fund will be
subject to credit/counterparty risk with respect to the counterparties to
its
derivatives transactions. This risk will be heightened to the extent the
Fund enters into derivative transactions with a single counterparty (or
affiliated counterparties
that are part of the same organization), causing the Fund to have significant
exposure to such counterparty. Many of the protections afforded
to
participants on organized exchanges and clearinghouses, such as the performance
guarantee given by a central clearinghouse, are not available in connection
with over-the-counter
(“OTC”) derivatives transactions, such as foreign currency transactions. For
centrally cleared derivatives, such as cleared swaps,
futures and many options, the primary credit/counterparty risk is the
creditworthiness of the Fund’s clearing broker and the central clearinghouse
itself.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk:
The Fund, its service providers, and
other market participants increasingly depend on complex information
technology
and communications systems, which are subject to a number of different threats
and risks that could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders.
Cybersecurity and other operational and technology issues may result in
financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders.
Emerging Markets Risk:
In addition to the risks of investing in foreign investments generally, emerging
markets investments are subject to greater risks arising
from political or economic instability, war, nationalization or confiscatory
taxation, currency exchange or repatriation restrictions, sanctions by other
countries
(such as the United States or the European Union), new or inconsistent
government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and an
issuer’s
unwillingness or inability to make dividend, principal or interest payments on
its securities. Emerging markets companies may be smaller and have shorter
operating histories than companies in developed markets.
Foreign Securities Risk:
Investments in foreign securities may be subject to greater political, economic,
environmental, credit/counterparty and information risks.
The
Fund’s investments in foreign securities also are subject to foreign currency
fluctuations and other foreign currency-related risks. Foreign
securities may
be subject to higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of
regulation and limited liquidity.
Interest Rate Risk:
Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s investments will
fall if interest rates rise. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities
rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise.
Interest rate risk generally is greater for funds that invest in
fixed-income securities
with relatively longer durations than for funds that invest in fixed-income
securities with shorter durations. In addition, an economic downturn or
period
of rising interest rates could adversely affect the market for these securities
and reduce the Fund’s ability to sell them, negatively impacting the
performance
of the Fund. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary
policy and action may also affect the level of interest rates. Recently,
there have been inflationary price movements, which have caused the fixed income
securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest volatility
and liquidity risk. The risks associated with rising interest rates may be
particularly acute because of recent monetary policy
measures.
Leverage Risk: Leverage
is the risk associated with securities or investment practices (e.g., borrowing
and the use of certain derivatives) that multiply small index,
market or asset-price movements into larger changes in value. The use of
leverage increases the impact of gains and losses on the Fund’s returns, and
may
lead to significant losses if investments are not
successful.
Liquidity Risk:
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to find a buyer for its
investments when it seeks to sell them or to receive the price it expects.
Decreases in the number of financial institutions willing to make markets in the
Fund’s investments or in their capacity or willingness to transact may
increase
the Fund’s exposure to this risk. Events that may lead to increased redemptions,
such as market disruptions or increases in interest rates, may also negatively
impact the liquidity of the Fund’s investments when it needs to dispose of them.
If the Fund is forced to sell its investments at an unfavorable time
and/or
under adverse conditions in order to meet redemption requests, such sales could
negatively affect the Fund. During times of market turmoil, there may
be
no buyers or sellers for securities in certain asset classes. Securities
acquired in a private placement, such as Rule 144A securities, are generally
subject to
significant liquidity risk because they are subject to strict restrictions on
resale and there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchaser for such
securities. In
other circumstances, liquid investments may become illiquid. Derivatives,
and particularly OTC derivatives,
are generally subject to liquidity risk as
well. Liquidity
issues may also make it difficult to value the Fund’s investments. The Fund may
invest in liquid investments that become illiquid due to financial
distress, or geopolitical events such as sanctions, trading halts or
wars.
REITs Risk: Investments
in the real estate industry, including REITs, are particularly sensitive to
economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes
in real estate values, property taxes and tax laws, interest rates, cash flow of
underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations
affecting
zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the
issuer. Companies in the real estate industry also may be subject to
liabilities under environmental and hazardous waste laws. In addition, the value
of a REIT is affected by changes in the value of the properties owned by
the
REIT or mortgage loans held by the REIT. REITs are also subject to default and
prepayment risk. Many REITs are highly leveraged, increasing their risk. The
Fund
will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management
fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of
the
Fund.
Risk/Return
Bar Chart and Table
The bar chart and
table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund
by showing changes in the
Fund’s performance from year-to-year and by showing
how the Fund’s average annual returns for the one-year, five-year, ten-year and
life-of-class periods (as applicable) compare to those
of a broad measure of market
performance.
Class
C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after eight
years. The Fund’s past
performance (before and after taxes) does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Updated performance information is available online at im.natixis.com
and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.
The
chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you
buy or redeem the Fund’s shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.
Total Returns for Class Y
Shares
|
|
|
Highest Quarterly
Return: Second Quarter 2020,
25.72% Lowest Quarterly
Return: First Quarter 2020,
-21.55% |
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual
Total Returns |
|
|
|
|
(for the periods ended
December 31, 2022) |
Past 1 Year |
Past 5 Years |
Past 10 Years |
Life of Class N (3/31/17) |
Class
Y - Return Before Taxes |
-16.65%
|
10.97%
|
13.78%
|
-
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions |
-16.88%
|
7.66%
|
11.21%
|
-
|
Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-9.69%
|
8.10%
|
10.78%
|
-
|
Class
A - Return Before Taxes |
-16.86%
|
10.69%
|
13.50%
|
-
|
Class
C - Return Before Taxes |
-17.51%
|
9.86%
|
12.82%
|
-
|
Class
N - Return Before Taxes |
-16.68%
|
10.97%
|
-
|
12.30%
|
Class
T - Return Before Taxes |
-18.93%
|
10.13%
|
13.21%
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Total
Returns |
|
|
|
|
(for
the periods ended December 31, 2022) |
Past 1 Year |
Past 5 Years |
Past 10 Years |
Life of Class N (3/31/17) |
S&P
500®
Index |
-18.11%
|
9.42%
|
12.56%
|
10.75%
|
The
Fund did not have Class
T shares outstanding during the periods shown above. The returns of
Class
T shares would have been substantially similar to the returns
of the Fund’s other
share classes because they would have been invested in the same portfolio
of securities and would only differ to the extent the other
share classes did not have the same expenses. Performance
of Class T shares shown above is that of Class A shares, which have the same
expenses as Class
T shares, restated to reflect the different sales load applicable to Class T
shares.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Actual after-tax
returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown.
After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who
hold their shares
through tax-advantaged arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans,
education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual
retirement accounts.
The after-tax returns
are shown for only one class of the Fund.
After-tax returns for the other
classes of the Fund will vary.
Index
performance reflects
no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. The Return After Taxes
on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares for the 1-year
period exceeds
the Return Before
Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from
losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement
period.
Management
Investment
Adviser
Natixis
Advisors
Subadviser
Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”)
Portfolio
Managers
Chris
D. Wallis, CFA®,
Chief Executive Officer and Lead Senior Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, has
served as co-manager of the Fund since 2012.
Scott
J. Weber, CFA®,
Lead Senior Portfolio Manager of Vaughan Nelson, has served as co-manager of the
Fund since 2012.
Purchase
and Sale of Fund Shares
Class
A and C Shares
The
following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of
accounts:
|
|
|
|
|
Type of Account |
Minimum Initial Purchase |
Minimum Subsequent Purchase |
Any
account other than those listed below |
$ |
2,500
|
$ |
50
|
For
shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder
Program |
$ |
1,000
|
$ |
50
|
For
Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the
Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts,
not held through intermediary) |
$ |
1,000
|
$ |
50
|
Coverdell
Education Savings Accounts using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document
(direct accounts, not held through intermediary) |
$ |
500
|
$ |
50
|
There
is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:
• |
Fee Based Programs
(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to
additional or different conditions or
fees. |
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator. |
• |
Clients
of a Registered Investment Adviser
where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management
or consulting fee. |
The
minimum investment requirements for Class A shares may be waived or lowered for
investments effected through certain financial intermediaries that have
entered into special arrangements with Natixis Distribution, LLC (the
“Distributor”). Consult your financial intermediary for additional information
regarding
the minimum investment requirement applicable to your investment.
Class
N Shares
Class
N shares of the Fund are subject to a $1,000,000 initial investment minimum.
This minimum applies to Fee Based Programs and accounts (such as wrap
accounts)
where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary. There is no subsequent investment minimum for these shares.
There
is no initial investment minimum for:
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator |
• |
Sub-accounts
held within an omnibus account, where the omnibus account has at least
$1,000,000. |
• |
Funds of funds
that are distributed by the
Distributor. |
In
its sole discretion, the Distributor may waive the investment minimum
requirement for accounts as to which the Distributor reasonably believes will
have enough
assets to exceed the investment minimum requirement within a relatively short
period of time following the establishment date of such accounts in Class
N. The Distributor and the Fund, at any time, reserve the right to liquidate
these accounts or any other account that does not meet the eligibility
requirements
of this class.
Class
T Shares
Class
T shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.
Class
T shares of the Fund may only be purchased by investors who are investing
through an authorized third party, such as a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary,
that has entered into a selling agreement with the
Distributor. Investors may not hold Class T shares directly with the Fund. Class
T shares are subject
to a minimum initial investment of $2,500 and a minimum subsequent investment of
$50. Not all financial intermediaries make Class T shares available
to their clients.
Class
Y Shares
Class
Y shares of the Fund are generally subject to a minimum initial investment of
$100,000 and a minimum subsequent investment of $50, except there is
no
minimum initial or subsequent investment for:
• |
Fee Based Programs
(such as wrap accounts) where an advisory fee is paid to the broker-dealer
or other financial intermediary. Please consult your financial
representative to determine if your fee based program is subject to
additional or different conditions or
fees. |
• |
Certain Retirement Plans.
Please consult your retirement plan administrator to determine if your
retirement plan is subject to additional or different conditions
or fees imposed by the plan
administrator. |
• |
Certain Individual Retirement
Accounts
if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments
by any of the retirement plans invested
in the Fund. |
• |
Clients
of a Registered Investment Adviser
where the Registered Investment Adviser receives an advisory, management
or consulting fee. |
• |
Fund Trustees,
former Fund trustees, employees of affiliates of the Natixis Funds and
other individuals who are affiliated with any Natixis Fund (this also
applies
to any spouse, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren
and in-laws of those mentioned) and Natixis affiliate employee benefit
plans. |
At
the discretion of Natixis
Advisors, clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y
shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.
Due
to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain fee based
programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of
registered
investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described
above.
The
Fund’s shares are available for purchase and are redeemable on any business day
through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the
Fund
at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by
wire, by internet at im.natixis.com (certain restrictions may apply),
through
the Automated Clearing House system, or, in the case of redemptions, by
telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal
Plan.
Tax
Information
Fund
distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains,
except for distributions to retirement plans and other investors that qualify
for
tax-advantaged treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally.
Investments in such tax-advantaged plans will generally be taxed only upon
withdrawal
of monies from the tax-advantaged arrangement.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies expect in the
future
to pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related
services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the
broker-dealer
or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over
another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s
website for
more information.